Alan Gardner
@alanroderick
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Writer of few words. Cricinfo, former Guardianista with a bit of AP on the side. I know it's a lot, the hair, the bod
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Joined July 2011
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NZ Confidential: How Brook's tangled timeline leaves ECB in a bind Still feels like there's legs left in the Brook story. What England said vs what turned out to be true. And how much are they duty bound to tell us? An attempt to pick through it all. https://t.co/Iu5S58gAg3
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By covering up the off-field antics of England's white-ball captain, the board has exacerbated its post-Ashes fallout
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England are straight back into action after the Ashes, with a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 @alanroderick is joined by @miller_cricket and @afidelf to preview the series on #SwitchHit 🎧
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England are straight back into action after the Ashes, with a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Andrew Fidel Fernando to preview the series
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Double #Ashes win for England today, as Joe Root got his first Test hundred in Australia and in the process ensured David Warner would stay top of this list
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Amid the debate about pink-ball Tests and the Ashes, this is a nice read from @andymcg_cricket on the (short) history of a once-revolutionary format https://t.co/aePSjYNRlE
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Though Australia have made day-night Tests work, conditions, dew and the pink ball's inconsistent movement continue to limit the format's wider appeal
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Will Head continue to open? How did England squander their advantage? And should we start worrying about Joe Root? @alanroderick, @Alex_Malcolm and @Vitu_E discuss a rip-roaring start to the Ashes on #SwitchHit 🎧
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After England's dramatic two-day capitulation to start the 2025-26 Ashes, Alan Gardner hears from Vish Ehantharajah and Alex Malcolm about what went down in Perth
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A long piece for @cricketmonthly looking back on England’s Covid #Ashes tour ⏯️ https://t.co/FyGZZGyYKK
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If winning the Ashes in Australia is so important, why are England playing just one warm-up match? 🤔 #SwitchHit x @Final_Word_Pod
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Great to have the Final Word boys on the pod today… The book is a lovely thing, and hopefully @collinsadam will have time to work out @miller_cricket’s Nerd Pledge (2.36) while on the promo rounds
New episode of #SwitchHit out now, featuring @Final_Word_Pod ! 🚨 @collinsadam and @GeoffLemonSport join @miller_cricket and @alanroderick to talk about their new book ‘Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics’ and help preview the forthcoming Ashes Listen now: https://t.co/7KxE7Gn9r2
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New episode of #SwitchHit out now, featuring @Final_Word_Pod ! 🚨 @collinsadam and @GeoffLemonSport join @miller_cricket and @alanroderick to talk about their new book ‘Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics’ and help preview the forthcoming Ashes Listen now: https://t.co/7KxE7Gn9r2
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It was ESPNcricinfo wot won it
Australia are on a 15-match winning streak at the Women's ODI World Cup, so how do you stop them? 🧵
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A guide to stopping the seemingly unstoppable Australia women's cricket team by @alanroderick ✍️
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And if that doesn't work either, you're better off building a death ray and hoping it will somehow fly with ICC regulations
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We're delighted to announce we've partnered with @Vitality_UK for our annual awards that will be presented tomorrow at the Kia Oval 🏆 https://t.co/d1pU5Mb4OE
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The Cricket Media Club is delighted to announce a partnership with health and life insurer, Vitality, to become title partner for its annual awards.
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This month's #LightRoller is a scientific deep dive* on the likelihood of Pat Cummins featuring in this winter's Ashes *Not really, just the usual BS https://t.co/twUscg4gIa
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It's wall-to-wall Cummins watch in the lead-up to the you know what. But there's some other stuff here as well
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Enjoyed chatting to Phil Salt in Ireland last week on his T20 game - and why the idea of him as a 'see-ball, hit-ball' player is a misapprehension Interview on @ESPNcricinfo
https://t.co/vFllguPi29
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Opener reflects on his stellar form for country and in IPL, and his desire to improve even further
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After two topsy-turvy series against South Africa, England round off their season with a trip to Ireland - @alanroderick, @miller_cricket and @mroller98 discuss white-ball form and Ashes selection latest on #SwitchHit 🎧
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After two topsy-turvy series against South Africa, England round off their season with a trip to Ireland. Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller discuss white-ball form and Ashes selection latest
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Five consecutive QF defeats in five consecutive seasons for Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast - a feat unmatched in the competition's history (although they did manage six in seven years as plain old Warwickshire back in the early days)
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"No, seriously, there must be room for another India tour in the calendar?" @alanroderick writes: https://t.co/u0NPLWZEs3
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ECB have ditched the controversial Hundred-branded balls for this year's tournament in a bid to boost scoring rates Board's research found minimal evidence that they behaved differently but consistent negative feedback from players has prompted change https://t.co/DQmaKi6fbf
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The balls used for this year's men's and women's competitions are from the same batch used in the T20 Blast
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