Mike atherton
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“It is fiercely difficult for the athlete to grow old, but to age with dignity and courage cuts close to what it is to be a man.” On life, death, sport, friendship and the passing of time with the Boys of ‘81. Photos
@dudleyplatypus
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Dream. Visualise. Execute.
Mohammad Rizwan’s masterpiece started before a ball was bowled 🎨
#T20WorldCup
#INDvPAK
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Looking forward to going back to Pakistan to watch Test cricket again
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ECB wants the story to disappear. The only thing that has is the chairman, Ian Watmore, silent now for 5 days, one day longer than the tour was due to last
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Totally stunned by the news today, which I found out on a plane where I wrote this; loved playing against SKW and thoroughly enjoyed his company in the commentary box. A champion. What a loss.
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Congratulations
@BLACKCAPS
a humble, hardworking and outstanding Test team- worthy champions
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After England shamefully reneged on Pakistan, Ian Watmore had to go
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great skill, cool under pressure and a fierce determination not to yield
#championqualities
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Reality bites, as have India’s spinners. Pant, Ashwin and Foakes outstanding today. Pitch very tricky but worth repeating point made y’day, it has been very tricky from the start. Toss not decisive
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Memorable performance from England; took advantage of a good toss with a masterful innings from Joe Root and then applied pressure with a balanced and varied attack until India cracked. A great win.
#chennai
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Talks advanced; would be great to see England play cricket in Pakistan again
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Thoroughly enjoyed
@DineshKarthik
contributions: concise, intelligent, full of insight
Thanks for the memories,
@DineshKarthik
! 👏
(...and the spectacular shirts!) 👔👌
It has been a pleasure to have DK and his expert analysis as part of the
#INDvENG
series.
See you in the summer! 😉
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Excellent to work with
@DineshKarthik
again. As a shrewd analyst of the game he has chosen the right moment to bow out 😉
The Giorgio Armani of broadcasting! 🕶️👓👕
We are going to miss you,
@DineshKarthik
👍
Style icon
@athersmike
with the analysis! 😂
#ENGvIND
🏏
📺 Watch 👉
📱 Live blog 👉
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Time is the essence of Test cricket and a move to 4-day Tests would ultimately damage the gold standard game by changing its fundamental nature
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ECB board is weak beyond measure. Not one person has fronted up to explain that shoddy press release earlier in the week re Pakistan. Pathetic
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Always great to be in Pakistan to enjoy the generous hospitality
Decided to show the comms and some of the other guests what Lahore is about. Some brilliant Japanese at Sumo.Thank you Michael Atherton,Dirk Nannes,Azhar Ali and Mark Butcher for joining us.
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Total admiration for Anderson and Stokes today putting in a mighty shift, but what a player Pant is. Many will emphasise his thrilling stroke play but what stood out was his intelligence and game-awareness. Terrific day’s cricket
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Really enjoyed that day. It had everything: terrific new ball spell from Jofra Archer; Dom Bess’ best spell in England colours; great catch at cover from Joe Root; classy batting from Cheteshwar Pujara and a thrilling counter attack from Rishabh Pant. Fantastic
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Great photo this. Think Graham Morris took it.
@CuddyWalsh
in full flow, Sabina Park 1994
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Rashid debate taken on v immature tone: it is possible to understand selectors’ position; disagree with their decision, and wish Rashid well in the Test to come
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Given
@ImranKhanPTI
recent victory at the polls, a good time to plug the documentary I made with him where he talks at length about his life in cricket and politics and his hopes for Pakistan’s future.
via
@SkySports
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A sad one to write this, but wanted to pay a tribute to go with the many affectionate pieces written about Bob today
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Astonishing win: performance of great heart, tenacity and skill. Set up by Pope’s brilliance and so chuffed for Tom Hartley today. Report
@TimesSport
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So many epic shots from
@benstokes38
towards the end of the innings, but this topped them all. The courage and commitment under pressure
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Just landed at Heathrow to the awful news re Bob. Great bloke; great fast bowler. So sad
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Virat Kohli and Temba Bavuma have shown what real leadership looks like
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One of the great walks to cricket with all the sense of anticipation and excitement ahead of a day’s Test cricket
#adelaideoval
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Exactly how it should be
This is what it’s all about. The cut and thrust of Ashes cricket. Let’s just have a beer and reminisce. Why cricket is the best!
#ashes
#sport
#summerof19
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Hope England’s batsmen can put on a show today and that they play with the kind of grace and style and flair that Ted Dexter epitomised
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Must say
@AllanDonald33
was a great fast bowler and a wonderful competitor and it was an absolute privilege to have played against him 👏
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Utterly brilliant from Pope today; calm in defence and dizzyingly adventurous in attack; Bumrah wonderful spell after lunch, too.
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If West Indies and Pakistan do come to England this summer, they would be acts of generosity that shouldn’t be forgotten and a reminder about the benefits of international cooperation.
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Azeem Rafiq, the voice of the voiceless, is finally heard – now cricket must listen. Comment in
@TimesSport
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A shout out to the producers
@SkyCricket
who did such extraordinary work on the most dramatic day’s play most of us have ever seen
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On the eve of the PSL, here’s the first part of Out of Exile, the programme we made last year, on the return of cricket to Pakistan. Good luck for a great tournament this year | Out of Exile | Episode One - YouTube
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Don’t know what looks better, the pitch or DK. Both looking good 90 mins before play!
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A lengthy Test series can be likened to an arm wrestle; you have a struggle for a short while but it often ends with one team completely flattened. Well played India
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Exceptional
Timing 👌
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Shots 🤩
7-year-old Pari Sharma is full of talent!
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Shamar Joseph and Tom Hartley show Test cricket is worth fighting for
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Starting games on regular weekly Thursday slots, with excellent streaming, allows supporters a better chance of engaging with the competition.
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Really looking forward to covering the T20 series: two crack sides almost at full strength, played over five matches with strong pointers to the World T20.
@SkyCricket
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A tribute to and chat with my old opening partner Marcus Trescothick as he retires this week. Champion cricketer and bloke
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Near full house sat enthralled; highly skilled and committed players; uncertainty over the result until almost the last ball- great sport
"It has to be one of England's finest EVER Test match wins" 💫
Michael Atherton says well done to England! 👏
#PAKvENG
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Great to be back in Mumbai; resurrecting this from a while ago
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In summer like no other, cricket has been a saviour
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Good to see Ashley Giles standing firm over any potential clash between a rescheduled IPL and England fixtures
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An England tour to Pakistan at last. Not before time, too. Very much looking to returning there for the Tests before Christmas
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The photo that sums up the Ashes: play hard – then share a beer
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The G looms. Hope England can put on the kind of tough, shrewd performance that Ray Illingworth would have enjoyed
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Staring despondently at the selection today, feel a bit like Archie MacLaren at Old Trafford, 1902: “my God, look what they’ve sent me.”
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Lovely package to come home to; think the great man would have enjoyed the fast bowling on show in the last Test.
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A piece on Imran Khan and his remarkable perseverance ahead of next week’s elections
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A good morning to remember this from the great man in the hope for common sense, common ground and proportionality instead of the rather chilling ‘zero tolerance’ for mistakes made in the distant past
🗣 "I was a young man once, I did a lot of rubbish as a youngster. As you go through life you learn."
🗣 "Yes suspend him because you want to investigate... but do it quickly."
Michael Holding has his say on the Ollie Robinson controversy.
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Three leggies with 710 Test wickets between them talk spin
💬This is the biggest tip I can give any young spinner...💬
@ShaneWarne
says successful spinners in T20 attack with the ball and defend with their field settings, the opposite of Test cricket.
📺 Watch live 👉
📱 Blog 👉
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Extra seamer seems sensible for England. Here’s the pitch at Rajkot, one day out
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No scoops, nowt flashy – welcome back Joe Root. Report from Ranchi- an excellent day’s play
@TimesSport
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Stuffed! 😂
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Excellent for aspiring players to watch
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Bishan Bedi’s craft and humanity; an appreciation
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This was great fun with
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💬"It is a memory that is etched in every Indian."💬
@DineshKarthik
on Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup win 🇮🇳🏆 as he and
@Athersmike
take a tour round
@HomeOfCricket
and a trip down memory lane...
🎞 Full video 👉
📺 YouTube 👉
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Enjoyed that. India’s day but all to play for; Stokes, Jaiswal, India’s spinners all excellent and a very good crowd in. Report in
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Stokes shows skill and daring in one of the greatest Test innings
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India deserved winners; the brilliant Bumrah rightly player of the match. Day 4 report
@TimesSport
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Don’t be fooled by the smug look on
@robkey612
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@Royal_Porthcawl
@BumbleCricket
@RBReever
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What a letter. Brave, beautiful, lyrical writing
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Brilliant to listen to one of England’s greatest ever players dissect his art in detail
@jimmy9
💬I'd love to say I'm that good but it's an absolute fluke!💬
Very modest from
@jimmy9
but brilliant insight as he talks to
@Athersmike
about his match-altering spell on day two - including that wicket of Virat Kohli!
📺
#ENGvIND
🏴🇮🇳🏏 👉
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the
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Jack Bond offered me my first contract at Lancashire and I could not have had a better man to guide me into the professional game. A champion Lancastrian 🌹
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Steven Finn: grand lad, very fast, fine career
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As Australia prepares to bid farewell to one of its greatest cricketers.
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What an ending; what a series
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Some very odd comments yday from ECB chair; raised more questions than answers
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Covid-19 forced us home halfway through this, but I hope it gives a flavour of the importance of cricket’s return to Pakistan, why England should tour in 2022 and the unique spirit of the country. Brilliant work from
@Joe_Drabs
putting it together in trying circumstances
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At a certain point, the demerit system actually encourages the kind of behaviour it is designed to prevent. Don’t like it. Do like Rabada
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Entertaining first session; Duckett bazballing; Pope frenetic; Root calm; Bairstow solid; turn and bounce 108/3
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Hard fought win on the type of pitch that will produce good players in time;kind of victory that stays long in the memory 🌹
Win together. Celebrate together. 🤝
The lads are out on the
@EmiratesOT
pitch savouring a first red ball home Roses victory since 2000!
🌹
#RedRoseTogether
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When sport does return it may be with renewed appreciation of what it means | Sport | The Times
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Sublime hundred from Rohit on a very entertaining day. Winning the toss, while an advantage for sure, not as significant as some making out given the huge amount of turn on offer from start of opening day
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Thought Stokes’s captaincy and England’s out-cricket were both brilliant today. They had a better day than they could have hoped for. Day 3 report
@TimesSport
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What I always remember about this is the noise the locals made at the bullring, banging on the tin hoardings. Deafening!
Even before their famous contest in 1998, Allan Donald &
@Athersmike
were involved in a great mini battle at Jo'burg 1995.
✅Perfect yorker ✅2 brutal pulls & a square cut ✅Some words from Donald ✅Almost caught at slip
Ice v Fire!
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Underwhelming squad | Sport | The Times
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Very sad to learn of the passing of Sir Everton Weekes. A humble man who wore his greatness lightly
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Did this before Coronavirus- which seems a long time ago now! Was a thrill to be back in Pakistan again though, speaking to lots of people from
@TheRealPCB
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@ImranKhanPTI
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Former England captain
@Athersmike
on what makes Pakistan cricket exciting
Full Interview coming 🔜
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Elitist? Not exactly, but cricket remains out of reach for too many. Some thoughts on Freddie’s excellent documentary Field of Dreams which I thought was full of heart
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So much admiration for the courage Simon Kerrigan showed in continuing to battle away for a decade after his Test debut, and for the honesty of this interview.
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