George Dobell
@georgedobell.bsky.social
Senior correspondent at The Cricketer.
Previously senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo.
Previously senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo.
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"We've definitely got what we needed [from the game]."
Brydon Carse at "100 per cent" again after illness | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Brydon Carse at "100 per cent" again after illness | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Brydon Carse at 100 per cent again after illness | The Cricketer
Brydon Carse believes he is back to 100 per cent despite a limited role in England's pre-Ashes warmup match
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November 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"We've definitely got what we needed [from the game]."
Brydon Carse at "100 per cent" again after illness | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Brydon Carse at "100 per cent" again after illness | @georgedobell.bsky.social
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"So often, at this stage of Ashes tours, England are sent reeling by the departure of key players."
Buoyed by a lack of injuries, England start Ashes with an opportunity | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Buoyed by a lack of injuries, England start Ashes with an opportunity | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Buoyed by a lack of injuries, England start Ashes with an opportunity | The Cricketer
England are set to go into the first Ashes Test with all 15 players to choose from after the news of Mark Wood's positive scan coincided with Josh Hazlewood being ruled out of the match in Perth
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November 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"So often, at this stage of Ashes tours, England are sent reeling by the departure of key players."
Buoyed by a lack of injuries, England start Ashes with an opportunity | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Buoyed by a lack of injuries, England start Ashes with an opportunity | @georgedobell.bsky.social
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Mark Wood's Ashes tour will continue after a scan cleared him of any hamstring strain | ✏️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
England handed Mark Wood boost after positive scan update | The Cricketer
Mark Wood's Ashes tour will continue after a scan cleared him of any hamstring strain
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November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Mark Wood's Ashes tour will continue after a scan cleared him of any hamstring strain | ✏️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
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Rehan Ahmed will return to England immediately due to injury | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Rehan Ahmed's Lions tour curtailed by injury | The Cricketer
Rehan Ahmed picked up a right lower leg strain after making 16 for England Lions against England in the Ashes warmup game at Lilac Hill
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November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Rehan Ahmed will return to England immediately due to injury | @georgedobell.bsky.social
From CA: Josh Hazlewood underwent repeat imaging today that has confirmed a hamstring strain injury. As a result, Hazlewood will not travel to Perth and has been ruled out of the first NRMA Insurance Ashes Test Match. Michael Neser has been added to the squad for 1st Test.
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
From CA: Josh Hazlewood underwent repeat imaging today that has confirmed a hamstring strain injury. As a result, Hazlewood will not travel to Perth and has been ruled out of the first NRMA Insurance Ashes Test Match. Michael Neser has been added to the squad for 1st Test.
Brydon Carse has been bowling this morning, too.
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Brydon Carse has been bowling this morning, too.
Seems like good news re Mark Wood. Scan shows no hamstring strain. He won't bowl today - which might well mean he won't be considered for Perth (though they're not saying that) - but he's fine for the rest of the series.
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Seems like good news re Mark Wood. Scan shows no hamstring strain. He won't bowl today - which might well mean he won't be considered for Perth (though they're not saying that) - but he's fine for the rest of the series.
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"Like preparing for the Somme by going for a picnic by the Seine, England's warmup match in Perth seems an incongruously gentle affair."
Pleasant conditions call into question the value of England's Ashes warmup | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Pleasant conditions call into question the value of England's Ashes warmup | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Pleasant conditions call into question the value of England's Ashes warmup | The Cricketer
Ollie Pope made a century to confirm his spot at No.3, and England's openers combined for a dominant 182-run stand, but there was little in the way of intensity on day two of England's Ashes warmup
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November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"Like preparing for the Somme by going for a picnic by the Seine, England's warmup match in Perth seems an incongruously gentle affair."
Pleasant conditions call into question the value of England's Ashes warmup | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Pleasant conditions call into question the value of England's Ashes warmup | @georgedobell.bsky.social
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"England are one day into the games on this tour and already looking at Plan B."
Injury concerns and spin struggles pose early questions to England's Plan A | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Injury concerns and spin struggles pose early questions to England's Plan A | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Injury concerns and spin struggles pose early questions to England's Plan A | The Cricketer
England can take positives from the overs Gus Atkisnosn, Jofra Archer, and Ben Stokes bowled, but Mark Wood's injury concerns may force them into looking at Plan B already
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November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"England are one day into the games on this tour and already looking at Plan B."
Injury concerns and spin struggles pose early questions to England's Plan A | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Injury concerns and spin struggles pose early questions to England's Plan A | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Day one highlights:
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Day one highlights:
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Mark Wood is to undergo a scan on his left hamstring after experiencing stiffness on the first day of England's warmup match in Perth | ✍ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Mark Wood: England issue update after fitness setback | The Cricketer
The Durham quick, bowling for the first time since the Champions Trophy after knee surgery, was kept off the field during day one of the warmup match against England Lions
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November 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Mark Wood is to undergo a scan on his left hamstring after experiencing stiffness on the first day of England's warmup match in Perth | ✍ @georgedobell.bsky.social
England issue update after Mark Wood setback: www.thecricketer.com/Topics/ashes...
Mark Wood: England issue update after fitness setback | The Cricketer
The Durham quick, bowling for the first time since the Champions Trophy after knee surgery, was kept off the field during day one of the warmup match against England Lions
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November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
England issue update after Mark Wood setback: www.thecricketer.com/Topics/ashes...
Afraid Mark Wood is off for a scan on a stiff hamstring. They say it's a precaution but...
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Afraid Mark Wood is off for a scan on a stiff hamstring. They say it's a precaution but...
Stokes’ 4th; Rehan caught on the boundary:
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Stokes’ 4th; Rehan caught on the boundary:
Stokes strikes in his first over:
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Stokes strikes in his first over:
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England bowling first. The Lions will rotate with the 13 on the sheet when they bowl, but will only have 11 batting.
Teams for warmup gave. Brydon Carse absent due to illness:
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
England bowling first. The Lions will rotate with the 13 on the sheet when they bowl, but will only have 11 batting.
Teams for warmup gave. Brydon Carse absent due to illness:
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Teams for warmup gave. Brydon Carse absent due to illness:
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"There's so much cricket packed into the schedule it's impossible to do it how it used to be done."
Ben Stokes has defended England's schedule ahead of the Ashes | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ben Stokes has defended England's schedule ahead of the Ashes | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ben Stokes addresses England's likely No.3, Ashes preparation criticism and provides fitness update | The Cricketer
Ben Stokes has provided the clearest hint yet that Ollie Pope will retain his place at No.3 for England in the first Ashes Test
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"There's so much cricket packed into the schedule it's impossible to do it how it used to be done."
Ben Stokes has defended England's schedule ahead of the Ashes | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ben Stokes has defended England's schedule ahead of the Ashes | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Hello from Perth. Reckon it’s drifted even further away:
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Hello from Perth. Reckon it’s drifted even further away:
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The Englishman behind the revival of Marnus Labuschagne | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
The Englishman behind the revival of Marnus Labuschagne | The Cricketer
If Marnus Labuschagne goes on to play a key role in the Ashes, Australia may have an English coach to thank.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Englishman behind the revival of Marnus Labuschagne | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ex-England batter survives The Hundred coaching reshuffle www.thecricketer.com/Topics/the-h...
Ian Bell: Ex-England batter survives The Hundred coaching reshuffle | The Cricketer
Ian Bell is set to continue his association with Edgbaston in a coaching capacity.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Ex-England batter survives The Hundred coaching reshuffle www.thecricketer.com/Topics/the-h...
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England central contracts: What does the 30-strong list say about the future? | The Cricketer www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...
England central contracts: What does the 30-strong list say about the future? | The Cricketer
GEORGE DOBELL: There is plenty of subtext accompanying the release of the 30 names who have been given either multi-year, 12-month or development deals
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November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
England central contracts: What does the 30-strong list say about the future? | The Cricketer www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...
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The Cricket Discipline Panel has sanctioned another male coach for inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues in the county game | @georgedobell.bsky.social
Ben Silver: Ex-England and Yorkshire coach reprimanded and fined for improper conduct | The Cricketer
The Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP) has sanctioned another male coach for inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues in the county game.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Cricket Discipline Panel has sanctioned another male coach for inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues in the county game | @georgedobell.bsky.social