Prateek Buch
@prateekbuch.bsky.social
Dad, public servant, sports nut. Making better use of data to deliver better outcomes, keen to see how this app works out
Almost as if going from Cook, Bell, Anderson and Broad to (forgive me) Zak and Jacks weakens the side...
England have now failed to win any of their last eight Test series against Australia or India, with four 2-2 draws at home and 1-3, 0-4 and two 1-4 losses away. This is their worst such sequence, beating two previous cases (1961-66 and 1997-2003) of six winless series.
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Almost as if going from Cook, Bell, Anderson and Broad to (forgive me) Zak and Jacks weakens the side...
Is giantkilling trending yet
Macclesfield Town (National League North) beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace.
First non-league team to beat FA Cup holders in the century since third division added to Football League (1920)
Crystal Palace (Southern League) last did so in 1909 v Wolves
bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cql46e5g552o
First non-league team to beat FA Cup holders in the century since third division added to Football League (1920)
Crystal Palace (Southern League) last did so in 1909 v Wolves
bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cql46e5g552o
FA Cup: Macclesfield FC v Crystal Palace
Shortly after adjusting the bandages on his head after picking up an injury early in the match, Paul Dawson nods home Macclesfield's opener to put them ahead against Crystal Palace.
bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Is giantkilling trending yet
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Ridiculous cup tie
January 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Ridiculous cup tie
Unfolding a paper atlas or map to plot a route for a long car journey, passengers navigating, and not knowing where there were roadworks, traffic or accidents until the radio interrupted the cassette player...
‘Don’t forget to put the empty milk bottles on the step’…🌻
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Unfolding a paper atlas or map to plot a route for a long car journey, passengers navigating, and not knowing where there were roadworks, traffic or accidents until the radio interrupted the cassette player...
Open data/open gov nerds:
Is there a tool for 'enter postcode, find an email address/phone number for the LA person/team responsible for [policy or service area]'
Like, "I live in Townshire, who can I speak to about planting trees?"
Is there a tool for 'enter postcode, find an email address/phone number for the LA person/team responsible for [policy or service area]'
Like, "I live in Townshire, who can I speak to about planting trees?"
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Open data/open gov nerds:
Is there a tool for 'enter postcode, find an email address/phone number for the LA person/team responsible for [policy or service area]'
Like, "I live in Townshire, who can I speak to about planting trees?"
Is there a tool for 'enter postcode, find an email address/phone number for the LA person/team responsible for [policy or service area]'
Like, "I live in Townshire, who can I speak to about planting trees?"
Get well soon legend 🙏🏽
Kevin Keegan, former England and Newcastle manager, diagnosed with cancer
Kevin Keegan, former England and Newcastle manager, diagnosed with cancer
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He was admitted to hospital with abdominal symptoms
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Keegan, 74, ‘grateful for intervention and ongoing care’
The former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 74-year-old was recently admitted to hospital after presenting abdominal symptoms and tests have shown he has the disease for which he will undergo treatment. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Get well soon legend 🙏🏽
Did you know today is also 'choose which emails to respond to by when and delete the rest' day today?
Also known as Outlook Monday, or St Backspace Day, dedicated to the patron saint of pointless emails
Also known as Outlook Monday, or St Backspace Day, dedicated to the patron saint of pointless emails
Happy 'let's pick this up in the new year' eve everyone
a woman sitting at a table with the words " one must champion oneself and say "
ALT: a woman sitting at a table with the words " one must champion oneself and say "
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Did you know today is also 'choose which emails to respond to by when and delete the rest' day today?
Also known as Outlook Monday, or St Backspace Day, dedicated to the patron saint of pointless emails
Also known as Outlook Monday, or St Backspace Day, dedicated to the patron saint of pointless emails
Can't read the full article because £££, but hey here's a thought - how about instead of depriving the county game and its (dwindling number of) fans of hosting world class players, how about we revisit English players experiencing the Sheffield Shield...?
What say you #cricketsky?
What say you #cricketsky?
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Can't read the full article because £££, but hey here's a thought - how about instead of depriving the county game and its (dwindling number of) fans of hosting world class players, how about we revisit English players experiencing the Sheffield Shield...?
What say you #cricketsky?
What say you #cricketsky?
Happy new year from last night in Australia, for those about to celebrate in the UK. So far, the future is, more or less, exactly the same as the past 😂
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Happy new year from last night in Australia, for those about to celebrate in the UK. So far, the future is, more or less, exactly the same as the past 😂
In the Melbourne suburb of Bonbeach, where the beach is called Bonbeach Beach
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
In the Melbourne suburb of Bonbeach, where the beach is called Bonbeach Beach
Trying to pick @bethcooper.fyi out 😂
🎵 WE ARE THE ARMY, THE BARMY ARMY, WE ARE MENTAL AND WE ARE MAD. WE ARE THE LOYALEST CRICKET SUPPORTERS THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER HAD
December 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Trying to pick @bethcooper.fyi out 😂
🎵 WE ARE THE ARMY, THE BARMY ARMY, WE ARE MENTAL AND WE ARE MAD. WE ARE THE LOYALEST CRICKET SUPPORTERS THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER HAD
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
🎵 WE ARE THE ARMY, THE BARMY ARMY, WE ARE MENTAL AND WE ARE MAD. WE ARE THE LOYALEST CRICKET SUPPORTERS THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER HAD
98 required after tea, 8 wickets remain. Hearts firmly in mouth
They can't, can they...?! 175 runs to write their names in history... #ashes
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
98 required after tea, 8 wickets remain. Hearts firmly in mouth
England and Australia should play an actual ODI tomorrow, give us fans out money's worth. Put the word out @liebcricket.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
England and Australia should play an actual ODI tomorrow, give us fans out money's worth. Put the word out @liebcricket.com
The second in the series is even more exciting
What a thrilling ODI this has been. #Ashes 🏏
December 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The second in the series is even more exciting
