Tom Evans
@tomevanscricket.bsky.social
Merseyside Cricket Online cricket writer. Nicer in real life. www.merseysidecricket.com
When they made their initial approach to Rennes, they said “Jacquet, peut être?”
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
When they made their initial approach to Rennes, they said “Jacquet, peut être?”
Wh… why would I want to do this?
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Wh… why would I want to do this?
Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down (describes the past couple of weeks in unflinching and uncomfortable detail, making no attempt to fit any of it to the beat)
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down (describes the past couple of weeks in unflinching and uncomfortable detail, making no attempt to fit any of it to the beat)
99% sure Trump thinks Greenland is much bigger than it is because nobody has even attempted to explain the Mercator Projection to him
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
99% sure Trump thinks Greenland is much bigger than it is because nobody has even attempted to explain the Mercator Projection to him
Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet is a fucking banger, isn't it? My 20-year-old self would be horrified to hear me saying this, but then he was always a bit of a prick.
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet is a fucking banger, isn't it? My 20-year-old self would be horrified to hear me saying this, but then he was always a bit of a prick.
RIGHT YOU LOT. Time to fire up the pre-season preview machine. Big plans, and there's a few ways you can help me out...
If you're a captain or club official, please fill in the pre-season survey which should have been sent to you all. The more clubs fill it in, the better.
If you're a captain or club official, please fill in the pre-season survey which should have been sent to you all. The more clubs fill it in, the better.
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 AM
RIGHT YOU LOT. Time to fire up the pre-season preview machine. Big plans, and there's a few ways you can help me out...
If you're a captain or club official, please fill in the pre-season survey which should have been sent to you all. The more clubs fill it in, the better.
If you're a captain or club official, please fill in the pre-season survey which should have been sent to you all. The more clubs fill it in, the better.
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investigating the cat
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
investigating the cat
My rules are if there’s nobody on an adjacent treadmill, or they have headphones in, I can give it some beans.
Down bad, singing at the gym
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM
My rules are if there’s nobody on an adjacent treadmill, or they have headphones in, I can give it some beans.
Guy on the 79 bus is loudly arguing with his partner on the phone and even though I can only hear him, I’m on her side
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Guy on the 79 bus is loudly arguing with his partner on the phone and even though I can only hear him, I’m on her side
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The unseen episode of Desmond’s where their plane crashes and they run out of food
Must not eat pork pie 🥧
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The unseen episode of Desmond’s where their plane crashes and they run out of food
*Incredibly* excited for all the “they should walk off like Senegal” takes on here the next time a throw-in on the half-way line goes against your team
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 AM
*Incredibly* excited for all the “they should walk off like Senegal” takes on here the next time a throw-in on the half-way line goes against your team
Down bad, singing at the gym
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Down bad, singing at the gym
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Make Heaven Crowded is an insane title.
January 20, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Make Heaven Crowded is an insane title.
Does it count as being Recognised when someone says “you have the same name as someone (locally) famous” but doesn’t realise it’s you?
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Does it count as being Recognised when someone says “you have the same name as someone (locally) famous” but doesn’t realise it’s you?
A decision has been made
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A decision has been made
Girl are you a podcast because you're making me want to use an online therapy service
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Girl are you a podcast because you're making me want to use an online therapy service
The abstract hell of memory; the pointlessness of poetry. Tuesday mood.
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The abstract hell of memory; the pointlessness of poetry. Tuesday mood.
Spare me the curse of the incredibly on-the-nose song lyric
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Spare me the curse of the incredibly on-the-nose song lyric
Holocene Park (it’s just a park)
Slightly diminish a game.
Marvel’s Pretty Good Alliance
Marvel’s Pretty Good Alliance
Slightly diminish a game.
Snakes and Step stools.
Snakes and Step stools.
January 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Holocene Park (it’s just a park)
Yesterday (2019) but I’m the only person in the world who remembers Hey! Fever by Arab Strap
January 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Yesterday (2019) but I’m the only person in the world who remembers Hey! Fever by Arab Strap
I thought the FA Cup had been ruined because minnows couldn't take big clubs to a replay any more?
January 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I thought the FA Cup had been ruined because minnows couldn't take big clubs to a replay any more?
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You have to understand that they do not and will not ever play ‘fair’. They will distort reality in whatever way suits them. Their side are martyrs and anyone else killed by their thugs is just collateral.
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You have to understand that they do not and will not ever play ‘fair’. They will distort reality in whatever way suits them. Their side are martyrs and anyone else killed by their thugs is just collateral.
Thought the writing was on the wall when Sam Smith was going through then
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Thought the writing was on the wall when Sam Smith was going through then
"Premier League Nottingham Forest"
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"Premier League Nottingham Forest"