Lawrence Booth
@boothcricket.bsky.social
Editor of Wisden and cricket correspondent of the Daily Mail
Fair point, Tom. And thanks for the message.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Fair point, Tom. And thanks for the message.
Well, he was a pawn: as I say in the piece, the ECB had agreed that players who signed IPL contracts would stay until the end. And, sure, it could go wrong. But, again (as I write), England wins in Australia tend to need a bit of a gamble.
September 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Well, he was a pawn: as I say in the piece, the ECB had agreed that players who signed IPL contracts would stay until the end. And, sure, it could go wrong. But, again (as I write), England wins in Australia tend to need a bit of a gamble.
Yeah, I guess it depends if you give him some leeway for the way his season has been handled. You're talking about four innings there, two of them in a Test for which he was ill-prepared. But it's only my opinion, after watching him up close in NZ 😊
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yeah, I guess it depends if you give him some leeway for the way his season has been handled. You're talking about four innings there, two of them in a Test for which he was ill-prepared. But it's only my opinion, after watching him up close in NZ 😊
That was the argument when he was pitched in at No 3 in New Zealand, where he averaged 52.
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That was the argument when he was pitched in at No 3 in New Zealand, where he averaged 52.
As I say in the piece, his poor treatment by England this summer meant he went into that game completely out of nick. Since then, given a chance at No 4, he has looked as good as he did in New Zealand over the winter.
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As I say in the piece, his poor treatment by England this summer meant he went into that game completely out of nick. Since then, given a chance at No 4, he has looked as good as he did in New Zealand over the winter.
God, it does, doesn’t it! 😂
June 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
God, it does, doesn’t it! 😂