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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Matt Renshaw agonisingly missed out on a double tonz but his mammoth 190 definitely lifted Australia out of sketchy-town. First innings all out for 390 and an early wicket to Hazelwood to upset SAs chase. www.cricket.com.au/news/4590129

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Renshaw's huge ton powers Aussies to dominant position | cricket.com.au

Australia posted just shy of 400 after Renshaw's epic century

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Colourised footage from the 1926 Australian tour of England. The inane AI commentary is poor, but the colourisation and retiming of the footage is decent. Amazing crowds. Also at one point there is cleaned up slomo of Left armer Kilner & you see the turn on the ball. youtu.be/CFsTsPptrQ8?...

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CRICKET IN 1926 | RARE 100-Year-Old Footage (4K Colour)

YouTube video by Cricket Restored

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have just become aware of a thing that is an annual series of mixed-code Shinty-Hurling played between Scotland and Ireland each autumn. And it is as mad as it sounds — yes, they are also using their own versions of their quite different sticks.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As per my previous.... Alan Stanford's black hand has left an irremovable stain on the Caribbean, but also wider global franchise cricket. Once wealth, in particular the leeches of private equity tainted the sport, it's now "business" not communities, clubs, and traditions. youtu.be/c_6sw8l3mnk?...

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How Corruption is ruining Franchise Cricket

YouTube video by Inside Edge: Cricket Stories

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Windies Cricket is sadly once more in financial disarray with players forced to take pay cuts and leagues threatened with suspension. The global game in the "Franchise Era" is neither growing the game nor nurturing it's homelands. The ICC is failing the sport. www.espn.com.au/cricket/stor...

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West Indies players set for 25% pay cut as CWI announces financial restructuring

The upcoming editions of the Super50 and the Women's T20 Blaze have been suspended | ESPN.com.au

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Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not bad at all for a domestic competition! 💪👏👏👏 Long live the County Championship 🏏

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Awful. HSBC and Crystal Palace conspiring to kill a cricket club in South London.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And whilst I'm on a bit of a retro shirt vibe, dipping into the 1993 AXA Equity & Law Sunday League archives to reach back to the coloured shirt foundations of today's #MetroBankFever #OneDayCup final between Leicestershire (1 title in current format) and Middlesex (never won).

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I do love a bit of well executed retroism in sports shirts, and Brighton's effort to mark 125 years of the formation of B&H Albion — and for a 3-0 thumping of Arsenal — is a beautiful nod to their Edwardian foundations, complete with subdued badge and chest sponsor. Probs needed subdued numbers 9/10

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As the Aussie domestic season hoves into view on the near horizon, CA have done a retrospective of some of the top highlights from the history of the Domestic One Day Cup, now the Dean Jones Trophy. 🏏⚪🏆 From hitting signs for cash to classic catches... Dive in👇🏻 www.cricket.com.au/news/3257180

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The greatest moments in men's domestic one-day history | cricket.com.au

Hat-tricks, huge chases and hitting the sign

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bowlers: carving through Pakistan Coaches: We've finally got an Ashes tour attack, rah! 🇦🇺 Boland: hold my beer. youtu.be/Qz6YxAYj15Q?...

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Boland rips through England with 6-7 in sensational spell | Men's Ashes

YouTube video by cricket.com.au

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Beggars belief. What the hell is wrong with these people.

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The Grumbler @thegrumbler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🏏 New County Cricket Newsletter. Pls share & enjoy 🟣 Championship previews 🟠 Somerset’s title to lose? 🟢 Notts, Essex, Middx, Worcs lose South Africans 🔴 Leics, Middx, Gloucs sign pace bowlers 🟡 Hants’ Kuggeleijn u-turn 🔵 Improving county grub

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No 199, Sept 7: The Grumbler’s County Cricket Newsletter

🟣 Championship previews 🟠 Somerset’s title to lose? 🟢 Notts, Essex, Middx, Worcs lose South Africans 🔴 Leics, Middx, Gloucs sign pace bowlers 🟡 Hants’ Kuggeleijn u-turn 🔵 Improving county grub

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And thus, the BBL was ruined. Cricket should be about communities. Representing your village/town/suburb. Then you might get picked to play for your county or state, and maybe higher honours. But it has long been rooted in connection to place. Franchises kill that. www.cricket.com.au/news/4573506

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Big Bash privatisation confirmed as CA approves Renegades sale | cricket.com.au

Renegades licence to be sold in full but coming WBBL and BBL seasons unaffected as...

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I do question how and why English cricket continues to put up with what is frankly an incredibly poor ECB administration. First the Hundred debacle which is leaving several clubs in peril, neglecting county, no northern Ashes tests & now unaffordable price hikes. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

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England v Australia Ashes ticket price increase 'really poor' - Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is critical of a 43% ticket price increase for next year's men's Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Shanto making a perfectly valid point that one visit in 23 years is not really fair on Bangladesh. The WTC and home and away tours should have neutral and fair fixtures for test cricket to remain competitive and worthwhile in all rest nations. calive.mvp.fan/moments/6a8a...

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Shanto's request on fixturing

Watch on CA LIVE

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I know we're unlikely to see ODI's return to prominence over T20 and therefore a return of 50-over World Series Cricket than many who grew up in Australia are still nostalgic for, but replacing the meaningless T20 bilaterals with tri-series as part of T20 World Cup qualification would be worthwhile.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Great for Namibia and for the game in Africa to see them beat South Africa not once but twice to show they are becoming genuinely competitive. It's also really great to see the tri-series getting some much needed love, with Zimbabwe also involved in this series. www.cricinfo.com/story/it-sho...

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Erasmus: 'It shows we do belong and our previous win wasn't a once-off'

"It feels surreal," said JJ Smit, the Player of the Match for his 3 for 31

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Interesting piece by Greg Chappell. www.cricinfo.com/story/austra...

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Two disappointingly short tests in Leeds and Mackay. But the Aussies bounce back from a surprise first test loss to Bangladesh off the back of a ten-wicket haul from Starc to win inside two days. www.cricket.com.au/news/4565090

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Aussies romp to innings victory on second day | cricket.com.au

Mitchell Starc's 10-wicket match haul plus three wickets apiece to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon saw...

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Mitch Starc ripped through Bangladesh in Mackay with a 5-for in just 22 balls to blitz out the visitors for just 64—the 10th lowest ever innings total down under. In reply, Australia also making hard work of it at 165/8 (Green 51*, Smith 42; Islam 6/35). www.cricinfo.com/story/aus-vs...

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How Starc completed his five-wicket haul in 22 balls

The left-arm quick dismantled Bangladesh's top order on the opening day in Mackay

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I find this completely anathema. For me you grow up supporting your local club which is also a Kew party of the community - THAT is what sport is about. Aussies all also picked an English, Greek or Italian side they supported but usually connected to your background. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Messi, Ronaldo, Haaland: Are fans now more invested in star names than clubs?

From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, are star names a bigger draw than clubs for young fans?

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There is an argument to be made that sport was at its best before the 1990s when it was about live crowds and not regular rule changes for "producing a good television product." And people could go to those games because the tickets weren't £125 for an obstructed view. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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New laws for new football season - VAR, timewasting and subs

The 2026-27 season will feature an unprecedented number of new laws, mostly designed to tackle tempo disruption and make the game quicker.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If the eclipse is visible in the West Indies, does it make it a solar calypso? 🌞🌑🏝️🥁

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Why is the Manchester IPL team Crystal Palace?

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Well at least @thegrumbler.bsky.social's newsletter had one good story - the #MetrobankFever One Day Cup is roaring in rude health and full outgrounds. Maybe the future is empty test arenas for the copy & past IPL-lite, whilst real fans go to the ODC. liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/08/gues...

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GUEST POST In praise of outgrounds: How cricket in small towns made a roaring comeback

The Hundred may be struggling for spectators, but cricket's One-Day Cup is thriving by using grounds that do not usually see professional cr...

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you were trying to come up with a soap opera-esque melodrama to make a parody of the worst possible way to run a cricket club, the last few years of the Middlesex Cricket Club could be a template to borrow from. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

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Cricket regulator charges Middlesex with misconduct for third time in four years

Middlesex have been charged with misconduct for the third time in four years and face further off-field disruption

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Winter test cricket in the tropics returns, and sees Bangladesh playing test cricket down under for the first time since 2003. The two test series will be played in Darwin and Mackay, where "mid-winter" temps average 32°c. The first test gets underway on 13 August. www.cricket.com.au/news/4555800

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How curators have prepared for Test cricket's northern return | cricket.com.au

The men in charge of the Darwin and Mackay pitches have faced challenges rarely encountered by their...

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is an extraordinary match-winning innings from Overton for Somerset. Truly great batting. youtu.be/bFjpglRixQw?...

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Is this the BEST T20 Innings Ever? 🔥

YouTube video by England & Wales Cricket Board

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This is the correct decision—but they should go further & apply pressure on ALL countries to withdraw from #FIFA entirely. It is so completely corrupted that it is irredeemable. The bids for 2018, 2022, 2026 & 2030 were all corrupt & biased refereeing is rife. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through

Uefa will boycott Fifa's tournaments if investment proposals from world football's governing body president Gianni Infantino go through.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Why are Chelsea trying to look like Wimbledon now? Is this an effort to steal even more of Southwest London's fans?

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What on earth has gone wrong with society?! Is nothing sacred any more? No one seems to care about the quality of the sport so long as its being packaged in flashing lights, has cheerleaders and half-time shows and is sold off to the highest bidder. www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

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FIFA’s private equity push opens new front in decades-old power-struggle with Europe

FIFA has long battled to shift football's financial centre of gravity away from Europe, which once dominated the governing body's membership and control over its crown jewel, the World Cup.

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Robert Fleming @8bitcricket.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That competition is on the TV in a pub. It is Manchester vs Leeds but seeing such blatantly Indian badges for the team is greatly displeasing.This is not what we were promised when it began (although many called out the lie at the time). England cricket's saviour? Selling out its soul more like.

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