Reposted by Vithushan Ehantharajah
The most interesting thing I’ve read today is this by @vitue.bsky.social which goes far deeper than the headline and reveals the insane amount of gambling going on on English domestic cricket. www.cricinfo.com/story/how-th...
cricinfo.com
How the Hundred fights fixers
In England, the Cricket Regulator leads the effort to keep the domestic game clean
![Across both sets of quicks [in the first Test in Leeds], he produced the most swing, averaging 1.453 degrees, ahead of Chris Woakes (1.118), Brydon Carse (1.074), Mohammed Siraj (0.899), Jasprit Bumrah (0.895) and the rest. The average speed clocked in at 83.9mph, with a high of 88.9mph. All without even a hint of discomfort.
"He was incredible," said Chris Woakes, who managed just one wicket in 43 overs last week. "Without him having played a load of cricket leading into the Test match, for him to come in and do what he did and hit his straps at good pace… I thought he was amazing."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ty3k2zrcrvhbkcy755dkt3tt/bafkreifxqnakvbcjmqfqzueahyrbdydn3qpcis733dkukty26hzn6gexae)
