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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 3h

As David Cameron once said…

I agree with Nick!

The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 4h

"Struggles against spin in the subcontinent are one thing, but failings against the swinging and seaming ball are longstanding; England were extremely fortunate that the weather came to their aid" | @nickfriend.bsky.social

Weather saves England's skin, but not before familiar failings rear their head | The Cricketer

Struggles against spin in the subcontinent are one thing, but repeated failings against new-ball inswing are longstanding and without mitigation; England were fortunate that the weather saved them

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 4h

WORLD CUP: England v Pakistan – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

To be fair to the ICC, no one really “decided” to co-host a World Cup in Sri Lanka in October. Given the political situation between India and Pakistan, they needed somewhere in the vic…

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 5h

Women's World Cup - Qualification Analysis 🏏

Chances of Qualifying
England: 98%
Australia: 99%
South Africa: 94%
India: 57%
New Zealand: 29%
Bangladesh: 11%
Sri Lanka: 10%
Pakistan: 3%

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 6h

Is this a safe space to say that rain reduced matches ruin my lovely charts? #CWC25 🏏

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 10h

I'll give you one guess which month they decided Colombo, SL was going to co-host a World Cup? #CWC25 🏏

Chart: Rainy Days in Colombo SL

Jan 7
Feb 4
Mar 8
Apr 14
May 16
Jun 14
Jul 11
Aug 9
Sep 13
Oct 19
Nov 16
Dec 10

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Women's Cricket Blog @womenscricblog.bsky.social · 11h

Apparently you can!

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 11h

England 54-5 v Pakistan #CWC25 🏏

Probably not the ideal powerplay from England's perspective.

Chart of England (54-5) v Pakistan

# England
* Powerplay: 54

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 13h

Weirdly, the Dot % has gone up ever-so-slightly.

Year Dot % (1st Innings)
2022 54%
2025 56%

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Andrew Beaven @theteesra.com · 14h

Perhaps also it would be useful to know how many chances are being missed?
Amy Jones is top of the list, but she does fumble a few (so could be even further ahead!).
Ghosh _might_ be taking a higher percentage of the chances she is presented with than other keepers.

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 13h

Agree. I don't think that data is public tho. (Opta/ Cricviz/ etc. have it, but it is very, very paywalled.)

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 13h

Wickets are tumbling at this Women's World Cup!

Teams are losing on average 9.3 wickets in the 1st innings, compared with just 7.6 in 2022.

The question is… why? Better bowling? Poorer batting? Pitches & conditions? Sides consciously sacrificing wickets for runs? What do you think?

#CWC25 🏏

Year Wickets Lost in the 1st Innings
2022 7.6
2025 9.3

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 14h

Long Story Short: Richa isn't selected for her keeping.

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 1d

Women's World Cup - Qualification Analysis 🏏

After today's No Result between NZ and SL, the Magic Number is now 9 - so Australia will qualify if they beat Bangladesh on Thursday, regardless of anything else.

Chances of Qualifying
Australia: 99%
England: 97%
South Africa: 94%
India: 56%
New Zealand: 29%
Bangladesh: 11%
Sri Lanka: 10%
Pakistan: 5%

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 2d

It's still in India's own hands - win all their games, and they will definitely go through. But you are right - India v New Zealand looks like it could be a virtual quarter-final.

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · 2d

Women's World Cup - Qualification Analysis 🏏

* Despite that opening loss to England, South Africa now in a very good position to make the semis.

* The "Magic Number" to ensure qualification for the semis is currently 10 points.