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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 35m

The heavily anticipated heavy rain comes down: may well spoil the crucial #India #NZ match, & make something of a mockery of the first stage of the tournament. Cricket administrators, eh?

#womensworldcup #weather

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1h

The mighty wheels of the bowlingatvincent multinational corporation are beginning to turn. (They have to, right?) Because the book is nigh.

So I warble here: bowlingatvincent.com

#PowerChords #books #music
#punk #newwave
#politics #philosophy #protest

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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1h

The mighty wheels of the bowlingatvincent multinational corporation are beginning to turn. (They have to, right?) Because the book is nigh.

So I warble here: bowlingatvincent.com

#PowerChords #books #music
#punk #newwave
#politics #philosophy #protest

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 4h

It takes a little time to load book files onto systems, which is why publishing companies typically ask for a month of pre-sales. I’ll be confirming dates very soon.

bowlingatvincent.com

#PowerChords #books #music #punk #newwave

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 7h

Some words of introduction. Because #PowerChords is coming soon.*

bowlingatvincent.com

*pre-sales within 10 days. Likely publishing date 24 Nov 2025.

#books #writing
#music #protest #philosophy #politics
#punk #newwave

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 7h

Some words of introduction. Because #PowerChords is coming soon.*

bowlingatvincent.com

*pre-sales within 10 days. Likely publishing date 24 Nov 2025.

#books #writing
#music #protest #philosophy #politics
#punk #newwave

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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 15h

Erm, a Universe Podcast of sorts - remember those? Over on bowlingatvincent.com

#PowerChords #books #writing
#newwave #punk
#protest #philosophy #politics

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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 17h

Acksherly kinda good to see #Liverpool (or anybody score two PROPER THUMPING HEADERS. 💥 ⚽️

#Frankfurt #ChampionsLeague
#oldschool 🤓

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 21h

*Notes to universe*. #Sutherland may be the best fast bowler on the planet. She’s just scored 98 runs, after coming in when her side was in legitimate strife. Quality.

Robbed of her ton by a fellow all rounder - #Gardner… who made 104 not out. 👀

#Aus #Eng #womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 21h

*Notes to universe*. #Sutherland may be the best fast bowler on the planet. She’s just scored 98 runs, after coming in when her side was in legitimate strife. Quality.

Robbed of her ton by a fellow all rounder - #Gardner… who made 104 not out. 👀

#Aus #Eng #womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 21h

#Eng fan. But I would quite like to see both #Sutherland & #Gardner get their tons. Quality.

#Aus #WomensWorldCup2025
#fairplay 🙏🏻

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 21h

#Capsey gets some tap. I know her record is decent but for me she’s a limited, & very hittable bowler. A ‘part-timer’.

#Aus cruising to victory - after being in ‘some difficulty’. So what’s new?

#Eng #WomensWorldCup2025

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument

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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 22h

#Dean nearly a top, top-of-the-range all rounder. Good, cool bat. Excellent & agile in the field. But still bowls too many four balls - because she’s looking to give the ball a rip.
Needs to sort that: then brilliant.

#Eng #Aus #WomensWorldCup2025
#opinions 🤓

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 23h

#Ecclestone has been dropping a tad short. #Mooney rocks back & crashes it to mid wicket. #NSB takes a sharp catch.

#Aus now not many for FOUR…. 👀

#Eng #WomensWorldCup2025

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 23h

The wows keep coming. One from #Smith sticks in the surface & #Perry dinks it straight back. 👀

#Aus are in some strife, at 26 for 3.

#Eng #WomensWorldCup2025

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 23h

Wow. That is one shocking hoik from #Voll. Bowled, Smith. #Aus 21 for 2.

#WomensWorldCup2025 #Eng

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 23h

Wow. That is one shocking hoik from #Voll. Bowled, Smith. #Aus 21 for 2.

#WomensWorldCup2025 #Eng

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

244 for 9. Feels about 50 short.

Understand #Aus are a *special case*, but by any metric #Eng surely waaay down?

#WomensWorldCup2025

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 1d

This is an *incredibly* good idea.

Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 1d

If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.

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Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Of course #Eng do have excellent bowlers - notably #Smith & #Ecclestone - so maybe all is not lost. But #Dunkley & #Lamb being so completely unzipped feels suggestive of an ongoing divide in quality.
This could get embarrassing. Do hope not.

168 for 6, on 40 overs.

#Aus #WomensWorldCup2025

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. #Sutherland doesn’t so much bowl #Lamb as slaughter her. Destroyed by a predictable but brilliant delivery.

#Aus all over this, now. 160 for 5 in the 38th over, #Eng.

#womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Great catch from #Voll. So-o aware of the boundary. Flicks the ball back & up, to herself. Cool.
More great bowling from #Sutherland.

#Aus #Eng #womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

10 overs without a boundary. Unconscionable, no matter who you’re facing. #Dunkley barely surviving. All a bit weird.

Drinks. Best take a large scotch.

#Eng #Aus #WomensWorldCup2025

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

It goes on. Good from #Aus but pretty close to a capitulation, from #Eng - certainlymin terms of intent. Run-rate down to 4, with #Dunkley - Dunkley! - completely becalmed.

#womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Just before halfway. Surely a run-rate of 4.5 ain’t gonna cut it, for #Eng? Failing to capitalise repeatedly on poor deliveries - not that there are that many of them, but...

#Aus #WomensWorldCup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

It goes on. Good from #Aus but pretty close to a capitulation, from #Eng - certainlymin terms of intent. Run-rate down to 4, with #Dunkley - Dunkley! - completely becalmed.

#womensworldcup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Just before halfway. Surely a run-rate of 4.5 ain’t gonna cut it, for #Eng? Failing to capitalise repeatedly on poor deliveries - not that there are that many of them, but...

#Aus #WomensWorldCup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Just before halfway. Surely a run-rate of 4.5 ain’t gonna cut it, for #Eng? Failing to capitalise repeatedly on poor deliveries - not that there are that many of them, but...

#Aus #WomensWorldCup

Rick Walton @waltwriting.bsky.social · 1d

#NSB, aware she’s showing too little intent, understandably looks to take #King over extra. Miscues. Out. HUGE. 105 for 3, #Eng.

#Aus #WomensWorldCup2025