Cricket fractures & heals Afghanistan simultaneously

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It’s a really, really interesting documentary. Reminds of those old VICE documentaries on random global events. Worth a watch with a meal.

🏏 Cricket Roundup: IND’s hellish session, Botham’s 1986 innings, & GG’s auction strategy.

India v South Africa:
SA lead by 314 runs.
👉 Karthik Krishnaswamy on IND’s 68 balls from hell.
👉 Firdose Moonda on Marco Jansen standing tall with bat and ball.
👉 Jonathan Knowles on Guwahati’s excitement for its first Test.
The Cricket Roundup:
PAK beat BAN in a super over to win the Rising Stars title.
👉 Phil Walker remembers Ian Botham’s last great Ashes stand in 1986.
👉 Greg Chappell on ENG’s need to re-think & re-group.
👉 Louis Cameron on AUS’ thinking around position-less batting.
👉 Samreen Razzaqui with GG coach Michael Klinger on their auction strategy.
👉 Dhruva Prasad on the SMAT’s importance for the IPL auction.

📚 Best Features: ENG let down their fans, & the lack of control as a Kohli fan.

“Everyone’s so deflated”
✍️ Michael Bailey reports on the state of the travelling union, as the thousands-strong English fans who travelled down under were let down by Bazball.
“All the Points on the Circle”
✍️ Siddhi has an intriguing personal essay on watching Kohli’s last century in Perth, struggling to accept the end, watching him accept the end, and realising that the lack of control as a fan can also be freeing.

🗞️ Quick News: Dutch cricket’s financial plan, & the PSL’s franchise extensions.

📺 A/V: How cricket unites and divides AFG, & Wood on ENG’s loss.

“How cricket unites and divides Afghanistan”
📽️ Deutsche Welle have an incredible documentary on the importance of cricket to everyday Afghanis, and how it brings a fractured society together. [YouTube]
“Mark Wood: Raw Emotion”
📽️ Stuart Broad & Jos Buttler host Mark Wood to get a sense of the locker room sentiment after ENG’s pasting in Perth. [YouTube]

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