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THE BRAINCHILD OF JAMES RODGER, A BIRMINGHAM-BASED JOURNALIST WITH A SEASON TICKET AT EDGBASTON CRICKET GROUND 18:11, 21 May 2025Updated 19:40, 21 May 2025 A brand new newsletter is bringing

you the biggest news and headlines from around the world of cricket, whether it's T20, Test, One-Day Internationals, County Championship, The Hundred or IPL. The brainchild of James

Rodger, a Birmingham-based journalist with a season ticket at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, The Cricket Drop - available on Substack - strips away ads, the noise, paywalls and more to give you

the very best opinion, features, views and news from cricket writers across the globe. _The Cricket Drop_ is your new weekly cricket newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. With one

eye firmly on this summer’s domestic season and the other on the blockbuster Ashes series this November and December, it’s set to become essential reading for fans in England, Australia and

beyond. WHAT'S IN EACH EDITION? Each newsletter will feature regular sections such as the week’s biggest headlines, a round-up from the English domestic scene (be it County

Championship, The Hundred, T20 Blast or Women's One-Day Cup), all the biggest headlines from around the world (India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and beyond), and

rotating sections such as… * THE UPCOMING WEEK’S FIXTURES * ASHES WATCH: Which England stars are out of form? Which County Championship cricketers are putting themselves in conversation for

a starting berth in Australia (or a plane ticket Down Under, at least)? * THROWBACK: A journey down memory lane, through video, pictures, news article and more. * The Cricket Drop Community

Noticeboard: Got a story? An event to promote? A book coming out? Get in touch here. * QUOTE OF THE DAY: Has Ben Stokes called Harry Brook “dumb” again? Has Ben Duckett got out for 98 and

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