jim maxwell

AM. australian cricket commentator. ABC Sport. BBC WS Stumped. Trust your swing. @primaryclubaust @easts_dolphins

[jim maxwell @jimmaxcricket]

Be ready to play…..Ryan Fox the new role model

[The Carnoustie Caddie @CarnoustieCad]

Monty's right — and here's the thing: READY GOLF IS IN THE RULES NOW.

It's not rude to play out of turn. The R&A put it in the rulebook (Rule 6.4b) because slow play was killing the game.

So: club in hand while the other man plays. Do your yardage while you walk. When it's safe — HIT.

"Honours" won't be much consolation when you're 5 hours deep and the group behind hates you.

As a caddie on one of the busiest courses in Scotland: the fastest groups aren't the best golfers. They're the ones who are READY.

whats your top tip for pace of play?

[jim maxwell @jimmaxcricket]

Victor Trumper

[Tony Steele @tds122]

If you could travel back in time to watch that one player in person ?

Mine would be Barry Richards .
Happy Birthday to one of the greats

[Paul Lawrie @PaulLawriegolf]

Huge congratulations @ryanfoxgolfer firstly on your fantastic win this week 👏 and secondly on your pace of play which is lovely to watch 👍

[Caught At Silly Point @atsillypoint]

England were nearly knocked out of their own World Cup in the games Jason Roy missed. He came back, made 66, and they never lost again.

Happy birthday, Jason Roy, and on his birthday, let us correct the record on 2019.

When people dissect England’s historic World Cup win, the story always defaults to Eoin Morgan’s leadership or Ben Stokes at Lord’s. Fair enough, both mattered. But the plain truth is that England’s entire hyper-aggressive blueprint depended on Jason Roy’s presence at the top.

The tournament itself ran the experiment for us. Mid-campaign, Roy tore his hamstring and missed crucial group games. With Roy in the side, England lost just once all tournament. In the games he missed, they suffered shock back-to-back defeats to Sri Lanka and Australia, and the favourites stood on the verge of elimination in their own World Cup. Then he returned against India, blasted 66 off 57, and England did not lose another game on their way to the trophy.He was the pressure valve, the man whose intent up top made everyone else’s aggression possible.

If you had told me in 2019 that Roy would fade from relevance within a few years, I would have laughed at you. It is slightly sad that we only catch him in a few matches now. But everyone has their peak time, and peak Roy in ODIs, through 2018, 2019 and that World Cup, was one of the finest executioners of pace bowling the format has seen, central to the greatest ODI side England ever built.

Good memories, Jason. The trophy has your fingerprints all over it, whatever the highlight reels say.

[WG RumblePants @WG_RumblePants]

Today’s beautiful cricket ground is the home of Worfield CC in Shropshire

[Cricket Australia @CricketAus]

Introducing your Australian Men’s squad to take on Bangladesh up north next month 🌴

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Just imagine what this must feel like...

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Observations from Sunday at Birkdale

1. Have always been a big Ryan Fox fan and it was fun to see others see what we have seen for a long time. A hard-working, laid back, engaging guy with a fast, aggressive and high-ceiling game. An amazing round culminating in the final hole of major golf this year being the best single hole played in a major this year. I thought the drive was the key shot and it was simply perfect. Been a while since I've heard a reaction like that at an Open. It was great.

2. I walked 11 holes with Cam Young. Saw his start and thought it could be a historic day. He was immense. The ball striking is elite, especially off the tee. I noticed he spent so much of the day walking alone, not even with his caddie. So I asked him after about it. "I was counting breaths", he said. A mental trick he's begun using to quieten his mind. Found that fascinating.

3. I thought the R&A did an amazing job with the set-up all week. Firm, fast, challenging and yet playable and scoreable greens. Pin positions were really clever all week and tested the world's best yet allowed there for three 62s, Fox's run and countless stretches by Tommy, Scottie etc where they got hot and hit the shots.

4. A perfect summary of the R&A and the tradition was when I asked them for help on a stat about Sam Burns. The R&A stats guy brought out a handwritten notebook that had every detail of every Open... dating back to 1860! We got the answer within minutes and I left both amazed and concerned that a stray cigarette could destroy some key records, haha.

5. I played Formby Ladies in the morning on Sunday. 5,500 hards and we got round in less than 2.5 hours as a three-ball. What a joy of a course and unlike any other course I've played in England. Highly recommend.

6. Each hole at Royal Birkdale was marshalled by nearby clubs. Their names displayed on the stakes that held the rope lines. The 14th was Formby and Formby Ladies. Had a good chat a female member there as I walked with Cam.

7. I was given some tickets to give away for Sunday and met Danny, his wife and daughter (neither of whom had been to a golf tournament before). They were lovely and had a blast, and made me think about how local and family-orientated The Open has become. Different from the US majors, and I think it's part of the reason the crowds are polite and educated on golf. These are golf fans and not simply sports fans or folks that want to attend events and take selfies. It shows in the feeling and ovations on-site.

8. The Claret Jug is such a great and unique prize in the sport. Watching Foxy walk into the press conference after the round, put down the jug and gaze at it was special. The story of how the trophy came to be is wild too, but it's a great part and symbol of The Open.

9. I think I, and many people, will leave with a much better understanding of Birkdale. Such an privilege to walk inside the ropes and watch the world's best golfers attack one of the world's best golf courses. A highly strategic, exceptionally well bunkered course weaves across and through an amazing dune scape. An iconic clubhouse, great closing stretch and yet another great Open.

[Peter Hughes @upperlimbcentre]

Final tweet from @TheOpen with Ryan Fox a worthy winner meeting the members of @royalbirkdale golf club. Wonderful putt to win by this years Champion golfer

[DP World Tour @DPWorldTour]

The story of @ryanfoxgolfer, the Champion Golfer of the Year.

#TheOpen

[Golf Channel @GolfChannel]

Ryan Fox's commitment to the game and humility stems from the @AllBlacks New Zealand rugby team 🇳🇿🏉

The son of legend Grant Fox, he's creating his own Kiwi legacy in a totally different sport 🙌

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Did you know…

The player who shoots the lowest score each day at @TheOpen receives a silver replica of their scorecard.

Ryan Fox, Cam Young, Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert and Jackson Suber will receive them this year.

(Via @MCampbellgolf)

[jim maxwell @jimmaxcricket]

Five Tests in Manchester? Moral victories guaranteed🙀

[Daniel Brettig 🏏 @danbrettig]

Now fix the Ashes venues for next year, cheers

[Abhishek Kumar @Abhishek060722]

Stuart Broad Strong Message to the BCCI🎙️

"Look, I have played against India, and this is the worst Indian team I have ever seen. India says they have the IPL, they have everything, yet they have won only one match on this tour.🥀

One thing I just want to see if the BCCI pulls the trigger and says, 'We don't need Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill anymore. We need Rohit Sharma back as captain, who was winning everything for India..'✍️

[jim maxwell @jimmaxcricket]

A conversation some years ago over dinner in Barbados. Q. Could you pick Gupte’s variations? Ha…..you don’t have to pick it to play it….🙊

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

He could be picked purely as a batter or a pace bowler or a spinner. He was great at all those arts, while also being an excellent fielder, captain, mentor and friend ⤵️ https://t.co/WLMT7u1w4Z

[Man City Brazil @ManCityBrazil]

O comentarista suíço David Lemos, encerrou a transmissão resumindo com precisão os problemas desta Copa do Mundo, ele foi perfeito.

🗣️"Não há dúvidas de que esta foi a Copa do Mundo mais comercial da história e também uma das mais politizadas."

"Não esqueceremos os preços que pessoas sem grande poder aquisitivo tiveram de pagar para viver sua paixão pelo futebol."

"Em alguns casos, sequer puderam entrar no país por causa de sua nacionalidade, fossem torcedores, jornalistas ou até árbitros, como o somali Omar Artan."

"Também lembramos do tratamento inaceitável dado à seleção do Irã, que não pôde defender suas chances de forma adequada durante o torneio."

"E há ainda o caso de Folarin Balogun. Vimos um presidente se vangloriar de ter ligado para o presidente da FIFA para conseguir retirar a suspensão de um jogador."

"A política se infiltrou no coração do futebol, embora a FIFA afirme querer mantê-la acima de tudo. Fica claro que isso só vale até certo ponto."

"Foi uma Copa do Mundo em que todas as partidas foram disputadas em quatro tempos, e cuja final teve um intervalo de quase 30 minutos."

"A crise tem dois nomes: dinheiro e poder. Hoje existe uma crise de confiança entre muitos dos envolvidos no futebol e a FIFA."

"Nas próximas semanas, muito dinheiro será distribuído a diversas federações e a muitos agentes do futebol, que serão educadamente convidados a permanecer em silêncio."

"Esperamos que tudo isso seja levado em consideração e que não volte a acontecer."

[Central Cricket @arshdeep3444]

🚨 Ravi Shastri Picks His India Squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup 🚨

1. Shubman Gill (C) 2. Rohit Sharma, 3. Virat Kohli 4. KL Rahul 5. Shreyas Iyer. 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Axar Patel 8. Ravindra Jadeja 9. Jasprit Bumrah 10. Mohammed Siraj 11. Mohammed Shami 12. Kuldeep Yadav 13. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 14. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 15. Rishabh Pant. (Source: Sports Tak)

[Ken Brown …⛳️ @KenBrownGolf]

This is Really worth a watch, without doubt the BEST SHOT at The Open! @TheOpen #kenonthecourse

What was your favourite shot of the week?

[Nikhil Deshpande @Chaseeism]

Massive shoutout to @SBS who have absolutely smashed the FIFA World Cup broadcast in Australia with great coverage, decent panel and no sensationalized commentary and all of it absolutely FREE!

Goated stuff 🐐

[The Open @TheOpen]

It’s been quite a journey for Ryan Fox.