The Writing Desk 27

Sharmila Meadows. Journalist-Writer on cricket, faith & politics. Ex Westminster Senior Policy Adviser & Ministerial Private Secretary. #Jesus disciple ✝️ 🎗

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For many of us, Field of Dreams makes a persuasive case for #cricket as an agent of hope. It also has much to teach us about recovery. My piece @ChurchTimes 👇

https://t.co/QZVoR1P2Pk

@flintoff11 @kylehogg22 @cofelancs #bbccricket @BBCSport @VernonCaruscc #CricketTwitter

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What are you most looking forward to #crickettwitter? I'm keen to see the revised bowling line-up, especially Robinson & Tongue together. Unsure about Gay. Of course hoping the jewels perform (Root, Brook, Bethell)

@peterhardy51 #ENGvNZ #bbccricket

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Always exciting waking to the 1st day of the #TestCricket summer. This time we can watch how a new look @englandcricket go against @BLACKCAPS - oft unpredictable, but with a stellar cast (Williamson, Ravindra, Phillips). Lots to observe.

#ENGvNZ #bbccricket @CricketSociety

[Test Match Special @bbctms]

It’s Test Match week!

@englandcricket v @BLACKCAPS starts on Thursday with Test Match Special on air from 1025 @HomeOfCricket.

Plus live text commentary & clips @BBCSport website & app & full highlights in Today at the Test @BBCiPlayer.

Excited?

#bbccricket #ENGvNZ

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Love this #IPL analysis from @jimmy9 - how it needs "a wicket that's not like the M1". Now that's a pull quote !

@5liveSport @felixwhite
#bbccricket @gregjames @lancscricket @LancsCCMG

[BBC 5 Live Sport @5liveSport]

“The game has gone too far towards the batters”

Is the IPL broken for bowlers?

Jimmy Anderson reckons so.

#tailenders #bbccricket

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Je viens d'écouter
@Le_Figaro les podcasts sur la vie d'Albert Camus - mon écrivain français préferé (un talent immense). Vraiment supers et pas mal touchants.
https://t.co/NjjeGIKQAQ

@ifru_london #Camus #France @UKinFrance
@FranceintheUK @PedderSophie

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Funny what you discover when perusing your portfolio: turns out my online piece 👇🏽 was the most read @WomanAliveUK in 2024. 21 months on, I stand by my conclusion that Badenoch won't carry votes 🗳

https://t.co/GVigsOZ965

@liccltd @EAUKnews @PremierRadio @UCBMedia #politics

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@KeeperCourt @englandcricket @WomanAliveUK @jackrussellart @Womeninsport_uk @TakeHerLead @gilly381 @Sarah_Taylor30 Thanks for engaging and reposting 🙏🏽

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The many positive ripples from Sarah Taylor's appointment to @englandcricket Men include valuing the oft undervalued skillset of #wicketkeepers. It also speaks to women generally. My piece @WomanAliveUK 🔽

@jackrussellart @Womeninsport_uk @TakeHerLead @KeeperCourt @gilly381

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Sarah Taylor's appointment @englandcricket encourages all women & speaks beyond #cricket to the times we enter challenging & unfamiliar spaces in a man's world. My piece @WomanAliveUK

https://t.co/O0bXyx2VZs

#bbccricket @CricketSociety @EAUKnews @readwhiteglove @peterhardy51

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@Isaac2003_v2 8 for sure.

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@PolitlcsUK Unrealistic

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@CPFC Congratulations @CPFC. You've done Croydon proud ❤️💙
#CrystalPalace #Croydon

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@CPFC So good for our little corner of South London. Just opened my window to hear the sounds from Selhurst Park ❤️💙 Well done @CPFC

[Crystal Palace F.C. @CPFC]

Crystal Palace, Champions of Europe ❤️💙

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Two years ago, I was struck by a move of God in Edinburgh, & followed up with this piece. It's a reminder at #Pentecost of the power of #prayer & the #HolySpirit

https://t.co/eEReep2iXx

@ddaverichards4 @TheJamesJGlass @peteedinburgh2 @EAScotland @thykingdom_come @JohnJBostock

[Thy Kingdom Come @thykingdom_come]

🕯️DAY 11: The Spirit of Power

“When we come together in one accord, God turns up.”

For the final day of #ThyKingdomCome, Bishop @_mikeroyal, General Secretary of @ChurchesEngland, shares a hope filled Pentecost message on the call to carry the Good News into the world.

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@thykingdom_come @_mikeroyal @ChurchesEngland Absolutely brilliant. Amen @_mikeroyal. From Jerusalem to Emmaus to now, when we pray & seek, God will make it happen again 🙏🏽 Thank you. @ChurchesEngland @thykingdom_come

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@thykingdom_come @BallersinGod Excellent @JohnJBostock. Love what you're doing and I hear footballers are having a huge impact on young boys/men finding Christ 🙏🏽 @BallersinGod @thyki

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This is well worth a watch from footballer @JohnJBostock of @BallersinGod 👇🏽

@thykingdom_come #thykingdomcome #football #bbcsport

[Thy Kingdom Come @thykingdom_come]

🕯️DAY 9: The Spirit of Evangelism

“Your life can either reveal Jesus or conceal him.”

In this powerful reflection, John Bostock, founder of @BallersinGod, shares on the work God is doing through the global ministry to bring the love of Christ to the world of football.

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Sarah Taylor's appointment @englandcricket encourages all women & speaks beyond #cricket to the times we enter challenging & unfamiliar spaces in a man's world. My piece @WomanAliveUK

https://t.co/O0bXyx2VZs

#bbccricket @CricketSociety @EAUKnews @readwhiteglove @peterhardy51

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Ceylon Tea. Really is the best. 🍃🫖☕️ 🇱🇰 #internationalteaday

#tea #ceylontea @5BooksBlog @DominicMachado1 @adaderana @MuraliPod

[Mahishini Colonné @Mahishini]

On International Tea Day, here’s to the people, the history and the shared heritage behind every cup of Ceylon Tea. 🍃☕

#internationalteaday
#tea

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@Mahishini Here here! Nothing like Ceylon Tea. So proud of it 🫖 🇱🇰