Nicholas Brookes

Writer. Cricket dork. Cat man. An Island's Eleven is MCC/Cricket Society & Wisden Book of the Year 2023

[Nicholas Brookes @brookeswrites]

GO ON! Get yourself a copy...
https://t.co/pZHufT0jT8

[The History Press @TheHistoryPress]

'An Island’s Eleven' tells the story of the 1996 World Cup in full for the first time, focusing on the characters and moments that have shaped the game forever.

Out in #paperback now! Grab your copy here: https://t.co/clMn3kf1P0 @brookeswrites

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Sri Lanka is playing cricket today... so we'll be live after the game

@MarkMachado @DominicMachado1
@brookeswrites

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[Nicholas Brookes @brookeswrites]

@CaribCricket any idea what's going on in the Caribbean? Stream was working this morning but geoblocked now...

[Nicholas Brookes @brookeswrites]

Did I just see A.I.den Markram bowling seam-up?

[Best of Cricket @bestcricstories]

BEST #CRICKET STORIES OF THE WEEK:

@brookeswrites w/Farbrace, @cricket_pod_3 w/ABD, @ABdeVilliers17 w/Parthiv, & @MashStPaddy on cricket's cool problem.

All stories at https://t.co/5eWwuPN04j

[Nicholas Brookes @brookeswrites]

@Cricket_decoded Thanks Aravinthan! Felt v lucky to be in the passenger seat for this one…

[Best of Cricket @bestcricstories]

TOP #CRICKET PODS & VIDEOS:

@brookeswrites with Paul Farbrace.

All stories at https://t.co/BOD5BOCDp6

[Murali End 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 @MuraliPod]

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Former Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace chatted to @brookeswrites about coaching Sri Lanka's golden generation, winning the World Cup in 2014 & the Lahore attack

You can watch it on Youtube or listen to it in your podcast app

📺 https://t.co/WfTx1a6LuW

[The Cricket Society @CricketSociety]

Congratulations @RWhitehead61 for winning @CricketSociety / @MCCOfficial Book of the Year award for 2026. A fine achievement & commiserations to @deanbwilson @timwig @swildecricket #maxbonnell #vicmarks who also produced fine books. Standard was very high.

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The latest episode featuring @brookeswrites, @DominicMachado1 & @Estelle_Vasude1 discussing the last week in Sri Lankan Cricket is here including player injuries and the IPL

https://t.co/ATt6BwGjwr

[Taimoor Zaman @taimoor_ze]

On this day in 92, the epic over of Wasim Akram that changed the course of the game.

[Murali End 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 @MuraliPod]

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Sri Lanka Cricket fans have you checked out our conversation with Gary Kirsten yet?

Gary chatted to @DominicMachado1 about his plans for the team, watch it now:

https://t.co/WBAVSwZ8x0

[Murali End 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 @MuraliPod]

Coming very soon,

Gary Kirsten joins the show

follow @MuraliPod so you don't miss it

[Shehan Karunatilaka @ShehanKaru]

Some cricketers become legends.
Others disappear from the scorecards.

Pradeep Mathew might be the greatest spinner Sri Lanka never officially had.

Or maybe he’s just the greatest cricket myth ever written.

Explore the evidence → https://t.co/RpfEZrSVci

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[Nicholas Brookes @brookeswrites]

Wild. In a 500-run game, at a stage when everything had to go, Bum went 0 or 1 10/12 deliveries. And we all saw it coming…

[CricTracker @Cricketracker]

England needed 69 runs in last 5 overs.

Enter Boom Boom Bumrah, adjusts his jersey, delivers a masterclass, concedes just 14 runs in his last two overs to seal the win for India 🌠

📸: JioStar

[The Final Word @Final_Word_Pod]

“Jasprit Bumrah is the Bradman of bowling, that man is a genius and we are blessed to live in his times”

TFW World Cup Daily out now in your feeds and YouTube.

[The Cricket Society @CricketSociety]

@CricketSociety / @MCCOfficial Book of The Year Nominations 2026 will be revealed shortly. This year’s event takes place at @HomeOfCricket on 7th April commencing 6pm. Who will follow in the large footsteps of @camsell59 @ListerProd @brookeswrites https://t.co/huE0zvj1MO

[Estelle Vasudevan @Estelle_Vasude1]

Suspect we will have a broader discussion about this on @MuraliPod, but I will say, as a fan, imo you have the right to be upset about the Sri Lankan performance. You have the right to be angry, disappointed, frustrated. You do not however, have the right to abuse players, not at the ground, not on social media. #T20WorldCup2026

[Aravinthan Arunthavanathan @Cricket_decoded]

Sun soaked SSC...
Crowd on the grass banks...
Morning start with colored jerseys...
Home ICC World Tournament...

There ain't many better vibes for Cricket in Sri Lanka...

Just the way 1996 CWC began at home!! #T20WorldCup #PAKvsNED

[Dominic Machado @DominicMachado1]

In terms of t20 planning for batting, @OfficialSLC approaches it for a perspective of what if Pathum and Kusal fail instead of how do we maximize their potential success. That’s why we have so many collapses after good starts.

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[Dominic Machado @DominicMachado1]

Guys, @MuraliPod will be live after the match with @MarkMachado, @brookeswrites, and myself:

https://t.co/Xa2QBY6ima