Matt Roller

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[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@MarkRidley62 @cricinfo Yep and briefly for Middlesex too in the Blast... but not quite at Barker's level in either sport

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Keith Barker, who retired in August, finished his cricketing career a two-time County Championship winner who also played in the Football League and once came against a young Gareth Bale.

Is he the last of his kind in English sport?

Interview @cricinfo

https://t.co/d0lTEpvjxD

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Great story from @OsmanSamiuddin on ICC plans to exercise greater control over franchise leagues - with potentially significant ramifications for ILT20 and MLC in particular

https://t.co/oxuwqWp3ho

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@lukebl22 @cricinfo Ha, thanks... I think...!

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

When England were sliding into crisis in June, Liam Patterson-White outbowled Simon Harmer in a County Championship game at Chelmsford. They will hope he can do the same in South Africa this winter

Analysis @cricinfo

https://t.co/aJO2NPD2dC

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Highly recommend this new book by @SamJDean, who tells the full story of Arsenal's turnaround in great detail

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@miikey11_ @cricinfo Early suggestion from North was unlikely for first two Tests, more likely for third given conditions Eng are anticipating... but plenty of time for that to change

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@LOFC_Dan @cricinfo 9 for 109 in 52.4 overs vs 5 for 165 in 45🤷‍♂️

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

George Hill in the Lions squad to tour South Africa as expected - both for the 50-over and four-day legs of the trip. Interested to see how he gets on

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

George Hill for England?

His Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow called his absence from the Lions's 50-over squad "an absolute joke" - but Hill will surely get his chance to impress in their four-day games in South Africa in December

@cricinfo

https://t.co/vHmIEFAv1A

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

JUST IN: England name their squad for the upcoming Test series in South Africa, starting on December 17 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Uncapped left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White receives his first call-up, while Jacob Bethell returns having missed the Pakistan series with a knee injury

[Tim Wigmore @timwig]

The Pantheon is out now.

My attempt to rank the best ever Test cricketers, out of over 3,000 to play the game.

Lovely to see it in some great company in bookshops - and available in all the usual places too.

https://t.co/w3bjKDs5Vh

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@g2mcc @cricinfo Didn't move the needle at Warks but makes more sense to me in Bristol... what % of the student population know that Gloucestershire play T20 cricket in their city?

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Gloucestershire are set to drop their county name and play as 'Bristol' in the T20 Blast next year.

"We will be creating a new dedicated T20 identity," the club have confirmed to @cricinfo.

Members informed by club last night at a meeting at the County Ground.

Full story 🔜

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@cricinfo Full story @cricinfo

https://t.co/tzC9zaXn0l

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@Sanskar7701 @cricinfo Unsure at this stage. Hadn't made his mind up when I asked a month ago

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Kieron Pollard set to step aside as MI London men's head coach after his promotion to the top role at Mumbai Indians. Full story @cricinfo

https://t.co/Vzmp0k64Bg

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Great read by @davidjesudason @vittlesmagazine: How touring cricketers can make or break England’s South Asian restaurants

https://t.co/HQcQTCHfO9

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Some big calls looming for England's ODI side ahead of next year's World Cup: can they afford to pick both Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid in early-season African conditions, and at the cost of some batting depth?

Analysis @cricinfo

https://t.co/6W5sJxMANO

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

@BCFCRobinsView Definitely a case to pick both - though knock-on is either Dawson coming in at No7 or Curran as the third seamer, neither of which is ideal. Lots of trade-offs to weigh up whichever balance they go with

[Matt Roller @mroller98]

Liam Dawson has been outstanding for England in Pakistan: 7 for 150 in 30 overs, many of them while bowling in heavy dew.

England insist his selection ahead of Adil Rashid was solely conditions-based but it will be fascinating to see how they structure their side in Australia