Benjamin Coombe

I work in behaviour intervention for a local NGO with children and adults with intellectual disability and mental health. My tweets are my own.

[Benjamin Coombe @something_inane]

When are the Australian women’s team going to let their best keeper actually keep? #T20WorldCup

[Benjamin Coombe @something_inane]

Simple things sometimes the best. Some girls fangirling over @maitlan_brown at #wbbl09 Maito gave them a shirt at change of innings and they haven’t stopped giggling for 10 overs 😍 love your work!

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Just when you think cricket can’t get any better after the Maxwell 100 off 40, the next day Sri Lanka destroy England. #CWC23 #SLvsENG

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@sportznut67 Correct. Burnsy is one of the few in the WBBL who even makes that look catchable. Gun.

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@nlm78 Maito or Pez if the Sixers win. Jono is she stays out there and the Heat win.

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@FoxCricket Horrendous.

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@WBBL @HeatBBL Heat will run this down.

Sixers need some runs from Susie Bates soon. Query that run out at the end too, looked home.

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@7Cricket Absolute privilege to be here to watch that knock. Awesome.

[Brisbane Heat @HeatBBL]

No Bat...No Problem!

Grace Harris soaking it up in Sydney with her third WBBL century!

#BringTheHEAT #WBBL09

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Beth Mooney fan club ready to go at North Sydney! #wbbl09 @wbbl

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@Delissak a while ago you & Beth Mooney gifted my then 8 year old daughter with some gloves after a game at Drummoyne Oval (and interviewed her on TV). Today, at almost 11 years, she’s grown enough that she played in them. Thank you both for helping inspire her. @AusWomenCricket

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This test is about to turn into a T20. Strap in for a crazy finish. Still waiting for Hodgey to apologise for his frequent assertion the declaration was too late... #Ashes @7Cricket

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@TomBurkeDarwin I’m not in any way against women playing 5 days. More cricket to watch (live or on TV)! I think the bigger issue is not 4 v 5 days, but not playing enough Tests in the first place.

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@TomBurkeDarwin Outcomes seem to be more common in the last twenty years but overall stats for draws quite high. Will be interesting to see if that changes in time. https://t.co/1YO0IlJDvX

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@TomBurkeDarwin My understanding is because the women consistently get through overs faster than men, so it’s felt they play sufficient cricket in 4 days (and match outcomes generally reflect this). They’d play way more cricket than men in 5 days - potentially a player fatigue and injury issue.

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@7Cricket Do you get paid a bonus for every time you say ‘intent’? #bbl

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@7Cricket So classy in the face of a clearly ludicrous decision. Well done Ussie. #bbl11

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@cric_blog Yeah, but one hand one bounce… 🤦‍♂️

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@7Cricket Is one hand one bounce a thing in bbl now?

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Khawaja robbed. Clearly only gained control of the ‘catch’ when it bounced. #bbl11