ASH Smyth 8/25/24 ASH Smyth 8/25/24

Briefs From the Field

To his distress, ASH Smyth realises it’s been five years since his last cricket match (which, even more distressingly, he was allowed to captain).

Seth Burkett 7/14/24 Seth Burkett 7/14/24

Spotify Sundays: Seth Burkett on a Footballing Life

Can England beat Spain in the Euros final? Seth Burkett takes soundings from a personal history of footballing optimism.

Nicholas Lezard 7/12/24 Nicholas Lezard 7/12/24

Soul Limbo

As they capitulate to England once again at Lord's, Nicholas Lezard asks whatever happened to West Indies cricket.

Seth Burkett 7/9/24 Seth Burkett 7/9/24

Teardrop Titans

As England hang on by their fingernails at Euro 2024, Seth Burkett looks back at a rather different type of international football: his season as a pro footballer in Sri Lanka.