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Love that you celebrate that there are nine majors in golf. But as you credit the Chevron with its title sponsor, do please also recognise that the major being staged on the Old Couse at St Andrews is the AIG Women's Open, which is The R&A's women's major. AIG deserves the recognition for its commitment to women's golf.

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Stint?

Block, set, group. Murmur anyone?

I am thinking of sending The Hundred commentators a list of collective nouns this season as the innovation well appears to be running dry. Have they been specifically banned from using 'over' lest it sounds too much like cricket?

I am not sure how much adaptation is needed by the scoring nerd. Presumably it's just one less dot or digit in each box of the bowling analysis. And a second consecutive box if the bowler gets an extended go. Rocket science it ain't.

Some boffins at Bournemouth Universit have made a study of The Hundred's impact. They confess they hadn't thought to ask their interviewed 'new audience' members if all this nonsense makes the game easier to follow. I think that's your answer.

Has anyone asked Mikey Holding what he thinks? I suggest they stand back if they do.

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“It is the England team whose commercial success props up the counties” - but the counties provide the players, coaches, pathways, grounds which allows the cash from Test match tickets and tv revenue to flow to the ECB. It’s symbiosis, not one “propping up” the other.

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Apr 4·edited Apr 4

Snoozefest? From my perspective it was brilliant to watch. Intense and agonising. Should the neutral expect to be entertained?

On a separate note, as a follower (relatively distanced) of KCCC, I am baffled by the world of cricket which is struggling with its identity. It is not really ONE sport any longer.

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