Cricket Ireland has named former international Ed Joyce as its new high performance batting coach, with a focus on the the men’s senior squad and male talent pathway. Joyce played 151 times for Ireland, scoring 5,552 runs at an average of 40.82 with 10 centuries and 29 half-centuries. In 2019, one year after his playing
“We conducted a thorough recruitment process over Matt Walker’s departure,” said head coach Ian Westwood. “Jim stood out as someone who can bring a high level of batting expertise while complementing the strengths already within our staff group. “He knows the club and many of the players well and brings real energy and clarity to
It is no surprise this version of Brook has come immediately after he was overlooked as captain. He was seriously considered by managing director Rob Key and others at the England and Wales Cricket Board before ultimately being overlooked. I am sure he will have asked himself why that was the case and, after incidents
Amid the Wellington fallout, Brook led England to important ODI and T20 series wins in Sri Lanka, as well as the semi-finals of the World Cup that followed. His own form was superb. In the maelstrom, he drew on an experience from three years earlier. In 2023, his only season in the pressure cooker of
Apple TV executives can’t help but boast about their Emmy nomination batting average: 87 nominations (the platform’s best showing yet) across 15 shows, out of just 31 titles submitted for voter consideration, less than half of what their competitors submitted. “This simply reinforces our strategy, the ‘quality over quantity’ programming approach that continues to reward
