Nice day - and good game - at Cheltenham. Marchant de Lange trekked down from a Lancashire League game last night, having not played for a month, moved off a T20-only deal to help an injury crisis by playing today and then plied his team with energy: www.thecricketer.com/Topics/one-d...

Issy Wong exchanged texts with Jimmy Anderson about dealing with the Lord's slope ahead of her first Test in four years. Thought she bowled well - and then spoke really thoughtfully about all those who'd come before her. www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...

In awe of Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt, exemplary role models and brilliant cricketers. Chuffed for the pair of them that last night happened. For their own, different reasons, what they pulled off was remarkable. www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...

Fran Wilson's World Cup winner's medal sits on the same shelf as her Pointless Celebrities trophy. Went to Bristol to speak to her, after becoming the youngest county head coach in the country. Hugely ambitious, very well regarded, and in no rush.

Good to chat with Craig Miles, who returned to Gloucestershire at the end of last season, about the challenge facing a threadbare seam attack - he is one of four senior seamers on the staff - tasked with getting through a tough Championship campaign. www.thecricketer.com/Topics/count...

I spent more time than is sensible searching for Italy T20 captain Wayne Madsen's equaliser for South Africa vs South Korea at the 2006 Hockey World Cup. Piece about a goal and a remarkable career that's come full circle. Scrappy finish, keeper awol. www.thecricketer.com/Topics/first...

Spoke to players who represented Thailand, Jersey, Denmark, Italy and Argentina for this, including the wonderfully named Buenos Aires seamer, Diego Lord, who dismissed Nabi in 2009 in a sliding-doors, 20-run defeat - one of life's characters:

Lift-off. Worcestershire need 188 in 27 overs. Any more rain and we're probably back tomorrow...

At the Costa del Radlett, where Andrew Flintoff is watching Corey Flintoff on his professional debut.

Went to Merchant Taylors', where Middlesex needed most of the day to complete a pretty comprehensive win, and was handed the 80-over-old Kookaburra after it was hurled off the field. Piece about a ball: www.thecricketer.com/Topics/count...

502*?

Northants wasting no time at all in being reminded quite how grim this sport can be...

I found cricket and, it seems, July.

Was an unpopular, one-off, necessary move, which didn't really work for anyone in the end. It finished with me clambering through the window of a locked press box at 10.30pm. Great times.