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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barney Ronay

The Hundred is just influencer sport and is the worst cricket thing ever invented

Ashton Hall Cricket ECB
General view inside Lord’s during a pyrotechnic display during the The Hundred match between London Spirit Men and Oval Invincibles Men in early August.
This year’s Hundred started the day after England’s gripping Test series against India ended in a 2-2 draw. Photograph: Tom Dulat/ECB/Getty Images

Who’s your favourite influencer? For me it’s Ashton Hall, an inspiring and cheerful man on YouTube whose fame has been brief, beautiful and as fragile as a butterfly lifespan. But who was for a period earlier this year the greatest influencer on the planet, propelled to that status by a video showing his “extreme morning routine”.

The routine is amazing. It starts at 3.52am. The standard kick-off time for The Grind used to be 5am. Sod that. Ashton Hall gets up at 3.52. Ashton Hall gets up the day before to prepare for his getting up.

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