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Behind the wheel with the tanker drivers moving millions of litres of fuel

"It’s a wee bit like sitting on a water bed with kids jumping on it." Tanker drivers reveal what it takes to guide 45,000 litres safely.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ashes: 'Bazball' winds Australia up as they think they invented it, says Mark Butcher

England have faith in their gutsy approach as they dream of a win Down Under

Evening Standard

Strapple, greeble, slog and kiss: how cricket’s language turns a game of numbers into poetry

There are more than 100 ways to describe hitting a ball, and that is just the start of an ever-expanding lexicon

The Guardian - UK

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'England don't have enough 50-over experience to be called Champions Trophy contenders'

England will enter the Champions Trophy after being whitewashed 3-0 by India in the one-day international series, which will require Jos Buttler's men to turn the tide around to go all the way in the eight-team International Cricket Council tournament. But former England batter Mark Butcher feels that the squad…

The Times of India

Jamie Smith's breakthrough summer puts Australia on notice ahead of the Ashes

Surrey star has proved he is the real deal - and his talents have not gone unnoticed Down Under

Evening Standard

‘Get real, wakey wakey, red pill time’: Reform candidates in their own words

We’re all entitled to our opinions, says one party candidate. His aren’t the only ones to have attracted controversy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hails Blackpool South win as result points to big Labour victory at general election

Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half of council seats contested, putting party on course for as many as 500 losses

The Guardian - UK

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Is Reform UK on the rise? Blackpool’s soup kitchen candidate will find out

Chris Webb is expected to win Blackpool South for Labour but eyes are on the fortunes of Mark Butcher, who works with the poor and insists he is ‘not a politician’

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK’s Blackpool byelection candidate denies wrongdoing amid charity probe

Charity Commission opens ‘compliance case’ into soup kitchen founded by Mark Butcher after allegations about use during campaign

The Guardian - UK

'One of the best in T20 cricket': Mark Butcher on Heinrich Klaasen

NEW DELHI: Former England batter Mark Butcher has expressed high praise for South African batter Heinrich Klaasen, considering him one of the best T20 batters in world cricket at the moment. Butcher shared his opinion in an exclusive video on the SA20 official website, where he specifically highlighted Klaasen's exceptional…

The Times of India

'Retirements coming thick and fast': Former India opener feels Test cricket struggling for existence

NEW DELHI: As South African Heinrich Klaasen became the latest player to retire from Test cricket, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that the traditional format is going through an existential crisis.

The Times of India

'World Test Championship has made it worse for Test cricket'

NEW DELHI: Former England Test batter Mark Butcher has expressed his criticism of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Test Championship (WTC), stating that the tournament has done more harm than good to the longest format of the game.

The Times of India

WTC has made it worse for Test cricket: Butcher

Former England Test batter Mark Butcher feels the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) has done more harm than good to the longest format.

The Hindu

The Ashes 2023 | Bairstow's dismissal is 'just as plain as day out', says Mark Butcher

The former England opener is confused by the uproar over Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal in the second Ashes Test, saying that “it’s just as plain as day out” and the chatter in cricketing circles is “nonsense”

The Hindu

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Ashes: Jonny Bairstow's dismissal is 'just as plain as day out', says Mark Butcher

NEW DELHI: Former England opener Mark Butcher is perplexed by the controversy surrounding Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in the second Ashes Test, dismissing the ongoing discussions in cricketing circles as "nonsense" and stating that the decision was clear-cut.

The Guardian - UK

What we talk about when we talk about cricketing dads isn’t as simple as Bazball

As rain scuttled day three memories flooded back of our annual trip to watch England lose at cricket, and the sense of two lives drifting apart

Manchester Evening News

Ashes 2023: How to get tickets and where you can watch the Old Trafford test

The 2023 Ashes series will get underway this summer with the fourth test taking place at the Emirates Old Trafford

The Guardian - UK

Jason Roy’s Stateside jaunt the inevitable endgame for cricket as we know it

We shouldn’t really be surprised that a World Cup winner will jettison his England contract in favour of playing T20 in the US

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Birmingham Post

Tyneside tech firm Zytronic falls to a loss amid gaming market turmoil

The Blaydon business has been impacted by US firm Azure's filing for bankruptcy as well as other issues in gaming and vending markets

Daily Mirror

Harry Brook's "touch of genius" earns Joe Root and Kevin Pietersen comparisons

A number of former England batters have hailed Harry Brook after his starring role with the bat in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, with Mark Butcher, Paul Collingwood and David Lloyd all full of praise for the 23-year-old

Daily Mirror

Will Jacks has "really big" England future as "stark" Jack Leach difference highlighted

All-rounder Will Jacks was handed a late Test debut after Ben Foakes was laid low with an illness and he has impressed for England, picking up three important wickets against Pakistan

Daily Mirror

England told to axe Ben Stokes or Dawid Malan as T20 World Cup batting is 'not working'

Former England batter Mark Butcher has suggested either Ben Stokes or Dawid Malan should be dropped to allow Jos Buttler's side to play an extra bowler

Daily Mirror

Ben Stokes "under the pump" after England's T20 World Cup loss to Ireland

Ben Stokes' spot in England's T20 World Cup side has been questioned by Mark Butcher following some lacklustre performances with the bat

Newsroom.co.nz

When rates don't rate it: Incoming councillors seek bold revenue solutions

Newsroom election survey: Local candidates want to spend more – and they are willing to investigate new ways to pay for it.

Daily Mirror

5 talking points as Pakistan win tight T20 by five runs despite Moeen Ali's fifty

Despite an excellent unbeaten half-century from stand-in captain Moeen Ali, England lost the fifth T20I to Pakistan by five runs after debutant Aamer Jamal bowled an impressive final over

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