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We'll aim to take you inside this absorbing game and analyse the global moments that matter, starting with India's Test series in England, which begins at Headingley, Leeds on Friday, June 20. We'll try to tell you things you didn't know about the sport you love; dig into the sports business and cultural aspects; offer technical insight and explain what on earth's going on if there's controversy or high drama (which there undoubtedly will be).
And if you're new to cricket, then there will be pieces for you, too. I'm perhaps biased, but this game, in all its different forms, offers such a particularly rich vein of storytelling, and good sportswriting is good sportswriting, whatever the subject matter.
I'm really lucky to work with so many people here who care deeply and are incredibly knowledgeable about this sport, where it's come from and where it's going, and who are also tuned in to cricket's capacity to make you smile. You might be familiar with some of our writers from their football or soccer coverage, but we hope you'll get to read them in a new light — and discover new voices too.
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I started my career running cables around cricket grounds from Jaipur to Jamaica, tracking the ball's trajectory working for Hawk-Eye, and it's such a thrill to be able to get under the covers of this fascinating (and sometimes ridiculous, perplexing or infuriating) sport again. I do hope you'll enjoy our coverage.
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