Isabelle Westbury
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Stars align for Khawaja to ‘give back’ on historic Pakistan tour
Khawaja is on his way back to the country of his birth as part of the first Australia tour to Pakistan in 24 years. → Read More
Alex Hales is one name among many – cricket has to focus on more than individuals to create lasting change
While it is a difficult time to be a proud participant in the game, we needed something of this magnitude to create real impetus → Read More
The lack of diversity in cricket journalism holds back the sport
While coverage is shaped by mostly male, white and privately educated journalists, it will not engage large sections of society → Read More
Azeem Rafiq’s struggle with mental health shows how much we need more diversity in sport
Discrimination will deter both underrepresented individuals in the industry and others hoping to be them → Read More
Meet the girls hoping to fire India to Street Child Cricket World Cup glory
I was 13 when gender first played a defining role in my life. I was lucky, in a way, that it came as late as it did. Prevented by football’s national governing body from playing competitively with boys, there was no nearby girls team to join instead. Even if there had been, the opportunity to play alongside my friends, as I had done until then, vanished overnight. → Read More
Ben Cox wallops Worcestershire past Sussex to T20 Blast glory
Ben Cox and captain Moeen Ali swept Worcestershire to the T20 Blast title as they chased down Sussex’s 157 with nine balls to spare → Read More
Somerset scent glory as Vitality Blast puts unsung counties in spotlight
Edgbaston will be full for a Finals Day that promises to show some of the game’s less heralded sides at their Twenty20 best → Read More
Who is the greatest England cricketer of all-time?
Alastair Cook hailed Jimmy Anderson the ‘best cricketer England have ever produced’. Our correspondents beg to differ → Read More
Hampshire’s Rilee Rossouw puts Royal London Cup out of Kent’s reach
Rilee Rossouw’s century and four run outs ensured Hampshire took the Royal London Cup at the expense of Kent → Read More
Kent and Hampshire bring curtain down on Lord’s one-day finals
The last Royal London Cup tie at Lord’s is the first one-day final between Hampshire and Kent since 1992 → Read More
Diversity in sports broadcasting isn’t tokenism, it’s good business
A clip of the former French international Patrice Evra appearing surprised by, then applauding, the analysis of former England international Eniola Aluko during the world Cup has gone viral, and has been widely condemned. → Read More
Australia begin new era with low-key win over Sussex at convivial Hove
Australia received a relatively mild reception on their first outing since their scandal-hit tour to South Africa as they saw off Sussex by 57 runs at Hove → Read More
The ECB's 100-ball 'mums and kids' target betrays a worrying mindset
I was seven years old when I learnt the cub scout motto: be prepared. It seemed simple enough – a concept which any kid, or mum, might easily embrace. It is worrying therefore that the England and Wales Cricket Board’s most recent proposals, to make “cricket as simple as possible” so that even “mums and kids” might understand it, appears to be lacking in this most basic of areas – preparation. → Read More
Female recognition in sport is a work in progress, but momentum is shifting – as Wisden has shown
Before this year, 594 cricketers had been named as part of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year. In a tradition started in 1889 and usually announced in groups of five, only two of those, Claire Taylor in 2009 and Charlotte Edwards in 2014, were women. If women were to indicate the amount of sugar in a product, Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year would have been considered sugar-free under regulatory… → Read More
Michelle Payne's Melbourne Cup win could be a game-changer for women's sport
Women's sport is rising in success and profile but it still receives inadequate support and promotion. → Read More
A Corbynista’s guide to the Labour conference
The right people to talk to, places to go and serious tomes to be seen with → Read More
#LibDemFightback: what became of MPs who lost their seats?
After disastrous showing in May general election, and as the party begins its annual conference, what are ousted Lib Dem MPs up to now? → Read More