It was the old woman in the crowd that I could hardly bear to look at. Throughout the day there must have been a couple of dozen who came, tried for half an hour to catch something, and finally went dejectedly away. They were horrible specimens of poverty and uncleanliness. They were old and pitiful and repulsive. But their hunger most surely was genuine. Match Hero Andre Russell speaking to Sky Sports: "This is my fifth game and I've been feeling confident with the bat, but the runs weren't coming. But I kept believing and today I did what I do best. I'm happy with the win, hopefully we keep the momentum going. Lintott, who only signed his first pro contract at 27 last year, bowls wrist spin with his left hand, which is a rare talent and can be confusing for batters to face. McCullin is the master of laying it all down, the truth as he saw it, every last piece of spit, blood and dirt. His is never a cold, clinical eye; you can feel the empathy, the horror, even the confusion of the man behind the lens.

Pyle was an incredibly intelligent and thoughtful man, and this comes ultimately comes across quite strongly. The former just holds the weight in an irritating way in the first half of the book. But when he gets it right, he loops the aspects of the human condition that are universal through time into his descriptions of war seamlessly, and it's poignant to our time, most so in his final words: Manchester Originals opener Phil Salt to Sky Sports: "Sometimes [going hard at the beginning] it's going to be a hit and miss role. My job is to take pressure off Jos, when he bats through, he was not far off finishing the game all by himself. We're going nicely at the moment.

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Ernie Pyle was a war correspondent during WWII, traveling with the American invasion forces. This book is a collection of his news columns dating from June 1943 to September 1944. It provides a vivid sense of what life was like for the troops, covering such events as the naval crossing to Sicily, fighting at Anzio, the Italian campaign, a stint in England waiting for D-Day, the invasion at Normandy, and the liberation of Paris. Southern Brave were branded favourites for the men’s competition after last year’s draft and, while the withdrawal of Andre Russell is obviously a blow, it is still difficult to look past Mahela Jayawardene’s charge. Sad but true. Still, it is the times of destruction that I most worry about. A reading of history makes it hard confidently to believe that humanity has seen the last of the likes of Hitler and Stalin. If faced with such powerful evil again, could our nation still manage what we did in World War II? I don’t know. Great war reporting from Ernie Pyle, a journalist who gave voice to the experiences of the US serviceman during WWII. Southern Brave men retain 11 players from the squad that won the inaugural The Hundred final at Lord’s last August, including local legend James Vince, cult spin hero Jake Lintott, and T20 World Cup semi-finalist Tymal Mills. England pace bowler and World Cup-winner Jofra Archer has also re-signed for his home team as Southern Brave’s centrally contracted men’s player.

This book is essential and provides a real human feel to the American front in Europe during World War II. So many different aspects of war are so well depicted.Andre Russell smashed 64 from just 23 balls to set up a comfortable victory for Manchester Originals over defending champions Southern Brave. Update 7/15/23. Starts out compulsively readable, but the daily combat reports get grim in a hurry. Book of its time. I'm not at all sure I will finish it. . . Both Brave's men and women had four wins from four matches at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton last year and will go a long way to more success if they replicate that formidable record. We will strive to make the final again this year but hopefully this time we can go one better and win the trophy."

Brave's women might have made it a double, having reached the final with seven wins from eight games to finish top of the standings.Tara Norris, fast bowler for Southern Brave, said: "I am absolutely delighted to be retained by the Southern Brave and can’t wait for an exciting summer ahead!” Brave, who won all their matches at the Ageas Bowl last year, struggled to keep up with the required run rate and were bowled out for 120 to lose by 68 runs.