@em_john

Author of Self Contained: https://xitter.cf/t.co/iFP37mdW2T Also Wayfaring Stranger (Travel Book of the Year) and Following On (Wisden Book of the Year)

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Joined June 2009
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Our feature in @thetimes travel section today was a wonderful read... thank you @em_john - we have had so many nice comments and THE #bestbookingdayever @sawdays @vstnorthnorfolk @visitnorfolk @East_of_England @VisitEngland
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It's Jane Austen's birthday today. In the 2024 Almanack, @em_john wrote about Austen's links with cricket. Click the image to read. #janeausten wisden.com/stories/wisden-al…
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“Perhaps it’s better to enjoy a great football manager’s talents on the pitch, rather than on the page.” @em_john reviews Sarina Wiegman’s new book. newstatesman.com/culture/boo…

Sarina Wiegman’s mystery playbook

In her book the Lionesses coach shows composure and compassion – but the art of football management remains a puzzle.

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England win! 🏆 Captain Chris Edwards hits the winning runs as England Men's Learning Disability side beat Australia by eight wickets at The Wanderers to secure the Tri-Series and continue their successful run in series dating back to 2010.

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ON FAILURE with @em_john, author of the magnificent (and award-winning_ Following On, about an obsession with England in the 1990s, and (yes) award-winning author @anthony_mcgowan, who wrote The Art of Failure... Is it okay to fail? Let's find out...
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“I don’t know why everyone’s so upset at the lack of diversity on this panel. We made sure to include-“ *looks at smudged writing on hand* “At least one Warman”
Institute of Economic Affairs
@iealondon3 Oct 2023
🚨 Starting now, our #ThinkTent23 panel on the future of journalism and digital platforms. 🗣️ @matthewlesh | @JWhittingdale | @mattwarman | @mjhsinclair | David Matthew | @OwenMeredithNMA Join us in the ThinkTent or follow along live 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=-GbCEYcj…
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I am meant to be seeing the VERY SOLD-OUT Lord of the Rings musical at @WatermillTh this Friday Oct 6th at 7:30pm, but my brain decided to haemorrhage and I won't be going anywhere for some time! You will make this little hobbit's month if you take my two tickets at £57.50 each✨
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Our new doc Cricket and the Maidens is on the @bbcworldservice & @bbcsounds today bbc.in/44VtaVB Journalist @em_john asks how India’s women cricketers offer a new vision for single women in a country still deeply invested in marriage.
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my pals are all sexual predators and I’ve done nothing to stop them sure is an interesting take on the situation – at Arun Amarin, Thailand
Ewan MacKenna
@EwanMacKenna28 Aug 2023
I get bored of the moralising. The Spanish FA head is clearly a dope and odious, and more importantly with many secrets. But I've drank with many journalists calling horror at a kiss who have done far worse on a morning session, never mind their worst behaviour. It's remarkable.
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Australia already knows who won due to the time difference buff.ly/3qpyum1
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There really is only one answer to this question. The problem is, like Barbie, he is an impossible standard to meet.
Ashley St. Clair
@stclairashley3 Aug 2023
Who is the best modern role model men have for masculinity right now?
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Chris Woakes returns to the Test team after more than a year out, takes 19wkts in an incredible Ashes series, winning runs at Headingley, named player of the series … and his only post on the old socials since is a tribute to Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali. Be more Woakes, people
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If you love cricket, and you're in Bradford, do go along to City Park for the World Premier of @balbirdance's Cricket Green. It's a piece inspired by the existence of our beautiful game in a climate emergency. Tonight at 6pm, Saturday noon/3pm. Free! #cricket #ClimateCrisis
Guardian sport
@guardian_sport28 Jul 2023
Dancing down the wicket: shining a light on cricket and the climate crisis dlvr.it/SssPTh

Dancing down the wicket: shining a light on cricket and the climate crisis

How a Bradford dance troupe is hoping a new performance will provide a fresh way of thinking about sport and the environment

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Not me, cackling manically everytime Bairstow runs a bye straight to Carey
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Are fans more demanding of elite athletes than of any other type of entertainer? 💬 @em_john. newstatesman.com/comment/202…

How Dele Alli exposed the trauma that accompanies success in elite sport

We are increasingly discovering the mental cost of the pressure the sports industry places on its stars.

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We are increasingly discovering the mental cost of the pressure the sports industry places on its stars, writes @em_john. newstatesman.com/comment/202…

How Dele Alli exposed the trauma that accompanies success in elite sport

We are increasingly discovering the mental cost of the pressure the sports industry places on its stars.

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Opposite the Original Oak – the pub where many fans pause for a nerve-settling pint – stands St Michael and All Angels’ church. On Sunday its morning congregation were mostly locals, but the vicar had prepared with cricket-lovers in mind. By @em_john theguardian.com/sport/blog/2…

England fans turn to Good Book and stiff drink to settle Ashes nerves | Emma John

Edgy spectators resort to Sunday morning visits to the church and public house as Stokes’s men test their faith to the limit

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Emma John retweeted
Dr Meming@Dr_Meming8 Jul 2023
PI: where’s that draft you promised me? Me:
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Come to our symposium, No Foreign Field: MCC & The Empire of Cricket, which will debate the MCC's role in the global spread & governance of cricket Amazing line up of speakers and tickets are FREE! please see below for further details #CricketTwitter @MCCOfficial @HomeOfCricket
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