Richard Gibson

@richardgibsonDM

Daily Mail/Mail Online cricket; Columnist for @TheCricketerMag; ghost writer for Stokes, Broad, Root, Bumble, Swann and Anderson books.

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Joined July 2009

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Dec 8, 2023

Just me, casually nodding Jos Buttler’s long ball in at the far post while covering the tour for ⁦@MailSport⁩ #WIvENG

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 26

🚨NASSER HUSSAIN: India's performance has been littered by Shubman Gill mistakes ❌Bumrah was bowling at wrong end ❓Where was Washington hiding until the 63rd over? mol.im/a/14941693 via @MailSport

$richardgibsonDM's tweet card. NASSER HUSSAIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: They were hampered by injuries, forcing their hand in selection and Rishabh Pant has fractured his foot - but they haven't helped themselves.$

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David Coverdale@dpcoverdale · Jul 25

🗞️ @MailSport back page. A privilege to witness Joe Root make more history at Old Trafford today. #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 24

🏃‍♂️@ollieholt22 ran the UK's riskiest parkrun - inside a jail with 20 prisoners Read how sport offers routes of escapism but ultimately unites here: mol.im/a/14924713 via @MailSport

richardgibsonDM's tweet card. There is something about running that sets you free. There is something about running that stops you thinking too much. There is something about running that brings you back to the world better for...

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 24

It’s been a good year so far for Yorkshire Test hundreds …..

RRichard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jan 30

Josh Inglis becomes the first Yorkshireman to score a Test hundred in the Ashes year of 2025 with a debut effort for Australia v Sri Lanka in Galle. Here he is getting a Year 8 sports award from Kaiser Chiefs as a 13-year-old in 2008, two years before emigrating.

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 23

🚨Column from @boothcricket on future of Tests 2⃣ Two divisions proposal 🗣️Some countries will find no way back Read here: Proposals for two-tier Tests would DESTROY the game: INSIDE CRICKET mol.im/a/14928015 via @MailSport

richardgibsonDM's tweet card. INSIDE CRICKET: But two divisions would allow the Big Three to shorten their four-year cycle to three, and further cement their exclusivity.

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 21

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England make one change for Old Trafford Test: Liam Dawson in for Shoaib Bashir #EngvInd

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 21

Another of the moves flagged up below has since happened: Highly-rated Kent fast bowler Nathan Gilchrist is joining Warwickshire. Read more here:

RRichard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 15

🚨COUNTY CONFIDENTIAL 🐎Durham snap up young seamer 🦊Leicestershire signings in readiness for Division One? 🔴Kookaburra ball development Sign up to Mail+ for £1.99 a month dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 21

🚨BRYDON CARSE INTERVIEW 🟨By @BoothCricket 🗣️No more Mr Nice Guys 🇮🇳On-field relations post Crawley bust-up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿'It got us revved up' dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

richardgibsonDM's tweet card. There's no hysteria or venom in the voice of Brydon Carse as he reflects on England's striking change of attitude midway through their series against India.

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Tom Collomosse@TomCollomosse · Jul 18

🚨Leicester briefing: transfers+more 🎯 At least four positions targeted 🤔 El Khannouss: sale or loan? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Truth on Coady and Rangers 💰 Cifuentes compo boost 🤷🏻‍♂️ What happened to Röhl? ❤️ Next season’s young core dailymail.co.uk/sport/football… #lcfc

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 18

🫸Counties pushing for different things 🫷Players want 12 match Championship ❓Would fewer matches in CC and Blast lead to smaller squads by one or two players 🤕Current schedule directly contributed to 4 injuries in the past month

RRichard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 17

🚨COUNTY CRICKET OVERHAUL 🏆Plans to revamp Championship 🥇Top teams want 8 teams not 12 💥T20 Blast reduction challenged 💯Neutral knockout games for non Hundred hosts ✍️ up to Mail+ for £1.99 a month dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 18

Turns out the red hatter did more than just stand around...

RRichard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 11

One member of the Lord’s ground staff (red hat) appears to be an Angus Fraser tribute act. #EngvInd

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 17

richardgibsonDM's tweet card. Play-offs could be introduced to the country's elite four-day competition in a move that would alienate some of its top clubs.

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 17

🔴County Confidential 🚀Baz McCullum favourite on move 🦘Yorkshire overseas policy 🌹Lancs tracking all rounder 🗳️Kookaburra ball future Sign up to Mail+ for £1.99 a month dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

richardgibsonDM's tweet card. One of a trio of tyro pace bowlers being monitored by England has agreed to move the length of the country for 2026.

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 16

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿This week's Lord's Test was only the 4th time in 114 appearances that Ben Stokes has scored 75+ runs and taken 5 or more wickets 🇮🇳 (He has done amazing things for a dozen years but it shows how hard it is to excel as an all-rounder at international level) #EngvInd

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Richard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 16

Gloucestershire have since confirmed one of the dozen transfer tales below: Craig Miles is returning to the club from Warwickshire on a three-year deal #countycricket

RRichard Gibson@richardgibsonDM · Jul 16

🚨COUNTY CRICKET ROUND-UP 🧸 1 out; 1 in at Warwickshire 🍏 Somerset mini exodus 🫑 Yorkshire miss out on target 🤕 4 injured due to late night travel Read our regular county updates here: dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

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Oliver Holt@OllieHolt22 · Jul 16

Stunning day in Portrush. A joy to be back here for The Open

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Dominic King@DominicKing_DM · Jul 16

☠️ The biker gang, the GBH charge and the five-year prison sentence 🏌️‍♂️ Ryan Peake qualified for The Open in remarkable circumstances… his journey to Portrush has been even more startling dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/art…

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Mail Sport@MailSport · Jul 15

Should Jacob Bethell replace struggling Zak Crawley or Ollie Pope? - The key questions facing England after nail-biting win over India trib.al/U2HriGP

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