No powerplay, Hughes?

THe next Cricketer magazine power list in the sport is understood to be topped by eCB chief executive Tom Harrison, who has an annual salary for the last financial year to match of £659,792 including pension contributions. And the quartet who make up the top five are expected to be england captain Joe root, england cricket supremo Andrew strauss, eCB chairman Colin Graves and sky sports chief Barney Francis. But the biggest surprise of the list is that Cricketer editor simon Hughes, who has improved circulation and profile of the magazine, has found no room for himself despite being on the selection panel.

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giveaway that cricket fan Theresa May in fact knows very little about the sport came during the PM’s interview on

Test Match Special yesterday. She revealed that England’s victory parade in Trafalgar Square after the 2005 Ashes was the first time she had seen the Ashes urn. She was unaware it was a replica trophy because the urn itself is too fragile to move from Lord’s museum. BBC sport, with strict rules on ambush advertising, won’t be impressed that investec’s honours board to mark the end of their five-year sponsorship credits Test Match Special’s Graeme swann mentioning investec the most times on air in 30 seconds.