As both a cricket fan and someone interested in things to do with the olympics, perhaps the coolest thing I can flag up today is this news that the IOC has now confirmed that cricket will be played at the 2028 LA Games. “Cricket’s return to the Olympics for the Los Angeles 2028 Games has been approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board. Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, squash, lacrosse and baseball/softball are also in.” Of course, they will be playing Twenty-Twenty, and it will be the first time cricket has been played at the olympics since 1900.

I think that is fantastic news. Cricket is still slightly niche as a sport, so it will be fascinating to see it being played at such a level by so many countries were it isn’t usually played. More to the point, I can’t wait to see Americans playing cricket – I suspect that will be quite a spectacle.