Smith marks 10K with a 35th century, Khawaja’s SL redemption, & the drama behind The Hundred auction.

• Australia sit at 330/2 after day one of their Test against Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando praises Usman Khawaja’s redemption at Galle, after the opener scored an unbeaten 147.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli has the numbers behind Steve Smith’s 10,000-run milestone, & Fox Sports’ Courtney Walsh traces Smith’s journey from awkward leg spinner to the “best since Bradman.”

• The ECB have announced the fixture list for The Hundred season, while The Guardian’s Matt Hughes has details on the bidders for each team (and some of the drama behind this week’s franchise auctions).

• The World Cricketers’ Association claims that new franchise leagues don’t pay their players on time (or ever, in some cases), and also call out the ICC and national cricket boards for pretending that boycotts are the only way to put pressure on Afghanistan.

Why Kohli’s Ranji return matters, Flintoff isn’t a nepo-baby, & AUS-W’s Hall of Fame inductee.

• Wisden’s Abhishek Mukherjee explains why Virat Kohli’s return to domestic cricket is a big deal, Indian Express’ Sandip G looks at Sanju Samson’s sudden weakness to bouncers, & ESPNcricinfo’s Navneet Jha talks to Kuldeep Sen on his injury comeback and ramp up for the IPL.

• The Telegraph’s Will Macpherson thinks that Jamie Overton could be England’s T20 answer for Ben Stokes, while The Guardian’s James Wallace writes about how Rocky Flintoff has beaten away accusations of nepotism with his incredible play.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes thinks Heather Knight’s pride is on the line ahead of the Ashes Test, & Cricket Australia’s Adam Burnett profiles Christina Matthew, Australia’s most capped female Test cricketer who made the Hall of Fame.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda explains how MI Cape Town turned their form around in the SA20; from bottom of the table two years running, to in the playoffs with two games to spare in 2025!

A tribute to Smith, the state of WI cricket, & how do you support girl cricketers?

• Cricket Australia have a short, fun video tribute to Steve Smith.

• Caribbean Cricket Podcast’s Machel St Patrick Hewitt & Santokie Nagulendran talk to Fazeer Mohammed about the state of West Indies cricket.

• The Paddock and the Pavilion’s Stephen Wallis talks to Cricket Without Borders’ founder Clare Cannon about how to create more opportunities for girls in cricket. [Apple Podcasts]