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The Newsletter is BACK! Read @brookeswrites 's take on some of the positives for Sri Lanka, despite a poor showing at the World Cup ⬇️

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7 years

@erichmcelroy oh, so daddy has to get involved!

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Mark Machado

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3 years

Should we revisit Nigel Farage's greatest TV moment. He & his people hate this clip, so don't RT it....

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Mark Machado

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7 years

Umm I don't understand @erichmcelroy why is @realDonaldTrump talking to business people about healthcare & not doctors & nurses?

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Mark Machado

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2 years

Morning Will you do me a favour & consider going to Sri Lanka in 2023? The Island is picking it's self up from economic disaster & can do with as many tourists arriving as possible The food is brilliant, people friendly and @flysrilankan go direct from Heathrow

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Crazy to me how I made it to the West Indies in 2022 and Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad haven't....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Yorkshire CCC will be hosting a test next match next summer. It needs to be taken away from them and no international cricket played at Headingley till Yorkshire can show proof they have their house in order & show steps are being taken to combat racism.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

5 years

When talking about #MeghanandHarry contray to popular twitter belief it's entirely possible to be critical of Meghan without being racist.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

5 years since Noel Gallagher text me back...

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

Sad to see my friend @EamonnHolmes being judged by a lot of people on here by a badly edited clip yet again.... Have worked with him and his family for a few years now & have only ever witnessed love and compassion from him.

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Mark Machado

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3 years

Cause it's Christmas I'll let you into a secret, in every London pub, when we hear a Northern Accent we stick £4 on top of the price of a pint. We're all in on it and it's a tradition that was started by Samuel Pepys in the 1650's

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Haven't we Sri Lankan fans suffered enough already

Mufaddal Vohra

@mufaddal_vohra

2 years

Sri Lanka Cricket in negotiations to appoint Chris Silverwood as their Head Coach. (Reported by The Island).

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

Um @erichmcelroy why is commander in chief @realDonaldTrump calling out a organisation he's the head off?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

11 months

🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 Went to Essex Met some Lions Meet your idols, they won't disappoint 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

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Mark Machado

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2 years

Let's be real, Lord's is the least fun ground to go to watch international Cricket. It's expensive & self obsessed. With tickets over £100 to watch what has been an uncompetitive England side it's no surprise @HomeOfCricket hasn't sold out.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

While we all dwell on London moving in Tier 3, I can't stop thinking about what @afneil says about Boris and the government here:

Alan Johnson Podcast

@PodcastAlan

4 years

"I think he's been out of his depth, I think the whole government's been out of its depth" @afneil says @BorisJohnson is a 'cheerleader for good times', not a Prime Minister for a pandemic... 'How to Change the World' is supported by @Barclays ➡️

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka we will be protesting outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London on the 3rd April Meet at 2pm at Marble Arch with the view of arriving at the High Commission for 2.45pm Please RT #GoHomeGota #GoHomeRajapaksas

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

9 months

I'm sorry but if the ICC had any teeth, there would be a priest on his way from the Vatican to check what is going on with Maxwell's soul I have watched wrestling, this man has gone full Undertaker

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

11 months

🇱🇰HISTORIC🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Women win their first T20 series against England Chamari led from the front after never beating England before & being overlooked by The Hundred #EngvSL

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

Um @erichmcelroy is @realDonaldTrump now trying to blame @FoxNews ? I thought we could trust them!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

@Canarysteve @rhirhibeee @abi_slade Hi Steve, i'm making a podcast series about virgins and men who have difficulties with the opposite sex, I was wondering if you could spare a few moments to talk to me with the view of appearing in the series?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

This is up there with any ball bowled this century But you won't see it being celebrated as such cause it's not bowled in/by or against the big 3

Estelle Vasudevan

@Estelle_Vasude1

2 years

Ripper from Yasir Shah to get rid of Kusal Mendis 👌🏾 #SLvPAK

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Mark Machado

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1 year

Is Rinku Singh Jesus? Cause he just bought KKR back from the dead on Easter Sunday 🐣 #IPL2023 #GTvsKKR

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

@erichmcelroy @realDonaldTrump maybe I'm too much of a socialist but isn't it a human right!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

I'll tell you this, no asian mother was involved in putting those food packages together!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

6 months

THE greatest Test innings of all time

Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog

@cricket_broken

6 months

One of the greatest Test innings of all time ❤️

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Imagine being my father and seeing this and thinking, 'yeah I think I'd prefer Slough'

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

10 days

Really hope it's not just Chamari from the SL team who ends up with Franchise contracts over the next 18 months or so There is a clutch of players in this squad who can bring huge value to your T20 team give em a go

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

Em @erichmcelroy how does @realDonaldTrump find the time to watch all that TV?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 months

Really excited to let you know that I'll be part of the BBC radio coverage for this year's World Cup for @OfficialSLC games How many games you hear me on depends on how 🇱🇰 do! Grateful for the opportunity and buzzing for the World Cup to start LET'S GO SRI LANKA

Test Match Special

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The BBC has signed a new four-year audio deal with the International Cricket Council to broadcast all major global tournaments 📻💻📱🎧 #BBCCricket

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Mark Machado

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1 year

Crazy to think this time last year Dilshan Madushanka hadn't debuted for any Sri Lanka in any format. What a year he's had, winning the Asia Cup and getting into the ODI side Could be a handful for teams that haven't seen much of him in the coming months

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 months

It's going to be so funny when he's on the bench and we open the bowling with Angelo Mathews

Kanishka Roshan

@KrosaniTy

3 months

Nuwan Thushara strikes in the third ball of the match. What an inswinger!! Padikkal gone for a golden 🦆

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

5 years

I'm convinced that Prince Andrew is probably in a Pizza Express somewhere telling his family that the interview went perfectly well and he's cleared the whole thing up..... #PrinceAndrew

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Mark Machado

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2 years

Just picked up the keys to my new home Purchased from the most wholesome & friendly couple, he was the local GP & she was the Head at the local High school.

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Mark Machado

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2 years

@thecricketmen Na, it's taken 100's of players and their families out of poverty and had a huge transformative effect on Cricket in Asia Made it a viable profession for many

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

I can't stress this enough, If any of your mates make any content independently be it podcasts, youtube or even just an insta page with funny posts on just support them them liking/subscribing/following It all helps so much

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Mark Machado

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2 years

If @malinga_ninety9 made content in English he'd be the premier Cricket Content maker on the planet. Thankfully it's all in sinhala, so his secrets only stay on island.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

Sad to hear @Nick_Hewer is leaving Countdown. Would love to see @EamonnHolmes take over from him.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

If you didn't get what you want for your A-Levels don't worry, neither did I and I'm in my mid-30's, single, living with my mum and making podcasts in my bedroom...

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

10 months

That was about as good a knock as you'll see at the World Cup from anyone Kusal Mendis was born in Sri Lanka, but that knock was made in Durham....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

11 months

Yes my boys! ME:

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

6 years

Thanks to the good people @Battersea_ we got a cat on Friday. I picked up Onyx and she is doing great and loving her new home:

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰 Wow wow wow wow! What a performance by @OfficialSLC in the opening game of #T20WorldCup2023 What a watch to start the tournament 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

29 days

Get this man into the IPL

Azzam Ameen

@AzzamAmeen

29 days

Pathum Nissanka has just made history in the Lanka Premier League! With an incredible 119 runs from just 59 balls, he has set the highest score ever in the league. He was not picked in the LPL auction first round in May

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Mark Machado

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4 years

@BroadcastMoose @talkSPORTDrive If you have never had it how do you know you don't like it?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

The @LPLT20 has it's issues, but after only a couple of seasons, it's helped create Superstars & made the national side more competitive Don't scrap it, heard rumours @OfficialSLC want to start a women's competition to run parallel to it, which is the right thing to do

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

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Rumesh and his team have transformed the Sri Lanka Women's team into World Beaters With series wins over WI, SA, Eng & NZ He should be considered one of the best White Ball Coaches in the World at the moment. Sri Lanka is lucky to have him

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

9 months

Meet your idols, they will not let you down Can't wait for you to see what this is for

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

5 years

To be fair when I have quit my job or moved abroad I've never phoned my grandmother to tell her.... #MeghanAndHarry

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 months

Couple of Sri Lankan snipers will be at the ground later as well #SLvSA

Test Match Special

@bbctms

2 months

Police snipers will be at T20 World Cup games in New York. Security has been tightened before the first match at a temporary stadium in the city.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

Oh @erichmcelroy what might @realDonaldTrump do to honour women?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Murali End 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

@MuraliPod

3 years

Quote tweet this with your suggestion for who should replace Chris Silverwood in the England setup

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

8 days

If Sanju Samson keeps playing like this he's at risk of getting picked for Sri Lanka...

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

Uncle @RoshanCricket , I respect a lot of your work, but you have let all Sri Lankans down today with these comments.

Georgie Heath🎙️

@GeorgieHeath27

1 year

This commentator should be removed from ever commentating on women’s cricket again. 😡

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

BBC News appear to have a piece about getting a team out on the weekend

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

I'll say it again, the people who run cricket in England have no appetite to change anything or make the sport more inclusive The game in England will wither away within a generation

Asian cricketer was ‘silenced’ for criticising club’s blackface party

ECB to investigate as game risks losing generation of aspiring players over racism

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

My friend Fabio who was one of the hardest workers at the old @talkSPORT Towers, manning the canteen is currently looking for a job in a kitchen or bar (in London)... if anyone knows anything going please can you let me know and i'll pass it onto him. Please RT

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

World Football Phone In with @dotunadebayo & @Tim_Vickery On @bbc5live till 4am

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

Just 2 clarify @erichmcelroy is @realDonaldTrump endorsing insurance boss who makes money from high premiums saying Obamacare doesn't work?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

So happy for him! Very well deserved, hope he gets to show everyone what he can do 😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍

ESPNcricinfo

@ESPNcricinfo

1 year

JUST IN: Dasun Shanaka has been signed by Gujarat Titans as a replacement for Kane Williamson #IPL2023

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Sport is good for your health.....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

British Asians have so little currency in British sporting culture. For many Cricket felt like the one place where we did but the revelations from #AzeemRafiq will turn so many away from the game.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

Not sure if it's a reflection of avaliable budget (I'm very cheap) or a moment of madness in management @BBC3CR but I'll be presenting on the station tomorrow between 6 & 8pm. Tune in, I'm bringing Samosas....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

@erichmcelroy @realDonaldTrump @FoxNews I'm not sure the world is ready for the Real Lives of Swindon

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Morning Chicken Dosa and Masala Chai, the only way to start the day Own the Day - 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The BBC is a magnificent beast, it's not perfect but by god you'd miss it, if it was gone.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

On @bbc5live with @dotunadebayo & @Tim_Vickery (down the line) for another hour

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

@erichmcelroy weekly rallies, encouraging people 2 speak out against his political opponent, huge military spending. Remind you of anyone?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

@talkSPORTDrive @emmadesmith @WengerFilm

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Scooby and Scrappy... #UncleDuties

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

15 days

LPL > Hundred

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Genuine question: Is Middlesex the only fictional place to have a professional sports team? #CountyCricket

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

6 months

PATHUM NISSANKA HIS SCORES ARE FUCKING MASSIVE What an innings What a player And you know what the best thing is for us Sri Lanka fans... he's just getting started! #SLvAFG

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Great weekend of sport with my father and nephew All the good guys won

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

What a test match Gutted Sri Lanka lost, but the boys pushed it all the way Loads of positives to take from that #NZvSL

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

11 months

Incredible day in Essex Only one name on people's lips

Estelle Vasudevan

@Estelle_Vasude1

11 months

Really envy @MarkMachado right about now!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

@Matthew_Wright Keep on keeping on Matthew! History won't forgive the anti-vax mob.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

My mum had the vaccine yesterday.... And she's just beaten me at FIFA on the Xbox for the first time ever.... in fact first time ever she's shown any interest in the Xbox.... BILL GATES WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

What a shame that a child dreamt of a career as a Professional Cricketer for Yorkshire and it ends with a day in front of a Select Committee

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Imagine turning up at your grade cricket match in Melbourne and see that 2 of the oppo batters are in @ajarrodkimber most improved test players in the last 12 months and the captain has a 🏏 shot named after him Where can I get @ehcceagles merch from?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

If this tweet gets 1000 RT's by tomorrow (Christmas day) afternoon my mum said she'll deep fry the Turkey!

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

I'm a grown adult man in London... why am I checking the weather in Geelong for the rest of the week... FFS Cricket, what have you done to me

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

Felt cute, might delete later

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

Come to Sri Lanka

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

If it ever did come home... we'd deport it anyway....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

Ladies and Gentlemen, My Nephew:

Mandy M

@mandyjmason

3 years

OMG I have an 8 week old and he's so freakin' cute! Worth giving up wine for 9 months for.

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

WOW @OfficialSLC Women have won an ODI series against New Zealand Women Incredible knock by Chamari to win the 3rd match these girls are unbelieveable Well done all and well done @ThePapareSports for your great coverage

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

5 years

Over three years on, still nothing tops this. Yes it's that Noel G... (Cc: @DelaneyMan )

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

11 months

I did tell ya this was going to happen Look I bought receipts... #engvsl

Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

Add this to the long list of disrepect that @ECB_cricket has shown @OfficialSLC over the decades Don't worry @58Chamari is coming to get you.....

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

When you read/hear Colin Graves comments about racism in Yorkshire you realise how difficult it must have been for @AzeemRafiq30 to speak out and how brave @GeorgeDobell1 was to report it.

Colin Graves: Former Yorkshire chairman says he never witnessed racism at the club

Graves stint as chairman overlapped with Azeem Rafiqs spell at the club, a period in which Yorkshire have admitted they failed to address systemic use of racist and or discriminatory language;...

www.skysports.com

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

i'll say it again for those at the back @AzeemRafiq30 is a hero

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

This is what contentment looks like This picture was taken about a hour after eating my body weight in Naan & Lamb Curry

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 months

Wow wow wow So happy for him A massive win for the LPL A massive win for @Lycajaffnakings A massive win for the North and East

SunRisers Hyderabad

@SunRisers

4 months

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Wanindu Hasaranga will be unavailable for the season due to injury. We would like to wish him a speedy recovery. Sri Lankan spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth has joined the squad as his replacement for the rest of #IPL2024 . Welcome, Viyaskanth! ✨

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

After the debacle of Lord's The ICC have drafted in the most trusted man in Cricket to be Match Referee in the third ashes test, Ranjan Madugalle #Ashes

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

How do you like your eggs in the morning? I like mine in a hopper

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

2 years

If I die in my mid-50's it's largely from watching Sri Lanka in the 2022 #T20WorldCup qualifying group

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

4 years

This popped up on my google photos again.... So just to get over your Sunday night melancholy as we head into lockdown 2... the greatest text I ever received... from Noel G.... (cc: @DelaneyMan & @RickyJFreelove )

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

3 years

It's my Grandma's birthday today. 82 today. Here she is holding my very cute nephew who is 11 days old today (Taken when he was 7 days old)

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

5 years

Curry night with my mum & dad: #BritishBangladeshiCaterersAssociation

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

7 years

@erichmcelroy what have I missed here Erich? What is this beef over?

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Mark Machado

@MarkMachado

1 year

Sri Lanka fans will point fingers at the performance of one of the XI Just remember he's a human too and no doubt he'll be dwelling on how he's done as well You don't need to be part of the pile-on #NZvSL

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