It's just not cricket: Is willow on the way out? BBC | 11.02.2026 13:15 For roughly two hundred years, cricketers across the world have almost exclusively walked out to the crease and taken their guard with bats made of the finest English willow - but that is now set to change.Read more RELATED STORIES If Prominent Queers Aren’t Safe in Germany, Average Queers Never Were Feminism Man-seeding: Because You Don’t Want to Trigger Men Feminism Cristian Romero remains Tottenham captain despite discipline issues,... Soccer The Dark Side of India They Don’t Put in Travel Brochures Feminism Spain dealt significant World Cup blow as 20-goal striker suffers ACL... Soccer David Moyes says Everton only have themselves to blame for loss to... Soccer Rest in Power: Catherine O’Hara Lit Up Every Scene She Entered Feminism What is the Women, Peace and Security agenda? Feminism Disfungsional religi dalam perwujudan hak perempuan & anak di... Feminism Michael Owen warns Man Utd board they MUST appoint Michael Carrick -... Soccer Jonathan Tah: Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany's attention to detail... Soccer Nicky Butt praises change in Manchester United mindset as he backs old... Soccer