With the new St Patrick’s update, developers added a bunch of new units to Steal a Brainrot. All of these characters are part of the Leprechaun Lucky Block and range from Brainrot God to Secret rarity. The Fortunu and Cashuru is one of the newly featured units which belong to the Secret class and are thus highly valuable for income and cosmetic appeal.
This article covers everything about this character, from its earnings to acquisition in Steal a Brainrot.
How rare is Fortunu and Cashuru in Steal a Brainrot?
The Fortunu and Cashuru unit (Image via Roblox || Steal a Brainrot wiki || Sportskeeda)
Fortunu and Cashuru is a duo Brainrot that belongs to the Secret class and draws inspiration from the idea of good luck and fortune associated with St Patrick’s Day. This explains why the character resembles a jolly-looking Clover and a Coin.
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Fortunu and Cashuru is one of eight units added to the Leprechaun Lucky Block. Since this Brainrot has a drop rate of just 0.1% (1 in 1,000), it is the rarest unit in this Block. You can also steal this character from other players’ bases by devising a plan using various tactics.
The Leprechaun Lucky Block can be purchased from the Red Carpet for $400 million after being triggered for 50 Gold Coins. You can collect this event-exclusive currency scattered around the map during the new St. Patrick’s event, which spawns at regular intervals.
Fortunu and Cashuru’s earnings in Steal a Brainrot
Fortunu and Cashuru is the rarest unit in the Leprechaun Lucky Block, and thus, it goes without saying that its income falls into the high category in Steal a Brainrot. The base variant of this character costs $55 billion and generates an income of $130 million per second, making it on par with units like Los Amigos, La Secret Combinasion, and Los Sekolahs.
You can also get the mutated variants, which earn significantly more than its normal counterparts. Note that it is better to trade Fortunu and Cashuru for better Brainrots than selling it for half its cost price ($27.5 billion approximately).
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FAQs on Steal a Brainrot
What rarity do Fortunu and Cashuru belong to?
Fortunu and Cashuru belong to the Secret rarity.
What is the income rate of Fortunu and Cashuru?
Fortunu and Cashuru generate an income of $130 million per second.
How do I get the Fortunu and Cashuru unit in Steal a Brainrot?
Fortunu and Cashuru can be obtained from the Leprechaun Lucky Block or by stealing from others’ bases.
Well, when you think about it, it might not be the worst thing — if it’s not too long an absence…
“Our game is going to take a dip on the offensive side of it, especially on the power play,” admitted head coach Knoblauch, moments after stating that — though Draisaitl’s examination had not been completed as he spoke — Knoblauch expected to be without the big German for some or all of the remaining three games of this homestand.
“Five-on-five, you don’t have one of the best players on the ice playing 20-24 minutes a night. It’s really important that our team simplifies our game,” Knoblauch said. “We’re not going to be able to score as many goals; we can’t outscore our troubles. So it’s going to be important that we play good defensive hockey.”
Edmonton has already been playing an improved brand of defensive hockey, coupled with the emergence of undisputed No. 1 Connor Ingram in goal. Those two have combined to allow just nine goals in Ingram’s last five starts, and a 4-0-1 record.
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Now, they’ll have to hunker down some more — which we’ve all learned over the years is the Holy Grail here in Edmonton.
When you have Edmonton’s firepower, the trick is to split up a lesser amount of scoring chances with your opponent and count on your elite scorers to cash in on one more chance than the other guys. Playing without Draisaitl can only put a finer point on that approach.
“For sure,” Connor McDavid said of Tuesday’s game against the San Jose Sharks, “we want to play a solid low-event game.”
The irony of the talented Sharks coming to town is that the Sharks are exactly what Edmonton fancied itself to be five or six years ago: a high-flying group of young, skilled players who want to run ‘n gun through the league, scoring in bunches.
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Edmonton was once that team, and the opponents that gave them the most trouble by far were the ones that did not engage them in track-meet-like games.
“Every time you’d go into St. Louis, you were losing 3-1 or 2-1 and just getting beat up the whole night,” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recalled earlier this season. “L.A. was the same thing. Anaheim. When I first came in Vancouver was tough, with the Sedins. Chicago would outskate you every night…
“It’s extremely nice to be on the other side of it now.”
The other side is that the Oilers have learned how to control the pace of a game. Or, at least, they should have learned by now.
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In a Tuesday game that Draisaitl will watch from the press box, defensive specialist Jason Dickinson will pick up many of his minutes.
Don’t look for Dickinson to open his game up as a result.
“I don’t think that’s how I approach things,” he said. “I stick to my core — I stick to what I am good at — because if I deviate, then other things suffer. The defensive side of my game suffers, and that’s not good for anybody.”
“But with that said, I am still going to try to elevate my offensive game more, to supplement what’s missing,” he added. “But I’m not going to take chances just because I’m in a higher role and Leon is missing.
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“I’m not going to start making crazy spin-o-rama plays, because that’s what Leon would do. I’m not going to be that guy.”
Draisaitl was injured on a hard but clean hit by Nashville’s Ozzy Weisblatt in Sunday’s 3-1 Oilers win. It’s being called a “lower body” injury, though our guess is a knee.
The Oilers training staff allowed him to attempt an in-game comeback Sunday, which should rule out anything catastrophic. And the Oilers spent much of the evening settling the score with Weisblatt, who was forced to have his head on a swivel for the final 40 minutes.
“It’s not the dirtiest check in the world, but it’s just who you hit and the result of it, unfortunately. If you want to hit our top guys, there’s going to be a response,” explained McDavid, who has heard the noise emanating from Toronto after the Radko Gudas knee on Auston Matthews.
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“Yeah, there’s been lots of talk about it with Toronto,” McDavid said. “But every group’s different, and we didn’t love the fact that (Weisblatt) finished the hit so hard on Leo. And Leo didn’t feel very good after. So you’ve got to handle that.”
Handling Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks will be an entirely different issue, a team that reminds Dickinson a bit of the Blackhawks team he spent the past four seasons with.
“Macklin, Will Smith, those guys, they’re very high-skilled,” Dickinson said. “So the less you give them, the more frustrated they’re going to get, the more opportunities we’re going to get, the more they’re going to turn pucks over and feed our transition.
“And that’s where the game is going to be in our hands.”
Of course, the club would like all its players who participated in the tournament to be successful, but in Guerrero Jr.’s case, the level of play he flashed for the Dominican Republic shows that his focus has remained the same as it was last October.
Guerrero Jr. elevated his game during the Blue Jays’ run to the World Series, launching eight home runs and posting a 1.289 OPS across 18 post-season games while playing impeccable defence. Over his five WBC contests, Guerrero Jr.’s production was just as elite, with the first baseman clubbing two homers and three doubles while not striking out in 18 at-bats.
His .944 slugging percentage was higher than Junior Caminero, Fernando Tatis and Juan Soto, and Guerrero Jr.’s 116.1 m.p.h. double off Team USA starter Paul Skenes in Sunday’s semifinal was the hardest-hit ball the star right-hander had allowed in his major-league career.
Guerrero Jr. also brought the same energy to the WBC that he did in the 2025 playoffs. Check out this slide.
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With the Dominican squad losing, 2-1, to the U.S. in their do-or-die matchup, Guerrero Jr. will return to Dunedin this week and rejoin Blue Jays teammates who believe that the superstar has learned how to push his body to a new level.
“Excited to see Vladdy put it together for a full season,” said one Toronto player. “If he can do that, he’s the MVP.”
Guerrero Jr. finished second in American League MVP voting in 2021, when he hit .311/.401/.601 with 48 home runs and 6.5 wins above replacement. His regular-season production since then has oscillated between good and great, however, there are reasons to believe there’s another gear for Guerrero Jr., who turned 27 on Monday.
“He’s locked in,” said the teammate.
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Progress for Cease, results for Yesavage
Right-handers Dylan Cease and Trey Yesavage faced minor-league hitters at the Blue Jays’ player development complex on Monday and accomplished different goals.
Cease tossed five innings and 76 pitches and deemed the outing a success. His goal was to build endurance and get into a better rhythm of using his legs to drive toward the plate.
“I made really great strides today,” Cease said. “I really like where I’m at right now.”
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Yesavage, meanwhile, logged two frames and 35 pitches, the same number he tossed on Wednesday in his last outing. He had trouble finding the strike zone during that minor-league simulated game, yet this time, the right-hander displayed stronger command and achieved better results.
He expects to throw three innings in his next outing, but isn’t sure whether that will be in a Grapefruit League game or against minor-leaguers. With Opening Day less than two weeks away, it’s possible Yesavage could continue his buildup during the regular season.
The Blue Jays are bringing the 22-year-old rookie along slowly due to his heavy workload last year and if he opens the campaign in the starting rotation, he could be tasked with just three or four innings and be followed by left-hander Eric Lauer, who’s continuing to stretch out.
Whatever the club ultimately decides, Yesavage is on board.
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“I have all my faith in the staff here, so just taking it day by day with them,” he said.
Cody Ponce sat beside Shane Bieber while observing parts of Cease and Yesavage’s outings on Field 2 at the PDC and that was a prime example of what the right-hander is trying to accomplish in his first camp with the Blue Jays.
Ponce, who signed a three-year, $30-million deal in the off-season after spending last season in Korea and the previous three in Japan, is in the process of creating relationships with his new teammates and learning more about them through conversation.
Funnily enough, Ponce has been aiming to talk less during those conversations.
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“The challenge for me right now is not talking as much,” Ponce said recently.
He noted that when he played in Asia, there were only a few people on his teams who he could converse with on a regular basis. He doesn’t speak Korean or Japanese and that left Ponce feeling muzzled, in a sense.
“You become a little lonely,” he said. “But (now) I get to talk again and have conversations with people and (I have to) just catch myself and make sure I don’t have too much conversation all the time and just be able to listen a little bit more.”
Jermall Charlo may be presented with an opportunity to become a three-weight world champion.
Charlo made his long-awaited return to the ring last May, as he claimed a sixth-round stoppage victory over Thomas LaManna.
It was just his second fight at 168lbs and only his third since June 2021, having previously reigned as IBF super welterweight and WBC middleweight champion before a long lay-off due to injury and mental health issues.
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He now may get the chance to add the WBA super-middleweight title to that list, after it was reported by Inside The Ring that he is in talks to face Armando Resendiz on the Gilberto Ramirez vs David Benavidez card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 2.
Resendiz claimed the WBA interim strap at 168lbs after an upset victory over Caleb Plant last year, with that win actually scuppering plans for a match-up between Plant and Charlo.
Nearly a year on, Mexico’s Resendiz now looks likely to secure the Charlo fight himself, in what would be the first defence of his WBA title after he was elevated from that interim status and given the vacant belt following Terence Crawford’s retirement in December.
It would be a tough test against Charlo, who is ranked number three with the WBA. Despite his inactivity, the American still possesses an unbeaten record of 34-0 with wins over fighters such as Jose Benavidez Jr, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Matt Korobov and Austin Trout. Resendiz will look to take advantage of any ring rust to put a win over a standout name on his record.
A $1 million race at Caulfield has seen success for the colours linked to one of Australia’s greatest turf performers.
Big Wigs surged from the outermost stall down the far side of the Caulfield straight to win the Showdown (1200m) on Saturday.
Phillip Stokes’ colt donned the colours celebrated by Makybe Diva, the three-time Melbourne Cup winner who died from colic just two weeks back.
Lachlan Neindorf steered Big Wigs ($3.70) to hold back the resolute $3.10 favourite Miss Chanel by half a head, as Knurl ($10) ended up third, 5-¼ lengths further adrift.
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Rider Jordan Childs aboard Miss Chanel examined the head-on film prior to correct weight being declared.
Tommy Stokes, filling in for dad Phillip, hailed the win in the Santic colours as exceptional.
In South Australia, where Phillip Stokes began his training career, Santic gained recognition as Port Lincoln’s tuna fishing personality.
“It means a lot to have these colours aboard,” Tommy Stokes said.
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“Mr Santic is here on course today and he’s brought a whole heap of owners with him. It’s a massive prize money race and it’s a race we targeted for a fairly long time. He’s been to Adelaide, he’s come back, we thought he’d be winning at Ballarat, but he ran into a smart one, but he’s been able to hold himself nicely here and Lachie summed it up perfectly.”
Pre-race in the enclosure, Neindorf devised a plan regardless of the wide barrier.
“I think we were all a bit worried when the barrier draw came out, but it was a blessing in disguise in the end because we had all the three main dangers drawn inside of us,” Neindorf said.
“I wasn’t sure where they were going to be but I was confident that I would end up on the back of one of them and I was confident that my horse had a good turn of foot and the extra rise in distance was going to suit him that little bit more. To be honest, I probably still let him go a little bit early. I probably could have straightened up and held onto him for an extra 50 metres before putting him through his gears because, jeez, he got there fast, but full credit to the runner-up, it was tough. I was really worried the last 50 (metres) that she was going to come back and almost get me on the line again.”
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On this episode of The Cooligans, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros dive into the early MLS season and ask a big question: are LAFC already pulling away from the rest of the league? With Vancouver and Inter Miami chasing close behind, the guys break down whether anyone can keep up with LAFC’s dominant start or if we’re witnessing the beginning of another runaway season.
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Across the Atlantic, Liverpool’s frustrating habit of dropping points late in matches continues, raising questions about whether new manager Arne Slot deserves some blame. The hosts also take a look at Pep Guardiola and whether his legendary run with Manchester City F.C. might finally be losing its edge.
Meanwhile, Chelsea F.C. receive what feels like a light punishment for breaking Premier League financial rules—did they get off too easy? Plus, the guys fire off quick reactions to some of the week’s strangest and funniest football moments: Erling Haaland blasting a shot straight into someone’s face, Chelsea’s awkward pre-game huddle, the latest United States Men’s National Team World Cup kit reveal, and the big question facing Orlando City SC—who should be their next head coach?
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Timetamps:
(7:00) – LAFC already separating themselves from the rest of the league?
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(13:30) – Inter Miami too dependent on Messi?
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(23:45) – Arne Slot to blame for Liverpool’s late game woes?
(31:30) – Pep Guardiola’s time at Man City coming to an end?
(36:30) – Arsenal closing in on PL title
(45:30) – Chelsea fined for financial breach: but is it enough?
Nov 12, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) looks on after beating the Atlanta Falcons at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
The Minnesota Vikings did not onboard Kyler Murray late last week as a one-hit wonder. According to SI.com‘s Albert Breer, the franchise envisions a long-term role for Murray, assuming 2026 goes swimmingly.
Minnesota’s previous long-term quarterback picture may not be as locked in as it seems.
And that’s pretty splashy news for a club that spent a 1st-Round pick on J.J. McCarthy less than two years ago.
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Albert Breer’s Nugget Turned up the Volume on Minnesota’s QB Questions
Murray’s immediate future in Minnesota takes shape
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) watches from the sideline before kickoff against the Cleveland Browns at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Murray prepared for the matchup while going through pregame routines and observing warmups ahead of the contest played on Dec 15, 2019, as Arizona readied for the interconference game. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports.
SI.com: Murray Is Not a Band-Aid
Albert Breer dove deep this week, examining Murray’s choice to become a Viking, and the main takeaway centered around more than just a one-year deal.
Breer wrote, “While Murray still has to win the job from McCarthy, what O’Connell said to Murray did stick with him — that he was the one guy on the market that they could see as a potential longer-range answer, rather than a one-year Band-Aid. The idea of growing with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Christian Darrisaw and O’Connell and his staff was already wildly attractive to begin with. The chance to, perhaps, put down roots only made it more so.”
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Breer also added, “Murray and Burkhardt had identified Minnesota as, far and away, his best option, with the plan being to prioritize winning, sign a one-year deal and then hope for a long-term landing spot, be it in his 2026 home or elsewhere, in 2027. As part of it, they’d even come up with the idea to do Zooms with teams that might not have an interest in 2026, but could in 2027—to take advantage of the fleeting freedom Murray would have to do so.”
A “longer-range answer” means O’Connell would love for Murray to be his quarterback for the next half-decade. Perhaps longer.
The Contract Is a “Prove It” Situation
This is Murray’s big chance, although the Vikings might need him to stabilize the quarterback spot more than he needs them. So long as Murray isn’t an utter trainwreck in 2026 — he won’t be — oodles of teams will knock on his door in 2027 free agency, a list that might include the Los Angeles Rams after Matthew Stafford’s eventual retirement.
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The important part is that Murray picked the Vikings this go-round — the team he grew up cheering for — and he has one big chance to prove the relationship is worth it for the long haul.
Minnesota hasn’t employed a long-term quarterback since Kirk Cousins for 5.5 seasons, between 2018 and 2023, and even he was good but never elite. Murray has a chance to showcase his elite talent skill set — and then just be the Vikings’ QB1 henceforth. He’s 28 years old, and he could headline the franchise for a decade if all goes according to plan.
But he must nail the 2026 audition.
How Will McCarthy Respond?
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Meanwhile, McCarthy is just 23. Sam Darnold showed the universe last month that teams shouldn’t give up on quarterbacks too early, and Minnesota might be on the verge of doing precisely that.
Barring a trade request, McCarthy will have a chance to compete against Murray this summer, probably lose the battle, and then watch and learn in 2026, emulating a path the Green Bay Packers have forged where the young passer just sits indefinitely.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) warms up on the field prior to a matchup with the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. McCarthy went through pregame throwing drills with teammates before the NFC North game played on Jan 4, 2026, continuing preparations ahead of kickoff. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images.
Thankfully for the Vikings’ sake, McCarthy appears to have the humble personality needed for such an arrangement, and the self-awareness to know he’s missed 70% of all games since turning pro in 2024. Minnesota needs a quarterback who can be on the field; to date, McCarthy emphatically is not that.
The Almighty Escape Hatch for O’Connell
The Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on January 30th, a gesture that could be interpreted as a statement that the club got the McCarthy draft pick wrong. Of course, no one in the building will come out and say that — it’s too soon — but actions speak louder than words.
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If one operates under the pretense that McCarthy was a draft pick by Adofo-Mensah that O’Connell merely signed off on or settled for, well, O’Connell has a dazzlingly clean slate with Murray. For example, if Murray cooks in Minnesota, O’Connell’s quarterback-whispering reputation will be restored in a matter of weeks, letting O’Connell off the hook for failing to cultivate McCarthy and his wacky mechanics in 2025.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell observes practice during the team’s training camp session at the Minnesota Vikings Training Facility in Eagan. O’Connell monitored drills and player activity while preparing the roster for the upcoming season during camp workouts held on Jul 29, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images.
Murray can be O’Connell’s savior. Twenty years ago, the San Diego Chargers got rid of Drew Brees, and he landed in New Orleans for a Hall of Fame career. There’s no reason that can’t happen in Minnesota with Murray and O’Connell running the show.
Overall, know that Murray is in the Twin Cities to be the franchise quarterback. He’s not a “bridge” or “patchover” guy, used to get McCarthy over the hump of growing pains. Some fans will recommend that pro-McCarthy path, but the long-term QB1 job is Murray’s to lose.
Head coach Alvaro Arbeloa said at his pre-match press conference in Manchester: “Mbappe is ready to play.
“I cannot wait to see him back on the pitch, to enjoy watching him play, to score the goals he scores. Of course he’ll be important (on Tuesday).”
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England midfielder Jude Bellingham has also travelled with the Real squad as he steps up his recovery from a hamstring problem, but is not ready to feature.
“Bellingham wanted to come with his team-mates,” Arbeloa said.
“I’m very happy to see him getting closer to the team. It is important to be around his team-mates, during the team-talk and at half-time he’ll be one of the leaders as he always is.”
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Jude Bellingham is not yet ready to feature (AP)
Erling Haaland could be key to City’s hopes of turning the tie around, and Real defender Antonio Rudiger is relishing another contest with the Norway forward, with the pair having become familiar foes in recent years.
“Players like Haaland – it’s a huge pleasure to play against this type of player,” Rudiger said on the eve of the match in Manchester.
“I like the physical battle, I want it and need it, the same as him. I’m looking forward to it.
“He’s a world-class striker, very strong, and I like these type of duels.”
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Rudiger acknowledged his combative approach as he addressed recent claims from Getafe defender Diego Rico about his conduct.
Antonio Rudiger and Erling Haaland are set to battle again (AFP via Getty Images)
Rico said Rudiger committed an “assault” against him in a challenge earlier this month.
“In slow motion it looks terrible but in the action itself and also what the player said, it was like I almost killed him,” Rudiger said.
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“He doesn’t need to exaggerate because if I’d had the intention to do that he wouldn’t have stood up.
“I don’t justify it but the way he spoke after the game was like I killed him, but he was running afterwards. We all know I like to be tough on the pitch but I still have boundaries. I am a human being.”
O’Neill has three wins and a draw in seven matches as Rovers manager and they sit three points outside of the relegation zone with eight games remaining.
Just four points separate Rovers in 19th and Leicester City in 23rd. Tight is an understatement as five teams look to avoid the two remaining relegation spots.
“My objective is to go in and try and take Blackburn to a safer position in the Championship,” he told BBC Sport.
“We’ve managed to do that so far, but it’s very, very tight at that end.”
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When asked how preparations would work if Northern Ireland qualified for the World Cup and his final game with Blackburn Rovers was on 2 May, O’Neill said his focus was on the immediate future.
He said he can “assure” Northern Ireland fans that “preparations will be as good as they have always been” for the play-offs.
“If we can get through the two games and we’re going to the World Cup then, trust me, we will be ready to go to the World Cup,” he said.
“Let’s deal with what’s at hand, which is definitely important.
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“I’ll talk about the reality, which is we come into a World Cup play-off, as tough as we could have got, and we’ve got to do everything to try and win that game.”
NEW DELHI: Liam Livingstone has strongly criticised England’s team management, saying he felt a lack of respect and communication after being dropped from the national side in 2025. The England all-rounder revealed that he has not been part of the setup since March last year and now doubts whether he will return to the team under the current leadership.
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Frustration with England management
Livingstone said he only received a brief call from head coach Brendon McCullum informing him that he had been left out of the squad for the West Indies series. The conversation, according to him, lasted barely a minute.“I asked why [I was dropped]. They said they wanted to try someone else. That was off Baz. Wrighty [outgoing selector Luke Wright] didn’t reach out, and Brooky [captain Harry Brook] sent me a text,” Livingstone told ESPNCricinfo.He also expressed disappointment with England’s managing director Rob Key for not communicating with him after the decision.“That probably sums that group up as a collective. Keysy [Rob Key] said nothing . [He] said I’ll speak to you in the summer. I actually rang him one day, and he said he was busy at a Test camp at Loughborough. And then I didn’t hear from him until the end of September,” he added.“That was a bit of an eye-opening experience about the group and the regime: if you’re in, you’re in, and if you’re not in, no one cares about you. That put my mind at ease that my cricket was going to be more enjoyable going forward.”
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Struggles with role in the team
Livingstone also recalled asking McCullum for help during the 2025 tour of India when he was struggling with form. However, he felt the advice he received was not helpful.“I was asking for help, and pretty much all I got was that I care too much and I need to chill out a little bit, and everything will take care of itself,” Livingstone said.“When things don’t go right, of course, you’re going to care; if I didn’t care, then I probably wouldn’t want to play the sport.”Another issue for him was constantly being moved around the batting order.“One of my frustrations with playing for England was that whenever I went up the order, I did really well. And then the big boys would come back, and I was always back down at No. 7,” he added.“At the end of the day, I don’t want to be someone that’s a sixth bowler and batting at No. 7. I feel like it’s a waste of my talent, but that’s only my opinion.”
Looking ahead to the IPL
Livingstone, who will play for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2026, was not selected for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. However, he said he did not feel disappointed about missing the tournament.“I didn’t miss it one bit,” he said. “There wasn’t any part of me that was wishing I was playing in that team, to be honest.”The all-rounder now hopes a strong IPL season can help him revive his career and possibly earn another chance with England.“Hopefully, I can have a season like the season I had in my first year at Punjab [Kings, in 2022] where I felt like I was playing really well and won loads of games from No. 4,” he said. “[IPL] is a very different experience to anything else throughout the year; it’s a long time away from home – but if you give it everything you’ve got, it can repay you very nicely.”
After Birdman’s effortless victory at Caulfield, jockey Ben Melham targets another Australian Cup conquest.
Melham will join forces with Chris Waller’s Irish import for the March 28 Flemington spectacle, having ridden the horse to the top in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) on Saturday.
Birdman ($3.30) notched a 1-¾ length win in the established Australian Cup pathfinder, beating Apulia ($11) with Bankers Choice ($41) half a head adrift in third.
The rider claimed successive Australian Cups (2000m) on Cascadian for Godolphin in 2023 and 2024, viewing Birdman as equipped for another Flemington 2000m success.
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“I’ve had a bit to do with him early doors this preparation and the way he was going he was heading in the right direction to be competitive in an Australian Cup,” Melham said.
“And the more I have to do with him the more I think he can win it.
“He’s been a bit of a revelation the horse.
“He’s in the right stable and might have taken a bit of time to acclimatise, but he’s a very relaxed customer.
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“He takes a bit of waking up but the ability is certainly there.”
Birdman, who tackled 2400m and longer in Ireland upon arrival, has been sharpened up by Waller over this preparation.
Melham suggested the gelding’s increased speed could make him ideal fresh for the mile-and-a-half.
“I don’t think the run will have hurt him at all,” Melham said.
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“He just got into a lovely position, didn’t sort of spend any pennies until the last 250 metres and I felt he had the race at his mercy a long way out.
“He seems to be going really well at these shorter trips. He’ll be no worries at 2000 (metres), but maybe that’s the way to go with him, a bit of freshness in his legs, but I’ll leave that to the expert.”
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