Podcast Episodes

NOTHING CAN BRING ME DOWN: Record Breaking ODI, Cricket USA + Katich & Pujara

Season 1 Episode 115

Pete and Gid catch up on Australia’s dead rubber batting extravaganza in Mackay and the fall out at USA Cricket, then pay tribute to birthday boy Simon Katich and recent retiree Cheteshwar Pujara wit…

Published on 4 months ago

EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME: Maxy Goes Big In Darwin, The Hundred + RIP Bob Simpson

Season 1 Episode 114

Pete and Gid enjoy another Maxy special in Darwin, further denigrate The Hundred, and celebrate the extraordinary contribution to cricket of the late Bob Simpson. Bonus half-remembered Simon Katich s…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

HAIR: South Africa T20 Series, The Hundred & An Investigation Into Brylcreem

Season 1 Episode 107

Pete and Gid catch up on last night’s T20, the early stages of The Hundred, before a discussion of the literary career of the late Eric Midwinter leads to an unforeseen ramble about hair oil. No real…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: After The News LIVE At The Philip Island Festival Of Stories

Season 1 Episode 104

Peter and Gideon reflect on their journey from the mainstream to new media love at the Phillip Island Festival of Stories.

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Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

ONE CROWDED HOUR: Manic Scenes In England Vs India + Corporate Cricket

Season 1 Episode 105

Pete and Gid watch the last fifty-six minutes of the twenty-five day Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy epic, and judge the winners and losers of an unforgettable series.  Also: can cricket survive the depred…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: Controversy in England Vs India + A Very Special Birthday

Season 1 Episode 104

Pete visits Gideon in the Cogitorium to discuss England’s draw with India, Australia’s T20 clean sweep in the West Indies, and memories of Allan Border, new septuagenarian.

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Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

IF 6 WAS 9: West Indies All Out For 27 As Records Tumble

Season 1 Episode 103

Pete and Gideon witness amazing scenes in Kingston, where Mitchell Starc’s six for 9, and Scott Boland’s hat-trick consign West Indies to oblivion. Whither Caribbean cricket? Whither Sam Konstas? Not…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

IT'S EXPECTED I'M GONE: Chaos On Day 2 Of The Day Nighter

Season 1 Episode 102

Pete and Gideon watch a chaotic fifteen-wicket day at Kingston, including another duck for Sam Konstas and a rare Steve Smith failure amid some ripsnorting speed from the Josephs.  But is night Test …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

HOT ANIMAL MACHINE: Smith Makes It Look Easy, 11 Wickets Down in Pink Ball Test

Season 1 Episode 101

Pete and Gid are enthralled as pink ball cricket comes to the West Indies, eleven wickets fall on a roller-coaster first day in Jamaica even as Steve Smith makes it look easy, and there are no chairs…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

LONG TIME MAN: Cricket Et Al Raises The Bat For A Century Of Episodes

Season 1 Episode 100

Cricket Et Al’s hundredth episode heralds Mitchell Starc’s hundredth Test, so Pete and Gid pay him an extended tribute, including a Top 10. Bonus pink bits. Also: fun in Kingston. Also: why Bob Marle…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago