Cricket, Et Cetera: Recent Episodes
The Australian
The Australian's Gideon Haigh and Peter Lalor have spent countless hours in press boxes around the world talking about cricket, music, books and life. Now they're bringing those conversations to you in the podcast covering the game they love.
On the eve of her 200th international match, cricket superstar Megan Schutt reflects on a career she never could have imagined.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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We unpack how a short Big Bash season has changed the game – and who’s likely to walk away from tonight’s final with the W.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Today, cricket non-expert and journalist Matthew Condon tries to reignite his family’s passion in the noble art of summer beach cricket, with mixed results.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented by Matthew Condon and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Former vice captain Brad Haddin reflects on Australia’s World Cup wins, cricket’s Olympics berth, and the retirement of one of the game’s greats.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Cricket great Brad Haddin reflects on the excitement and the nerves of the Boxing Day Test as Australia and India take to the turf at the MCG.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Cricket great Brad Haddin weighs in on the match that’s got everyone talking: about selection drama, fresh faces, and boardroom drama.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Fox Cricket expert and former vice captain Brad Haddin shares his two cents on the growing rift between Mitchell Johnson and David Warner.
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Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Jasper Leak.
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On Sunday, the Women’s Big Bash League carved out its own place in the Sydney Cricket Ground's storied history.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Inside cricket’s long road to glory - and why moribund Australian rugby just keeps getting it wrong.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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As Australia secures a spot in the men's Cricket World Cup decider, we unpack why on-form South Africa has never managed to make it happen.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Jasper Leak. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Cricket will return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century in 2028. We unpack what it means for the future of the game.
This episode is from The Front, The Australian's daily news podcast.
Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.
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Australia will face England in the first test since the Ashes on Saturday. We unpack what to expect after an unpredictable ODI World Cup run.
This episode is from The Front, The Australian's daily news podcast.
You can read our coverage of the ODI World Cup and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
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Meg Lanning took two big breaks from the game that propelled her to international stardom. The Australian's sport reporter Will Swanton unpacks what to expect from her hotly anticipated return.
This episode is from The Front, The Australian's daily news podcast.
You can read Will Swanton's essay about Meg Lanning and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.
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Pete and Gideon watch New Zealand blitz England in the opening game of the World Cup, Australia close out their women's series against West Indies, Pete has a memorable encounter at the Sheffield Shield, and asks Gideon about his new book: The Girl in Cabin 350.
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Peter and Gideon watch India put Australia to the sword, catch up with domestic cricket events, and pay tribute to Ian Chappell on his 80th birthday with ten songs in his honour.
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Peter and Gideon study the form ahead of the World Cup, pay tribute to a giant of Australian rules, and revisit the first World Cup in song with their top 10 from 1975.
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Peter and Gideon catch up with the ODI series in South Africa, discuss Mike Atherton's hard-hitting column, and to cheer themselves up choose ten songs for the death of Test cricket.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Greg Chappell, about growing up a Chappell, building a technique, developing a body language, and life as a coach, selector and civilian, ahead of next week's Chappell Foundation dinner: https://events.humanitix.com/6th-annual-dinner
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Peter and Gideon catch up on the week's cricket news, drill into the national cricket census, and offer, in honour of the WACA toilet showdown, their top 10 toilet songs (really)
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Pete and Gideon catch up on the world's leagues, worry about the future of international cricket, rummage in the mailbag and watch a great new (old) movie.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on the cricket glut round the world, compare notes on the Matildas, rummage in the mailbag, and make an amazing offer to Cricket Et Cetera listeners, sort of.
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Peter and Gideon reunite to reflect on the 2023 Ashes, run the rule over Australia's T20 and ODI squads, and rummage in the mail bag - including an epic poem.
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Peter and Gideon survive a final thrilling day of the Ashes cricket as England win the Fifth Test by 49 runs to square the series two-all, share their impressions of the two teams and discuss their plans for home.
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Peter and Gideon stop for a felafel on the way back from the Oval, discuss the flourishing opening partnership of Usman Khawaja and David Warner, and Australia's hopes on the morrow as the 2023 Ashes moves into its final day.
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Peter and Gideon are joined by Barmy Army trumpeter Simon Finch to discuss England's dominant third day at the Fifth Test at the Oval, and the retirement of Australian nemesis Stuart Broad.
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Peter and Gideon sum up the second day of the Fifth Test with Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger and Western Suburbs CC Juniors, and savour the highlights of his (cricket) playing days.
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Peter and Gideon report, sotto voce, from The Oval, where Australia had the better of the first day of the Fifth Test, Pat Cummins led from the front, David Warner nicked behind, and Bazball felt a bit passe.
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Peter and Gideon preview the Fifth Test, and chat to one of their favourite tour companions, Ryan Pierse of Getty Images, about his decade as a cricket photographer.
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Gideon's first solo album: an interview with former England captain Mike Brearley about his new memoir Turning Over the Pebbles, captaincy, psychoanalysis, the Ashes and the sporting life.
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Peter and Gideon visit Liverpool on a whim, and not everything goes as planned, but they explore the legends of the Titanic and the Lusitania, pay homage to Cilla Black and Billy Fury, have a brush with scouse, and visit the city's oldest pub.
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Peter and Gideon pod about a day's nothing at Old Trafford as the Fourth Test ends in a rain-soaked draw, contemplate the lessons for Australia, the consequences for England, historic understandings of Ashes supremacy, and read your email....or don't. Also includes use of the word 'gubbins.'
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Peter and Gideon get two hours of cricket at a chilly Old Trafford, discuss Marnus Labuschagne's century, Mitch Marsh's application and Manchester's climate. All in the back of a cab.
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Peter and Gideon watch Jonny Bairstow put Australia to the sword then Mark Wood put them through a wringer at Old Trafford, recount their night time sightings in Manchester, and look out for rain on the morrow.
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Peter and Gideon watched Australia crumble before a devastating third-wicket partnership between Zak Crawley and Joe Root, as England take control of the Fourth Test. Also we take issue with Bumble's list of the best Manchester bands.
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Peter and Gideon watch an absorbing and tight Australian first innings in the Fourth Test at Headingley, toast Stuart Broad's 600th Test wicket, and report on Manchester's smallest bar.
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Peter and Gideon talk team news then set off to explore Manchester, delving into the past to recreate the greatest beer story ever sold.
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Pete and Gideon catch up on the team news and enjoy your mail at the Radisson Hotel, on the site of the Free Trade Hall, location of the famous Sex Pistols gig in 1976 that launched the Manchester music scene. Warning: contains multiple gratuitous music references.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on cricket and their travels at some of Mark E. Smith's favourite watering holes in Manchester.
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From separate locations but still podding on, Peter and Gideon consider Australia's selection dilemmas, wonder what cricket feels like, and have another rummage in the mailbag.
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Peter and Gideon sit through an agonising English victory chase which has the Ashes at 1-2 after 3, a brilliant innings by Harry Brook, a stirring spell by Mitch Starc, and a chapter of accidents.
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Peter and Gideon stay late at Headingley to watch an action-packed final session, in which England seized the initiative in this fluctuating Ashes. Also their top ten haircut songs, and more of your mail.
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Peter and Gideon follow the swings and roundabouts of an outrageous Third Test, Stokes' brilliant innings, Cummins' first English five-for, Moeen's insurgency, Wood's superfast spell. Plus views of Headingley past and present, and your mail.
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Peter and Gideon run the gauntlet of English loathing to report the first day of the Third Test, Mitchell Marsh's century, Mark Wood's electrifying pace, a spam sandwich and what happens in Psycho II. In a new pod breakthrough, recorded while walking back into town from Headingley.
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Peter and Gideon live from the Corn Exchange in Leeds, where Gang of Four played their first gig, preview the Third Test, and Steve Smith's 100th! Gideon's been playing cricket, leaving Peter to defend Australia's honour on GB News! Also a huge letter bag, from Baku and beyond!
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Peter and Gideon report from the heart of the cricket crisis, and from a table in a Chinese restaurant, with all the latest culture war use. As not heard on Piers Morgan.
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Peter and Gideon watch the Ashes flare in the Second Test, with a brutal 155 from Ben Stokes, a controversial stumping by Alex Carey, and a heaving crowd at Lord's. Caution: may offend sensitive members of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
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Peter and Gideon watch Nathan Lyon hobble to the crease at Lord's, then Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc hobble England in their second innings, as the Second Test nears an exciting conclusion.
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Peter and Gideon watch England sacrifice a position of strength in the Second Test, Usman Khawaja continues to bat dreamily, and respond to your emails and queries.
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Peter and Gideon are baffled by another bewildering day of Test cricket but not as we know it, watch Australia fight back after being put to the sword but worry about Nathan Lyon and whether they'll make it to that Italian place they like in time.
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Peter and Gideon watch Steve Smith lead the way for Australia in the Second Test, and enjoy the passing parade at Lord’s.
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Peter and Gideon preview the Lord's Test, review the Women's Test, pay tribute to Nathan Lyon, visit Chalke Valley History Festival, and revisit the million pound beer.
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Peter and Gideon bring you up to date on the cricket and pay a pilgrimage to Crossness Pumping Station, jewel in the crown of London's sewer system.
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Peter and Gideon laze in the sun in Lincoln's Inn Fields, visit the Sir John Soane's Museum, follow the women's Test, check on the England squad, and report more of your stories of following events at Edgbaston.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy your stories of watching the dramatic conclusion of Australia’s narrow victory at Edgbaston. Plus a fascinating new exhibition at Lord’s.
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Peter and Gideon reel from the astonishing last day of the First Test where Australia won by two wickets amid scenes of thanksgiving after an epic tailend partnership between Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins.
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Peter and Gideon recover from an extraordinary fourth day in an extraordinary First Test, wonderful spells from Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and finally Stuart Broad, hopeful signs from David Warner, a brave cameo from Scott Boland. Plus your mail!
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Peter and Gideon report on the truncated third day of the First Test at Edgbaston, compare notes on Ollie Robinson's idiocy and Moeen Ali's finger, and compose their tribute to England under Ben Stokes: top ten Bazball songs.
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Usman Khawaja won't: Peter and Gideon watch Australia's star opener keep them in touch in a vintage First Ashes Test. Also seagulls, chips and an obscure Cure reference.
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Peter and Gideon are exposed to Bazball for the first time and like what they see, salute Joe Root's brilliant hundred, and analyse Pat Cummins' captaincy. Two maidens: what a day!
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Peter and Gideon sit in on Pat Cummins' press conference and become transfixed by his teeth. Also more on Birmingham's music history, steam history, and confusing geography.
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It's a song, by The Prefects, honestly.
Peter and Gideon reunite for a preview of the First Ashes Test, ruminate on Bazball, reflect on Ashes past, and ponder the composition of the teams.
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Peter and Gideon salute Australia's first win in the World Test Championship after a last day of utmost efficiency from Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland. Next stop: The Ashes.
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Peter and Gideon savour the Australian ascendancy at the Oval, the intricacies of David Warner's guard and the return of Steve Smith's shuffle. Plus a tribute to their other favourite Smith, colleague Wayne, who left so many friends and memories.
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Peter and Gideon toast Travis Head on the first day of the World Test Championship final at the Oval, as Australia take a dominant position.
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Pete and Gideon reunite to preview the World Test Championship Final, and catch up on the Ashes news about David Warner and Jack Leach.
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Peter and Gideon start losing interest in the IPL, rummage in your mailbag, choose their ten favourite long songs and name their favourite current TV show (and it's not Succession).
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Peter and Gideon chat to Chris Rogers about his transition to coaching, batting in England, Ashes prospects and a hindsight view of his Test career.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on the latest news, rummage in the mailbag, and choose their favourite ten songs with proper names in the titles. Really. They do.
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In a special bonus edition, Peter and Gideon discuss the composition of Australia's squad for the World Test Championship and Ashes.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on the IPL, name their prospective Ashes squads, recap the latest episode of Succession and chronicle their top 10 family sagas.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the start of the Indian Premier League, answer your messages, and are inspired by Daisy Jones & The Six to name their ten favourite fictional bands (really).
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Peter and Gideon review the new pay deal, the first week of the IPL, and interview Megan Ponsford, granddaughter of Bill, about her new book The Has-Beens and Never-Will-Bes, the story of the first (unofficial) Australian tour of India.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on life since Australia's tour of India, watch the Women's Premier League final, talk to WACA CEO Christina Matthews about Western Australia's recent dominance of Australian domestic cricket, and compare their respective reading, watching and listening lists.
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Peter and Gideon watch the last rites of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia hanging on for a draw at Modi Stadium. They each choose top tens inspired by the Ahmedabad Test, and the highlights of their pod journey through India.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia's spinners toil and Virat Kohli break his century drought, then explore the mysteries of Modi Stadium.
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Peter and Gideon watch Shubman Gill come of age in Test cricket, Virat Kohli age gracefully, and take a ride in Narendra Modi's Batmobile.
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Peter and Gideon watch Cameron Green come of age and Usman Khawaja prove that age is no bar as Australia enjoy one of their best days in the series. Also 10 March and all its significances, cricket and personal. Plus: become Pete's 1700th Instagram follower!
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Peter and Gideon watch Usman Khawaja's masterful hundred on the first day of the Ahmedabad Test, catch up with Cricket Australia Chairman Mike Baird, and see history made by the longest pre-match felicitations ever.
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Peter and Gideon report from the world's cricket stadium in Motera on Australia's final Test in India, further review great train songs, and pay tribute to a departed colleague.
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Peter and Gideon keep a pod diary of their overnight rail journey from Indore to Ahmedabad, and wile the hours away with their favourite 10 train songs, which become 20 etc.
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Peter and Gideon bring you up-to-date on all the news from Australia's tour including the ICC's damning report on the Indore pitch. Also music: the best ten songs by The Smiths about Steve Smith.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia celebrate their first Test win in India in six years on a pitch tailored to their opposition, and run the rule over captain Steve Smith. Also Cricket, Et Cetera anxiety dreams.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on a 16-wicket day in the Third Test at Indore, with Nathan Lyon's brilliant second innings bowling, and Paul Kuhnemann's amazing journey - that's Paul, Matt's dad. Also, how Gideon turned the Test for Australia.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia’s stirring fight back on the first day of the Third Test in Indore.
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Live from Rajwada Palace, Pete and Gideon discuss the Tests in Wellington and Indore, then Pete's haircut. Also great spots for thali and for coffee in Madya Pradesh.
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Peter and Gideon gasp at the record of Australia's women's cricket team, watch the men's team go through their paces, and bid farewell to a cricket stalwart.
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In a special edition, Peter and Gideon visit Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where Australia and India fought out Test cricket's second tie, in 1986. They celebrate the batting of Dean Jones, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, the bowling of Greg Matthews and the captaincy of Allan Border, whose declaration set up the epic result.
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Peter and Gideon catch up with the news of Pat Cummins' decision to stay at home, and Australia's narrow defeat of India in the Women's T20 World Cup. Also Pete gets a shave!
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Peter and Gideon bring us up-to-date with the news of Australia's touring squad, then cough up a lung getting hopelessly lost in Delhi.
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Peter and Gideon compare notes on Australia's failure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at a fitting location - the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets. Sulabh, Hindi for 'easiness', is India's leading sanitation NGO, with a surprisingly fascinating story to tell. You'll come for the cricket, and stay for the toilets.
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Pete and Gideon recuperate from Australia's collapsing quest for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by reclining on the grass at Feroz Shah Kotla, where they are cheered up by a spontaneous visit from Matthew Hayden. They reflect on the greatness of Ashwin and Jadeja, the serenity of Cheteshwar Pujara, and the future of David Warner.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia fight hard on the second day of the Second Test, India's anti-tail excel again, Nathan Lyon bowl, Virat Kohli brood and the sightscreen keep time. Plus they wonder about David Warner's clouded future after his concussion.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia's odds and sods battle their way to 263 on the first day of the Second Test in Delhi, where it's eerie in the eyrie. What's with Warner? How good's Kuhnemann? These and other questions....
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Peter and Gideon preview the Second Test in an increasingly smoggy Delhi, enjoy India's magnificent newspaper culture, and respond to your correspondence. Warning: third attempt at recording this, so even more chaotic than usual.
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Peter and Gideon catch up with team news in India, then are joined by friend of the pod Lisa Sthalekar to discuss the highs and lows of the Women's Premier League auction. Plus grammin' with Pete.
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After a day of fruitful wandering in Nagpur while the practice pitches dry, Peter and Gideon watch the Aussies train - and it's not pretty. Also train tales from the Raj, and the latest from Cafe Etc.
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Peter and Gideon are staggered by Australia's capitulation in the First Test, but enjoy the excellence of India's bowling, the hospitality of Nagpur and the opening of Cafe Et Cetera. Also an update on the Murphy nuptials.
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Peter and Gideon watch India take control of the First Test, but Todd Murphy strikes a blow for the bespectacled with a stirring debut performance. Also Rohit Sharma's serene hundred, and another telling contribution from Ravi Jadeja in (we think) our 200th episode.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia have their worst day of Test cricket since July, as India seize the ascendancy in the First Test at Nagpur thanks to Ravi Jadeja.
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Peter and Gideon look out over the expanse of VCA Stadium Jantha in Nagpur and feel their pulses quicken ahead of tomorrow's First Test, consider the controversial pitch, the possibility of Todd Murphy's Test debut, and the attractions of India's greenest city.
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Pete and Gideon go on a coffee odyssey in Nagpur and end up at the old cricket ground, scene of a famous Australian victory in 2004, and relive their exclusive interview with the BCCI curator ahead of Wednesday's Test. Corridor Seven Coffee Roasters excels.
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Peter and Gideon, live from Bar Espresso at Sydney Airport, begin their journey to India by talking about Australia's selections for the First Test, reviewing the Big Bash League Final, considering the Asia Cup imbroglio and evaluating candidates for the worst man in rock music.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the new Women's Indian Premier League, the Australian Cricket Awards, T20 fatigue and Tom Verlaine.
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Peter and Gideon watch the Big Bash League finally deploy Steve Smith and relish the results, discuss the T20 glut, debate Ash Gardner's being 'uncomfortable' about playing on 26 January, and rummage in the mailbag.
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Peter and Gideon agree that there is too much cricket to watch, agree to disagree about Afghanistan, evaluate the Australian and Indian squads for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and give their reading and watching recommendations.
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Peter and Gideon continue their chat with Justin Langer, and take a back seat as he reenacts his test debut thirty years ago.
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Live from a brewery in The People's Republic of Marrickville, Peter and Gideon talk to Justin Langer, Australia’s coach emeritus. Part 2 publishes into the feed in a couple of days.
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Peter and Gideon watch the last rites of the No Name Trophy, go spare about the third umpire and look forward to India.
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Peter and Gideon get excited about a potential grand stand finish in the Third Test at the SCG, discuss more third umpire misadventures, and the genius of Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.
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Peter and Gideon watch the rain fall at the SCG just for a change, as Usman Khawaja waits in the nervous 190s and cricket is the loser.
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Peter and Gideon bathe in stats and milestones at the Sydney Cricket Ground, courtesy of Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja. Today's title courtesy of the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
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Peter and Gideon describe Australia’s two for 147 in the Third Test, revile the soft signal and choose their top 10 rain songs.
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Peter and Gideon celebrate cricket's new rights deal, look forward to the Sydney Test, and savour their favourite playlist.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia annihilate South Africa at the MCG, contemplate the near term for Australia and the longer term for South Africa - it's not pretty.
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Peter and Gideon watch Alex Carey cruise to a maiden Test century as Australia tighten their grip on the Boxing Day Test against South Africa. Plus Pete's new beer!
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Peter and Gideon report from the Warner extravaganza at the MCG, ruminate on his parallels with Shane Warne, and on his future in the game. Also an update on cricket's broadcast negotiations, and some shameless self-promotion.
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Peter and Gideon report from the Boxing Day Test, where Australia, Cameron Green and David Warner dominated South Africa after Pat Cummins' decision to send the visitors in.
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Peter and Gideon catch up with the IPL auction results, look forward to Boxing Day and choose their ten favourite Christmas songs.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Australia's 25th prime minister and number one cricket tragic, John Winston Howard (RHB ROB) about his career for Earlwood Methodists CC, his reverence for Garry Sobers, the blurring of cricket and statecraft, and that ball.
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Peter and Gideon watch a history-making two-day Test at the Gabba in which fast bowlers ruled and batters cowered, and contemplate the legacies of Bert Ironmonger and A Current Affair.
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Peter and Gideon review the first day of the First Test at the Gabba, enjoying a counterpunching innings from Travis Head that has taken Australia to within 7 runs of South Africa's first innings score by stumps, musing on a first ball duck for David Warner. Also: your summer's pronunciation guide.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Rick Darling about his new memoir Bush to Buckingham Palace, about cricket in the rough and tumble 70s and 80s, heroes, head blows and running between wickets.
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Peter and Gideon sum up the last day of the Adelaide Test, and run the rule over new Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird.
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Peter and Gideon watch the West Indies implode under lights in the Second Test, David Warner struggle during the day, and Mitchell Starc at his athletic best....all on National Lager Day.
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Peter and Gideon watch Travis Head do a Greg Blewett, Michael Neser do a Ryan Harris, and Nick Hockley follow best practice on the second day of the Second Test at Adelaide Oval. With extra googlies, courtesy of Abrar Ahmed.
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Peter and Gideon report in from the first day of the Second Test at Adelaide, contrast the centuries of Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head, rue the meekness of the West Indies attack and worry about David Warner's future after the collapse of his leadership ambitions.
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Peter and Gideon share their dread and loathing of day/night Test cricket in a top ten songs list, discuss the additions to the Australian squad and the corpus of cricket fiction.
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Peter and Gideon watch the last rites of the First Test in Perth, discuss Pat Cummins' chances of playing in Adelaide, and the value proposition of 'going to the cricket'.
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Peter and Gideon watch the West Indies battle hard in pursuit of nearly 500 in Perth, speculate about Pat Cummins' quad and Kemar Roach's bottom, and wonder if the teams will have anything in the tank for Adelaide.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy the red-hot Australian pace attack against the West Indies in Perth, celebrate Pat Cummins' 200th Test wicket, and demand 'Justice for JL' - at least on a bed sheet.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy a twin two-hundred day at Perth Stadium, see Steve Smith's powers come flooding back, and get a peak at the future, and the past, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy the mellow pleasures of a day's Test cricket, the familiar sights and sounds of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, the welcome home for Justin Langer, and all the incidentals of day 1 of the First Test at Perth Stadium.
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Peter and Gideon discuss Pat Cummins reacting to Justin Langer reacting to Pat Cummins reacting to Justin Langer, wonder about wokeness, West Indies and the new WACA.
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Peter and Gideon compare their shared contempt for the Australia v England ODI series, response to the rehabilitations of Steve Smith and David Warner, and talk to Inga Simpson, author of the acclaimed cricket novel Willowman.
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Peter and Gideon host a Cricket Et, Cetera live event at Willie the Boatman with guest of honour the one and only Wasim Akram, whose autobiography Sultan has just been published, and you can get it by clicking here
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Peter and Gideon feel fine about the end of the T20 World Cup as England win a famous victory over Pakistan, then review the tournament and answer your questions.
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Peter and Gideon watch England put India away in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, and look forward to it being 1992 all over again on Sunday.
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Peter returns half-deaf from the SCG to tell Gideon about Pakistan's impressive win over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup semi-final. Plus three captains who won't play another T20I and more readings on the 1992 Parallel-O-Meter.
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Peter and Gideon ponder history repeating in the T20 World Cup with cricket sage Michael Atherton, who gives us his tip to take out the tournament. Title courtesy of Blur.
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Peter and Gideon review Australia's flawed T20 World Cup defence after England dispose of Sri Lanka to nab a semi-final place, and farewell Aaron Finch, one of our greatest white ball players.
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Peter and Gideon review Australia's squeaker against Afghanistan, and talk to Shane Watson about his new book on mental skills in cricket, Winning the Inner Battle.
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Peter and Gideon wrap up last night's Pakistan win over South Africa, and compare recent experiences as ghost writers: Pete's with Tim Paine, Gideon's with Wasim Akram.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy another Virat Kohli tour de force in Adelaide, compare notes on their recent reading and listening, and look forward to Australia's must-win against Afghanistan.
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Peter and Gideon review last night's England win over New Zealand, Australia's challenging path to the finals, and talk to Greg Barclay, chairman of the International Cricket Council, about the future of the global governing body - if that's what it is.
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Peter and Gideon review Australia's hard-fought win over Ireland, and pay tribute to the late Froggy Thomson. Today's title from the Duckworth Lewis Method, of course.
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Peter and Gideon stay up late to watch South Africa get the better of India in Perth, and rouse Tim Wigmore from slumber in Brisbane to discuss his provocative new book Crickonomics.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy another barnstorming New Zealand performance against Sri Lanka, and farewell both Jerry Lee Lewis and Ian Jack.
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Peter and Gideon look at Pakistan's T20WC campaign, Zimbabwe's knockout last-ball win, preview Australia v England at the MCG, and pick top 10 songs for the cup so far.
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Peter and Gideon wake up to a new day with Australia having repaired its net run rate against Sri Lanka, contrast the form of Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch, digest the revelations of Tim Paine's autobiography, and wait to see if Ricky Ponting plays golf. The suspense will kill you.
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Peter and Gideon come back down to (soggy) earth in Hobart, then catch up with old mate Ravi Shastri, to talk about Kohli, coaching, commentating and who would play him in the movie of his life.
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Peter and Gideon recuperate after an amazing night at the MCG, with Virat Kohli triumphant in a last-ball thriller, and catch up with Dan Christian about his role as coaching consultant with the Netherlands ahead of their game this afternoon against Bangladesh. Warning: may contain overconfidence.
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Peter and Gideon regroup after Australia's shock loss to New Zealand, look forward to India v Pakistan, and discuss Pat Cummins, sports washing and the Aramco toilet. Our title today from the new Louie Zong album, Business!
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Peter and Gideon celebrate Namibia's upset win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, report the Netherlands' defeat of the UAE, and ponder whose money cricket would not pocket (Russian mafia? Iranian asbestos?). Today's title is courtesy Sly and the Family Stone.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Alex Doolan, Tasmania and Australia, about moving on in his life after cricket, his reflections on a changing game, and his memories of Phillip Hughes.
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Peter and Gideon talk to their first knight, Sir Sam Mendes, about his terrific new documentary Phoenix from the Ashes, the story of England's mighty captain Ben Stokes.
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Pete and Gideon review the T20 series in India, the moral muddle of a Mankad and, in celebrating Geelong's tenth premiership, share a joyous new music discovery.
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Pete and Gideon talk footy for a bit, then preview the T20s in India and Pakistan, review the careers of Rachel Haynes and Roger Federer, and the pageant of legends that is the Road Safety Series. Also SA20: did it even need a name?
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Pete and Gideon talk to Adam Gilchrist about the changing face of cricket, the dawn of T20, and it's promise and threat to cricket's future
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Peter and Gideon reflect on The Hundred, enjoy the new Ben Stokes documentary, and celebrate Zimbabwe's first win against Australia on our soil with a top ten.
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Peter goes shoe shopping in Townsville, Gideon trains with future stars in Dunkeld, there's a Big Bash League draft to ponder, and a Hundred cameo to celebrate.
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Peter and Gideon discuss Cricket Australia's five-year strategic plan, and other matters, with chairman Dr Lachlan Henderson. Warning: contains leveraging of scale. Also further down the rabbit hole of team names, and the announcement of a new quest.
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Peter and Gideon reel from the opening rounds of The Hundred, review who's going where in the great T20 follies of 2022-3, and wonder if the South African T20 league will ever have a name. Also Ten Songs for The Hundred.
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Pete and Gideon celebrate Australian gold in the Commonwealth Games, and wonder about UAE gold in cricket in an interview with Todd Greenberg, CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association, who explains his approach to reviving the Big Bash League.
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Pete and Gideon follow Australia's advance in the Commonwealth Games, England's regression in white ball cricket, the rise of private investment, shambles of the Future Programme, and are inspired by Crystal Zins. Also ten songs for David Warner.
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Peter and Gideon preview the International Cricket Council annual meeting, interview Mike Coward about his new/old masterwork Cricket Beyond the Bazaar, and offer ten songs for the retirement of Ben Stokes from one-day internationals.
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Pete and Gideon contemplate international cricket in a time of windows as the new Future Tours Programme looms and pay tribute to Cricket Australia's ex-spinner extraordinaire Peter Young.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia lose a Test match by an innings for the first time since 2016, and contribute 10 songs in honour of Steve Smith's review.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy watching Australia toil in Galle and sleeping through Wimbledon, and also choose their ten songs for a long day in the field.
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Peter and Gideon watch as Sri Lanka's government crumbles as Sri Lanka's cricketers rally on an amazing second day of the Second Test at Galle. Featuring ten songs to accompany the fall of an authoritarian regime.
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Peter and Gideon watch Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne dominate the first day of the Second Test at Galle, and unroll their top ten songs for turning pitches.
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Peter and Gideon, not expecting to be back so quickly, digest the truncated final day of the First Test in Galle, and nominate their top ten Aussie bangers for Test match DJs.
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Peter and Gideon catch up on the second day of the First Test from Galle, discover the name of the trophy they're watching, savour Cameron Green and Alex Carey, and contemplate cricket in the wind.
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Peter and Gideon watch Nathan Lyon have a day out and Steve Smith have a meltdown in an action-packed opening to the First Test at Galle.
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Peter and Gideon follow Australia's fortunes in Sri Lanka, New Zealand's in England and Bangladesh's in the West Indies, and swap holiday tales and record buys.
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Pete and Gideon discuss the legacy of the late Andrew Symonds with his friend and co-author Stephen Gray.
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Peter and Gideon reunited in front of a live audience at Willie the Boatman with books, banter and special mystery guest.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Cricket, Et Cetera favourite Dan Christian about his new book The All-Rounder, his year of cricket travels, his philosophy of T20, and fatherhood.
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Peter and Gideon watch Pat Cummins kick his thousandth AFL goal and Buddy Franklin bowl Australia to victory in Pakistan.
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Peter and Gideon watch the Lahore Test approach an intriguing climax, puzzle over Steve Smith's catching, enjoy David Warner's mellowness, and chew on some weird arse stats.
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Peter and Gideon see the Third Test transformed by a devastating pace partnership, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, as Pakistan's tail crumbles.
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Peter and Gideon watch a Third Test as yet is too close to call, featuring a fine sixth wicket partnership between Alex Carey and Cameron Green on a pitch as flat as Mark E. Smith's voice.
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Peter and Gideon watch Test cricket return to Lahore on a tough day for batters and a great day for umpires, taking the opportunity to muse on the late, unlamented tyrant who gave Gaddafi Stadium its name
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Peter and Gideon watch Pakistan and Australia play out a pulsating stalemate in the Second Test at Karachi, with Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan the heroes on the final day.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia toil but fail to break the partnership of Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique, leaving the Second Test in the balance. Also Aleem Dar in focus and Peter's new honour.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia carry all before them on the third day of the Second Test in Karachi, and also answer your mail.
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Peter and Gideon watch an attritional second day of the Second Test at Karachi, with Alex Carey falling just short of his maiden Test hundred but leaving Australia well in control.
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Peter and Gideon discuss Usman Khawaja's glorious homecoming on the first day of the Second Test in Karachi.
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Peter and Gideon contemplate the extraordinary coincidence of Australia picking a second spinner for the Karachi Test forty years after The Fall employed a second dummer on Hex Enduction Hour.
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Pete and Gideon defy the treacherous internet that threatens to divide them while discussing the dismal last rites of the First Test in Rawalpindi.
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Pete and Gideon discuss the fourth day of the First Test at Rawalpindi, Australia's steady middle order march, their latest reflections on the passing of Shane Warne, and the institution of the soap opera.
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Peter and Gideon watch the rain fall at the end of the third day of the First Test, and discuss the on-going obsequies for Shane Warne.
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Pete and Gideon describe steady progress and farcical conclusion to the second day of the First Test at Rawalpindi.
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Pete and Gideon fight off their lack of sleep by rapping about Shane Warne, cricketer, personality, phenomenon.
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Pete in Pindi and Gideon in The Cogitorium watch Pakistan get the better of Australia on the first day of the First Test, and ponder the timeless appeal of bespectacled cricketers.
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Pete reports in from Pakistan, and Gideon asks about the coffee.
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Pete and Gideon look forward to Australia's tour of Pakistan, discuss the respective squads, and the long, chequered history of Australian visits before their cessation.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy a yarn with a favourite cricketer, Steve O'Keefe, about left-arm spin, coaching, the Big Bash League, Manly-Warringah and Metallica, not quite in that order.
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Peter and Gideon review the week's cricket news (IPL, Pucovski, Sri Lankan T20s) and shamelessly promote Gideon's new book, The Night Was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain.
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Pete and Gideon discuss the departure and legacy of Australian coach Justin Langer in an emergency edition of Cricket, Et Cetera.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Alex Blackwell, former Australian captain, about her great new book Fair Game.
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Peter and gideon discuss the state of play with the role of Australian coach and of CA chairman, recap the women’s Test and the Big Bash league, and finally get round to their long-promised ten favourite movies and TV series about dysfunctional families.
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Peter and Gideon talk to the guru of English cricket, Mike Atherton, about the Ashes of 2021-22, English decadence and Australian confidence.
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Peter and Gideon watch England capitulate miserably in Hobart, review Justin Langer's coaching, Cameron Green's progress and look forward to Gideon's visit to MONA.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the overnight news of Virat Kohli's resignation, Steve Waugh's statement of support for Justin Langer, and all the action from the Fifth Test.
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Peter and Gideon report on a stirring Australian comeback in the Fifth Test, a brilliant hundred by Travis Head, and a brittle England bowling performance.
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A little bit of swearing in this episode..........Peter and Gideon wait on the result of Pete's RAT test while looking forward to Hobart's first Ashes Test. They also discuss their top 10 pandemic songs. Feel free to give us your pandemic songs in the reviews or comment section where you're listening....
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia and England play a thrilling draw at the SCG, praise the skippers, and talk Dylan and Suicide.
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Peter and Gideon watch Usman Khawaja peel off his second hundred in his comeback and Cameron Green come of age but England take their fight into the final day.
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Like England, Gideon and Pete endured some heavy going early on the the third day of the SCG Test but they managed to rally from their enforced isolations to enjoy a wonderful century by Jonny Bairstow
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Peter and Gideon relish an elegant hundred from Usman Khawaja, the manful bowling performance by Stuart Broad, and the fiction of Dave Eggers.
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Peter and Gideon peer through the rain at proceedings in the Fourth Test in Sydney, sample the plush surrounds of the SEN commentary box, and review the highly recommended hospitality of Willie the Boatman in St Peters.
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Peter and Gideon discuss England's woes on the eve of the Sydney Test, the on-going stress of COVID, and how to carry a turntable and amp on a motorbike.
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Pete and Gideon talk to Mustafa Qamari, cricket journalist from Afghanistan, about his escape from Kabul - via this ridiculous podcast.
www.battingforafghanistan.org.au/event/batting-for-afghanistan
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia sprint to Ashes victory in 80 minutes on the third day in Melbourne. Plus: road trip plans.
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Thanks to COVID, Peter and Gideon watch the second day of the Third Test from different vantages, but reunite to reflect on the timeless genius of Jimmy Anderson and the endless masochism of supporting England.
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Pete and Gideon watch Australia take the upper hand on the first day of the Boxing Day Test. Pete proves his scriptural knowledge. Gideon opines on Illy.
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Peter and Gideon watch from afar as Australia go 2-0 up at the Adelaide Oval despite a stirring resistance from England's Jos Buttler.
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Peter and Gideon watch Joe Root and England in agony, and also plan their escape from the reign of Nicole Spurrier.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia take a stranglehold on the Third Test and have a recommendation for your swimming pool.
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Peter and Gideon see Australia seize the upper hand in the Second Test and wonder whether Pat Cummins is the Julian Assange of Australian cricket.
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Peter and Gideon awake to a new old Australian captain, then watch the hosts seize the ascendancy in the Second Test.
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Peter and Gideon discuss cricket Tests and COVID tests in a probing new episode from the vicinity of Adelaide Oval.
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Pete and Gideon watch England and technology fail as Australia take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes.
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Peter and Gideon watch Joe Root and Dawid Malan battle their way back into the First Ashes Test, and have a stats duel at ten paces.
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Peter and Gideon watch Travis Head's rampage at the Gabba, and David Warner just fall short of a century, as Australia's lead blows out to almost 200 in the First Test.
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Peter and Gideon watch Pat Cummins lead Australia to an overpowering position at the end of the first day of the First Test at the Gabba.
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Peter and Gideon actually meet in the new episode of Cricket, Et Cetera where they discuss the First Test of the Ashes series, where the Fifth might be, and what to do when you win a toss in Brisbane.
The Cricket, Et Cetera podcast is proud to be known as the only podcast in the world whereby the audio quality decreases, when the hosts are finally able to be in the same room.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the sudden fall of Tim Paine, the equally rapid rise of Pat Cummins, the Women's Big Bash League Final, and Pete's latest record purchases.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Philip Brown, doyen of photographers, about his new collection The Colours of Cricket.
On Monday's episode we'll be talking through the new Captain and Vice-Captaincy announcements.
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Pete and Gideon are joined by Australian chairman of selectors George Bailey to discuss the business of choosing cricketers and, inevitably, the travails of Tim Paine.
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Peter and Gideon wipe the last sleep dust from their eyes after watching Australia win the T20 World Cup, and raise a glass to experience in all its forms. Also contains shout out to the mighty Wandsworth Demons.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia trip up unbeaten Pakistan to book a berth in the T20 World Cup final. Also Pete gets a bit obsessed with Gideon's jumper.
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Peter and Gideon further sacrifice their sleep patterns to watch New Zealand knock England from the T20 World Cup, and anticipate Australia's semi-final clash with Pakistan.
Due to technical difficulties this episode of Cricket, Et Cetera is not only co-hosted but also recorded and produced by Gideon Haigh.
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Pete and Gideon watch Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo say goodbye to international cricket, and Australia march into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, courtesy of David Warner.
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Peter and Gideon stay up to watch Australia turn the tables on Bangladesh, keeping their hopes alive in the T20 World Cup. Also, Peter joins the elite.
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Peter and Gideon talk through India's shock defeat by New Zealand in the T20 World Cup, and the roads ahead for India and Australia. Also the late Percy Philpott and a birthday shoutout to Craig Serjeant.
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Peter and Gideon watch England crush Australia in the T20 World Cup, and pay tribute to Alan Davidson, Ashley Mallett and....Bert Newton.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the dew in Dubai, the surge of David Warner and the retreat of Quinton de Kock. Also, this is a great song by French punk band We Hate You Please Die, check it out.
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Peter and Gideon stay up late to watch Australia's T20 World Cup campaign begin with a semi-convincing win over South Africa, and talk to Ian Chappell about his new campaign to raise funds for UNHCR in Afghanistan.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Carl Sandri, dual international, an Aussie who played for Italy now coaching Papua New Guinea, about the excitement and anxiety of being part of the T20 World Cup.
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Peter and Gideon review England's Ashes squad, the women's series against India, and IPL play-offs, then are bored to death by Tasmania.
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Peter and Gideon talk to the evergreen Fawad Ahmed about his globe-trotting, quarantine-heavy T20 lifestyle, about bowling into his forties, and life as a Pakistani Australian who play for Australia and plays in Pakistan.
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Peter and Gideon look forward to the women's Test, stay up late to watch the IPL, glance back at obsolete cricket terminology, and compare notes on the Ashes. Also two great music documentary tips.
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Peter and Gideon talk to their favourite Australian captain Ian Chappell about the game now and then. Warning, contains strong language; also impressions of Richie Benaud and John Arlott.
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Peter and Gideon reflect on a grim week in cricket after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the cancellation of the Fifth Test at Old Trafford, and the swelling in-tray at the International Cricket Council. Also stuff about spiders.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Big Bash League break-out star Peter Hatzoglou about his Greek-Australian heritage, passion for leg-spin and affinity for risk - on and off the field.
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Peter and Gideon discuss who is allowed to say what about the Australian coach, and a couple of great Tests. Plus your questions answered, while we await the release of Willis Alan Ramsey's second album.
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Peter and Gideon speculate about what they might have seen had they been able to watch Australia lose two T20s to Bangladesh and wonder why we are so woeful at the format. In the subscriber section they answer your questions, and their own, with the subject being their favourite live albums. The title is not one of them, but could be.
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Peter and Gideon reunite from their respective lockdowns, ponder all the cricket not happening here, that or may not happen down the track, then answer your questions and vanish down a giant musical rabbit warren in the subscriber-only section.
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Peter and Gideon talk to the World Test Championship's top scorer Marnus Labuschagne about batting, being bowled to and being his own man when Steve Smith's not around. Also contains batting.
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Peter Lalor and Gideon Haigh chat to Michael Holding about his new book Why We Kneel, How We Rise, about cricket, race and the future.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Cricket Australia's new CEO Nick Hockley about his sudden rise, recent appointment, new strategy and future prospects - also surgery, although not his.
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Pete and Gideon talk to Lisa Sthalekar about her experiences in and escape from COVID-ravaged India, the prospect of a summer with two women's Tests and even of India's women's cricketers getting paid.
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Peter and Gideon are joined by Sharda Ugra, doyenne of the Indian cricket media, for a discussion of pandemic politics in Indian cricket and among Indian cricketers.
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Gideon and Peter with a special breaking news episode of the podcast discuss events as they unfold in India and wrestle with the rights and wrongs of playing cricket as tragedy unfolds on the streets outside.
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Cricket, Et Cetera will be taking Autumn and Winter (yes, seasons are verbs to this podcast), and will be returning later in the year. In this episode Peter and Gideon look at Steve Smith's return to the headlines, the ongoing success of the women's team and look back at India's tour.
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Australians flocking to IPL as news breaks that even Tendulkar had the virus, plus Peter and Gideon catch-up with Todd Greenberg.
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Australian rugby once had $40 million in the bank. Crowds over 100,000. TV audiences of 3 million. Today the Wallabies have sunk to their lowest world ranking ever. Off the field rugby is a "war zone" with a $20 million deficit last year alone.
The Breakdown is a gripping podcast investigation from The Australian, exploring just how far "the game they play in heaven" has fallen - and why. Jessica Halloran and Claire Harvey have interviewed everyone from ex-PMs and billionaires to Wallabies legends, boardroom insiders and the volunteers battling to keep the game alive. Raw and emotional, The Breakdown is the new binge-listen everyone will be talking about.
You can listen to The Breakdown through The Australian app, or search for The Breakdown wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Queensland Fire captain George Redmayne ahead of tomorrow's final of the Women's National Cricket League at Junction Oval against Victoria's women's team.
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Peter and Gideon talk to the unfairly talented Mike Atherton, great batsman turned great writer and great broadcaster, from the perspective of his twenty years' watching post twenty years' playing.
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It is 20 years since the famous 2001 Australia India series which ended a record 16 successive winning streak for the Australian side and signalled the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket. Hear Damien Fleming's fascinating account from the rooms and the field in this special episode with only one thing on its mind.
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Peter and Gideon talk to Aussie star David Warner, discuss events at ICC and in the actual world
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On International Women's Day, Peter and Gideon talk to Christina Matthews, Australian cricket's senior most executive: the CEO of the Western Australian Cricket Association since 2011.
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Peter and Gideon discuss how the straight ball became the killer in the Third Test in Ahmedabad, and talk coaching with the straightest man in Australian cricket, Simon Katich, who demonstrates remarkable patience as they try to make their gear work.
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Inspired by the Psychedelic Furs song with this title, peter and Gideon talk to Ramachandra Guha, that country’s foremost public intellectual about his new book, the Border Gavaskar Trophy and cricket’s ugly politics.
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Pete and Gideon enjoy Test cricket from Chennai, reflect on no Test cricket for Australia, and chat to Greg Shipperd, Australia's most successful cricket coach.
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Peter and Gideon talk to cricketer emeritus Shane Watson about his take on the modern game, his presidency of the Australian Cricketers' Association, his view of the Australian team, and his plans to shake up the cricket gear market with T20Stars.
https://shop.t20stars.com/
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Peter and Gideon are joined by Justin Langer in Perth to talk about cricket, coaching and life as he sits out yet another quarantine, Plus reviewing the Big Bash League finals and looking forward to the Sheffield Shield.
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Pete and Gideon talk to Dan Christian, Australian all-rounder and Wiradjuri man, about Cricket Australia's stance on the national day, and Dan reveals that he's a conservative at heart.
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Peter and Gideon recuperate from an exhilarating and exhausting Border-Gavaskar Trophy, pay tribute to the departing Indians, and look at lessons that Australia might take.
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Peter and Gideon watch an incredible last day at the Gabba climaxing in one of the great test series of modern times.
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Peter and Gideon watch Australia try to set India a target, and India try to stop them, as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy goes down to the final day. Stay tuned for a grandstand finish at the Gabba.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy a stirring fightback by Indian's tail and a lot of hard yakka by Australia's bowlers. Gideon discusses being less famous than his T-shirt, Peter reminisces of Gail Gash, and they both like The Chats.
(listen out for the PJ Harvey reference too)
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Peter and Gideon watch a truncated day at the Gabba, with just enough time for Nathan Lyon's 397th Test wicket, then wonder what to do when it rains and you're not actually there. Stand in the shower?
Also 'Thoughts in a Booth' - great Halo of Flies song, do yourself a favour etc.
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Peter and Gideon watch Marnus Labuschagne stand tall in another Australian innings but others struggle to stay with him, as India's depleted attack make the hosts work for their runs at the Gabba. Gideon also remembers Colin McDonald, a great gentleman of cricket.
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It's the Gabba Test - but not as we know it. Peter and Gideon anticipate an exciting conclusion to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played between a depleted Australia and an even-more-depleted India in a city very lucky to be hosting a Test at all.
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A bumper edition of Third Test takeaway from Peter and Gideon, including Tim Paine's mea culpa, the vexed question of stump mics, the challenge of crowd behaviour. Plus, behind the velvet rope, Peter and Gideon nominate the best all-round cricketers they've seen, ponder the abolition of sledging, and new albums by The Fall and the Viagra Boys.
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Peter and Gideon watch an enthralling final day in the Sydney Test, where every result remained possible going into the final session, and the rarity of a draw was the result. Was it a 'win' for India? Was it a blow to Tim Paine's reputation?
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Peter and Gideon share views on the Indians' complaints about crowd behaviour, on the coming of Cameron Green, on the going of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, and size up prospects for a rare fifth day in the Third Test.
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Peter and Gideon enjoy a day for the fast bowlers at the SCG, with the ball and in the field, eavesdrop on the hot mics, keep track of the venue of the Fourth Test and also that brilliant fridge.
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Steve Smith is back - was he ever away? Peter and Gideon revel in Smith's scintillating return to form, the bowling of Jadeja and Bumrah, the Wade brain fade, the celebrity colour of the SCG, and Harvey Norman's ever-improving fridge offer.
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Peter and Gideon run their eye over Australia's new prodigy Will Pucovski, herald the return of Steve Smith, wonder aloud about Rishabh Pant, and worry about the Brisbane Test. All this and 20 minutes of nothing.
Our inspiration for this evening's episode for anyone on twitter is:
https://twitter.com/jogdenUK/status/1346442437376552962
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Peter will but Gideon won't be at tomorrow's Sydney Test, which in this episode they preview from their respective offices, analysing Ravi Ashwin, welcoming Will Pucovski and pondering the SCG as a venue. They also talk New Zealand v Pakistan, as the World Test Championship enters it's final stretches, and recall Barry Richards in his mighty pomp.
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Peter and Gideon discuss COVID cricket politics, India's (alleged) quarantine breach, team prospects leading into Thursday's Third Test, the enigma of Will Pucovski, the disappearance of Kurtis Patterson, and the fiftieth anniversary of the first one-day international. They also recommend both the first Suicide album and GK Chesterton's column in the Daily News.
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With the scoreline one-all, Peter and Gideon reflect on Australia's batting woes in the Second Test, notably Messrs Burns, Head and even Smith, wonder where they're heading next, and reminisce of the Texas Jewboys.
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The Australians are in world of woe. Burns, Head and even Steve Smith look to be in trouble. Gideon and Pete examine that, Pete admires Gideon's new t-shirt and Gideon reveals that a man could do worse than take up with a woman who is available to give him throwdowns.
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Pete and Gideon see Australia facing an uphill battle in the second Test after Ajinkya Rahane's classy century and a lacklustre day in the field. Also, Gideon reveals his first foray into journalism and gets to meet his hero.
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11mm of grass on the MCG pitch helps brings about a fascinating first day in the Second Test, leaving India in the ascendant. Peter and Gideon wonder about the frailties of Australian batting, even Steve Smith, and like the cut of Ajinkya's jib as the visitors' stand-in skipper. Also, a hometown farewell for the dear, departed Deano.
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Peter and Gideon in the eye of the storm of the Indian tour. Will we get two Melbourne Tests? Where to for India, as Virat Kohli and Mohammad Shami head for home? Also viva la Hoff: a celebration of Josh Hazlewood! Plus Peter's feud with Ricky Ponting and some Lalor family folklore.
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Peter and Gideon watch India flag and Australia surge in the First Test in Adelaide, congratulate Tim Paine, bid adieu to Virat Kohli, and wonder how any team in modern cricket can be bowled out for 36.
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Peter and Gideon sum up the second day (and night) of an enthralling First Test, on which Tim Paine proved his batting mettle, Ravi Ashwin his bowling ingenuity and Steve Smith that he is only human. Plus the multiplying complexities of cricket in the time of COVID.
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Gideon and Pete on day one of the Test and why Ajinkya Rahane might need new digs.
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Peter and Gideon discuss Adelaide, the Australian attrition, cricket's concussion problem, the likely shape of the XIs for Thursday's Test match, and Allan Border's terse critique of the India v Australia A match. With added Shaun Marsh.
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Pete and Gideon talk about the stresses and strains of biosecure international cricket in Australia and South Africa, the vagaries of the concussion sub, the impulses of Glenn Maxwell, and selection questions ahead of the First Test. They answer questions about odds cricket, the five, and even which England cricket captain lost a Test on the day he became a father. Clue: it was a Yorkshireman.
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Pete and Gideon see Steve Smith on repeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground, David Warner's career pause, over rates almost achieve inertia, as Australia win the Dettol One-Day Series against India. They also revisit the Women's Big Bash League after Saturday night's final, and go a bit further back in time to the glory days of the Duncan Fearnley Run Reaper with Flow Through Holes. This part of the pod for bat nerds only.
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Pete and Gideon get excited about the Australia v India ODIs and the Women's Big Bash League semi-finals, feel a bit less enthusiastic about the Big Bash League rules changes, leaf through a brilliant new illustrated history of women's cricket, and contemplate the melancholy anniversary of the death of Phillip Hughes. Plus a heartfelt tribute to John Cooper Clarke, the bard of Salford.
EXTRA MATERIAL:
Peter's piece on Fiona Bollen’s new book Clearing Boundaries:
Atherton on Justin Langer
Gideon's piece on taking a knee
John Cooper Clarke performs Chickentown (language warning)
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Pete and Gideon chat about Australia's new batting order, who might slot where for the First Test, and the big Women's Big Bash League weekend. Drinker Pete talks about his Top 20 beers and ranks Australian cricket drinkers; wowser Gideon discusses Australian cricket's teetotalism. They also pay tribute to their colleague Greg Growden, author of one of cricket's finest books.
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Peter and Gideon discuss the early season bolters with youth on their side, from Will Pucovski to Amy Smith. They review the IPL, on the eve of Wednesday's final, and farewell two gallant stagers, Shane Watson and Callum Ferguson. With India about to arrive, Gideon casts back 100 years to the last visiting cricket team to undertake quarantine, while Pete gets all nostalgic about East 17.
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