Cricket Et Al
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Gideon Haigh and Pete Lalor have been writing about cricket, and talking about music, books, movies, television and life, for nearly fifteen years. Now they do it with a podcast recorder handy, which sometimes they remember to turn on. Stand by for a podcast full of insights and lacking in organisation.
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Episodes 213
BLOODSTAINS: Cummins Rebukes Khawaja in Marathon Presser
Pete and Gid reflect on Pat Cummins's marathon press conference at Cricket Central, the seemingly irrevocable breakdown of his relations with Usman Khawaja, the on-going fall out of Sandpapergate eight and a …
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Pete and Gid reflect on Pat Cummins's marathon press conference at Cricket Central, the seemingly irrevocable breakdown of his relations with Usman Khawaja, the on-going fall out of Sandpapergate eight and a half years after the events, and speculate where the next shoe will drop.
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BETTER GET A LAWYER: Full Reaction to Khawaja's Sabr
Pete and God dive deep into Usman Khawaja's Sabr in all its gory detail, and wonder where the game goes now in the aftermath of its stark depiction of the last decade and a half of Australian cricket. What now …
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Pete and God dive deep into Usman Khawaja's Sabr in all its gory detail, and wonder where the game goes now in the aftermath of its stark depiction of the last decade and a half of Australian cricket. What now for Cricket Australia? Will the game ever be the same? And how's that David Warner book going?
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SOMETHING I LEARNED TODAY: Emergency Usman Khawaja Podcast
Pete and Gid chew on Usman Khawaja's autobiography Sabr, which isn't out til Tuesday, but has already divided Australian cricket with its unsparing account of events on the 2018 South African tour. What exactly …
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Pete and Gid chew on Usman Khawaja's autobiography Sabr, which isn't out til Tuesday, but has already divided Australian cricket with its unsparing account of events on the 2018 South African tour. What exactly has Khawaja said? What does it really mean? Will the game be the same again? Will Cricket Australia have to respond?
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NATIONAL SHITE DAY: South Africa Skittle Australia To Win The Series
Pete and Gid survey the wreckage of a grim day for Australian cricket, as Pat Cummins’s men surrender the Cape Town Test to South Africa by 176 runs, and the series 1-2. Framed with the help of the blokes from …
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Pete and Gid survey the wreckage of a grim day for Australian cricket, as Pat Cummins’s men surrender the Cape Town Test to South Africa by 176 runs, and the series 1-2. Framed with the help of the blokes from The Test and joined by spontaneous special guest Pommie Mbangwe, they ask how good are South Africa and where Australia go from here? Andrew McDonald walks past, the Proteas drop in: it’s all happening at the end of this amazing tour.Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com
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RESISTANCE: South Africa Set 288 For Australia On Day 4
Pete and Gid luxuriate in a Test match that refuses to die, with South Africa batting all the fourth day to set Australia 288 to win on the fifth. A record-breaking partnership by Ryan Rickelton and Wiann …
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Pete and Gid luxuriate in a Test match that refuses to die, with South Africa batting all the fourth day to set Australia 288 to win on the fifth. A record-breaking partnership by Ryan Rickelton and Wiann Mulder almost broke the visiting attack before brilliant fielding wound up the innings. But what about the bowling? And who would you rather be going in to the climax of one of the great modern series?
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HOW'S IT GONNA END? Match Hangs In the Balance After 3 Days
Pete and Gid watch a classic series go down to the wire, with each of Australia and South Africa going into the fourth day of the Third Test a chance of securing the number one ranking in the World Test …
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Pete and Gid watch a classic series go down to the wire, with each of Australia and South Africa going into the fourth day of the Third Test a chance of securing the number one ranking in the World Test Championship. What is Josh Inglis’s unique record? How many balls has Pat Cummins bowled without taking a wicket? How good is Mitchell Starc, and how poor were the shots by Aiden Markram and David Bedingham?
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IN THE ART OF STOPPING: Australia Bat Their Way To 1 Run Lead On Day 2
Pete and Gid watch Australia dig right in at Newlands on a day of defiant and increasingly positive batting by Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Matthew Renshaw and Cameron Green. But whither Marnus Labuschagne after …
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Pete and Gid watch Australia dig right in at Newlands on a day of defiant and increasingly positive batting by Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Matthew Renshaw and Cameron Green. But whither Marnus Labuschagne after another failure, and Steve Smith in his enigmatic absence? Also: scenery! Plus: a TGC podbombing….
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WAIT ACTUALLY YEAH NO: Australia Struggle After Bowling First On Day 1
Pete and Gid bear witness to a three-session Jane Saville Day - we’ll explain - with Australia almost out of it before they surged back into it thanks to Mitchell Starc and South Africa squandered a brilliant …
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Pete and Gid bear witness to a three-session Jane Saville Day - we’ll explain - with Australia almost out of it before they surged back into it thanks to Mitchell Starc and South Africa squandered a brilliant opening partnership. Also: Chris Tavare and david Warner, separated at birth?
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PLACE CALLED BAD: 3rd Test Preview From The Top Of Table Mountain
Australia have a mountain to climb in Cape Town, and so do Pete and Gid, who ascend Table Mountain to produce the podcast from a record altitude. Then they return to the scene of the crime, recalling the events …
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Australia have a mountain to climb in Cape Town, and so do Pete and Gid, who ascend Table Mountain to produce the podcast from a record altitude. Then they return to the scene of the crime, recalling the events of 2018 from the same press conference location in which Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft tangled themselves in deception. What fate awaits Pat Cummins's Australians this time round? Only a day til we find out.
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NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO: Cricket Et Al On The Road in South Africa
Pete and Gid head off the beaten track to bring you highlights of their road trip on the Western Cape, starting in a tree and ending in a graveyard - South Africa’s first post office, the Bartolomeo Dias …
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Pete and Gid head off the beaten track to bring you highlights of their road trip on the Western Cape, starting in a tree and ending in a graveyard - South Africa’s first post office, the Bartolomeo Dias Maritime Museum, CP Roasters, Marloth Nature Reserve and Swellendam Cemetery Central - while occasionally touching on cricket and related matters. Includes a boot, a caravel and Pete’s expert handling of the selfie stick.
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THE DARK DON'T HIDE IT: South Africa Win By An Innings In Gqeberha
Pete and Gid peer through the rain and clouds to see South Africa trounce Australia by an innings and 31 runs at St George's Park, with Kagiso Rabada eclipsing Steve Smith, Scott Boland impersonating Horatius …
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Pete and Gid peer through the rain and clouds to see South Africa trounce Australia by an innings and 31 runs at St George's Park, with Kagiso Rabada eclipsing Steve Smith, Scott Boland impersonating Horatius on the bridge to no avail, and Pat Cummins equivocal about the future of the batting unit. To Capetown at one-all: what a prospect.
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DAMAGED GOODS: Australia Made to Follow On As SA Dominate Day 4
Pete and Gid watch a startling Australian capitulation on the fourth day of the Second Test, with speed then spin disposing of thirteen wickets, including Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster and Matthew Renshaw …
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Pete and Gid watch a startling Australian capitulation on the fourth day of the Second Test, with speed then spin disposing of thirteen wickets, including Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster and Matthew Renshaw twice. What gives with Steve Smith? Can Australia hold out on the last day? Is change coming? Plus shout outs to some of our favourite subscribers, and a twisted outro.
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TURNAROUND: Bavuma & Jansen Get South Africa Back On Track
Pete and Gid watch South Africa turn the tables on Australia at St George's Park with a stunning day of batting led by their captain Temba Bavuma, whose highest Test score was the basis for a huge total, and …
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Pete and Gid watch South Africa turn the tables on Australia at St George's Park with a stunning day of batting led by their captain Temba Bavuma, whose highest Test score was the basis for a huge total, and whose declaration gained his team a late wicket. But can South Africa roll Australia twice in the remaining two days? Who would tip anything in this topsy-turvey series dominated by the bowlers, and the bowlers as batters?
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STARMAN: Boland on Fire Again as Rain Impacts Day 2
Pete and Gid pay tribute to the cheapest bowler round - in the nicest possible way - after another staggering bowling performance from Scott Boland at St George’s Park in Gqeberha reduced South Africa to five …
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Pete and Gid pay tribute to the cheapest bowler round - in the nicest possible way - after another staggering bowling performance from Scott Boland at St George’s Park in Gqeberha reduced South Africa to five for 97 on a much-shortened second day. A fine innings from Temba Bavuma has kept the home team in touch; the pitch may not get easier to bat on; the game is afoot.
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SHE BRINGS THE RAIN: Boland Shines On a Rainy Day 1
Pete and Gid hold a press conference to celebrate seventy-four deliveries at St George's Park and several hours of rain, but there's enough time to laud Scott Boland, lament Nathan Lyon, and recall the maestro …
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Pete and Gid hold a press conference to celebrate seventy-four deliveries at St George's Park and several hours of rain, but there's enough time to laud Scott Boland, lament Nathan Lyon, and recall the maestro Barry Richards - revealing an uncanny connection to the Lalor clan. Plus: does Gqeberha have the slowest groundstaff in the world? Also: is there more rain on the way?
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DOWN ON THE STREET: Squad Changes, Culinary Tours & Top 10 Selection Songs
Pete and Gid check in from Gqeberha’s This Is Eat, touted by some as 'the finest fish shack in the southern hemisphere', with further reflections on the First Test, selection updates from both camps, and …
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Pete and Gid check in from Gqeberha’s This Is Eat, touted by some as 'the finest fish shack in the southern hemisphere', with further reflections on the First Test, selection updates from both camps, and vignettes from life on the road. Prepare for Pete’s haircut, a top ten selection songs and some very bad steady cam.
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GRINDING HALT: Australia Win The First Test In Durban
Pete and Gid lie back and enjoy the five-day feeling of an old-fashioned Australian Test match win in Durban, where Pat Cummins's team won by 214 runs on the back of a great ensemble performance featuring …
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Pete and Gid lie back and enjoy the five-day feeling of an old-fashioned Australian Test match win in Durban, where Pat Cummins's team won by 214 runs on the back of a great ensemble performance featuring Matthew Renshaw, Josh Hazlewood and a host of co-stars. Nine bowlers! No dropped catches! A selection Hail Mary that didn't quite pay off, but not to worry! Also a superb performance as captain from Cummins, praise be to him.
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TOTAL CONTROL: Australia Close in On Day 4
Pete and Gid watch Australia take a stranglehold on the First Test, after setting South Africa 421 to win and picking up four wickets in the concluding session of the fourth day. Is Steve Smith OK? Is there …
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Pete and Gid watch Australia take a stranglehold on the First Test, after setting South Africa 421 to win and picking up four wickets in the concluding session of the fourth day. Is Steve Smith OK? Is there nothing Mattew Renshaw can’t do? Is there any danger of spectators turning up? Also: just how to cope with the hole in our lives when there’s no Saily live read to do....
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SEARCH AND DESTROY: Australia Maintain Ascendancy on Day 3
Pete and Gid watch a relentless Australia choke and neutralise South Africa on a classic third day at Kingsmead, with the wickets shared, and the catches almost monopolised by Steve Smith, who broke the …
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Pete and Gid watch a relentless Australia choke and neutralise South Africa on a classic third day at Kingsmead, with the wickets shared, and the catches almost monopolised by Steve Smith, who broke the fielding record for a non-wicketkeeper. Plus: Gaz is back! Also: Nic Maddinson gets off his pair! But can the light hold out long enough for Australia to prosecute their advantage?
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EVERLASTING YOU: Renshaw Shines As Australia Control Day 2
Pete and Gid enjoy the rhythms of old-fashioned long-distance red ball batting as Matthew Renshaw piles on 190 at Durban, having taken ten years between Test hundreds. So who bats at number five now, eh? Plus …
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Pete and Gid enjoy the rhythms of old-fashioned long-distance red ball batting as Matthew Renshaw piles on 190 at Durban, having taken ten years between Test hundreds. So who bats at number five now, eh? Plus: the fun of batting with Nathan Lyon. Also: do we like South Africa yet?
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TEAR OFF YOUR OWN HEAD: Tense First Day as Bad Light Ends Play Early in Kingsmead
Pete and Gid finally get a day they can avoid mentioning Sandpapergate as Australia begin their three-Test series in South Africa with a tense and absorbing first day at Kingsmead, beginning with a tense and …
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Pete and Gid finally get a day they can avoid mentioning Sandpapergate as Australia begin their three-Test series in South Africa with a tense and absorbing first day at Kingsmead, beginning with a tense and pointless duck for Nic Maddinson. Matthew Renshaw and Pat Cummins have grabbed Australia their share of the play, but what of the rest? Also: can Pete save his marriage? Good news thanks to an old friend….
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READY MEN: Australia vs South Africa 1st Test Preview
Pete and Gid soak up the Kingsmead vibes ahead of the long-awaited rematch between the last two World Test Champions. Can Pat Cummins's men hold together in the land where Steve Smith's disintegrated? How will …
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Pete and Gid soak up the Kingsmead vibes ahead of the long-awaited rematch between the last two World Test Champions. Can Pat Cummins's men hold together in the land where Steve Smith's disintegrated? How will they counter South Africa's canny spinners? What does the future hold for Marnus Labuschagne? And will the light hold out long enough for the pod to finish?
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START!
Pete and Gid prepare for their South African odyssey with news on Marnus, Cam Green and new old pick Nic Maddinson, plus reminiscences of South African tours past, ahead of Pete's epic 2018 deep dive on Et Al …
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Pete and Gid prepare for their South African odyssey with news on Marnus, Cam Green and new old pick Nic Maddinson, plus reminiscences of South African tours past, ahead of Pete's epic 2018 deep dive on Et Al. Next stop: Durban!
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OFF YOU: David Boon Takes The Helm of Cricket Australia While South Africa March On
Pete and Gid report on the departure of yet another Cricket Australia chair, with Mike Baird standing down in the face of resistance from states to private investment, to be replaced for the time being …
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Pete and Gid report on the departure of yet another Cricket Australia chair, with Mike Baird standing down in the face of resistance from states to private investment, to be replaced for the time being by....Boonie? Seriously, what gives? Also: Australia wipe the floor with Australia in a sixth consecutive bilateral ODI series. What does this mean for the forthcoming three-Test series, starting next week in Durban?
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ONE DAY AT A TIME: Imran Khan, England & Pakistan + Australia's Future
Pete and Gideon spy a distant ODI, and discuss Australia's rematch with Zimbabwe after the shambles of the T20 World Cup. Also were England good and Pakistan bad, or England bad and Pakistan worse? Australian …
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Pete and Gideon spy a distant ODI, and discuss Australia's rematch with Zimbabwe after the shambles of the T20 World Cup. Also were England good and Pakistan bad, or England bad and Pakistan worse? Australian captains speak out commendably on Imran Khan, but why do others stand mute as Australian cricket is sold to the highest bidder? So many questions.
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THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD: Privatisation Confirmed By Cricket Australia
Pete and Gid recap events of yesterday's press conference where Cricket Australia put Australian cricket on the block, and Mike Baird and Todd Greenberg used to the word 'opportunity' forty-seven times. But …
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Pete and Gid recap events of yesterday's press conference where Cricket Australia put Australian cricket on the block, and Mike Baird and Todd Greenberg used to the word 'opportunity' forty-seven times. But what toll is the constant state of existential crisis having on the game? And what is the next step in the stop-start process?
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MOD SQUAD: Marnus Survives as Australia Name Squad for SA
Pete and Gid run their eye over Australia's 16-man squad for the Test series against South Africa, as Marnus Labuschagne lives to bat another day, and generational change is deferred again. Also Centenary Test …
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Pete and Gid run their eye over Australia's 16-man squad for the Test series against South Africa, as Marnus Labuschagne lives to bat another day, and generational change is deferred again. Also Centenary Test memories: who couldn't love Derek Randall?
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THE JET SET JUNTA: Mike Atherton on English Cricket, Imran Khan & Ben Stokes
Pete and Gid welcome special guest Mike Atherton to discuss the northern summer: England's improving fortunes since the retirement of Ben Stokes, the Pakistan tour's disastrous turn, and his involvement in …
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Pete and Gid welcome special guest Mike Atherton to discuss the northern summer: England's improving fortunes since the retirement of Ben Stokes, the Pakistan tour's disastrous turn, and his involvement in international cricket's efforts to provide solace to former great Imran Khan.
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SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: 2 Day Test, Imran Khan & Brydon Carse LIVE From The Pub!
Pete and Gid take stock of another two-day Test match fiasco from the smokers' area of the Eimeo Pub in Mackay, the sorry fate of Imran Khan, and the silly fate of Brydon Carse. Plus: top ten songs for two-day …
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Pete and Gid take stock of another two-day Test match fiasco from the smokers' area of the Eimeo Pub in Mackay, the sorry fate of Imran Khan, and the silly fate of Brydon Carse. Plus: top ten songs for two-day Tests!
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SURRENDER: Australia Put Bangladesh to Bed on Day 2
Pete and Gid watch Bangladesh throw away the Second Test in Mackay in a five-session debacle that left Australia with almost as many questions still to answer as they began. Kudos to the mighty Mitchell Starc …
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Pete and Gid watch Bangladesh throw away the Second Test in Mackay in a five-session debacle that left Australia with almost as many questions still to answer as they began. Kudos to the mighty Mitchell Starc, of course. But whither Marnus Labuschagne? And Beau Webster? And Test cricket itself, when it short changes us this miserably.
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