81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

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Talking cricket with Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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February 02, 2025Speed + angle + accuracy: a lookback at some modern fast bowling spells
Can a bowler find a way to exploit a batter's anatomy and his movements? England did it to Bradman and Co. in the Bodyline series in 1932-33 but modern bowlers have tried a variation of this strategy too and turned in unforgettable spells.
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Talking Points:
The essence of Bodyline

Wahab Riaz v Watson in Adelaide, 2015

The left-armer's unusual advantage when cramping the right-handers

Mitchell Johnson's spell from hell at the Gabba in 2013

Why it is relatively easy for a batter to leave some short balls compared to others

Tendulkar v red hot Australian pace in Ahmedabad in 2011

Allan Donald v Mike Atherton, Trent Bridge, 1998

The disadvantage of the back-and-across movement for right-hand batters

Wasim Akram v Rahul Dravid, Chennai, 1999

Fearless: Mohinder Amarnath memoir - Amazon

Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Prashant DP (@prashantdptweet) | Medium

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Wahab Riaz spell v Watson - YouTube

Mohammad Amir to Watson - YouTube

Mitchell Johnson at the Gabba, 2013 - YouTube

How the summer of Johnson changed cricket - ESPNcricinfo

Allan Donald v Mike Atherton, Trent Bridge, 1998 - YouTube

Allan Donald fast bowling masterclass - YouTube

Wasim Akram v Dravid, Chennai, 1999 - YouTube

India. Pakistan. Chennai. 1999 - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - ESPNcricinfo
...more
1h 4min
January 06, 2025Australia's triumph, India's muddle: Australia v India, 5th Test review
We review the fifth Test between Australia and India in Sydney where Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a thrilling three-day win.
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Talking Points:
Australia's superior bowling depth wins the day

The remarkable Mr Boland

India's muddled approach to this series: neither batting heavy nor bowling heavy

Why didn't India trust their fast bowlers enough to play 4 each Test?

The futility of picking two spinners in these conditions

Jasprit Bumrah's steep workload; Siraj's tireless spells

Are Rohit and Kohli both in decline or is there a way back for them?

A series full of electric bowling

Rishabh Pant's mad max half-century

Prasidh Krishna's promise of steepling bounce

The end of an era of magnificent India-Australia series

Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh (@cornerd)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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Australia Regain The Border-Gavaskar Trophy After A Decade - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack

India’s BGT report card - Sriram Veera - Indian Express

Australia’s bowlers batter India to keep home fires burning for World Championship tilt - Geoff Lemon - Guardian

India dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test review - 81allout podcast archive
...more
1h 12min
January 01, 2025Australia too good in Melbourne special: Australia v India, 4th Test review
We review the fourth Test between Australia and India at Melbourne. Australia went 2-1 ahead after a special win.
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Talking Points:
A series where the first 40 overs is vastly different to the second 40

Why are India hesitant to play a fourth fast bowler?

India's issue with four tailenders - and Australia's advantage in the lower order

The Sam Konstas decision - and the hat tip to Bumrah

Nathan Lyon's first-innings v second-innings effectiveness in Australia

Jasprit Bumrah's mastery over the new and old ball

Siraj and Akash Deep: impressive yet unlucky

Rohit Sharma's struggles over his last 6 Tests

Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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Australia 2-1 Up As India's Hedge Fails - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack

Sam Konstas makes debut to remember - Geoff Lemon - Guardian

Rohit on Bumrah's bowling workloads: 'We've been very careful' - Alagappan Muthu - ESPNcricinfo

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father: ‘No one used to know my name outside my town, but now in Australia people are asking selfies’ - Sriram Veera - Indian Express
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1h 6min
December 19, 2024Rain saves India, Ashwin bids goodbye: Australia v India, 3rd Test review
We review the the third Test between Australia and India at Brisbane. Australia piled on 445 but rain helped India keep the series at 1-1.
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Talking Points:
India's decision to persist with four bowlers an an allrounder

The need for insurance in the lower order against Australia's attack

Akash Deep's incisive spells with little reward

India's multipronged. issues with their transition

Rohit and Kohli: poor form or slowing reflexes. Or mostly bad luck?

Pat Cummins: the master of seam and length

Jasprit Bumrah's ability to create jeopardy at will

R Ashwin's decision to retire midway through the series

Ashwin's astonishing strike rate and the legacy he leaves behind
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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Ashwin :the great problem-solver who played cricket for cricket's sake - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

Ashwin retires - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack

The Encyclopedist - Gideon Haigh - Cricket et al. (subscription)

How Ashwin remained a committed cricketer and a team man till his sudden and surprising exit - Sriram Veera - Indian Express
...more
57min
December 09, 2024Starc and Co. deliver pink ball masterclass: Australia v India, 2nd Test review
We review the the second Test between Australia and India at Adelaide. Australia drew level with a handsome 10-wicket win.
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Talking Points:
Mitchell Starc: the pink ball master

Australia's bowling depth to the fore in day-night Test

India's selection hedges come back to bite them

Is it time to go back to picking five specialist bowlers?

Travis Head: a right royal headache for India

Australia thrive on a pitch with true bounce

Has the Harshit Rana experiment run its course?

The Nitish Reddy puzzle: he is offering lower-order runs with the bat but little with the ball

Ashwin's fine spell on a pitch that offered nothing for him

Pat Cummins' deadly bouncers
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
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Related:
Australia square the series - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View substack

Sanjay Manjrekar: Kohli has 'serious technical issue' that he can't find solution to - ESPNcricinfo

Travis Head brings the South Australia feelgood factor to make India suffer - Geoff Lemon - Guardian

Give it up for 2024: Test cricket has had few better years - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
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1h 7min
November 28, 2024It's Bumrah's world: Australia v India, 1st Test review
We review the the first Test between Australia and India at Perth - a remarkable game where the ball dominated the bat... until it did not.
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Talking Points:
The significance (and surprise) of India's 295-run victory at Perth

The toss advantage, and how India made the most of it

Watching a game live at Perth - and how different it was

Is a Test match in Australia now like a destination wedding for Indians?

Jasprit Bumrah's latest greatest spell

The lengths from hell: what makes Bumrah so good

Jaiswal's range of strokeplay

Rishabh Pant's keeping and the wide area he opens up for the slips

The Kohli industrial complex

Nitish's Reddy's impressive debut

KL Rahul's technique against the moving ball

Australia's top order problems
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh
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Related:
India beat Australia by 295 runs - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View Substack

Bumrah post-match press conference - YouTube

Bumrah dominates Australia in the first test match, a breakdown - Jomboy Media - YouTube

Australia's mission improbable: crack Jasprit Bumrah's genius in 10 days - Barney Ronay - Guardian

To watch cricket at the ground or on TV? It’s complicated - 81allout podcast
81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
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1h 24min
November 18, 2024Five Tests, so many possibilities: Australia v India series preview
We preview the upcoming five-Test series between Australia and India.
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Talking Points:
The marketing of the India v Australia rivalry: and its evolution over the years

The profusion of India-Australia cricket in the last 25 years - and the relative dearth in the 15 years prior

The influence of Kerry Packer on modern cricket commentary

The legends around the Australian teams from the past: rugged, macho, sleek, hyper-efficient

The IPL effect: and how it is much harder to hype this current Australian team

The importance of Jasprit Bumrah through the five Tests

The potential XI for both sides for Perth: will India go with Reddy or Prasidh?

Australia's own ageing problem - and how it could soon catch up with them

A great chance for many young Indians to leave a mark on the series
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
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The day Kerry Packer tore apart Nine anchor Mark Nicholas - Fox Sports

Why Australia vs India is Test cricket's premier rivalry - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: Preview | Adelaide | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane | Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
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November 04, 2024A win to top all series wins: India v New Zealand, 3rd Test review
We review the third Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai where Ajaz Patel bowled New Zealand to an incredible win.
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Talking Points:
Is this the finest Test series win of all time?

New Zealand overcome great odds in dream sequence

The categories of outrage accompanying an Indian defeat

The potency of left-arm spin in India

Ajaz Patel's dream Test

New Zealand's bowlers strike gold on tricky pitch

To attack or to defend: India's batting dilemma

Rohit Sharma's aggressive approach

India's choice to not play four spinners in the final two Tests

Ashwin v the sweeps: and what his length seems to suggest

The intriguing possibilities ahead of the WTC final
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh
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Related:
Black Caps' unseen challenges on the way to whitewash of India - Andrew Voerman - Stuff.co.nz

Why rank turners actually reduce India's home advantage - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

India swept away by Ajaz Patel - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack

A bad equilibrium - Harigovind S - Kohli and Kipling Substack
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1h 8min
October 27, 2024New Zealand pull off the unthinkable: India v New Zealand, 2nd Test review
We review the second Test between India and New Zealand in Pune where Mitchell Santner bowled New Zealand to their greatest series victory.
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Talking Points:
New Zealand's finest hour: breaking India's 13 year home streak

When India were dominated in typical Indian conditions

Mitchell Santner's golden Test

India's batters caught between defense and attack

India's spinners undone by a barrage of sweeps and reverse-sweeps

Washington Sundar's terrific spells

Were India's spinners too quick for this pitch?

The question of length: and the problem in front of Ashwin and Jadeja

Rohit Sharma's urge to attack - and how it could be getting him in trouble

Jaiswal's blistering knock

India's problem of a core group aging together
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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Santner Collects Thirteen, New Zealand Make History - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View Substack

Black Caps' greatest achievement fuelled by unlikely spin-bowling hero Mitchell Santner - Andrew Voerman - Stuff.co.nz

Bittersweet moment for India, as one of cricket's great winning streaks ends - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
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1h 5min
October 21, 2024New Zealand script glorious win: India v New Zealand, 1st Test review
We review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore - a magnificent match that will be remembered for a long, long time.
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Talking Points:
Pitch-perfect conditions for New Zealand's bowlers

The sub-air effect: how Bangalore's drainage system played its part

India misreading the pitch and choosing three spinners

The decision to bat first under cloudy skies

Henry, O'Rourke and Southee: unplayable in the gloom

Rachin Ravindra: a superstar in the making

The astonishing Sarfaraz-Pant partnership

Sarfaraz' unique handiwork

Bumrah's spell on the final morning

India's potential reaction to this defeat - and thoughts on the surface in Pune
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh
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Related:
Marvelous New Zealand win in Bangalore - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack

Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

How Rachin Ravindra defanged the Indian spinners - Sandip G - Indian Express
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1h 9min

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