Cricket Et Al

Pete and Gideon talk to former Australian opening bowler turned Sydney Thunder boss Trent Copeland about cricket with red and white balls, on pathways and off, and whether his improbable career would be possible now. Also takeaways from the Australia-England ODIs, the India-Bangladesh Tests, the BCCI annual meeting, plus a look forward at the women's T20 World Cup.

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Pete and Gid host Greg Chappell for a wide-ranging discussion, ranging from the Gray-Nicolls Scoop and Greg Chappell to where Steve Smith's at and who should open for Australia (you'll have to listen to find out).  For more information about the Chappell Foundation Golf Day, click here or go to https://thechappellfoundation.com/sydneygolfday2024

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Pete and Gid catch up on the first ODI at Nottingham, the first Test at Chennai, the first twenty-year ban slapped on a coach in Melbourne, the return of the boy's club in Perth, and the subject on which everyone has a view: should Steve Smith open the batting for Australia?  Plus: top ten songs for openers, and honestly we could have gone on forever. 

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Pete and Gid catch up on the week in cricket, Sri Lanka's win at the Oval, Australia's win in Edinburgh, Marnus Labuschagne not playing in the T20 series in England but wrangling with umpires in Queensland.  Then they talk to the doyen, Mike Coward, about his more than six decades writing and broadcasting cricket around the world, his new book and his forthcoming celebrity roast.

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Pete and Gid catch up with the moral conscience of Australian cricket, Simon Katich, for a proper cricket chat spanning The Hundred, the IPL, owners, generational turnover, free agents and.....climbing walls.  Plus: how was your Father's Day?

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Pete and Gid catch up with Tasmania's Trent Keep to discuss his remarkable personal journey, touching the heights of cricket, but involving battles with anxiety and concussion. Also more on the Jay Shah ascendancy, England v Sri Lanka, Pat Cummins and climate, plus memories of Sam Landsberger.  

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Justin Langer returns to the pod and talks Pete and Gideon through life as an IPL coach, dealing with the media, writing for publication, and being a closet Swiftie.

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Pete and Gid catch up on cricket news from around the world, and chat to Christina Matthews, doyen of cricket administration, about the challenges awaiting the next CEO of Cricket Australia, the keys to building a successful culture and welcoming lavatories.

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Pete and Gid pay tribute to the late, great Graham Thorpe, catch up on Major League Cricket and The Hundred, and for reasons Pete can't remember choose their top ten tribute albums.

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Pete and Gid rendezvous in the Cogitorium, catch up on the week's cricket, and in an Et Al Extra pay respects to Ray Lawler, Martin Phillips, Sinead O'Connor, Dave McComb and John Franklin Bardin.

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