Grab Some People - BBL Cricket Podcast

The Big Bash has been rolling along in neutral while some much more exhilarating cricket content draws the eye. India's capitulated, Joe Burns is the best since Bradman, Warney's got a new hat and Ian Chappell's stuck in hotel quarantine. BBL-wise, Dan Christian's tonked the second-fastest ever fifty to pull the Sixers from the canvas and The Heat are in all sorts so Anastasia Palaszczuk has told two Strikers players that they can't come in to the State to play them. Plus Handscomb's hair and many other tangents.

It's the night before Christmas, if what you want for Christmas is a constant stream of cricket content that does nothing but rip you away from your most cherished relationships every night during the festive season. Before you let that wash over you, the one thing you need is a preseason cheat sheet to tell you who's playing in what fluoro colour, and who's coming for a game or 2 and then pissing off? Jake's done an entire 90 minutes of research and scribbled down everything we need to know ahead of BBL10.

Mahela Jayawardene is on the show fresh from back-to-back IPL titles as coach of the Mumbai Indians. We ask him about bubbles, Bumrah, BBL rules and plenty more.

Then, international cricket is back on Australian shores and it's breaking all sorts of ratings records. On field, India have enjoyed the nations capital, even deciding to turn the concussion sub into the X factor rule on Friday. And Boony's a match referee!

People are asking if coded messages from the dressing room and switch hits are ruining the game so we'll chuck in our 2 cents. And we end with a potentially significant development in the search for Sextillion7thpower.

We have a trifecta of new rules for the BBL season ahead because, as Trent Woodhill explained, "we need innovation because people like change." Do we? Jake's been off the grid so we get his immediate reaction to each one.

Plus, Virat Kohli's done what we all hope to be capable of one day by eschewing a few games of cricket to spend time with his family; Mitchell Starc's taken his state skipper off the Christmas card list; A COVID cluster has bobbed up in Adelaide one month before the First Test; and there are so many poms coming to the Big Bash that you'd think it was a beach in 17 degree weather.

It's Szn 2 (Chainz) and you can now WATCH Grab Some People on Youtube.

Marlon Samuels has absolutely teed off in one of the most relevant weird areas we've ever come across. But is it all a marketing ploy for Sextillion7thpower? And does it even exist? Jake shows an unprecedented level of persistence in trying to source some from Chemist Warehouse.

Plus, a 15-year old mystery spinner, some Dettol and a Big Tech supplier grabs our attention. And we brush over some Big Bash issues.

Mid-way through a round of football we find ourselves in the same room, so let's lend an ear to Jake as he pours his St Kilda heart out and brace ourselves as Todd comes off an elongated run-up after a day at the local footy.

On the agenda: Reilly O'Brien's new phone, the state of the game, the political correctness of commenting on players' physiques, the Grand Final location, Jake's premiership contenders and a whole lot of nonsense.

•Conor McKenna's got Covid and Essendon are going to be forced to play with no backline

•Could Andrew Strauss be asked to do the top job in Australian cricket?

•The world has passed Sam Newman by

•Brad Hogg knows what the Big Bash needs

•Jake eats a cookie.

•Discussing the Coronavirus and a vaccine with Associate Professor Michael Beard, Head of the University of Adelaide's Viral Research Laboratory.

•Cricket headlines.

•The Quiz with Ben Papps.

The BBL is supposed to be coming to the season's summit but public sentiment would have you thinking otherwise.

Tom Hagias is back with Denam and Jake to discuss why the crowds taking an absolute nosedive and people seem to have well and truly moved on.

Then, we have an on-air production meeting, Yay or Nay is back and we cast an eye to the Sydney forecast for Saturday.

Much like the competition itself, GSP is crawling to the finish line. We'll get there. Good chat.

D-grade celebrity Thomas Hagias joins us to cast an eye towards the Big Bash Finals series, which will not feature the Brisbane Heat after they crashed and burned for good on Monday afternoon.

David Hussey is a rare unit and gets more than enough mentions throughout the show, his Stars are spluttering and there are some dark horses waiting in the wings.

Plus, Jake's written some poetry, there's Media Watch as always and we resurrect 'Yay or Nay' from a previous life.