Happy New Year and welcome to Club Prairie Fire, Season 9, Episode 9. This is the show about Tequila, Tabasco and the Duckworth Lewis Stern System and this episode we are calling, “Watch us thrive in 2025”

It is a fact that Club Prairie Fire has already become a global podcasting juggernaut. We are officially ranked number one in all cricket powerhouse nations such as Italy, Nicaragua, Mauritius and South Korea, and in 2025, we are going even bigger.

That's right strap yourselves in Prairians because the year ahead is going to be one of the biggest Cricket has ever seen and we will be here to hold your hand every step of the cricketing way.

Let's run through a few of the tasty morsels we will be covering;

In January, first and foremost the conclusion to the Border-Gavaskar series with the fiery 5th test between India and Australia.

In February, it’s the cricketing purists world cup, the Champions trophy will take place in Pakistan.

March to May its the monster that is the IPL.

June is the world test Championship - South Africa have already locked in their spot.. Who will be taking them on?

Then for your Northern Hemisphere Summer, India will head to England for a 5 test series…

And of course, to round out the year, the one we have all been waiting for, the Ashes down under.

So Cricket Lovers if you do have one New Years Resolution this year it’s to like and subscribe to this wonderful little podcast and tell every cricketing nerd you know that this is the place to get zero insights and all the ill informed opinions they could ever want. Welcome, for the first time in 2025 to Club Prairie Fire!

Time Stamps

00:00 - Hello and Welcome

04:19 - Welcome Gilly and Vaughany

06:50 - New Year's Resolutions

11:46 - Zimbabwe v England at Lord's in 2025

12:41 - Is INDIA v AUSTRALIA cricket's greatest rivalry?

16:59 - CATO Story - Vaughany playing in Sydney

20:40 - Vaughany on Four Day Test Matches

25:47 - Gilly and Vaughany get a Picture with WTC Trophy

26:42 - KOHLI shoulder Charge on Konstas

30:58 - GAVASKAR getting angry at RISHABH PANT

33:57 - JAISWAL DRS decision

35:55 - Has there always been this much Drama around Test Cricket?

36:43 - Mike Hussey Joins the Pod

38:06 - TRAVIS HEAD celebration - Fall out.

42:46 - Chris Lynn visits

44:05 - Who will win in Sydney?

45:30 - QUIZ!

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