Slashing Through the Cordon

Prepare for Episode 3!

That dynamic duo is back for 2024 and ready to keep you uninformed and perhaps slightly amused in their new format, the weekly show that looks back on the week in sport.

On today's episode we'll be discussing athletics, NBA and NBL, tennis and golf, alongside the big sports like domestic and international cricket, the NRL and other pieces of scuttlebutt! Yes, all the big talking points.

We also have to commend Josh who dragged himself out of his sick bed in order to record the episode. Though he still could have done a bit less xBoxing in preparation

Peters and Peters. Still unresearched, still rushed, and still only slightly formatted. But back for 2024 on all three and a half cylinders.

Ready... aaaaaaaaaand... Episode 2!

That dynamic duo is back for 2024 and ready to keep you uninformed and perhaps slightly amused in their new format, the weekly show that looks back on the week in sport.

On today's episode we'll be discussing golf, baseball, the NBA, tennis and Olympic boxing, alongside the big sports like cricket, the NRL and equestrian! Yes, all the big talking points.

We also have Josh's segment, Josh's SuperCoach Super Picks for rugby league, along with the much anticipated Wally of the Week.

Peters and Peters. Still unresearched, still rushed, and still only slightly formatted. But back for 2024 on all three and a half cylinders.

They're back! And they are in audio form!

That dynamic duo is back for 2024 and ready to keep you uninformed and perhaps slightly amused in their new format, the weekly show that looks back on the week in sport.

On today's return episode we'll be discussing cricket, golf, NRL, NBA, the Superbowl and curling. Yes, all the big talking points.

We also have Josh's first segment of Josh's SuperCoach Super Picks for the upcoming rugby league season, along with our first Wally of the Week.

It's a bit rough, it's needs more formatting and a little more than 20 minutes preparation, but here it is anyway. Peters and Peters. Back for 2024 on all three and a half cylinders.

Two fantastic Test matches ran side by side for four days this week, one featuring two of the biggest teams in the sport, the other a David and Goliath battle that was expected to be over within a couple of days. Both of them featured teams that were expected to struggle in the conditions, and indeed 24 hours before their respective conclusions those two teams appeared very likely to be soaked in defeat the following day. And yet, through the astounding efforts of two rookie bowlers, one a pace firebrand with a heart as big as Phar Lap’s, and the other a string bean spinner who had been flogged in the first innings of the match, these teams rose from the carpet to snatch victory against their more fancied home team opponents, and in the process remind everyone of how great Test cricket is, and why it is still the only form of the game that matters.

On today’s program, we will take a look back at both matches, and discuss how these results came to pass, and why they are so important – not only for the winning teams, but for the game as a whole. Following on from this, we once again brave the murky waters of the current climate of world cricket, how the threat of T20 domestic competitions still face the health of the international game, and why it is time that the cricket boards of India, England and Australia stopped trying to feather their own nest, and actually do something constructive with both scheduling and money in order to restore Test cricket to the pinnacle it deserves to be, and to help reach an equality with all other cricket nations rather than pretending the world can survive without their help.

That’s the basis of today’s episode of the podcast that would never have believed it would ever cheer on the West Indies defeating Australia in any form of cricket having lived through the 1980’s, The Casual Mankadder.

On today's episode of The Casual Mankadder, we dissect the outcome of the 1st Test of the two Test series between Australia and the West Indies which was completed in Adelaide this week.

Despite the final result being one that even my daughter that ignores everything to do with cricket could have predicted, the West Indies have unearthed another two or three promising young cricketers who all performed above expectations in this match. We discuss the implications going forward, and how the team can perhaps improve.

Australia's controversial change in selection policy dominated the media airwaves in the lead up to this Test. We talk about how they performed in a dominating victory, and just what it means in the short term.

Then we look forward to the 2nd Test in Brisbane, and just what may happen in the pink ball day/night Test considering the six and a half sessions it took to get a result in the 1st Test.

That's the agenda on today's episode of the podcast that is as dodgily solid as a Cameron Green forward prod, The Casual Mankadder.

On today's edition of Three Points of Play:

1. The 3rd Test has been run and won, and all that remains is to take a look at the series as a whole and discuss whether the 3-0 scoreline was an accurate view of how the cricket was played, and whether Pakistan can make a better showing going forward.

2. David Warner has completed his international career (T20 World Cup pending), and we take a short and unbiased look at what he has achieved in that time.

3. Another retirement has occurred this week, with Aaron Finch finally giving up on his dream of leading the Melbourne Renegades to another single victory in the BBL. We mourn joyously along with him.

That's all on today's episode of Three Points of Play, here on the cricket tragics podcast, The Casual Mankadder.

On today's edition of Five Points of Play:

That's all on today's episode of Five Points of Play, here on the cricket tragics podcast, The Casual Mankadder.