This week on the show Joe takes a sabbatical while Marty, Cheese and Ed discuss:

- The first 'test' between England and the West Indies and the experiment with day/night tests in the UK

- The sad decline of everyone's second favourite team (at least in Tests...)

- The start of Australia's quick trip across to Bangladesh

- The Natwest Blast heads towards its conclusion

and more....

Recorded in Clapham, England on 24 August 2017

This weeks, Joe, Cheese and Ed are together to talk about:

- England's selection talking points as they name their team for the first ever day/night test to be staged in England

- Ed brings back his ever popular 'Name the Year' quiz

- And the boys discuss the pros and cons of day/night test cricket and its wider influence on the game as a whole

With Ed and Cheese away, Joe and Marty are left alone to discuss:

- England's 3-1 victory over South Africa

- Who do England turn to for the West Indies? (Please note this pod was recorded prior to the England squad announcement).

- The aussie pay dispute finally comes to a close

- Australia pick their squad for Bangladesh

- And the lads pick their teams for the first Ashes test three months out from the big day

This week Joe caught up with Essex seamer Matt Quinn to talk about:

- Essex's incredible rise from Divison 2 contenders to being on the brink of Division 1 champions

- His interrogation from the ECB in moving from New Zealand to the UK

- The new T20 competition coming to English cricket

....and a bit more........

On this weeks' podcast:

- In another week without 'stralian Marty, Joe, Cheese and Ed talk over England's emphatic win over South Africa in the 100th test match to be played at the Oval.

- Have England's debutants done enough to get a ticket to the Ashes?

- Are the days of gritty, backs-to-the-wall test match cricket over?

- And the ECB announce another England day/night test match in Auckland in March 2018 vs the Black Caps.

In the first of a series of interview specials, Joe caught up with Craig van Dyk who works at technology organisation PitchVision, who are trying to change landscape of grass roots cricket. He talked about their vision, plus:

- The general health of cricket in SA

- The impact of the new franchise competition in SA in late 2017

- The current Eng vs SA series

- And the quota system currently in place and future potential

On the show this week:

- We discuss England Women's glorious world cup victory over India on Sunday.

- Some more ranting about England men's team selector's and Joe Root's DRS woes (mainly by Ed), and a further preview of the 3rd Test at the Oval starting this Thursday.

- Joe hosts the black chair in a new style of quiz

- And an update on the T20 blast, including some further rants about boundary lengths across the county circuit.

On the show this week:

- Ed has a rant about England's selection policy of epic proportions

- The boys talk through the 2nd test between England and South Africa in which the Proteas turned the series on its head with a crushing victory at Trent Bridge

- India beat Australia in the womens World Cup semi final to join England in sunday's final at Lords

- And T20 Blast is in full swing around the counties, but Marty sees it more of a night out than one for the kids.

This week on the show the boys discuss:

- the first test match between England and South Africa;

- the unfortunate incident with Luke Fletcher and what it could mean for cricket going forward;

- an update on the pay dispute rumbling on in Australia;

- the women's world cup gets close to the finals;

- Ravi Shastri appointed coach of India; and

- the return of the "who am I" from Cheese.

Recorded on 12 July 2017 in Clapham, England

This week on the pod, the four usual suspects discuss:

- Joe Root's somewhat underwhelming first selection surprises

- Alex Hales' brilliance ensures Notts makes it a 3 in a row misery for Surrey at Lords

- Marty brings back the popular 'Name the Top 10......' quiz

- A TV deal the ECB can finally be proud of

- And the women's world cup is into it's second week.