Teatime Declarations

The Shortest Book

Teatime Declarations explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics: states and societies, peace and conflict, diplomacy and disagreement.

In episode 6, we go to Lord's to visit the Cricket and the Jewish Community Exhibition at the MCC Museum, and explore Jewish contributions on and off the field. We cover famous Jewish players, the emergence of cricket in Israel, current controversies, cricket as a potential unifier, and the key to Jimmy Anderson's success.

Teatime Declarations is brought to you by Jonathan Russell and Paul Seligman.

It's Just Not Cricket

Teatime Declarations explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics: states and societies, war and peace, national and international affairs.

Episode 5 looks at the umpire. But really we shine a light on the tricky modern questions of trust in authority, the latest technological revolution, and the greyzones between laws and conventions.

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Good Sport

Teatime Declarations explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics, and vice versa.

Episode 4 explores Australia's victory in the recent Cricket World Cup. We segue briefly into Sri Lanka (because Paul is there on holiday) but otherwise form a thesis for why Australia are so dominant.

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Is This Cup Half Full?

Teatime Declarations is a new series that explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics. Episode 3, Is This Cup Half Full, comes during the 2023 Cricket World Cup but takes us back several decades and asks two questions: did India's win in 1983 turn cricket into a religion in India? And did Pakistan's win in 1992 make Imran Khan's subsequent emergence as populist Prime Minister of Pakistan inevitable?

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The Gamblers

Teatime Declarations is a new series that explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics. We'll visit empire, diplomacy, war, and scandal but always in reference to the beautiful game.

Episode 2, The Gamblers, looks at two recent unsavoury incidents of money corrupting the game we love: the Stanford Affair and the Fall of Hanse Cronje.

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Teatime Declarations Pilot Episode

Teatime Declarations is a new series that explores cricket through the lens of geopolitics. We'll visit empire, diplomacy, war, and scandal but always in reference to the beautiful game.

This pilot episode, For Richer For Poorer, looks at state investment in cricket and its impact around the world with a whistle-stop tour of some of the cricket powerhouses, and some unlikely nations.

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