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Pete and Gideon watch England fall over the line against Nepal, New Zealand overhaul Afghanistan, Sri Lanka pip Ireland, and sense the hint of a thaw between Pakistan and ICC, in an eventful beginning to the T20 World Cup.  Plus the lost landscapes of Gordon Rintoul, and Pete's mining road trip/cooker pub visit.    Get tickets for the melbourne live show!   🌎Go to Saily.com/CR...

Pete and Gideon watch Pakistan destroy Australia then the T20 World Cup, plunging cricket into crisis by forfeiting their huge match against India on 15 February.  Does this portend an irrevocable split in world cricket?  Or was it maybe always coming?  Pat Cummins won't be there either.  Why is he advertising it?  Couldn't they get Steve Smith?  Oh wait.....  Pl...

Pete and Gideon stave off sleep during the Big Bash League final, pay tribute to the Perth Scorchers, and wonder what form BBL16 will take, even as the private capital future takes further shape in Europe.  Plus, what's the deal with Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup? Could the contagion spread to Pakistan?  And what day is it again? Get tickets for the melbourne live show! Get tickets to...

Pete and Gid pivot to the concluding stages of the Big Bash League, where the big beasts have been let loose, the sixes are raining, and Steve Smith v David Warner has been summer’s hottest ticket. Also India lose an(other) home ODI series. Plus we have a rummage in Pete’s new cassette collection (formerly Gid’s), discuss recent and upcoming gigs, and have some reading recommenda...

Pete and Gid live in Five Dock, with all last week’s news and special guests Ed Cowan and Rhys Muldoon. You already know what happens next. Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid watch Australia secure the Ashes 4-1 on the concluding day of the Fifth Test, including Usman Khawaja's farewell appearance, Mitchell Starc's last bow of summer, and snicko's final shambles.  Also our final Saily read - one for the fans.   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍 Support Independent...

Pete and Gid acclaim the emergence of a new Test star in Jacob Bethell, salute the unflagging efforts of the veteran Scott Boland, and watch the sands run out on England. Also: the curious case of CA’s ABC ban.   Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete guides Gid through an almost conventional third day of the Fifth Test, with centuries to Steve Smith and Travis Head, seven half-century partnerships, and an absolute mare for Matthew Potts.   Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid watch an absorbing day at the SCG, where England fail to put Australia away despite Joe Root's 41st Test century, and Travis Head surges towards a third century in the series.  But Jamie Smith, what have you done?  Three days to play: we have a proper Test match on our hands.   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off y...

Pete tells Gid about Steve Smith's funky fields and Australia's allergy to spin during a rain-interrupted first day of the Fifth Test at the SCG.  Also report on Et Al's live event, and the four-way pod extravaganza it was part of. Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gideon watch England skate away with a chaotic Melbourne Test after a brilliant morning of bowling, a bold afternoon of batting, and a mad streak of luck.  It was great, but was it good?  For cricket, we mean.  After all, what are we going to do for the next three days?   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first...

Pete and Gideon watch a manic twenty-wicket Boxing Day at the MCG before a world record crowd, with Australia's attack outdoing England's on a pitch with a lethal 10mm of grass.  Is Australia beatable?  Is England broken?  Will we be out of here in two days?  It's all up for grabs as Test batting goes up the chute.     🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the co...

Pete and Gid watch Australia retain the Ashes with an 82-run win in the Third Test after an absorbing day's cricket at Adelaide Oval, in spite of an injury to Nathan Lyon, and pressure on the fitness of Pat Cummins.  What to expect on Boxing Day?  What do England do next?   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.&rd...

Pete and Gid watch Australia steadily grind their way through England's second innings at Adelaide Oval, until they're within a whiff of retaining the Ashes, with Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon making their presences felt, and Joe Root and Harry Brook eclipsed.  Not much longer now folks.   Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel   See omnystudio...

Pete and Gid watch Adelaide celebrate its favourite son, as Travis Head peels off a fourth consecutive century on his home ground, and Australia march to a lead of 358.  Also: don't look now but we might have a five-day Test on our hands.   Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid perspire in 40+ degrees as England melt down under a red hot Australian assault, Nathan Lyon becomes Australia's second highest wicket taker, and Ben Stokes becomes England's slowest batter of summer.  Also: why is cricket in such a technology cul de sac, and why is the Exeter serving beer in plastic cups?     Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out...

Pete and Gideon bask in a bumper first day to the Third Test at Adelaide Oval, complete with an Usman Khawaja comeback and an Alex Carey hundred in the absence of Steve Smith.  Also: is it time to doubt Cameron Green?  And is time for a Saily live read?  We think so.   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.&rd...

Pete and Gideon catch up with the omission of Usman Khawaja from Australia's Third Test team, and wonder if they have seen the last of Australia's veteran opener.  Also: is it the size of the dog in the fight, or the size of the fight in the dog?  We have questions for Ben Stokes.  Welcome back Gaz and Pat; still no sign of Shoaib Bashir.  Also have we mentioned we love Adelaid...

Gid talks to podcast guru Tom Holland about his love of cricket, love of history, the points between, and being a massive cock - on the cricket field anyway.    Support Independent Journalism at Cricketetal.com Check out our YouTube Channel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid watch the last stages of Australia's convincing eight-wicket victory, and wonder where the buck stops for England.  Also: Carey's genius, Archer's humours, and Stuart Broadmania.  🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍   Get your hands on The Usman 232 shirt while you still can! Support Indep...

Pete and Gid watching Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland dominate the third day at the Gabba with bat then ball, as Australia surge towards victory and the retention of the Ashes.  Also: the gospel according to Saily.   🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍   Support Independent Journalism at Cricketet...

Pete and Gid watch a crazy, heady, reckless second day at the Gabba, where England tried to give the Test away but Australia wouldn't quite let them, when easy catches went down but hard ones were taken, when bowlers gave up hundreds but batters couldn't make them.   Get your hands on this summers Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Get tickets to the Cricket Et Al live show HERE! Support Independent Jour...

Pete and Gid watch Joe Root finally break through against Australia on a see-sawing first day at the Gabba, even as Mitchell Starc becomes Test cricket's most prolific left-handed wickettaker, and Australia go into a Test without Nathan Lyon. Will they regret it?   Go to  https://surfshark.com/cricketetal or use code cricketetal at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Ge...

Pete and Gid watch Australia juggle their squad even as England swagger into town with their XI in stone. What gives? Will Cummins play? Inglis? Webster? Will Khawaja retire? All these questions and more….will not be answered, although they will be discussed. Also: the late Robin Smith and the pathos of the post-cricket life.   Get your hands on this summers Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Get...

Pete welcomes Gid back from Perth as they assess the lessons of the shortest four-innings Test in Australian history, the future of Usman Khawaja, the prospect of Pat Cummins' return, the strengths and weaknesses of Bazball.  Also: South Africa's Test surge and the incredible changes in India's home fortunes.   Go to  https://surfshark.com/cricketetal or use code cricketetal at chec...