Slashing Through the Cordon

In this episode, Bill discusses the recent interruptions in cricket due to rain, highlights the unexpected finalists of the Women's World Cup, and analyses Australia's semi-final collapse against India. He also reviews player performances in the Sheffield Shield and addresses a tragic incident that raised safety concerns in cricket. Takeaways South Africa and India will face off in the Wom...

Summary In this episode of 'Slashing Through the Cordon', Bill Peters discusses the latest happenings in international cricket, including the ongoing Women's World Cup and the recent one-day series between Australia and India, as well as the opening match of the ODI series between New Zealand and England. He provides insights into local cricket performances and reflects on selection co...

Summary In this episode, Bill Peters discusses the latest developments in the Women's World Cup, focusing on key matches, performances, and the implications for the semi-finals. He also reviews the ongoing one-day series between Australia and India, highlighting individual performances and team strategies. Additionally, Peters provides updates on international cricket, including results from o...

Summary In this episode of 'Slashing Through the Cordon', Bill discusses the latest happenings in cricket, focusing on the Women's World Cup, the Sheffield Shield, and local cricket on the South Coast of New South Wales. He provides insights into the performance of various teams, the impact of weather on matches, and the introduction of new rules regarding player substitutions. Takeawa...

Summary In this episode, Bill passionately discusses various aspects of cricket, focusing on the Women's World Cup, the thrilling match between India and Australia, and the ongoing Test series involving the West Indies. He also provides insights into the local cricket scene and shares his thoughts on the future of Test and T20 cricket in Australia in regards to the ongoing discussion about the...

Summary In this episode, Bill discusses the latest happenings in cricket, focusing on the Women's World Cup, the Under 19 series between Australia and India, and the Dean Jones Cup. He highlights key performances, team dynamics, and the impact of injuries on the Australian team, particularly regarding Pat Cummins. The conversation provides insights into the evolving landscape of cricket and th...

Summary In this episode of the podcast, Bill discusses various cricket topics including the Women's One Day World Cup, the Under 19 match between Australia and India, and a roundup of the Sheffield Shield matches. He also covers the announcement of the One Day and T20 squads, providing insights into player performances and selections. The episode concludes with Bill's thoughts on upcoming matches...

Summary In this episode of 'Slashing Through the Cordon', host Bill Peters discusses the current state of cricket, including the ongoing Test match between India and the West Indies, highlights from the Women's One Day World Cup, and insights into the Australia A series against India A. He also previews the upcoming Sheffield Shield season and shares thoughts on local cricket competiti...

The World Test Championship begins tonight, and here for his insightful analysis as to what we can expect over the next six days (though he predicts only three will be necessary) is your host for the first episode in this rebooted podcast.

On today's episode of Opinion from the Sports Bar: The Champions Trophy has reached the semi-final stage. We take a look at the match ups and predict the results. England unsurprisingly have once again failed to reach the finals stage of an international tournament, and the repercussion from former players has been immediate. We have a discussion on England's problems and where they may go from he...

On today's special episode of Opinion from the Sports Bar: Peters and Peters are back! After the huge success of last year's predictions... yeah that is dripping with sarcasm... Peters and Peters return to give you their non-expert opinions on just where the 2025 ladder in the NRL will end up. They have meticulously worked through the ladder predictor at NRL.com.au and come up with a fool proof me...

On today's cricket based episode of Opinion from the Sports Bar: We look at the opening matches of the Champions Trophy, try to find a way out for Pakistan, and marvel at England once again botching a match against Australia. We cast an eye over Round 8 in the Sheffield Shield and look to see where it leaves the competition in its final weeks of the season. Sam Konstas and Jake Fraser-McGurk are d...

The ICC Champions Trophy kick off this week, stretched between hosts Pakistan where everyone has agreed to play, except India, who will play in Dubai. Politics and sport continue their crash course. But beyond that... does anyone even care that it is happening? Or even KNOW that it is happening? Australia has done well in hiding the coverage on Amazon Prime where surely no one will find it, but if...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is The Almanack. On today’s episode of our podcast, our topics of conversation are: Nick Kyrgios will make his return to tennis in December at the Brisbane International. We ask the question, “Does anyone care?” One NRL star has been...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is the Almanack. On today’s episode of our podcast, our topics of conversation are: 1. A discussion on the selection of the Australian Test squad for the 1st Test against India, and the decision to pick an opener who isn't a regular o...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is The Almanack. On today’s episode of The Casual Mankadder, our topics of conversation are: 1. India’s clean sweep loss to New Zealand has commentators in a bind. 2. ODI and T20 squads reveal future plans for Australia’s white ball a...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is The Almanack. On today’s Five Points of Play, our five topics of conversation include: Australian soccer finally has its second tier competition ready to start next year. Power plays by Eels and Dragons see key players Gutherson an...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is The Almanack. On today’s Six and Out, our six topics of conversation include: The Commonwealth Games and the change of venue and events. David Warner wants to return, no one else is in favour. The T20 squad has been chosen, and how...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. The Women’s T20 World Cup has reached its conclusion with shocks aplenty, and a brand new holder of the Cup. We discuss the potential gains for women’s cricket around the world now that other nations apart from the so-called Big Three have forced t...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. On a cricket packed program, we firstly take a look at the Women’s T20 World Cup, where Australia has been dominated despite an increasing injury toll, and a favourite for the tournament has made a shock exit. Secondly we talk about the farce that...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. On today's bite-sized edition, we discuss the outcome of the NRL Grand Final, and the part that the Panthers junior system and regeneration has played in serving them up an amazing five straight Grand Final appearances and of course a fourth consec...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. On a feature packed program, we firstly take a look at the Kevin Walters sacking as the Brisbane Broncos coach, and go back over the history of the position since the end of the first Wayne Bennett era, and discuss whether the Broncos will ever be...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. Flying solo again this week, we take a look at the final four of the NRL competition, and while we discuss that the best four teams of the season are now fighting it out to make the final dance, we consider whether the scenario of the same three cl...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. On his own again, the elder Peters today indulges in his absolute passion, cricket, and the belittlement of anyone who thinks they know better than he does. On today's episode he discusses the Australians white ball odyssey against Scotland and Eng...

Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man and the occasional appearance of his teenage son. Flying solo again this week, we take a look at Round 26 of ther 2024 NRL season, arguably the greatest round of rugby league ever played. Shocks, surprises, and almost every game entertaining for one reason or another. We also see how that has impa...