The Grade Cricketer

Conner Cooperly gets a shiny baggy green. George Bailey’s making too many changes now. Is Smith actually a good captain? Lyon and Kuhns bowl bulk overs. Heady’s got a new finger celebration. Blueys eating Maxibons all wrong.  Get an extra hour of TGC every week via  Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off Smith Optics sunglasses using the code  FAST at smithopticsau...

Some post awards night chat, a word on Pete Lalor, national chest beating about the men and women, Alex Malcolm adds maturity, Kohli’s pegs go flying, AskTGC addresses the Australian Century. Buy  Six Points Pale and a song here Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear.  Light Blue or Navy smugglers. An extra hour of TGC every week via  Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off y...

Greatest sporting nation in the entire world. Changes needed for the 2nd test. How do we get Konstas in? Kuhneman takes 9 wickets.  Get an extra hour of TGC every week via  Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off Smith Optics sunglasses using the code  FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au . Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. EXTRA HOUR of AskT...

Best covers in cricket award goes to the great groundskeepers at Galle. Get an extra hour of TGC every week via  Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off Smith Optics sunglasses using the code  FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au . Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio....

Australia miles ahead. Crats making footmarks. Everyone's scoring tons. Inglis' family give it the big ones.  Get an extra hour of TGC every week via  Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off Smith Optics sunglasses using the code  FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au . Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https:/...

Smith reaches a legendary milestone. Usmans ton proves how good Bumrah is. Australia far ahead IN this game. Everyone’s batting without lids and it looks very, very good.  Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   Get 25% off Smith Optics sunglasses using the code  FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au . Each purchase using the code comes with a free TG...

It’s advantage Australia: in the women’s Ashes, culturally, and online via Damien Martyn. We catch up with Darcie Brown and Georgia Voll to talk about their inherent advantages and the Melbourne Test, and speak to Izzy Westbury about fitness, criticism, “the gap”, and Bath v China. In between we talk about Wisden’s Test team of the year, Tom Curran’s run out, an...

Our women have done it again and we want 16, India just wants to get the boys together, Smith’s in a robocop brace, Kuhnemann’s got a Thelma Plum, Josh Inglis joins from Dubai and Barney Ronay explains his ENGLISH MEDIA SWIPE at Sam Konstas, BBL finals loom large, and AskTGC spirals into turn-of-the-millennium wistfulness of ODI cricket and bricks of rum. Please buy our beer. Buy ...

Are we basking in the BGT afterglow or is it time to critique what’s next? Greg Chappell suggests England’s in the box seat for the Ashes, so I suppose we have our answer. Bailey decimates Australian cricket again with his team for Sri Lanka, Australia’s women start their Ashes defence precisely as we expect, and the Bucket on Bonce League does as well as it can in the circumstan...

Australia win the Border-Gavaskar in Sydney thanks to a man named Barrel and a thing called Slug. It’s the perfect end to a summer of chaos, calmness, controversy, Konstas and karma. The numbers falling in front of our eyes are as mysterious and wonderful as figuring out what day it might be. We discuss India’s behaviour on and off the field, the lack of repercussions or leadership sho...

When is cricket good? None of that was enjoyable and it’s time to get off-line. Smudge misses out on a home 10k.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Maybe we would rather the SCG deck be dead.  Will Bumrah return to put the nail in the coffin? Slug gets his debut half ton. Konstas  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.c...

How are ya Slug? Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia wins a classic amid record crowds, final hours, lengthened shadows, herculean bowlers, gus truck opposition, cry more merchants, and Joel Wilson. We dissect, bisect, genuflect to all of it. Cummins, Konstas, Marnus, Bumrah, Rohit, Jaiswal, Kohli. The Blobby League continues in earnest, some catches right out of the “top drawer”. Pakistan and South Africa try to out-gas truck...

How could you not love test cricket? Australia win an all-time test classic test match whilst Joel Wilson puts in an incredible performance. India fall in a post team demolition. A technology named "snicko" is surprisingly not 100% reliable. Cry more India.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week v...

Bumrah the greatest to ever grace Australia's shores. Boland and Lyon make it through to stumps. Jaiswal makes drops some costly catches. Marnus' piece is constantly in danger as he plays and misses his way to 70.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HO...

NKR's maiden ton leaves father in tears. Another Indian number 8 ruins Australia's year. Five out, all out no longer exists in Australia? Mitch Marsh's spot in jeopardy? Australia missing Cam Green today more than ever.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EX...

India take the gas. Jaiswal barbecued by Kohli. Boland sets the G alight. Steve Smith makes another ton. Cummins agonisingly close to a 50.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio...

The nation of India have a new father. A new Greek God has arrived. The way to play Bumrah has always been to ramp him. Uncles group chats have been going off all day.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/g...

It’s 1-1, there’s legacy on the line, there’s new toys, the old guard’s bristling at Bailey, there’s cry more stuff in the media, there’s post Gabba heat, the Bucket on Bonce Blobby League is hot and funny, Buzz works for the PIF, and Melbourne’s set to swelter amid Boxing Day press furore as temperature records loom. Paul Kennedy joins to discuss South As...

Ashwin retires. The rollercoaster of test cricket goes on. On and off like Ross and Rachel. It’s a funny old game.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Bring on Boxing Day. India limping to a draw. Jadeja annoying. What even is calf awareness? Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good day for the Aussies. Child on Daddy’s lap stuff. Indian weather blimps afoot.  Bison taking classic catches. Jaiswal smokes a throw-down into our beloved cameraman friend.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: h...

Father Travis delivers again. Smudge has found his eyes. India bowling absolute pump, except from Bumrah.  Live show tickets: MELBOURNE TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts   EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

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