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Glenn Maxwell did not, in fact, get to play
🕑 Added 2022-07-08 09:39:34 +0000 UTCFor a beautiful sweet moment on the day before the second Test at Galle, we thought it might happen. It did not happen. We were led through a garden of lies. Who said that Pat Cummins is a nice guy? Fine, he's pretty nice. But all that we can do now is regroup, rebuild, try to carry on. While the dream was alive, we did a brief episode about it. Video above, audio here.
Welcome to July.
Sri Lankan cricket tai chi.
How's this for a ground?
We promise we will not say Bazball
Season 12, Ep 13: Jodie Hicks Watch. An beachside chat with Alex Carey. Channel Seven suing Cricket Australia again, with the inside word from the Brettig Box. A mighty good Nerd Pledge. Yes, of course, the happy madness coming over English Test cricket after a dire couple of years. The England women's Test team letting in fresh air via a new generation of players. The Sri Lankan women hosting India. Eoin Morgan's farewell, and inevitable installation on your commentary feeds for decades to come. All of that and more on a bumper episode of The Final Word, coming to you from the power cuts and sea breezes of Galle.
Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
10.11 - Tim Clarsen
Audio is here.
Definitely not our rental house. But sometimes we can sneak in.
Story Time 95 – The lunacy of the river horse
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. We gather this time on a breezy balcony in Galle, kicking back in lounge chairs as Adam returns to the show. There will be some divergences through Karachi, the standard-bearers of fast scoring, the bookends of spin, a day out in the Sunday leagues, and a return to Le Velodrome de Vincennes.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
Patrick McKeon: 15.80
Nick Donovan: 9.60
Daniel O'Connell: 5.18
Dannish Babar & Hamish Stares: 2.38
Michael Fitzgerald: 4.19
Tom Screen: 4.07
Ben Gleeson: 5.01
Audio is here.
Bharat and the lighthouse - two refuges in a storm.
