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THE JET SET JUNTA: Mike Atherton on English Cricket, Imran Khan & Ben Stokes

Pete and Gid welcome special guest Mike Atherton to discuss the northern summer: England's improving fortunes since the retirement of Ben Stokes, the Pakistan tour's disa

SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: 2 Day Test, Imran Khan & Brydon Carse LIVE From The Pub!

Pete and Gid take stock of another two-day Test match fiasco from the smokers' area of the Eimeo Pub in Mackay, the sorry fate of Imran Khan, and the silly fate of Brydon

SURRENDER: Australia Put Bangladesh to Bed on Day 2

Pete and Gid watch Bangladesh throw away the Second Test in Mackay in a five-session debacle that left Australia with almost as many questions still to answer as they beg

THE GREAT BARRIER RIFF: Starc Tears Through Bangladesh On Day 1 in Mackay

Pete and Gid sit through another chaotic day of Test cricket at Great Barrier Reef Arena, where eighteen wickets fell but many Australian questions remained unanswered. L

DIDN'T KNOW YET WHAT I'D KNOW WHEN I WAS BLEEDING: Mackay Preview & Australia's Opening Batter Journey

Pete and Gid report from cane country on the preliminaries to the Second Test in Mackay, where Australia desperately need to bounce back from their debacle in Darwin, and

BOYS DON'T CRY : Cricket Australia in Crisis?

Pete and Gid have the latest on Australian cricket’s roiling crisis of confidence after defeat by Bangladesh in Darwin. Will Australia add to their squad for the Test in

FLIPSIDE: Bangladesh Beat Australia in Darwin!

Pete and Gideon watch Bangladesh flip the script on Australia by beating them at their own long-distance game in Darwin after a sensation four days of Test cricket.  What

TOO MANY CLUES: Australia Outplayed on Day 3

Pete and Gideon wonder if Australia are done - do we put a fork in yet? No, there’s still hope, but it’s dwindling after another day of indifferent batting and slightly c

HARD LIFE IN THE COUNTRY: Bangladesh Dominate on Day 2

Pete and Gid watch Bangladesh establish a dominant position in the Darwin Test, 153 ahead with four wickets to fall. How well did Tanzid Hasan play? Is there a way out fo

TOP END KILLER: Bangladesh Start Strong on Day 1 in Darwin

Pete and Gid salute Hasan Mahmud, Australia’s destroyer, on a day Test cricket turned topsy-turvy in the top end. What went wrong for the team at the top of the World Tes

FUNHOUSE: Australia Vs Bangladesh Preview Live from Darwin!

Pete and Gid are at Marrara Stadium, Darwin, for the first of Australia's twenty-one Tests in the next twelve months. Can they remember to press "record" on the pod machi

COMING IN FROM THE COLD: New England Coach, Clicky Ponting, The Hundred & A Rumour

Pete updates Gideon on the last three weeks in cricket, including Stephen Fleming's appointment, Clicky Ponting's disgrace, The Hundred's sketchy opening, Ben Stokes's li

TENTATIVE DECISIONS with Umpire Paul 'Blocker' Wilson

Pete and Gid catch upon the latest twists in the privatisation saga, and the captaincies of England and Pakistan, then settle down for a chat with Paul 'Blocker' Wilson,

THE WORLD'S A GIRL: Australia Are T20 Champions

Pete and Gideon celebrate Australia's comfortable and emphatic seven-wicket victory over England in the Women's T20 World Cup final, revere Beth Mooney and toast Sophie M

PSYCHOTIC REACTION: Stokes Retires, Ireland Beat India & World Cup with Lisa Sthalekar

Pete and Gid soak up England's midsummer madness as Ben Stokes bids international cricket farewell, and preview the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup with former A

LET ENGLAND SHAKE: NZ Add To Poms Woes, Womens World Cup & 11 Ball 50

Pete and Gideon think that nobody implodes like England, as the Rex Rooms continue to receive publicity that money can't buy.  They run the ruler over the Australian men

I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH

Pete and Gid catch up on the inconclusion of yesterday’s conclave of state chairs in Melbourne and discuss its implications for the Big Bash privatisation process. Also A

WHAT I SEE: World Cup Preview with Lisa Sthalekar

Pete and Gid catch up with former Australian star Lisa Sthalekar in Dhaka to discuss Australia's white ball defeat in Bangladesh, the forthcoming women's T20 World Cup, a

HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW: Stokes in Hot Water Again

Pete and Gid on the latest Ben Stokes shambles - can he survive as England's captain? Also the latest privatisation upheaval, the integrity murk at Cricket Australia, the

FINAL CUT: RCB Win Back-to-Back IPL Titles

Gid and Pete manage to stay up to see Royal Challengers Bangalore surge to victory in the Indian Premier League, overwhelming Gujarat Titans, with Virat in his pomp.  Als