The Grade Cricketer

After a couple of hastily arranged flights out of Mumbai, the boys are back in Melbourne with a first-hand account of their exit, as well as some thoughts on the fast-unfolding situation in India and Pakistan.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify  Listen to the full episode on Apple Watch the full episode on Youtube  Feedback and Drive By’s, Speakpipes, Opening Round, Hawks kit, scorebugs, the AFL Media Industrial Complex, Craig McRae disarming shotguns on Jetstar, what did Dan Ginnane say, I Was Not Impolitis, FRU Director says women’s game has a “gay problem”, Tahs two on the bounce, India Champions Trophy, Sesquicentenary Test, Football, relay concussion, Marlee Silva, Boys Actually. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify  Listen to the full episode on Apple Watch the full episode on Youtube  The thing you need to understand about cyclones, Vegas and the money-can’t-buy Halo effect, India get it done fair and square in “the Champions League”, Ponting’s broomstick, does a golden footballing generation loom? Josh, Harry and Giorgio from Kick It Forward are in studio to talk moving to Melbourne, footy media, Schooner Scorer and beheadings. Your Speakpipes and Boys Actually top and tail proceedings, including but not limited to Betty Cuthbert, the Aus-Afghani exchange rate, and alleged triathlete doping indiscretions as a result of sex.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Get access to the presale by signing up to our Patreon This English summer, England and India go toe-to-toe in a battle of imperial power, ownership, and who can cry more. That's right: England has Bazball, India has the ICC, Google has Lord’s, and The Oval is Mumbai's fortress. Should England cede its summer to the juggernaut of Indian cricket? Should it hand the game over to those who play, watch, and love it more than anyone else could fathom? Who better to mediate this existential crisis than two uninvited Australians who played mainly two's-three's? Fresh from a sold-out national tour and New York Broadway stage show, join Pez, Higgos and special guests for The Grade Cricketer’s biggest live shows to-date as they examine a summer with both everything and nothing at stake. Birmingham: July 3, Birmingham Town Hall, 7.30pm, special guest TBC London: July 13, Eventim Apollo, 7.30pm, with special guest Stuart Broad  Tickets at gradecricketer.com  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify  Listen to the full episode on Apple Watch the full episode on Youtube  Couple of red-blooded blokes “go whack” on Vegas, inflatable bats, whether or not 21 schooners is a lot, white powder chat at Lamaro’s (in full kit), A-graders, and our place in Seven’s Footy Revolution. The 31st Prime Minister of Australia is in-studio to talk Trump, V’landys, HokBall, Modi, Konstas, sports gambling, nuclear energy, the Bears’ return and bulk coin into Medicare. Italian powerbroker Hewy then joins to assess atrocities, the Broncos under Madge, Gout Gout, and Kyrie. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week-after-week of prestige narration from the hotbed of Australian sport. First episode drops Wednesday.  What's getting you hot? Send in your thoughts and feelings on speakpipe Email all your "stay in your lanes" and corrections etc to [email protected] Follow The Circus on Spotify  Follow The Circus on Apple Podcasts Follow The Circus  on InstagramEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emphatic clean sweep leaves fans awash with numbers as WTC examination looms. We go through the summer, the triumphalism therein, parse The Hundred auction, query Champions Trophy pullouts, say thanks for the summer, and read questions from the Pig Pen. Buy Six Points Pale and a song here Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear. Light Blue or Navy smugglers. Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. An extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia complete an emphatic series win however South Africa are undeniably the best team in the world. Sri Lanka were ordinary. International cricket is getting a little boring for Australia. George Bailey is still an absolute disgrace. Marnus saves his test career with an honourable 26*.  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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One day life won’t be this way, but for now Australia are the best at everything.  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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sri Lanka look like 3rd graders bowling doorknobs. Another chock bar for Smudge. Former GWS player piles on the runs quick.  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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 TGC branded wipe cloth.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, and Mitch Owen’s explosion in the BBL Final. The men are playing a Test in Sri Lanka. We’ve seen the pitch, and all we can say is “well well well”. AskTGC closes it out as per. 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 your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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 your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 circumstances. Which is all a way of saying: how are ya Two-Tier? The Age Chief Cricket writer and Scoop Master(Flex) Dan Brettig joins us in-studio to discuss just that. The Champions Trophy is nearly upon us: the clue’s in the name. There’s some excellent writing out there on the political and moral complexities inherent in the Afghanistan question - we offer something. #asktgc is by people with names like Bingas Pingas. Probably all you need to know. Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear. Light Blue or Navy smugglers. Get an extra hour of TGC every week via Patreon or Apple Podcasts  Get 25% off your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 shown by anyone and what the future might look like for an Indian generation that failed to deliver as much as what it once promised.  There’s also a complete sweep of the BBL, the Bancroft/Sams head clash, Dan Christian going from assistant coach to into the playing squad, the Test players returning (haha.. ok), the Stars winning 2 gams in a row and Hilton Cartwright hitting a 121m six.  The women’s Ashes starts on Sunday, so Higgos ponders if it is indeed the most fulfilling dessert to a summer that has given us a main course to die for. Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear  Last remaining 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  Get 25% off your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee 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 each other, and AskTGC deals with SCG fashion choices and urgent medical emergencies. Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear  Download WeMoney Last remaining 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  Get 25% off your 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 via Patreon or Apple Podcasts EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Asian Australians saving the national game, Australia dusts New Zealand with one game to play in the women’s, and AskTGC deals with English v Hindi, Pud, confidence in Constance, how to take in Boxing Day, DAZN, and making the right impression with your new team on What’s App. Get your TGC x Budgy Smuggler gear  Last remaining 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  Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Use the code GETAFEW for 20% off Ponting WinesEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee 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: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Australia wins and Bulldog Ritchie is involved. Does life get any sweeter? It does for 72 hours. We “chop up” the Test, examine important things like blokes, chat, and the 360-fication of the series, and reluctantly explore minutiae like Marnus runs, pink ball tactics and the value of Crats. Australia’s newest toy, Nathan McSweeney, joins the show post-Test circuit, as does journalist Cam Ponsonby to bring us everything from New Zealand-England in Wellington. Our Women dust India, NSW figures prominently in all Shield games, Sri Lanka and South Africa is poised, and AskTGC concerns HR, the IPL, and hair transplants. 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Use the code GETAFEW for 20% off Ponting Wines When you buy a Hubbl Hub, get Netflix and Kayo Sports for the price of just Kayo Sports for 12months. That's a saving of $7.99 per month for 12 months.” Visit https://hubbl.com.au/EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early tee times for everyone. The last thing that happened is the thing that always will happen. Australian Cricket is boring again. Get ahead, other than gives up. Heady vs Siraj. 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travis Head cradles the nation in his arms. Siraj plays the super villain. What a series we've got on our hands. 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia has the best stadiums. Test cricket is the best. Adelaide you are gorgeous. SOMEONE TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON! This is enjoyable now. Did we dismiss India at the right time? 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cricket analyst and Sydney comedian Billy D’Arcy sits down with the boys to talk grade cricket yarns, culture wars, optics, and why Marnus is the answer. Check Billy’s podcast Get Around Me for more gold every week, and catch his stand-up dates via his socials - Insta: billy.darcy Last remaining tickets available for our Australian live show tour here: 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greats condemn cricketing pyramid ruin as Adelaide looms. That’s right, everything’s on the line ahead of the biggest Test in recent memory, as vultures circle, knives sharpen, and drafts brood for Cummins and co. Can they prove people wrong again, or does every team have an expiry? Does calm, sigma alphadom bounce back, or, as one source described the plight of Australia’s men, are they “like a billycart going downhill”? ESPNCricinfo’s Alex Malcolm joins to illuminate the feeling inside the group. Elsewhere, the Gades restore Big V pride in the WBBL, Zampa becomes the lightning rod for everything wrong in the national game, Ali Martin joins us from NZ after England went 1-0 up over there, SA destroys Sri Lanka, and AskTGC is about a guy who made a hundred before venturing to Bourbon St, New Orleans. Live show tickets: PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Use the code GETAFEW for 20% off Ponting Wines When you buy a Hubbl Hub, get Netflix and Kayo Sports for the price of just Kayo Sports for 12months. That's a saving of $7.99 per month for 12 months.” Visit https://hubbl.com.au/EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Very special interview as Australian icon, poet, musician and national treasure Paul Kelly joins us to talk cricket, the internet, reinvention, and club songs. Last remaining tickets available for our Australian live show tour here: PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India completely dominate Australia in Perth and the knives are very much being sharpened. The meltdown has begun and the calls are growing louder and louder for the ‘old Australia’ to return. Has Australia lost its edge? Should we be harder? It’s been suggested that our boys get back to grade cricket, even if it’s 2’s or 3’s!! Glenn Maxwell joins the show to discuss the rollercoaster of playing cricket for Australia in this era. The scrutiny, the pressures, the highs and the lows. We also discuss the IPL auction, Phillip Hughes and how to play Bumrah. That’s before we get into Sheffield Shield, WBBL, New Zealand v England and Pakistan losing to Zimbabwe. It’s a hell of a start to a summer… though it doesn’t actually start until the next Test. Live show tickets: PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Use the code GETAFEW for 20% off Ponting Wines When you buy a Hubbl Hub, get Netflix and Kayo Sports for the price of just Kayo Sports for 12months. That's a saving of $7.99 per month for 12 months.” Visit https://hubbl.com.au/EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia humiliated. Can we get Australia off their meds? The system sucks. Who is going to be Australia's Roy Keane? Jasprit Bumrah is the best in the world. Live show tickets: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can't they just beat us normally? Vibes are high if you're an Indian player, fan or umpire. Jaiswal and Kohli batter Australia into submission. Live show tickets: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia demoralised. What will Jaiswal name his dog? Are Australia falling apart all at the same time? How did the BCCI change the deck? Live show tickets: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India ruin OUR day. Bumrah breathes fire with the red cake. Starc looked unplayable before Bumrah demolished Australia's top order looking even more unplayable. Confusion all-round. India crawl to 150 before Australia crumble in fading light. Live show tickets: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D 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/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a lot to like: veils of secrecy for net sessions, harsh climes inflicting injury and insult, Kohli spotted at "scans", KL Rahul genuflecting at Mineral Resources Park, Shami's revised salad, quicks licking their lips at the prospect of pace in Perth, and everything else. As long as blokes go big before Sunday's mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Father of India aka The Bin Lid joins us from Perth for a polo uniformed radio "hit", before we jump into the BBL All-Stars recent series win over fully-fledged Pakistan, overseen by June who cast a watchful eye (is there any other way of casting an eye?) over Spencer Johnson, Matt Short, and Jake Fraser-McGurk. Will India be in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy? Wwwwwwwwoudn't have thought so. We've got WBBL, India 2/3s v South Africa, flying ant invasions, West Indies-England broadcast-driven results, Giuseppe Burns runs, and a hogpile of your AskTGCs. Live show tickets: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. USE the code GETAFEW for 20% off Ponting Wines When you buy a Hubbl Hub, get Netflix and Kayo Sports for the price of just Kayo Sports for 12months. That's a saving of $7.99 per month for 12 months.” Visit https://hubbl.com.au/EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of someone stripping down, donning Doc Martens and "bashing the door down", Australia selects a new toy in Nathan McSweeney. Can this sea turtle make it to water? The openers lobby is aghast, but what's the alternative? Elsewhere, 2s-3s didn't just lose to Pakistan, they were chested on their own turf. The format, therefore, is clearly dead. Cricket et al's Pete Lalor and Gideon Haigh join us for an in-depth chat on the state of media and the state of cricket, before we return with Lizelle Lee heroics and WBBL foot stuff. AskTGC is the typical maelstrom of witty sickos. Sign up to Cricket et al to read Gideon, Pete and Pez for the best BGT print coverage you'll get this summer. Live show dates: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D SYDNEY TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Stock up for your Summer festivities with Ponting WinesEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India have been whitewashed by our skeletal overlords New Zealand. Part 1 of the Great Australia Bat Off concludes at the world famous Great Barrier Reef Arena. Ball tampering allegations swept under the rug, Australia begin an ODI series against Pakistan and Mattew Wade joins us in studio for a wide ranging chat talking Zippy, Ashes, being a child prodigy and transitioning into coaching. Live show dates: ADELAIDE TICKETS: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/.../890d7a67-6dc5-4825-88eb... PERTH TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 BRISBANE TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300614BA303771D SYDNEY TICKETS: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKET25 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 Get 25% off your Smith Optics sunglasses using the code FAST at smithopticsaustralia.com.au. Each purchase using the code comes with a free TGC branded wipe cloth. Stock up for your Summer festivities with Ponting WinesEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.