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Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. We are fast gearing up to cover the World Cup which all kicks off on Thursday with, of course, England vs New Zealand. A definite sense of déjà vu there, but we don’t think it will feel that way when they trot out at Ahmedabad. Unless it rains of course, but fingers crossed on that front even in Monsoon season. For one of our guests on the barstools of bravado, all World Cup chat is a bit like the quiz show guest getting the old “lets see what you could have won” treatment. It’s Ireland’s Dave Sihra whose lads not only missed out, but also had to watch the rain fall for much of the recent series against England’s hopefuls. Our other guest is the former coach of Hong Kong, but very much Sri Lankan, Bennett Olegasegram, who runs the rule over his lads and we end up thinking they have a punchers chance. Do tell us if you agree or not. Loads to chat about and we plunge into and around all the below: · England and Ireland wrap up. Did we learn anything? · Who are the travelling reserves now? (There is only 1) · What next for Ireland? · Sri Lanka o How will they recover from the battering in the Asia Cup final? o All wickets fell to pace – what was going on in Colombo? o Chances in World Cup? · Conditions and Challenges in India · World Cup Predictions – our favourites, dark horses and tips for an upset here or there Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, you can help us keep cricket free and global by becoming a patreon, with loads of benefits by way of our thanks. If you can, do join us here. And don’t forget to message us and let us know what you think. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello again and welcome back to The Bishop and Bear. Or, if it’s your first time, thanks for popping in and great to have you with us. Two lively guests ensure some very lively cricket chat, so grab your drink and join us. Returning for his usual Negroni is the ever-eloquent Dan Norcross. Alongside him, getting happily on the outside of large G and T is none other than former New Zealand captain, scorer of 4,542 internationals runs , musician, teacher, author, stage lighting designer and of course commentator, Jeremey Coney. Together with your ursine landlord and episcopal barman, we tackle central contracts, World Cup selection conundrums for New Zealand and England, Asia Cup selective rest days and plenty more besides. That last one certainly got us all fired up. Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. There are many benefits to being a Guerilla Cricket Patreon, including exclusive priority access to content like the Bishop and Bear, our Smaximum newsletter, high quality merchandise and lots more besides. Do please consider helping us keep our show on the road and to keep cricket free and accessible to all. You can do that right here Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello again. Great to have you back in The Bishop and Bear. Or, if it’s your first time, a very warm welcome. Joining us today on the Barstool of Bravado, is our very own David ‘Babbling’ Brook. A man who has been setting alight Division 6 of the Oxford and Cherwell Cricket league with his deceptively effective outswingers, he swings into action here to help us chew over all manner of cricket related matters. And speaking of chewing, the Bear gets a bit side tracked to sing the praises of his mouth watering pulled beef brisket. If you happen to fancy good bit of meat pulled and prepared Bear style, then this is his recipe. From our menu today, we tuck in to a whole range of topics including: · The first T20I Vs New Zealand – What have we learned? · And why are we playing so many T20’s ahead of a 50 over World Cup? · Will there be Brook on Brook action for the World Cup? · The Hundred – Winning fans but losing money? (Mrs B very upset they bumped Richard Osman’s House of Games for a month of it on BBC2) · Asia Cup – All eyes on Pallekele on Saturday and it seems to be the best 50 over prep of any of the World Cup teams? · How playing regularly improves your cricket – David’s guide to enhanced middle aged performance Grab yourself a drink at the bar and settle in to enjoy the chat. Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. Cheers! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Bishop and Bear. There’s a white ball series against New Zealand coming up and who better to chat with about that, than our guest on the Barstool of Bravado today? A former New Zealand opening bowler with 73 Test wickets no less. Eight of those were against England and included Kevin Pietersen Michael Vaughan, Alistair Cook and Andrew Strauss amongst them. An old friend of the show, he's also written a children’s book called ‘Pirates Don’t Play Cricket’, though I’m not sure if it answers the vital question of whether you can be LBW with a wooden leg. It's Iain O’Brien of course. And he’s the first person to order a Pina Colada in the Bishop and Bear too. It wouldn’t be a Bishop and Bear chat if we didn’t meander off topic a bit, but this one does get very interesting in a whole number of areas we weren’t necessarily expecting. Here are some of the topics covered, though I wouldn’t rely on the running order much if I were you. · New Zealand series – expectations? · 8 games between England and NZ, then first game up in the World Cup. How much relevance can we place on a series in England? Does familiarity breed contempt? · A bowler down for England (John Turner) and we haven’t even started yet! Injuries and quick bowlers – just bad luck, or can bowlers do more to prevent damage? · Returning Boult and Rachin Ravindra in focus · World Cup predictions – India at home will be hard to beat surely? · Franchises around the world. How does Iain feel watching the changing cricket landscape? Don’t forget, if you haven’t yet got yourself some Ponting wine, our special offer will stay open just a little longer. You can get that 15% discount right here using the special gcashes2023 code. Cheers and thank you again! Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Old Gits are back to discuss the Aussie ne'er-do-well's. Is it cricket? I don't know ask Fred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wine and cricket go together wonderfully. Who better to discuss both with than Ricky Ponting. Listen here as Ricky meets Nigel Henderson and Tony Bishop to discuss the Ashes, his career and Ponting Wines that have been carefully crafted to reflect his life and to ensure flavour, structure and complexity of the highest quality. It’s a quality chat too, covering coaching jobs, how he's helping grassroots cricket in England and what he really thinks about the Kevin Pietersen commentary put-down that went viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aryan Surana is joined by his experienced colleagues at Guerilla Cricket for talking about the magnum opus on the horizon - Ashes. We discuss whether Steve Smith representing Sussex is a boon or a bane. Can Ben Stokes' prescription of 'fast and flat' wickets be taken at face value? Is the faith reposed in high-ceiling Zac Crawley misplaced? Will the England captain roll his arm over? The lack thereof may spread the hosts thin as Jack Leach is out injured, Broad-Anderson ought to bowl in bursts, and asking too many overs of Joe Root thaws the potency of the attack against an arch-rival dominating the batting charts in the second iteration of the World Test Championship. Aryan Surana tweets at @iamaryansurana, Tony Bishop at @tonybishop1 and Jeremy Henderson at @messyjez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bit of pop up podcast this one. But when the Bear and I had the chance to grab Mpho @MphoMoreki and Tim the Cricket Guy @Tim32_cricket it was just too good an opportunity to miss to chat over the South Africa vs England ODI series. Even with England missing a few regulars, at the start of a World Cup year, this series undoubtedly meant something to both sides. England, woefully out of ODI form, needed to start gathering momentum. South Africa needed wins just to automatically qualify. 2 -1 it was in the end to South Africa, but that win for England in Kimberley, with tons for Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan, plus, of course those super six wickets for Jofra Archer will have meant England walked away feeling a lot happier than they might have. You can listen here as we celebrate a well- supported series, some big positives for both sides and also dig into who may, or may not, be worried about their places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another cracker of a Who's That Weirdo as writers Emma John and Kit Harris go head to head in episode five. Emma, the award-winning author of the cricket memoir Following On, embarks on a subversive strategy to try to bring down Wisden Almanack assistant editor Kit, whose first book, The Queen at Cricket, is just out. He responds with a first Weirdo boundary bonus as the battle goes down to the wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Old Men are back - Sausage rolls, crows and Pearly Kings. Whatever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cricket's most recognizable voice, David Lloyd, or Bumble as he is better known to lovers of the game, tests himself in the most fiendish podquiz in sport, Guerilla Cricket's Who's That Weirdo, lining up to try to identify the dead cricketers from the live cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all (though sound as if they might be). In a hilarious show that again goes down to the wire the former England batsman, coach, manager, umpire, and commentator takes on chief County Cricket Matterer and Natterer Annie Chave, who goes to enormous lengths to protect her unbeaten run of one. Have an earwig, you'll love it! @guerillahendo hosts with Richard Osman-like input from researcher extraordinare @tonybishop1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zafar Gill was a Pakistan Test player who scored three ducks in his first two appearances and three fifties in his next two. Or a magician apparently capable of moving heavy trucks metres with just the power of his mind. The only way to find out, apart from rushing to Google right now, is to listen to the third edition of the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge in existence, where contestants battle to distinguish the live cricketers from the dead cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all (but sound as if they could be). Today's hour-long helping of hilarious ignorance features the Melbourne stand-off between Guerilla's jingleur extraordinaire and expert swordsman, @Mog7734, and new commentary cognoscenti who could cut you a close shave with the rapier wit of his ad-speak, @ianforth3. It's a fight that goes right down the wire and contains the usual collection of extraordinary facts, frustrated expletives and a totally random attack of Antipodean mosquitos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second edition of the quizcast that seeks to separate the live cricketers from the dead cricketers and those who aren't cricketers at all, it's the Somerset stand-off as County Cricket Matters and Taunton tsarena Annie Chave takes on Guerilla regular and Newton Abbot native Paul "Grubby" Howarth. Only here, in the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge to date, can you find out of Dick Sleath was a Scottish-born wicketkeeper whose five innings for Victoria in the 1890s netted him an average of 34.33 or a sheep shearer and mining contractor who later became a politician for two parties in the Australian parliament. In the break, our forthright social justice warrior and swing bowler Chris Woke brings you the latest on the ever-ambitious ICC's plans for an Out of This World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Guerillas emerge from the shadows to complain about weather complainers. Plus airport confusion and parking fine misery. And just a soupçon of cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live cricketer? Dead cricketer? Or not a cricketer at all? All will be revealed in Who's That Weirdo? the new part podcast/part quiz from the Guerilla Cricket team that brings you 100 days of live cricket commentary a year, a website featuring news, views, features and more merchandise than you can shake a bust of an angry Ian Chappell at. Call it a quizcast. And in addition to discovering, in the most fiendish test of cricket knowledge to date, whether Wajahatullah Wasti was a bowler who took no wickets in his three Tests for Pakistan in the 1950s or was a politician in the country's National Assembly who moonlighted as a Sufi poet, you will also hear the wise words of the nicest man in cricket, Chris Woke, during the interval, as the Warwickshire and England swing bowler and social justice warrior takes time out from his busy injury schedule to raise the pressing issues of the day and embarks on his one-man mission to save cricket: Forced Inclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Los Grumpalos hablan mierda - como siempre, or for those who cant't be arsed with google translate - The Grumpalos talk shit - as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Founded in 1864 and resident at Lords since 1877, we are going to focus here on Middlesex. 11 times County Champions, the club has a proud history of developing many of the game’s greatest known cricketers, including the likes of Denis Compton, Mike Gatting, John Emburey and Andrew Strauss to name but a few and this tradition continues to the modern day, with a very exciting group of young talent coming through like Robbie White, Ethan Bamber and Luke Holman. The CEO of Middlesex is Andrew Cornish. Listen here as Andrew tells @tonybishop1 about the steps the club is taking to broaden the member base, inspire participation in the game, increase inclusivity and diversity of team and fans and lay foundations for the long-term success of Middlesex and the game as a whole. And, as Middlesex fans will be happy to hear, win silverware along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who is the oldest of our First-Class Counties? Surrey? Middlesex? Lancashire? Yorkshire? It’s none of those. Founded in 1839, it is Sussex. Three times county County Champions, their illustrious history boasts the likes of CB Fry, David Shepherd, Ted Dexter, Tony Greig, Ranjitsinghi, Maurice Tate and John Snow. Now, they are promoting some young and exciting talent like Tom Haines, Tom Clarke and Archie Lenham and blending that with the likes of Stephen Finn and new arrivals Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammad Riswan. The CEO of Sussex is a familiar sporting name. Rob Andrew. Listen here, as Rob tells @tonybishop1 about Sussex’s plans to inspire cricket across the county, to promote and support young talent and to support the Sussex cricket community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leicestershire CEO @SeanMJarvis is a man on a mission to grow not just the size, but also the range and diversity of the County’s membership and fan base. Leicestershire are a proud county. 3 times county champions, 3 times T20 champions and 3 times Benson and Hedges Cup Winners. Yet when England get battered in a Test Series, there are those who point an accusing figure towards our first - class County game. Some would even question the status of Counties at all. So, it’s a tough brief, especially when you are not based at a ‘Test Match’ Ground. Here, Sean tells @tonybishop1 about Leicestershire’s partnership with the Cricket Supporters Association, #CountyTogether and a broad ranging action plan to and to attract new fans to the County. A tough brief it may be, but it’s one Sean is tackling with commitment, determination and no little humour. If you are a @leicsccc follower or just a lover of the game, Sean’s passion and enthusiasm are inspiring. Listen here and let us know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Botham, Richards, Garner, Trescothik, Caddick, Gimlett, White, Bess, Leach, Rogers, Close, Gayle, Azam. Just a few names that have graced the County Ground in Taunton and home of Somerset. They have a beautiful ground in the South West of England and a reputation since 1875 for playing a dashing and exciting brand of cricket. Certainly, well before anyone would have used the phrase ‘brand of cricket’. Their fan base is passionate, loyal and care deeply for their beloved county. Listen here as Gordon Hollins, Somerset CEO, tells @tonybishop1 how they have navigated through the pandemic and have a long-term plan for success and growth, starting with filling that one large gap in their trophy cabinet at the earliest possible opportunity. Taunton may not a ‘Test Match Ground’ but it does stage international cricket. It also represents a broad area of this country’s cricket community and Gordon is looking to expand that further ensuring the future health of the club and its community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Gits look forward to England’s tour of the West Indies, lament the passing of a couple of legends of the game, and marvel at how it’s possible to lose a boxful of human heads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are huge challenges in our national game at the moment. Test results have been poor and the very structure of our UK domestic game is under scrutiny from the grass roots upwards. In this environment of question and concern, our counties need to be making the game as accessible, attractive and effective as they can. The Cricket Supporters Association exists to represent the interest of fans to the governors of our game and recently they have been working with the Lancashire Action Group @lancscccaction, a passionate and vocal group of Red Rose fans who want to ensure that the voice of Lancashire fans is heard and represented by their County. Their Co-founder is Ian Lomax@mctownie1 and here he discusses with @tonybishop1 the group’s objectives, their CSA partnership and the deep concerns regarding their own county. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy gets cry about The Ashes, get Weepy over late-night-let-downs and shed a tear for Cryer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is the definitive story of an extraordinary tour, featuring many of those who were part of it, including tales of rum, wine, fancy dress and Elton John. Gladstone Small may not have played in the first three tests, but he certainly made an impact at the MCG, taking seven Australian wickets to help win the Ashes for England and the Man of the Match Award for himself. Here in conversation with @tonybishop1, the ever-engaging Gladstone recalls that match and how Ashes history was changed forever by the unlikely intervention of Sir Elton. Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is available on all major podcast platforms. For more information and to subscribe to the series visit auddy.co/ITT and follow @InsideTourPod on Twitter. And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket @GladstoneSmall @InsideTourPod @alastaireykyn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is the definitive story of an extraordinary tour, featuring many of those who were part of it, including tales of rum, wine, fancy dress and Elton John. There were certainly some larger-than-life personalities on both sides including Sir Ian Botham, Alan Lamb and David Gower to name but three for England. Chris Broad may not have been in that bon viveur category, but he let his bat do the talking and became Man of the Series. Along the way, he became only the third Englishman after Jack Hobbs and Wally Hammond to three score hundreds in consecutive Ashes matches. Here Chris recalls with Tony Bishop the cricket and the distractions for the team that proved, despite a famous claim to the contrary, that they actually could bat, bowl and field. Inside the Tour - The Ashes 1986/87 is available on all major podcast platforms. For more information and to subscribe to the series visit auddy.co/ITT and follow @InsideTourPod on Twitter. And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Never mind the cricket. Who will win the Jingle Ashes? Who has the funniest, rudest, longest, shortest, daftest, most hummable earworm of a Guerilla Jingle? Two teams of Guerillas, one from Australia and one from England, got together for the ultimate pre - series Jingle off. Along the way they also found time to opine on the real cricket coming up. Our selectors supplemented current players for each country with some ringers, chosen more for their jingletasticness than their cricket (although terrific cricketers too it must be said). The Guerillas Australia: Cricket Bat Cat, Messy Jezz, SOK England: St. Annie of Exeter, Jack Hope, The Bear With love and thanks to our amazing jinglers – Mog, Jeff Perkins, James Sherwood, Men With Ven, Senor Peel, Pryke in Munich, plus many others. To find out who won the Jingle Ashes and who our Guerillas think might prevail in the real Ashes, listen here. To support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket And don’t forget, Guerilla Cricket will be covering every single ball of the series. If your fancy something a bit different, with music and chatting with cricket fans around the world, then join us https://www.guerillacricket.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Guerillas continue to bang the same old Ashes drum. Oh, and some stuff about The Beatles. Nurse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bat for a Chance helps underprivileged children experience the joy of cricket. They collect and source clothing and equipment, both new and high-quality second hand, and then dispatch it to schools, clubs and academies not just in the UK, but all around the world. To help, you can donate your unused or second-hand cricket clothing and equipment via your school or local club. It sounds simple and as an idea it is. But to make a difference to so many lives and in so many different places is something else. One of the remarkable things about Bat For A Chance is that its founder and driving force Will Gaffney is still at school. Here Tony Bishop meets Will to learn more about the charity’s story and remarkable work. To find out for yourself about how to help by donating kit, donating money or becoming a partner, click here: https://www.batforachance.org.uk And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grumpy Guerillas *expecting* little from England’s Ashes squad, *birth* of the Boringest Cricket Tweet Of The Week, and Jesus H Christ (where H = hash). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy Guerrillas demonstrate that #HashtagsCanBeVacuousToo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Never has it been more important to ensure the views of cricket fans are heard as we see a county system under financial pressure, the impact of the pandemic and the launch of new and not universally accepted format of the game with the Hundred. Over 3000 cricket fans, across all age ranges, responded to the 5th Annual Cricket Supporters Association Survey. Major topics covered include The Hundred, the role and importance of the County Championship, whether fan’s views are listened to and acted upon and whether cricket should be more accessible via free to air coverage of tournament cricket. Watch here as @tonybishop1 discusses the results of the survey with Becky Fairlie Clarke, Co – Founder of the CSA and discover where cricket fans stand on the most important issues. Crucially, how are the survey results being presented to the ECB and what can we expect back in response from the game’s governing body? You can find out more about the Cricket Supporters Association here: https://www.cricketsupporters.com/ And to support Guerilla Cricket in bringing you un geo blocked coverage of international cricket please go here: https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want to give a youngster a beautifully illustrated, easy to understand book to get them enthused about cricket, what choices are there? If you google ’my first cricket book’ you will find out two things. Firstly, there aren’t that many options and secondly, they don’t come cheap! Our game doesn’t always do a great job of igniting the enthusiasm of youngsters and their parents and a decline in participation numbers rather sadly, testifies to that. But there is hope. And it comes from Zulu Natal in the shape of Howzattt, A Beginners Guide to the Game of Cricket. It’s is a small but beautiful book with a big story to tell. Listen here as @tonybishop1 it’s meets author Michelle Lang. The book itself, is just 32 pages of easily digested and simply illustrated description of the game of cricket and is priced at just £3.25 (USD 4.60). It covers history, basic rules, cricket terms and whilst showing its technicalities such as shots, fielding positions and types of bowling, it achieves its simplicity without ever patronising its reader. You can get the book here. And when you do, you will be helping grassroots cricket development too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scorebook debris, Alan Jone's cap and the return of the Vicar of Dibbly-Dobbly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Edward’s 2015 autobiography, one of his three books, received glowing testimonials from Michael Atherton OBE, 2003 Rugby Union World Cup winner Will Greenwood MBE, Sky Sports’ Hayley McQueen amongst many others. He was for many years a statistician for Manchester United’s TV channel, has been invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden party in celebration of his work as well as interviewed by John Humphries on the Today Programme no less. What makes these achievements exceptional is that Andrew Edwards is autistic and has had to use every ounce of determination and will to overcome the odds and succeed. His autobiography is entitled I’ve got a Stat for you. My life with Autism. Listen here as he tells @tonybishop1 his inspiring story of triumph over adversity. To get exclusive access to all our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The grumpy Guerrillas take in Sachin's omelettes, Norfolk's balls and an exclusive club of unlucky batsmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cricket Supporters Association (CSA) is a fully independent, democratic, not for profit organisation which has been established to give all cricket fans a voice and have their rights represented. A central pillar of giving fans that voice is their annual survey, the fifth edition of which will be launched this month having started in 2017. Tony Bishop @tonybishop1 meets Becky Fairlie - Clarke, co – founder of the CSA to find out two things: What has changed over the 3 previous issues and most importantly, what impact has it had and why cricket fans should ensure they take part What are the key issues to be covered in the survey and how can cricket fan’s still shape those? The survey has grown in reach, depth and relevance since its launch and Becky explains exactly how the supporters voice on key issues gets to leading authorities in the game. If you want your voice heard and feel that there is something vital to be included in the next edition of the survey, you can go here: www.cricketsupporters.com/haveyoursay or you can email the CSA here: [email protected] But hurry, as the survey will launch in the third week of March. You can keep up to date with the CSA on Twitter too @yourcricketsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Grumpy old men are back, surprisingly there's a lot of cricket in this episode along with some other nonsense. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the music stopped on the mega-bucks mini-auction for IPL 2021, some high-profile Englishmen found themselves without a partner. Nakul Pande invites Jack Hope of The Cricket Podcast to analyse why Alex Hales, Jason Roy and Adil Rashid went unsold - come for the Alex Hales rant, stay for the Steven Smith rant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On their own patch, India are favourites. They have won huge plaudits for pulling off a dramatic series win in Australia and with an injury ravaged team. However, favourites don’t always win and England feel they have better than a puncher’s chance. Whilst India will point to a number of factors in their favour, including the return of some big guns and familiar home conditions, England are a very tough nut to crack anywhere in the world these days and there are reasons for English optimism, not least of which are the 5 consecutive test wins away from home they have just registered for first time in over 100 years. 15 times these two have locked horns in India and the home side have the upper hand, winning 7 series to England’s 5 with 3 drawn. We put two Guerillas together in the virtual ring to exchange verbal blows and predict who is likely to come out on top. Representing India is Anindya Dutta @Cric_Writer, a man who keeps company with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni on Amazon bookshelves. He wrote Wizards: The Story of Indian Spin Bowling. He knows his Indian cricket. Waving the English flag is a man almost old enough to have watched England’s first triumph in India in 1933 @tonybishop1 . Argument and counter argument are traded as Tony meets Anindya’s devilish spin with stoic defence and some neat verbal footwork. Alas they couldn’t agree on the score. But they did agree it won’t be dull. Watch here to see who you think has it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A study by Leeds Beckett University last year found a 72 per cent decrease in black players in the English game between 1995 and 2019, while just one English-born black player had played Test match cricket since 2004, prior to Jofra Archer. And it’s not just in the professional game. In our recreational game, only 1% of players are from African Caribbean heritage. The ACE Programme was launched by Surrey County Cricket Club in January 2020 in response to this alarming decline with the bold intent of doing something about it. Watch here as @tonybishop1 meets Chevy Green, Director of Surrey’s ACE program to find out exactly how they are doing and hear about successes so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Hendo Reservoir of Negativity Can you be grumpy and festive at the same time? Which Sri Lankan cricketer appears in a Christmas carol? Tune in and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahhhh the Grumpy Old Men are back to talk some more nonsense, a little bit about cricket, and some other bollocks. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 grumpy old men talk nonsense with the odd bit of cricket thrown in, like what happens when you fart in an UBER and lots more. It's like a chat down the pub! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over and Out is the story of a neglected cricket hero. Albert Trott was good enough to play for Australia and England, but at the height of his powers no Test team would pick him. He brought an Ashes series to life by taking 8 – 43 on debut and his batting average for Australia was 102.5. He is also one of only two players to take two hat-tricks in the same first-class innings. He is perhaps most famous though for his exploits on 31st July 1899 when he powered Monty Noble’s delivery up and over the Lords pavilion. Yet sadly there is no portrait of Albert Trott in the Long Room of the Lord’s pavilion. Despite his notability, having played in 375 first-class matches including 5 Tests, Albert was almost penniless when he committed suicide at the age of 41. In this Guerillashire Podcast Tony Bishop is joined by author of Over and Out Steve Neal. Together they revisit days of Gentlemen and Professionals and explore the remarkable tale of Albert Trott: a man who spent his whole life as a professional cricketer, yet played the game like a gilded amateur. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cricket writers Anindya Dutta and Ashley Gray share the pain and rewards of their craft. “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges” Ernest Hemingway In March 1706, a man called William Goldwin, published a slender volume of his early verse called Musea Juveniles. Inside was the poem of 95 lines in Latin that he titled, ‘In Certamen Pilae’ (On a match at ball). As far as anyone knows this was the very first piece of cricket literature. Cricket has inspired much great writing across the 314 intervening years, although not so much of it in Latin. The likes of Neville Cardus stand out as great story tellers and stylists, lighting the path for the many that have followed. As in the game itself, the appearance of simplicity is the result of inspiration, insight, talent but plenty of perspiration too. In this Guerillashire Podcast Tony Bishop is joined by two best - selling cricket writers to discuss not just their books, but the different paths they take to go from blank page to best seller. Anindya Dutta is a former banker, now writer and Guerilla Cricket commentator who for a while has been keeping the likes of Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni off Amazon India’s top spot with his latest book The Greatest Year – The 1971 Tours of West Indies and England. Ashley Gray is a sportswriter whose stories have appeared in Wisden, Fox Sports, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and All out Cricket. Most recently, his book The Unforgiven, Mercenaries or Missionaries, tells the stories of West Indian cricketers who toured apartheid South Africa and has been nominated for Wisden book of the year. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts, visit https://www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“In this book, Richard parallels his life’s landmarks and milestones with county cricket’s arrival at an equally important juncture in its own existence. He manages to intertwine and compare some of these personal struggles and challenges, such as turning 50 , with the difficulties faced by the sport he so loves” Ryan Ten Doeschate In this episode of Guerillashire @tonybishop1 meets Last Wicket Stand author Richard Clarke, perhaps better known as @The_Grumbler Last-Wicket Stand is an honest account of one man's search for meaning, purpose and reinvention, both for himself and the sport he loves. At the start of the 2020 season, English county cricket faced radical change. The Hundred was coming, introducing new 'franchises' playing a new format in the hope of attracting much- needed new audiences. Its inception was controversial. Advocates argued only drastic action could halt the decline of cricket in the UK. Opponents feared it would undermine the very fabric of the much-loved county game. One devoted Essex fan set out to document the last summer before the big change. He toured the country in 2019 chronicling this often-ignored sport, from the gentle lullaby of the County Championship to the bawdy singalong of T20 Finals Day. Richard Clarke was in his 50th year, at a personal crossroads and fearing his best days may be long gone. Change vs tradition, growth vs security, money vs meaning - these perennial struggles lie at the heart of this absorbing and revealing journey of redemption. In an additional treat, Tony and Richard also find time to discuss an all-time great @EssexCricket XI. Thanks to Jeff Perkins for the theme tune and jingles and to Jon Stone for editing and production support. To get exclusive access to all of our podcasts visit www.patreon.com/Guerillacricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three Grumpy Guerillas assemble to discuss twitter feuds, puerile commentators games, and - gasp!- actual cricket! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finding time to work out how we got here and where we go next, Nakul Pande and David Brook analyse the 2nd Test - West Indies's fight, Sibley's patience, Broad's excellence and Stokes' sheer Stokesness - and pick our 3rd Test XIs. Does your favourite get a mention? Sync us up to your TV and keep listening even in another app with Hotmic - download the Hotmic app from the App Store or Google Play Store, and enter the code GCRADIO at sign-up - every sign-up supports the show. You can also help us out by becoming a Patron, or buying yourself some quality quality merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four months with no cricket, and now, we have no time. Host Nakul Pande and the unnervingly positive Machel St Patrick Hewitt (host of the excellent Caribbean Cricket Podcast) use the last moment of quiet before the 2nd Test build-up begins in earnest to recollect the emotion of Southampton in tranquility: Did England really doom themselves with their decision-making, or did they just not play as well as the West Indies? Does Ben Stokes realise how good he is? Is Kraigg Brathwaite back? Was Shai Hope ever here? We play 2nd Test selector too, trying and failing to scan John Campbell's foot from 200 miles away: Denly the human shock absorber or Crawley the coming man? Broad for Wood is simple - too simple? Rakheem Cornwall has to play - but will he? Sync us up to your TV with Hotmic - go to hotmic.io or download the Hotmic app from the App Store or Google Play Store, and enter the code GCRADIO at sign-up - every sign-up supports the show. You can also help us out by becoming a Patron, or buying yourself some quality quality merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two shaky top orders but pace in abundance, so who will prevail in the bio-secure bowl: Guerilla Cricket's Nigel Henderson puts the question to Mach St Patrick Hewitt, of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast and fellow broadcasters Dave Brook and Barry Wilkinson ( Line and Length ) before the latter pair argue the merits and demerits of coach Phil Simmons and recall happy days in the company of Everton Weekes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices