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The joy of early season greentops (why Mark Ramprakash should smile and get on with it)

Interview with Oliver Brett (on the state of cricket journalism and more)

Review of Mihir Bose's Cricket Voices (where even the the groundsmen get listened to)

The history of short leg (the wondrous tale of Eknath Solkar)

Raucous Debate - "Batting is about style over substance"

(Andy - "Ultimately cricket is all about watching Chanderpaul bat for 4 days

Recorded on 12/5/2012

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The history of the box (or what Bradman called his "confidence protector")

Review of Cricinfo (how ball-by-ball commentary changed the world)

Raucous debate - "Should counties consider England when they sign overseas players?"

(Toby - "I think you've fundamentally misthought this")

And why KP should talk less

Recorded on 14/4/2012

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Saying goodbye to Rahul

Remembering the debacle of Sabina Park 1998

Review of Jack Fingleton's Cricket Crisis (Bodyline and all that)

Raucous debate over an American T20 League

Recorded on 17/3/2012

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The joy of Kenya v Ireland and Ponting's ODI exit

The pain of New Zealand and the Commonwealth Bank Series

Remembering Richie Benaud's breakthrough game (the man could bowl!)

Review of Richie Benaud's "Over but Not Out" (the man loves T20!)

Passionate debate over whether you need to have played Test cricket in order to write about it (A lot of head shaking from Toby)

Recorded on 25/2/2012

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Is it lack of skill or mental insecurity that makes the subcontinent England's final frontier?

Review of Geoff Boycott's autobiography (axe-grinding galore)

Afghanistan against Pakistan

And why the IPL auction is both insane and irritating

Recorded on 12/2/2012

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Why we like Saed Ajmal's smile and his spin bowling and why it's good that batting collapses are back

Review of Duncan Hamilton's "A Last English Summer" (quite possibly the best book we've ever reviewed . . .)

A little slice of Pakistan - the peculiar tale of cricket in the UAE

Debate on whether cricket without a crowd is a game without a purpose (Toby likes having the ground to himself)

Recorded on 27/1/2012

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When Kenya were kings - remembering Kenya's heroics in the 2003 World Cup

Review of Peter Roebuck's "Tangled Up in White" (including the pursuit for the perfect batting "formula")

Debate over whether there is in any point in trying to bowl at 100 mph (including an agreement that Toby will bat against an angry Fidel Edwards)

Reflecting on how Australia really didn't stay bad for very long

(Apologies for any sound quality issues - this is what happens when you have to share on working microphone between 2 people)

Recorded on 7/1/2012

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Cricket in the Trobriand Islands (where everyone gets a game)

Review of Mike Marqusee's "Anyone but England" (he attacks plenty of sacred cows and Toby isn't happy)

Rowdy argument over whether comebacks are ever a good idea (as we lick our lips at the prospect of Shane Warne and the Big Bash League)

Why the final day of the Windies v India series was magical . . . and why an over-advertised DVD has upset Toby a little bit.

Recorded on 11/12/2011

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Reflections on Bouncers (including an unconscious Shiv Chanderpaul)

Review of CLR James' Beyond a Boundary ("To say the best cricket book ever written is pifflingly inadequate praise" - The Guardian)

Rowdy argument over the proposed Test Championship ("you are being utterly ridiculous in every possible way")

And the wonders of Kraigg Brathwaite.

Recorded on 17/11/2011.

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Reflections on famous wins for Pakistan and Zimbabwe, how a catering company brought commercial cricket to Australia, Simon Hughes' A Lot of Hard Yakka and is there any point in a 2 test series?

Recorded on 1/11/2011

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