Cricket Et Al

Feb 01 2025 68 ep. 34 mins 165
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Gideon Haigh and Pete Lalor have been writing about cricket, and talking about music, books, movies, television and life, for nearly fifteen years.  Now they do it with a podcast recorder handy, which sometimes they remember to turn on.  Stand by for a podcast full of insights and lacking in organisation.

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PARALLEL LINES: Australia Win Big in Two Continents

Feb 01 2025 19 mins  
Pete and Gideon are absorbed in symmetrical Australian Test matches on two continents, the men winning by an innings in Galle, the women by an innings in Melbourne - not to mention the men of Australia A winnings by an innings in Sydney.  Pete also falls into ecstatic rapture about swimming with the turtles in the Indian Ocean, while Gid falls run out again ho hum.   Head

ABOUT THE WEATHER: Day 3 In Galle

Jan 31 2025 24 mins  
Gideon watches England fall in Melbourne, Pete watches the rain fall in Galle, they brood on strangles, superstitions and stress fractures, and cricket, as always, is the winner.  Although weather might have the last word....   Head to cricketetal.com to read more Grab your very own Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Check out our new YouTube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for pr

KINGS AND QUEENS: Day 2 Australia Vs Sri Lanka & Women's Ashes Day 1

Jan 30 2025 24 mins  
Pete and Gideon watch Australia dominate in both the men's and women's Tests, Steve Smith's team putting Sri Lanka to the sword in Galle, Alyssa Healy's team suffocating England at the MCG.  Is Josh Inglis's debut hundred the fastest in Test history? Producer Dave knows the answer - that's why he's on the big bucks.  Also: Galle loves covers.   Head to cricketetal.co

ONE DAY LIKE THIS: Australia Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 1 Review

Jan 29 2025 32 mins  
Pete calls in from the first day in Galle where Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith tonned up, while Gid reports from the laneways of Fitzroy where a great champion was honoured, and both of them wait for the press box internet to break but somehow miraculously it does not. Head to cricketetal.com to read more Grab your very own Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Check out our new YouTube ChannelSee

NOBODY's HERO

Jan 23 2025 41 mins  
Pete and Gideon review the big Bash League, reflect on the Women's Ashes, and look forward to Cricket Et Al's tour of Sri Lanka. Also, musings on the career of Michael Clarke, newest inductee in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, with a top ten in his honour. Grab your very own Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Check out our new YouTube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

FLIPSIDE

Jan 16 2025 41 mins  
Pete and Gideon catch up on the Big Bash League, the Women's one-day internationals, pay tribute to the great Peggy Antonio, and wonder why wives always get the blame for cricket defeat. Also: ten songs inspired by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Grab your very own Cricket Et Al T Shirt! Check out our new YouTube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CHAMPS: Australia Win The Border-Gavaskar Trophy After an Incredible Series

Jan 04 2025 23 mins  
Gid and Pete watched Australia prevail 3-1 against India, regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and book their place in the World Test Championship final.  Go Scotty!  Viva Pat!  Salut Bumrah!  What a Test and what a series.   Head to minderoo.org/ebook and check out their free ebook to see how you can reduce your exposure to plastics.   Grab your very

HEAVEN CAN WAIT: Bumrah Injury and Wickets Galore On Day 2

Jan 04 2025 23 mins  
Pete and Gideon sit enthralled through a jumbo-packed second day of the Sydney Test, where Rishabh Pant rocked, Scott Boland rolled, and Jasprit Bumrah reeled.  Will he be fit to bowl on the last day?  Also Beau Webster is officially a big unit.     Head to minderoo.org/ebook and check out their free ebook to see how you can reduce your exposure to plastics. &nb

EYES IN THE CENTRE: Australia India Day 1 in Sydney

Jan 03 2025 25 mins  
Pete and Gideon watch the new Indian regime in action, which reminds them a bit of the old regime, as Scott Boland lands his fiftieth Test wicket at a record low cost, and Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli battle their demons.   Head to minderoo.org/ebook and check out their free ebook to see how you can reduce your exposure to plastics.   Grab your very own Cricket Et Al T Sh

BEAUTIFUL WORLD: Australia Beat India In One Of The Great Test Matches

Dec 30 2024 27 mins  
Pete and Gideon watch Australia win an epic Test match at the MCG, wonder whether they count in the world record crowd, and think there might be something in five-day cricket after all.  Also: tributes to Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah, and a snicko royal commission.   Head to minderoo.org/ebook and check out their free ebook to see how you can reduce your exposure to pla