Episodes
Monday Jan 21, 2013
RS Radio 40 - A Cricket Podcast
Monday Jan 21, 2013
Monday Jan 21, 2013
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Why the ECB should be applauded for going after the touts, Sri Lanka remember how to fight, flyingbat-gate and remembering CMJ. "It was a fairly casual toss but still" FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cricket in the Snow "Gower went back to where his car was and there was a massive hole in the ice" THE REVIEW: End of An Innings - Denis Compton How a glass of whisky helped Compton to FA Cup final glory THE INTERVIEW: Philip Brown, Cricket Photographer "I thought I was going to take a nice picture of a monkey. Didn't happen." THE DEBATE: "Sarah Taylor playing professional men's cricket would be good for the women's game." "Have you not taken a greater interest in dancing girls since T20 arrived? Recorded on 19/1/2013
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
RS Radio 39 - A Cricket Podcast
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
(TIP: Easiest to listen to us on ITunes, website can be slow) THE 5 MINUTE YEAR: Why England not being number 1 any more is actually ok, how Pakistan were amazing but then barely got to play and how rain ruins lives. (Including watching Darren Sammy getting rained on in Hove) FROM THE ARCHIVES: The boxing cricketers (Freddy isn't the first) THE REVIEW: Glorious Summers and Discontents - Michael Atherton (Atherton getting it right again and again) THE DEBATE: "England fans should be optimistic about 2013" ("It's extraordinary how many times England fans are going to have to watch England play New Zealand") Recorded on 14/12/2012 and 23/12/2012 (don't ask)
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
RS Radio 37 - A Cricket Podcast
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
THE 5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Bangladesh can bat! (occasionally), Chris Gayle ends a 2,050 match sequence, using a nightwatchman is not a masterplan but an act of suicide and why you don't warm down by playing rugby. (When was the last time you saw a rugby player warm down with a quick net session?) FROM THE ARCHIVES: The curious tale of Mark Ravin Ramprakash. (Nasser Hussain: "He was a world-class player - or should have been") THE REVIEW: Behind the Boundary - Graeme Wright (With all the money they make through Coldplay and Take That concerts, it's odd that Lancashire bother to play cricket at all) THE INTERVIEW: Jon Hotten of The Old Batsman ("50 over cricket should have ended with MS Dhoni's six to win the World Cup for India") THE DEBATE: "Twitter enriches the cricket viewing experience." ("On the first day of the test, I read "Monty should have been picked" phrased in maybe 250 different ways") Recorded on 17/11/2012
Friday Nov 02, 2012
RS Radio 36 - A Cricket Show
Friday Nov 02, 2012
Friday Nov 02, 2012
5 minute fortnight: The KP saga is over (for now), West Indies are T20 world champions (it wasn't just about Gayle) and the Champions League is annoying. (Is there a worse name than the Sydeny Sixers?) From the archives: The eternal relationship between cricket and food. (Why don't players drink port before batting any more?) The Review: "Sport and the British" Radio Show (Are you a Hobbesian or Gracian?) The Debate: "After an annus horribilis, England are in need of a dramatic rethink." (What's an annus horribilis?) Recorded on 27/10/2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
RS Radio 34 - A Cricket Show
Monday Jul 16, 2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
5 MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Including Chris Gayle's return to Windies' colours and England v Australia
(Since when did beating Australia begin to feel routine?)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cricketers away from Cricket
(Can you get any cooler than being an international cricketer who collects cheetahs?)
THE BOOK REVIEW: (a film) Out of the Ashes
("As you know there are a lot of problems in the world today - the solution to all of them is cricket" - Taj Malik, former Afghanistan coach)
THE DEBATE: Should Lords get a roof?
("It would probably take a day and a half to get the roof on and off")
THE INTERVIEW: Umair Qazi of the Well Pitched Blog
(On Pakistan's recent success, Mohammad Amir, Hammad Azam and why Pakistan produces great swing bowlers)
Recorded on 16/7/2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
RS Radio 32 - A Cricket Show
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Saturday Jun 02, 2012
Review of Derek Birley's A Social History of Cricket (how a national addiction to gambling gave us the game we all love) Interview with Rohan Mascarenhas of Ducking Beamers (how twitter changed the world of blogging and much much more) Debate - "A cricketer should never lose his temper on the field of play" (Toby - "Why don't you go and watch Eastenders?) The extraordinary renaissance of Marlon Samuels The West Indies' first ever test victory (barely a year after their first test . . .) APOLOGIES - Some of this section was lost due to an entirely inexplicable glitch Recorded on 1/6/2012
Saturday May 12, 2012
RS Radio 31 - A Cricket Show
Saturday May 12, 2012
Saturday May 12, 2012
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
The history of short leg (the wondrous tale of Eknath Solkar)
Debate - "Batting is about style over substance" (Andy - "Ultimately cricket is all about watching Chanderpaul bat for 4 days)
Recorded on 12/5/2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
RS Radio 30 - A Cricket Show
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
The history of the box (or what Bradman called his "confidence protector")
Review of Cricinfo (how ball-by-ball commentary changed the world)
Debate - "Should counties consider England when they sign overseas players?" (Toby - "I think you've fundamentally misthought this")
Recorded on 14/4/2012
Thursday Mar 22, 2012
RS Radio 29 - A Cricket Show
Thursday Mar 22, 2012
Thursday Mar 22, 2012
Saying goodbye to Rahul
Remembering the debacle of Sabina Park 1998
Review of Jack Fingleton's Cricket Crisis (Bodyline and all that)
Debate over an American T20 League
Recorded on 17/3/2012
Monday Feb 27, 2012
RS Radio 28 - A Cricket Show
Monday Feb 27, 2012
Monday Feb 27, 2012
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 (South Africa v Australia @ Cape Town, 1957-8)
Review of Richie Benaud's "Over but Not Out"
Do you need to have played Test cricket in order to write well about it? (A lot of head shaking from Toby)
Recorded on 25/2/2012