Reverse Swept Radio - a cricket podcast

FIVE MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The nobility and intrigue of early season county cricket; playing against the brother of an ex England captain in an Essex club game; and why Zimbabwe and Bangladesh need to pull their socks up.

"In terms of mental maturity, these are two batting line ups with a long way to go"

FROM THE ARCHIVES (8'20 onwards): Nasser Hussain and the 2002 Brisbane toss

"By the end of day one, all optimism has gone."

THE REVIEW (17'10 onwards): The Nightwatchman, Wisden's new quarterly

"Neither magazine nor book, but somewhere in between"

THE INTERVIEW (23'45 onwards): Nishant Joshi, editor of Alternative Cricket Almanac

"There's nowhere else on earth that you can experience that kind of thing... except sometimes in the Big Bash League"

THE DEBATE (44'55 onwards): Can dropping yourself ever be a sign of true leadership?

"If Ricky Ponting came and played for my club side, it wouldn't make us perform any better"

Recorded on 1/5/2013

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FIVE MINUTE FORTNIGHT: How we learned to stop worrying and love the IPL, County Cricket is back (welcome back long lost friend),the ICC Intercontinental Cup is slightly mad and BPL organizers should be less tight.

"I challenge any cricket fan not to be excited by the sight of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting going out to bat together."

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Wisden at 150

"Nowhere else in the world are you going to find the top scorers of the English public schools sitting side by side with the top scorers in the IPL."

THE REVIEW: Pundits from Pakistan - Rahul Bhattacharya

""Laxman poked, missed, bent over and generally responded like a man whom knives were being thrown at" - It's genius."

THE DEBATE: Is it possible to select a player on talent even when performance isn't there?

"We risk descending into a massive argument about semantics."

Recorded on 14/4/2013

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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

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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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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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Fantasy county cricket teams, the very short (and very unsuccessful) story of the ICC World XI, why there will never be another Bradman and the return of Duncan Fletcher's sunglasses.

Recorded on 2/5/2011.

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Lots of county cricket, very little IPL and the tale of Peter Pan's cricket team.

Recorded on 16/4/2011.

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