Episodes
Sunday May 26, 2013
RSR 46 - a cricket podcast
Sunday May 26, 2013
Sunday May 26, 2013
FIVE MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The perverse attitude of village cricket; the optimism of the ECB's new strategic plan; India shirking their responsibility to Zimbabwe; and what the investigation into Asad Rauf means to cricket. "The rain got heavier, gale force winds building up - and yet there was an unnatural determination on both sides."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (8'30 onwards): Bart King - the story of America's finest cricketer "He sent all his fielders but one off the pitch. The bails of the shattered stumps landed neatly at the feet of that one remaining man."
THE INTERVIEW (18'10 onwards): Vithushan Ehantharajah, freelance writer for Cricinfo and All Out Cricket "What I hope to see this summer? Ravi Bopara coming into the England test side and never looking back."
THE REVIEW (37'10 onwards): BBC Radio 5 Live's Not Just Cricket, with Graeme Swann and James Anderson "Graeme Swann's personality ended up leading the whole thing - which frankly can't be a surprise to anyone."
THE DEBATE (46'10 onwards): "Full appreciation of cricket requires knowledge of the game's past" "Where one does have an awareness and appreciation of history, that should be worn lightly."
Recorded on 26/5/2013
Wednesday May 08, 2013
RSR 45 - a cricket podcast
Wednesday May 08, 2013
Wednesday May 08, 2013
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
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
RSR 44 - A Cricket Podcast
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
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
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
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
Sunday Feb 12, 2012
RS Radio 27 - A Cricket Show
Sunday Feb 12, 2012
Sunday Feb 12, 2012
Is it lack of skill or mental insecurity that makes the subcontinent England's final frontier?
Review of Geoff Boycott's autobiography
Afghanistan against Pakistan
And the IPL Auction
Recorded on 12/2/2012
Monday May 02, 2011
RS Radio 12 - A Cricket Show
Monday May 02, 2011
Monday May 02, 2011
Fantasy county cricket teams, the very short (and very unsuccessful) story of the ICC World XI, review of Ed Smith's What Sport tells us about Life and the return of Duncan Fletcher's sunglasses.
Recorded on 2/5/2011.
Sunday Apr 17, 2011
RS Radio 11 - A Cricket Show
Sunday Apr 17, 2011
Sunday Apr 17, 2011
Lots of county cricket, back to the 1959 game between Yorkshire and the Rest of England and a review of Kevin Telfer's Peter Pan's 1st XI.
Recorded on 16/4/2011.