RSR 67 - A Cricket Podcast

FIVE MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The brilliant viciousness of Wahab Riaz, loud Afghan fans in the rain, the uselessness of the quarter-finals and non-stories about Alistair Cook.

"It was an awful game of cricket. It poured with rain and the beer was too expensive."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'32): Cricket and the ANZAC Spirit

"Cricket was used as a military tactic."

THE REVIEW (23'15) : Twirlymen - Amol Rajan

"Next to spin bowling, the linear simplicity of medium and fast pace has, I contend, all the romance of genital warts."

THE DEBATE (32'03): Which of the players retiring after this World Cup will the game miss most?

"Afridi's a bit of a Flintoff character - his legend, his force of personality go way beyond the averages."

Recorded on 29/3/2015