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Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature
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Sunday May 07, 2017
Sunday May 07, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Zafar Ansari's retirement, the Women's World Cup, struggling to get a team out and a lack of test matches for Australia.
"A core part of our crowd are at their happiest when the team is taking a thumping."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'36): The Massacre at Sabina Park - 4th Test between West Indies and India in 1976
""Kill him man!""
THE REVIEW (22'36): On Top Down Under: Australia's Cricket Captains - Ray Robinson (with Gideon Haigh)
“When Trott climbed out of the bath and towelled himself the first thing on was his felt hat.” (I actually forgot to bring up this glorious line during the episode but put it here for your enjoyment).
Recorded on 7/5/17
Monday Apr 17, 2017
Monday Apr 17, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The survival of the defiant blockers, cricket at the Olympic Stadium, the futility of winter nets and the demise of camaraderie between professional sides.
"There's not the sense of perspective that allows you to step back and say "now is the moment for us to have a beer.""
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'20): Cricketing Etymology
"If you "pull Yorkshire", you're deceiving someone."
THE REVIEW (21'32): The Test by Simon Jones (with Jon Hotten)
"The fast bowler's breakfast - two ibuprofen and two paracetamol."
Recorded on 17/4/17
Sunday Feb 19, 2017
Sunday Feb 19, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: When the fans saved Alistair Cook, Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, ECB's All Star Scheme and the worrying rise of head injuries.
"Their noise made absolutely clear that he was their man."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (13'46): Cricket Posters on the London Underground
"On the left is a kangaroo, on the right is a lion and they are smiling at each other."
THE REVIEW (22'08): Stroke of Genius by Gideon Haigh
"W.G. Grace had to be convinced that there was such a thing as a follow through."
Recorded on 19/2/17
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Making peace with ODIs, Ricky Ponting shoots from the hip, Bangladesh get close but not close enough and the sacrilege of replacing the coin toss with an app.
"Tossing a coin shouldn't really be beyond people who are about to throw cricket balls at one another."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'05): Lawrence Rowe
"One of those batsmen who was all about the timing."
THE REVIEW (23'32): Laughter at the Wicket by Harry East
"I'm told they play cricket in other places besides Yorkshire. On reflection, I realize that they must, otherwise we should have nobody to beat."
Recorded on 29/1/17
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Declaration Game's Select XI of Cricket Blog Posts, Australia's revival, the Big Bash (but no county cricket) on UK free-to-air TV and the T20 v Tests scheduling issues.
"I've never quite been able to come around to rooting for Australia."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'32): The Googly
"While playing a casual game of "Twisti-Twosti", you can innovate to your heart's content."
The Scapegoat of Cricket by Bosanquet
THE REVIEW (22'01): Supreme Bowling: 100 Great Test Performances - Compiled and Edited by Patrick Ferriday and Dave Wilson
"Cricket is always a game of stats but it's actually relatively rare to read cricket writing that attempts true analysis."
Recorded on 8/1/17
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The MCC World Cricket Committee, a day at the SCG, Scotland's captain retires in the face of indifference to the Associates and Toby suffers a cricketing existential crisis.
"You suddenly think to yourself "why do I do this?""
FROM THE ARCHIVES (13'12): The Victor Trumper photo
"I was in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, turned a corner and there it was, possibly the most iconic cricket image of all time."
THE REVIEW (22'29): Resilient - Mitchell Johnson
"You do have to be a little bit resilient while reading this."
Recorded on 10/12/16
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy has now officially played with an England test cricketer (and may keep banging on about it), revelations in Oz including the non-reconciliation between Katich and Clarke, failing to win a duck-shaped trophy and how to ruin a friendly game of club cricket.
Sunday Sep 25, 2016
Sunday Sep 25, 2016
TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The County Championship finale, leaving a ball that hits the top of middle stump and early season excitement in Oz.
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: The arrival of the Women's Cricket Super League, Nevill and O'Keefe's heroic last stand, the difficulty of finding county cricket to watch and do we have to "feed the snake"?
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: ODIs refuse to die, Afghanistan's new coach, underwhelming batting legends at soggy Lords and cricket & Brexit.