102. It's Always Been Hot, with Chris Green

Games are being cancelled due to climate, and half the country is covered in a thick blanket of smoke. Will the Boxing Day and/or New Year’s Test even go ahead? Thankfully, the BBL is quelling all our greatest fears by providing new marketing-led innovations such as strategic timeouts, yellow leaders hats, and increasingly bright-coloured uniforms.

Of course, our anxieties are further triggered by the startling decision to offshore our ODIs to India during the middle of our summer, once again reminding us that the BCCI is God and Cricket Australia is a cuck. Anyway, Usman Khawaja won’t be there because he hasn’t been selected, so we debate it: will he ever play again for Australia?

This week Chris Green joins us in-studio to discuss wage-based social hierarchy in the IPL, how easy it is to get a hit at training when you’re a pro cricketer, what’s the best global T20 circuit, and what it’s like to get on Trevor Hohns’ radar.

 

And #AskTGC tackles the age-old question of how to get an early hit at training, before paying tribute to Roy & HG, earnestly considering the value of mid-wicket fist bumps between batsmen, and some more weird fucking dream analysis.

 

Thanks again to BudgySmuggler for their ongoing support of the cast;

 

Kaysports.com.au for the support with our debate;

 

And Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com/nc/partners/the-grade-cricketer) for the New Year's Resolutions.

 

And to all: have a great festive break and remember: don’t bowl on your uncle’s pads during backyard cricket this summer, he fucking loves it there.

 

We’re performing live across Australia in 2019. Our dates:

 

Brisbane – Princess Theatre, Thursday November 21, 7.30pm (with Jason Gillespie) - SOLD OUT

Adelaide – Rhino Room, Saturday November 30, 12pm (with Shaun Tait) - SOLD OUT

Melbourne – Corner Hotel, Friday December 27, 7.30pm (with John Hastings) - SOLD OUT

Melbourne – Corner Hotel, Saturday December 28, 7.30pm (with John Hastings)

Sydney – Comedy Store, Friday January 3, 7.30pm (Richard Chee Quee)

Sydney – Comedy Store, Saturday January 4, 7.30pm (Richard Chee Quee)

 

Tickets at https://gradecricketer.club/upcoming-events

 

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We do events, too. If you have sporting entertainment needs and prefer material sourced after 1975, please talk to us. We’ve performed across Australia and the UK, and love telling stories from clubland, or interviewing those who tell them even better. Contact albert.machala@century.com.au for more details.

 

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We have merch, namely Stubby Holders, and Smugglers. Head to https://gradecricketer.club/shop for the specifics

 

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Big thanks to Jarryd Biviano @thefifthcreative and Julia Dowe for our podcast art, Toby Shain for the voiceovers + fake ad production, and Adrian Leung for our intro tune.

 

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Email the show at gradecricketer@gmail.com

 

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We’re able to do all of this thanks to the fit, intelligent, enterprising people at Budgy Smuggler. It either is, or is nearly, summer somewhere in the world. For the entirety of your colourful swimwear needs, head to budgysmuggler.com.au

 

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