The Grade Cricketer

Bradman’s first pitch is under the threat of developers; Australia become the first team to win in England since weird records with 8 caveats began; we review the summer of English bubbles; the IPL has started and we forecast what cricket looks like in the future.   Zak Crawley is on the show to discuss his tall runs, playing grade cricket in Sydney, what he said to Stuart Broad after he was dropped and Shane Warne fleecing his dad during golf games. Shane Lee is on the show to take us back to the 1990s Australiana, Steve Waugh team talks, hitting the Mercantile Mutual Cup sign and playing in a grade game with Shoaib Akthar and Brett Lee opening the bowling.   That’s all before we get into #AskTGC which hints at more Bairstow stories and playing 5-a-side against deaf blokes.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. USE THE CODE ‘CHAMP’ AT CHECKOUT BudgySmuggleruk.com   You can also check out our Patreon at patreon.com/gradecricketer for more exclusive content every single week.   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Both Australia and England make it impossible to tell if either one is good, but also make it incredibly easy to come away with binary, absolutes about them.   Australia give us a second taste of gas-trucking a run chase in the space of a week while England complete their 18th remarkable comeback of the summer.   We’re talking collapses, TV rights deals, bubbles, Warne commentary and the future; and know that this will mean everything until the next thing happens.   #AskTGC provides an update from Conor, cricket in New Jersey and a plethora of Warne stories.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   You can also check out our Patreon at patreon.com/gradecricketer for more exclusive content every single week.   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England have gone 2-0 up in the T20 bubble series thanks to Jos Buttler being maybe England’s best ever white ball player and Australia being on a contiki bubble tour. Are Australia good? Is anyone good? What do rankings mean? And who has to throw the ball back when another Dawad Malan bomb lands in the empty seats?   Ian Bell announces his retirement so we dissect his 22 Test century career through the lens of two blokes with zero rest centuries.   And finally, Darren Lehman’s coaching role for Yorkshire’s hundred team is being scrutinised after claims of institutional racism spread this week.   #AskTGC involves playing rare sports outside of cricket and playing against the England women’s blind team.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Manscaped who are offering 20% of your purchase using the code TGC at checkout.   You can also check out our Patreon at patreon.com/gradecricketer for more exclusive content every single week.   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're asking if there’s any danger of Pakistan winning a game in England or if Eoin Morgan’s career best form and the weather will sweep Babar.   Stuart Broad puts himself first by saying there aren’t enough runs in the Test team. Australia are dancing in the gym in the bio bubble. Cricket is on free to air in England but will it be in Australia.   A couple of fantastic chats this week with Sam Billings and Harry Conway to discuss money, hat-tricks, Dhoni, James Faulkner, Rigs and salads.   #AskTGC involves steroids, Kingston creams and wicket exchange rates.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Manscaped who are offering 20% of your purchase using the code TGC at checkout.   You can also check out our Patreon at patreon.com/gradecricketer for more exclusive content every single week.   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up the England summer with Crawley, Anderson, Ali and catching chat, trying to figure out what any of this means and if we feel safe yet.   Australia are masked up and on the plane to England to "save England's summer" but can Smith score runs when no one is booing him?   Jacques Kallis enters the hall of fame, so we’ll find his place in the game according to us, two idiots from the internet.   Trent Boult is on the show to discuss World Cup finals, bowling with the Duke and Australian sledging.   Ryan Sidebottom is on the show to discuss being given nicknames by Darren Gough, meeting Harry Potter at Lord's and celebrity life post-cricket.   And #AskTGC comes from some very confused English men.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   Shout out to our Patreon subscribers who get exclusive content for $5 or $10 a month at www.patreon.com/gradecricketer   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot. EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It rained for 4 days in Hampshire during the 2nd Test between England and Pakistan but how do we get more cricket when the floods of 2020 commence the next apocalypse?   Stuart Broad is fined by daddy, MyCricket let’s you hide your failures, Dhoni retires and everyone in the history of the game kisses the ring, Steve Smith wears his Aussie lid to state training and we celebrate India’s finest ever player, Suresh Raina.   Ricky Ponting (AO) is on the show to tell us about getting unplayable balls at Mowbray cricket Club, Flintoff 05, Ashwin mankads and pranking Steve Waugh on a qantas flight. You can get 15% off Ricky's wines at pontingwines.com.au by using the code gradecricketer15 at checkout.   This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler where you can get your customised face masks at.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Manscaped who are offering 20% of your purchase using the code TGC at checkout.   Shout out to our Patreon subscribers who get exclusive content for $5 or $10 a month at patreon.com/gradecricketer   You can also find this episode right now on YouTube as well as full interviews and cut downs of the show, if you want to like, comment and subscribe then please do because that helps us out a lot.  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re talking Pakistani players of promise, who the big 4 bats are, climaxing to Babar and what makes us feel good.   Ireland beat England in the 3rd ODI after Tom Blanton says the England team are the hardest sports team in the world to get in to.   Who gets the Boxing Day Test, where the world cups are being played and when and Shane Warne’s new cologne.   Rob Key is on the show to discuss playing Poker with Warney during a County game, being yelled at by Nasser and scoring runs in front of the Queen.   The alpha's alpha, Brendon Julian is on the show to discuss legalising ball scratching, cricket meaning nothing and pitch invasions in Guyana where Steve Waugh wanted to take on the crowd.   Finally, we answer the #AskTGC about love in North Yorkshire.   As always, with thanks to our dearest friends at Budgy Smuggler (budgysmuggleruk.com) where you can customise your own face mask so you turn talk out the side of your mouth safely.   And please get around Manscaped, who is the best in men’s below the belt grooming. Manscaped offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code TGC at Manscaped.com   We’ve fired up a Patreon Page. For those keen and able to lend their support, for $5 a month – or a beer in regional Australia – you’ll receive a bonus, subscriber-only weekly podcast, long-form writing via TGC Essays, and Cricket Dream Analysis from a clinical psychologist. To get around it, head to patreon.com/gradecricketer  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England win their ODI series against Ireland with 10 other blokes that aren’t nearly as interesting as Johnny Bairstow, as the rarest of rare unite goes past 3000 ODI runs and scores a 21 ball fifty.   We’re dissecting the new step 4 restrictions to club cricketers in the UK, that include wearing whites to games and no warm ups.   The IPL has a start and finish date in the UAE and the BCCI want to kill the WBBL.   Matthew Hayden is on the show to talk about sledging styles of Australian cricketers in the 90s and 2000s, His 380 against Zimbabwe and Shaoib.   Steven Finn is on the show to discuss being welcomed by the locals when having dinner in Australia, having a law named after you, bloodlust and how to get rid of Broad and Anderson.   #AskTGC is about TGC vs Tailenders, getting alpha’d by 2020.   Thanks to Budgy Smuggler.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Wisden Cricket Monthly who are offering a good little deal here at: thenightwatchmen.net using the code TGC10EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England claim the Wisden trophy 2-1 after some gorgeous, clean Ollie Pope runs, Stuart Broad’s 10-fa - thus taking him past 500 Test wickets - and Chris Woakes’ underrated salad. We're dissecting the Broad 'celebrappeal', if/when he'll go past McGrath and whether he catch Jimmy Anderson as the games highest ever pace-bowling wicket-taker.   BUT HE DIDN'T WALK!?   Rahkeem Cornwall didn’t do anything but we need to talk about one of the the ultimate rig-based selections. A man once scouted by the NFL and 2K gamers creating their own player now bowls off-spin and looks damn good doing it. Should be more of it.   Jack Leach is on the show from the bubble in Manchester to talk about the NHS and a surprising defence of his own rig.   Mitchell Starc is also on the show from a car in the northern beaches to discuss baiting Kohli, Warner’s TikToks and "Golden Balls" Cummins.   #AskTGC centres around umpires with criminal convictions, being called “daddy-kisser” by your beta friends, and what to do if a love interest asks if you like cricket.   Thanks to Budgy Smuggler.. BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Wisden Cricket Monthly who are offering a good little deal to our listeners: 6 issues for just £9.99/$14.99AUD. That's a 100-page magazine every month for for £1.67/$2.50AUD. Compatible on all major devices. Use the link: http://bit.ly/wcmgrade  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England level the series 1-all thanks to Dom Sibley yucking his way to 120 and Ben Stokes doing literally everything in the same game. This is of course after Jofra goes to see "a friend" and breaks bio security measures.   There’s also 3 men on a podium in South Africa in the 3TC Solidarity cup, Australia’s 26 man squad, some Big Bash fixtures and the T20 World Cup is officially postponed.   Josh Hazlewood is on the show to talk Tamworth, Pat Cummins not being country enough, playing second fiddle to his talented brother and Tim Paine shitting himself.   Sam Robson is on to talk Sydney Test Cricket, actual Test Cricket and being seen in the Daily Mirror in a SOHO street party.   Barney Roney calls in fresh from creating a life event with his 13 year old son, to tell us about Jofra, if England are good or bad and Ian Botham’s imminent entrance to the House of Lords.   #AskTGC is about names of future Test players, having your Hen’s party at the MCG on Boxing Day and another instalment of have I been alpha’d.   Thanks to our friends at Budgy Smuggler for their continued support. Make your own Custom Smugglers at BudgySmuggleruk.com   And Wisden Cricket Monthly who are offering a good little deal to our listeners. Check it out at bit.ly/wcmgradeEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.