The Grade Cricketer

England easily beat the West Indies after Joe Root's second World Cup hundred in the tournament while England just start giving blokes a hit. Rain threatens to end the tournament, Michael Holding is told to lie about the ICC's umpiring panel and their abilities. #AskTGC delves into misfields, wife swapping, urinating on people in the showers and dad's morality.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reading into Australia’s latest win via Warner, Finch, Cummins, and the support staff. Mel Farrell joins to talk pubs, rain, rival telecommunications companies and India, and AskTGC veers toward aggression.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India dusts Australia with ease, Collo muses over Warner’s post-Sandpaper persona, Ireland and World Cup hero Niall O’Brien discusses playing grade cricket with Shoaib Akhtar and against Richard Chee Quee, and #AskTGC  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia v West Indies, great catches and even better sunglasses. Nathan Coulter-Nile answers the eternal question of what he is. South Africa say 'thanks, but no thanks' to AB de Villiers as South Africa's tournament looks all but over. India and Rohit Sharma come to the party. Are we sleeping on New Zealand or Bangladesh? Adam Collins joins from Trent Bridge, #AskTGC.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England had the loss they needed, Bangladesh need to play Tests in Australia and Sri Lanka v Afghanistan was "fourth grade". We catch up with Vithushan Ehantharaja from Cricbuzz to discuss fielding metrics and appropriated football songs, before #AskTGC unpredictably covers father issues and toxic masculinity.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia and Afghanistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan. Stumplosions, beards, booing and everyone is bouncing everyone. We speak to Ali Martin from The Guardian and Shaun Tait joins the show to speak about bowling really, really fast all before we answer some questions about parental advice, moustaches, the worst ever debut and scoring hundreds in a losing side.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first of our World Cup supplementary casts: England do it easily; Stokes tactical training pays off; King Joffra; the Southgate influence; Prince Harry sledging; The Standard's Will Macpherson joins from The Dog House pub at The Oval; #AskTGCEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We make a huge UK announcement; talk booing, hypocrisy and Empire; catch up with Izzy Westbury to walk through the Royal Commission, What’s App Groups and state-sponsored sledging; chat about circuits and The Espy with the future of Australian Cricket, Will Pucovski; then take your questions with #AskTGCEXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk kits, comebacks, volunteers, Gallipoli, skinfolds, and England winning. Dan Brettig joins; so does Ed Cowan. #AskTGC closes, and contains the usual hybrid of Dad issues & thinly-veiled self-promotion. It's great to be back.  EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"There was lots of talk of gas and trucks," said Cameron White, who earlier unleashed a Nutrigrain-worthy roar after overseeing the Stars' capitulation in BBL 08. Rob Quiney also joined to provide the Stars perspective, and before that we caught up with Dan Brettig, author of Bradman and Packer - the two greatest silverbacks in Australian cricket lore. There's a season review in there too. Thanks to all who've made this our best podcast season yet. We'll be back.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/gradecricketerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.