The super-chic European cricket revolution

Hello team. A few bits of news. One, we're off to Pakistan on Monday, which has very much been made possible by the support here on Patreon, so thanks again. We'll be sending back daily shows and other bits and pieces from there.

Two, we're shifting host platforms away from Acast and back to Omny. Tried it out but it wasn't a good fit. That means old URLs that link to Acast episode pages may stop working, but most of you use your own podcast apps anyway.

Three, get warmed up because our feature interview next week is with the one and only Paul Kelly. Ok, not the one and only, but by far the best Paul Kelly, writer of great music and chronicler of modern Australia. Also massive cricket fan. Stay tuned.

Now for the current week's shows.

Season 11, Ep 18: Haven't you always wanted to see cricket on the stylish boulevards of gay Paris? Cricket near the Spanish beaches of Malaga? Cricket in the Norwegian snow or Belgian rain? It's happening now, and in large part due to the work of Dan Weston and his comrades at the European Cricket Network, with its continental club championship and now a championship of national teams. Pavel Florin was the breakout star first time around, and now the second edition is underway. Dan joins us live from a match in Spain to tell the tale. Also this week, Amelia Kerr has been training with Barry Bonds to dust up India, Matt Henry becomes South Africa's daddy, and Sri Lanka get a win back over Australia - but what to make of Aaron Finch?

Audio in your podcast feeds, or here.

Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
2.50 - Sean O'Carroll

Story Time 80 – Indian symmetry and the pursuit of ρU∝d/μ

Time to delve into the scientific literature and figure out the formula rho upsilon delta / mu. You with us? Us neither. Also, locating Australia's least popular former captain, India's biggest rivalry, and history's biggest mirror image.

Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
16.90 - Angus Dickson
4.50 - Ananth Nagarajan
4.07 - Six Again & Rich Turner
1.40 - Jai Sharma
3.89 - Chris Beattie & Ross Morley
20.15 - Ramaswamy
4.21 - Joseph Ryan

Audio is here.

One more Story Time this coming weekend, then we'll see you from Islamabad.

Geoff & Adam.