Jasprit Bumrah arrives by parachute
Added 2020-11-24 13:44:45 +0000 UTCSeason 9, Ep 8: Australia’s Test season faces new turmoil, with any means necessary being considered to deploy cricketers across the length and breadth of the continent. The WBBL heads towards its business end with the previously busted-arse Stars now a lean mean scoring machine, whose only weakness is the biggest battlers in the comp. England’s men head to South Africa while the remnants of Cricket South Africa’s old regime do their best to destroy the tour. Plus the not-so-new Big Bash rule changes, the Pucovski Debate (a John Grisham novel), Adam exhumes another ancient cricketer’s memory, and we consider optimal lamb chop delivery.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:
6.73 – Dominic Chapman
1.62 – Darragh O’Donovan
Story Time 24 - linked here
The weekend means history, going as far back as the 1899 Ashes (a couple of times), via a couple of early Indian greats to Justin Langer’s birthday and Bill Bowes’ grandson. Also featured: Gus Fraser, Dizzy Gillespie, Simon Katich and Ajit Agarkar – that’s some dinner party. After that, stick around for the full Calling the Shots interview with Test Match Special legend, Jonathan Agnew.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:
1.23 – Michael Roberts
21.11 – Mark Martella
4.63 – James Philbrook & Rob
12.18 – Nick O’Connell
4.82 – Niall Duxbury
5.60 – Robert Dinsey (aka Dinsbury) & Keith Williams
