Season 8, Ep. 17: At last. England are hosting West Indies this week in the first of three Tests and we couldn’t be happier. Vithushan Ehantharajah joins us to talk about the Southampton Bio-Dome he’s about to enter and the most unusual series he’s about to cover. Back in Australia, the road ahead is a less clear after a troubling week on the Covid front.
And there's a bonus Episode 18: Commentary with Ian Smith.
To save on posts, let's put it here. Our Encore Edition for the weekend is the full interview with the Kiwi commentator who defined the 2019 World Cup final. He explains in depth how he tries to prepare for and deliver the big moments.
Commentary with Ian Smith: By the barest of margins.
Lots of Nerd Pledge across these two eps:
5.91 – Michael Ball
2.50 – Elliott Diamond and Scott Tutton
0.68 – Jordan Russo
4.25 (and 1.49) – Paul Batfay
5.17 – Tim Vanderpump
and then
4.33 – Liz Brant & Jack Regester
2.06 – Paul Murphy & Sam King
2.16 – Harry Howard
3.04 – Adam Jones
5.44 – Rob (from the) Rich
Guess away. Our answers are in the episode.
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