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The Grade Cricketer

Cricket is great if you"re into things like wasted youth, failed relationships, sun damage and broken dreams. Join Pez & Higgos for a weekly show featuring news, views and interviews with major names from across the cricket scene, as well as daily reviews from the big fixtures around the globe.

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129:58

238. World Test Championship Warm-Up, with Jackson...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/06/05

We are very proud and excited to announce our special guests who will join us on stage in the UK for our Ashes Live Show Tour. Some tickets are still available at: grade cricketer.com/live-shows Birmingham - 18 June - GLENN MAXWELL (Sold Out) Birmingham - 19 June - IAN BELL (**tickets available**) Manchester - 22 June - PHIL SALT (Sold Out) Leeds - 24 June - STEVE HARMISON (**tickets available**) London - 25 June - RICKY PONTING (**tickets available**) London - 26 & 27 June guests will be

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70:48

237. What These Ashes Could Be, with Alex Malcolm

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/05/29

A bit quiet in our niche cricket wheelhouses this week; almost like the schedule has been cleared to talk about one thing only. Anyway, Hazlewood is maybe getting fit, Jaiswal is in as a reserve, KL Rahul enjoyed himself, and Sabba made a tonne off 34 rocks. Oh, and the IPL Final was postponed 24 hours, and we recorded beforehand. On a serious note, Meg Lanning is out of the Ashes due to medical reasons and we wish her the best. ESPNCricinfo’s Alex Malcolm joins us for some good, earnest Ashes

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126:41

236. Shubman Gill's Topless Selfie, with Mitch Starc,...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/05/23

Shubman Gill makes the statement of the IPL with the thirstiest of thirst traps. Have to respect the lighting. The Ashes is one week closer, so we guess what's going to happen with a few more hours of knowledge. Mitch Starc joins us from Sydney to give his insights into how the squad's golf game is looking. Tom Moody joins us from India to tell us what's going on in Indian cricket and if the IPL means we'll get more shirtless selfies and less Tests. And Phil Walker joins us from London to give us

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129:57

235. Like To See Them Do It Against Our Boys, with...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/05/16

The Ashes is upon us, and this time it really is The Ashes. Of cricket. Literally. The flaming, dying embers of the game as we know it, which then become actual ashes, followed by bulk bunce in Saudi Arabia or whatever. Nah, not really, because Stokesian captaincy and the Bazball revolution are here to Save Cricket, which if nothing else, permits the hosts early moral superiority points in the 8-week War Of Words which precedes the 6 week Test series. Also, Australia plays India for the actual

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4:04

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3rd London Live Show Announced 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/04/26

A 3rd (and almost definitely final) London live show has been added to TGC's UK Tour for 2023. Tickets for Sunday, June 25 at Alexandra Palace are available right now here: https://www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/the-grade-cricketer/ Further shows have been added to Birmingham (Monday, June 19), Manchester (late show on Tuesday, June 20) as well. And of course, tickets are still available for Leeds (Thursday, June 22). You can get tickets for all of those shows here:

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4:26

🇬🇧 UK LIVE SHOWS ANNOUNCEMENT 🇬🇧

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/04/12

To celebrate the Ashes and the last ever serious Test series, we’re pumped to announce TGC will be taking our live show to the UK in June, performing in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and London. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, 10am UK time at gradecricketer.com. For a 24-hour early-access window, sign up at patreon.com/gradecricketer Dates, Cities, Venues o June 18: BIRMINGHAM Glee Club o June 22: MANCHESTER o2 Academy o June 24: LEEDS City Varieties o June 27: LONDON Union Chapel Tickets for

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95:17

234. India Beat Australia 4 Times In A Row

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/03/14

India win the Border Gavaskar series for the 4th time in a row but not before Usman’s emotional hundred, Cam Green’s first hundred, Shubman’s return hundred and Kohli’s drought-breaking hundred. 22 wickets in 5 days. Good stuff, fellas! To that end, we review the series as a whole and what we learnt, if anything. I think it’s that Axar Patel is Bradman. New Zealand have done it again in absolute thriller in Christchurch against Sri Lanka. All the best, lads. The WPL makes us feel safe and scared and

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121:07

233. Will Ahmedabad be Ahmedagood? with Ramachandra...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/03/06

Sure, Australia made history with one of its finest ever performances, but instead we ask: what’s doing vis a vis decks, India? But seriously, Australia was good: Carey kept masterfully, the spinners stirred, Smith marshalled, and is there anything better than seeing The Bin Lid On A Shit Tip? We move to Ahmedabad where Modi will hold court in his 132,000K seat stadium where no one can get a ticket. Elsewhere, The WPL has started explosively. It’s a red-letter day for quality women’s cricket, and a

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76:30

232. Is The Australian Women's Team The Greatest Of...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/02/28

New Zealand pull off their greatest ever Test win in Wellington after being asked to follow on. England are still having fun though. Harry Brook hundreds, Joe Root's reverse laps, Kane Williamson's record breaking innings and Michael Bracewell forgetting how to run. The 2nd Test had it all. Is the Australian Women's team our greatest of all time? Their second World Cup three-peat certainly has us asking questions about what's next for our women. Gallipoli? Southern Cross tattoos? Sledging? Brett Lee

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68:52

231. TGC On Tour | Darker Truths

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/02/21

Another game, another capitulation, another meltdown. After a promising start, Australia found a new way to fall to India, tangled in Ashwin and Jadeja’s web. Thankfully, Healso and Dos are on the case, one with a masterclass in trackies, another with a literal broom on the pitch. Very simple, Chalk. Elsewhere, Australia’s women do it with their eyes closed, so we provide news of their impeding win ahead of time. No doubt that will be appreciated. Bazball reign supreme in Mt Maunganui, so as a

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48:28

230. TGC On Tour | Australian Meltdown

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/02/13

Direct from Hyderabad, Higgos and Pez bring you most correct and accurate analysis of Australia's latest Indian capitulation. Where did it all go wrong? Selections, prejudice, intrigue, doctoring and ointment all figure. But most compellingly: the importance of a harder nose. Harder anything. Never smart, always hard. #justinlanger. We're also here for the Women's World Cup where Australia destroys again, England play NZ in a series about identity more than anything else, and AskTGC is - frankly -

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85:25

229. Is India Bigger Than The Ashes?

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/02/07

It’s “the jewel in the crown”, “the toughest test in cricket”, and, according to Steve Smith, “bigger than The Ashes”. Yes, Usman Khawaja, The Grade Cricketer and Australia heads to India to commence the final six months in the history of Test cricket - and we’re frothing. We cover visas, selections, purity, Ashwin impersonators, big boy breakthroughs and other obscure matters ahead of the first Test in Nagpur, starting Thursday. Elsewhere, the Scorchers once again win the Bucket on Your Bonce

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64:44

228. Scarified, with Steve O'Keefe

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/02/01

Steve O'Keefe steps into the guest co-host chair this week as we bring you a special show, in-person, from North Sydney Oval. Are the Scorchers too good and too scary? What is a spin camp and what is a scarified deck (and how do you say it?). England can’t play white ball cricket anymore, Mott Ball is a myth and sounds a bit like an Irishman saying Moth Ball, India and New Zealand are doing highly memorable white ball stuff too, Dane van Niekerk suffers at the hands of South African self-sabotage,

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90:47

227. V600 for Vendetta, with Dan Christian, Steve...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/01/24

The cricket industrial complex rolls on mercilessly, dragging our tired minds and eyes with it, so it’s a BUMPER show this week. Higgos takes an overdue breather, so Pez steps in with guest co-host Ed "Ted" Cowan. The Aussie women annihilate Pakistan, Ash Gardner speaks up about Australia Day, Smith’s doing savant stuff, Dan Christian and Steve Eskinazi join the show, Cricket NSW is a DISGRACE according to reports, Shubman Gill goes white ball daddy, David Cameron watches Alex Hales tonne up at the

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226. Future of Cricket Stuff, with Todd Greenberg

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/01/16

We get 45 minutes with “Players’ Boss” Todd Greenberg this week, to traverse the Afghanistan situation, the future of cricket, broadcast rights, Warner, and everything else other executives don’t seem to want to talk about. Elsewhere, India and Australia announce their squads, the Amazon Doc dropped with some incredible, as-yet unreported revelations, the BBL vibe remains strong-if-cartoonish, Meg Lanning’s back, and AskTGC ponders which cricketer best represents ones chop style. Budgy has both us

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84:34

225. Greatest Summer Ever

The Grade Cricketer ·

2023/01/09

A drab draw closes out the Test summer, and we’re asking: what the fuck was that? Sure Australia destroyed all-comers, passing records and milestones with frightening ease - but why couldn’t they deliver this specific thing exactly as we wanted it? And why did Cummins declare on Khawaja? The reason will shock you (he wanted to win). Elsewhere, there’s a bit of money knocking about for the TV rights, but not as much as last time, and apparently CA and 7 are - in executive parlance - “all good”. The

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104:59

224. Bucket On Your Bonce, with Matt Short & Alex...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2022/12/30

Is this good or is this the end? Boxing Day delight for the Aussies as we bury our head in the sand like an emu that can't walk backwards. How good's the COAT of arms? What does this mean for the SCG? Can we get a new toy to fuck around with? Something new for the eyes would be nice. Alex Malcolm is in studio to give us some actual analytics and analysis of what cricketers and high performers do. That's before we get into glory holes and how to improve the Big Bash. Matt Short joins us from Adelaide

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89:51

223. Decks, Debutants & Detentions with Morne Morkel

The Grade Cricketer ·

2022/12/20

The GABBA deck, Sydney Lime all out 15, Rehand Ahmed's debut, Morne Morkel and a son on detention. Budgy has both us and you covered wherever you are the world. There’s a new drop of gear across underwear, party shirts, Christmas jumpers, golf wear, stubbies, bucket hats. All new, for you, at budgysmuggler.com(.au) Watto at T20 Stars is backing you, too. Sorry about the value. Use the promocode xmas25 for 25% of all stock at their sterling website. Get TGC hoodies, t-shirts, caps, and bucket

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100:45

222. Fill Your Boots

The Grade Cricketer ·

2022/12/13

It was absolute boot-filling stuff against the West Indies, but now it's 1 vs 2 in the WTC table against South Africa. Brisbane is sold out, then it's Christmas and then it's New Year. David Warner's leadership ban remains, in yet another ugly chapter in the whole, sad debacle. The Big Bash starts today. Is that good? Maybe it's good. Daniel Brettig joins us in studio to discuss Mike Baird becoming the new Chair of Cricket Australia. What does that mean for the average internet user? Ali Martin

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87:33

221. Why No One There, Why No One Care, with The...

The Grade Cricketer ·

2022/12/05

“Forget the scorecard,” advises Viru. Well, we can’t. Marnus tripled, Smudge doubled red, Gareth took six and Australia (essentially) cantered. It’s all we asked for, but is it enough? Of course not. So fresh, raw meat is mooted in Adelaide, in the form Lance Morris – all sunken eyes, Dieter Brummer salad – because we demand more. Or maybe it doesn’t matter, because Cummins took a knee. No wonder he did he quad. In Rawalpindi, the To and Froms are legitimately revolutionising the game, but will

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