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Dave and Mick Tickner
Ahead of the Eight Ball
Cricket is the best sport and has the best cliches. In Ahead of the Eight Ball, failed sports journalist Dave Tickner and Dave’s brother Mick dissect every single one of those clichés, from behind the eight ball to tracer bullets via heavy balls and big bats, in painstaking detail whether you like it or not.
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4.9 stars from 13 ratings
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“Completely self-indulgent nonsense, which to be clear is absolutely a compliment.”
TJBrooks86 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/10/24
100% correct opinions
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“No, South Africa away is not an Ashes warm up. No, don’t be so precious about hearing the word Notts and Forest next to each other. Yes, do subscribe to this podcast. 100% correct opinions every minute.”
Twistedfluff via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/15/23
Deserved 5 stars
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“If a podcast could come out to bat, waste five minutes having the sight screen adjusted and then be bowled middle stump behind its legs, it would be this one.”
JohnnyFavorite29 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/23/23
Recent Episodes
Published 05/03/24
We do talk about the topic but also about Brian Lara being great, Ben Duckett's bat's axis of abscissa and Steve Smith (Dave is still rattled).
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Published 01/18/24
We sort of talk about cricket and how politicians use it for their lazy references. Loads of World Cup chat, stare out champinships and the new feature CBWP (Cricketers Bad Wikipedia Photos). CBWP #1 - Damien Martyn.
Published 11/24/23
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