Pete and Gideon catch up on the team news for the First Test, try to persuade Morne Morkel to speak Hindi, and reflect on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy v the IPL auction.     Check out our new YouTube Channel   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gideon catch up on India's arrival on Instagram....errr, in Australia and India's threat to the Champions Trophy.  Also last night's T20I in Brisbane, the Women's Big Bash League and the women's team from Afghanistan.  Comes complete with top ten Indian tour songs. Not available in Hindi.   Check out our new YouTube Channel   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not...

Pete and Gideon report live from the MCG on Australia’s First Test squad including new opener Nathan McSweeney and reserve batter Josh Inglis. Also Gideon shows off his guns in the new Cricket Et Al merch.   Check out our new YouTube Channel   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis   See...

Pete and Gideon catch up with Australian captain Pat Cummins for a fascinating chat about leadership, fatherhood, big ideas, big crowds and....money.  Pat's new book is here   Check out our new YouTube Channel   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid report from the India A v Australia A match in Mackay and celebrate New Zealand's whitewash of India in India with a New Zealand music top ten.  Not everything is by The Bats.   Check out our new YouTube Channel   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Pete and Gid run their eye over Australia A's performances against India A, as Nathan McSweeney edges the bat off, and the IPL auction, where retention is the preserve of a tiny few.  And, on Craig Serjeant Day at cricketetal.com, they choose ten songs inspired by the twelve-Test career of Australia's forgotten vice-captain.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gideon review Australia's selection permutations, the intervention of David Warner, the eclipse of Steve Smith, and the high summer of Craig Serjeant.  Also an extended chat with Glenn Maxwell about Pat Cummins, JL, Philip Hughes and that nickname.   Follow Cricket Et Al on Instagram here   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See...

Pete and Gid share their bemusement at the vagaries of Australia's batting selections, psychoanalyse Steve Smith, relish Pakistan, and look forward to the second round of the Sheffield Shield and the finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.  With special guest Meg Lanning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid follow the rise and rise of Sam Konstas, the further evolution of Bazball, and the women's progress in the T20 World Cup, before an extended chat with Adelaide Strikers coach Tim Paine about falling back in love with cricket and training the next generation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gideon talk to former Australian opening bowler turned Sydney Thunder boss Trent Copeland about cricket with red and white balls, on pathways and off, and whether his improbable career would be possible now. Also takeaways from the Australia-England ODIs, the India-Bangladesh Tests, the BCCI annual meeting, plus a look forward at the women's T20 World Cup. Join Cricket Et Al on Substack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid host Greg Chappell for a wide-ranging discussion, ranging from the Gray-Nicolls Scoop and Greg Chappell to where Steve Smith's at and who should open for Australia (you'll have to listen to find out).  For more information about the Chappell Foundation Golf Day, click here or go to https://thechappellfoundation.com/sydneygolfday2024 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid catch up on the first ODI at Nottingham, the first Test at Chennai, the first twenty-year ban slapped on a coach in Melbourne, the return of the boy's club in Perth, and the subject on which everyone has a view: should Steve Smith open the batting for Australia?  Plus: top ten songs for openers, and honestly we could have gone on forever.    Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of...

Pete and Gid catch up on the week in cricket, Sri Lanka's win at the Oval, Australia's win in Edinburgh, Marnus Labuschagne not playing in the T20 series in England but wrangling with umpires in Queensland.  Then they talk to the doyen, Mike Coward, about his more than six decades writing and broadcasting cricket around the world, his new book and his forthcoming celebrity roast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid catch up with the moral conscience of Australian cricket, Simon Katich, for a proper cricket chat spanning The Hundred, the IPL, owners, generational turnover, free agents and.....climbing walls.  Plus: how was your Father's Day?   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid catch up with Tasmania's Trent Keep to discuss his remarkable personal journey, touching the heights of cricket, but involving battles with anxiety and concussion. Also more on the Jay Shah ascendancy, England v Sri Lanka, Pat Cummins and climate, plus memories of Sam Landsberger.     Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See...

Justin Langer returns to the pod and talks Pete and Gideon through life as an IPL coach, dealing with the media, writing for publication, and being a closet Swiftie.   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid catch up on cricket news from around the world, and chat to Christina Matthews, doyen of cricket administration, about the challenges awaiting the next CEO of Cricket Australia, the keys to building a successful culture and welcoming lavatories.   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid pay tribute to the late, great Graham Thorpe, catch up on Major League Cricket and The Hundred, and for reasons Pete can't remember choose their top ten tribute albums.   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid rendezvous in the Cogitorium, catch up on the week's cricket, and in an Et Al Extra pay respects to Ray Lawler, Martin Phillips, Sinead O'Connor, Dave McComb and John Franklin Bardin.   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gid talk through England's Second Test win at Nottingham, catch up on Major League Cricket and World Cricket Connects, then vanish down a rabbit hole of Suzi Quatro and Billy Wilder. Plus an update on Pete's new shed.   Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here    Produced by DM Podcasts   Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete and Gideon watch Jimmy nick off his last batter, catch up with comings and goings at the Delhi Capitals and ICC, and pay tribute to their late colleague Mike Colman. Also ten songs in honour of Test cricket's second highest wicket taker. Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here  Produced by DM Podcasts Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete (in Lennox Head) and Gid (at Bangkok airport) catch up on India's triumph in the T20 World Cup final, SKY's miracle catch, the retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and David Warner, and Michael J Fox's appearance at Glastonbury.   Includes guest appearance from Cecilia. Join the Cricket Et Al Substack here  Produced by DM Podcasts Enjoy the Cricket Etcetera and Et Al (not the cricket) playlist of songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...