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 songs on Spotify, curated by Evan Willis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.