Reverse Swept Radio 171: Aus v Pak at the SCG; the story of the fourth stump; and cricket in South America
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy ponders the lot of the groundstaff of waterlogged British pitches; Toby reports back from day 1 of the SCG test
"You presumably need a super super blotter, when it comes to a flood."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): When Cricket Added a Fourth Stump: the innovations of Cricket Max
"This is a niche question: where do you take guard when you've got four stumps?"
THE REVIEW (22'40): Evita Burned Down our Pavilion: A Cricketing Odyssey through Latin America by James Coyne and Timothy Abraham (2021)
"Pablo Escobar's son was sent to an English school, where as a wicket keeper he would put a match under the bails, attached to a piece of thread, which he would pull to claim a bowled."
Recorded 9 January 2024
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