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“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 naivety cost them? And is it Test Championship 2’s? Private Equity wants The Hundred, but Thommo won’t get out of bed unless there a couple bil. Bangladesh knock over India in dramatic circumstances in some game or other, our women head to India next week, and AskTGC traverses LBW noncery via an inquisitive little cherub, as well as a two-piecer monstrosity from some wine bin stuff in South Australia. 

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Isn’t it beautiful when blokes just care? Once again our golden generation bails us out of cricketing dystopia in ways “everyday” Australians understand. Forget our systemic sleepwalk into decline, what we really want to know is: who is the alpha? The answer is neither Cummins nor JL, and may surprise you. Elsewhere, blokes continue the eternal quest for social capital, but this time they’re thieving real capital (allegedly), according to Victoria Police. In the old days, focused work on the chest and triceps would do the trick. Nowadays you apparently need bulk sheets to be loved. Separately, Chris Gayle made 95 red in some wheelie bin shit in Dandenong. The PMs XI played, numbers were ascribed to names, and we refuse to know anything about the West Indies. The Strikers are WBBL champions after the Sixers crumbled, begging the question: was there simply too much sun? At least the Sixers still engender safety - the NSW men are weaker than ever and we argue the nation should be concerned. Other countries are playing some cricket, too, and they’re given due respect on this show (about 90 seconds), before the show eventually gives way to material that matters: what strategies exist for minors in team tubs when there’s a bloke called “Felly”?

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A special day in the annals of TGC as we sit down with an all-time great: Wasim Akram. The man of such prodigious and electrifying cricketing ability spends just over 30 minutes with us and we cover some ground: being spotted in the streets, circuiting with Imran, playing in England, hooping it, partying, addiction, and much more.

The chat coincides with the release of his memoir: Sultan. Wasim teamed up with Gideon Haigh to produce it, and it’s a tome befitting the stature of the man. It’s published through Hardie Grant, and is available wherever Hardie Grant publishes books.

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TGC lands another white whale, without question, the one with the best obliques and leanest body mass. Faf du Plessis joins us to discuss nearly every sordid and amazing achievement of his glittering career. From being told to sit in a bathtub from his idol, Daryl Cullinan, to taking us into the showers of the Durban dressing rooms during Sandpaper-gate, Faf bares all for TGC. We hear stories of Australian abuse, second only to Brendan McCullum's New Zealand apparently, playing with AB de Villiers with fire in his belly and what it's like to captain RCB while Virat Kohli is in the dressing room.

If you get the chance, watch this on YouTube as well because he looks absolutely unbelievable. Even Stoinis raves about his calves.

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We start this week with a full dissection of a run out at the non-striker's end in sub-district cricket in Melbourne. Australia have won an ODI series against Drunk England 3s, but is the team winning HARD enough? Steve Smith has found his hands again, though not the captain's armband. Dave Warner's leadership ban is set to be lifted and the WBBL is getting into the business end, but do we like the helmets? Suryakumar Yadav is doing some absolutely wild stuff in New Zealand, not that Virat Kohli saw it. Glenn Maxwell is on the show to tell us about how he broke his leg and what he's been watching on TV since the incident. And #AskTGC takes us into bed with a young Irishman on the eve of graduating uni, watching his countrymen defeat England. Does it get any better than this?

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For the first time ever, Budgy Smuggler will be hosting a site wide discount.

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● Runs from 9am Monday 21st of November and ends Midnight Monday 28th

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● 5x $100 Golden Ticket Vouchers drawn randomly each day.

The Smuggling Community is going to be all over this - so get on board while it’s hot.

The team at T20 Stars is offering a Black Friday sale with 30% off on all of the T20 Stars range online at t20stars.com. The promo to use is BlackFriday30. Unbelievable value! Also, for every order over $100 the customer will receive a complimentary Shane Watson signed cricket ball.

We are delighted to once again link up with Ponting Wines. Use the code GETAFEW at pontingwines.com.au for 20% off!

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They're calling it the best World Cup ever but Australia is out and no one cares about it anyway.... unless you like T20 in which case it is absolutely sensational. Australia is out of the tournament, so what does this mean for the future of the sport in this country. Ed Cowan helps us out with these big issues and also signals that the start of the summer must be approaching. South Africa submit a new entry into their pantheon of great World Cup chokes. Wonder what Tony Greig was like as a bloke. Barney Ronay joins us to give the English perspective. Is Sam Curran good? Is the nation preparing for open bus tours? #AskTGC pontificates the 'champing' of Piers Morgan by Donald Trump.

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The World Cup is absolutely ruthless and so is the weather. It's all to play for as we head into the second week of round fixtures. Do New Zealand have a loss in them? Can Australia overturn their NRR? How did England lose to Ireland? South Africa is doing something good and Pakistan is out. Far Du Plessis describes the culture of the dressing room when he first started playing and we discuss a few eye-catching quotes from Tim Paine's new book too. #AskTGC asks what's going on with MyCricket and PlayHQ. It's all very serious stuff.

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ANNOUNCING OUR NATIONAL LIVE SHOW TOUR

We’re live and in the flesh for the first time in three years, returning to the stage for a national tour accompanying the most hotly-anticipated double Test series specifically involving both the West Indies and South Africa in recent memory.

Fresh(ish) from our sometimes-chart-topping podcast (charts mean nothing), adoption of paywalled content, and selling out to India, we’re once again hitting the road again to bring you a live show with stories you won’t hear on the pod, told in dubious fashion by the only people who matter in 2022: two blokes off the Internet.

Couple of special guests confirmed so far:

Brisbane: Justin Langer

Melbourne: Ricky Ponting

Sydney: Shane Watson

With more to be announced…

Mark these dates:

Tickets for General Public on sale Monday 31 October 9am local time, from https://www.gradecricketer.com/live-shows

Our show at The Corner next week sold out in 30 mins. If you want to guarantee your ticket, subscribers to our Patreon service receive an exclusive, Patreon-only pre-sale Friday 28 October from 9am AEDT. Join us at patreon.com/gradecricketer for access to those tickets, as well as loose, dark, raw bonus content, weekly.

Cheers,

Pez and Higgos

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Recorded from a bed at a 1 star hotel in an undisclosed location, Australia's Adam Zampa joins us 24 hours before The World Cup proper begins at the SCG. We cover friendship, sportswashing, leadership, June, match-ups, and most importantly, the importance of the "Get Rarer" movement, crystallised by the donning of lids on lids.

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We're joined by ornament to the game, Harsha Bhogle, for a one hour, feature-length interview. We wanted it reverent, he wanted irreverence, so we found a middle ground. We traversed the Asian Century, new and old India, run-outs, the future of cricket, Axar Patel's relationship with the stumps, great lines in commentary, birds, blokes bowling in black belts, Kohli clickbait stuff, whether or not we're allowed to come to his house (and why), and several other matters of debatable importance.

With enormous thanks to the mighty St Joseph's Cricket Club, Geelong, for hosting us.

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The World Cup is finally here and TGC kicks it off with possibly the loosest show since the last World Cup. Who are the favourites? Is Che La Luna the song of the summer? Will Warner ever captain again? Can Western Australia go all the way after their win over India? What's New Zealand up to? Bharat Sundaresan makes his TGC debut from a seedy hotel in Hobart to give us his insights into his net-relationship with Steve Smith and Reece Topley lets us know of his love affair with Australia, mullets, taking 6/24 at Lord's and the low-down on his current Uber rating. #AskTGC takes us into the urinals at Manuka Oval in the nation's capital and also when sledging a kid's dead dad goes wrong.

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The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au 

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos. 

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au 

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos. 

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

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National and global cricketing icon, Ellyse Perry joins us for a special interview direct from TGC HQ, aka Higgos’ apartment. Arguably Australia’s greatest ever Womens cricketer, Pez generously fields questions on important matters: like her what’s app messages, her defensive positioning for the Matildas, horses, and whether or not she agreed to this interview for image and brand purposes only. Of course, in-between, she speaks with customary eloquence about her career, the growth of womens cricket, and the faux pas’ that blokes can make.

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Mankads, mankads, mankads. How do they make us feel? Is that relevant? Should you just stay behind the line or is that too simplified an argument? Is this the new normal? Who owns cricket? Is any of this funny? We discuss it all after the Charlie Dean and Deepti Sharma 'incident' at Lord's. In better news, TGC is back on stage in Melbourne on November 2 and we want you to come along. In even better news still, Cam Green is 2m and Australia's most exciting T20 talent.... that's not in the World Cup Squad. Pakistan and England are embroiled in a 7 match T20 series and it's actually good and interesting! #AskTGC promotes a Triple C for bowlers and we've also been sent in some alarming alphadom stories of Bradman in the showers, talking to New Zealanders.

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Are you TGCs representative for Budgy Smuggler’s Ordinary Rig competition? If you are, we want to see you (online).

 How Do I Enter?

·      Simply enter a photo of you (or a mate) in a pair of smugglers with #OrdinaryRigAus & @budgysmuggler   

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Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos. 

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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September is here and that means that your dreams are about to die.... again. The Road Safety World Series is here and we're cooing about Sachin sitting in 1A while Watto's stable base makes us feel like Australia should win this meaningless tournament. Tim David will debut for Australia this week after he gives us some serious ASMR in the nets. Ben Horne is on the show to discuss another rival Indian league popping up to take away international cricket's best players. England are in Pakistan for the first time in 17 years, but what's Alex Hales like as a bloke? Rachel Haynes retires from international cricket after winning it all and then feeling nothing. #AskTGC ponders whether you can be good at something you've never done and a disturbing dream about Pezza in the urinals.

Huge news: TGC now has kit! Get TGC hoodies, t-shirts, caps, and bucket hats at our brand spanking new website: gradecricketer.com/shop. Sign up to Patreon for a 10% or 20% discount using a special code at patreon.com/gradecricketer

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Are you TGCs representative for Budgy Smuggler’s Ordinary Rig competition? If you are, we want to see you (online).

 How Do I Enter?

·      Simply enter a photo of you (or a mate) in a pair of smugglers with #OrdinaryRigAus & @budgysmuggler   

·      Photos should show some character / put a bit of a smile on the judges.

·      Bonus points for Likes / Shares on social media

·      Entries Close 5pm Thursday September 29th. 

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos. 

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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Old-school this week as we pour over some real grade cricket gear both on-field and online, Australia wins some ODIs as Finch offers some, but not all, blood, England's turnaround continues as Stuart Broad gets access to "the conversation" with Pidge, Sri Lanka wins the Asia Cup but that pales in comparison to Kohli minnow runs, #AskTGC is about champing, parenthood and George Orwell.

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Are you TGCs representative for Budgy Smuggler’s Ordinary Rig competition? If you are, we want to see you (online).

 How Do I Enter?

·      Simply enter a photo of you (or a mate) in a pair of smugglers with #OrdinaryRigAus & @budgysmuggler   

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·      Bonus points for Likes / Shares on social media

·      Entries Close 5pm Thursday September 29th. 

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos. 

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

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Let's be honest, literally no one cares about Australia's series win against Zimbabwe in Townsville. We're all here to get around the Zimbabweans for their historic achievements. We get 5/10 hero Ryan Burl on a zoom in between net sessions to talk about the circuit, the casino, the showers, the kit and what the Aussies are like as blokes. Chris Lynn also talks to us while waiting fir his UberEats to arrive about the future of cricket and how many different training shirts he must have. Across the equator, Jonny Bairstow has broken his leg ahead of the 3rd and deciding Test against South Africa at The Oval. India and Pakistan are embroiled in the Asian Cup - a tournament that exists solely so these two teams can play each other as many times as possible. And we're here for it. #AskTGC asks what we are to do with an Overseas player that leaves the ground to chop his girlfriend.

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How Do I Enter?

·      Simply enter a photo of you (or a mate) in a pair of smugglers with #OrdinaryRigAus & @budgysmuggler   

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·      Bonus points for Likes / Shares on social media

·      Entries Close 5pm Thursday September 29th.

What Can I Win:

·      $10K in Total: $5k for winner + $5k for your chosen community sport club or charity

·  Entry into Final of the World’s Most Ordinary Rig (October 2023)

·  A Billboard in the home town with “Welcome to [home town name], Home of Australia’s Most Ordinary Rig.

We’re hiring! TGC is looking for a multimedia editor-producer to join us on a full-time contract, for six months, starting mid-Sept. If you’re a production baller who can lift up our work across audio and film, head to http://gradecricketer.com/jobs for the JD.

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Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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Are you TGCs representative for Budgy Smuggler’s Ordinary Rig competition? If you are, we want to see you (online).

How Do I Enter?

·      Simply enter a photo of you (or a mate) in a pair of smugglers with #OrdinaryRigAus & @budgysmuggler   

·      Photos should show some character / put a bit of a smile on the judges.

·      Bonus points for Likes / Shares on social media

·      Entries Close 5pm Thursday September 29th.

What Can I Win:

·      $10K in Total: $5k for winner + $5k for your chosen community sport club or charity

·  Entry into Final of the World’s Most Ordinary Rig (October 2023)

·  A Billboard in the home town with “Welcome to [home town name], Home of Australia’s Most Ordinary Rig.

We’re hiring! TGC is looking for a multimedia editor-producer to join us on a full-time contract, for six months, starting mid-Sept. If you’re a production baller who can lift up our work across audio and film, head to http://gradecricketer.com/jobs for the JD.

If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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A special TGC interview with Herschelle Gibbs. We spend an hour with the former Test and ODI mainstay, traversing three decades of his cricketing life. The schoolboy king talks about playing against Australia, Hansie, Bazball, group sex, World Cups, Gary Kirsten, and his philosophy of fun.

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On the show this week: South Africa is sex, Bazball is dead, Dan Gallan joins us, we scroll The Hundred, Warner’s playing some BBL games, a former Test captain is a grade player at state training, the Asia Cup looms, some bi-laterals may or may not have finished, and AskTGC is about being cast as the dreaded “team-man”.

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·      Photos should show some character / put a bit of a smile on the judges.

·      Bonus points for Likes / Shares on social media

·      Entries Close 5pm Thursday September 29th.

What Can I Win:

·      $10K in Total: $5k for winner + $5k for your chosen community sport club or charity

·  Entry into Final of the World’s Most Ordinary Rig (October 2023)

·  A Billboard in the home town with “Welcome to [home town name], Home of Australia’s Most Ordinary Rig.

We’re hiring! TGC is looking for a multimedia editor-producer to join us on a full-time contract, for six months, starting mid-Sept. If you’re a production baller who can lift up our work across audio and film, head to http://gradecricketer.com/jobs for the JD.

If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

The team at T20 Stars are the most innovative cricket kit wranglers in the business, and they’re offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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0:00 INTRO

1:41 TRENT BOULT STEPS BACK FROM NZ

13:30 ROSS TAYLOR SLAPPED AT RR

15:50 CRICKET AT THE OLYMPICS

21:12 ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA

25:45 STOINIS v CHUCKING

35:58 JONATHAN LIEW

53:40 RUDI KOERTZEN PASSES AWAY

1:01:43 MARK WOOD

1:48:10 #ASKTGC

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The team at T20 Stars are thrilled about the girls bringing home the gold medal after their amazing win in the finals at the commonwealth games and they are offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code TGC15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

The team at T20 Stars are thrilled about the girls bringing home the gold medal after their amazing win in the finals at the commonwealth games and they are offering a 15% discount on all T20 Stars bats, balls and protective wear - simply use the code gold15 at t20stars.com

If you’re interested in the Merv’s Masters Tour, head to cricketcoaching.com.au for more info, and mention TGC when you email them for a free baggy green when you join the tour.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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Ben Stokes announces his retirement from ODI cricket after 104 matches for England, but is this the end of ODIs or will we still watch whatever is on TV regardless of the format? India win the ODI series in England 2-1, but all the talk is about Kohli. Is it time to move on? Will he make amends against Zimbabwe? The BBL Schedule is announced... yeah, there's a fair few games on but will Dave Warner be allowed to captain a team? Haris Rauf is on the show to tell us about his time playing 2nd Grade cricket in Sydney and #AskTGC asks a question about a possibly mentally disturbed former Australian A squad member.

If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

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Australia's humiliating defeat in Galle leaves us to question if there is any fucking danger? Was it the umpires? Was it the reviews? Was it Sri Lanka's Colombo community breaking into the Presidential Palace to perform backflips in his pool? Was it that Sri Lanka played well? Hard to say. One thing we do know is that betting in Russia is in a good place after a few farmers in Gujarat put on on IPL showcase on YouTube. We ask, so what's the problem? In other news, Virat Kohli hasn't scored a ton in three years but is his currency in franking credits or the dwindling Bitcoin? Barney Ronay is on the show to discuss the fortunes of the English cricket team and what it all means. And finally, #AskTGC makes us ponder what celebrations to mimic on dance floors in Amsterdam, if any.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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England may have actually completed cricket with their 4th successive come-from-behind win, this time against India. The numbers are absolutely mind boggling. Minds have been boggled. Meanwhile, Australia won the first Test in Galle against Sri Lanka in about 45 minutes. Are we satisfied? Guess it means Australia have one foot in the WTC Final. With sincere thanks to NT Cricket for giving us access to him, we chat to Wes Agar live on deckchairs, sipping on mocktails about shifting tin, his roof, environments and what he was wearing when his brother Ash hit 98 on Test debut. #AskTGC continues the theme of trying to figure out what the hell is going on with Bazball.

We're getting behind Budgy Smuggler's Ordinary Rig across the UK, and now France! Monsieur Ordinaire has taken France by storm, and you can get around both events by checking tickets at budgysmuggleruk.com or @budgysmugglerfrance on Instagram.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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Daryl Mitchell completes the perfect series with three consecutive hundreds in a losing side. NZ... what's doing? Bairstow turns into Bradman thanks to Baz-Ball and England are all of a sudden the greatest team in the world, despite having the exact same players as the ones that lost 17/18 Tests last year. We have trust issues. Australia are playing some mind-games with Sri Lanka... but why? Will Maxwell play? Will Steve Smith do something good? Why is everyone injured? Can Sri Lanka do the unthinkable? Matthew Kuhnemann is on the show to tell us about the teams he's played for and how his winter plans have changed because he now opens the bowling for Australia. #AskTGC questions if life can get any worse than this Thursday and Friday circuit.

We're getting behind Budgy Smuggler's Ordinary Rig across the UK, and now France! Monsieur Ordinaire has taken France by storm, and you can get around both events by checking tickets at budgysmuggleruk.com or @budgysmugglerfrance on Instagram.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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We're getting behind Budgy Smuggler's Ordinary Rig across the UK, and now France! Monsieur Ordinaire has taken France by storm, and you can get around both events by checking tickets at budgysmuggleruk.com or @budgysmugglerfrance on Instagram.

If you're after some of the grandest hoodie + trackie wear in the Aus winter, or swimmers for the UK summer, head to budgysmuggler.com and use the code "CHAMP" to see what happens.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

The boys are of course dressed by Budgy Smuggler, too (in some way, shape or form).

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YJB was absolutely sensational, Root is the best player ever (at the moment) and Stokes is the captain that England need. But just how bad were New Zealand? Australia are doing good things in Sri Lanka, but will we remember any of this unless Tim David is selected and we feel safety in the size of the men that represent the country. South Africa are winning against India B, not that any of this matters, because the IPL rights just got sold for $5.1billion USD. Wouldn't mind a slice. Liam Livingstone is on the show to tell us how and why he swings so hard and #AskTGC involves a young law clerk being caught in a lie.

To help amplify Budgy Smuggler's quest to find the UKs Most Ordinary Rig, we want your "Rig Confessions". Head to www.speakpipe.com/tgc to give us 30 seconds on what your rig means to you.

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· The Finale is in London July 2nd... it will be a Victoria's Secret meets Miss World Style Pageant.

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· Good to have beers with

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· Looks like they were good at sport at some point in their lives but were prevented by injury or poor coaching selection at a young age

· A six pack is an automatic disqualification (unless you are carrying it)

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· All expenses paid trip to Australia in 2023 to compete in the World's Most Ordinary Rig.

· Oh and a sash with UK's Most Ordinary Rig...

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Is England back or was this 2s v 3s? Root's the best, Broad's vibrations, "team hat-tricks" are for children. Ali Martin lends much needed credibility to all of this. Australia plays Sri Lanka in the big one, same goes India and South Africa. 21 year old Todd Murphy was playing at Kahlin Oval in Darwin a fortnight ago, now he's in Sri Lanka with Australia - he joins us to detail his approach to bullying and aesthetics. The ICCs head honcho says Test cricket doesn't make heaps so, you know, be grateful for what you've got. #AskTGC is about whether one can unbeta oneself.

To help amplify Budgy Smuggler's quest to find the UKs Most Ordinary Rig, we want your "Rig Confessions". Head to www.speakpipe.com/tgc to give us 30 seconds on what your rig means to you.

Details on the competition here:

· Entrance is open until June 12th.

· To enter, post a pic on Insta or FB that captures your personality in Smugglers with #BudgySmugglerUK and @BudgySmugglerUK.

· The Finale is in London July 2nd... it will be a Victoria's Secret meets Miss World Style Pageant.

We’re looking for rigs who meet the following criteria:

· Good to have beers with

· Can still run for a taxi and swing an axe

· Looks like they were good at sport at some point in their lives but were prevented by injury or poor coaching selection at a young age

· A six pack is an automatic disqualification (unless you are carrying it)

What you win:

· A 12 month Modelling Contract with Budgy Smuggler

· A Billboard in their hometown... "Welcome to Town X, Home to the UK's Most Ordinary Rig"

· All expenses paid trip to Australia in 2023 to compete in the World's Most Ordinary Rig.

· Oh and a sash with UK's Most Ordinary Rig...

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

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The men don’t normally win those ones, the women keep winning, England sink further, the IPL is flashy colours and throbbers, Brett Lee talks wheels, circuits, and his podcast, Sweppo joins us from Lahore, and #AskTGC is about Father-Son penis politics.

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We preview the “grand final” between Pakistan and Australia, where events in Lahore promise to override anything that’s happened before (I think maybe Khawaja scored runs and he was born in Pakistan?). The women’s team continue to dominate but where’s the loss they “have to have”? West Indies and England play out a bore draw, but Kraigg Brathwaite’s Mum was there - confirming that Mum Stuff trumps Dad Stuff. Zorba returns to the show for a lengthy chat, maybe 18% of which is about on-field cricket. #AskTGC is about cherry intimidation and Will’s sequel to Tall, Thicc and Dad Dick.

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Karachi was a classic rear-guard but many are still singing “Fucking flat-flat-flat” to the tune and cadence of Baby Shark (and that’s our problem), Babar’s no longer the tallest dwarf, Rizwan’s face is a yes from me, Happy enough with Australia, the SMH’s Tom Decent joins from Karachi, India brushes past Sri Lanka, Australia’s cruising at the Women’s World Cup, Beth Mooney joins, there’s more Root runs, Ollie Pope shouldn’t hide his nipples, Aaron Finch joins, and #AskTGC is about cosplaying grade cricket tubbing culture.

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We compiled your voice tributes to Warnie, it's there at the end of the show. Before then, Australia v Pakistan, India v Sri Lanka, Women's World Cup, West Indies v England, and other stuff that pales in comparison to the Warnie news.

We also caught up with CEO of the ACA, Todd Greenberg, who was in Islamabad at the time of recording. His grade pedigree has shaped him well for the challenges of sports administration. The WiFi wasn't great, hopefully you can bear with it.

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We got together for 30 minutes to remember Warnie, and to attempt some raw thoughts on how much he meant to us. It’s all still a bit surreal, but the urge was there, so we got in there.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their own thoughts via social and via voice. There were literally many hundreds, we were blown away. We will comprehensively reflect these in an upcoming show, soon.

Thanks,

Pez and Higgos

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A massive show to catch up on everything. We’ve got the “Every! Week!” guy Mankading to victory, JL’s departure, Aus v SL, Anderson and Broad, the Women’s team doing the business, NZ v SA, India’s new skipper, Wriddi Saha, the IPL mega auction, James Faulkner, the Pakistan series, Waqar Younis, Travis Head, Alex Blackwell, and #AskTGC looks at Dion Nash and adults v children.

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187. Season Finale, with Shane Watson and Chris Rogers

“Every week! Every week!” As we wind down the summer (there’s more cricket than ever) we start by exploring this profound quote in light of some more dark club cricket shit, followed by the lightness of Australia’s lead over England in the Women’s Ashes. Alyssa Healy gets the Women’s World Cup on TV, CA says no to Smith, Smith says yes to NFTs, South Africa sweeps India, and England posts the most one-sided one run win against the Windies. Shane Watson is on Zoom and Chris Rogers is in the studio, before we finish it off with AskTGCs about trappings and tubbing at an indoor centre. Thanks for the Australian summer, we’ll be back in 3-4 weeks.

But not if you’re on Patreon! We’re storming through, and we’ve got a special offer for 7 days only. If you join now, we’re offering 15% off for an annual subscription - it wraps up at the end of January. Do it, don’t do it, but if you do you’ll get all the Patreon trappings including every track we’ve done with Gus Cannon this year.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.

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We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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The men's Ashes is over and we're all a bit sad, angry, pissed off, drunk and other visceral emotions. Cam Green's tall isn't he? Phil Walker dials in from The UK to give us some very visceral and poetic minutes. Kohli steps down as captain after not being reprimanded. The Big Bash is a domestic T20 League in Australia. The Under 19 World Cup is on and Higgos is living out his dream of batting 3 for Australia. Simon Katich is on to discuss playing with Usman at Randwick-Petersham and the future of coaching. #AskTGC asks what the point of any of this is.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

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We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

Free shipping and free returns - visit www.t20stars.com

We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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Higgos and Pez have COVID. Was it worth it? Probably. The fallout from the MCG continues and there are still 2 Tests to go. Should Joe Root be captain? Does it matter? Will Scott Boland ever play again? Probably yes. Will Swepson play? Probably yes. Will the SCG spin? When was cricket good? Quinton de Kock has retired from Tests, so will this mean the end of civilised society? Hey, Devon Conway scored some more runs. He's good.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

Free shipping and free returns - visit www.t20stars.com

We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos - specifically our daily reactions to every day's play during The Ashes and The South Africa v India Test series.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

Free shipping and free returns - visit www.t20stars.com

We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

Free shipping and free returns - visit www.t20stars.com

We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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Australia romp to a demon-arousing win at the Gabba and all of the nation’s sensory needs are met. We cover it all (selectively) in 40 minutes of visceral catharsis, which is then followed by the Visceral Minute.

Copes then joins in, adding intelligence and knowledge, before our most in-depth analysis of the BBL, aka Blobby Season, to date.

#AskTGC traverses first-borns, rhyming slang, and sad, wistful English people. Thanks (as ever) to everyone.

Check out our Patreon for exclusive content every single week at https://www.patreon.com/gradecricketer including #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos - specifically our daily reactions to every day's play during The Ashes.

This episode is brought to you by Budgy Smuggler. You can get free shipping on your order by using the code 'CHAMP' at https://www.budgysmuggler.com.au

T20 Stars products are made from one of the best cricket manufacturers in the world and they have cut out the middle person so the cricket gear goes straight from the manufacturer to you.

T20 Stars are celebrating a huge week of cricket by giving all TGC listeners 10% off on all bats, balls, gloves and pads. USE THE CODE TGC10 to claim the discount.

Free shipping and free returns - visit www.t20stars.com

We’re getting behind #nationalbackyardcricket, which supports libraries across regional Australia as well as tertiary education projects in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, South Africa, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Register your team, and game, to help support these projects. The official day is Sunday 6 Feb, but you can play any time in the lead up. Head to nationalbackyardcricket.com to get in and around it.

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