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Cricket Et Al
Gideon Haigh and Pete Lalor have been writing about cricket, and talking about music, books, movies, television and life, for nearly fifteen years. Now they do it with a podcast recorder handy, which sometimes they remember to turn on. Stand by for a podcast full of insights and lacking in organisation. Substack - Cricket Et Al Produced by DM Podcasts
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WHAT A DAY THAT WAS: Australia Retain The Ashes
Pete and Gid watch Australia retain the Ashes with an 82-run win in the Third Test after an absorbing day's cricket at Adelaide Oval, in spite of an injury to…
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GRINDER: Australia Inch Towards Victory on Day 4
Pete and Gid watch Australia steadily grind their way through England's second innings at Adelaide Oval, until they're within a whiff of retaining the Ashes…
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THE ROAR OF THE MASSES COULD BE FARTS: Head Century On Day 3
Pete and Gid watch Adelaide celebrate its favourite son, as Travis Head peels off a fourth consecutive century on his home ground, and Australia march to a…
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HOT IN THE CITY: Scorcher on Day 2 in Adelaide
Pete and Gid perspire in 40+ degrees as England melt down under a red hot Australian assault, Nathan Lyon becomes Australia's second highest wicket taker, and…
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HELL YES: Carey Century On Day 1
Pete and Gideon bask in a bumper first day to the Third Test at Adelaide Oval, complete with an Usman Khawaja comeback and an Alex Carey hundred in the absence…
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LIVING TOO LATE: 3rd Ashes Test Preview
Pete and Gideon catch up with the omission of Usman Khawaja from Australia's Third Test team, and wonder if they have seen the last of Australia's veteran…
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HISTORY LESSON PART II with Tom Holland from The Rest is History
Gid talks to podcast guru Tom Holland about his love of cricket, love of history, the points between, and being a massive cock - on the cricket field anyway…
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HEADS WILL ROLL: Australia Cruise Home In Second Test
Pete and Gid watch the last stages of Australia's convincing eight-wicket victory, and wonder where the buck stops for England. Also: Carey's genius, Archer's…
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WHEN FATE DEALS ITS MORTAL BLOW: England Crumble & Starc Shines on Day 3
Pete and Gid watching Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland dominate the third day at the Gabba with bat then ball, as Australia surge towards victory and the…
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REAL WILD LIFE: Day 2 In Brisbane Heats Up
Pete and Gid watch a crazy, heady, reckless second day at the Gabba, where England tried to give the Test away but Australia wouldn't quite let them, when easy…
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HEY JOE: Root Century On Day 1
Pete and Gid watch Joe Root finally break through against Australia on a see-sawing first day at the Gabba, even as Mitchell Starc becomes Test cricket's most…
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GABBA GABBA HEY: 2nd Ashes Test Preview
Pete and Gid watch Australia juggle their squad even as England swagger into town with their XI in stone. What gives? Will Cummins play? Inglis? Webster? Will…
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PERTH TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: Questions From The First Ashes Test
Pete welcomes Gid back from Perth as they assess the lessons of the shortest four-innings Test in Australian history, the future of Usman Khawaja, the prospect…
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WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT: Record Breaking Test Match
Pete and Gid wonder what the hell happened at Optus Stadium, after Travis Head blows England’s house down with a dynamic, record-breaking hundred…
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DON'T FEAR THE REAPER: 19 Wickets On Day 1 of the Ashes
Pete and Gid see Mitchell Starc harvest seven then Ben Stokes thresh five, amid a total of nineteen wickets on an astounding first day of the Ashes of 2025-26…
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IT'S OH SO QUIET: The Eve Of First Ashes Test
Pete and Gid savour the serenity at Perth Stadium on the eve of the First Test, review the teams, weigh the prospects, wonder what Steve Smith has against…
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MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS: Our Favourite Ashes Moments
Pete and Gideon kick back a while to luxuriate in their favourite Ashes memories, from Melbourne '82 to Headingley '19, from Pete's affinity for Jim Higgs to…
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IF WE CAN'T GET IT TOGETHER: Aussie Injuries & Lilac Hill
Live from St Kilda bowlo, Pete and Gid catch up with the shattering news of Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, rubbing him out of the First Test. Also who is…
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HERE IT COMES: Ashes Fever Heats Up
Peter and Gideon explore the likely Australia line-up after the latest round of Sheffield Shield, England's unpopular preparation, reminisce of Headbuttgate…
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The Man In The Iron Mask
Pete and Gid venture into the annals of Et Al, discussing Gid’s new book Who Is Wallace? - the bizarre story of the world’s oldest prisoner, Bill…
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UNNATURAL SELECTION: Australia Announces Ashes Squad
Peter and Gideon react to the selection of Australia's fifteen-man squad for the First Test. Has Weatherald won the bat off? Was there a bowl off too? Green or…
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WISH YOU WELL with Bernard Fanning
Pete and Gideon want to know the First Test squad, so who else to ask but….long-time friend of the pod Bernard Fanning?! Bernard describes introducing…
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INCLUDE ME OUT: Cummins Injury, Kohli Farewell & Alana King Heroics
Pete and Gideon receive the news of Pat Cummins's unavailability for the Perth Test and wonder what it means for Australia. Also Pete's night of Kohli love at…
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STRANGE LOVE: India Struggle In ODI's, Bat-Off Continues + Coin Toss Records
Pete and Gideon check in on the first ODI in Perth, the future of Virat and Rohit, the prime of Mitchell Marsh, the cult of Sam Konstas, and the on-going…
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WHOLE WIDE WORLD: ODI World Cup with Lisa Sthelakar
Pete and Gideon catch up with four-time Australian World Cup campaign Lisa Sthelakar to discuss last night’s barnstorming Australian chase against India…
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DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN? - The Great Australian Bat Off
The bats have left the belltower, and are lining up for the great Australian bat off - Peter and Gideon review the first results. Also new handshake wars…
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HE'D SEND IN THE ARMY: India Win Asia Cup, Previewing The Summer Ahead
Pete and Gideon catch up on the Asia Cup final, which got most interesting when it ended, and take the pulse of India-Pakistan relations. Also: a preview of…
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JACOB'S LADDER: Cummins Injury, Asia Cup & England's ODI Victory
Pete and Gideon watch Jacon Bethell's maiden professional hundred, worry about Pat Cummins's back, look forward to the Asia Cup and women's World Cup. Get your…
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NOTHING CAN BRING ME DOWN: Record Breaking ODI, Cricket USA + Katich & Pujara
Pete and Gid catch up on Australia’s dead rubber batting extravaganza in Mackay and the fall out at USA Cricket, then pay tribute to birthday boy Simon…
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EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME: Maxy Goes Big In Darwin, The Hundred + RIP Bob Simpson
Pete and Gid enjoy another Maxy special in Darwin, further denigrate The Hundred, and celebrate the extraordinary contribution to cricket of the late Bob…
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HAIR: South Africa T20 Series, The Hundred & An Investigation Into Brylcreem
Pete and Gid catch up on last night’s T20, the early stages of The Hundred, before a discussion of the literary career of the late Eric Midwinter leads…
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Bonus Episode: After The News LIVE At The Philip Island Festival Of Stories
Peter and Gideon reflect on their journey from the mainstream to new media love at the Phillip Island Festival of Stories. Get your hands on The Usman 232…
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ONE CROWDED HOUR: Manic Scenes In England Vs India + Corporate Cricket
Pete and Gid watch the last fifty-six minutes of the twenty-five day Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy epic, and judge the winners and losers of an unforgettable…
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IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: Controversy in England Vs India + A Very Special Birthday
Pete visits Gideon in the Cogitorium to discuss England’s draw with India, Australia’s T20 clean sweep in the West Indies, and memories of Allan…
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IF 6 WAS 9: West Indies All Out For 27 As Records Tumble
Pete and Gideon witness amazing scenes in Kingston, where Mitchell Starc’s six for 9, and Scott Boland’s hat-trick consign West Indies to oblivion…
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IT'S EXPECTED I'M GONE: Chaos On Day 2 Of The Day Nighter
Pete and Gideon watch a chaotic fifteen-wicket day at Kingston, including another duck for Sam Konstas and a rare Steve Smith failure amid some ripsnorting…
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HOT ANIMAL MACHINE: Smith Makes It Look Easy, 11 Wickets Down in Pink Ball Test
Pete and Gid are enthralled as pink ball cricket comes to the West Indies, eleven wickets fall on a roller-coaster first day in Jamaica even as Steve Smith…
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LONG TIME MAN: Cricket Et Al Raises The Bat For A Century Of Episodes
Cricket Et Al’s hundredth episode heralds Mitchell Starc’s hundredth Test, so Pete and Gid pay him an extended tribute, including a Top 10. Bonus…
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I KNOW IT'S OVER: Australia Win The Second Test
Pete and Gid see the Frank Worrell Trophy remain in Australian hands, as Pat Cummins's team roll over West Indies by 143 runs. Also: a prime ministerial visit…
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I'M SO GREEN: Steve Smith & Cam Green Stand Tall on Day 3
Pete and Gid watch Cameron Green battle his way to a first half century at number three, as Steve Smith makes it look easy, and Australia forge a lead in a…
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NO SIDE TO FALL IN: Konstas, Khawaja, Baggy Greens & The Mystery of Gaz On Day 2
Pete and Gideon watch Australia battle to shake off a determined West Indies in Grenada, with Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja failing again. Plus: Pete's baggy…
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AT HOME HE'S A TOURIST: Australia's Middle Order Delivers On Day 1
Pete watches an Australian Test in the West Indies, Gid wonders where the overs went, numbers five, six and seven get Pat Cummins's men out of a hole again…
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ALL TIMES THROUGH PARADISE: Australia West Indies 2nd Test Preview
Pete kicks back in Grenada, Gid tugs on his baggy, Gaz passes on the song, and things get a little awkward in the West Indies camp ahead of the first Test in…
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DON'T FEAR THE REAPER: Australia Win The First Test
Pete and Gideon watch Australia streak away from West Indies on a sixteen-wicket day, with Josh Hazlewood at his best and John Campbell at his worst - bu…
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ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN: More Wickets Tumble On Day 2
Pete and Gideon watch a day of dire batting, drops and DRS misadventures in Barbados, as the Second Test remains too close to call. Also: we stand with Usman…
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE WESTWORLD? Australia Vs West Indies Day 1 Review
Pete in Bridgetown and Gideon in Melbourne watch an enthralling first day of the Worrell Trophy, and wonder whether West Indies can go all the way against Pat…
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THE TWO OF US: Australia Vs West Indies Test Series Preview
Pete and Gideon catch up on the eve of the First Test in Barbados and in the aftermath of the First Test at Headingley: what looms as a mismatch and what…
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MAKE SOME NOISE: South Africa Lift The Mace
Peter and Gideon struggle to make themselves heard above South African celebrations of their World Test Championship, after Temba Bavuma's battlers win the…
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AFRICA UNITE: World Test Championship Day 3
Pete and Gideon see South Africa surge to within sight of a stirring World Test Championship victory, thanks to a bold and brilliant hundred from Aiden…
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I FALL TO PIECES: World Test Championship Day 2
Pete and Gideon watch the World Test Championship final accelerate towards its conclusion, thanks to brilliant pace bowling, brittle batting and dubious…
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CATCH A WAVE: World Test Championship Day 1 Review
Pete and Gideon get caught up in the surges and eddies of a fluctuating first day of the World Test Championship final in which the bowlers ruled but Steve…
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THE HANGING GARDEN: Final Lineups, Marnus, Konstas & Jay!
Peter and Gideon relax in the Harris Garden at Lord's as they compare the teams for the World Test Championship Final, reflect on Marnus Labuschagne's new…
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DAY OF THE LORDS: World Test Championship Preview
Pete and Gideon return to Lord's, and watch the Aussies go through their paces as the minutes tick away to the World Test Championship final. Mitchell Starc…
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GET BACK: IPL Returns, MS Dhoni, Justin Langer Plus Old & New Friends
🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍 Pete and Gideon watch the Indian Premier…
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WAR PIGS ft. The Grade Cricketer: Geopolitics, IPL, WTC, Kohli & Rohit
🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍 Pete and Gideon catch up on an…
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ELECTED: IPL, Dennis Lillee, Fan Sightings & Top 10 Election Songs
🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍 Pete and Gideon observe the IPL and PSL…
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WHAT'S MY NAME? IPL Update, Maxwell, Pant, Aluminum Bats & The Best Franchise Names
🌎Go to Saily.com/CRICKETETAL and use the code CRICKETETAL to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.” 👍 Pete and Gideon keep up with the IPL and…
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BULLDOG FRONT: IPL, PSL, Pucovski Retirement & Sir James Anderson
Pete and Gideon reflect on the career of Will Pucovski, the burden of expectation falling likewise on Jake Fraser-McGurk and Sam Konstas, the cut and thrust of…
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HELL IS HERE: How To Fix The Global Cricket Calendar with Tom Moffat
Pete and Gideon examine the hellscape of global cricket with Tom Moffat, CEO of the World Cricket Association, in particular their new proposals for a calendar…
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RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL with Kurtis Patterson
Pete and Gideon are joined by St George CC life member Kurtis Patterson, nobly refrain from discussing his 144 Test average in favour of exploring his…