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81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAustralia's triumph, India's muddle: Australia v India, 5th Test reviewWe review the fifth Test between Australia and India in Sydney where Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a thrilling three-day win.
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Talking Points:
Australia's superior bowling depth wins the day
The remarkable Mr Boland
India's muddled approach to this series: neither batting heavy nor bowling heavy
Why didn't India trust their fast bowlers enough to play 4 each Test?
The futility of picking two spinners in these conditions
Jasprit Bumrah's steep workload; Siraj's tireless spells
Are Rohit and Kohli both in decline or is there a way ba...
2025-01-061h 1181 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAustralia too good in Melbourne special: Australia v India, 4th Test reviewWe review the fourth Test between Australia and India at Melbourne. Australia went 2-1 ahead after a special win.
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Talking Points:
A series where the first 40 overs is vastly different to the second 40
Why are India hesitant to play a fourth fast bowler?
India's issue with four tailenders - and Australia's advantage in the lower order
The Sam Konstas decision - and the hat tip to Bumrah
Nathan Lyon's first-innings v second-innings effectiveness in Australia
Jasprit Bumrah's mastery over the new and old ball
Siraj and Akash Deep: impressive yet un...
2025-01-011h 0581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastRain saves India, Ashwin bids goodbye: Australia v India, 3rd Test reviewWe review the the third Test between Australia and India at Brisbane. Australia piled on 445 but rain helped India keep the series at 1-1.
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Talking Points:
India's decision to persist with four bowlers an an allrounder
The need for insurance in the lower order against Australia's attack
Akash Deep's incisive spells with little reward
India's multipronged. issues with their transition
Rohit and Kohli: poor form or slowing reflexes. Or mostly bad luck?
Pat Cummins: the master of seam and length
Jasprit Bumrah's ability to create jeopardy at will
R Ashwin's d...
2024-12-1956 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA win to top all series wins: India v New Zealand, 3rd Test reviewWe review the third Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai where Ajaz Patel bowled New Zealand to an incredible win.
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Talking Points:
Is this the finest Test series win of all time?
New Zealand overcome great odds in dream sequence
The categories of outrage accompanying an Indian defeat
The potency of left-arm spin in India
Ajaz Patel's dream Test
New Zealand's bowlers strike gold on tricky pitch
To attack or to defend: India's batting dilemma
Rohit Sharma's aggressive approach
India's choice to not play four sp...
2024-11-041h 0781 All Out - A Cricket PodcastNew Zealand script glorious win: India v New Zealand, 1st Test reviewWe review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore - a magnificent match that will be remembered for a long, long time.
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Talking Points:
Pitch-perfect conditions for New Zealand's bowlers
The sub-air effect: how Bangalore's drainage system played its part
India misreading the pitch and choosing three spinners
The decision to bat first under cloudy skies
Henry, O'Rourke and Southee: unplayable in the gloom
Rachin Ravindra: a superstar in the making
The astonishing Sarfaraz-Pant partnership
Sarfaraz' unique handiwork
Bumrah's spell on the final morning
India's potential reaction...
2024-10-211h 0881 All Out - A Cricket PodcastNew Zealand v an unstoppable force: India v NZ series previewWe preview the upcoming three Test series between India and New Zealand - and also discuss England's win over Pakistan in the Test in Multan.
Talking Points:
The India-New Zealand rivalry down the years
New Zealand in transition - after the retirements of Boult and Wagner
Rachin Ravindra's terrific 92 at Galle in the recent series v Sri Lanka
New Zealand's reliance on part-timers to fill in some spin overs
Should New Zealand play to their pace strength in Bangalore and Mumbai?
The Pakistan-England Test and what it taught us about bowling in Test cricket
The batting-centric n...
2024-10-141h 0481 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA transcendent win: India v Bangladesh, 2nd Test reviewWe review India's magnificent win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur.
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Talking Points:
India doing both the expected and unexpected at the same time
India's great bowling attack and the art of picking 20 wickets
Jasprit Bumrah - in a rarefied space of fast bowling
Jadeja's speeds v Bangladesh's spinner's speeds
India's batting assault
Kanpur 2021 v Kanpur 2024
Kohli, Shastri and the decision to play five fast bowlers
Jaiswal's remarkable start to his Test career
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
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2024-10-031h 1381 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAshwin and Jadeja add to their legend: India v Bangladesh 1st Test reviewWe review India's 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai.
Talking Points:
Bangladesh complete... then lose by 280 runs
Bangladesh's impressive trio of pacers
The sessions that Bangladesh won - before the ball got older and runs flowed
The sweep v drive ratio: and why Bangladesh chose to sweep much more
India's spinners finding the right pace for the conditions
Mohammad Siraj's relentless second-innings spell
Mehidy and Shakib: too slow with the ball?
Rishabh Pant's grand return to Test cricket
Shubman Gill's purple patch in Tests
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
As...
2024-09-241h 0981 All Out - A Cricket PodcastPutting the World in the World CupWe review the first two weeks of the T20 World Cup and chat about the heartwarming performances of USA and other Associate teams. Plus Pakistan's insistence on opening with Babar and Rizwan; Kohli's attempts to change; Pant's hitting training; and the umpiring decision that Bangladesh are furious about.
Talking Points:
Why a 20-team World Cup seems so much more inclusive
Why USA beating Pakistan is not as shocking as it may have been 10 years ago
Many teams have struggled to score freely but the games have been close
Pakistan's RizBar problem
The importance of...
2024-06-131h 1181 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe hitting overlords: a glimpse into the future of T20sThe 2024 edition of the IPL has seen hitters step up to a new level - with 200-plus totals becoming routine and 200-plus chases being achieved too. Is this an inflection point for the format? And how should we be talking about the sport if this is the new normal?
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Talking Points:
Why has this IPL seen a sudden jump in totals?
Has the impact-player rule played a significant role in raising totals?
Have teams found more hitters to accomodate in the XIs?
Jake Fraser-McGurk - the prototypical T20 hitter
The e...
2024-04-2955 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat's the deal with T20 bowling?How much does bowling matter in T20s and how does one measure the potency of a bowler in this format? What are the measures of excellence for a T20 bowler?
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Talking Points:
How does one describe a good T20 bowler?
Is it possible to separate actions and outcomes for T20 bowling?
A format that offers the bowlers almost no leverage
What is the role of bowlers in a contest designed to be between bat and bat?
Does a great T20 bowler need any particular skills?
The value of bowlers wit...
2024-04-081h 1281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastIndia dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test reviewWe review the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamshala – where India stamped their authority with a win by an innings and 64 runs.
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Talking Points:
A one-sided – and thoroughly expected – end to a Test series in India
The Bazball delusion
England's inadequate bowling resources thoroughly exposed
Kuldeep the genius - a wristspinner with both variety and control
R Ashwin caps off his 100th Test with signature spells
The first morning - when Bumrah and Siraj made the ball talk
The challenge against spin for Duckett, Pope, Stokes, and Bairstow
Did Engla...
2024-03-111h 0881 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA win for the ages: India v England, 4th Test reviewWe review the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi – where India sealed a series with a magnificent five-wicket win.
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Talking Points:
The third-innings bowling that capped another brilliant third-day fightback
India's forced accelerated transition - with a team full of youngsters
Dhruv Jurel's expert batting with the tail
Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep - an undecipherable trio
Bazball sucking all the oxygen out of the England media
Did England miss a trick by not bowling Anderson and Robinson enough?
How England's statements often ran opposite to their actions
Could England have...
2024-02-281h 0381 All Out - A Cricket PodcastIndia hand England a right royal thumping: India v England, 3rd Test reviewWe review the third Test between India and England in Rajkot – where a terrific all-round performance helped India go 2-1 up.
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Talking Points:
India's magnificent bowling on Day 3
How the flat pitches in this series are neutralizing Bazball
India's spinners - turning the ball more with greater control
Why England's batting tactics are actually a tribute to India's great bowling
Why India are actually relentlessly attacking while England are highly defensive
Why England should have played an extra seamer in all three Tests
The problem for England's spi...
2024-02-201h 1781 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAwesome Bumrah helps India draw level: India v England, 2nd Test reviewWe review the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam – where Jasprit Bumrah powered India to a 106-run win.
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Talking Points:
A celebration of Test cricket
A series with echoes of the 2016-17 home series v Australia
Are England really playing Bazball?
India's decision to play five bowlers even with an inexperienced batting line-up
Does anyone think of drawing a Test match these days?
Jasprit Bumrah: an artist operating on a different plane to the rest
James Anderson's spell and the mystery around how little he bowls in India
Did...
2024-02-061h 1881 All Out - A Cricket PodcastPope, Hartley, and a remarkable win: India v England, 1st Test reviewWe review the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad – where India lost a Test match at home after gaining a first-innings lead of 190.
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Talking Points:
One of England's greatest wins
Ollie Pope's freakish 196
India's approach to facing left-arm spin
Why England choose to sweep and reverse-sweep India's spinners
Bazball and the approach to risk-taking
India's batters getting out to unforced errors after being set
Jasprit Bumrah's astonishing range
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@crick...
2024-01-301h 1681 All Out - A Cricket PodcastIndia level series after shootout in Cape TownWe review the two-Test series between South Africa and India - which ended 1-1 after a bowler-dominated shootout in Cape Town.
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Talking Points:
India's missed opportunity to finally win a series in SA
Why the Cape Town pitch backfired on South Africa
India's lack of fast bowling depth - a sign of more struggles in future away series
Mohammad Siraj's dream spell on the first morning in Cape Town
Dean Elgar's century: a tale of plays-and-misses and cashing in on poor bowling
Aiden Markram's astonishing attack
Where Rabada and Bumrah sh...
2024-01-071h 0481 All Out - A Cricket PodcastExtraordinary Australia silence India: World Cup final reviewWe review the World Cup final where Travis Head and Pat Cummins inspired a triumph for the ages.
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Talking points:
Australia's remarkable achievement - and this triumph in comparison to their previous World Cup wins
Rohit Sharma's approach at the start of the innings
Virat Kohli and the ability to strike at six an over on any pitch
The slowdown in the middle overs against fine Australian bowling
Cummins, Hazlewood and their brilliant variations
Shami opening the bowling instead of Siraj
Bumrah's beauty to dismiss Steve Smith
Travis Head's unforgettable a...
2023-11-201h 1381 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA bowling attack for all seasons: India v Pakistan reviewWe review the India v Pakistan match in Ahmedabad - and chat about the other themes developing in this World Cup.
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Talking points:
India's enviable bowling attack for the conditions
Jasprit Bumrah - the magician
Kuldeep and Jadeja keeping Pakistan quiet
Siraj and the cross-seam attack
Rohit Sharma's evolution as an ODI batter
Shreyas Iyer's approach to playing spin
The joy of the Australian collapse
New Zealand's deceptive dominance in the early stages of the World Cup
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
M...
2023-10-161h 0481 All Out - A Cricket PodcastImpact of Powerplay rules on the cricketing contest in ODIsOne of the themes in our episode on team selection was how the change in playing conditions of ODIs had made selection hard. We dialed in on how the change in Powerplay rules, along with the two new balls at both ends, has reshaped in the cricketing contest in ODIs and thereby reshaped the way teams are being selected.
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Talking Points:
How profound has the impact of the ODI Powerplay rules been since 2015?
Is there clear evidence that introduction of two new balls at...
2023-09-121h 1681 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAustralia resist England's bowling and Bazball: Ashes 2023 reviewWe review the recently concluded five-Test series between England and Australia that ended 2-2 - with Australia retaining the Ashes. It was a series defined by England's 'Bazball' approach to batting - though that undersells how well Australia's batters resisted English bowling and how well Australia bowled in largely batting-friendly conditions.
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Talking Points:
A neutral view of the Ashes - and how it is hard to pick a team to support
The limits of Bazball - and why England's recent success stems from their bowling depth
Australia's b...
2023-08-061h 2581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAll-round depth puts Australia on top of the Test worldWe review the World Test Championship final between Australia and India at The Oval - which ended with a 209-run win and the Test mace for Australia. It was India's second consecutive loss in the WTC final - and offered hints that a terrific side is likely past its peak.
Talking Points:
Australia's greater depth in bowling
Yet another missed opportunity for this Indian side to win a world title
The height advantage - how the 'release points' could have made a difference
The magnificent Mr Smith
Did India misread the conditions on Day 1?
Gill and P...
2023-06-141h 3681 All Out - A Cricket PodcastIf Jadeja doesn't get you, Ashwin must: India v Australia, 1st Test reviewIn episode 151 of the 81allout podcast we review the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur. India outclassed Australia in all departments and their superior depth in both batting and bowling propelled them to an innings victory.
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Talking Points:
Rohit Sharma's exceptional ability to suss up the conditions and bat accordingly
Ravindra Jadeja's mesmeric control on the first morning
The outrage over the selective watering of the pitch
Which team doesn't doctor its pitches to give the home side an advantage?
The Smith-Labuschagne partnership on Day 1
Todd Murphy's impressive...
2023-02-131h 2281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat we rant about when we rant about umpiringIn the latest episode of the podcast we chat about the challenge of being a modern umpire - and how excess scrutiny and knee-jerk reactions from pundits have combined to create a toxic environment.
Talking Points:
The challenge for modern umpires - with ball-by-ball social media scrutiny
How TV replays can fool us into thinking that umpiring is an easy task
Has DRS accelerated the erosion of the umpire's authority?
The frequent grumbling around the soft-signal - is it even needed?
The issue with Sachin Tendulkar's reservation about umpire's call
The value of umpiring judgement, and w...
2023-01-101h 2281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastEngland too good in a tournament of upsets: T20 World Cup reviewIn the latest episode of the podcast we discuss the recently concluded T20 World Cup in Australia - where England were crowned champions. We focus on some of the themes of the tournament - upsets, teams assessing a variety of conditions, exploiting ground dimensions, and the overall calibre of strokeplay - and wonder how some of the great bowlers are largely nullified by the format.
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2022-11-161h 0881 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe world of data (and how it is upending the game)In the latest episode we discuss ways in which data is upending the way teams approach the sport - and also question why there is so much resistance to the idea that smart use of data helps everyone understand the game better.
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Talking Points:
The importance of data in the T2...
2022-10-071h 3081 All Out - A Cricket PodcastClutch, pressure, choke: discussing the language of cricketing discourseIn the latest episode we discuss popular terms used to describe a cricketing contest - and why these are often lazy alternatives with no standard definition.
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Talking Points:
The category error in sports - when stories are used to describe contests
The narrative around 'big moments' and how some phases are assumed to 'decide' contests
The rampant discourse around 'pressure situations'
The belief that some players a...
2022-09-131h 3681 All Out - A Cricket PodcastHitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contestIn the latest episode of the podcast we discuss a fundamental question that underpins a T20 contest: does batting have a place in T20? Are elite batters like Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and Steve Smith good fits in the T20 format - and what metrics tell us how good a batter or hitter is.
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2022-08-301h 1981 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat's the deal with fourth-innings run-chases?In the latest episode of the podcast we discuss the recent fourth-innings run-chases in Tests around the world.
Since the start of 2021, there have been 58 instances of teams batting in the fourth innings - of which 27 have ended in victories. England, West Indies, India, and Pakistan have chased tall targets and we explore whether there has been a significant shift in how teams approach the run-chase.
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A Cricketing ViewOn Bazball With Daniel NorcrossMy guest is Daniel Norcross of BBC's Test Match Special.
Daniel came on to exchange notes about Bazball and its effect on the state of play in Test cricket. This podcast is an edited compilation of our conversation.
What is Bazball?
On Ben Stokes
A Theory about Virat Kohli
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This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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2022-07-141h 3981 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe Bairoot show in Edgbaston classicWe review the England-India Test at Edgbaston, which see-sawed till day four - before England defied the odds.
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Talking Points:
A fitting end to a high quality series
Bazball: a marketing gimmick or viable cricketing strategy?
England making the most of their ODI strengths in Tests
Bairstow's purplest patch
Joe Root the invincible - a 360-degree master
Rishabh Pant's command over the bowling
Balls that refused to...
2022-07-091h 23
81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastIndia too good for Sri Lanka, by day and by night: Series reviewWe review the two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka - which India won 2-0 in emphatic fashion.
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Talking Points:
India's invincibility at home - across conditions against all opposition
The relentless pressure that opposition batsmen are up against
Jasprit Bumrah and a series for the gods
Ravindra Jadeja's evolution as a Test batsman
Sri Lanka's spinners unable...
2022-03-181h 1181 All Out - A Cricket PodcastShane Warne: magical, tireless, immortalThe world of cricket has been shaken by the untimely death of Shane Warne. We felt the need to dedicate an entire episode to this news, and share our fond memories of this singular cricketer.
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Talking Points:
What Warne meant to the 1990s generation of cricket fans
The seismic effect that follows the death of a widely loved artist
Warne against India - stereotypes...
2022-03-071h 3281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastSouth Africa pull off series win for the agesWe review the third and final Test between South Africa and India - which South Africa won by seven wickets and rounded off a monumental series win.
Note: Readers in India can now buy Mike Marqusee's classic cricket book War Minus The Shooting at the Atta Galatta bookstore in Bangalore. They are happy to courier copies to those outside Bangalore if you write in at: Thebookstore@attagalatta.com (You can also tweet at their handle: https://twitter.com/AttaGalatta). It is also available on Flipkart now and will soon be available on Amazon as well.
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2022-01-172h 0281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastSouth Africa's triumph in Wanderers dogfightWe review the second Test between South Africa and India - which South Africa won by seven wickets. This was India's first loss at The Wanderers ground, and South Africa's first Test win against India in six Tests.
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2022-01-091h 3981 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA special win to round off a special year: Centurion Test reviewWe review the first Test between South Africa and India - which India won by 113 runs. This was only South Africa's third defeat in Centurion across 27 Tests.
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2022-01-011h 3581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastK-drama lead up to mouthwatering contest: South Africa v India, series previewWe preview the three-Test series between South Africa and India - a golden chance for the Indian team to win their first Test series there.
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Talking Points:
K...
2021-12-201h 2481 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA freakish ten-for and good old Indian dominance: India v NZ series reviewWe review the recent two-Test series between India and New Zealand - which India won 1-0.
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Talking Points:
Is India v New Zealand a major rivalry? Or a filler between marquee series?
New Zealand's decision to pick Will Sommerville for both Tests
India's immense depth - winning comfortably despite so many of their first-choice players out
Ajaz Patel's freakish ten-for
Tim Southee's exceptional spells in the subcontinent
Mohammad Siraj's ability to stay in the fifth gear
Is Rahane out of form or in decline?
Kohli's lean trot...
2021-12-091h 33
81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastGlimpses of greatness: reviewing the Shastri years (2017-2021)We review the Indian team over the last four years - the period since July 2017 when Ravi Shastri took over as head coach.
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Talking Points:
The significance of being a very good team in a competitive era
The bowling depth in this era world-wide - which is superior to previous teams
Irfan Pathan in the mid-2000s - and the first glimpse of picking five bowlers
India's dominance over West Indies and Sri Lanka in the last decade
The confidence to play four fast bowlers even if...
2021-09-301h 20
A Cricketing ViewA Review Of India's Tests in England in 2021 With Sidharth Monga and Daniel NorcrossThis is an extended conversation about the cricket played during India's Tests in England in the 2021 season. My guests are SIdharth Monga of ESPNCricinfo and Daniel Norcross of BBC's Test Match Special.What lengths would you bowl to Kohli?Daniel tweets @norcrosscricketSid allegedly does not tweet.I tweet @cricketingviewThis conversation was recorded on Saturday, September 11, 2021.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cricketingview/message
2021-09-121h 5581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastLording it over The Oval: England v India, Oval Test reviewClick here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi
We review the fourth Test of the England v India series - which India won by 157 runs.
Talking Points
Two Oval triumphs - 50 years apart
India once again leaving out Ashwin
The decision to go with four fast bowlers on this surface
Shardul the enigma
How the quality of bowling magnifies the intensity of the viewing experience
Does Bumrah really set batsmen up?
The Ajinkya Rahane question
Rohit Sharma's first hundred outside Asia - and what it meant to one fan
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Mahesh Sethuraman...
2021-09-081h 1381 All Out - A Cricket Podcast78 all out: England v India, Headingley Test reviewWe review the third Test of the England v India series - which England won by an innings and 76 runs.
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Talking Points
India's choice of five bowlers - choosing competitiveness over respectability
The first morning - when India were bowled out for 78
James Anderson and the mastery with which he varies his length
How badly did India really bat on the first morning?
Joe Root's 'classical' style of getting beside the line of the ball
What does one mean when one says a batsman has extra time...
2021-08-301h 36
A Cricketing ViewOn The Anxieties of Evidence in VAR & DRS. With Daisy Christodoulou, Jonathan Wilson and Daniel Norcross - IIIn February 2020, Daisy, Jonathan and Daniel came on the podcast to discuss DRS and VAR. A year later, they are back to reflect on the developments in both during the past year. The conservation is about the anxieties of evidence in VAR & DRS.
How to watch sports in the age of VAR/DRS? How does evidence work? Does the fact the evidence is produced in disciplined fashion (through measurement, and not just observation - (for example: consider the difference between what's available to the TV umpire on outside edges via RTS/UltraEdge/HotSpot, and...
2021-04-1357 min
BCCI - Beardos Cricket Chat and InsightEpisode 16 - Understanding the DRSWith the end of the ODI series between India and England, the Beardos are excited about the new beginnings. But while that journey towards the IPL might be exciting, it will have to wait. Why? Well it’ll have to wait simply because we need to find out a few things before we move on. What things you ask? Well I’m glad you asked because take a look at this –
1. Is India’s slow-and-steady costing them matches?
2. Is someone being a liar the reason behind Pant being on Fire?
3. Is it time to begin...
2021-03-3028 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Warren Brennan About Hotspot, RTS and other Technology in CricketWarren Brennan is the founder and chief technology officer of BBG Sports where he has developed the Hotspot/RTS system for spotting edges with Allan Plaskett. In this conversation we talked about technology in sports broadcasting, some details of the Hotspot/RTS system, ball tracking, and the future of technology in sport.
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2021-03-231h 15BCCI - Beardos Cricket Chat and InsightEpisode 14 - Beardos Get PitchyAs is always the case, our minds are full of questions after the recently concluded Test Series …
1. Did NASA need to spend so much money in search of extra-terrestrial life or would it have been enough to just watch Rishabh Pant reverse sweep Jimmy Anderson?
2. What did Mr. Sundar tell Washington’s team mates?
3. Would England stand a chance if they were to include 30 batsmen in their Playing XI?
4. Why do we always resist Parivartan like Amitabh Bachchan?
5. What is a poor pitch? And who decides that?
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2021-03-0824 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA thumping finish: India v England, 4th Test reviewWe discuss the fourth Test between India and England in Ahmedabad.
Talking Points:
India's terrific achievement across eight Tests
A triumph of depth for the Indian team
Axar's 27 wickets and his perfect debut series
Why Ashwin's value to the side is double that of their best batsman
Mohammad Siraj - the classic Indian fast bowler
Rahane, Pujara and the problems of mortality
Rohit Sharma's ability to tune his game as per the conditions and situation
Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and the value of time against pace
Washington's possible future as a top-order batsman
Looking ahead to...
2021-03-081h 07
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation With Rob Moody About His YouTube Cricket VideosRob Moody is the curator of the robelinda an robelinda2 cricket video channels on youtube. His videos will be viewed one billion times by mid-April. This is a conversation with him about his collection and its past, present and future in the landscape of cricket boards, broadcasters and Google.
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This video was recorded on March 3, 2021.
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2021-03-051h 0781 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA two-day shoot-out: India v England, 3rd Test reviewWe discuss the third Test between India and England in Chennai
Talking Points:
Where did this pitch stand in the Premadasa-Sabina scale?
The importance of consistent bounce in the ICC evaluation system
England's misreading of the pitch and the selection of one specialist spinner
Don't India have enough of an all-round bowling strength to not rely on turners?
Rohit Sharma's ability to adjust to all formats
The technique of playing spin - and what made Root, Foakes, Rohit and Kohli stand out
Ashwin's off-break that looks like a straighter one - thanks to the remarkable drift
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2021-02-261h 2181 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAshwin's triumph in Chepauk: India v England, 2nd Test reviewSupport 81allout: ko-fi.com/81allout
We discuss the second Test between India and England in Chennai
Talking Points:
Was there anything at all wrong with the pitch?
How Rohit Sharma tackled the tricky surface
England's rotation policy - and would they have followed this during the Ashes?
R Ashwin's glorious home Test in front of an adoring crowd
Does Ashwin the bowler have the equivalent of 47 Test centuries?
Ashwin's ability to do what he decides to do
Ben Foakes' technique against spin on a turning track
Rishabh Pant's improvement behind the stumps
Kohli's skillful...
2021-02-171h 04
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with S Rajesh Of ESPNCricinfo About Their Control StatisticThis conversation is about ESPNCricinfo's Control statistic with their senior stats editor S Rajesh. We discuss what the metric tries to measure, what it contributes to understanding the game, and some interesting statistical summaries of the Control measure over 15 years and hundreds of Tests.
Read Sidharth Monga's review of Chennai Test featuring the control measure here
The episode was recorded on February 12, 2021.
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A Cricketing ViewA Preview of England's Tests in India with Subash Jayaraman and Daniel NorcrossThis is an irregular review of an irregular series in irregular times. My guests are Subash Jayaraman, the veteran host of the Couch Talk podcast and Daniel Norcross from the BBC's Test Match Special. We had a conversation about the cricket we anticipate in this series, the players who are likely to feature in it.
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This podcast was recorded on February 2, 2021.
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2021-02-031h 2081 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe dreamiest winWe discuss the final day of the fourth Test in Brisbane, where India did the improbable.
Talking Points:
Excuse me, what did we just see?
India's greatest series win?
Teams getting ambitious with fourth-innings chases
The value - and strategic brilliance – of Pujara's innings
Gill and Pant in their audacious element
The Washington Sundar cameo
Starc's off day and below par series
Why isn't Lyon held to the same standard as other great spinners?
How a great series lives on in the memory
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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2021-01-1959 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe victorious draw in SydneyWe discuss the third Test in Sydney, where India held on for a valiant draw.
Talking Points:
When a draw was like a win
Steve Smith resumes normal service
The versatile Mr Jadeja
Rohit and Gill - partners in promise
India's decision to pick Pant despite his wicketkeeping problems
Is one allowed to get run-out in Test cricket?
Pant's sizzling 97 on day five
Ashwin and Vihari and the show of defiance
Can India find 11 fit men for Brisbane?
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
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2021-01-121h 0581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe Melbourne bouncebackWe discuss India's memorable eight-wicket win in Melbourne and place it in context of some of the famous Indian victories in Australia.
Talking Points:
Placing the victory in context
Parallels with Melbourne '81
Rahane's touch
Ashwin's immaculate control
Bumrah's skid and the ball to hoodwink Smith
Gill v Shaw, Pant v Saha
Siraj's debut
Looking ahead to Sydney
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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2020-12-301h 0981 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA tragicomedy called 36 all outWe process India's 36 all out in the Adelaide Test. Was it a tragedy? Or a dark comedy? Is it even something that can be explained?
Talking Points:
The visceral shock that accompanies a rapid collapse
Pain, grief, and decades-long hurt
How does the emotional reaction to 36 all out compare with 81all out?
The deadly duo of Cummins and Hazlewood
How cricketing narratives are so batsmen-focused
The role of luck in every single cricketing event
The great Indian heartbreaks from years past
Chennai '99, Kolkata '99, Barbados '97
The discourse that accompanies a batting collapse - and...
2020-12-201h 06
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Jack Shantry & Daniel Norcross on Umpiring and the Laws of CricketJack Shantry is a former left-arm seam bowler who played for Worcestershire. He is currently a National Panel umpire in the UK. Daniel Norcross is a cricket commentator on BBC Test Match Special.
In this conversation we discuss the laws of cricket and umpiring, and how they constitute the game. Daniel talks about the difficulties arising from having to communicate a subtle, complicated, and often arbitrary set of laws to new audiences. Jack speaks from an umpire's perspective about why certain laws are the way they are, which laws bother him (the answer is most interesting...
2020-12-181h 25
A Cricketing ViewAbhishek Mukherjee & Arunabha Sengupta on their forthcoming book 'Sachin and Azhar At Cape Town'This is my conversation with Abhishek Mukherjee and Arunabha Sengupta about their forthcoming book Sachin and Azhar at Cape Town: Indian and South African Cricket Through the Prism of a Partnership. Our conversation was recorded across three continents and is, in places, subject to the vagaries of inter-continental wireless communications. The book presents a rich picture of the protagonists of that stand (both Indian and South African) and the period they lived in. This is a book not just about South Africa, but about a different era in Indian and world cricket.
Abhishek tweets @ovshake42
2020-12-081h 00
A Cricketing ViewTim Wigmore On His New Book - The Best: How Elite Athletes Are MadeThis is a conservation with Tim Wigmore about his new book with Mark Williams The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made. Tim contributes to The Daily Telegraph, ESPNCricinfo, The New York Times & The Economist. Tim appeared in episode 3 of this podcast to discuss his previous book Cricket 2.0 with Freddie Wilde.
Tim Wigmore tweets @timwig
The book is The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made. An edited excerpt from the book titled Under pressure: why athletes choke was published in The Guardian .
This interview was recorded on November 10, 2020.
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2020-11-1600 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastThe episode that really mattersIn this episode of the 81allout podcast, we zero in on the cliche that makes an appearance in all sporting contests: the moments that mattered. We discuss how for fans some moments take on more significance than others, why writers need to guard against falling into narrative traps, and how the struggling media ecosystem is fertile ground for turning cricketing stories into those of heroism and villainy.
We also discuss how one approaches writing about selection, and predict what sportswriting might look like five or ten years down the line.
Participants:
Sidharth Monga...
2020-10-281h 33
A Cricketing ViewKarunya Keshav & Snehal Pradhan On Their Report On The State Of The Art Of Women's Cricket In IndiaIn this episode of the podcast I speak to Karunya Keshav and Snehal Pradhan about their report (co-authored with the late Sidhanta Patnaik of Wisden India and Women's CricZone) for the Sport Law and Policy Centre title An Equal Hue: The Way Forward For The Women In Blue (read the report).
Karunya Keshav is Editor-at-large at Wisden India. She is the author (with Sidhanta Patnaik) of The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India
Since retiring from cricket in 2015, Snehal Pradhan has worked as a freelance sports journalist and broadcaster. She...
2020-07-0354 min
A Cricketing ViewKarunya Keshav & Snehal Pradhan On Their Report On The State Of The Art Of Women's Cricket In IndiaIn this episode of the podcast I speak to Karunya Keshav and Snehal Pradhan about their report (co-authored with the late Sidhanta Patnaik of Wisden India and Women's CricZone) for the Sport Law and Policy Centre title An Equal Hue: The Way Forward For The Women In Blue (read the report).Karunya Keshav is Editor-at-large at Wisden India. She is the author (with Sidhanta Patnaik) of The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in IndiaSince retiring from cricket in 2015, Snehal Pradhan has worked as a freelance sports journalist and broadcaster...
2020-07-0354 min
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Arunabha Sengupta about his new book about South African cricket 1948-70In this episode I speak to Arunabha Sengupta about his new book Apartheid: A Point to Cover: South African Cricket 1948–70 and the Stop The Seventy Tour. The book focuses of the 22 years of South African cricket from the inception of Apartheid as official state policy by the National Party Government in 1948 to South Africa's expulsion from international cricket in 1970 due to these policies.
This episode was recorded on May 11, 2020.
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2020-05-1159 min
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Arunabha Sengupta about his new book about South African cricket 1948-70In this episode I speak to Arunabha Sengupta about his new book Apartheid: A Point to Cover: South African Cricket 1948–70 and the Stop The Seventy Tour. The book focuses of the 22 years of South African cricket from the inception of Apartheid as official state policy by the National Party Government in 1948 to South Africa's expulsion from international cricket in 1970 due to these policies.This episode was recorded on May 11, 2020.Arunabha tweets @senantixI tweet @cricketingview--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cricketingview...
2020-05-1159 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Gideon Haigh about Politics in SportIn this conversation the Australian journalist and cricket writer Gideon Haigh discusses the ways in which cricket, and sport more generally is political.
Gideon Haigh's work includes regular columns for The Australian and The Times, biographical essays about Jack Iverson, Victor Trumper and Shane Warne, reviews and reflections on series, teams, eras and controversies. He does not tweet, use facebook or any other form of social media.
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2020-03-1242 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Gideon Haigh about Politics in SportIn this conversation the Australian journalist and cricket writer Gideon Haigh discusses the ways in which cricket, and sport more generally is political.Gideon Haigh's work includes regular columns for The Australian and The Times, biographical essays about Jack Iverson, Victor Trumper and Shane Warne, reviews and reflections on series, teams, eras and controversies. He does not tweet, use facebook or any other form of social media.I tweet @cricketingview--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cricketingview/message Get on the email list...
2020-03-1242 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation about DRS/VAR with Daisy Christodoulou, Jonathan Wilson and Daniel NorcrossThis is a conversation about DRS, VAR and the role of technology in decision making in cricket and football.
Daisy Christodoulou's insightful and widely read twitter thread about VAR prompted this episode. She is an educationist who has a special interest in the problem of assessments. Jonathan Wilson covers football for The Guardian and a few other publications. He's the author of 11 books, including Inverting the Pyramid and Angels with Dirty Faces. Daniel Norcross is a cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special.
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Daniel tweets...
2020-02-241h 21
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation about DRS/VAR with Daisy Christodoulou, Jonathan Wilson and Daniel NorcrossThis is a conversation about DRS, VAR and the role of technology in decision making in cricket and football. Daisy Christodoulou's insightful and widely read twitter thread about VAR prompted this episode. She is an educationist who has a special interest in the problem of assessments. Jonathan Wilson covers football for The Guardian and a few other publications. He's the author of 11 books, including Inverting the Pyramid and Angels with Dirty Faces. Daniel Norcross is a cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special.Daisy tweets @daisychristoJonathan tweets @jonawils
2020-02-241h 21
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Mihir Bose about four day TestsMihir Bose has been a reporter based in London for nearly five decades. He has worked for newspapers and television. He has written more than two dozen books on an extraordinary range of subjects - cricket, football, history, biography and business. Apart from Indian cricket, Bose has written about Keith Miller, Moeen Ali, Subhash Chandra Bose, Bollywood, Manchester United, Terry Venables, the Aga Khans, the Memon community, the City of London and the boom and bust of the 1980s, the Premier League, and his beloved Tottenham Hotspur among others.
His most recent book The Nine Waves presents...
2020-01-1136 min
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Mihir Bose about four day TestsMihir Bose has been a reporter based in London for nearly five decades. He has worked for newspapers and television. He has written more than two dozen books on an extraordinary range of subjects - cricket, football, history, biography and business. Apart from Indian cricket, Bose has written about Keith Miller, Moeen Ali, Subhash Chandra Bose, Bollywood, Manchester United, Terry Venables, the Aga Khans, the Memon community, the City of London and the boom and bust of the 1980s, the Premier League, and his beloved Tottenham Hotspur among others.His most recent book The Nine Waves...
2020-01-1136 min
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Anthony McGowan about cheating in cricketAnthony McGowan is an author who writes for children, young adults and older adults. His most recent book is How to teach philosophy to your dog. In this episode he joined me to discuss the nature of cheating and lying in cricket.
Anthony tweets @anthony_mcgowan
The ethics of walking in cricket: from Socrates to Nietzsche, Anthony McGowan, The Guardian, December 4, 2019
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2019-12-1853 min
A Cricketing ViewA conversation with Anthony McGowan about cheating in cricketAnthony McGowan is an author who writes for children, young adults and older adults. His most recent book is How to teach philosophy to your dog. In this episode he joined me to discuss the nature of cheating and lying in cricket.Anthony tweets @anthony_mcgowanThe ethics of walking in cricket: from Socrates to Nietzsche, Anthony McGowan, The Guardian, December 4, 2019--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cricketingview/message Get on the email list at cricketingview.substack.com
2019-12-1853 min
A Cricketing ViewJarrod Kimber on Contemporary Cricket WritingIn 2007, Jarrod Kimber started a blog called Cricket with Balls. Over the last 12 years he has graduated to writing features, books and match reports, made documentary films and worked as an analyst and a manager in T20 franchises. I invited him to talk about cricket writing today. We ended up with not only a tour of landscape of cricket writing, but also some lessons in how to become a cricket writer.
Apart from writing, Jarrod also conducts his course on sports writing: Fans With Laptops, which is a course in using your passion for sports to improve...
2019-11-261h 26
A Cricketing ViewJarrod Kimber on Contemporary Cricket WritingIn 2007, Jarrod Kimber started a blog called Cricket with Balls. Over the last 12 years he has graduated to writing features, books and match reports, made documentary films and worked as an analyst and a manager in T20 franchises. I invited him to talk about cricket writing today. We ended up with not only a tour of landscape of cricket writing, but also some lessons in how to become a cricket writer.Apart from writing, Jarrod also conducts his course on sports writing: Fans With Laptops, which is a course in using your passion for sports to...
2019-11-261h 26
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Suresh Menon about the BCCISuresh Menon is a veteran observer of Indian cricket. He has been a reporter and an editor-in-chief at the Indian Express. Currently, he is a contributing editor to The Hindu where he writes the regular column Between Wickets. Since 2013 he has been the Editor of the Wisden India Almanack. In this episode, we discuss the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which remains a controversial body coveted by politicians and corporate tycoons alike, and is also the most successful sporting institution in India. Recently, it acquired a new Constitution. What do these changes hold...
2019-11-1353 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Suresh Menon about the BCCISuresh Menon is a veteran observer of Indian cricket. He has been a reporter and an editor-in-chief at the Indian Express. Currently, he is a contributing editor to The Hindu where he writes the regular column Between Wickets. Since 2013 he has been the Editor of the Wisden India Almanack.
In this episode, we discuss the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which remains a controversial body coveted by politicians and corporate tycoons alike, and is also the most successful sporting institution in India. Recently, it acquired a new Constitution. What do these changes hold...
2019-11-1353 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Snehal Pradhan about the contemporary landscape of women's cricketIn this episode, I speak to Snehal Pradhan. Snehal is a former India fast bowler. In addition to running her youtube channel Cricket with Snehal, she writes and reports on cricket for First Post, News 18, ESPNCricinfo, Economic Times and several other publications. She also commentates on cricket matches for broadcasters like the BBC. We spoke about the landscape of women's cricket in India in the 21st century. Among other things, I asked her about the prospects for a Women's IPL, mixed-gender matches and the Indian domestic scene in women's cricketSnehal tweets at @SnehalPradhan
2019-11-1353 min
A Cricketing ViewA Conversation with Snehal Pradhan about the contemporary landscape of women's cricketIn this episode, I speak to Snehal Pradhan. Snehal is a former India fast bowler. In addition to running her youtube channel Cricket with Snehal, she writes and reports on cricket for First Post, News 18, ESPNCricinfo, Economic Times and several other publications. She also commentates on cricket matches for broadcasters like the BBC. We spoke about the landscape of women's cricket in India in the 21st century. Among other things, I asked her about the prospects for a Women's IPL, mixed-gender matches and the Indian domestic scene in women's cricket
Snehal tweets at @SnehalPradhan
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2019-11-1353 min
A Cricketing ViewDaniel Norcross (Part II)This is part two of my conservation with Daniel Norcross. Daniel is a commentator for BBC Test Match Special. He also writes for various publications like ESPNCricinfo. Daniel is also the first guest on this show who commands his own Wikipedia entry. I invited Daniel over to reflect on the 2019 English summer season with the benefit of some distance. This episode begins where Part I finished. We discussed Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, Ravindra Jadeja, India's recent results and ended with some speculation about where cricket might be at the end of the 2020s.Daniel tweets at...
2019-11-011h 21
A Cricketing ViewDaniel Norcross (Part II)This is part two of my conservation with Daniel Norcross. Daniel is a commentator for BBC Test Match Special. He also writes for various publications like ESPNCricinfo. Daniel is also the first guest on this show who commands his own Wikipedia entry. I invited Daniel over to reflect on the 2019 English summer season with the benefit of some distance. This episode begins where Part I finished. We discussed Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, Ravindra Jadeja, India's recent results and ended with some speculation about where cricket might be at the end of the 2020s.
Daniel tweets at @norcrosscricket
2019-11-011h 21
A Cricketing ViewDaniel Norcross (Part I)This is part one of my conservation with Daniel Norcross. Daniel is a commentator for BBC Test Match Special. He also writes for various publications like ESPNCricinfo. Daniel is also the first guest on this show who commands his own Wikipedia entry. I invited Daniel over to reflect on the 2019 English summer season with the benefit of some distance. This episode includes the first part of our conversation which ended up being a reflection on the two outstanding figures of the summer.Daniel tweets at @norcrosscricketI tweet at @cricketingview...
2019-10-3050 min
A Cricketing ViewDaniel Norcross (Part I)This is part one of my conservation with Daniel Norcross. Daniel is a commentator for BBC Test Match Special. He also writes for various publications like ESPNCricinfo. Daniel is also the first guest on this show who commands his own Wikipedia entry. I invited Daniel over to reflect on the 2019 English summer season with the benefit of some distance. This episode includes the first part of our conversation which ended up being a reflection on the two outstanding figures of the summer.
Daniel tweets at @norcrosscricket
I tweet at @cricketingview
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2019-10-3050 min
A Cricketing ViewGary NaylorIn this episode, Gary Naylor discusses the art of reviewing and criticism. Gary has reviewed plays, opera, films, cricket and football at various venues.Gary Naylor is chief reviewer for Broadway World in London, writes about cricket for the Guardian on the blog 99.94, and commentates on cricket for Guerilla Cricket. He also maintains a separate weblog called The Sound of the Tooting Trumpet . He tweets @garynaylor999.I tweet at @cricketingview.Do write to us with your thoughts.This episode was recorded on October 21, 2019.---
2019-10-251h 10
A Cricketing ViewGary NaylorIn this episode, Gary Naylor discusses the art of reviewing and criticism. Gary has reviewed plays, opera, films, cricket and football at various venues.
Gary Naylor is chief reviewer for Broadway World in London, writes about cricket for the Guardian on the blog 99.94, and commentates on cricket for Guerilla Cricket. He also maintains a separate weblog called The Sound of the Tooting Trumpet . He tweets @garynaylor999.
I tweet at @cricketingview.
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This episode was recorded on October 21, 2019.
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2019-10-251h 10
A Cricketing ViewTim Wigmore and Freddie WildeIn this episode, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde discuss their new book Cricket 2.0 and reflect on past, present and possible futures of T20.Tim Wigmore is a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph and has also written for ESPN, The New York Times, The Economist and The New Statesman. He tweets at @timwigFreddie Wilde is a cricket writer at CricViz and has contributed to The Independent, Cricbuzz and, Cricket Next. He tweets @fwildecricketI tweet at @cricketingviewDo write to us with your thoughts.
2019-10-201h 19
A Cricketing ViewTim Wigmore and Freddie WildeIn this episode, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde discuss their new book Cricket 2.0 and reflect on past, present and possible futures of T20.
Tim Wigmore is a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph and has also written for ESPN, The New York Times, The Economist and The New Statesman. He tweets at @timwig
Freddie Wilde is a cricket writer at CricViz and has contributed to The Independent, Cricbuzz and, Cricket Next. He tweets @fwildecricket
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This episode was recorded...
2019-10-201h 18
A Cricketing ViewGaurav SabnisGaurav Sabnis is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Stevens School of Business in Hoboken, New Jersey. He is also a cricket fan. I spoke to him about the question of the viability of Test cricket. Is Test Cricket viable as a professional sport? What does it mean for a sport to be viable? This remains a question of interest among people who are interested in cricket. This is the first of hopefully many conversations on this subject with people from different fields.Gaurav tweets at @gauravsabnisI tweet at @cricketingview
2019-10-1553 min
A Cricketing ViewGaurav SabnisGaurav Sabnis is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Stevens School of Business in Hoboken, New Jersey. He is also a cricket fan. I spoke to him about the question of the viability of Test cricket. Is Test Cricket viable as a professional sport? What does it mean for a sport to be viable? This remains a question of interest among people who are interested in cricket. This is the first of hopefully many conversations on this subject with people from different fields.
Gaurav tweets at @gauravsabnis
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2019-10-1553 min
A Cricketing ViewSubash JayaramanIn this episode, Subash Jayaraman reflects on the nature of cricket coverage and his experiences as a freelance member of cricket press.
Subash Jayaraman has covered cricket as a hobby for over a decade. During this time, he has traveled all over the world and attended matches at every major international venue. He maintains The Cricket Couch, hosts Couch Talk and has contributed reports, interviews, and essays to ESPNCricinfo, Scroll, Livemint, First Post, Sportstar and Cricbuzz. He is the Bradman of cricket hobbyists.
Subash tweets at @cricketcouch
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2019-10-1045 min
A Cricketing ViewSubash JayaramanIn this episode, Subash Jayaraman reflects on the nature of cricket coverage and his experiences as a freelance member of cricket press.Subash Jayaraman has covered cricket as a hobby for over a decade. During this time, he has traveled all over the world and attended matches at every major international venue. He maintains The Cricket Couch, hosts Couch Talk and has contributed reports, interviews, and essays to ESPNCricinfo, Scroll, Livemint, First Post, Sportstar and Cricbuzz. He is the Bradman of cricket hobbyists. Subash tweets at @cricketcouchI tweet at...
2019-10-1045 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat's the story, Morning Glory?In this episode of the 81allout podcast, we dive headfirst into the banal talking points that dominate our sports related conversations, how they propagate, and the deleterious impact these narratives can have on the popular discourse.
We also discuss the need for data transparency and how to use the data into defensible, digestible narratives that truly inform avid viewers of the sport. Is this a niche or a basic need? Would love to hear what our listeners think!
Participants:
Karthik Krishnaswamy (@the_kk)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
2019-08-281h 1881 All Out - A Cricket PodcastLaw (19.8) and OrderIn the latest edition of the 81allout podcast we discuss the application of Law 19.8 at the World Cup final at Lord's.
We go on to debate the distinction between cricket laws and societal laws; the idea of "spirit of cricket" and its relationship to the laws of the game; and the authority of umpires as more technology becomes part of decision making.
Participants:
Suhrith Parthasarathy (@suhrith)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)
2019-07-221h 0581 All Out - A Cricket PodcastAre you kidding me? - World Cup final review IWe review England's tie against New Zealand at the World Cup final at Lord's. We review the tie in the Super over. We also review the bizarre rule that handed England the trophy. In short: we review one of the maddest games of one-day cricket.
Talking points: England's lucky breaks, Williamson's choice of Boult for the 50th over, and all the drama off the very last ball.
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Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
2019-07-1540 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastA review of teams that did not make the WC 2019 knockouts.The league stage of the World Cup is done. A good time to take a look at the teams that fell short (including those who were oh so close).
Many thanks to Peter Della Penna, a cricket journalist at ESPN and ESPNcricinfo, for joining us. Peter has been covering cricket in the USA for various publications since 2009. He has also reported extensively on Associate cricket, in particular the ICC World Cricket League.
Participants
Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna)
Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
2019-07-081h 0281 All Out - A Cricket PodcastCrash, bang, wallop... stall: England v India reviewWe review England's win over India in the World Cup match at Edgbaston.
Talking points: Is Jason Roy the new Sehwag? Is Bairstow creating imagined enemies? And what was Dhoni trying at the end?
Participants:
Daniel Norcross (@norcrosscricket)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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2019-07-0139 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastBouncers, rain, and poor chasers - A mid-tournament review of WC 2019We review the first half of the World Cup and discuss some of the main themes from the last three weeks.
Talking points: England making the tournament interesting; rain, rain and more rain; teams trying to bounce opponents out; too many captains deciding to field first; and the growing separation between the good teams and the also-ran.
Participants:
Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)
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2019-06-2257 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastFavourites England just got favouriterWe review the opening match of the World Cup between England and South Africa at The Oval.
Talking points: England's scary batting depth, South Africa's tame run-chase, and the value that Joffra Archer brings to a bowling attack.
How does any team beat this England side? Can South Africa bounce back.
Participants:
Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
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2019-05-3030 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastDo we judge umpires on ridiculously high standards?In the latest episode of the 81allout podcast we discuss recent controversies around umpiring and the seemingly gradual erosion of umpires' authority.
Was Dhoni justified in walking onto the field and arguing with the umpires? Is there data to prove that umpiring standards in this IPL has been worse than in previous editions?
We touch upon the effects of technology on assessing umpires, the role of commentators on shaping the narrative and how it is impossible to sometimes say whether an umpire got a decision right or wrong.
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2019-04-2640 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat’s the deal with T20 batting?In the latest episode of the 81allout podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by podcaster and blogger Subash Jayaraman, as well as Kartikeya Date, a contributor for ESPNcricinfo, The Hindu and other publications.
We talk about Andre Russell's 13-ball 48 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore, and debate whether it was an "astonishing" innings or one that should have come as no surprise. Have we even learnt how to judge a T20 innings? Do we have the grammar and metrics to judge a T20 performance without veering into hyperbole? Will the "quality" of bowling eventually...
2019-04-0851 min81 All Out - A Cricket PodcastWhat we talk about when we talk about cricket In this episode of the 81allout podcast, we are delighted to be joined by BBC Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross and Kartikeya Date, an essayist for ESPNcricinfo and other publications.
We talk about the different ways in which we consume cricket and how our experiences have changed over time. What irks us the most when we watch the game? How easily are we drawn to cricketing arguments on Twitter? How do we react on hearing cliches on commentary? All this and much more come together in a lively discussion.
Podcast participants: Daniel Norcross (@norcrosscricket), K...
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