Mar 1, 2024 · 49 min · 9 segments
Episode 12 - I Don't Like Cricket This episode dives into the relationship between music and cricket, looking at the geopolitical implications: on national identity, international relations, and…
So there is a certain amount of light entertainment that sort of comes... comes with cricket to that end I suppose we'd better deal with the big cricket news of the day which is that England comprehensively failed to bowl India out this morning UK time and lost the third the fourth test going down 3-1 therefore that series is gone and England have failed to crack India for the first time since 2012 and India move on to something like 15 series since they last lost at home
turn at every test match and every day in every session there's been a bright spark at some point or another but they haven't quite strung together those sessions or days to to win any more than the first test match and that's been been really disappointing
well winning the first test match is is an english habit and and it leads to false expectations and ordering of bunting and double-decker buses, which often
Yes, it's exciting and entertaining and has provided some amazing moments of excitement.
However, they're not winning series and they are throwing away test matches from dominant positions.
You know, at one point, England were 180 ahead in the first innings with only three Indian wickets remaining.
And then there have been various times where they've sort of thrown it away with the bat as well.
I feel that a lot of English players have scored... 30s and 40s at the pace that you would expect of basketball and then got out.
And the rule in India is that once you get in, you've got to stay in and go big.
And to be fair to him in this test, he scored a nice unbeaten hundred in the first inning.
So there is a certain amount of light entertainment that sort of comes... comes with cricket to that end I suppose we'd better deal with the big cricket news of the day which is that England comprehensively failed to bowl India out this morning UK time and lost the third the fourth test going down 3-1 therefore that series is gone and England have failed to crack India for the first time since 2012 and India move on to something like 15 series since they last lost at home
turn at every test match and every day in every session there's been a bright spark at some point or another but they haven't quite strung together those sessions or days to to win any more than the first test match and that's been been really disappointing
well winning the first test match is is an english habit and and it leads to false expectations and ordering of bunting and double-decker buses, which often
Yes, it's exciting and entertaining and has provided some amazing moments of excitement.
However, they're not winning series and they are throwing away test matches from dominant positions.
You know, at one point, England were 180 ahead in the first innings with only three Indian wickets remaining.
And then there have been various times where they've sort of thrown it away with the bat as well.
I feel that a lot of English players have scored... 30s and 40s at the pace that you would expect of basketball and then got out.
And the rule in India is that once you get in, you've got to stay in and go big.
And to be fair to him in this test, he scored a nice unbeaten hundred in the first inning.
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