Aug 16, 2026 · 49 min · 13 segments
We are back baby!!!! A brutal first-Test defeat to Bangladesh has sparked tough questions, and we break down the fallout, the performances under pressure and what must change next. Plus, we reveal the…
I mean, we've got a great show lined up today.
Cricket season is back, as I said, in the middle of winter.
And we've got to talk about it.
State of play.
Australia has just lost its warm-up test against Bangladesh by nine wickets in under four days.
And doctor, I say warm-up because it seems that's how the Aussies played it.
And I'm appalled, you know, you know, you know, dramatic, but like, look, first thing off the first thing, first thing, Bangladesh, massive kudos.
I think almost maybe we won one session in the whole test match, maybe one at best and maybe just marginally won it.
We've got a big summer coming up, a lot of test matches, as we're going to talk about, coming.
We had talked at length in the first season of the pod about our worries about the Australian cricket team.
And I think for years, people have been worried about this aging list and we're going to fall off the cliff.
I mean, we've got a great show lined up today.
Cricket season is back, as I said, in the middle of winter.
And we've got to talk about it.
State of play.
Australia has just lost its warm-up test against Bangladesh by nine wickets in under four days.
And doctor, I say warm-up because it seems that's how the Aussies played it.
And I'm appalled, you know, you know, you know, dramatic, but like, look, first thing off the first thing, first thing, Bangladesh, massive kudos.
I think almost maybe we won one session in the whole test match, maybe one at best and maybe just marginally won it.
We've got a big summer coming up, a lot of test matches, as we're going to talk about, coming.
We had talked at length in the first season of the pod about our worries about the Australian cricket team.
And I think for years, people have been worried about this aging list and we're going to fall off the cliff.
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