The Grade Cricketer
Episodes
249. Is Australia Cooked? with Jake Fraser-McGurk and Bharat Sundaresan
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The thing that happened last is the thing that happens forever, so we write Australia off for World Cup '24, until the next show, next week. India are...
248. Is This The Last Serious World Cup? with Spencer Johnson & Daniel Brettig
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the World Cup starting on Thursday, Australian domestic cricket once again commencing and, most importantly, Round 1 of "Premier" cricket getting...
247. Me Think It Mazing, with Jimmy Neesham and Alex Malcolm
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! Because when there’s international-cricket-with-actual-jeopardy, we can only kneel to hoover up these last remaining crumbs. Along the...
246. "Beers?"
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashes: spirit, morality, tribalism, culture, Broady. He’s good, isn’t he? (Knows what he’s doing.) We take your visceral minutes. dribble ab...
245. Retention and Carry-On
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Retain [verb]: continue to have (something); keep possession of. While England stroke their chins soberly, pondering morality and the impact of clouds...
244. The Truth of Cricket, with Alex Malcolm
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Major League Cricket is here and so is Zampa's reference to the 20th of April. Is it good? Are we watching? What does The Star Spangled Banner mean to...
243. I'm A Selector... Get Me Out of Here! with Chris Rogers
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Budgy is backing us big time this English summer, get around them at budgysmuggler.com. Use the code 'goodareas' for free shipping (valid in both the ...
242. The Colonial Leash
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We emerge from obstacles technical and travel to drag ourselves to the microphone for a late crack at the scenes from Lord’s. Danny Rood starts thi...
Lord's Visceral Minute (Extended)
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In lieu of our lost cast, here's an extended visceral minute post Lord's. Full cast out Thursday.EXTRA HOUR of AskTGC EVERY WEEK: https://patreon.com/...
241. It's A Cult, with Barney Ronay
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We record this from The Oval in south London the day before The Lord's Test match, where anything can happen but one thing is for certain, this is ver...
240. CumBall 1 - BazBall 0
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We come to you direct from Manchester, basking in the afterglow of a podium Australian Test win in the modern era. We skin the cat as many ways as pos...
239. World Test Champions v BazBall, with Ali Martin
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are very proud and excited to announce our special guests who will join us on stage in the UK for our Ashes Live Show Tour. Some tickets are still ...
238. World Test Championship Warm-Up, with Jackson Bird & Bharat Sundaresan
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are very proud and excited to announce our special guests who will join us on stage in the UK for our Ashes Live Show Tour. Some tickets are still ...
237. What These Ashes Could Be, with Alex Malcolm
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A bit quiet in our niche cricket wheelhouses this week; almost like the schedule has been cleared to talk about one thing only. Anyway, Hazlewood is m...
236. Shubman Gill's Topless Selfie, with Mitch Starc, Tom Moody & Phil Walker
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shubman Gill makes the statement of the IPL with the thirstiest of thirst traps. Have to respect the lighting. The Ashes is one week closer, so we gue...
235. Like To See Them Do It Against Our Boys, with Adam Zampa and Barney Ronay
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashes is upon us, and this time it really is The Ashes. Of cricket. Literally. The flaming, dying embers of the game as we know it, which then bec...
🏴 3rd London Live Show Announced 🏴
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 3rd (and almost definitely final) London live show has been added to TGC's UK Tour for 2023. Tickets for Sunday, June 25 at Alexandra Palace are ava...
🇬🇧 UK LIVE SHOWS ANNOUNCEMENT 🇬🇧
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the Ashes and the last ever serious Test series, we’re pumped to announce TGC will be taking our live show to the UK in June, performin...
234. India Beat Australia 4 Times In A Row
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
India win the Border Gavaskar series for the 4th time in a row but not before Usman’s emotional hundred, Cam Green’s first hundred, Shubman’s re...
233. Will Ahmedabad be Ahmedagood? with Ramachandra Guha & Trent Copleand
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, Australia made history with one of its finest ever performances, but instead we ask: what’s doing vis a vis decks, India? But seriously, Austr...
232. Is The Australian Women's Team The Greatest Of All-Time?
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand pull off their greatest ever Test win in Wellington after being asked to follow on. England are still having fun though. Harry Brook hundr...
231. TGC On Tour | Darker Truths
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another game, another capitulation, another meltdown. After a promising start, Australia found a new way to fall to India, tangled in Ashwin and Jadej...
230. TGC On Tour | Australian Meltdown
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Direct from Hyderabad, Higgos and Pez bring you most correct and accurate analysis of Australia's latest Indian capitulation. Where did it all go wron...
229. Is India Bigger Than The Ashes?
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s “the jewel in the crown”, “the toughest test in cricket”, and, according to Steve Smith, “bigger than The Ashes”. Yes, Usman Khawaj...
228. Scarified, with Steve O'Keefe
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O'Keefe steps into the guest co-host chair this week as we bring you a special show, in-person, from North Sydney Oval. Are the Scorchers too go...
227. V600 for Vendetta, with Dan Christian, Steve Eskinazi and Linny
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The cricket industrial complex rolls on mercilessly, dragging our tired minds and eyes with it, so it’s a BUMPER show this week. Higgos takes an ove...
226. Future of Cricket Stuff, with Todd Greenberg
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We get 45 minutes with “Players’ Boss” Todd Greenberg this week, to traverse the Afghanistan situation, the future of cricket, broadcast rights,...
225. Greatest Summer Ever
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A drab draw closes out the Test summer, and we’re asking: what the fuck was that? Sure Australia destroyed all-comers, passing records and milestone...
224. Bucket On Your Bonce, with Matt Short & Alex Malcolm
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is this good or is this the end? Boxing Day delight for the Aussies as we bury our head in the sand like an emu that can't walk backwards. How good's ...
223. Decks, Debutants & Detentions with Morne Morkel
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The GABBA deck, Sydney Lime all out 15, Rehand Ahmed's debut, Morne Morkel and a son on detention. Budgy has both us and you covered wherever you a...
222. Fill Your Boots
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was absolute boot-filling stuff against the West Indies, but now it's 1 vs 2 in the WTC table against South Africa. Brisbane is sold out, then it's...
221. Why No One There, Why No One Care, with The Caribbean Cricket Podcast
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Forget the scorecard,” advises Viru. Well, we can’t. Marnus tripled, Smudge doubled red, Gareth took six and Australia (essentially) cantered. ...
220. Burning For Love
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Isn’t it beautiful when blokes just care? Once again our golden generation bails us out of cricketing dystopia in ways “everyday” Australians un...
WASIM AKRAM
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
FAF DU PLESSIS
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
219. Symphony of A Run Out, with Glenn Maxwell
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
218. Hit And Giggle Stuff
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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217. It's Park Cricket, Mate, with Ed Cowan & Barney Ronay
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 absolutel...
Shane Watson on Winning The Inner Battle
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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216. Rainy Season
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 hav...
NATIONAL LIVE SHOW TOUR - AUSTRALIA
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 acc...
215. The Best The MCG Has Ever Seen?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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ADAM ZAMPA
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
HARSHA BHOGLE
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fou...
214. World Cup Fever, with Reece Topley
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
213. Obstructing The Spirit, with Teague Wyllie
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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212. Feelings Not Flights
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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ELLYSE PERRY
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
National and global cricketing icon, Ellyse Perry joins us for a special interview direct from TGC HQ, aka Higgos’ apartment. Arguably Australia’s...
211. Spirit
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
210. The Last Suckle
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 sitti...
209. Who The F*** Just Hit My Car?
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
208. Zimbabwe, with Ryan Burl & Chris Lynn
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
207. Stokes Is Hot But Foakes Is Hotter
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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HERSCHELLE GIBBS
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
206. Full Value
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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205. Sovereign Bunce, with Mark Wood
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 STOINI...
204. Salty Gold, with Alana King
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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203. Bulk Sheets
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 cod...
202. The Nervous 390s, with Nathan Ellis
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
201. The Death of ODIs, with Haris Rauf
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
200. Penguins
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
199. Hiding In The Bushes, with Wes Agar
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
England may have actually completed cricket with their 4th successive come-from-behind win, this time against India. The numbers are absolutely mind b...
198. I Don't Trust It, with Matthew Kuhnemann
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daryl Mitchell completes the perfect series with three consecutive hundreds in a losing side. NZ... what's doing? Bairstow turns into Bradman thanks t...
197. Will They, Won't They, with Daryl Mitchell
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
196. The Ginger Century, with Liam Livingstone
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ze...
195. They're Still Booing Root, with Todd Murphy and Ali Martin
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
194. Turn It Off and On Again, with Sam Billings
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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193. Grand Final Circuits, with Dan Christian and Barney Ronay
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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192. Away Days, with Brett Lee and Mitchell Swepson
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
191. Dearest Father, with Adam Zampa
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the “grand final” between Pakistan and Australia, where events in Lahore promise to override anything that’s happened before (I think...
190. Tubs In The City, with Aaron Finch, Beth Mooney and Tom Decent
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 probl...
189. Your Tributes To Warnie
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Warnie
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
188. Bit Goin’ On, with Waqar Younis, Travis Head and Alex Blackwell
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
187. Season Finale, with Shane Watson and Chris Rogers
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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) ...
186. 4-0, with Simon Katich & Phil Walker
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
185. 3-0 Still, with Nick Larkin & Barney Ronay
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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184. Omicron Here Now, with Steve O'Keefe
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
183. 3-0, with Nick Compton
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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182. 2-0, with Ali Martin
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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181. 1-0, with Trent Copeland
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 vi...
180. The Cricket Starts Now, with Ollie Pope
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The harsh blue (grey) hue of the Brisbane sky, blazing sun, golden sponsors and Cameron Green’s size means we’ve finally arrived at The Ashes. Pez...
179. What Did We Miss, with Pat Cummins, Greg Chappell & Ed Cowan
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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RICKY PONTING
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TGC x Ricky Ponting. A match made in (mostly) 2s/3s at Mowbray. We talk to Ricky about The Ashes, coaching Delhi, being poached by India, Australian t...
178. Perfect Tune Up, with George Bailey & Brad Haddin
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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177. They're Nervous, We're Calm, with Mitch Marsh & Jonathan Liew
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*** Budgy Smuggler’s MySmugglingRemake Competition is on in earnest. Details here: What's in the ultimate Smuggling party package? Great...
176. Smashed (Again), with Tim Bresnan and Will Macpherson
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
England is alchemy. Australia is cobbled. But the hue of the Gabba and sponsored gold trimmings trumps all. India now needs maths and Satan. Pakistan ...
MARCUS STOINIS
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big Papa Stoinis aka the big thoroughbred horse joins us for a special bonus interview to talk finishing off South Africa with Wadey, Punter’s menta...
175. Stokes Is In, with Steve Smith
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stokes is back. Vithushan Ehantharajah on England. The World Cup is underway. Was Imran Khan chest or did he have a chest? New IPL franchises. Steve S...
174. T20 World Cup Hopes, Dreams and Nightmares, with Nathan Lyon
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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173. Squad Game, with Graeme Swann
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cops turning up to stop a net? Ok. BBL nightmare rule changes. Australian women are the best in the world.. for now. Ali Martin from The Guardian to d...
172. Shut Up, You're Coming, with Darren Gough
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia and India Women play out a draw. We start some colonial wars 3 months before The Ashes. Someone stole some of Queensland's kit. Darren Gough...
171. How Each Country Showers, with Mickey Arthur
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
England cancel their tour to Pakistan. What does this mean for The Ashes. Australia and India women locked in a superb series. Runs in the Sheffield S...
170. Thank You Very Much Pal, with Zainab Abbas
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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169. “Forfeit”, with Dirk Nannes and Phil Walker
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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168. India Do It Again, with Jonathan Liew and Fawad Ahmed
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bumrah blows England away. What does this mean for New Zealand? James Faulkner goes on the Australian captain's radio show to discuss his BBL contract...
167. Do You Enjoy Cricket, with Barney Ronay
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bradman's Hotel Power Rankings. Root's 6th Test hundred in 2021. India all out 78. Kohli gets advice in the press conference. Australia women vs India...
166. Pound For Pound Sticks, with Kyle Jamieson
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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165. Gabba 2.0, with Simon Doull
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Root scored 180* but it's not enough to prevent a 151 run loss to India. How is that even possible? England get sucked into the whirlpool of The A...
164. The Bangladeshi Century, with Andre Adams and Firdose Moonda
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome the Bangladeshi Century by reflecting on how fine everything actually is in Australia, Joe Root scores more “any danger?” runs as India...