Broadcaster and analyst Behram Qazi joins the show and talked about his journey to breaking into cricket media, the incredible experience of working with and being mentored by Jarrod Kimber, and his thoughts on what Pakistani cricket needs to stop their decline. 

All Behram's links: https://linktr.ee/deafmango 

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The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

 RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Cricket comedy writer Dan Liebke re-joins the show to give some context and perspective to Adit's thoughts about the Pat Cummins-led Australian Test team and their perception from fans and the media, including comparisons to teams in the Waugh-Ponting era, the team in the Lanning era, and The Simpsons, as well as an analysis using the Nerds vs Julios paradigm.

All Dan's links including all his writing, books, podcasts, and social media: https://www.liebcricket.com/index.html

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=share 

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Tamu pada episode ini adalah Maria Corazon Konjep Wombaki alias Cora dari timnas putri cricket Indonesia, yang bercerita tentang main cricket pertama kali di Kejurnas, bagaimana dia terus mengembangkan skill dia sebelum dan setelah menjadi pemain timnas, dan apa yang membantu dia untuk mencetak runs kedua terbanyak di turnamen kualifikasi EAP di Fiji bulan September kemarin.

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On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Cricbuzz Associates correspondent Bertus de Jong joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in Dutch cricket, the many challenges facing international cricket including the suboptimal management by the Full Members in charge, and the real reason I wanted to talk to him, #FormatChat.

Follow Bertus on Bluesky @bdjcricket.bsky.social

Read his work at Cricbuzz: https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bertus-de-jong/207/4

One of Bertus' glorious format flow charts: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_hqaB6XYAU9T1B?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

In the 50th episode of the Cricket Sickos podcast, I get the help of previous guest Guy to look back at the podcast so far as it goes into hiatus. We talk about the beginnings of the podcast, what I was happy with, what I wanted to do better, and what I'd learned. The pod will be back in the not too distant future, thanks for helping it get this far!

Guy's podcast This Is Not Happening: https://thisisnothappening.buzzsprout.com/

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters

00:44 Thank-yous

01:45 The start of the podcast

09:39 What went well

17:26 Approaching professionals to get them on the podcast

23:51 What I'd like to do better

30:25 Why I'm taking a break now

34:30 What I've learned from the podcast

38:27 What's next for the podcast

41:11 Wanting to meet more cricket sickos

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Final Word friend Glenn joins the show to talk about how playing and coaching has changed over the years, the challenges of local club administration, and what it means to be inducted to his club's Hall of Fame.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

01:03 Introduction to playing cricket

06:45 Playing in Australia compared to England

11:28 Cricket players who seem to not like cricket

22:15 Obsession with running between wickets

31:38 How club cricket has changed during his time

35:15 Becoming club secretary

41:11 How cricket governing bodies can help grassroots cricket better

49:13 Getting inducted into Hampton CC's Hall of Fame

53:16 What is special about club cricket

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Russ Degnan rejoins the podcast to get in the weeds of the ICC rankings. We get into the specifics of how it works, the consequences of implementing it, and features of some possible alternatives.

Follow Russ on Bluesky @idlesummers.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

00:44 The topics Russ writes about

07:28 The current ICC rankings system and how well they work

32:42 The merits of the ICC using rankings to determine qualification and funding

39:57 Ranking Associates in different regions who don't play each other

45:10 What is the point of rankings?

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Friends of the show Erin and Raghu re-join Adit to examine the parts of cricket that encourage sicko behaviour that are present in baseball, North America's premier sicko sport. They also talk about being in Oakland for the MLC's opening week and discuss what worked, what didn't, and what more needs to be done.

Comparing descriptions of line drives to descriptions of colour:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/where-do-we-draw-the-line-drive/

Baseball's special mud: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/why-baseball-mud-rubbed-on-balls-works-study-rcna178321

https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/08/07/baseball-mud-rawlings

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters

01:06 Sicko behaviour in baseball fans

03:33 Ability to draw the game

09:31 Obsession with values of the sport

11:10 Belief in pseudoscience and woo

14:18 Obsession with stats, history, and which games count

19:31 Radio commentary

22:03 Series in baseball vs cricket

26:32 Impossible to watch every baseball match

33:08 MLC in Oakland

42:16 Who is most responsible for developing cricket in the US?

47:34 What Erin and Raghu would do if they were in charge

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

As the Gabba is saying its farewells before being demolished in 2032, we pay tribute to the iconic venue by talking to someone who the Gabba means very much to, a Final Word friend who goes by Matt near the Gabba. We talk about his history and relationship with cricket at the Gabba including being there at some historic moments, and discuss what it would mean for Brisbane to no longer have the Gabba.

There is also an important announcement at the top of the episode.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

00:39 Podcast announcement

01:53 Introduction to cricket

03:43 Behind the moniker "near the Gabba" and early relationship with the Gabba

09:05 First time at the Gabba

15:04 1994/95 Sheffield Shield final

22:32 Test cricket at the Gabba

26:09 First Test of the summer

27:42 Rory Burns bowled off the first ball in 2021/22

33:10 Peter Siddle hattrick

38:50 Mitchell Johnson in 2013/14

44:47 What makes the Gabba special

47:25 What it means to no longer have the Gabba

50:38 The importance of the Gabba's stories in building cricket connections

Gary AKA Carnival Sorts joins the podcast to talk about the progression of Irish cricket before and during his lifetime, including his journey that started as a kid in rural Ireland teaching the game to confused neighbouring kids.

Follow Gary's Substack at https://carnivalcricket.substack.com/

Gary's piece on Ireland reinforcing the Associate glass ceiling: https://carnivalcricket.substack.com/p/ireland-smashed-crickets-glass-ceiling

Follow Gary on Bluesky @carnivalsorts.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters

00:58 Cricket origin story

07:45 Teaching cricket to confused neighbouring kids

11:01 Starting cricket writing

12:55 Going to Ireland games

18:20 The progression of cricket in Ireland

32:29 Ireland's transition to Full Membership

44:01 Ireland reinforcing the Associate glass ceiling

47:52 Cricket Ireland's refusal to take risks to grow the game

52:17 Gary's outlook on Ireland's medium-term future

58:02 Final questions

Abbas from the Final Word community joins the podcast to talk about cricket in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, fills Adit in on what he's missing when he's not watching franchise matches, and might have solved the issue of how to give franchise opportunities to women's players outside the Big 3.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:10 Cricket origin story, especially the 2011 World Cup

05:05 Staying up late to watch the IPL

09:34 Franchise cricket as experiments

16:16 Schools cricket in Sri Lanka

20:44 Issues surrounding Pakistani cricket

34:45 Thoughts on Sri Lankan cricket

45:12 How a combined Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi women's franchise league would help player development

48:03 How cricket helps Abbas to connect

Machel St. Patrick Hewitt, one half of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, joins the show to talk in more detail about how he and his co-host Santokie Nagulendran started making their podcast, the role the podcast plays in covering West Indies cricket, and the reasons why they dedicate so much of their time and effort to the cause.

The Caribbean Cricket Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaribbeanCricketPodcast

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vseYQXRRe614G84eNydM7

Follow the Caribbean Cricket Podcast on Bluesky @caribcricket.bsky.social‬

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

01:05 Cricket origin story

04:02 Meeting Santokie

06:56 Reasons why support for the West Indies among the diaspora has declined

11:04 How conversations with Santokie turned into the podcast

13:20 Influencing how West Indies fans talk about cricket

18:33 What success looks like for West Indies cricket

26:10 How Machel finds the drive to keep the podcast going

32:35 Why the podcast is important

Final Word friend Ian joins the show to discuss his experiences following cricket in the Australian summer from where he currently lives in Europe, particularly moving around different locations during the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Healso talked about why Test cricket is especially special to him and the life lessons it can teach.

Ian's piece on Cricket Described: https://cricketdescribed.au/2025/01/09/an-ode-to-radio-an-australian-abroad-reflects-on-the-bgt/

 The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared 

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social 

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Fellow White Line Wireless commentator Krishna joins the podcast to talk about how cricket helped his family adjust to life in country Australia in the 70s, why he loves commentary, and goes off the long run on a few cricket issues.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters

00:50 Introduction to cricket

03:57 Cricket's role in Krishna's family's move to Australia

09:50 Changing relationship to cricket

14:02 Commentating for White Line Wireless

21:04 How a commentary shift with Krishna inspired this podcast

23:54 ABC cricket magazines

31:35 Final questions

Josh from Global Cricket joins the podcast to talk about the ways he's trying to advance the statistical analysis of women's cricket, his love for Glamorgan, and the top reasons why he loves the game.

Josh's blog: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com

Josh's rankings tables: https://somuchsportoutthere.wordpress.com/t20-ratings/

Follow Josh on Bluesky @somuchcricket.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:56 Introduction to cricket

02:17 Discovering women's and Associate cricket

04:05 The methodology, merits, and limitations, of Josh's rankings tables

21:51 Increasing representation of non-big 3 players in women's franchise competitions

32:37 Improvements to ICC team rankings

36:49 Relationship with Glamorgan

42:06 Ranking the top 3 things Josh loves about cricket

Meels from the Final Word community joins the podcast to talk about her experiences discovering the game growing up in North Wales, whether Welsh cricket being included in the English system is beneficial for the game there, and how conversations around Wales' cricketing contributions can be discussed better.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:55 Introduction to cricket

15:15 Meels only being able to share cricket with her brother

20:48 The integration of Wales in the English system

27:30 How media and fans can improve conversations about Welsh cricket

41:52 How going to the cricket with others fuelled Meels' enjoyment of the game

Ildikó from the Daisy Cutter cricket zine joins the show to talk about how cricket has helped her connect with loved ones, Daisy Cutter's commitment to covering the fun and serious sides of the game, and the challenges of making cricket a more inclusive sport.

Follow Daisy Cutter on Bluesky @daisycutterzine.bsky.social

Read the Daisy Cutter blog: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/

Ildiko writing about cricket and her dad: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/runs-in-the-family/

Ashes Bi Vibes: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2023/07/06/the-ashes-bi-vibes-handbook/

The inclusive pub team Hand in Hand Corinthians: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/08/13/the-most-anarchist-thing-in-brighton-meet-the-hand-in-hand-corinthians/

Interview with Danielle McGahey: https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/daisy-x-danielle-mcgahey-pt-1-advocacy-and-the-defence-of-grassroots-sports/ (Part 1); https://daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/daisy-x-danielle-mcgahey-pt-2-transitioning-and-finding-love-through-cricket/ (Part 2)

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:40 Introduction to cricket

12:10 How Daisy Cutter came about

24:20 Catering to an underserved segment of cricket fans

27:12 The challenges of advancing LGBT+ inclusion in cricket on a systemic level

35:30 How banning trans women from women's competitions damages cricket's claim to be an inclusive sport

46:05 How cricket helps Ildiko understand herself and others

49:50 What it means to be a Daisy girl

56:55 Previewing Issue 4 of Daisy Cutter

Daniel Norcross joins the podcast to talk about Test Match Sofa and what it meant to him, which included an escape from bereavement, the gathering of an eclectic community, and finding the creative alchemy from playing around as an adult.

Listen to Daniel on Zero Ducks Given: https://open.spotify.com/show/17se3QWSbxDIzdBNbU6GHG?si=c260f5a299934d1d

Follow Daniel on Bluesky @norcrosscricket.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:56 Introduction to cricket

03:33 Relationship with commentary

08:45 Test Match Sofa and what it meant to Daniel

27:00 The magic of Test Match Sofa

36:02 Final questions

Monique joins the podcast to talk about being involved in the National Cricket Inclusion Championships, which is an Australian tournament for cricket players who are blind, deaf, or have intellectual disabilities. She also talks about her experiences with engaging with cricket as a deaf person, as well as some things Australian club cricket can do to become more accessible.

The National Cricket Inclusion Championships: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4078841/national-cricket-inclusion-championships-2025

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:55 Introduction to cricket

08:02 How Monique's deafness affected her relationship with cricket

21:27 Inclusive Cricket

28:27 What Australian cricket needs to do to improve accessibility

34:57 Similarities and differences between being involved in mainstream and inclusive cricket

41:11 Final questions

Writer C. S. Chiwanza joins the show to talk about various aspects of South African cricket including their improvement in global tournaments, SA20, and the complexities around Transformation in cricket; as well as beautifully describing the storytelling power of the game and what it means to him.

Follow CS' Substack: https://chadwickdrive.substack.com/

Follow CS on Bluesky @cschiwanza.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

01:04 Introduction to cricket

03:45 The importance of Henry Olonga

07:30 Writing about cricket

18:05 South Africa's improved performance in global tournaments

26:08 The rise of the South African women's team

31:13 The deal with SA20

39:15 Cricket and Transformation goals

63:33 Final questions

Final Word community member Jane joins the podcast to geek out with Adit about Ellyse Perry, talking about various highlights in Perry's storied career including hypothesising about several what-if moments throughout her time in the game.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:58 Introduction to cricket

04:07 Jane's various roles in cricket

16:40 Journey to Ellyse Perry

20:53 The 2017 women's Ashes Test

28:25 Our Ellyse Perry highlights

45:17 How Jane's story ties in with Perry's

Adam Collins of The Final Word Cricket Podcast (!!!) joins the show to talk about, well, The Final Word Cricket Podcast. In particular, how it came together with co-host Geoff Lemon, the ambition of the show, and the driving factor behind their "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" ethos.

Support The Final Word on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefinalword

Follow The Final Word on Bluesky @finalwordcricket.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

02:08 What Adam wants to achieve with The Final Word

11:20 Working with Geoff Lemon

22:35 The drive behind "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"

Laura joins the podcast to talk about how she came to cricket, which spans 2000s cult classic cinema, the 2019 women's football World Cup, Jimmy Anderson telling her she had to start playing, and Glenn Maxwell being in awe of her story.

Follow Laura's IG where she documents the various football stadia she's visited: https://www.instagram.com/la_tifosa/

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:30 Laura before cricket

03:28 Parts of Laura's personality that primed her for cricket

04:50 Stumbling upon cricket

08:04 Finding someone to explain how cricket worked

18:25 Finding Test Match Special

21:50 Learning about cricket during Covid

24:23 Watching cricket in person

27:30 Going on the Tailenders podcast

33:47 Playing cricket in Scotland

38:00 Playing cricket in Switzerland

43:03 Needing cricket through a rough period

45:10 Going to Australia for big cricket trip

49:05 What Laura has discovered since finding cricket

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Journalist and Good Areas contributor C. S. Chiwanza comes back to the podcast to shed light on the South African women's team, particularly their rise in the past few years that has seen them qualify for three ICC tournament finals in a rowafter a lot of backroom drama.

Listen to C. S.'s new podcast Stumped: https://www.youtube.com/@ChadwickDrive

Follow CS' Substack: https://chadwickdrive.substack.com/

Follow CS on Bluesky @cschiwanza.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Shaun from the Talkin' T20 podcast joins the show to talk about how he and his family managed to discover cricket in the USA, being frustrated that Bluey cricket merch isn't more easily available where he lives, and his love for the T20 format.

Follow Shaun on Bluesky @absentmindguy.bsky.social

Shaun's Talkin' T20 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/talkin-t20/id1788425104

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:31 Cricket origin story

02:52 Learning about how cricket works

10:45 Bluey

20:55 Playing cricket with his kids

28:56 Shaun's love of T20

32:33 Finding cricket without notions of "what is real cricket"

34:47 Love of women's cricket

40:49 Shaun's Talkin' T20 podcast

48:24 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Andrew Nixon, writer from Cricket Europe, joins the podcast to talk about discovering cricket beyond the Full Members before the internet, advocating militantly for the Associate game through his writing, and the many ways that cricket could be doing better to grow itself around the world.

Andrew's writing on Cricket Europe: https://www.cricketeurope.com/index.shtml

Andrew and Russ Degnan's Associates and Affiliates Podcast: https://cricketeuropearchive.com/AUDIOVIDEO/IDLESUMMERS/index.shtml

Follow Andrew on Bluesky: @andrewnixon.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:21 Cricket origin story

02:47 Discovery of Associate cricket

07:20 Writing about Associate cricket

18:45 ICC membership tiers compared to other sports

32:21 How well the ICC is growing the game

46:28 Stories from Associate cricket that Andrew identifies with

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Sean joins the podcast to talk all things Irish cricket, from its growth since the 70s, to its rapid growth in the 21st century, and what the Irish cricket community means to him.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters

00:59 Introduction to cricket

03:17 How cricket was viewed in Ireland

07:30 Ireland's club system

11:04 Interactions with future Ireland international players

14:30 Ireland's relationship with foreign franchise leagues

16:59 Thoughts on Ireland's Full Membership

20:58 How to grow Irish cricket below the national teams

29:44 How Irish cricket is integrating newcomers to the game

34:11 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Pip from the Final Word community comes on the show to talk about winning a quiz show with Glenn McGrath as her special subject, how her view of Australian cricket has become more nuanced as she has grown up, and describes how Test cricket has a lot in common with Dungeons and Dragons.

Pip's Glenn McGrath Christmas Carol: https://youtube.com/shorts/4TBInTFcNoY?feature=shared

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Chapters:

00:45 Hard Quiz and Glenn McGrath

11:49 Introduction to cricket

14:45 Australian dominance in the early 2000s

18:38 Sandpaper-gate

21:37 Changing views on Australian cricket

24:57 Cricket outside Australia + women's cricket

29:58 Test cricket is like Dungeons and Dragons

Alex Bowden of King Cricket joins the podcast to talk about his journey in cricket comedy writing, what his inexhaustible source of ideas is, and whether cricket in general has been trending more or less ridiculous.

Alex's website: https://kingcricket.co.uk/

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On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

00:48 Origins of King Cricket

07:01 Cricket origin story

10:39 Origins in cricket writing

26:33 Writing as a fan vs professionally

34:15 Animals being conspicuously indifferent to cricket

37:00 Is cricket becoming more or less ridiculous?

45:19 How Alex tries to find the humour in life outside cricket

Josh joins the podcast and talks about the lessons cricket has taught him, how he has drifted into and out of cricket, and how he has used it to help him grieve (CW: mention of suicide). Plus, his plans for what could be the greatest stag do in history.

Josh's Bandcamp: https://theoneandonlyjhenry.bandcamp.com/music

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:10 Cricket origin story

05:30 Challenging Ricky Ponting to a fight

07:10 Coming back to cricket

12:24 The roles of cricket in Josh's life

36:40 Josh's stag-do plans

45:28 Dealing with loss through cricket

53:52 Going to the European Cricket Championships

Cat Jones of White Line Wireless and the Can't Bowl Can't Throw podcast joins the show to talk about the dearth of women's cricket available to her when she was growing up, being a part of very early cricket Twitter and White Line Wireless, as well as Australia's changing commentary landscape.

Can't Bowl Can't Throw: https://cantbowlcantthrow.com/

Cat's Guardian articles: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/cat-jones

Follow Cat on Bluesky @cricketbatcat.bsky.social

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On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:00 Cricket Bat Cat

02:53 Cricket origin story

08:24 Intro to commentary and cricket Twitter

14:11 Early White Line Wireless

19:50 Commentating WNCL

22:25 Non-former players in women's cricket commentary

26:00 Cat's article on Meg Lanning's commentary stint in 2014

32:21 Final questions

Ajit, host of the Armchair Cricket Podcast, joins the pod to show Adit a thing or two about how to make a long-running podcast. He also explains how he does genuinely good journalistic research for his podcast, as well as his experiences playing cricket in India and his current home of the Netherlands.

Armchair Cricket Podcast: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/armchair-cricket-podcast/

Follow Ajit on Bluesky @armchair-cricket.bsky.social

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On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

02:00 Cricket origin story

07:14 Cricket in the Netherlands

13:00 How much cricket does Ajit actually watch

18:00 Research on off-field news

21:25 Prediction on Champions Trophy hosting

26:00 How to make a weekly topical podcast

31:50 The benefits of being on a podcast network

35:15 Commentating for Guerilla Cricket and White Line Wireless

38:21 Final questions

Nerd Pledge CSI member Sean joins the podcast to discuss the differences between a cricket and a football sicko, what it means to use statistics for analysis compared to rattling off trivia, and how cricket can be smart and stupid at the same time.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

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Chapters:

00:31 Comparing football sickos and cricket sickos

16:06 Cricket origin story

22:22 ACS

26:29 Final Word Story Time and Nerd Pledge CSI

33:53 Using statistics to analyse cricket

49:36 Final questions

Commentator for US Minor League team The Philadelphians Brian Barrish joins the podcast to talk about his journey in commentary, including his longstanding involvement with the USAFL! He also talks in detail about how, when it comes to developing their sport in the US, the AFL is running rings around cricket. Plus Brian and Adit reminisce about how they came to know each other all those years ago.

Follow Brian on Bluesky @brianbarrish.bsky.social

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Chapters:

01:09 Origin story

08:55 Brian's commentating journey

23:17 Favourite moments commentating

30:50 Garlic milkshake and the AFL subreddit

33:55 Preparation for commentating

40:35 Which of USAFL and USA Cricket is better at development

51:47 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

For this bonus holiday episode, we're talking about indie music! Managing editor of Stereogum and author of Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion Chris DeVille joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of indie rock, how we use that music to build teenage identities, Adit's fandom of Death Cab for Cutie, how Chris' fandom of MLS team Columbus Crew differs to his music fandom, and what it means to be truly independent. 

Follow Chris on Bluesky @chrisdeville.bsky.social and

Links for Chris and Such Great Heights:

https://www.instagram.com/chrisdevilleofficial/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/suchgreatheightsbook/

https://suchgreatheights.substack.com/

https://stereogum.com/author/chris-deville-2

Such Great Heights bonus playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/315judd77dvnklparyj4mwm33l4u/playlists

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Music from Brand New Colony by The Postal Service

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Jono joins the podcast to wax lyrical about the special Birchgrove Oval match, how he fell in and out of love (and back in again) with playing cricket, and explains how his form of neurodivergence plays a part in his love of cricket. And there was a lot of confusion about how so many people he played with play cricket but appear to not like it very much.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:08 Story behind the Birchgrove game

11:00 Origin story

17:48 Playing cricket

25:05 People who play cricket but don't like it

28:10 Coaching junior cricket

31:10 Reaching self-acceptance with cricket

39:48 Comeback into playing and playing culture now

48:14 How neurodivergence plays into how Jono interacts with cricket

North Sydney Oval scorer Sarah Berman joins the podcast to talk about how she got to score professional matches, her origins playing girls' and women's cricket in the 90's, and her lifelong love of Mike Atherton.

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Chapters:

00:52 Recent scoring

02:10 Cricket origin story

05:42 Athers

09:55 Playing girls' cricket in the 90s

17:18 Cricket helping with settling in Sydney

23:30 North Sydney Oval

25:05 Scoring professional matches

38:38 Whether scoring affects watching cricket

41:02 Hardest game Sarah has scored

45:42 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Jarrod Kimber (!!!) joins the podcast to talk about his origins as a cricket writer, and gives plenty of his lessons learned about turning his love of cricket into his career. Like I said in the intro, Jarrod is pretty close to my ultimate dream guest, and he didn't disappoint.

Jarrod's Good Areas website: https://www.goodareas.co/

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Chapters

01:24 Origins as a writer

13:52 When Jarrod and Adit's path nearly crossed

18:19 Cricket writing

24:07 Balancing creativity and practical considerations in writing

30:03 Advice for those wanting to make cricket/sports their job

36:40 What Jarrod's love of cricket says about him

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Daniel "Bes" Beswick, co-founder of the Emerging Cricket network and full-time employee of the ICC (or near enough) joins the podcast to talk about the impact Emerging Cricket and similar platforms has had on Associate coverage, his role with the ICC, and the realities of what it takes to broadcast ICC pathway events.

Bes on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/danielbeswick/

Follow Bes on Bluesky @danielbeswick.bsky.social

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Chapters:

01:15 What is Emerging Cricket?

29:09 Cricket origin story

36:34 Bes' start in cricket writing

42:53 Further encouraging growth in Associate nations

50:50 Covering ICC pathway events

58:45 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

My very good friend Aquib joins the podcast for a special holiday edition to talk about how and why he decided to get me back into cricket during the 2021/22 Ashes, his cricketing origins back in Bangladesh, to reminisce some of our favourite shared cricketing memories, and explaining how cricket resembles anime.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ks7hJtaVRu6T5TowykBRr?si=f97b358a4a2242a5

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Chapters:

01:17 Why Aquib kept texting me about the Ashes

03:40 Not talking about cricket in high school

08:25 Cricketing origin story

19:44 Who to support

23:29 Why Aquib's dad supports Pakistan

27:57 Favourite cricketing memories

39:24 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Nate Hays of the MLC network joins the podcast to talk about realising cricket's simplicity, the community feel of cricket in the USA, and goes through his journey as a journalist in parallel to cricket's recent growth in the country. Plus some more talk about Jomboy's Ball In Play league.

Nate on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/natehays/

Nate on the MLC network: https://www.youtube.com/@MLC_Network/streams

Follow Nate on Bluesky @cricfanusa.bsky.social

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

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Chapters:

00:43 Origin story

12:10 Playing cricket

21:26 Church Street Park in Morrisville, NC

29:59 Cricket 19 simulations

33:59 Joining Emerging Cricket

43:14 Grand Prairie and its value for Associate cricket

49:22 Ball In Play league

57:23 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Journalist and broadcaster Melinda Farrell joins the podcast to talk about her journey from journalism student to Cricinfo to freelance, joining the Associate movement, and the growth she's undergone to achieve some level of balance as a freelance writer. Plus a little bit about her involvement with Jomboy's Ball In Play league, including little ways on how to make the game and its coverage more like cricket.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

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Chapters:

01:23 Origin story

05:40 Australia vs UK cricket culture

08:30 Getting into journalism

18:39 Working at Cricinfo

31:44 Maintaining a career as a freelancer

41:41 Commentating Associate cricket

48:17 Jomboy's Ball In Play league

54:30 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Dr Anth Condon of White Line Wireless joins the show to talk about his very late introduction to cricket and the academic research he's done into the history of the game upon picking it up. From the Melbourne rave scene to the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, there's something in it for everyone!

Anth's website: https://anthonycondon.com/

Anth's book: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/darkness-light 

Anth's paper on the Indigenous Australian tour: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2018.1453499

Anth's thesis (foreword is pages 8-14, highly recommended reading): https://tinyurl.com/4893989k

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared 

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Chapters:

00:27 Origin story

03:25 White Line Wireless

08:57 Australian history through cricket

19:21 Doing a PhD

25:52 Performing culture and empire through cricket

41:07 The importance of lunches

47:27 Cricket's legacy of literature

53:51 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Shounak joins the podcast for a to talk about writing about Associate cricket for Emerging Cricket, growing up around cricket in India and New Zealand, and the lessons cricket can learn from rugby about expanding the game globally. Also features Shounak's cat Meow!

Shounak on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/shounaksarkar/

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ks7hJtaVRu6T5TowykBRr?si=f97b358a4a2242a5

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Chapters:

02:00 Writing for Emerging Cricket

03:25 Cat interruption

11:10 Cricketing origin story

19:15 Interest in Associate cricket

28:35 What cricket can learn from rugby

37:58 How the ICC has been developing cricket

49:43 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Thilo joins the podcast for a to talk about discovering cricket as a German PhD student in Australia, not knowing how to talk about cricket in his native language, and how he uses cricket to be more connected to the community wherever he lives. Oh, and some things he saw on Day 5 of the 2023 Lord's Ashes Test.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ks7hJtaVRu6T5TowykBRr?si=f97b358a4a2242a5

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Chapters:

01:11 Cricketing origin story

17:55 Involvement with Lea's German language cricket channel

27:14 Cricket culture in Australia vs UK

31:59 Day 5, Lord's, 2023

41:01 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Host of the Dibbly Dobbly podcast Jack joins the show to talk about cricket helping him to come out of his shell as a kid and as an adult, giving back to the game through umpiring, and his time hosting his cricket podcast where he combines analysis and interviews with all manner of cricket people. 

Links for the Dibbly Dobbly podcast:

patreon.com/DibblyDobblyPodcast

open.spotify.com/show/1Bq4N1bCSesF5L9jsY6wP4

instagram.com/dibblydobblypodcast

twitter.com/dibblydobblypod

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Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Estelle Vasudevan, journalist and podcaster at Good Areas and Murali End, joins the podcast to talk about being at the women's T20 World Cup just gone, her journey as a cricket fan and journalist in Sri Lanka, as well as the growth of girls' and women's cricket in her home country. And of course, Sri Lanka's triumphant women's Asia Cup and what it means for her and the country.

Estelle's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/estellevasudevan

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ks7hJtaVRu6T5TowykBRr?si=f97b358a4a2242a5

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Chapters:

01:05 Being at the Women's T20 World Cup

12:16 Cricket origin story

14:45 Girls' and Women's cricket in Sri Lanka

23:42 Becoming a journalist and broadcaster

37:00 Highlights as a journalist (especially the 2024 Women's Asia Cup)

45:14 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Dan Liebke joins the podcast to talk about how he got to write about cricket full time and goes into a lot of depth about what it is that makes cricket an extremely funny sport.

Dan's new book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/australian-cricket-s-best-of-the-best-dan-liebke/book/9781923022119.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqTjWbynSQQ_n1HWY81CxbWwf8lVydv_Q8wGJClkP5zSzar0EGs

Dan's newsletter: https://newsletter.liebcricket.com/

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Chapters:

01:10 How Dan got to write about cricket full-time

12:30 Origin story

17:06 White Line Wireless

21:33 Comedy theory in cricket

37:56 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Russ joins the podcast to talk about various aspects of his life covering Associate cricket, including how Associate nations have been improving in recent years and how he thinks world cricket should be structured.

Russ' Cricinfo page: https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/russell-degnan-701

Russ' proposal for a World Test Championship: http://deggles.csoft.net/images/cricket/manifesto.pdf

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Chapters:

01:35 Origin story

06:22 Simulating cricket using a calculator

14:36 White Line Wireless and the Box of Dreams

17:42 Associate cricket

41:00 How to structure world cricket

64:05 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Guy joins the podcast to talk about being very slightly famous from the Guardian OBOs, using cricket to find his tribe, and proves it's never too late to get back on the pitch.

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Chapters:

00:57 Origin story

02:53 OBOs

21:04 Cricket and community

30:10 Returning to playing

38:28 Final questions

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player