Episode 3: Shouting from a war memorial

Yes, it’s our latest weekly podcast which we do – obviously – every few months. While you’re enjoying it, why not ‘check’ ‘out’ www.spincricket.com, the only cricket magazine in town. Or play some Stick Cricket.

We’ve got our mildly serious hats on this time round, as we kick off our cricket-themed infotainment with an interview with England’s new (possibly) spinner before ending, as is traditional, in the local Wetherspoons. Some ‘high’ ‘lights’:

1. Mr Saqlain Mushtaq says: ‘I used to be Pakistani but now I want to play for England.’

2. SPIN magazine columnist Mr George Dobell makes his pod debut – via cardboard telephone – to tell us that the English game is full of coaches who don’t know what they’re doing. And to compare Mike Gatting to Henry the eighth

3. Mr Rob Smyth tells us about spending the week in India with the ECB Performance Programme

4. Mr Challenge Kemp compares a top England player to a drunk shouting from a war memorial

5. Messrs Kemp, Smyth and Umpire discuss England’s Test squad for New Zealand

6. … and ask: ‘If this is the No 3 ranked cricket podcast on itunes (which it is), what on earth are the top two?’

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