Episode 11: India v Australia, John Buchanan and GBH
Rob Smyth, Alex Kemp, Jono Russell and the Third Umpire preview the Border-Gavaskar trophy and the Stanford Twenty20 for $20m, talk about the latest issue of SPIN Magazine – and, of course, there’s more stories from Kemp and Colin the Janitor. Also featuring an interview with former Australian coach John Buchanan.
All that and much more!
Episode 10: Humble pie, big prawns and Dougie
In another feast of cricket-themed pub discussion to promote the October issue of SPIN…
- Mr Smyth eats humble pie re: England’s ODI turnaround
- We ask: could YOU name the Stanford Superstars squad in return for a million quid?
- News of Mr Kemp’s new challenge – playing cricket non-stop for 36 hours
- What’s going on with Mr Andrew Symonds?
- The full story of Colin the Janitor’s sister’s greenhouse
- Mr Smyth runs a half-marathon (backwards, apparently)
- Mr Jono proves he’s really Australian
All that, and much more!
Episode 9: Rash predictions and Lord’s stewards
The Third Umpire, Rob Smyth and Jono Russell preview the England v South Africa ODI series, Australia v Bangladesh, discuss the friendly Lord’s stewards and The New Murali. Plus: Colin the Janitor’s recent (ish) trip to the cricket.
Episode 8: Hawkeye, dressage and stepladders
The Third Umpire and Jono Russell are joined by SPIN’s Hawkeye guru, Colin Spiro, in a candlelit Wetherspoons to discuss the Olympics – and a bit of cricket too. We talk to SPIN columnist George Dobell and one of the men leading the charge for cricket to be included in the 2020 Olympics, Shahriar Khan of the Asian Cricket Council. PLUS: the chaps debate their dream Test Match Special line-up – will Mike Selvey make it? Also: Colin the Janitor talks about stepladders.
Episode 7: Female streakers and slide trumpets
The Third Umpire, Rob Smyth and Jono Russell discuss Michael Vaughan’s resignation, KP’s promotion and England’s 2-0 hiding at the hands of South Africa. Also: Colin the Janitor on slide trumpets and, last but not least, the Mark Butcher Band. Really.
Episode 6: Chinese funerals and working at Woolies
The Third Umpire, Rob Smyth and Jono Russell discuss England’s selection woes, Allan Donald talks about national service while Sir Richard Hadlee raves about working at Woolies. Sort of. Plus, Colin the Janitor records a song at the Wetherspoons karaoke booth.
Episode 5: The return of the janitor (and Freddie)
Direct from Wetherspoons, we bring you the SPIN podcast! With clips from recent star interviews and cricket-themed chat, it’s the number one* cricket podcast on the web.
It’s high concept. We do a brilliant cricket magazine full of star interviews. Then we go up the Wetherspoon’s to talk about it. This time, we’ve got Rob Smyth, the Third Umpire and Jono Russell – plus Andy Flintoff. You may have heard of him? Write to us at editors@spincricket.com with praise, blame and donations.
EPISODE FIVE – FULL ITINERARY
1. Colin the Janitor returns, armed with a story about his friend ‘Brains’. No, really.
2. Rob Smyth’s wages war against ‘Ginger People’; specifically Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood.
3. Our verdict on England’s performances against New Zealand.
4. Smyth talks to the imperious Graeme Smith on the phone – but chokes before asking about choking.
5. The Bunyip admits he might have been wrong about Shane Watson. Maybe.
6. The age-old question of Jimmy A: Problems remain, says Rob.
7. The REAL story on Stuart MacGill’s retirement and Australia’s spin woes.
8. Arrival by helicopter and a big box of money? It has the Third Umpire convinced.
9. Andy Flintoff’s verdict on the BBC Radio2 line-up. From the man himself.
10. Lamenting the demise of the Colonel.
11. Kemp turns up fashionably late, just in time to feature on the bonus track, with a story about Ravi Shastri’s knackers.
*In our eyes, anyway.
