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Greetings all and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

In this episode, Sandeep and Shounak are joined by James for a nuanced and balanced perspective about the Sydney test, and the Ashes series in general, and whether this was a win for England in any way.

The conclusion was that England couldn't bat, bowl or catch this series and the Aussies were only marginally better in what was supposed to be cricket's marquee event.

The discussion then weaves around future prospects for both teams, potential retirements, and replacements for them, before they touch base on the upcoming u-19 World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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Hello and welcome all to The Cricket Slouch.

In the very first episode of 2026, Sandeep and Shounak cover the triumphant return of Bazball in a surprise 2-day win over Australia at the hallowed MCG.

Whether Australia played poorly or England played less poorly is a matter of debate and discussed well by our panel of two. They analyse how a seamer-friendly pitch in Melbourne affected gameplay, leading to mistakes over mastery. The discussion explores modern batting mindsets where attack seemed to trump patience. England and Australia both struggled due to seam movement and wobble seam deliveries compounded the difficulty, leading to unremarkable innings by many with lacklustre batting techniques and poor shot selection and some dubious approaches to batting.

Prospects for the Sydney test were discussed before prayers were said for Damien Martyn, who's currently in hospital.

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Hello and welcome everyone to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, fresh off the press after the decisive final day of the 3rd Ashes test.

If you have been following the series, you know by now that Australia have retained the Ashes with a comfortable win. at Adelaide. We talk about England's late fight, an ability to actually compete, albeit a little too late now, and despite Eng having a decent team, the result is back within familiar territory.

Australia have a few selection dilemmas now with injuries to Lyon and Cummins and what kind of opposition they will face in Melbourne, especially as England do not have time to take a beachside break.

We also briefly touch upon the WI-NZ 3rd test match and while the pitch is really flat and docile, a draw here would mean the world to the West Indies !

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Hello and welcome everyone to another episode, in which we look back at the two tests across the Tasman Sea, the WI-NZ test match and the 2nd Ashes test match.

I am joined by the usual triumvirate of Sandeep, Ajit and Shounak and we discuss how well Windies managed to save the game, albeit NZ were a couple of players short in the 4th innings. And then we absolutely thrash the lame excuses Eng has made after this loss, look at how they have continued to perpetuate their weaknesses when Australia appears to have put in a better performance.

Finally, we also pay our respects to Robin Smith, a legend of the game from the late 980s to mid 1990s, the purveyor of a great cut shot. May he rest in peace.

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Hello and welcome everyone to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

In today’s episode we shall try and dissect the heavy thrashings suffered by England and India in their respective test matches, and to help unpack the pain and trauma, I am joined by Sandeep and Shounak.

We try to make sense of what happened in the blink of an eye at Perth, and then the shock of India's abject capitulation vs South Africa at Guwahati en route to another series loss at home within 13 months.

Finally we celebrate the 100-test career of Mushfiqur Rahim and what a magnificent servant he has been for Bangladesh cricket.

This time we refrain from making any bold predictions about the next Ashes match, having been thoroughly humbled by the outcome of the Ind-SA series.

So, sit back and enjoy the discussion !

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Hello and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

In this episode we discuss the unexpected SA win over India in the first test, on a pitch that was tailored to guarantee a win for India, take note of Gill's injury and what could have been if he had played, and look at the performances of Bumrah, Kuldeep, Axar, Jaiswal, KL, Sundar, Harmer, Jansen, and Bavuma.

We couldn't help but compare Jaiswal to Crawley, take a detour into F1 to highlight how minimising mistakes is crucial to becoming a great sportsperson, and also marvel at the repetition of India's tactics to roll out tricky pitches despite their frequent losses on such surfaces.

All this before the inevitable segue into the lead up to the Ashes and England's recent practice match vs Eng Lions.

So, please sit back and enjoy this discussion which features Shounak and Lea on the panel.

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Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, where I am joined by Sandeep and Lea, who is one of the keenest observers of the game I have come across in recent years.

In this episode, we do a little preview of the upcoming Ashes series and the India vs South Africa series, before taking a look at the ongoing Ireland vs Bangladesh test match.

Somehow along the discussion, we digress a bit to talk about Ricky Ponting's wines and the emerging cricket scene in Japan.

Lea also runs a regular You Tube channel where she covers various matches and talks to other cricket people. Her channel is named bescheuerteskurzesbein

So, sit back, relax and enjoy the chit-chat.

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In today's episode Shounak, Ajit and SP unpack India's twin wins in the Women's ODI WC semifinal and final.

We discuss a few individual performers, team issues and improvement, role of backroom staff. and the improvements in both South African and Indian teams. We give credit to Amol Mazumdar and the coaching staff and Neetu David and her selection team.

Among other things, there is the usual ICC and BCCI bashing and we cover a story within Zimbabwe cricket about Sean Williams.

Enjoy the discussion.