Show Notes
Rob Jones is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Julien Laurens and John Cross to reflect on the weekend’s sporting action. We kick things off with the battle for places in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad. Harry Maguire may be fifth-choice at centre-back, but do his recent form and tournament pedigree put him back in contention this summer? Julien argues the case for a fully fit John Stones to anchor the defence, while John considers the case for Ben White’s inclusion after his impressive goalscoring cameo against Uruguay. Next, we turn to the news of Tiger Woods’ arrest following a crash in Florida. Julien reflects on the reality that it barely came as a surprise—and argues it may finally be time for golf to move on. Next, we look at Cole Palmer and the chances he could leave Chelsea FC this summer. We explore his future and the clubs that might be interested in snapping him up. We then turn to the England cricket team, where Ben Stokes’ return is on hold after a cheek injury. Cricket broadcaster Adam Collins joins us to discuss Stokes’ absence and his prospects of returning to County cricket with Durham in early May. And finally, we dive into Arsenal, sparked by George Graham’s comments. While the pushing, shoving, grappling, and set-piece scoring might not be pretty, Graham points out that everyone does it—and Arsenal do it best. John argues the team has been unfairly criticised but must find a way to get over the line by any means necessary.
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