Show Notes
In this second episode Bumrah, Billion Dollar BBL & Bradman’s Heir Greg Blewett, James Brayshaw and Matthew Hayden serve up another spicy round of the big cricket yarns.
India v England’s five‑day soap opera (one‑armed batting, full stadiums, proper theatre) Why Test cricket still pays the bills and where it doesn’t Bumrah’s freak numbers and whether India actually get better without him Should a bloke with his arm in a sling face 140kph? Who opens for Australia and why Lyon must play in Perth The BBL sell‑off: privatisation, billion‑dollar bidders, and who pockets the cash Club‑cricket war stories from soggy Lancashire to midweek ring‑ins and “collections” at the bar
Plus: The Final Over fires up on Smith as Bradman’s heir, groundsmen vs Gambhir on the square, Stuart Broad’s famous non‑walk on repeat, and whether WA coaches have taken over the Hundred.
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