In the last episode before another hiatus, Thomas rejoins the podcast to talk about his time going to watch Australia's men on tour in Sri Lanka, working with Pete Lalor and Gideon Haigh, and helping them celebrate 25 years since the 2001 Kolkata Test between India and Australia. Thomas' scorecards for Kolkata: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/how-india-returned-from-the-deadGideon Haigh's profile of Thomas: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/anybody-know-where-i-can-scoreThomas on SEN Cricket with Bharat Sundaresan and Tom Morris: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4z3xdGS4Mk5lN0cWGsb76QOther links: https://x.com/tomcricket99https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasSportsRadioThe Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Musicfrom Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Friend of the show Jono returns to the show to dive deep about why Australians don't really care about T20 cricket (or most cricket outside the Test summer), and whether or not that's a problem.The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

The Niche Cache's Scott Miller joins the show to talk about all things cricket in New Zealand, where we get into cricket's general standing in the country, the current status of the men's and women's national teams, and why he loves digging into even the most obscure corners of cricket in the country. The Niche Cache Links:https://theniche-cache.com/https://www.youtube.com/@thenichecachehttps://www.patreon.com/elnichecache Follow The Niche Cache on Bluesky @thenichecache.bsky.socialThe Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit onBluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Author of "Cricket Changed My Life" and editor of the County Cricket Matters magazine Annie Chave joins the show to discuss her days growing up around local cricket, why the County game is so important, and what she's learned about what all cricket superfans have in common.County Cricket Matters: https://www.countycricketmatters.com/Annie's book "Cricket Changed My Life": https://fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/cricket-changed-my-life/Follow Annie on Bluesky @anniechave.bsky.socialThe Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

r/cricket's Sir Doris rejoins the podcast to help Adit talk about some ridiculous recent cricketing events as if they were pitches for new sitcoms from the T20 World Cup, the women's Ashes, and the BBL.Sir Doris' Substack: https://sirdoris.substack.com/Follow Sir Doris on Bluesky @sirdoris.bsky.socialJoel Morris' Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why it Matters: https://joelmorris.substack.com/p/booksThe Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Writer on US cricket Keith Brake joins the show to talk about his wild couple of years teaching himself everything he possibly could about cricket, what cricket in the USA needs to do to find new fans, and how cricket is strikingly similar to college football. Keith's newsletter Stumps and Stripes: https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/Keith's introduction piece: https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/p/you-may-ask-yourself-how-do-i-workHow cricket is like college football: https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/p/cricket-is-just-college-football Follow Keith on Bluesky @brakedown.bsky.social The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Disability rights advocate Graeme Innes AM joins the show to talk about his introduction to cricket while growing up as a blind kid in Sydney, his many stories playing the game including when he represented Australia in an overseas tour, his tales of watching cricket on his travels that stretched his wife's patience, and how Australia and other countries do in terms of making the game accessible for all.Graeme's website including links to his work, his book, and his socials: https://graemeinnes.com/The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25⁠On Youtube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared⁠RSS link: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss⁠Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Researcher and journalist Raf Nicholson joins the showto talk about how she got to researching the history of women's cricket (starting with being hit in the face by a cricket ball!), how being governed by male-dominated organisations has affected the growth of the women's game, andwhat has happened to the England team in the last few years.Thanks to Helen Maynard-Casely for helping tee this up!Raf's website: https://crickether.com/Follow Raf on Bluesky @rafnicholson.bsky.social The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Co-founder of the Emerging Cricket network Nick Skinner joins the show for the second half of our interview, where he discusses his piece on cricket's eligibility requirements for international cricket, comparing it to other sports andspeculating on why this is so contentious when it comes to Associates. Nick also talks about the likelihood of whether international cricket can realise its need to expand itself. Follow Nick on Twitter @HeliocentCricNick on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/nickskinner/Nick's piece on the eligibility requirements: https://emergingcricket.com/opinion/of-eligibility-and-expats/ The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Co-founder of the Emerging Cricket network Nick Skinner joins the show for the first of two parts of our interview, where he details how Steve Waugh's tour diaries helped him expand his worldview, how the Emerging Cricket project came to be,and testing whether Associates really make World Cups less competitive. Follow Nick on Twitter @HeliocentCric Nick on Emerging Cricket: https://emergingcricket.com/author/nickskinner/ Nick's pieces on the competitiveness of matches:  https://emergingcricket.com/opinion/the-world-cup-competitive-games-fallacy/https://emergingcricket.com/opinion/of-upsets-and-unpredictability-an-in-depth-analysis-of-odi-competitiveness/The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rssFollow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player