The Ridiculous Ashes Podcast

Alex and Dan wander over to Lord's for the second Test of the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes, where they delight in the startling entrance to the series of Ray Bright. After recovering from that, they also muse upon inaccurate descriptions of inches and whether cricket players should be treated like toast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ridiculous Ashes podcast returns with the 1981 Ashes. First up, it’s Trent Bridge, where Alex and Dan discuss two-men bowling attacks, the sad decline of ferrets as a commentary descriptor, and Ian Botham being dreadful at everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sneak bonus episode: The Ridiculous Border-Gavaskar Podcast. Same format, one different team/host. To subscribe on your podcast provider of choice, go to https://pod.link/1666458762 In this premiere episode of The Ridiculous Border-Gavaskar Podcast, Dan and Bharat revisit the 1st Test of the 2017 Border-Gavaskar series in Pune. That’s where they find an unimaginative Steve O’Keefe getting the same figures in both innings, slightly misleading pitch predictions and Matt Renshaw’s unhappy tummy. Follow The Ridiculous Border-Gavaskar Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ridicbg Follow Bharat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beastieboy07 Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/liebcricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2013 Ridiculous Ashes concludes with the final Test at The Oval, which gives Alex and Dan plenty of things to muse upon, including the one-Test wonderment of Simon Kerrigan and James Faulkner, the gruesome birth of Steve Smith as we now know him and Chekhov’s light meter. Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Dan are off to Chester-le-Street for the fourth Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, which features discussions on the baggilessness of Australian helmets, Jonathan Trott’s sideways wicket celebration and the Summer of Bell. Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Dan zoom up to Old Trafford for the third Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, where they celebrate the return of David Warner, Alastair Cook’s easy listening captaincy, belated time Snicko and Stuart Broad walking. Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Dan head to Lord’s for the second Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes. While there, they discuss the birth of Root Maths, Graeme Swann instigating the ‘worst piece of cricket in Test history’ and decisions that suck ass #bullshit. Geoff Lemon’s ‘Hey Watson’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNDElnx3hus Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ridiculous Ashes podcast returns with the 2013 Ashes. First up, it’s Trent Bridge, the showdown of two of the most ridiculous moments in Ashes history - Ashton Agar’s 98 and Stuart Broad not walking. A colossal match-up so absurd we need Pat Cummins to drop in and help us sort it out. Which he does. Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over to The Oval for the fifth and final Test of the 2009 Ridiculous Ashes. With the series locked 1-1, we are introduced to Jimmy Anderson’s first Test duck, Jonathan Trott’s first Test century and the enigmatic figure known only as Simon Katiche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices