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Cricket is the best sport and has the best cliches. In Ahead of the Eight Ball, failed sports journalist Dave Tickner and failed comedian Mick Tickner dissect every single one of those clichés, from behind the eight ball to tracer bullets via heavy balls and big bats, in painstaking detail whether you like it or not.

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Episode 17 - Yeah well, basically I've checked all other possibilities and it's come down to being rattled. I don't know, The Ashes? Sorry, who is this I'm talking to? 49:16

6 weeks тому49:16

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We are back with another episode about the Ashes but because it is 10 months out and not a lot is going on, we mainly talk about our favourite jokes from Viz, proboscis monkeys and pitches. Stuff we talk about; All run 7 from our friends at Wisden Darren Lehman on Joe Root

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Episode 16 - Lower Order Runs 33:54

26 weeks тому33:54

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Some handy, useful, bonus, frustrating and irritating podcasting from Dave and Mick as they negotiate their way through the fascination with lower order runs. Follow us on X, the social media platform formaly known as Twitter and inform us of the daft commentary you hear. @Aheadofthe8 Dave - @tickerscricket Mick - @Tickersgrins…

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Episode 15 - Cricket is Turning into Baseball 58:37

43 weeks тому58:37

58:37

Dave and Mick are joined by Peter Miller aka The Cricket Geek as we go deep into why cricket isn't turning into baseball because both sports have always been very similar. We talk fastball, pitch runners and bunts. Pete namedrops and Mick does an impression. Standard stuff.

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Episode 14 - Cricket Needs A Strong West Indies 48:24

1 year тому48:24

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We do talk about the topic but also about Brian Lara being great, Ben Duckett's bat's axis of abscissa and Steve Smith (Dave is still rattled). Follow us on X, the social media platform formaly known as Twitter. @Aheadofthe8 Dave - @tickerscricket Mick - @Tickersgrins

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Episode 13 - Politics (not really) 1:01:48

1 year тому1:01:48

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We sort of talk about cricket and how politicians use it for their lazy references. Loads of World Cup chat, stare out champinships and the new feature CBWP (Cricketers Bad Wikipedia Photos). CBWP #1 - Damien Martyn .

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Episode 12 - The Rattled Ashes Part 68 40:56

1 year тому40:56

40:56

Dave's rattled. #Ulon

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Episode 11 - Ashes Hypocrisy 55:07

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A slightly different episode in which Dave is let loose to rant for an extended period of time about why England and Australia are both just dreadful whinging hypocrites. Send your appeals to the Dave Review System to @aheadofthe8 on Twitter.

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Episode 10 - Test Cricket is/isn’t Dying 31:42

2 years тому31:42

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We have nudged and nurdled our way slowly to double figures. In this episode we introduce the DRS (the Dave Review System) and we discuss how test cricket might actually be dying. Test cricket is dead, long live test cricket.

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Episode 9 - Root Maths 31:12

2 years тому31:12

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Dave and Mick talk about stat noncing and why Joe Root had a golden period which coined the phrase, Root Maths.

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Episode 8 - Nighthawk 42:33

2 years тому42:33

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The latest Ahead of the Eight Ball discusses an exciting recent addition to the language of cricket. It's mainly associated with a seasoned cricket comedy operator despite/because of the fact he has never actually performed the role. Dave and Mick talk about what a Nighthawk is and, far more importantly, what it isn't. Because people are already getting this wrong.…

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Episode 7 - Mankads 49:51

2 years тому49:51

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Finally, there's a podcast willing to talk about mankads, as Dave and Mick bang on for a bit about whether they're okay, why they're happening now, whether they should be called mankads at all and the pleasingly forthright MCC stance.

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Episode 6 - BAZBALL! 42:52

3 years тому42:52

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With the England men's Test team back in action this week, Dave and Mick discuss the word on everyone's lips apart from those of Dean Elgar who definitely hasn't given it a second thought, actually. It's time for more BAZBALL!

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Episode 5 - Loves their Cricket 45:16

3 years тому45:16

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A lot has happened in cricket over the last few weeks, much of it very on brand for previous episodes of Ahead of the Eight Ball which means it is itself ahead of the eight ball, in a way. Dave and Mick discuss all these matters as well as the phenomenon of famous people who aren't cricketers but nevertheless Love Their Cricket.…

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Episode 4 - Highest Successful Fourth Innings Run-Chases ft. Tom Evans 30:15

3 years тому30:15

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Dave and Dave's brother Mick come dangerously close to actually fulfilling their promise of delivering a fortnightly podcast as they are joined by Cricket Twitter stalwart Tom Evans to finally answer the very biggest question in the sport - Highest Successful Fourth Innings Run-Chases: harmless, vaguely interesting stat or scourge on the game to be eradicated at all costs?…

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Episode 3 - Deserved a Century ft. Dan Liebke 39:44

3 years тому39:44