In the absence of someone stripping down, donning Doc Martens and "bashing the door down", Australia selects a new toy in Nathan McSweeney. Can this sea turtle make it to water? The openers lobby is aghast, but what's the alternative? Elsewhere, 2s-3s didn't just lose to Pakistan, they were chested on their own turf. The format, therefore, is clearly dead. Cricket et al's Pete Lalor and Gideon Haigh join us for an in-depth chat on the state of media and the state of cricket, before we return with Lizelle Lee heroics and WBBL foot stuff. AskTGC is the typical maelstrom of witty sickos.

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India have been whitewashed by our skeletal overlords New Zealand. Part 1 of the Great Australia Bat Off concludes at the world famous Great Barrier Reef Arena. Ball tampering allegations swept under the rug, Australia begin an ODI series against Pakistan and Mattew Wade joins us in studio for a wide ranging chat talking Zippy, Ashes, being a child prodigy and transitioning into coaching.

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Usman Khawaja joins us for a wide-ranging chat via the airwaves to tell us who he wants as his next opening partner, why no one can score runs on Australian decks anymore, Indian media, fast bowling cliques, playing grade cricket, his best friend in the Australian team and humanitarian issues in Gaza. Another sweet treat for our beautiful little community.

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