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How India hunted Stokes and England
Stokes’ team lose by 336 runs. The head, the body, the tail - they’re all beaten.
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Jarrod Kimber
Test cricket's abstract era
Test cricket has jumped a shark into a vat of acid and come out the other side a lumpen mess of colour and shapes.
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Jarrod Kimber
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The new punk rock number fives
Number fives are the rockstars of the batting order right now. Live free, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.
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Jarrod Kimber
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Shayan Ahmad Khan
Red Inker, Footmarks and Wagon Wheel Podcasts
Catch up on this week's podcasts from Good Areas
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Jarrod Kimber
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Shubman Gill is no longer a baby
It takes a long time to grow a Test starter. There are many pitfalls along that journey.
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Jarrod Kimber
Jaiswal and the wide ones
Cricket has undergone a strange transformation, with teams now intentionally bowling short outside the off stump. And it worked.
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Jarrod Kimber
The worst debuts in Test cricket
West Indies’ Brandon King joined a band that has names as diverse as Shane Warne and Graham Gooch, to Pankaj Singh and Bryce McGain.
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Jarrod Kimber
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June 2025

England’s failure to Tongue the tail
England have had several great bowlers. They also have a long history of strange failures against bad batters.
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Jarrod Kimber
Wagon Wheel | Why is Lord's still so sloped?
The slope at Lord's and more...
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Jarrod Kimber
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Red Inker Pod | The Tragedy at Chinnaswamy Stadium with Sarthak Dev
In this episode of Red Inker, we talk about the tragedy that followed RCB’s win in the IPL. To do that, we got on someone who wrote an incredible…
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Jarrod Kimber
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Why does everyone chase at Headingley?
Of the 40 largest chases in the history of our game, Headingley has 15% of them.
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Jarrod Kimber
Footmarks Pod | 19th Century Batting
Behram and I discuss all the major inflection points in the history of batting evolution, diving deep into all the important innovations in the 19th…
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Jarrod Kimber
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Rishabh Pant's multiverse
To everyone else, it looks like madness. To him, it feels like method.
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Jarrod Kimber
Crickpicks Draft | The best dual-nation cricketers
Who are the best players to play international cricket for more than one country?
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Jarrod Kimber
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When sports aren't just about sports
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C. S Chiwanza
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South Africa's meme win
South Africa made celebrations look cool
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C. S Chiwanza
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The Daryl Mitchell run out
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C. S Chiwanza
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England and the number threes
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C. S Chiwanza
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The Red Inker | The History of Tests with Tim Wigmore
In this episode of Red Inker, we talk about the history of Test cricket. To do that, we get on someone who has written a book on it, Tim Wigmore. We…
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Jarrod Kimber
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The Athletic is covering cricket
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Jarrod Kimber
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Shubman Gill and the Magic Captain Theory
The idea that one person can revolutionise everything belongs to old cricket. The modern game has moved on, and is smarter at using resources.
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Jarrod Kimber
OCD and cricket
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C. S Chiwanza
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What makes Rabada so good?
Robin and I looked at Kagiso Rabada's best attributes as a bowler
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Aiden Markram helps South Africa find their place in the sun
When he’s going, he bats like an elephant running through a campsite. It feels like nothing can stop him.
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Jarrod Kimber
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