Ahead of the Eight Ball
Cricket is the best sport and has the best cliches. In Ahead of the Eight Ball, failed sports journalist Dave Tickner and Dave’s brother Mick 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.
Episodes
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Episode 14 - Cricket Needs A Strong West Indies
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
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).
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Friday Nov 24, 2023
Episode 13 - Politics (not really)
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
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.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Episode 12 - The Rattled Ashes Part 68
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Dave's rattled. #Ulon
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Episode 11 - Ashes Hypocrisy
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
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.
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Episode 10 - Test Cricket is/isn’t Dying
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
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.
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Episode 9 - Root Maths
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Dave and Mick talk about stat noncing and why Joe Root had a golden period which coined the phrase, Root Maths.
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Episode 8 - Nighthawk
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
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.
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Episode 7 - Mankads
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
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.
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Episode 6 - BAZBALL!
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
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!
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Episode 5 - Loves their Cricket
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
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.
About Us
Dave is a sports journalist and Mick is not.