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Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro, Cinque

So after the doom and gloom of The Ashes it’s time to banish the January Blues and look to the future. And to help us forget about what happened in Australia we’re joined by one of our favourite players on the planet - Wayne Madsen.Mattchin has a brand new original quiz which is ...  Show more

Review, Revelations and Relief

No more sleepless nights, no more doom scrolling and no more ‘it’s the hope that kills you’, The Ashes are over and like the England team The Tailenders are limping to the end of the series.Felix is ill and can only join us ‘down the line’ from his Doctors, so the ex England wick ...  Show more

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