Reverse Swept Radio 153: watching baseball, Andrew Symonds at the 2003 World Cup
JUN 02, 2022
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: watching baseball, and Bangladesh host Sri Lanka


"The first pitch of the game was sent straight into the stands for a home run. That raised my and my wife's sense of what normal drama would be in baseball. It turned out to be very rare."


FROM THE ARCHIVES (12'00): Andrew Symonds at the 2003 World Cup


"There must be a psychological credit to Symonds: you come in knowing that if you don't score there's the next player waiting, and scoring under those circumstances is difficult."


THE REVIEW (22'40): The Test by Nathan Leamon


"Cricket is lacking in fiction compared to other sports, and this is a rare attempt to take on top level cricket in fiction - and it's done really well."


Recorded on 30 April 2022

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