Well There's Your Problem | Bonus Episode 35 PREVIEW: Bodyline

i don't like cricket
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[@Shortfirstslip]

I'm ten minutes in to this episode and I love that it's basically Alice saying "ok everyone shut up I'm gonna carefully explain the extremely weird combination of English aristocracy and the sport of cricket, I will take questions later."

[@colonelgraff9198]

Americans are gonna be disappointed when they realize this ain’t baseball…. We’ll there’s your cricket

[@Tom-lm2tc]

Holy shit they actually did it, I've been wanting Alice to force them to do this episode for years

[@LeCharles07]

Saw the title and all I could think was "Shake, shake, shake, Señora, shake your body line. Shake, shake, shake, Señora, shake it all the time."

[@AlRoderick]

Oh yes, the corner intersection between Harry Belafonte and Beetlejuice.

[@Shortfirstslip]

Just for the record, this will be quite fun for everybody, I haven't even listened to the episode yet but for how fucking brilliant he was, Don Bradman was also a hilarious racist prick in a classically early 20th century way. He was the best batsman in the world and when he was the Australian captain, he actually didn't speak in person to the best spin bowler in the world, Bill O'Reilly, because O'Reilly was Catholic. Bradman, legend has it, would have other players give instructions to O'Reilly when O'Reilly was bowling, instead of speaking to him in person.

[@somerandomdude1552]

Only good thing the Don did is block a Tour of South Africa in the 70s...

[@Shortfirstslip]

@@somerandomdude1552 Fair.

[@danesorensen1775]

Yeah, given how racist we are now - right at this very minute - extrapolating backwards is a terrifying exercise. That sounds like exactly the sort of shit I should've expected to find, and yet, I didn't.

[@deatheragefarms]

Cricket rules sound like Calvinball, every time.

[@quantumblur_3145]

All sports rules sound like that to me ngl

[@GojiMet86]

Ty Cobb hit .3662, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .3558, Tris Speaker hit .3447, Babe Ruth hit .3421 (yes, 4 digits from Baseball Reference). The baseball equivalent of Don Bradman would have a batting average of 0.9994. FREAKING 0.9994!!!

[@kstxevolution9642]

We lose our shit when people bat 400 in a month. Let alone 994 for HIS ENTIRE CARREER

[@ChristopherHallett]

It would have been 1.000 but he got out for a duck (0) on his very last appearance at the crease.

[@Mclarenboy100]

Honestly i think its more of a SLG of 0.9994 over a whole career (mainly cos i think power somewhat matters in runs scored, but still it'd be BONKERS)

[@kstxevolution9642]

@@ChristopherHallett which truly was Australia's 9/11

[@user-bw4jm1bv1i]

Who got him out for a duck? He would of been having a good giggle to himself.

[@danesorensen1775]

I didn't realise how much arcane knowledge I contained until an American friend asked me about cricket. It's a deeply weird game. Tell Rocz just to go listen to The Twelfth Man, it's easier than the real thing.

[@fauxpinkytoo]

Happy, and sad. Not financially able to get the bonus material (yet), but always glad to see it post. Is this the episode that gets you all killed?

[@emilynelson5985]

I'm still wondering about that one

[@ethan46441]

I doubt it. The question I've been pondering these past few weeks is whether the episode that gets them all killed is real, or is it just the equivalent of the end credits gag where they keep talking about it but it will either never actually happen or it will happen as one of the live shows in the future/was one of the live shows which has already happened

[@snack881]

I'm leaning toward that episode being about the US Mexico border wall

[@smalllJ]

I'm going to assume it's about something in a Mexican city with largye cartel presence

[@DAFLIDMAN]

So I might have imagined it but didn't they say there was gonna be an episode with regular car reviews? I thought that was gonna be the episode that gets them killed

[@hendrikvanleeuwen9110]

There is a third style of bowling, called swing bowling. (Basically turning the ball in the air). Also the ball doesnt have to bounce You can aim it directly at the wickets, which is called a 'full toss'. It is therefore perfectly acceptable to swing your balls while performing full tosses in an attempt to stump the batsman. Yes, cricket is a silly game.

[@darrendm8037]

It's a game with a Silly Point ;)

[@davidwright7193]

A full toss is generally considered a bad ball because it is easy to hit. Also if your friend from Rugby is described as a good hooker it doesn’t mean what you might think it means.

[@hendrikvanleeuwen9110]

@@davidwright7193 Lance Cairns had a devastating full toss. You just have to get your hand around the ball and give it a good twist as you gently release. Most satisfying when you know how. Now who wants to discuss the Australian underarm technique....

[@davidwright7193]

@@hendrikvanleeuwen9110 If the batsman sees the length your asking the crowd to give you the ball back. Most full tosses are over pitched Yorkers

[@bennewman566]

I would argue that swing bowling is not a third type of bowling but rather a subtype of pace bowling along with seam bowling

[@claytonhoffman3533]

I could make a ton of cricket puns but I think you'll either all be stumped, or I'll be run out.

[@ChristopherHallett]

You CAN bowl "on the full" which is when the ball does NOT bounce off the crease, you just whip it as hard as you can (~100 mp/h) straight at the guy ~55 feet away.

[@tarasaurus98]

Oh, cricket. The sport that is just baseball if defense wasn't allowed and all the words were replaced with funnier words.

[@Gramscifreedom]

Baseball is a poor imitation, if you squint really hard and use ample amount of imagination, of God’s greatest gift to humanity… cricket 🏏

[@SportyMabamba]

Baseball is like rounders for adults. Cricket is the sport of kings 🧐

[@Eloraurora]

​@@SportyMabambaOf _kings,_ you say. So... everyone is kind of inbred and no one is entirely sure why you keep them around?

[@SportyMabamba]

Yes, exactly 😂 Some prime examples of inbreeding in the Norfolk County Cricket squad

[@darrendm8037]

They're really not similar at all. However, baseball is much better than that game where the motorcyclist play rugby.

[@snowleopard9749]

Both the best/worst episode of WTYP at the same time.

[@UntoTheBreach24]

Full episode is not in the playlist mods help

[@TeddyRadko]

Engineer disasters and cricket? I hope there are no crotch injuries in this one. I'll enjoy it regardless. Just preparing myself for the worst :')

[@davidwright7193]

The ball doesn’t have to bounce but if it doesn’t it is easier for the batsman to hit for runs. The hardest ball to score off is one that bounces at the batsman’s feet (a Yorker, no idea why Yorkshire got blamed for that one). The best to get a batsman out is generally one that bounces about stump top high and is said to be of a good length. Where that is depends on the pace of the delivery and the pitch. Shorter than that and the ball climbs high and becomes at first easier to score from but also more dangerous. If you want to see a good example of fast short pitched bowling to an off side field, highlights of Devon Malcolm vs South Africa at the Oval in 1994 or 1995 are around on you tube. After bodyline aggressive leg side fields were banned and you are now only allowed two fielders between 3rd man and square leg.

[@falloutghoul1]

Is this the episode that gets you all killed?

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I saw the thumbnail and went "what fucked up baseball is this" and lo and behold

[@JackgarPrime]

I once was asked to tell someone what the score of a cricket game was. I pulled up a scorecard and immediately went cross eyed.

[@Eric_Hunt194]

I’ve a two hour train ride tomorrow to collect my new car... this will be my entertainment. Thanks WTYP crew!

[@RannekoPlays]

This is the most tempted ive been to fix my patreon issues to actually sub

[@joeeljalapeno1816]

As a Latinoamerican i should only knew about Futbol ( real Futbol not that gringo bullshit ) but i had a dad from the caribian side of my country , dont know why but people in the caribian love baseball so i play baseball as kid , quite like it to be honest All that just to say , is funny i now learn criquet i just baseball but you use a weird bat for some reason

[@thomasdjonesn]

"This is peak podcasting" I mean, obviously.

[@leguminosae9685]

Do u still post these to the bono eposodo playlist?

[@deeznoots6241]

They forgor💀

[@johnschroeder2482]

Nothing beats the time I had covid and was out my mind with fever and proceeded to learn and obsess over cricket for 48 hours. It was pretty fun!

[@pnutz_2]

even the description is a reference to a cricket song, this is going to be a great episode

[@ChristopherHallett]

An episode just for us Aussies?!? Ripper!

[@joinedupjon]

There was a TV miniseries about bodyline in the 80s - in order to portray Jardine's weird vibes they cast agent Smith (Hugo Weaving)

[@SALordBaxter]

6:30 Oh yeah Australia HATES aristocratic English types, it's an immediate and visceral reaction. Tall Poppy syndrome is real and based and a key cultural institution, and it played a key role in getting Aboriginal Australians their land rights. A bunch of Aboriginals started striking against a foppish English landlord and everyone momentarily put aside their racism purely to spite Lord Vestey.

[@jimb9063]

He was only upper middle class, not aristocratic, but from the outside would be difficult to tell the slight difference in arrogance.

[@chipcobb6015]

ha ha, fantastic, can't wait to listen to this

[@ch3burashka]

Dan Bradman... now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time... ...not since the Quick Look...

[@boundbythecurve]

I've played baseball since I was a kid. I've also had cricket explained to me multiple times. I still can't remember the rules. Baseball is easier. I prefer baseball.

[@user-sd3ik9rt6d]

M'urkr

[@jaysea5939]

Agreed

[@user6122]

hit the ball run in a line dont let them touch the wickets

[@kstxevolution9642]

Well there's your wickets

[@rossamundbrennan7248]

HOLY SHIT ITS TIME FOR BRADMAN POSTING

[@shadowmaster1313]

You guys have convinced me, I will join patreon

[@alexisborden3191]

I feel like this is getting closer to a WTYP Baseball, hell you could probably do a WYTP bonus ep just on Kyle Schwarber.

[@JK-zx3go]

The English, all about sportsmanship until they are getting hammered.

[@whoever6458]

lol I think I'm definitely better at baseball than I would be at this game. The bowling kind of sounds like what you had to do when you pitched for kickball.

[@bearVshark100]

You know I’ve never once heard a British person sound excited when talking about cricket.

[@mattaustin2128]

Australia, wooo!

[@-Cece]

Luv u Justin

[@obliteron]

Bono Eposodo?

[@colonelgraff9198]

Waiting to hear how Liam feels about Hamas

[@patrick6350]

I don't think Hamas are going to be playing cricket anytime soon, what with the war and everything.

[@Rosa-lv8yw]

@@patrick6350 There is a photograph of Australian and New Zealander soliders playing cricket on the beach in Gallipoli in WW1. No kidding.

[@ChristopherHallett]

"lightly making fun of you" isn't quite it - it's called sledging, and the best of us can make a grown man cry in just a few minutes.

[@Jakeurb8ty82]

"A strange sport played by damaged people...'

[@nickkennedy9034]

Upon being forced to learn about cricket from my friends who are way into it and now this, I still believe baseball to be better.

[@Shortfirstslip]

FUCK YES.

[@maebhryan3040]

Not the one that will get ye killed though.

[@artistwithouttalent]

Idk, if I learned anything from Douglas Adams it's that commonwealth people can be weird about the Ashes.

[@gusgrannan2353]

You’re not going to get black bagged by the CIA … FOR THIS

[@PJ-he5zk]

A cricket episode? Really? 😂

[@williamchamberlain2263]

One of the worst sports. Fine for playing drunk on the field behind a pub, total waste of time otherwise.

[@patrick6350]

It's the perfect sport to pay like 15% attention while you have a nap on the couch in summer.

[@user-bw4jm1bv1i]

Like pretty much all sports 😂