EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 34 MIN
Reverse Swept Radio 189: Jeff Thomson's debut, Ashley Giles reviewed, and betting on the Tests
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy visits the Hundred, and Toby has an unusual wager "I think what you've cleverly done, without knowing it, is an emotional hedge." FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): Jeff Thomson's Test debut "He decides that he's not going to let a big toe get in the way of his test debut and a shot at the West Indies." THE REVIEW (22'00): The King of Spain and I: Surviving Cricket, Depression and the Greatest Ever Ashes, by Ashley Giles (Fairfield Books, 2025) "We both came to each other and suggested this new Ashley Giles book." Out now and available as a hardback and an ebook from fairfieldbooks.co.uk and all good booksellers. Recorded 13 September 2025
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy visits the Hundred, and Toby has an unusual wager "I think what you've cleverly done, without knowing it, is an emotional hedge." FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'00): Jeff Thomson's Test debut "He decides that he's not going to let a big toe get in the way of his test debut and a shot at the West Indies." THE REVIEW (22'00): The King of Spain and I: Surviving Cricket, Depression and the Greatest Ever Ashes, by Ashley Giles (Fairfield Books, 2025) "We both came to each other and suggested this new Ashley Giles book." Out now and available as a hardback and an ebook from fairfieldbooks.co.uk and all good booksellers. Recorded 13 September 2025
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