Half-Time Shows, Table Cricket, and the F1 Elite
Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily
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4.5 • 808 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs are back in the studio to pick apart the latest developments in the sporting world, starting with a skeptical look at the introduction of half-time shows at the World Cup.
They are joined by legendary former England cricket captain David Gower, who stops by to discuss the National Table Cricket Finals at Lord’s and the incredible impact the sport has on inclusivity.
Braintree Town’s own New Zealand international Tommy Smith also joins the show to talk through his dual life in the National League and on the world stage.
The conversation shifts gears to the racetrack as Sky Sports F1’s Rachel Brookes dives into the nuances of elite racing, breaking down exactly what separates a good driver from a truly great one following the release of her new book.
Finally, US sports expert Todd Macklin provides his weekly round-up of the biggest stories coming out of the States!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Paul Hawksby. |
| 0:00.9 | And Andy Jacob. And this is the H&J Daily with some of the best bits of this afternoon show. David Gower joined us, former England Skipper, of the back of the news that Joffre Archer was going to stand playing the IPL rather than playing the first test for England against New Zealand. And he was not best pleased, as you will discover. Yes, absolutely. We were joined by Tommy Smith. He plays for Braintree Town. They've just been relegated to the National League South, but that has not stopped Tommy going to his Second World Cup. He's a New Zealand international, and he'll be playing Mo Sala and Romolou-Lukaku, Kevin DeBriana et al. So he was very interesting on that. |
| 0:38.4 | An old colleague of our talk sport, hard to believe it was 18 years ago. |
| 0:42.3 | Rachel Brooks, who's now a very successful F1 presenter and reporter for Sky. |
| 0:47.7 | She has a book out. |
| 0:48.6 | She popped into the studio. |
| 0:51.0 | And Todd had some good stories. |
| 0:52.6 | Todd had some good stories for us this afternoon |
| 0:54.5 | from the world of American sports. |
| 0:56.0 | So that should keep you busy here. |
| 0:57.1 | It all is. |
| 1:02.7 | Good afternoon, everyone. |
| 1:03.9 | Good afternoon. |
| 1:04.9 | And Ian, if anybody's watching on Connected TV |
| 1:07.4 | or YouTube today, |
| 1:09.1 | you notice my eyes very red, a little bit swollen. |
| 1:13.3 | And it was a bit of a shock really because obviously we got Chelsea Spurs coming up. |
| 1:17.0 | And Andy went all shed end on me and said, stand! |
| 1:20.3 | He just, no, of course he didn't. |
| 1:24.0 | Conjunctiveitis, the joy of having grandchildren. |
| 1:26.2 | Oh yeah, of course. |
| 1:27.1 | Nice. Brilliant. So I'm going to be disappearing at half one and a half three to put the eye drops in. Yeah, they've got to go in because you wonder where I've gone. I love the irony of the half-time show at the World Cup final, featuring the Muppets. Given FIFA's handling of the tournament so far, it couldn't be more appropriate, could it? |
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