Hello everyone. This is the game podcast from The Times and I'm Natalie Sawyer. We thank you for sticking with us during this difficult period. We hope to keep you informed and entertained along the way. We are continuing to social distance so joining me remotely a Gregor Robertson and Matt Dickinson. Matt how are you

coping at the moment? Yeah we're good we haven't

haven't made the mistake of going back to family monopoly so that that's helped with

keeping good relations we did we did have actually have a family sports day

last week and it managed to end without tears

including not from me so yeah we can't we count that as a victory.

Family sports day so what events were in this?

Well, you had to make it up a bit as we went along, but there was one involving a trampoline,

another involving, yeah, the wheelbarrow racing didn't go so well, actually, I'll have to admit that one.

It sounds like a fun household, that's for sure, Matt.

Gregor, obviously, it's our,, well first check of the week of your push-up challenge.

What did we get up to last time? 48, was it?

No.

48, yeah.

Yes. So where are you at now? Yeah, yeah. I'm still in 48.

You said that was it. To be really honest, I'm not going to get much higher than that. I'll need to start hammering protein shakes or

eating tins of tuna or something if I want to improve anymore. So no I'm still in 48. I'm sorry I have no

improvement to report yet. Oh Gregor never mind never mind well hopefully by Thursday maybe even

just one extra just push it 49 come on then I've got suzy my girlfriend laughing

at me when I'm shaking on the last one remember. This is true but

ignore ignore Susie and just at least give us 49. I saw our asking for on Thursday.

Coming up, Gregor will tell us what it's like to face a World Cup winner on the pitch

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