No Balls: Snow Balls the Christmas Podcast

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, News, Sports News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley lift the cricketing mood by bringing you some festive cheer, interluded with a little bit of Ashes chat as England lose the series with two games still to play. Plus, can they guess which of Santa's elves have been spotted in Australia?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Ellis, our podcast is over 500 episodes old.
0:10.0	But what have we learnt?
0:11.0	Ellis James and John Robbins.
0:13.0	I've learnt that when you're doing live radio, if somebody texts in in block capitals, it's very really a good sign.
0:18.0	We've had a confused text and it says, I want to listen to this rubbish.
0:22.0	I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders
0:24.1	in a board game
0:24.9	and don't mention her on the show,
0:26.3	you are going to get an unexpected call.
0:28.4	Oh dear, oh dear.
0:31.1	Ellis James and John Robbins,
0:32.7	500 not out.
0:34.1	Lovely stuff.
0:35.5	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:38.2	Al, we've got to issue a swear warning because you are an absolute potty mouth.
0:42.7	Not another one.
0:44.0	And you need to remember that your grandma listens to this.
0:46.5	She does.
0:47.0	She also abuses me on social media.
0:49.0	But don't worry, we beep it out.
0:50.4	See your kids can listen.
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