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The Grade Cricketer

Should we care? with Alex Malcolm

The Grade Cricketer

RARE

Comedy, Sports, Cricket

4.7518 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Australia is in a cricket crisis and the general public want to know If we should care. Alex Malcolm joins the show to restore order and safety to concerned Australian. Other cricket is also on.

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0:00.0

What's a point of cricket?

0:01.0

Oh, how do you do it?

0:02.0

Great cricket is a present.

0:03.0

We're going to look at the perils of sweeping. We're the good cricket. The grey's cricket says real brats. If you're going to do it, do it to England. He's out now. We've got 40. Who the fucking people in my back? We are in full-blown Australian cricket crisis. Thank God it's February. The Australian men's side have lost

0:22.7

as Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, putting them on the brink of elimination

0:26.7

before the thing even gets going. And the Australian women lose a game. In fact, their opening

0:32.5

game to India at the SCG on Sunday night without Vice Captain Tali McGraw. Okay, at least India, Pakistan played.

0:39.3

Alex Malcolm is on the show to tell us how to feel and to provide some safety as the sky begins to fall in.

0:46.1

There's also Tom Hanks in a great chapel center.

0:48.4

Annabelle Sullen going back to back for the BC Medal.

0:50.8

Shield and one day cup runs.

0:52.2

Ask Td what's getting your hot.

0:53.7

Pezza, thank God the cricket season is over.

0:57.8

I agree with somebody with the bio, sincere boy on Twitter who said,

1:07.4

gutter days for the Aussie team.

1:09.6

It's just gutter days.

1:11.6

Is there any safety left in Australian cricket anymore after the overnight result for the men,

1:16.3

as well as the women capitulating to the Indian women's team?

1:21.2

And the answer is yes, because it turns out Sydney grade cricket's had a good week.

1:26.3

Moscow brothers, Manetti brothers, Nepal, nearly got it done against England.

1:29.8

Perhaps they should come in to the side.

1:31.7

So, you know, sticking with the roots, a good week for grade cricket, a bad week for elite professionals.

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