Tuffers and Vaughan: Robin Smith opens up

Test Match Special

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4.4 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Tuffers, Michael and Chappers are joined by former England batsman Robin Smith, who speaks very frankly an openly about his mental struggles when playing and after retiring, including depression, alcoholism and contemplating suicide.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.5	Hello! Hello!
0:06.5	We're here! I'm good!
0:08.0	How are you Philip? Hello mate!
0:10.0	Are you all set on in Gilford?
0:12.8	Yeah, I'm just... Yes mate.
0:15.4	Cat, the judges here?
0:17.1	Judge G, how are you mate?
0:18.2	Very well, thanks, Kevin, how are you, Ben?
0:20.2	Good mate, good. All good.
0:22.2	Good, probably a little bit more nervous now than I was facing you mate.
0:25.6	No, well, don't be nervous. You've got to stop being nervous, Judge.
0:30.2	You're all nervous!
0:31.7	Easy to say, then, Dan, mate. You do this for a living now mate.
0:34.8	No, no!
0:35.8	I'm an embroidered in Perth, a humble embroidered in Perth.
0:39.2	Oh, what? An embroiderer?
0:41.0	An embroiderer, that's what I do for a living.
0:42.5	What do you do now? What's an embroidered knitting?
0:45.0	Right, let's not go. Let's hold fire.
0:51.2	Because I imagine tough as the awkwardness of gems over the next hour.
0:56.8	Does Wally jump?
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