Pete and Gid on the latest Ben Stokes shambles - can he survive as England's captain? Also the latest privatisation upheaval, the integrity murk at Cricket Australia, the shambolic Lord's Test and Australia's white ball escapades.

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Gid and Pete manage to stay up to see Royal Challengers Bangalore surge to victory in the Indian Premier League, overwhelming Gujarat Titans, with Virat in his pomp.  Also Australia run out of puff in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi, losing to Pakistan by five wickets.  Plus: how Pete almost died in Nagpur.

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Pete and Gid catch up with Sooryavanshi's soaraway success, the denouement of the Indian Premier League, privatisation's hurdles and Test cricket's pink bits.  Also a great chat with cricketer-doctor-administrator-entrepreneur Justin Vaughan, with visions of the young Baz and the story of how Lalit Modi saved New Zealand cricket.

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Pete and Gideon watch the teams fall by the wayside in the Indian Premier League, causing complications to Australian selection, while pitching Mitch Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood into competition.  Farewell MJK Smith and John Maclean. Also: more trouble for Cricket Australia, this time from within.  And: oh dear how lame was Legends on Netflix?  Answer: six hours you won't get back.

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Pete and Gid catch up as Australian cricket drifts into uncharted waters, with three states determined to sell BBL franchises as the other three sit tight.  Also special guest: Matt Kempster of the Alliance for Gambling Reform on the dubious enticements of gaming revenue.  And we celebrate fourty years of Marios.

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Pete and Gid catch up on Australian cricket's huge privatisation bust up, as consensus collapses about the way forward for the Big Bash League, and the game's capital needs.  Can the states kiss and make up, or will life never be the same?  An emergency pod for desperate times.

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Pete and Gid catch up with the runs and ruins of the Indian Premier League, anticipate the Pakistan Super League play offs, check in on Aussies in county cricket, and wonder if the Big Bash League debate will ever get anywhere.  Also DTF St Louis and Dirty Harry!

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Pete and Gid catch up with one of their favourite cricket people, Tim Paine, to discuss his journey as coach of the Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League, his approach to the evolving world of T20, the state of Australian and world cricket, the art of wicketkeeping, the fortunes of Cameron Green and Beau Webster, and even how to get the best from Steve Smith (clue: you just let him be himself).  

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Pete and Gideon keep up with the Indian Premier League, the travails of Cameron Green, the scrutiny of overseas players and the torrent of sixes.  Also what's happening in the Pakistan Super League and the County Championship, the agony of the hipster and the psychopathology of MAFS.  

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Pete and Gideon watch the climax of the Sheffield Shield, the explosive opening of the Indian Premier League and the muted commencement of the Pakistan Super League, and the strange case of England's invisible coach.  

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Pete and Gideon attend to the last stages of the Australian season including the Sheffield Shield final, the ECB Ashes autopsy, the miniaturised Pakistan Super League, the maximised Indian Premier League and the demise of New Zealand's Super Smash - what does this mean for Australia's privatisation agenda?  Also: Bernard Fanning watch.

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