Test Match Special - No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - is there such a thing as a summer duvet?

Episode Date: October 21, 2022

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are very excited about the T20 World Cup Super 12s, plus they have a good rummage around the No Balls email inbox and discuss types of duvet.

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Down the track comes scoring. This time she connects. It's either six or out. It's six. Hello and welcome back to Nobles, the Consistent Podcast with me, Cross and you Alex Hartley. We're back. It's been a week. Who are we? Good evening. Oh, good morning. Yays. I like it. Yays. Yays. Yays. How you doing? I'm all right. Thank you. Are you? I'm actually quite well. Yates. You're on a tilt at the minute. I think my phone's going to

fall over. Oh no. I just landed on a plastic bag. I heard it. We've somehow managed to quite smoothly plan a time to do an episode. Yeah, so... It's an easy one this week. Yeah, quarter to nine at night here and quarter to 11 in the morning there. And where's here for you? Where are you at the minute?

Hobart, by the next time we do another pod, I think I'll be in Sydney. Let's worry about that when we get to. And then I'll be in Adelaide, then I'll be in Melbourne and then I'll be back in Sydney. You're covering the World Cup qualifiers at the minute. You've had some belting games, haven't you? Oh my God, I'm not being funny. The games have been class.

Like, yesterday, Scotland, Ireland, I was like Ireland, dead and buried, chasing 12s, never been Curtis Canfer. Got 70 or 30 balls won the other game. You text me, probably the most bad thing I think you've ever text me other than when you told me you really like Shamsie because you thought I remember when I was like that guy's a magician you were like yeah you can bowl I was like no no he's actually a magician you can text me and you're like I think I've

just witnessed the best run chase of like of history that I've ever seen yeah and genuinely it was so good like I still can't believe it like I was in the pub might have had a couple of beers Oh, it went wine tasting today. Well, good. Oh, wow. Yeah. We'll come back today. Yeah.

And we were talking about it, and I was like, just madness. Just the whole thing, madness. I always thank, I thank people. I always think the World Cup qualifiers are sometimes the best cricket because everything is on the line for those countries. But those then poor teams, they then have to, if they qualify, they have to do it all again. By the time this pod comes out, tomorrow's getting. games that we're covering, whoever wins each game goes through, because each team has won one

out of the two that they've played. Yeah, so it's basically, that it's going to be down to like a quarter-final, basically. Yeah, it is. And then the games that are on now, if Namibia beat UAE, they go through. Come on, say it properly. Nambia. Say it properly. Nambia. If they beat Nambia, they go through, it's just almost madness. That's what you want, though, isn't it? Because that already like gives you narrative for the tournament before it's even started. Oh yeah, because we were like, oh, Sri Lanka are going to win three out of three. West Indies will win three out of three. West Indies have been dog awful, and Sri Lanka got blown away by Namibia, Nambia.

Nambia, nice. Why did Nambia start? I was trying to remember that the other day. Because when we were doing the World Cup qualifiers last time, I thought Nambia were playing the World Cup. And I was like, Nambia is a country, but let me Google it, and it's not. Oh wow And yet they still let you loose on the BBC Yeah for some reason somehow

Why are we talking about cricket? What's going on? Yeah, I don't know I don't know How are you? You're good I'm good I've been ill

You know what I said last week It was the Hendoo And You look well You've been ill Um I've been I've been

I'm ill for four months now I was going to say You're not going to see my illness It's called depression It's when I'm being miserable Like these teeth things that I've got in Oh my teeth The top ones coming off for my sister's wedding

I'm absolutely buzzing Oh how good They'll be finished by then They'll be straight So the guy said he'll take them off Taking your teeth out of your sister's wedding I'm gonna have to Yeah I was really worried about it

Anyway I'm well thank you I've not been well Because I've got whatever's going around I had the flu It wasn't COVID thankfully But yeah I picked it up Like the second I got to the house for the hendoo,

like my nose just got full. And I was like, I've got a block nose, that's not nice. I was like, oh, what you're allergic to? You're like, well, nothing. I was like, oh, no. I think I'm allergic to partying. Allergic to the session. But no, I'm good. I'm good.

We're back. I have my first bowl yesterday. First one in three weeks, first one since Lords. How? How are you back training already? I know. I can't wash my hair tonight, put it that way. I've got the old, like, stiff, stiff up here.

Oh, yeah. It's part and parcel of it, though, isn't it? You always feel like you've been trampled by some sort of animal when you come back to cricket. Rhinos. Yeah. So we were... It could be rhinos, yeah, it could be.

We were in the airport the other day. And Dan Norcross goes, did you know, rhinos only f*** it twice a year? And I was like, whoa. What? That's amazing. I was like, I've seen a rhino poo that I must be really lucky I've witnessed like something that happens twice

a year he's like yeah my sister told me as a kid I tell everyone all the time turns out his sister told him as a kid and they they constantly poo rhinos like twice every half an hour every day of the year brilliant there's your fond back to the day kids right how every time I think I We'll do a podcast. And just something happens and I just never envisaged that it's going to go down the road that it goes down. No.

I didn't, like, how are we told? I said, plan the pod. I said, what are you joking? How are we talking about rhino frequency of poos? Yeah. Anyway, right, it doesn't matter. I have got some sticky notes though. How are you at best, yeah?

I'm good, I'm good. Yeah, I was in the pub and you said, be 10 minutes and I was halfway through a coroner. I was like, best see it off then. Good, she's flying She's flying While we're talking about Well, should we do Sticky Notes

Or should we do a bit of World Cup preview? Preview? It's because you've got no sticky notes, isn't it? You've got no sticky notes, brilliant. I got two. Right, let's do our World Cup preview while we're talking a little bit about cricket. What do we talk about?

Well, I'm not too sure to be honest but England have played Australia in a warm-up series. and we beat them, so that seems like a really good place to start. No, Rhys Topley. Oh, because? The bloody boundary sponge. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, those things are dangerous. What about the poor boy that fell over the boundary sponge?

I know, I know, it was a lot like Yastika Batia when she tripped over that huge one in the Commonwealth game. We warn people though, don't we? We've told people about these things. He's 16, though. All his mates at school are. going to be howling. I know, well, not just his mates at school. We weren't laughing at him where we were laughing at the unfortunate incident of him tripping, and he's fine. He survived it, which is the main thing.

So, do you know he's the second, ranked the second best seema in the world at the minute? Really? He has had a great summer, hasn't it? I think he's going to be a huge loss for England. Yeah, massive, massive. I'm actually gutted for him. Yeah, same. I saw Henry's tweet actually yesterday saying he's done basically four years of rehab with his back injuries and then steps on a sponge. Well, they're all massive. I told, they're dangerous. They're going to have to find another way of advertising.

Sounds like his is a bit worth, not to say yours was not as bad as his, but he's going to be out until the new year. Wow. Wow. The other thing, well, I wanted to ask you, I was going to do a little like predictor with you. I need a pen though. Bear with me.

All right, BRB. Crossie's having to take me with her because she's gone old school and got a wired headphones. I've got a wired head phone. Honestly, my AirPods are, bro, I need to go fix them. Right, so I wanted to do a predictor of who you think's going to be

the leading wicket taker at this World Cup, the leading run scorer, and I've not thought about another question, but might think of one while you're answering, so come on. Right, let me just get the teams on. Play along at home, by the way. I don't know why I'm shouting, sorry.

play along at home Yeah Write down Tweet us Email us Whatever World Cup World Cup

22 Teams Who do you What actually Who do you think is going to win it England Right What about you

I think that India are going to win it Obviously you do India Right I'm going to put a little A And a little K Next to our answers Yeah Who do you think

is going to be the leading run scorer. Hasorak... Oh, no, he's the leading week of ticket. All right, I kick. Imagine if he is, if Hasaranga's the leading run scorer. I'd love that. I would absolutely love that. The leading run scorer is going to be... Joss Butler.

Yeah, it's a good answer. I'm not going to lie to you. I'll put a little bit there next to that. I'm going to say... I'm going to go David Warner Yeah Yeah, could happen Could happen, you're right I should have said Glenn then

Shouldn't I use you some runs Yeah, we should probably try and get Glenn back on the pod as well Shall we? Yeah Do you want to ask him while you're out there? Yeah, we'll do Right, leading wicket taker Hasaranga

He's going to have a great tournament He's my leading run scorer Sorry, by the way, I'm quite a slow writer So for everyone that is playing along at home Hasaranga for Alex She's only a slow writer because she has to write so neat I do have to write neatly This isn't all that neat actually

I'm going to say Mark Wood I'm bringing it home Oh yeah, good, good So you're back in India to win the tournament Without the leading run scorer or the leading wicket taker Well I didn't think that I could then go like Coley's going to be the leading run score. Well, he's not going to be the leading run score, is he?

Might I do. Again, he's choosing runs. You don't know. Right, there we go. That felt a bit like it might have been a bit boring for people that are listening at home. No, but they've played on. I've got written down now. Well, they might have played it. Yeah, tweet us are in Scrammers, you stuff and let us know.

The winner will get something. We don't know what. Yeah, all right. Actually, the winner has to plan a day trip for the other one. Dressed as an elephant? No, dressed in something else. Okay.

Right, the winner gets to dress the other person in an outfit of their choice for the day. That is how the elephant came about, Al. Yeah, but have you seen these, like, new charity shop trends? Yeah. What are you talking about? That's what you look like every day. Yeah, I mean... Actually, you don't.

You look like Averillabee. You're going through a skater boy phase. I am. She was a skater boy. She said to you later boy. Right, is that enough, is that enough preview? Well, we want to do something else around the World Cup and last year we had the hat stacking competition

because it was still COVID and everyone was stacking hats. This year we want to do something else that you can all get involved in but we have absolutely no idea what it could be so please can you tweet us, email us, Instagram your ideas. Yeah, we kind of thought something like the best wicket celebration, and then we realised that was boring. So you came up with...

Funny things you've seen in the crowd. Well, actually, I've already seen two things that would have been entered into the tournament. So, for examples, for people, the guy tripping over the boundary sponge. Yeah. Or the guy who played that shot from Sri Lanka and knocked his own shoe off.

Yeah, or there was a kid on the bars at Hobart, little toddler, flipped over the box. Oh, no. Is he all right? Yeah, it was fine. It was just funny. Do you know, like when a dad doesn't have their eye on a toddler for two seconds and it runs off? Yeah.

So we basically need... There was a Sri Lanka fan with a Viking hat on in the crowd the other day, which I thought was very strange. So we need something that's made you laugh or you've thought, oh, that's a bit different or, you know, like Shamsie pulling like some flowers out of his sleeve or whatever he did that time. Yeah, yeah, because he's a magician. Because he's a magician.

He's very good at bowling. I'll give him that. Anything on your sticky note? I've got a few things on my sticky note. Yeah? I've got, surprise, surprise, two things on my sticky note. That's good from you. Do you want to kick us off then?

Yeah. You were on holiday, and I know the holiday episode was last week, but you got recognised on holiday. Oh, I did. And that must be the weirdest thing ever. Well, you know when people, you get that question, don't you sometimes on the emails that's like

where's the weirdest place you've been recognised? Mine was at Venus rock in Cyprus and what I was doing, I was in the gift shop it's like this tourist attraction and apparently Greek mythology or whatever it was meant to be where Venus came out of the sea and was born. Anyway, it's just this rock formation

out at sea. And I was in the gift shop picking out a tote bag for hen because you know what hen's like and someone came up to me this guy and he was like are you kick cross? I was like shut up shut like it was just a normal guy

just like obviously didn't know who was and he's like you'd get cross and I was like yeah I am and he's like I was watching you bowl at lords last week and then he saw my dad and he was like I saw you on TV as well wow and I was like wow and my mum and dad were there as well and it felt like this real moment of achievement

that like they were there and they saw that I got recognised They were like, my dad, my dad obviously ruined the moment because this, I think this guy got a bit nervous. He was like, I'll leave you to your holiday, I'll leave you to. I was like, no, it's all right, like, where are you from? And he was like, I'm from pool. And my dad went, where are you from, sorry? He said, I'm from pool. He went, oh, I thought he said, Poland. Someone from Poland had recognized me. That would be an achievement in itself, to be fair. Yeah, it would. But yeah, yeah, I was real smug. Yeah, that's a good one.

I've had two selfies in the pub, which made me feel quite nice. Is that No Cross and Henry? Those as well, yeah. It's definitely getting more. And a lot of people, it's because of the pod, isn't it? Always because of the pod. Yeah. No one knows who the hell Alex Hartley is.

They just recognise my voice. They think you're a broadcaster. They didn't know. You play cricket. And then when they see me with my skateboard and rollerblades in the other hands. Do you think that people play the voice game with you That they're like trying to put If they're not seeing what you look like

They try and put your voice to your face And then they're like oh that's not what she looks like in my head Yeah like Henry Moran the first time I met him I was like swear you're supposed to be 75 Yeah I remember when I first listen to Greg James Like his voice doesn't match his face I don't think

We've had we've definitely talked about this We have talked about this I've got something on my On my sticking out And it's so random voice a massive dig at you, so I'm going to say it. We were talking the other day, weren't we, about, do you remember that time that you had to go and get your heart scanned

because they were really worried about you? Because you had the shakes, didn't you? You kept, like, going to training. I had a tremor. I had a tremor. Yeah, yeah, and they went really good from Thunder. They were really like... No, it's England.

Was it? Yeah. Oh, yeah, it was. It was Susan, office. You got Susan, yeah. They were obviously very professional about it. They're like, we need to get this checked out. because it could be something serious.

Yeah. Yes, I had a brain MRI. My parents were worried sick. My dad was like, do you want me to come? I was like, no, it's fine. I've just got a tremor. We'll deal with it. Whatever this problem is, we'll be fine as a family.

The MRI will show it all. And what did it come back with? Just wasn't eating enough. You're basically hungry? You had a brain of skank because you were hungry. It's like the time, I had an MRI because I'd been to the gym. And you had doms? Oh, wow. Yeah, I've had it written down for a few weeks actually, but it did just really make me laugh.

That is so bad. Why always me? Well, you just, you weren't used to training where you weren't used to the impact on your body. Remember when I had to help you put your socks on that day? Yeah, and I got sent home from training because my body was that sore. It felt bruised everywhere. I've had another one recently Like Not had a period for six months right Really worried

Because obviously we're looking into women's health at cricket at the minute Let's go to the doctors Went to see the doctor When was your last period Six months ago Why do you think you're not having a period? I don't know blah blah blah Went to see the doctor

It was intrusive to say the least Like latex glove on Right And she was called Dr. guptill, I think. She was a lovely, lovely lady. And then, for the next three weeks, I've had a period. Hmm.

What are they saying about? What is wrong with me? Oh, your little body can't... It's probably because you're wearing all these really heavy clothes. Well, I caught through the airport the other day and I had to get, like, basically, strip-shirted because I had that many clothes on. My body was hot. They thought I had, like, a big suit on. like carrying stuff through the airport

my god's sake it was just my bags were overweight and I had to put as many clothes on as possible put everything on yeah nice it's a great tactic it's been brilliant a couple of weeks yeah

I need what's the colostophy when it goes on your mom colonoscopy I need that next Right, moving on, you've got anything else when you're sticking out? Yes. You? Me? So weird.

You are the weirdest person I've ever bet. My parents do the same thing. But you have a winter duvet. Right, I think this is a thing. I think this is going to be a little bit like the breadknife debate. I think people do what I do. You have a duvet in the loft and you get it out in the winter and you put your summer one in the loft. Yeah, because I've told you, I've told you this story many times.

But when I first went and picked out a duvet when I moved out my mum and dad, I was like, what on earth is a tog? I don't know what a togg is. I wasn't taught what a togg is at school. So I'm in Dunnell looking like, I've never been out of my house before. And this woman was like, what's wrong? I was like, what's a to talk? I actually had to ring my mum.

I rang my mum while I was in Dunnell. But anyway, I just got, I'm like, I'm a cold person. I got the most tog that I could get. So I got a 13 toog duve And then I was trying to wear it in June Wear it, do you wear a duvet? Well, technically you wear it I was using this duvet in June

And I was like, waking up dehydrated Because I was sweating so much through the night Because I had a winter duvet on in the summer So I had to go buy a summer duvet I think I've got like a tog nine And it just does me all year round It's a versatile tog You can get togs that you can get

Duvays that clipped together So you could put two fives together And make a 10 That's what my parents do. That's your winter duvet. See, that's your winter duvet. I bet people do it more than you think. No, I just don't think it's a thing.

Well, I bet it is. That was on my sticky note as well. Winter duvays. Let us know. Get in touch. BBC. Wait. At no balls at BBC.

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Email us on no balls podcast at bbc.c.c.c.combec. That's no ballspodcast at bbc.c.combec.com. It's so good. Let's not even do it. Let's not even do it. It wasn't good. That was not good. It's so bad that you got it wrong. Twice. Twice. I've got the giggles today

what else you got that's it on my sticking out I've actually got an LBW that I discovered while I was at the PCA summit but should we do LBWs a bit later or should we just fire it in now go on get it in you know our Tom Jones

yeah not the Tom Jones our Tom Jones from the PCA yeah he's got a phobia of wet tea bags what he can't make a cup of tea

like he has to like let's look at when he's making a cup of tea because he can't look at a wet tea bag. That's weird. Mm, it's a weird one. Just don't drink tea. It becomes more of a trauma. He doesn't. But if his wife or someone wants a cup of tea,

he's taught himself to be able to make it, but he's got to look away from it while he's mixing it all together in the cup. Wow. I don't know what. He did explain to me why, actually. It was something to do with them all being soggy when he was at uni. And his housemate, his housemate used to like put them on the side so they'd like all stack up. Yeah, I don't like that.

Yeah, I don't like that. They go, they don't go soggy though. They go dry very quickly. They do go dry very quickly. Anyway, I noticed that because you put them in the compostable bin and it used to annoy me because I hate that compostable bin because it stinks. It's moldy. It makes flies. Also, it makes flies and I don't understand it.

Yeah, it's mad, isn't it? Also, you know, when it gets stinky and moldy, you're meant to take it out. side and put it in the big bin. Like, you can't just leave it there for me to do every single time. No, I can't. Well, you did. What I don't get is how mouldy food makes flies. No wonder there's so many flies in the world. It is mad, isn't it? Like, I the other day had a, you're the big, the big blue bottle fly in this flat and I was like, I've not the windows open two weeks. Where the hell has that come from? Compossed bin. Well, no, they're the fruit flies. They're the little ones that are more annoying. Well, maybe you've made some.

Maybe a blueberry doesn't have fly. Well, they come from maggots, which is more worrying. Imagine if I've got maggots. You had maggots that time from that tree, didn't you? Yeah.

Your tree made maggots. Yeah, and I wondered why the hell my house covered in maggots. People must really think that we're like scum of the earth. Yeah. We're making flies.

We're making maggots. We're not. We're nice people. Don't let that put you off. We're nice people. We beat them out. We beeped it out. I see your kids.

listen. Right. Should we head upstairs with someone? Well, I was about to say that, Crossie. We haven't, we forgot to go upstairs with umpires in the last few episodes. We've done 25 minutes already. Should we do a quick 10 minutes upstairs? Yeah, yeah.

Let's have a quickie. Let's have a quickie. I know who I want to go upstairs with. Yeah? I want to go upstairs with Alim Dar because I don't know if you saw her couple of weeks ago but you got hit

in the ass in the ass little bum cheek got hit a commentator said that day oh he's

taking it on the ass oh he's taking it on the arse oh let's go right I've got one here it says hello ladies please include this

in the pod I want to hear the discussion on it this doesn't bode well for a quickie no Has anyone else noticed it, or is it just me, that David Milan always touches his cap for every person as he shakes their hand after a game? I noticed it as they're walking off and Milan did it to every person when he shook their hand.

Can you please get him on the pod to ask him about it or ask someone to find out why he does this? I know it's a very courteous thing to do, and it used to be done years ago. Is it something that he does as a gentleman or does he do it because of superstition? Many thanks love the pod. anonymous well it's like polite to take your hat off isn't it but if he's just touching it well you like you used to like tip your cap to someone didn't you that's that was like the curtooth gentleman thing to do you used to tip your cap so he obviously he must go it's like it's like when you try and rub your belly and pat your head like you're trying to shake a hand

and tip your cap like it's what happening there um we can ask him feel come on and ask him the question Should we ask him? Yeah We'll drop in the DM We'll see if we can get an answer to that But we, yeah I wouldn't know why No

Is that it? Yeah Also, my hoodie stinks a fish What? Are you growing fish as well now? Stinks of fish It's because you've worn that hoodie For 17 days on the bounce

I haven't I wear it at night Because it's the thickest hoodie And it's cold here I wear another one during the day But I went to a fish restaurant tonight for dinner I've got a thing on a grill where it spits at you

and it stinks, man. Hello ladies, love the show. Hopefully you will get back to being more regular and ones with guests as they are always fun. My question for you is about franchise cricket. How do you get to play in them? Depends, isn't it? For us, it's mostly word of mouth

because I think there's, I say word of mouth. you heard about Tammy Bowman she's decent I mean I mean it's basically for you to organise like it's not like we've got draft systems or anything yet but agents sometimes sort it out

yeah do you as players oh in fact when I played sorry I was an injury replacement because I was already over in Australia do you as players request a particular franchise or put out a general request to the tournament

or do they approach you and ask? Same thing. Normally, it's someone asking you, isn't it? Yeah, I think it depends if you've played for that team as well. Like, a lot of teams try and keep continuity, don't they? So they'll sign the same overseas or whatever. At this year's WBL, there seems to be a real mixture of players, especially from England, but only a couple of the test team,

but quite a few young ones. So how do you even get to play in these tournaments? Basically, this is another way of asking Kate, why are you not playing in the WPBL, Martin? funny that like a few people from the test team because we play one test a year so it's a bit strange to say that

I did get asked to go actually I got asked to go because Izzy Wong couldn't go and play for Hobart and I said no because I just needed a little bit of time away from cricket and time at home so I did have the opportunity I would have been in Hobart with you right now

how funny is that you wouldn't because they're in a black town Sydney they're actually in Perth they're in Perth but Haley Johnson who they've got instead of you was doing really well so well there you go

it's worked out for the best for everyone you know what we're actually getting to a point now where like say if I did go and do the big bash we've then got a trip to the West Indies in November which would have taken me to Christmas then we've got the World Cup in February

then there's the potential that the women's PSL and the women's IPL is in March then there's the Fair Break Tournament end of March April it's like you've got to start balancing what you go to and who you say yes to and who you say no to and obviously there's no guarantee you will get picked up in any of these tournaments but I think it's I think it could

just goes back to prioritising you and your mental health doesn't it and then you think almost cricket comes second to that so I think you've done the right thing I think I have as well I'm starting my fleece in in my nice warm flat and I'm happy about it good nice Hi Kate and Alex Long time listener Second time emailer Hope you both had great holidays First up

Thank you both for a great summer of podcasts Oh do you think this was from last year I haven't been doing that many this year Have we read this out a bit late Have the BBC just been putting old ones out weekly We don't know So first up thanks for the great summer of podcasts

Your Cricket Endeavours and Commentaries Question for Kate Since my last email I've managed to lose two stoning weight. They've lost two stone and have rediscovered my ability to run but suffer with a left leg biscuit ankle.

Any tips on how to support it properly to enhance my distance endurance? Maybe a question for your sister, Jen really. Many thanks and good luck to both of you and your winter endeavours. Regards, Phil Wiggly. I love that guy's name.

Wiggly, Wiggly. he's got a wiggly ankle he's taken the words out of my mouth um the I would I used to use a little splint thing you can just buy them in the shops I think

you basically just strap your ankle up and it like supports it so if you do go over on it you can't properly go over on it and if you can't get one of those maybe like five pairs of tight socks yeah or like two pairs of shoes on it. But I now, this is, so I did my uncle in 2020, February 2020, and this is the first summer

that I've not strapped my uncle when I've played cricket. So like, it's taken that long for me to get confident on it. So it's a bit of a slow process. Yeah, yeah. Maybe we should forward that email to Reese Topley. Oh, too soon. Well, we can, is it too soon? Well, we can officially invite him into the biscuit ankle club. That's true. Crossy Charity Challenge idea Oh God Hi guys

Great to hear the latest pod Another Belter It was lovely hearing you both Sound so happy We must have been miserable before then As the tree is no more I have another charity challenge This is Dan Taylor

Who offered for every leaf We grew on the tree You would pay £100 and we actually Went minus leaves on the tree I've got an update on the tree actually. I asked my mum about it. She's put it in a greenhouse. She's not giving up on it. Yeah, it's in the greenhouse. How's it going? Yeah, she didn't say that bit, but she said she's, she's not, you know, she's not quite throwing it out just yet. Okay. With Crossy's newfound

love for golf, I thought the challenge could be 10 pound for every shot below 200 to complete an 18 whole course. For example, Crossy shoots 115. This would be 85 under 200 and therefore 850 for a charity of your choosing. Al, if you want to join two, of course you're very welcome the same offer applies. As with the tree leaf challenge, please can I cap the charity contribution at £1,000. No need to attempt the challenge straight away.

Feel free to get some lessons, practice, and we can do it in spring or summer when the weather is better. Thank you, Dan. This guy's clever because he's capping it at £1,000. There was no way we were going to grow £1,000 with the leaves on that tree. No but I think for every leaf we grew

It was a hundred pounds Yeah exactly we weren't growing any So he knew What does he know you're not going to shoot Under 200 Probably yeah Certainly not for the first year I need to book my lesson actually

I'm going to get on that That's a good idea It is a lovely idea And it's very supportive We always get blown away by the support We get on this podcast I can just keep him updated I guess with how my golf goes

but I think I'm a few months away from being on a course. Well, he said, summer. Right, okay, yeah. Oh, right, so I need to... Right, okay. I'll get my lessons put then. We just had an email here that says out of office and it says literally just email to see if you've actually gotten out of office

on. Have a great break. The pair of you, it's so well-deserved. P.S. watching Cross you get a for at Lords on Saturday was the highlight of my whole summer. Thank you. I like that. We didn't have an out-of-office, unless Henry set one for us. He might.

No, you wouldn't have done with it. No. Hi Alex and Kate, it's Rosie. I'm 17 from Wales, who is in love with your podcast. As soon as a new episode comes out, I screen and run to get my iPods. My mum and dad think I'm crazy. You're not crazy, you're a psychopath and we love you for it.

Love it. Ever since I started listening to your podcast, I've always wanted to meet you. In August, I had the best time at the Welsh Fire Home Games, waving my Alex Harley sign around so everyone could see it. When I met Tammy, she said she recognised it from Instagram. I say this as mission complete. Meeting you Alex was a dream come true.

You were so lovely to talk to and you gave me time to speak to you, get things, signs and have pictures with you. I'm so glad you like the presents that I both gave you both. This is the girl that gave us the elephant and the giraffe drawing. Yeah, they were brilliant. Now I just need to meet you, Kate, hopefully next year. Thank you so much for making my day happy with your podcast and I can't wait to hopefully meet you both next year. I carry both of your cricket cards in my phone case everywhere I go. Love you, girls, so much.

Oh, Rosie. So, if I'm at the Welsh fire next year and you're at Manchester, which might not happen, but you're due to play it at Cardiff, so we'll hopefully meet her then. Yeah, that sounds good. She actually, you passed on the present that she gave to you for me. And that actually came with me on the India series because you gave it to someone to pass on to me. and then it was just in my cricket bag, so how lovely. Mine's still in there.

Okay. Hi, Kate and Alex. Love the pod. You guys are great. You'll get a five-foot-lords one day, crossy. Oh, thank you. Yeah, when you're playing for England over 70s. Walking cricket, you're not even allowed to do the running.

I wrote him previously about an LBW where my girlfriend takes her shoes off under the table in restaurants and stinks the place out. I remember this. Yes. Despite this psychopath behavior, I've since proposed, congrats. And we've got engaged. Since then, however, I've found out that this isn't where her LBW's end. Whenever she's got rice or pasta, like a normal spaghetti dish, she thinks it's normal to crack a raw egg or two on top before she starts eating.

I know this might sound slightly dramatic, but should I call off the wedding? Go well, Ben. Ben, run. Run away. Run and hide, Ben. Ben, she sleeps with a knife under a pillow. Yeah. You need to...

Do you know what? I think this actually just goes to show that you should be able to properly vet people before you go out with them. I think that's a red flag, isn't it? It's definitely more than a deal breaker. No, it is a deal breaker, I think. Do you?

Yeah. or eggs, Al. You told me off the other day for eating an egg that had gone just off its sell-by date. By three months, crossy. Well, it was three months. Three months. You actually made me feel physically sick. Yeah, but you throw things out, like the day of the sell-by date? This egg went off in April. You ate it in July. It's a guide, I smelled it, it didn't smell bad, and I've survived it. I've got IBS, I'd be ill Yeah, that's true

That is true Is Ben calling off the wedding though Yes, sorry Alright Okay, sorry I don't know the girlfriend's name But we're sorry that it's not worked out Guys, it went really quick

Which means it was really chaotic That is actually That sums up, didn't it? When we don't know what we're doing We did make notes though Which is a bit of sad Yeah, it flew by, flew by We did send out a really naughty, 55 minute podcast last week, didn't we?

Yeah, so we've got to do this one. We've got to wrap it up before 40. Wrap it up, come on. Right, well, thanks for listening. Email us on at Nobles. At podcast. At BBC. Email us on

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