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December 13, 2023 Australia / England

Richie Benaud’s hair cannot go unremarked upon

2 minute readOne thing we have not at any point touched upon in our podcasts about the 1981 Ashes has been Richie Benaud’s hair. And that’s a shame. Richie Benaud’s hair in 1981 is worthy of comment. If you’re old enough, Richie Benaud’s “morning everyone” is a thing that will instantly take

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June 10, 2009 Australia / Extras

Richie Benaud appearing on Channel 5’s Ashes highlights show but unfortunately it’s a no-go zone for viewers

< 1 minute readRichie Benaud is going to be on British TV this summer. He is going to be working as Channel 5’s analyst during the Ashes. We’ve heard that Richie’s recent commentating has gone downhill a bit, but this role must surely be perfect for him and it must be perfect for

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February 18, 2009 Extras

Richie Benaud to stop commentating

< 1 minute readApart from a brief, meaningless stint at the BBC during the World Cup, we haven’t had Richie Benaud on TV in the UK for a good few years, but it was somehow reassuring to know that he was still leaving his trademark massive great pauses during every day of every

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  1. King Cricket on Chapeau, New Zealand – not many teams come to Ireland and win a Test matchMay 30, 2026

    Bat first it is then. Thanks for pointing that out. A classic case of a sentence rewritten so many times…

  2. Ged Ladd on Chapeau, New Zealand – not many teams come to Ireland and win a Test matchMay 30, 2026

    I read the following summary blurb passage in the above article three times, before realising why it made no sense…

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    Made perfect sense from the outset. Ireland need Tests, teams touring England need meaningful tour matches to acclimatise, yet this…

  4. Rhys on Can the 1980s tell us anything about the first Test match of summer?May 28, 2026

    Well, New Zealand were 85/4 so I am not convinced we have seen this quite yet. Touring ireland as a…

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    What we can tell so far is that New Zealand are quite good. In one of the linked articles, APW…

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