Dan Liebke

Mar 11, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Dan Liebke

At the beginning of this second Test between New Zealand and Australia, the Australians formed a guard of honour for Marais Erasmus standing in his final Test. It was a lovely touch from Pat Cummins and his men. But, also, presumably, an attempt to get the odd umpire’s call to go their way. (Things can be both respectful and manipulative. Like asking somebody if they want the last slice of pizza while you’re already looming over it.) Did it work? Read on to find out.

Mar 2, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Dan Liebke

Australia, astonishingly, deigned to make the lengthy journey to New Zealand for their first Test series over there in eight years. Excited at the rare presence of his baggy green visitors, Tim Southee won the toss and accepted the rare present of a bigly green pitch. Here’s the report card for the first Test of the New Zealand v Australia series.

Feb 27, 2024 | player.fm | Dan Liebke |Cat Jones

Uh-oh! What's all this, then? We just went to edit the Mutiny on the Bounty vs The 39 Steps episode and discovered that most of Cat's audio was missing. We won't get a chance to rerecord that episode until next week, so, to hold you over until then, we've decided to release one of our paywalled What Would Hitchcock Do? episodes. It's The Prestige (2006). Enjoy!If you want more Hitchcock content (including more of our What Would Hitchcock Do? Episodes), please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter.

Jan 28, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Dan Liebke

Having comfortably won the first Test against the West Indies, Australia faced a much bigger challenge in the second. Namely, the simultaneous India vs England Test taking place in Hyderabad, challenging, ever challenging, for the true cricket fan’s attention.

Jan 18, 2024 | theroar.com.au | Dan Liebke

With David Warner retired from both Test cricket and the attendance of his siblings’ weddings, Australian cricket had spent the intervening period abuzz with chatter about how his absence would impact the side. Now, at the Adelaide Oval, it was time to find out. Here’s the report card for the first Test between Australia and the West Indies.