Take Us To The Game

25/06/2021

New pod! We discuss our own recent cricketing adventures, the , Carl Nassib becoming the first active player to publicly come out and 's (latest) cheating scandal. We wrap up with a update.

Richard and Tom report on their own recent cricketing adventures, the world test championship final, Carl Nassib becoming the first active NFL player to come out and Baseball's (latest) cheating scandal. They wrap up with a quick look back on the group stage of Euro 2020 and what to look forward to....

24/06/2021

We're into the business end of Some musings on enjoying major tournaments as you enter middle age.

Euro 2020 has caused me to reflect on how following a tournament in middle age is a different proposition to younger life, when these events can become all consuming with barely a minute of action left unwatched.

18/06/2021

In the second part of our Euros pod, we're once again joined by Antony Murray to discuss why Scotland are good when Celtic provide the core of the side, cliques in national teams and who will lose to France in the final.

Richard, Tom and Oli are joined by Antony to discuss the Euro 2020 tournament on the eve of the England v Scotland game at Wembley. In this episode, Antony explains why Scotland are only ever good when Celtic provide the core of the team, why Oli thinks Jordan Henderson ruined Harry Winks. Chat turn...

11/06/2021

Richard, Tom and Oli are joined by Anthony to discuss the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament. In the first of two parts, they discuss memories of previous editions, what it is like to watch live and how the format has evolved. Second part next week.

10/06/2021

Huge opportunities for overseas players in the T20 Blast to get involved in The Hundred as more Aussies withdraw.

Jimmy Neesham would be an ideal replacement for Marcus Stoinis at the Southern Brave, while Finn Allen is bound to attract interest as well.

ECB bracing for further withdrawals amid clashes with international tours and restrictions on overseas travel

08/06/2021

An excerpt from our latest podcast. Listen to the full episode here:

https://www.takeustothegame.com/podcast-1/episode/6b5dd9dc/ep7-cricket-tours-tennis-and-unlikely-volleyball-players

04/06/2021

Richard, Tom and Oli are joined by Saira this week to opine on the French Open and the start of the Test summer in England. How will cricket evolve post-pandemic, what's it like to tour overseas from both a players and fans perspective and what happened when Saria shared an elevator ride with Sachin...

02/06/2021

It's the first test of the summer and Jimmy Anderson is hunting test wicket number 615. But with no sign of slowing down, just how many can he get?

Whisper it quietly, but I think Anderson just might break the record for most test wickets.

01/06/2021

Rafael Nadal began his bid for a 21st Grand Slam. But could history ever judge him better than Djokovic or Federer?

Who is the greatest male Tennis player of all time? Let's start with the contenders, the current "Big 3" of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic...

30/05/2021

It is just under two months to the start of The Hundred. It's fair to say it has had a mixed reaction amongst Cricket fans, but the more I have thought about, the more excited I am about it. I tried to explain my reasoning here...

Why I'm excited about The Hundred and why I think other cricket fans should be too.

27/05/2021

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25/05/2021

25/05/2021

https://www.takeustothegame.com/post/how-the-pandemic-has-changed-sport

How will the pandemic change sport? What will simply ‘return to normal’ and what might be changed forever?

29/04/2021

https://www.takeustothegame.com/post/how-to-fix-football

How can football go about resolving some of these issues that led to the creation of the European Super League in the first place?

11/01/2021

11/01/2021

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