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12/31/2021

New Year, New England?

Season 1, Ep. 5

Join Andy Zaltzman and Felicity Ward for the post mortem of Australia's massacre of England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Featuring:

The shittest England innings in the long history of Ashes cricket - comparable to finding a dead fox in your garden.

Does Joe Root have the energy to lead England when he looks like he lacks the energy to rub out a scratchcard?

Consider Andy's revolutionary idea for the future of international cricket, while he and Felicity solve all of England cricket's problems.

Hear an MCG-themed song exclusively written for the Urncast by Australian comedian Geraldine Quinn. https://www.geraldinequinn.com/

Your questions are answered in a special Bugle Urncast Q&A section.

And enjoy a bumper Stat Whack section, commemorating England's phenomenally bad showing in Melbourne.

Starring Andy Zaltzman and Felicity Ward

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner

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