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Episode 232 - Spectacular World Cup Watch Launch Special
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Cleared the tower...
On the pod this week, Adam and Tony launch their spectacular new item World Cup Watch. Start the countdown - there are 136 days to go. Are there any clear favourites at this point? Or will it be another very open tournament?
In addition, the dynamic duo reflect on Saeed Ajmal's ban. Is chucking really such a heinous crime? Could there be more flexibility? Or is the ICC clampdown a good thing?
Also this week:
Tony decides golf fans are weird
Bono and the boys help launch the new item
How to make Test cricket more like the Ryder Cup
At the summit of Kilimanjaro, Ashley Giles vindicates the decision not to give him the England job
All this and more on the latest edition of the World Cricket Show - the podcast that's recorded fast but built to last.
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