A bumper episode of the podcast this week, broken down into three parts.
First up, Toby pops round to Dan's mansion to look back at the 5th England v India Test match, THAT final day finish and The Hundred.
Then Dan heads to Simon Finch's stag do...Simon AKA Finchy being the Barmy Army trumpeter.
And then Finny, the true star of the podcast, chats with Dan on what was a brilliant summer of Test cricket.
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Story Time
Toby, Dan and Finny manage to find time in their hectic schedules to look back at the fourth Test between England and India and we have breaking news and immediate reaction on England's team for the fifth and final Test.
The fabulous Melissa Story joins the boys this week to talk Shrek, England women and how she's preparing to be part of the Zero Ducks XI for our charity match verses The Final Word... And Dan tries to explain James Bond and Goldfinger.
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Dreams
The Fab Three are back together for another episode as they look back at the third Test between England and India and ahead to the fourth Test
Toby and Finny are delighted that Liam Dawson is back in the squad, there's a lot of love (yet again) for Joe Root as he is just 31 runs away from over taking Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in Test runs, the women's ODI series between England and India is dissected and Finny's been having weird dreams...
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Lord's Day 5
England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22)
India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 170 (Jadeja 61*; Stokes 3-48, Archer 3-55)
England win by 22 runs and lead series 2-1
Where to begin with this tense final day of a compelling Third Test, in front of a full house at Lord's? Five days of drama ending with a ball trickling back on to stumps and dislodging a bail.
Dan looks back at a day that will be talked about for years to come.
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Lord's Day 4
England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22)
India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 58-4 (Rahul 33*, Carse 2-11)
India need 135 runs to win
What a day of Test cricket!
This paragraph from the BBC's Stephan Shemilt sums it up perfectly
Handbags on the third evening fuelled a pulsating fourth day. Much of the third Test had meandered and drifted, only for a super Sunday to set up a potentially manic Monday
Toby was at Lord's and looks back on the day's play
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'Zero Ducks Given' is an irreverent look at the world of cricket - less about the stats, much more about the stories... From the highs to the lows and from the big nights out to the inevitable hangovers the morning after. Much loved former England and current Sussex cricketer Steven Finn will give insights from inside the dressing room. Joining him will be cricket-loving Radio X presenter Toby Tarrant and Test Match Special commentator Dan Norcross.
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