New Pod Ep: Tentative Decisions
They're everywhere.....but not with Blocker
Pete and Gid catch upon the latest twists in the privatisation saga, and the captaincies of England and Pakistan, then settle down for a chat with Paul ‘Blocker’ Wilson, his journey in umpiring, the stresses of the international and franchise world, and the state of Major League Cricket. Also: does cricket need a benevolent despot?
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There is the (possibly apocryphal) story of the Australian umpire Cec Pepper who went out for a few drinks with the Essex team on an evening in the middle of County Championship game. and then gave five or six of them out lbw the following morning!