Rabada banned but didn’t do much wrong; some umpiring and commentary controversies in the IPL; the future of DRS; all the latest from the ipl, Aussies firing in county cricket and some Bradman nostalgia!

Keith Stackpole has died aged 84, aggressive tough opener, famous early Channel 9 voice. Josh Hazlewood grabs the IPL purple cap. The concept of the orange and purple caps - their equivalents haven’t really caught on in the BBL: why not?

Tim David finishes another game in style. Mixed weeks for Marsh, Maxwell, Green, and Warner. Fergus O’Neill finishes strong for Notts.

Cameron Green smashes 112 for Gloucestershire. Marcus Harris makes 77 for Lancashire, while Fergus O’Neill adds to his growing reputation with five wickets and a quickfire 50.

We break down what it means for Australia’s top six at the WTC final — is Green now a contender at No. 3? Is Webster locked in? Where do Harris, Bancroft, and Labuschagne stand?

Plus, in the IPL:

• Tim David’s excellent form

• Glenn Maxwell dropped despite strong bowling

• Starc stars in a bizarre Super Over

• 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi debuts

• Jake Fraser-McGurk dropped

Also: updates on the Afghan women’s team, Warner’s quiet PSL form, and Mitch Owen’s all-round performance.

In this episode, I take aim at the silence surrounding MS Dhoni’s bizarre decision in Chennai’s latest collapse, reflect on cricket’s return to the Olympics, weigh in on the push to privatise the Big Bash, review how Australia’s cricketers are faring around the globe, and farewell the retiring Will Pucovski.

Paul is joined by Josh Massoud for a high-energy debut episode covering:

• Should the SCG get a $700 million upgrade?

• Mitchell Marsh’s strong IPL form – but should it mean a Test recall?

• Pat Cummins, Travis Head and SRH’s losing streak

• MS Dhoni: still playing well… but is it time to retire?

• Bumrah v Hazlewood – showdown of the world’s best quicks

• Fergus O’Neill’s red-hot County debut

• Marcus Harris makes a ton at Lord’s – is he still in the frame?

• Tom Banton’s monster 371 and Bradman’s record at Taunton

• Jamaica confirmed for a day/night Test

• What we’re looking forward to this week in the IPL

Paul is joined by Munners from Dealt with Cricket: the end of the Gabba, Joel Wilson sacked, top end cricket, will Konstas open in the WTC final, the state of England cricket, the IPL, the Sheffield Shield final, a loophole that must be fixed and more!

Paul and Charlie Cooke talk world test championship innovations, Usman Khawaja, no Tests in South Africa, IPL, who will be in the England Ashes side and more

Cricket tries to fight footy

Chris Macpherson and Patrick Avenell join Paul Dennett to discuss South Australia not being able to play at the Adelaide Oval because the AFL won’t let them, the 150 year anniversary test match being a pink ball test, Usman Khawaja opting out of Queensland’s final shield game and rumours of a Saudi Arabian takeover of cricket plus trivia questions and more!