Test cricket's pitch politics – below the surface

Season 9, Ep 21: Now the dust has settled in Chennai, we try to strip the parochial from the practical on the broader subject of pitch preparation, and figure out what the various positions of argument are actually about. Also this week some Glenn Maxwell time, a bit of West Indies and Ireland, more stories from our Bannerman Search, then a great chat with Angela Pippos about her new documentary The Record, about the Women's T20 World Cup final at the MCG. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week are: 1.77 – Joel Emonsen 5.04 – Stuart Akers 1.83 – Rituraj Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Message from anywhere on earth with your ZOLEO, at zoleo.com  Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices