The Ridiculous Ashes Podcast
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Dan Liebke (@danliebke.com) & Alex Bowden (@kingcricket.co.uk) examining historical Ashes series to find out which nation is more ridiculous at cricket, England or Australia.
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Much like 1981, we're once more to Headingley for a third Test, an unremarkable match mostly forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, we uncover moments of absurdity, including dreadful half-centuries, clumsy, pleading hands, and the many innings moods of Ben Stokes.
2019 Ridiculous Ashes - Third Test
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November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Much like 1981, we're once more to Headingley for a third Test, an unremarkable match mostly forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, we uncover moments of absurdity, including dreadful half-centuries, clumsy, pleading hands, and the many innings moods of Ben Stokes.
Much like 1981, we're once more to Headingley for a third Test, an unremarkable match mostly forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, we uncover moments of absurdity, including dreadful half-centuries, clumsy, pleading hands, and the many innings moods of Ben Stokes.
2019 Ridiculous Ashes - Third Test
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November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Much like 1981, we're once more to Headingley for a third Test, an unremarkable match mostly forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, we uncover moments of absurdity, including dreadful half-centuries, clumsy, pleading hands, and the many innings moods of Ben Stokes.
The 2019 Ridiculous Ashes heads to Lord's for Jofra Archer's helmet-clattering arrival in Test cricket. After shaking off the concussive symptoms of that, we also discuss a myriad of leave variations, as well as overly literal interpretations of like-for-like substitutions. #Ashes 🏏
2019 Ridiculous Ashes - Second Test
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November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The 2019 Ridiculous Ashes heads to Lord's for Jofra Archer's helmet-clattering arrival in Test cricket. After shaking off the concussive symptoms of that, we also discuss a myriad of leave variations, as well as overly literal interpretations of like-for-like substitutions. #Ashes 🏏
The Most Ridiculous Ashes Captains
A special one-off podcast: The Most Ridiculous Ashes Captains, in which we discuss asterisked ridiculousness density, our disdain for weak T, and the platonic ideal of Australian Ashes captaincy.
Plus: we reveal the next series we're covering!
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Plus: we reveal the next series we're covering!
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The Most Ridiculous Ashes Captains
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September 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Most Ridiculous Ashes Captains
Oh, and we also offer our predictions on the likely ridiculous superstars of the 2025/26 #Ashes series! A blockbuster episode! Why not celebrate it by pre-ordering our book?
My next book, The 50 Most Ridiculous Ashes Moments, co-authored with @kingcricket.co.uk, is now available for pre-order here in Australia. (England readers - stay tuned!)
If you plan to buy it - and, honestly, why wouldn't you? - please pre-order. It helps a lot.
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If you plan to buy it - and, honestly, why wouldn't you? - please pre-order. It helps a lot.
liebcricket.com/ridiculousas...
The 50 Most Ridiculous Ashes Moments
The Ashes is one of the oldest and most revered contests in the history of sport. But it is also a contest that contains profound nonsense.The ridi...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Oh, and we also offer our predictions on the likely ridiculous superstars of the 2025/26 #Ashes series! A blockbuster episode! Why not celebrate it by pre-ordering our book?
Now that you've listened to all those and caught up, feel free to follow us to keep up to date with upcoming book and podcast information.
September 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Now that you've listened to all those and caught up, feel free to follow us to keep up to date with upcoming book and podcast information.
Season 5: 1981 Ridiculous Ashes
The fifth season of the podcast covered the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes.
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Season 5: 1981 Ridiculous Ashes
Season 4: 2013 Ridiculous Ashes
The fourth season of the podcast covered the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes.
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Season 4: 2013 Ridiculous Ashes
Season 3: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
The third season of the podcast covered the 2009 Ridiculous Ashes.
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Season 3: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
Season 2: 2013/14 Ridiculous Ashes
The second season of the podcast covered the 2013/14 Ridiculous Ashes.
September 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Season 2: 2013/14 Ridiculous Ashes
For those who came in late, here's the story so far.
Season 1: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
Season 1: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
The first season of the podcast covered the 1997 Ridiculous Ashes.
September 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
For those who came in late, here's the story so far.
Season 1: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
Season 1: 2009 Ridiculous Ashes
Alex and Dan wrap up the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes at The Oval, receiving annoying slaps on the back from small children, embracing odd number-centric scorecard revisions, and speculating about hypercolour headbands.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - Sixth Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Alex and Dan wrap up the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes at The Oval, receiving annoying slaps on the back from small children, embracing odd number-centric scorecard revisions, and speculating about hypercolour headbands.
Alex and Dan catch up at Manchester, where they are confronted by the tedium of Chris Tavaré's batting, Kim Hughes' precognitive insight into obscure Return of the Jedi quotes and shared regret about not being able to make Knott puns.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - Fifth Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Alex and Dan catch up at Manchester, where they are confronted by the tedium of Chris Tavaré's batting, Kim Hughes' precognitive insight into obscure Return of the Jedi quotes and shared regret about not being able to make Knott puns.
To Edgbaston for the fourth Test, where Alex and Dan revel in the absurdity of Australian amphibian-based shithousery, alphabetical batting orders and more preposterous Ian Botham antics.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - Fourth Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
To Edgbaston for the fourth Test, where Alex and Dan revel in the absurdity of Australian amphibian-based shithousery, alphabetical batting orders and more preposterous Ian Botham antics.
Alex and Dan are off to Headingley for the third Test, an unremarkable match that has mostly been forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, they uncover some moments of absurdity, including prototype Peter Siddles, England hair quotas and a tragic lack of Bane narration.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - Third Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Alex and Dan are off to Headingley for the third Test, an unremarkable match that has mostly been forgotten by all but the most obsessive of cricket fans. Despite this, they uncover some moments of absurdity, including prototype Peter Siddles, England hair quotas and a tragic lack of Bane narration.
Here's Ray Bright!
September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Here's Ray Bright!
Alex and Dan wander over to Lord's for the second Test of the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes, where they delight in the startling entrance to the series of Ray Bright. After recovering from that, they also muse upon inaccurate descriptions of inches and whether cricket players should be treated like toast.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - Second Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Alex and Dan wander over to Lord's for the second Test of the 1981 Ridiculous Ashes, where they delight in the startling entrance to the series of Ray Bright. After recovering from that, they also muse upon inaccurate descriptions of inches and whether cricket players should be treated like toast.
The Ridiculous Ashes podcast returns with the 1981 Ashes. First up, it’s Trent Bridge, where Alex and Dan discuss two-men bowling attacks, the sad decline of ferrets as a commentary descriptor, and Ian Botham being dreadful at everything.
1981 Ridiculous Ashes - First Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Ridiculous Ashes podcast returns with the 1981 Ashes. First up, it’s Trent Bridge, where Alex and Dan discuss two-men bowling attacks, the sad decline of ferrets as a commentary descriptor, and Ian Botham being dreadful at everything.
The 2013 Ridiculous Ashes concludes with the final Test at The Oval, which gives Alex and Dan plenty of things to muse upon, including the one-Test wonderment of Simon Kerrigan and James Faulkner, the gruesome birth of Steve Smith as we now know him and Chekhov’s light meter.
2013 Ridiculous Ashes - Fifth Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The 2013 Ridiculous Ashes concludes with the final Test at The Oval, which gives Alex and Dan plenty of things to muse upon, including the one-Test wonderment of Simon Kerrigan and James Faulkner, the gruesome birth of Steve Smith as we now know him and Chekhov’s light meter.
Alex and Dan are off to Chester-le-Street for the fourth Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, which features discussions on the baggilessness of Australian helmets, Jonathan Trott’s sideways wicket celebration and the Summer of Bell.
2013 Ridiculous Ashes - Fourth Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Alex and Dan are off to Chester-le-Street for the fourth Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, which features discussions on the baggilessness of Australian helmets, Jonathan Trott’s sideways wicket celebration and the Summer of Bell.
Alex and Dan zoom up to Old Trafford for the third Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, where they celebrate the return of David Warner, Alastair Cook’s easy listening captaincy, belated time Snicko and Stuart Broad walking.
2013 Ridiculous Ashes - Third Test
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September 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Alex and Dan zoom up to Old Trafford for the third Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes, where they celebrate the return of David Warner, Alastair Cook’s easy listening captaincy, belated time Snicko and Stuart Broad walking.