Sportswriters Brett McKay and Ryan O’Connell are feeling let down by the England selectors in Episode 73 of the Cheap Seats podcast.
A massive #AskTheCheapSeats, mainly due to missing last week, with questions on all manner of things. Kevin Pietersen’s England dream being snuffed out is the major talking point, with interesting perspectives on both sides of the argument.
ATCS also sees questions on international vs State of Origin rugby league, the Hurricanes, Rugby World Cup bolters, pelicans, golfer Ricky Fowler’s mega-hot girlfriend, #DeflateGate, and Ryan names our NSW and Queensland sides of Game 1.
In the NRL, the re-emergence of Souths and the form of the Warriors are covered, plus there’s another edition of ‘Who’s this week’s premiership favourite?’
Super Rugby saw some major table movement over the weekend, while in the AFL it’s all about Greater Western Sydney. Sports shorts include the A-League grand final, England to be coached by an Aussie this Ashes series, and NBA playoff buzzer-beaters.
Plus there’s a wrap up of the Cheap Seats tipping league, which you can still join.
Get us on Twitter at @CheapSeatsPod and get your questions in for next week using the tag #AskTheCheapSeats. And stay cheap!
Ryan O'Connell
Expert
It's a fair point on Hoffman. Though i think melba would have dearly loved to have kept him.
Alex L
Roar Rookie
On the topic of KP, I think Clive Woodward absolutely nailed it when he (summarising his column) wrote that the ECB have made the wrong decision as the coach is the one with the job to get the team performing and putting his reputation on the line, and the ECB have ruled out a player without input from the incoming coach. Is Ryan Hoffman going to the Warriors a rare example of a situation where a player leaving a club has benefited both the club he left and the club he joined? Harris has been very strong for Melbourne while Hoffman adds a lot to the Warriors on and off the field. Given the travel difficulties associated with the Indian Ocean* is the 2016 super rugby conference system with Australasia separate from South Africa, Argentina, and Japan until the finals series set to improve draw fairness? *The last 3 seasons have seen the ladder leader start their round trip by round 7, and likely this season will as well unless the Hurricanes somehow lose the majority of their remaining games (and even if they do, the next two teams in the Chiefs and Stormers toured early too).