# Snake pits and minefields, the shadow follow-on, and catching on camera

An episode of [Football Cliches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479), 3 Jan 2026, 58 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9043320620.mp3?updated=1767484277

The fifth outing for the Cricket Cliches crew but are they now set? And what does that mean, anyway? The shadow batting debate intensifies as we enter the second innings; Tickers (and most of the audience) are on #TeamGallen and we’re all checking on our sanity with Internal Athers. There could only be one topic at the centre of our conversation; it’s the strip at the centre of the game. Was the pitch at Melbourne a snake-pit or a minefield, or something else entirely, and is ‘curator’ a bit much for the bloke who cuts the grass? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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