Mark Waugh on The Ashes, Safety, and Getting Rhinestone Home

Mark Waugh joins us to talk all things Ashes, England in the 90s, the myth of swinging decks, Australia’s top-order headaches and why Scott Boland still matters. Plus horse racing. 00:00 – Intro & career stats 02:30 – Life after cricket 04:45 – Ashes preview 06:30 – Myth-busting English conditions 11:00 – Selection honesty 22:15 – A brief horse-racing intermission 27:00 – Grade cricket nostalgia 33:00 – Do coaches really matter? 43:00 – Honesty in the comms box 50:00 – The short-ball summer TGC's new book Alphas, Champs and Chop Kings OUT NOW: AU: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MA71Yn INTL: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9... Check out our Patreon for more exclusive content every single week. Our Patrons also get #AskTGC Fridays and the exclusive audio from all of our YouTube videos.   / gradecricketer   Sign up to Patreon for a 10% or 20% discount using a special code at the above mentioned Patreon site. You can follow The Grade Cricketer on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter:   / gradecricketer​     / thegradecricketer     / thegradecricketer     / gradecricketer​   The Grade Cricketer hosts are Ian Higgins and Sam Perry. You can follow them on Instagram and Twitter: Ian Higgins:   / higgins_ian   ​  / 1an_higgins​   Sam Perry:   / ​     / sjjperry