The Bishop and The Bear p 89

A warm welcome back to the Bishop and Bear.   There’s a few Guerillas stood, sat or drunkenly slumped at the old B&B bar this week. Whatever their state of sobriety or inebriation, they have gathered to preview the 9th edition of the Champions Trophy, which starts on Wednesday. Rest assured, your Guerillas will be covering every ball too.   The ICC Champions Trophy was inaugurated in 1998, a cunning ICC plan to be a short form tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non – Test playing countries. A very worthy ambition and one which we hope continues.   Along with Tawhid, Messy, Anindya* and Jim Burchill, your ursine landlord and episcopal barman dig into the chances of all eight countries, leaving no stone unturned to assess squads, form and chances. Don’t worry, every Guerilla has his feet to the flames to predict a winner too, although we all felt the format and timing gave just about everyone a puncher’s chance.   Grab yourself a drink, settle in and whoever you are rooting for they will covered in this chat.   If you want to help us keep our show on the road and great cricket coverage free across the internet, then do please consider supporting us through Patreon here. There are loads of great benefits as well as our undying gratitude of course.     All the best   Your Ursine Landlord and Episcopal Barman   *Author of the best- seller “Wizard’s – The Story of Indian Spin Bowling” available at all reputable book stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices