In the latest episode we discuss popular terms used to describe a cricketing contest - and why these are often lazy alternatives with no standard definition.
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Talking Points:

The category error in sports - when stories are used to describe contests
The narrative around 'big moments' and how some phases are assumed to 'decide' contests
The rampant discourse around 'pressure situations'
The belief that some players are superior at the finish than at the start
Jordan and Robert Horry - and the spread of the clutch narrative
Australia v South Africa, Edgbaston, 1999: a narrative gold
How does one explain Klusener's approach to the final over of the semi-final?
The future of cricket discourse - and ways to describe the entire contest 

Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
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Related:

The episode that really matters - 81allout podcast with Sidharth Monga
What's the story, Morning Glory - 81allout podcast with Karthik Krishnaswamy
What we talk about when we talk about cricket - 81allout podcast with Daniel Norcross
Bias Case - Steve Tignor - Tennis World
James Anderson and reverse-swing - Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara discuss - YouTube
Against narratives - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview
Why there is no such thing as a finisher in ODI cricket - Kartikeya Date - ESPNcricinfo
Roger Federer opens up - Interview by David Remnick - New Yorker
Paddy Upton's interview of Allan Donald - Apple podcasts
'I wanted to be there at the end. That was my drug' - Lance Klusener interview - The Cricket Monthly
Rudi Webster - Think Like a Champion - Amazon.com