Welcome to 2024 dear listeners !The Cricket Slouch podcast hosts Sandeep (@sportsfan3791) and Hamza in this episode for a round of commiserrations and to explore what are the barriers to India winning a series in SA and Pakistan winning one in Australia.. or even at home for that matter, ha !And in our usual meandering way, we go on and talk about the politics of cricket, Boards, preparation, financial incentives, individual responsbilities, and finally bow out with a dig at England and their excuses when they lose. Minor error correction - Rohit Sharma did win the T20 WC in 2007 as a newbie. I guess some things never change :)Find us on X at @Cricketing_Conv  and follow us for cricket related chats, banter, posts, and updates for when new episodes are out. Have a lovely New Year ahead all !