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In the latest episode we talk to historian and author Duncan Stone about his recent book 'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket'. The conversation delves into the nebulous 'Spirit of the Game' and how it is emblematic of the fetishization of English cricket - which has turned a people's game into a seemingly noble pursuit accessible mostly to a privileged class. You can order the book here. Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar (recently republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback, e-copy); Australia (hardback, paperback, e-copy); USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy); UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy); Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Talking Points: The Spirit of the Game and why English cricket is its own enemy The pivotal decision to take cricket off free-to-air television in 2005 What the Azeem Rafiq revelations teach us Outlawing of competitive cricket in the south of England for several years in the early 1900s Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee); Duncan Stone (