It's late but it's here at last. The fifth edition of my cricket podcast, The Net Sessions, is now online.
The latest edition, seventeen minutes in length, is devoted to last month's ICC Awards ceremony in Sydney. I was in the press gallery at the Four Seasons Hotel that evening and recorded some audio from the awards dinner (which was telecast but, amazingly, not shown live anywhere in the world), as well as the press conferences with the winners. Some of the audio quality is a bit lesser than I would have liked, but I only have myself to blame for that.
The centerpiece, and highlight, of this podcast is the excerpt from Kevin Pietersen's press conference. He's a very self-confident lad, and I'm sure if you read a transcript his words would appear brash, but he comes across with lots of charm and humility... and a dead raccoon on his head.
You'll hear audio of most of the night's winners, plus the voices of ICC president Ehsan Mani, master of ceremonies Mark Nicholas, and wonderfully deadpan major award presenter Richie Benaud. You'll also hear lots of sound effects, including one particularly obnoxious mobile phone, from the media room.
The MP3 of the Net Sessions (64kpbs, mono, 16:49, 7.69 Megs) can be downloaded here. It's also available in Ogg Vorbis (Quality 0, mono, 16:49, 5.96 Mega) and can be downloaded here.
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(Update July 2013: The Soundcloud edition of The Net Sessions Episode Five is below. All contact information and calls for sponsorship above no longer apply.)