Episodes

  • Boxing Day Test & Heather Knight is right

    Boxing Day Test & Heather Knight is right
    Dec 24 2024
    Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Cricket addicts have plenty of ways to get their fix over the festive period and the boys start by previewing the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India. Brendon McCullum has picked his first England white ball squads but how will he bring BazBall to the shorter formats? Meanwhile England's women have just demolished South Africa for a very impressive Test win but Heather Knight was very critical of the fact that there was no DRS in use - is she right that it 'shows the status of the women's game'? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Did Isa Guha need to apologise?

    Did Isa Guha need to apologise?
    Dec 18 2024
    After Isa Guha apologised for comments she made on air on Jasprit Bumrah, Matt and Azeem discuss her heartfelt apology and whether she even had to make it. Also on the agenda - England's topsy turvy Test year and how Prithvi Shaw needs support not constant criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • England's selection dilemma & players bite back over NOCs

    England's selection dilemma & players bite back over NOCs
    Dec 11 2024
    Azeem is now an F1 convert after his trip to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but cricket remains in pole position for this episode. England's brilliance in New Zealand has led to a selection headache for the next series and the boys debate who should be dropped out of Crawley, Pope, Bethell and Smith. Darren Lehmann's comments on Joe Root split opinion and there is a long discussion on the supposed threat of around 50 players to boycott The Hundred unless the ECB allows them to play in more franchise tournaments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Robbie Uthappa

    Robbie Uthappa
    Dec 2 2024
    Not many cricketers are as engaging and introspective as Robbie Uthappa. The T20 World Cup winner with India opens up about his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. There is of course a plenty of cricket chat too - Robbie has a very interesting take on what it's like for a player watching the IPL Auction and why he would never drop Ravichandran Ashwin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Another crazy IPL Auction and Bethell at 3

    Another crazy IPL Auction and Bethell at 3
    Nov 27 2024
    Azeem's in London so the boys meet in person for the first time in weeks! Matt feels a bit underdressed. On the menu this week - dissecting everything about another astonishing IPL Auction - the most expensive buys ever, why teams don't pack their squads with big name overseas anymore and how a 13 year old made history! For dessert, it's a look ahead to England's daunting Test series in New Zealand - should Oli Pope remain at number 5 or 6 for the rest of his Test career?! Oh and Azeem thinks Jasprit Bumrah could be the greatest cricketer India have produced...Matt respectfully disagrees! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Which England players will go for big money at IPL Auction?

    Which England players will go for big money at IPL Auction?
    Nov 20 2024
    There's a huge Test series on the horizon between Australia and India. The boys look at the selection issues India face before the 1st Test and debate over an article that claims the India/Australia rivalry is now bigger than the Ashes. Then they get into the IPL Auction - why is there confusion surrounding Jofra Archer and Mark Wood's involvement and which England players could go for big money deals? They both also have interesting takes on why the great Jimmy Anderson has put his name on the auction list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Tom Brown on SACA

    Tom Brown on SACA
    Nov 13 2024
    Around 30% of recreational cricketers in England are British South Asians but only 5% of professional cricketers. Why is that and what can be done about it? Step forward Tom Brown, who co-founded SACA - the South Asian Cricket Academy - to help change those numbers and get more South Asians coming through to the professional game. Tom and Matt discuss how unconscious bias has played a big part in the lack of Asians making it and how SACA has already managed to produce a player for the England squad in Jafer Chohan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Saudi's first foray into cricket & IPL retention lists

    Saudi's first foray into cricket & IPL retention lists
    Nov 6 2024
    India lose a home Test series for the first time in 12 years but was it just a blip or a sign that an ageing side is now past it's peak? Meanwhile as we get set for an IPL Mega Auction, many big name players aren't retained by their franchises - but is this often down to the player himself? And the word on the street is that the Auction will take place in Riyadh - is this the first move as Saudi Arabia looks to become a major influence in cricket?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins