ABC Cricket Podcast

Hannah Darlington drops by to chat with Corbin and Ed about the convincing victory for Sophie Molineux's Australian team who beat England at Lord's - there's simply no better feeling. The trio dive into the legacy of Perry, Mooney and Gardner, what this win and team will be remembered by and also why it was an extra important one for the new heroes of Australian women's cricket. There's also final...

Ben Stokes' departure as English captain and player has Corbin and Ed declaring it in many ways, a perfect encapsulation of the Bazball era. So a year out from the next Ashes, England are left with questions like who will captain, will McCullum stay on and what does this team represent? Our Aussie women have also made the World Cup semis by eliminating India and it's the T20 resurgence of Ellyse P...

After the 3-0 whitewash of Bangladesh and Australia's subsequent leap over NZ in the T20 rankings, Corbin and Ed await the conveniently timed announcement that the qualification period is closed and we will be at LA 2028. As well, the boys look at the trends, Aussie line up changes and upsets of the Women's World Cup in England. And speaking of, New Zealand's trouncing of the English men in the se...

Corbin and Ed reunite while the furnace of Australian cricket knows no off-season. The guys break down the latest developments in the BBL privatisation push that saw Cricket Victoria announce the Stars and Renegades are no more, the other States throw their hands in the air and the players push back against the current model.  Plus Ben Stokes broke his own team rules, Cooper Connolly made one of t...

One of the greatest figures in WA cricket, Adam Voges, joins Corbin this week to talk about the next chapter in his coaching journey and reflect on their recent dominance. Voges opens up on why he departed the state job but wanted to remain the Scorchers coach, where he thinks Cam Green's future lies in the Aussie test team, which of the WA youngsters will step up and how new coach Beau Casson dif...

The IPL is done for another year and Josh Hazlewood and Tim David's RCB win back to back titles, but it's teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who is the talk of the cricket world. Corbin & Ed marvel at the 15-year-old who won player of the tournament (and a car he can't even drive yet) and wonder how quickly India can find a spot for him in the national team. Plus, would the explosive game of...

The IPL can be brutal to follow in the Australian time zone so we figured you might need a primer as the tournament comes to a close. Matt Roller from ESPN Cricinfo has been there for every game and joins Corbin to chat through the trends of the tournament, which Australian players and coaches performed best and what's with Virat Kohli and Travis Head beefing again. The IPL generally shapes T20 cr...

Corbin and Ed announce the biggest watch in the sale of the BBL discussions are the players. With articles, leaks, push backs and general murmurs, it feels like our cricketers have plenty of concerns and requests and we don't know what to believe and how they can expect to have their cake and eat it too. The boys also discuss why state contracts as opposed to freelance cricket still has massive up...

The man in the middle of the BBL privatisation debate is Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg and he sits down with Corbin for half an hour to pull back the curtain on one of the most talked about cricket decisions in decades. Find out why Greenberg says that trying to convince the States was “like trying to land a very big jumbo jet on a very skinny runway”. The two run through the possibility of...

Cricket Australia have pressed pause on their proposed sale of the Big Bash for now so Corbin & Ed get into why all the states weren't on board, what needs to change and what the road ahead looks like. Ed sets the record straight on NSW's concerns, how they would like to see the original report recommendations implemented as well as what other states may have been taking into consideration in...

There's been plenty of chat about BBL privatisation so Cricketers Association CEO Paul Marsh joins Corbin to give us the perspective of those at the centre of the competition, the players. Marsh talks through the concerns of the playing group, a new MOU proposal, player payments and possible ownership of teams and the risk to the test schedule. Given Marsh now sits in the same chair that Cricket A...

It’s complicated, discussed mostly behind closed doors and momentous for the future of Australian cricket, so who else would you want to chat through it all than Corbin & Ed. The band is back together and there’s one thing on everyone’s lips in Australian cricket – will Cricket Australia sell the eight Big Bash teams? The boys break down why the deadline passed with no formal decision yet, whe...

It's been a wildly successful two seasons for Ryan Harris in his first head coaching role with South Australia and he sits down with Corbin to talk us through his journey, philosophy and dreams. From lifting training standards and teaching SA to win, to conversations with fringe players, to pitching the case for Liam Scott's baggy green - it's a remarkable insight into the new force in Australian...

Chief selector George Bailey is one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket and joins Corbin to talk through the life of a selector. With the release of the contract list, Bailey outlines how the team plans to cope with an intense run of games and possible retirements across the next 18 months, who might step up and lessons from the Ashes. As well, Bailey chats through his own and th...

"It was a classic", according to Corbin & Ed and it's hard to argue with that advertisement for long form Australian cricket with South Australia back to back Sheffield Shield champions for the first time in 124 seasons. The boys shower praise on the modern day legend that is Alex Carey and the whole SACA team, winning a game where they were behind for almost all of it. There's also debate whe...

If you’re craving some behind the scenes insights and thorough debate on BBL privatisation, the Brad Haddin appointment, a disgruntled Cam Green and a Shield final then you’ve come to the right place. It might be late March but cricket conversation feels as juicy as ever and Corbin & Ed turn the hotplates on to chat the self-imposed BBL decision deadline, what other options exist and how would...

We know it will be Victoria vs South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final but the real question is, why have the runs been so hard to come by this season? Corbin and Ed dive into the top run scorers including thoughts on Konstas, Bancroft, Renshaw, Handscomb and the rest. There's also the NSW One Day Cup win and how it reflects on Greg Shipperd's sacking, The Hundred auctions and if that foresh...

India thumped NZ to make T20 World Cup history and Corbin and Ed can't see anyone competing with them in the near future.  The boys break down their dominance and the strength of a system geared towards the shortest format of the game. The pair also cover New Zealand's struggles, how the World Cup might look in the future and what Australia's showing might mean for LA 2028 Olympic qualification, g...

The T20 World Cup final awaits but the real question is - should this tournament continue to be staged every two years?! Sure, there's a Finn Allen century to marvel at and a Jacob Bethell performance to savour, but what is the care factor here in Australia. So as well as ponder whether New Zealand might be set for their all time cricketing moment against a red hot India on home soil, Corbin and E...

Has there been a better finale in cricket than Alyssa Healy's day out in Hobart against India with a 150 and a cheeky couple of overs with the ball. Corbin and Ed are on opposite sides of the coin as to the right time to retire but they're in unison on Healy's legacy and her deserved white ball goodbye. The T20 World Cup has two tantalising semi finals in New Zealand vs South Africa and India vs E...

As potential Pakistan player bans for Indian owned teams in The Hundred get debated in the UK, Corbin and Ed ponder the domino effect here in the BBL if the league is privatised.  Speaking of the Big Bash, Sydney Thunder join their cross town rivals the Sixers in looking for a new coach for next season and the guys chat through the challenge of finding T20 coaches vs state cricket ones. Plus they...

Australia are out of the T20 World Cup and the temperature has risen quickly. Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan unpack whether this was a planning failure, an injury crisis, or a warning sign for life beyond the “Big Three”. Was the campaign really shambolic, or just tournament cricket doing what it does? And how much heat should the selectors actually wear? There’s a heavyweight upset to dissect as S...

Corbin Middlemas and Xavier Doherty unpack the group-stage exit from every angle. Was it selection? Was it the bowling? Or was it simply a poorly timed injury crisis? The Steve Smith omission dominates the debate, while questions swirl around squad balance, generational transition and whether Australia truly prioritise T20 cricket. With Cummins and Hazlewood absent, did the attack lack bite? Is th...

Australia’s T20 World Cup hopes are under pressure after a loss to Zimbabwe. Corbin and special guest Xavier Doherty break down the selection dilemmas, Sri Lankan spin conditions, and what tournament play does to even the best teams. India’s dominance over Pakistan continues, while South Africa and Afghanistan deliver a double Super Over classic. Back home, India’s women outplay Australia in Sydne...

A double super over, Pakistan backflip, an Italian victory fuelled by Sydney grade cricket and where will Steve Smith slot into the team if he even does. The T20 World Cup has heated up across the last few days and Corbin and Ed run through the biggest talking points including that South Africa win over Afghanistan with a rare second super over. The podcast records just as the Australia and Zimbab...