One Brings Two

Vivek and Alex rate the Ashes players and pick their Streets Don’t Forget XI Australia player ratings Steve Smith (8.25) Still elite… but by Smith standards this was “only” very good. Travis Head (9.75) He loves the Ashes, moved up top and ripped England’s heart out. Alex Carey (9.0) The quiet assassin: created wickets, scores runs, moved to 6. Marnus Labuschagne (6.0) Got involved everywhere, but...

Alex and Vivek discuss the frailties of the English cricket structure following England's defeat to Australia in the 3rd Ashes test in Adelaide. Changes have to be made. Episode timestamps: 0:58 - Fixing England's cricket structure 15:54 - Bazball's rejection of the county pathway 20:09 - 3rd Test Adelaide in focus 27:55 - Defending Stuart Broad 32:27 - What Alex wants to see in Melbourne 36:06 -...

Alex and Vivek debrief the 2nd Ashes Test at Brisbane. England suffer another defeat under the lights as Australia show them how to play old-school, gritty test cricket. In other news, West Indies save a remarkable test match in Christchurch vs NZ, and Kohli's back with a bang in Indian colors. 0:50 - Ashes 2nd test review 34:45 - Nathan Lyon to retire? 38:28 - West Indies save test vs NZ  44:...

The 1st Ashes test has come and gone with Australia rocking England in a flash. Meanwhile, India get whitewashed at home for the second season running. India are done, but England have Starc under lights looming large. Alex and Vivek need a therapy session. 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - India back, South Africa good 18:45 - Ashes England rant (toss) 22:08 - Crawley 27:24 - England bowling and cult 35:07 - A...

This is it. This is the big one. Alex and Vivek enlist resident Aussie Aryan Jain for a mega Ashes preview - spicy decks, fragile batting orders, arthritic quicks, and series predictions that we already regret. 0:00 - Intro 2:50 - Favourite Ashes moments 6:11 - Recent form 13:33 - Selections, Aryan on conditions in Australia 21:08 - Australian openers 30:31 - Shoaib Bashir 34:02 - England central...

Alex and Vivek cover India Women’s first World Cup win, Rohit and Kohli’s swansong down under, England’s ongoing identity crisis, the enigma of Babar Azam, and the shifting fault lines of world cricket. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Women’s WC 5:15 - Pak vs SA, Babar Azam 13:13 - Virat-Rohit 18:15 - Eng vs NZ 27:12 - Ashes - England 38:48 - Ashes - Australia 42:41 - Chris Woakes Retirement 43:43 - Global Cr...

Alex and Vivek cover pitches, selection, individual brilliance, and everything else India- England before looking ahead to whose strengths are pointier and whose weaknesses more acute in this winter’s Ashes. 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Ind vs Eng series context 3:52 - English pitches 13:56 - Dropped catches 18:01 - Siraj 27:37 - Indian selection 39:10 - Bazball  51:31 - Ashes 1:11:32 - Awards & Catego...