Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Brad Haddin joins Jack Heverin to look at India’s historic World Cup win over NZ. We look at the standout Indian batsmen, Bumrah’s bowling, and the Singh–Mitchell moment. We preview the IPL as Hadds is about to head over there. We farewell the great Alyssa Healy after her final cricket match and look back at her epic career. Plus, we head to sundries as Brett Randell took five wi...

Australia's greatest off-spinner of all time, Nathan Lyon, joins Brad Haddin, Jack Heverin and you to chat about his injury rehab, "disappointing" Ashes summer, England not meeting his expectations, the brilliance of Mitch Starc and Travis Head, and passing the song to Alex Carey. Then they guys chat T20 World Cup ahead of the final between New Zealand and India, Alyssa Healy's final matches in th...

Brad Haddin and Jack Heverin are in for the Willow Talk World Cup wrap, and the Super 8s are slowly locking in the semi-finalists. We look at South Africa's dominant defeat of India and just how good Marco Jansen could be. Hadds praises the South African side, as well as the West Indies and their 2016-esque vibes from this tournament. How can India respond after their shock loss? Hadds looks at Au...

Jack Heverin joins Brad Haddin for Willow Talk's World Cup wrap, and it's not the result Australian fans were looking for. We dive into Australia's failed campaign and Hadds backs the preparation of the squad. We look at the generational change in the squad and just how good Cummo, Starc and Hazlewood have been, and Hadds believes Australia shouldn't pick Steve Smith now. Plus, we look at the...

Enjoy some of our best guests of the summer, featuring great yarns from Siddle, Lyon, Khawaja, Healy, Gilly, Stuart Broad and more! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple , Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok !  See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Mitch Owen joins Adam Peacock to chat about the new age T20 power hitting styles, who some of the best big hitters he has played with are, how good Tim David is, what he has been doing in the last few months and his IPL 2026 return!  Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple , Spotify and the LiSTNR ap...

Enjoy some of the best guests of the 25/26 Willow Talk summer, featuring some brilliant stories from Broady, Pietersen, Shastri, Marnus, Haydos & Gilly! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple , Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok !  See omnystudi...

Jhye Richardson joins Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock to chat about his comeback into the Australian side after multiple injuries. He shares some of the worst ways he’s been injured, Starc and Boland’s incredible stamina, and his Boxing Day Ashes dream. Plus, Adam Zampa joins the show to share the best T20 XI he’s ever played with - featuring legends such as Kohli, de Villiers, Gayl...

Matthew Hayden joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to look at England’s missed opportunity in the recent Ashes. Was Stuart Broad right when he said this was the worst Australian team? Where to now for Bazball? Haydos also talks about some of the players he thinks could do well in the coming years in the Baggy Green. Plus, he runs us through the best XI he ever played against, including some g...

Alyssa Healy, Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock are in and Heals has a huge announcement! We look back at Heals’ best career moments, her favourite knocks, memorable highlights and World Cup wins, plus more. Australia wrapped up the 2025/26 Ashes 4–1 last week, and we do a full series review. Does Australia need to look to the future? What went so wrong for England? Are Baz and Stokes safe?...

Mitch Starc joins Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy after Australia’s 4-1 Ashes victory in Sydney. He talks about keeping receipts, being Player of the Series, bouncing back from Melbourne and almost having to get his pads on today! Plus, Hadds joins to bask in the Ashes glory, and we chat with Glenn McGrath about the success of the Pink Test during the Ashes in Sydney Sorry about Alyssa's audio...

Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock are outside the SCG to wrap up an entertaining day of Test cricket in Sydney. Why was Heals mad with Kerry O’Keeffe? We look at Bethell’s brilliant batting, which kept England alive, Boland and the rest of the Aussie quicks’ heroics as they kept charging in after five Tests, Steve Smith’s taunting of the Barmy Army, and Beau Webster’s day...

Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock join you from out the front of the SCG to recap Day Three of the SCG Test. It was a dominant day for Australia as Head and Smudge made huge tons, Australia lost only five wickets, and England burnt in the sun. We look at Smudge’s brilliance, Green’s missed opportunity, Potts’ tough day out and Stokes’ average captaincy. Plus, we preview Day Fou...

Brad Haddin joins Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock to wrap up the second day of the Sydney Test, where Australia have bounced back! We look at Joe Root’s superb batting, Jamie Smith’s ordinary decision-making, Marnus’ fiery clash with Ben Stokes, Travis Head’s demolition of the English bowling, Weatherald’s similar dismissal, and why Josh Tongue didn’t open. Plus,...

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to wrap up a rain-affected day at the SCG. It’s the first time since 1888 that Australia haven’t played a spinner in Sydney - what’s happening with spin bowling? Is the SCG wicket changing? We look at Mitch Starc’s new spot in the batting lineup, England’s shaky start but strong finish to the day, and Brook and Root&rsqu...

Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock join you to preview the final 2025/26 Ashes Test in Sydney . We look back at Usman’s career, with Hadds and Heals sharing some of their best memories from his time in the game. We also examine the likely Australian squad for Sydney and how the pitch is expected to play. Is Cam Green safe in the side? Will Murphy and/or Webster get a chance? And coul...

Usman Khawaja joins Adam Peacock for his best Test XI. Khawaja chats about his close relationship with David Warner, Phil Hughes’ special talent, his dream debut with Ricky Ponting, Smudge’s brilliance, plus more great yarns about the best team he ever played with! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Foll...

Graeme Swann joins Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy after England’s historic win at the MCG. Heals chats about Root and Stokes’ first win in Australia, Australia’s poor batting, the possibility of selection changes before Sydney, England’s outstanding bowling and what this result means for Test cricket. Plus, Graeme Swann is back doing the sprinkler for the Barmy Army! He prai...

Graeme Swann joins Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock from the MCG after a chaotic day of Boxing Day Test cricket! We chat about 20 wickets, the lottery of a pitch, nightwatchmen, in-between-innings hat-tricks, Brook’s madness at the crease and Swanny’s take on the English side. Plus, we head to the Secret Cricket Club and ask if Swann has ever been to Noosa, whether the pitch is fair, if t...

Boof Lehmann joins Adam Peacock after a historic South Australian win in the Ashes. Boof chats about Head and Carey’s excellence, building statues at the Adelaide Oval, the work he is doing with the Shane Warne Legacy at the MCG, his best memories with Warnie, his view on the state of English cricket, why Bazball hasn’t worked, and we preview the Boxing Day Test and how the squad will...

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock the day after Australia win the 2025/26 Ashes. We chat Ronball, look back at the great moments of the Test, Marnus’ excellent fielding throughout the series, and ask why England pushed out ex-players who could have helped them win. What went so wrong for the touring nation? With Nathan Lyon injured, we look at who could replace him for the rest of the series....

Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock join you outside Adelaide Oval to wrap up Day Four of the Third Test. Hadds and Heals are fired up, and you can feel the second hand slowly coming onto the Urn. Heals nailed her prediction, Nathan Lyon was on fire, Harry Brook once again gave up his most important wicket with a poor shot, Cummo is back, Marnus was electric in the field, and we have specia...

Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin join Adam Peacock to wrap up another excellent day of Test cricket at Adelaide Oval. Head & Carey have done it again - how many can they get tomorrow? Jofra was good, but he and Stokes didn’t bowl for hours. Is the captain injured? And can England save the Test? We chat about why Trav is so good in SA, Hadds drops some big predictions for tomorrow, and we ans...

Alyssa Healy, Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock are on the ground at Adelaide Oval to review Day Two of the Ashes, where Australia asserted their dominance. We talk about the high-pressure, relentless nature of Australia, Ben Stokes’ leading-from-the-front mentality, Lyon and Cummins’ epic returns, Herald calls Bazball a myth, Snicko drama, Marnus’ stump mic, and we answer your SCC qu...

Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock join you live from Adelaide Oval, where Alex Carey owned the first day of the third Ashes Test for Australia. We talk about Carey’s phenomenal knock, Steve Smith’s omission from the Test, Jofra Archer’s bounce-back, Stokes bowling with the new ball, Lyon’s huge role in the next few days, and we answer all your questions from the Secret Cricket C...