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ABC Cricket Podcast

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Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Sheffield Shield finale, and our season finale! 27.03.2023

It’s our last episode before taking a brief break, but then we’re back bigger and better than ever for the World Test Championship and the Ashes. The lads break down the Shield final, the WPL, the upcoming IPL, and the Australia A squad that’s set to tour New Zealand. Corbin also asks, what can cricket learn from baseball?

Ed and Corbin’s mailbag 20.03.2023

It’s our first ever mailbag episode! Teddy and Corbin answer all YOUR cricket questions.

'Wasn't that a dull Test match!' 15.03.2023

The India series has finished on the dullest of notes, with a five day snorefest in Ahmedabad. However, there’s nothing boring about your weekly hang with cricket experts Ed and Corby, who take a look at the fourth Test before reflecting on the series that was. Who succeeded, who failed, and did the Aussies cut the mustard this time around in India? The lads then turn their attention to the World...

Indore galore! 05.03.2023

Lads on tour! Ed calls in from Canada, Corbin from Perth, but nothing will stop us from bringing you your weekly fix of cricket banter. Ed and Corby dissect Australia’s win in Indore. The pitch, the goat, and Steve Smith as skipper. The Test may have only gone for two and a half days, but there’s lots to get into.   We then take a look at Baz-ball, and all the happenings in the Sheffield Shield.

The best team on the planet 27.02.2023

The Aussie women are world champs AGAIN! Ed and Corbin reflect on another incredible performance from our Australian women’s team, who are T20 world champions for the sixth time. The lads also break down the insane WNCL final, before turning their attention to the upcoming Test in India. Lots of cricket to chew on this week! (World Cup commentary courtesy Fox Cricket)

'Australia should have won this Test' 20.02.2023

Well, that one hurts. Ed and Corbin leave no stone unturned, as they break down the second Test in Delhi. What went right, and then what went so wrong! The lads then take a look at the Women’s World Cup, and the phenomenon that is Baz-ball.

DISASTER in Nagpur 13.02.2023

Well, that didn’t go too well… Corbin joins Ed from Delhi having witnessed and called Australia’s calamitous loss to India in the opening Test in Nagpur. What did the guys think of the decision to drop Travis Head? Was that pitch acceptable for international Test cricket? Is Todd Murphy the real deal? What changes need to be made this week? Ed and Corby answer all those questions and more as we pr...

India, India, INDIA! 08.02.2023

In case this episode’s title didn’t give it away, this is an ep all about India! Corbin joins us live from Nagpur, as we dissect the upcoming Aussie tour of India. Ed shares some yarns from his time playing in India, Corby gives us a lay of the land and how the pitch is looking for day one, before we pick our starting Australian XI. The lads also squeeze in a quick BBL wrap just for good measure....

Thanks BBL, it’s been fun…kind of 30.01.2023

As we charge towards the end of the BBL, Ed and Corbin reflect on the season that was, and discuss what’s worked and what hasn’t. The guys then breakdown the recent Women's Premier League bids that are set to hit the future of women’s cricket into the stratosphere. And finally, it wouldn’t be an episode of the Grandstand Cricket Podcast without another edition of ‘the David Warner conundrum’ as Wa...

What’s hot what’s not, Big Bash edition 23.01.2023

We haven’t always been the biggest Big Bash fans here on the Grandstand Cricket Podcast, but Ed and Corbin are here to say that “it’s back baby!” We play ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ with all things Big Bash, Ed relives his disastrous and hilarious return to cricket, and we break down the Aussie women’s series sweep over Pakistan.

The Afghanistan decision 16.01.2023

Ed and Corbin breakdown Cricket Australia’s decision to withdraw from March’s three-match ODI series in the UAE against Afghanistan. Ed shares his experience of taking his family to a Big Bash fixture at the SCG, the lads break down the rest of the BBL, before we also look forward to the Aussie tour of India. Lots to chat about this week!

We need to talk about Sydney 09.01.2023

Ed and Corbin dissect the third and final Test of the Aussie summer at the SCG, and they cover some serious ground! Does the Sydney Test need to be moved? Was David Warner the player of the series? What on earth is going on with DRS, and much more! The guys then look ahead to India, before a quick catch up on all the action in the BBL and the WNCL. Bumper ep cricket nerds. 

Choose Your Fighter 02.01.2023

This week's episode goes Hollywood, with Ed Cowan coming to us from the showbiz capital of world.  The boys look back on the Boxing Day Test and look ahead to the Pink Test in Sydney.  Who replaces Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc in the Australian XI? And is South African captain Dean Elgar showing enough fight? Plus the lads disagree on whether Michael Neser's catch passes the sniff test.  Enjoy...

Domestic takeaways, some outrageous English comments, and a six-day Test in Sri Lanka! 02.01.2023

There’s lots of cricket on at the moment cricket nerds, and Teddy and Corbin do their best this week to cover a lot of ground and make sense of it all.  They take a look at domestic results and individual stand outs, Australia’s massive ODI winning streak rolls on and a six-day Test in Sri Lanka, we find out why.

A two-day Test! 19.12.2022

What on earth was that?! The Brisbane Test was over in just two days, so we try to make sense of it all. Ed and Corbin are on a Chrissy break, but we have the very special duo of Brett Sprigg and former Aussie quick Stuart Clark taking over. The Gabba pitch, David Warner’s future, Sydney Thunder all out for 15, the Aussie women in India, and of course the Boxing Day Test are all on the agenda. Big...

The David Warner conundrum 12.12.2022

The lads copped some criticism online this week as some listeners felt they were too harsh on the West Indies. Well after their worst ever defeat against Australia, maybe they weren’t critical enough! Ed and Corbin break down the Windies disaster in Adelaide, before casting an eye forward to South Africa. However, the bulk of this week’s episode belongs to David Warner and the ongoing issue and di...

Queue jumping 05.12.2022

As Australia bludgeon the Windies in front of a paltry Perth crowd, Ed and Corbin wonder what might have better engaged the cricketing faithful. The team pick apart the fallout and marvel at national squad bolter/queue jumper Lance 'Wild Thing' Morris and his ascension into the mix for the Adelaide Test. The boys consider the next TV rights deal and take a look at Baz-Ball as England clash with Pa...

Is the Australian cricket team on the nose? 28.11.2022

The guys cover a lot of ground this week! Ed and Corbin dissect the recent comments from Justin Langer and Nick Hockley, before breaking down the WBBL final won by Adelaide. Then the lads ponder some of the biggest questions in the world of cricket at the moment. Is the men’s Australian cricket team on the nose? How long will the West Indies last in Perth? What the hell is wrong with Shield cricke...

The ODI series no one asked for! 21.11.2022

It’s the ODI series that no one asked for! Ed and Corbin break down the lacklustre series between Australia and England, the game of musical chairs surrounding the ODI captaincy, and the breaking news on David Warner’s leadership ban. Before we thankfully leave that series behind us and look forward to the Tests against the West Indies, and the WBBL finals which are right around the corner.

‘Long live the white ball kings!’ 15.11.2022

England are the official kings of white ball cricket after claiming the men’s T20 World Cup, to sit alongside their ODI World Cup in what is becoming a very crowded trophy cabinet.

Where did it all go so wrong? 07.11.2022

Well, we picked it.  Ed and Corbin said the Aussies would struggle at the T20 World Cup, and boy did they struggle. The guys break down the Australian campaign, what went wrong, and where to from here for the national side? Before turning their attention to the finals which are shaping up to be very juicy indeed.

Busting slumps and tearing hamstrings 01.11.2022

Was Aaron Finch’s innings a slump buster? What happens to the team and the captaincy if he’s injured? The lads ponder these questions, before turning their attention to the rest of the field, and to some of the younger talent making waves in the Sheffield Shield. Corby and Ed answer all those questions and more in a bumper first episode to kick off the summer of cricket!

Was that the greatest T20 international EVER? 24.10.2022

Over 90,000 people at the MCG, and over 170 million tuned in globally to India vs Pakistan, and Ed and Corbin are here to relive and analyse every moment from what was arguably the greatest T20 international ever! Then from joy to despair, as the lads break down Australia’s disastrous loss to New Zealand, as Ed and Corbin’s fears regarding Australia’s chances at this World Cup were sadly confirmed...

What is ABC SPORT DAILY? 02.08.2022

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Introducing ABC SPORT DAILY 02.06.2022

If you love the Grandstand Cricket podcast, you'll love ABC SPORT DAILY, your daily sports conversation. Host Patrick Stack dives into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines. Click here to subscribe - bit.ly/ABCSPORTDAILY

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