All Over Bar the Cricket

Simon Katich fills in for Matthew Hayden and doesn't hold back. JB, Blewy and Katich dissect Ben Stokes' bizarre retirement and England's collapse against New Zealand, rank Stokes against Botham and Flintoff, debate Australia's top six for the Bangladesh tour, and talk India's 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Katich also opens up on his own Test retirement and coaching in the IPL. Watch th...

The Kiwi's put on a genuine box-office performance against England at the Oval that has Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett seriously worried about what's heading our way this summer. Four Tests against a Kiwi side with real bowling depth shapes up as one of the toughest series in years. The Aussies complete a clean sweep of their own T20 series, but the boys aren't convinced. There's a real depth pro...

The boys are back after a break Hayden's Gujarat Titans made the IPL final, then Virat Kohli happened. He breaks down the campaign, the fruit bat lifestyle, and why 155 was never enough against the best white ball batter alive. Blewett is back from seven weeks dry in Pakistan with a big call: Matt Renshaw is a lock for Australia's white ball future. Plus a warning- Bangladesh's 21-year-old 150kph...

Pat Cummins is staying in the IPL while Australia tours Pakistan and JB wants answers. The boys unpack what that means for a young, inexperienced squad heading into 45-degree heat without their best players, and why Steve Smith's retirement leaves a leadership void no one can fill. Haydos is live from Ahmedabad with the inside mail on Gujarat Titans, Rashid Khan's return to form, and why the IPL f...

Haydos on the ground in India, Blewie reports from Lahore on the PSL and JB challenges Peter Siddle's pace claims. The guys get in to the BBL ownership debate as NSW and Queensland pump the brakes on the 49% franchise sale. Plus: Sheffield Shield love, Nathan McAndrew's case for a Test call-up, and the Josh Hazlewood injury truth finally comes out.. a nd what did Blewie accidentally pull out in th...

Alyssa Healy, one of the greatest to pull on the baggy green joins the boys for a proper sit-down. Why she walked away at the top, the thumb injury, the World Cup heartbreak, and the moment it all hit her sitting alone in the WACA change rooms. The boys dig onto the team that defined an era, why India are about to dominate women's cricket for the next decade, and what Meg Lanning's legacy will act...

We go global! 3 hosts, 3 countries, 1 week episode that covers the IPL, PSL and Sheffield Shield final plus another listener Q&A. Hayden breaks down what high performance looks like inside a Gujarat Titans IPL camp. Blewett reports live from Lahore as the PSL launches without crowds amid Pakistan's energy crisis. And JB anchors the cricket debate at home including Mitch Perry's omission from t...

India are champions and the boys break down how they absolutely dismantled New Zealand in the final, why Sanju Samson was the tournament's standout, and whether a T20 team will actually crack 300 runs in the next IPL. They pay tribute to the legendary Alyssa Healy on her retirement, with some brilliant insights (and a cracking story about her mic'd-up moment at the stumps). Then it's the segment y...

One of the all-time greats joins the show. Blewie brings Greg Chappell to the table for a wide-ranging chat on World Series Cricket, the shift in power from boards to players, and why the future of Test cricket is under real pressure. They revisit the 1972 Ashes, his Lord’s hundred, facing the West Indies fast-bowling quartet, and why Andy Roberts was the most complete of them all. We dive into mo...

Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign is over. Matthew Hayden, Greg Blewett and James Brayshaw break down why Australia failed at the T20 World Cup, from selection decisions and squad balance to whether the strategy was built around making it to India rather than surviving the Sri Lankan conditions that mattered first. Plus the boys talk women’s cricket and India’s rise, a 97-ball duck, one of the gr...

Tour chaos, near-disasters, and the moments that quietly shape cricket careers. Matthew Hayden is almost sent home from Sri Lanka, Damien Martyn takes on the monkeys, Greg Blewett gets left behind in The Hague on an Australian Under 19 tour and James Brayshaw reflects on Australian Under 19 pathways and why junior success rarely predicts who actually makes it. Plus touring Sri Lanka, tournament pr...

Australia’s T20 loss to Pakistan gets the “warm-up game” treatment but there are still real watch-points: Cooper Connolly’s bowling keeps impressing, his batting… not so much, and the boys talk squad balance as the World Cup edges closer. Plus a big tick for WA quick Marley Beardman, with plenty of hype (and a few gears still to come). Then it’s back to the family Q&A. Favourite Australian Tes...

This episode of All Over Bar the Cricket is driven by your questions and nothing is off limits. James Brayshaw, Greg Blewitt and Matthew Hayden take questions from fans and turn them on each other, covering everything from what it really feels like to face 150–160kph fast bowling, to the most confronting change-room hygiene stories of their careers. Hayden and Blewitt break down facing Shoaib Akht...

📄 The Ashes dust has settled and the BBL Finals are heating up. JB, Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett take a step back from match coverage to discuss some big-picture issues facing Australian cricket. WHAT WE COVER: 🏏 BBL Finals Preview - Perth Scorchers chasing a remarkable SIXTH title. Who's hot, who's not, and why there's a big gap between the top and bottom teams. 🏟️ Marvel Stadium Debate - JB...

The Ashes are done and dusted! Australia have claimed a dominant 4-1 series victory over England. In this episode, JB, Haydos and Blewy wrap up the entire 2025-26 Ashes series following Australia's 5-wicket win in the Sydney Test. WHAT WE COVER: 🏏 Player Ratings - Who gets an A+? Starc, Head and Carey lead the way, plus huge praise for Scott Boland and Michael Neser's tireless efforts. 🌟 Jacob B...

Stuart Broad drops in from his Sydney hotel room to chat with Haydos, James & Blewie ahead of the Sydney Ashes Test. There's Long Room bedlam, Bairstow run-out fallout, six sixes in an over, and why that humiliation actually built his career. Plus, Broady's take on Australia’s Test pitches, England’s missed opportunity, and what this Ashes has revealed about modern batting, moments, and pressu...

Melbourne was over before it started. The Boxing Day Test wrapped inside two days and the MCG pitch has been torched by everyone, including the captains. JB, Haydos and Blewie unpack what went wrong, what it’s cost Cricket Australia, and why Australia keeps gambling with its biggest event. They dig into the bigger problem, why Australian pitches (and Shield decks) are getting greener, what that’s...

It's everything Ashes as we look back at Haydos and Blewie's Best England Ashes XI of their era. From Cook’s durability to Botham’s myth. From Anderson’s longevity to Flintoff’s force. From Boycott to Broad. This isn’t polite admiration. It’s elite opposition being assessed by the blokes who had to beat them with brutal honesty, hard numbers, and the occasional psychological scar. Ashes rivalry, p...

A golden-era argument for the ages. Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett lock horns over the ultimate Best Australian Ashes XI of their era . From Steve Waugh’s ruthless leadership to Gilchrist’s game-breaking chaos. From Warne’s dominance to Johnson’s intimidation. From Hussey’s reliability to the Waugh twins’ class. If you love Ashes cricket when it was hard, hostile, funny, and uncompromising, this...

“They’ve lost the Ashes in 11 days .” Australia wrap the Ashes in 11 days: 3–0, done. From Adelaide’s South Aussie dream sequence to the brutal reality for England’s top order, JB, Haydos and Blewie pull apart what’s actually happened and why. Nathan Lyon’s hamstring tear and what it means for Melbourne Murphy vs Rocchiccioli vs Kuhnemann Boland in the mix, Usman/Green squeeze as Australia start t...

“Warne would always put his hand out to the runners and say, ‘Hi, I’m Shane Warne.’ That tells you a lot. He never assumed anyone knew who he was.— Michael Atherton Michael Atherton joins James Brayshaw, Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett with England 2–0 down and under the pump. How he’s seen the first two Tests and where it has really gone wrong The truth about “Bazball” (and why the players never...

Australia are 2–0 up and the Gabba has given us proper Test drama. In this episode, JB, Haydos and Blewie unpack the fallout from Brisbane: Steve Smith’s icy response to Jofra Archer’s late bumpers, Travis Head’s continued chaos at the top, Alex Carey’s best match in the Baggy Green, and Mitch Starc putting together one of the great two-Test stretches. The boys discuss England’s putrid bowling and...

Travis Head jumps on All Over Bar The Cricket to unpack that Perth innings, his mindset walking out, what he saw in the pitch, how he handled England’s plans, and the moment he knew the game was gone for the Poms. Plus: some dressing-room stories, how Head deals with noise and expectation, and why his game has gone to another level in the last few years. If you loved watching him rip England apart...

Greg Blewett has finally done it. Achilles gone, stretcher out, moon boot on. In this episode of All Over Bar The Cricket , JB and Mathew Hayden sit Blewey down and ask the obvious question: is it officially time to retire? Plus Usman Khawaja’s “piece of shit” spray about the Perth pitch vs the ICC’s “very good” rating, whether modern batting (and Bazball) is the real problem, and how Australia an...

Australia flipped a doomed Test on its head in the space of half an hour, and we breaks down every wild moment. JB, Haydos and Blewy dig into: – Head’s blistering Ashes ton – How England went from cruising to cooked – Stark’s 10 wickets and that insane caught-and-bowled – Boland’s spell that flipped the match – The English media meltdown – Whether Head should open in Brisbane – Selection chaos: Cu...