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All Over Bar the Cricket
Matthew Hayden, James Brayshaw and Greg Blewett deliver big yarns, bold opinions and loads of laughs. It's banter and cricket talk the Aussie way. Unfiltered, unapologetic, and straight from the sheds. There's nothing orthodox about this show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
17. Ian Healy: Keeping to Shane Warne, Winning 6 Ashes, & the 52-Can Flight 19.11.2025 54:21
Ian Healy joins JB, Mathew Hayden and Greg Blewett for a dive into one of the great Australian cricket careers. Heals talks about winning all six Ashes series he played in, keeping to Shane Warne at his absolute peak (including the Ball of the Century from the best seat in the house), and the infamous 52-can flight to England. Plus, Heals gives his take on Australia v England this summer and why Q...
16. Ashes Countdown, Selection Battles & the Poms Weak Prep 13.11.2025 55:20
Australia’s Ashes buildup goes into overdrive as the boys break down a chaotic week of selection debates: Renshaw v Weatherald, Green v Webster, who actually opens, and whether Nathan Lyon could seriously miss Perth. Hazelwood’s hamstring scare has everyone sweating, while Steve Smith returns from New York looking untouchable. Meanwhile, the Poms roll into town with the weakest prep we’ve seen in...
15. Aussie Pitches, Remembering Rod Marsh & What is Test 20!? 06.11.2025 53:40
The Ashes countdown is on! James Brayshaw, Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett are back to unpack England’s unusual Ashes prep, Australia’s spicy Shield pitches and the biggest selection calls heading into summer. Plus, what happened the Aussie women, Metallica VS Optus Oval and what the hell is Test 20!? They also pay tribute to the great Rod Marsh. Watch the show on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AllOverB...
14. David “Bumble” Lloyd: Facing Thommo, Surviving Beefy, and Tubby’s Infamous Wine Tour 30.10.2025 43:25
Cricket’s great raconteur David “Bumble” Lloyd joins JB and Haydos for 45 minutes of pure gold. From facing Thommo and Lillee without a helmet to umpiring Steve Waugh and coaching England through fire and fury. There's golf cart disasters with Beefy Botham, turning green on Tubby’s Barossa wine tour, and the time he nearly got arrested driving home in his underpants. Plus, Bumble’s take on the nex...
13. India’s ODI Wake-Up Call, Kohli’s Aussie Curse & Blewie’s Famous Crack Story 23.10.2025 44:12
JB, Haydos and Bluey break down India’s ODI wake-up call in Perth, ask why Virat Kohli keeps falling the same way in Australia, and revisit Bluey’s legendary “crack” delivery from Curtly Ambrose. Plus the boys dive into Labuschagne’s comeback, Sam Konstas’ ramp shot, and the lost rhythm of Sheffield Shield cricket. And what kind of man invoices for half an hour’s work? Find out here! Watch the sho...
12. Warnie’s Challenge, Australia’s Greatest Ashes Bowlers & The Virat Kohli Effect 16.10.2025 1:00:39
JB, Haydos and Blewy are fresh back from Tubby Taylor’s golf day and it’s down to business. Who makes the all-time Ashes bowling attack, the Aussie women keep steamrolling the World Cup, Shield runs have gone missing, and Virat Kohli keeps reminding everyone he’s built different. Plus a deep cut Warnie story and a and Stuart Broad's lobbing grenades again. Watch the show on YouTube www.youtube.com...
11. Pat Cummins Drama, Joe Root's Drive-by & Picking Australia’s Best Middle Order 10.10.2025 55:11
Pat Cummins’ back injury has the boys worried, who replaces him if he’s out of the first Test? Marnus finds form, Mitch Marsh blasts another ton, and Beth Mooney continues to make batting look effortless. Then it’s time for the big one as Hayden and Blewett pick their all-time Australian Ashes middle orders and it gets spicy! Plus, the problem with hiding cricket behind streaming paywalls, Jo...
10. Australia’s Best Ashes Batters, Ashwin’s $1m Big Bash Deal & Pope Feeling the Heat 03.10.2025 1:01:38
The boys fire up over Australia’s all-time Ashes top four and Blewie pokes the bear with a giant omission! Meanwhile, India’s under-19s smash Australia, the women’s team open their World Cup campaign with Gardner’s ton, and Cam Green’s push for number three gets louder. Could Ravi Ashwin really be heading to the Big Bash for a million dollars? England’s Ollie Pope is under pressure, replaced as vi...
9. Graeme Swann strafes the boys’ England XIs, Why spin bowlers are weird, and Stuart Broad's shit bloke shirt 26.09.2025 41:53
It's a pants wetting laugh fest as Graeme Swann joins JB, Haydos and Blewy for a global AOBTC. From Broad the “shit bloke” to spin wars with Tuffers, Swanny tears through the boys England’s best XIs, why spinners are 'weird arse blokes' and why Aussie crowds flip faster than Bay 13 after a hundred cans. Swanny takes aim at Tuffers, defends Pryor, and dishes on what it’s really like bowling finger...
8. Sweatband Swingers, Sidecars & The Weasel 19.09.2025 1:02:51
It’s a big one: Haydos calls Jimmy Anderson a sweatband swinger, JB's branded a “weasel”, Big Dos cops a ‘Broad-side’ and a whack from Gillespie, while the boys blow up over Flintoff, Swann, and Anderson in their Best England XI. Plus there's Shield cricket stakes, India heat horror stories, and the McGrath v Cummins debate. Watch the show on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AllOverBarTheCricket Inst...
7. Mentoring Konstas, Nuding Up & Middle Order Mayhem 12.09.2025 53:15
This week we get the skinny on Matthew Hayden mentoring Sam Konstas, he and Greg Blewett pick their greatest English Ashes middle order, and a blow up over Joe Root leads to Haydos to make a bit that might make the MCC members a little nervous... Plus - why can't tail enders run? “When you need to run well between the wickets, you need just a little bit of common sense. And you’ve got to have a li...
6. Curry, Cummins & Classic English Openers 05.09.2025 1:01:37
Fresh back from Bangalore, Matthew Hayden dishes up some indian tales, cricket insights and curry tips, while he and Blewie each pick the top order for England’s greatest Ashes XI. The boys debate Cummins’ fitness, Smith’s captaincy credentials, and questions from the AOBTC family. Watch the show on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AllOverBarTheCricket Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alloverbarthecric...
5. Bharat, Ball Tampering and the Battle for #3 28.08.2025 50:56
Bharat Sundaresan joins JB and Blewie to unpack Australia’s Mackay triple-ton, the Cam Green selection puzzle, Ashes headaches, and a fresh ball-tampering debate. Watch the show on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AllOverBarTheCricket Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alloverbarthecricket TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@alloverbarthecricket Contact us: team@alloverbarthecricket.com Hosted on Acast. See a...
4. Bob Simpson, Fading ODIs & England stuck in '05 22.08.2025 56:13
"England still talk about Flintoff like he’s the Beatles’ reunion tour." - Greg Blewitt "If 2005 is still your greatest hit, you’re officially a one-album band.” - JB ODIs running out of steam, the Poms still can’t quit 2005, and Bob Simpson’s no-nonsense edge lives on — Oakleys and all. JB, Haydos and Blewie take aim at cricket’s fixation with the past, from rain delays and spin struggles to fadi...
3. Bat Talk, Bum Nuts & Barmy Sledges 15.08.2025 50:04
“Shoab Akhtar is gonna miss the tour because he’s got a bad case of genital warts… they just came out with it.” – Greg Blewett Hayden bleeds for Australia, the boys show off their willow, Tendulkar takes his Ferrari out after midnight, and Scott Boland is the unluckiest bloke in Australia. Plus, we get into Barmy Army sledges, and why T20 in the Top End might just matter more than you think. For a...
2. Bumrah, Billion Dollar BBL & Bradman’s Heir 08.08.2025 53:52
In this second episode Bumrah, Billion Dollar BBL & Bradman’s Heir Greg Blewett, James Brayshaw and Matthew Hayden serve up another spicy round of the big cricket yarns. India v England’s five‑day soap opera (one‑armed batting, full stadiums, proper theatre) Why Test cricket still pays the bills and where it doesn’t Bumrah’s freak numbers and whether India actually get better without him Shoul...
1. Hangovers, Hat Tricks and Haydos in the Himalayas 01.08.2025 50:50
In this debut episode of All Over Bar the Cricket , Greg Blewett, James Brayshaw and Matthew Hayden serve up a spicy round of the big cricket yarns. They unpack: England’s time-wasting antics and India’s epic resistance Whether young gun Sam Konstas has what it takes The real danger in Australia’s top order Haydos’ brush with military chaos during the IPL Ricky Ponting's big hangover Why custom pa...
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