Cricket Badger Podcast

Welcome to our 34th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to reflect on Melbourne Stars crushing win over Adelaide Strikers and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio then look at England's continued good play in the Test in...

Welcome to our 33rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to reflect on Brisbane Heat's resurgence after their win over Melbourne Renegades and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio then look at England's impressive first day in the Test in Sri...

Welcome to our 32nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Sam Dalling (AS) to reflect on Sydney Sixers win over Sydney Thunder and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio debate the five-team playoff structure and predict their BBL10 winners. We will be on every day throu...

Joe Root's England are in Sri Lanka for a two Test match series and James Buttler is joined by Richard Mann of Sporting Life to chat about England's chances of repeating their series win of a couple of years ago. In the final part of the podcast the pair also put up their best series bets. If you decide to follow any of the tips, please always gamble responsibly. The Cricket Badger Podcasts are br...

Welcome to our 31st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch Perth Scorchers easily beat Hobart Hurricanes to climb to third in the BBL Ladder. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and predict their BBL10 winners. They also look ahead to the 4th Test...

Welcome to our 30th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to watch Adelaide Strikers beat the Melbourne Stars and then the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. Fixture changes, captains on the mic and India's great escape...

Welcome to our 29th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to watch the close finish between Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then discuss the 3rd Test between Australia and India and the complaints of racism from I...

Welcome to our 28th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch the Perth Scorchers beat the Sydney Thunder and move into the playoff berths. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then discuss the 3rd Test between Australia and India and debate wheth...

Welcome to our 27th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Sam Dalling (MS) to watch the Melbourne Renegades secure their second win of BB:10 as they got across the line against Adelaide Strikers. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then debate how strong this...

Welcome to our 26th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Abhaye Mehta (HH) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to see the exciting last five overs of the Brisbane Heat's win over Melbourne stars and look back at Sydney Thunder's earlier win over Hobart Hurricanes. No Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match or Kangaroo Court...

Welcome to our 25th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Sam Dalling (MS) to discuss Perth Scorchers third BBL10 win in a row as they crushed the in form Sydney Sixers to take maximum points. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussio...

Welcome to our 24th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch the end of Adelaide Strikers success over a shellshocked Melbourne Renegades. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion is around whether it is Austr...

Welcome to our 23rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Naman Shah (MR) to watch the end of Brisbane Heat's win over Sydney Thunder and to look back at Melbourne Stars win over Hobart Hurricanes. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court,...

Welcome to our 22nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Sydney Sixers triumph over Adelaide Strikers and to look back at Perth Scorchers commanding win over the bottom side Melbourne Renegades. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matc...

Welcome to our 21st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Brisbane Heat's win over Sydney Sixers and look back at Hobart Hurricanes' success over Melbourne Stars. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in a new feature, debate i...

Welcome to the New Year and our 20th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS), Rito Maitra (SS) and Abhaye Metha (HH) to review Melbourne Renegades defeat to Sydney Thunder and pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. They also criticise BBL10 for not using DRS and pick a cricketing wish for...

Welcome to the 19th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) to catch the end of Perth Scorchers first win in BBL10 as they beat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the M...

In amongst all the nastiness in 2020, the Cricket Badger has enjoyed a terrific year and thanks to you for listening and playing your part. To mark the end of 2020 and to look forward with positivity to 2021, James Buttler is joined by BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross, IPL fan rep Neil Virani and BBL fan rep Sam Dalling. It is the quiz to end all quizes. Play along at home as we find out who...

Welcome to the 18th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) and Naman Shah (MR) to catch the end of Hobart Hurricanes thrilling 1-run win over Brisbane Heat and the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and debate Alex Hales for England? We will be on every day throughout th...

Welcome to the 17th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) as wins for Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunders, over Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars respectively, take them first and second in the BBL10 table. The trio select their B...

Welcome to the 16th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Sam Dalling (AS) as Adelaide Strikers beat Perth Scorchers by 71 runs to go to the top of the BBL10 table. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test and Naman expr...

Welcome to the 15th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) as Brisbane Heat claim their first win of BBL10 as they claim maximum points against Hobart Hurricanes. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test...

Welcome to the 14th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Rito Maitra (SS) to cover the end of a thriller between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars and to look back at Sydney Thunder's thrashing of Melbourne Renegades. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches...

This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year. In Part ONE we relive chats with Paul Edwards, Michael Carberry, Azeem Rafiq, Neal Foulds, Graham Lambert and Robert Bathurst. Thank you very much for listen...

This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year. In Part ONE we relive chats with Mark Wood, Jack Russell, Paul Smith, Brad Hogg, Waqar Younis, Kevin Sharp, Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Dougie Brown. Thank you...