Cricket Badger Podcast

Cookie Patel has spent the last decade coaching some of the best players in England to get the very best out of themselves in the field. Fielding is no longer a forgotten element and has to be part of any players all round impact on a match, but Cookie still thinks the game can make its approach to fielding more of a priority. Catches win matches, saving runs does too and at every level of the spo...

England bounced back at Old Trafford to take a fabulous three-wicket win over Pakistan as Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler combined to steer the hosts to victory. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the  First Test and assess how the teams match-up ahead of the Second Test at the Ageas Bowl. They continue their predictions competition and answer the li...

Cricket continues a return into a bio bubble as the England v Pakistan three-match series gets underway at old Trafford on Wednesday. After beating West Indies 2-1, Joe root will be keen to see his Test side maintain momentum, but the touring Pakistan team has some real stars. It should be a belter. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess the series ahead an...

Oh badgers, how good has it been to have cricket back and it's been a good series between England and West Indies too. Thanks to West Indies for coming, thanks to both sets of players and big praise for the ECB who put on the first bio bubble Test series very proficiently. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the series, find the results of their pr...

Former West Indies batting and assistant coach Toby Radford has spent a decade in and around the West Indies coaching setup and established the Academy that Jason Holder and the majority of his squad graduated from. So, no surprise that Toby has been a keen onlooker over the last few weeks. On this podcast, Toby joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the series and chat about certain pla...

"Author Duncan Hamilton has a new book out" usually provokes a charge from sports lovers to their nearest book retailer. And his latest is the perfect celebration of English county cricket and the red ball game. In this edition of the podcast, Duncan joins James Buttler to talk about his new book 'One Long and Beautiful Summer - A Short Elogy for Red-Ball Cricket'. As expected the winner of Willia...

It's all to play for ahead of the 3rd Test between England and West Indies. The men from the Caribbean outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl, the hosts bounced back at Old Traffford and the sides face off again in Manchester to decide the destination of the Wisden Trophy. Holders West Indies require at leads a draw but have a rampant Ben Stokes to deal with as England take the confidence into the de...

It's been a different summer for all of us but James Bracey had envisaged scoring runs for Glioucestershire in Division One of the County Championship and pushing his clains for England selection. Covid-19 seemed to have halted those plans, but with the return of international cricket, James was names in England's 55, 30 and is now in the bio bubble as part of England's 22 for the series against W...

Nottinghamshire opener Chris Nash joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The former Sussex man is in good form and can't wait to get on the pitch this season and his answers are well worth a listen. As always with the format, some dafter and some in-depth. This interview is brought to you in two parts. The Podcast is brought to you in...

Nottinghamshire opener Chris Nash joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The former Sussex man is in good form and can't wait to get on the pitch this season and his answers are well worth a listen. As always with the format, some dafter and some in-depth. This interview is brought to you in two parts. The Podcast is brought to you in...

Congratulations to West Indies who outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl to take a four-wicket win in the 1st Test. The series moves to Old Trafford with Joe Root returning after the birth of his second child. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at Southampton and ahead to the action in Manchester. They also continue their competition as they make their...

Author Colin Babb is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he joins James Buttler to talk about his new book '1973 and Me - The England v West Indies Test Series and a Memorable Childhood Year'. To write the book, Colin spoke to Dennis Amiss, Clyde Best, Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird, Keith Fletcher, Maurice Foster, Lance Gibbs, Colin Grant, Frank Hayes, Ron Headley, Bernard Julien, Al...

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Finally, cricket is back as the England v West Indies three-match series gets underway at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday. The bio bubble appears to be working it's magic as the tourists look to defend the Wisden Trophy in a behind closed doors setting. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess the series ahead and the pair assess the betting market...

Dougie Brown is a proud Scot who played for Scotland and England and was a part of that great Warwickshire side in the mid 1990s. He joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He also chats about his time as UAE head coach and discusses matchfixing and whether the game can ever eradicate it. Dougie now lives in Dubai and, although it has b...

Dougie Brown is a proud Scot who played for Scotland and England and was a part of that great Warwickshire side in the mid 1990s. He joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He also chats about his time as UAE head coach and discusses matchfixing and whether the game can ever eradicate it. Dougie now lives in Dubai and, although it has b...

Dougie Brown is the guest on the next edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast and here is a sneak preview. A time when during an England training camp he was paired with Phil Tufnell to take on the rest in a end of trip triathlon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis is James Buttler's guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he takes on the 20 Questions and chats about the upcoming Pakistan tour of England. He talks about his love of Lord's. his disappointment at missing the 1992 World Cup success for his country, bowling with Wasim Akram, how he has always looked up to Imran Khan and plenty more besid...

By popular demand we have Paul Edwards, one of the best cricket writers around, as a guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. Paul chats to James Buttler about cricket writing, his assessment of the current health of the county game and why the 18 county structure is invaluable to the sport. The pair also debate how the county game can move with the times to survive. Paul is also a hug...

Graham Lambert was a founder member of the band Inspiral Carpets that was a huge part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Madchester music movement.  The sounds that came out of Manchester were a theme of the times and also included The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Fall, The Smiths.... the list is almost endless. In addition to a life in music, Graham is also a massive cricket fan that...

Graham Lambert was a founder member of the band Inspiral Carpets that was a huge part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Madchester music movement.  The sounds that came out of Manchester were a theme of the times and also included The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Fall, The Smiths.... the list is almost endless. In addition to a life in music, Graham is also a massive cricket fan that...

It's the 150th Cricket Badger Podcast and we welcome back our traditional landmark guest Dan Norcross. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast! When the Badger and Norkers get together the chat always overruns and this edition comes in two parts. Dan begins by explaining how BBC Test Match Special will be operating in a bio bubble for the England v West Indies Test series. Then, the pair co...

It's the 150th Cricket Badger Podcast and we welcome back our traditional landmark guest Dan Norcross. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast! When the Badger and Norkers get together the chat always overruns and this edition comes in two parts. Dan begins by explaining how BBC Test Match Special will be operating in a bio bubble for the England v West Indies Test series. Then, the pair co...

Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell is the current chair of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) and has had a rather busy time of it over the last few months. Daryl has been at the sharp end of discussions around Covid-19 and The Hundred as he represents the players in the English game.  In this chat with the Badger, James Buttler, Daryl outlines the role of the PCA in any talks, gives...

England World Cup winner Mark Wood joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The Durham and England fast bowler talks about his career in cricket and that incredible day at Lord's on 14 July 2019. Woody also chats about his imaginary horse, his batting, a prank he played on Keaton Jennings, getting back into training after the Covid-19 layoff, his desire to get a lengthy p...