Cricket Badger Podcast

Former England batsman Michael Carberry has been there, seen it, done it throughout a long and illustrious career as an opening batsman. Behind the runs and Test caps he's a black man understandably angry at current events and more than a little filled with a sense of deja vu. He's also palpably trying to keep hope to a minimum that the current #BlackLivesMatter movement will lead to tangible chan...

Deon Kruis is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he talks to James Buttler about his time in sport. The South African bowler came across to play five seasons at Yorkshire and quickly became a very popular figure at Headingley. Those that know him will not be surprised to know that golf crops up in a few of his answers. Deon is now commentating in South Africa and hoping to...

Samit Patel joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. The Nottinghamshire and England all-rounder chats about playing on into his forties, how he's driven by T20 franchise cricket and hasn't given up all hope of making England's World T20 squad. He chats about his joy at playing Test cricket and also his lows with England too. A popular cricketer around the world, Samit...

Mark Cosgrove joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. The South Australian has scored almost 15 thousand first-class runs at over 40 and his record against the white ball aint too shabby either. He played 3 ODIs for Australia in 2006 and most cricketers with his record would have more internationals under their belt. Cozzie chats to James Buttler about being an overse...

Neal Foulds is a former world No. 3 snooker player but when the summer comes he swaps commentating on the action on the green baize for Lord's and The Oval to get as much county cricket as he can. He has traveled to watch England play overseas and whereas snooker has been his life, it is evident talking to him that cricket is his love. Neal chats with James Buttler about his life in snooker and wh...

Mike Selvey joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. A Middlesex player, England Test cricketer, chief cricket writer for The Guardian, broadcaster on Test Match Special, Mike has rinsed pretty much every ounce of work, joy and success from the sport. Now the President of Middlesex CCC and the Cricket Writers Club and a regular contributor to The Cricketer magazine, Se...

Mike Selvey joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. A Middlesex player, England Test cricketer, chief cricket writer for The Guardian, broadcaster on Test Match Special, Mike has rinsed pretty much every ounce of work, joy and success from the sport. Now the President of Middlesex CCC and the Cricket Writers Club and a regular contributor to The Cricketer magazine, Se...

Former England spinner Monty Panesar joins the Cricket Badger to chat about his life and times in the game. A much loved England cricketer, although he can't put his spinning finger on why, Monty chats success, his struggles and openly about his mental health. Cricketers have been brilliant in talking about their struggles and to mark Metal Health Awareness Week 2020, Monty is brilliantly candid....

Some genuine legends of world Test cricket have represented South Africa down the years. To try and decide who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) Deon Kruis joins the Badger, James Buttler, to nominate five players each and discuss their many merits. The voting will take place on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed as the 10 nominated in this podcast are joined by 22 further nominations. They will be...

Paul Nixon is the head coach at Leicestershire CCC and, like all of his counterparts in English county cricket, is experiencing a summer very different from the one he had planned for. In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast, Paul chats to James Buttler about how his club is dealing with the impact of the pandemic, the effect on his plans and players, can international and county cricket be...

Former Australia international with a combined 145 caps for his country and countless T20 franchise games around the globe, Brad Hogg is the guest on the Podcast. Hoggy takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and chats about plenty more besides. The evergreen 49-year-old has an undying enthusiasm for the game and now plies his trade as a commentator and YouTuber where his knowledge and passion fo...

England and Lancashire batsman Keaton Jennings takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions in this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.  The 27-year-old opens up about his 17 Tests, the highs and lows in an England shirt from a debut Test ton to being bamboozled bu Jasprit Bumrah. He speaks about wanting to add to his caps, the frustration of coming home early from Sri Lanka because of Covid-19 and...

Sussex batsman Phil Salt is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The 23-year-old opener and keeper has starred for Sussex and played T20 tournaments with the Sharks, Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Adelaide Strikers and Barbados Tridents. He has been been included in an England T20 squad but is still awaiting his international debut. With the World T20 approaching (at some...

Former Derbyshire, Middlesex, Warwickshire and Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The current Worcestershire bowling coach speaks to James Buttler about his life in cricket. Richo took 569 first-class wickets at 26.37 and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He discusses an unconventional route into the sport, a new life in coachi...

Former Derbyshire, Middlesex, Warwickshire and Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The current Worcestershire bowling coach speaks to James Buttler about his life in cricket. Richo took 569 first-class wickets at 26.37 and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He discusses an unconventional route into the sport, a new life in coachi...

An undoubted legend, former Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about his life in cricket and beyond. Jack takes on an adapted Cricket Badger 20 Questions. It is a terrific chat about eccentricity, being voted Gloucestershire's best England player, blindfolding guests to his house, that famous stand with At...

An undoubted legend, former Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about his life in cricket and beyond. Jack takes on an adapted Cricket Badger 20 Questions. It is a terrific chat about eccentricity, being voted Gloucestershire's best England player, blindfolding guests to his house, that stand with Athers, h...

Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about the feasibility of cricket behind closed doors, the future of the sport, captaincy, loving Derbyshire and some interesting lockdown plans. Billy also takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and it's well worth a listen. The Podcast is brought to you in association with TVSportsBlog.co...

There have been some amazing players to represent Australia in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by cricket journalist and broadcaster Jarrod Kimber to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits. Jarrod was such a great guest we kept on yapping and therefore this edition comes across two parts. The voting wil...

There have been some amazing players to represent Australia in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by cricket journalist and broadcaster Jarrod Kimber to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits. Jarrod was such a great guest we kept on yapping and therefore this edition comes across two parts. The voting wil...

Another great Cricket Badger Podcast sees James Buttler joined by Harry Gurney. The Nottinghamshire paceman has a reputation for saying what he thinks on social media and this is no different as the Badger and Harry have, what they think, are very differing opinions on the future of cricket. Harry takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and gives some terrific answers. He also discusses playing T...

A bumper issue of the Cricket Badger Podcast sees James Buttler joined by two superb guests. This is an edition not to be missed. Former Kent batsman Fabian Cowdrey has teamed up with twin brother Julius to release a single called 'Frontline' with all proceeds going to NHS Charities. Fabian chats about why they've recorded the song, chats cricket and COVID-19. And former Lancashire and Derbyshire...

Sachin Tendulkar became Yorkshire CCC's first ever overseas player in 1992 and journalist Thomas Blow has looked back at the Little Master's summer with the White Rose County and the significance of that change in rules for the Headingley club. Thomas joins James Buttler to talk about his new book, to reveal some Sachin Tendulkar stories and to chat about the early career of a modern day cricket g...

There have been some amazing players to represent West Indies in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by Barbados based cricket journalist David Harris to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits as they get heckled by one of David's cockerels :) You will have noticed on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed that t...

Yorkshire and England batsman Gary Ballance joins the Badger, James Buttler, to talk about his life in the game. He goes into depth about his England experience and answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He talks everything from centuries at Lord's , being dissected by the media, his World Cup woes, how he wants to preserve five-day Tests and how his family lost their farm in Zimbabwe. And plent...