Cricket Badger Podcast

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.      Here are our thoughts on Rajasthan Royals...   You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.     Here are our thoughts on Delhi Capitals...  You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.    Here are our thoughts on Mumbai Indians... You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.   Here are our thoughts on SRH... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.  Here are our thoughts on KKR... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises.  Here are our thoughts on RCB... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on CSK... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look ahead to the **2019 Indian Premier League** in this edition of the Podcast and **James Buttler** is joined by **Dhananjaya Chak** (otherwise known as DJ) to take an in depth look at this year's IPL 2019. We chat Netflix and the Mumbai Indians, The Hundred, whether English fans like the IPL, is it cricket’s equivalent of the English Premier League football.   And then we run the rule over e...

We look ahead to the 2019 summer ahead. Does it get any better? The ICC Cricket World Cup, The Ashes and a county season stretches ahead. **Dave Tickner**, editor of [Cricket365](https://www.cricket365.com/), joins the Badger, James Buttler, on the show this week to pick the bones out of a glorious summer of cricket.  Can England do the double? Is this a chance for England players to become househ...

Would you take the Ashes over the World Cup in 2019? Or would you prefer to see England claim their first World Cup?  Split opinions on the show this week as Peter Moore and Graham Hardcastle are the guests on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast.   Here's a snippet - [it's worth listening to the full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7169652-cricket-badger-radio-show-po...

Slower over rates in Test cricket. The Badger makes a suggestion and Graham Hardcastle puts him in his place :) Peter Moore and Graham Hardcastle the guests on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast.  Here's a snippet - [it's worth listening to the full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7169652-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-cricket-journalists-special-09-feb-2019) Lear...

Cricket journalists **Graham Hardcastle** and **Peter Moore** join the Badger, James Buttler, on the show this week to chat all things West Indies v England. Why have England struggled? Who are the potential replacements in England's top order? How good is it to see West Indies cricket in better health? How do we prevent slow over-rates in Test cricket? **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show...

**Chris Rushworth** joins James Buttler on the show to talk about his Testimonial year ahead, his hopes for Durham's season, how close he was to an England call and how he contemplated leaving his county but decided to stay and fight to get them back to Division One.  We also put the Badger Quick Questions to Chris and find out who he used to share a house with, which rock concert he'd love ticket...

It's a bit of a Badger rant this week as James Buttler lays into the England team after an abject display in the 1st Test in Barbados where West Indies won by a huge 381-run margin. Now West Indies fans, this is by no means meant to detract from your teams superb win. But England - it's time to start respecting Test cricket again! You can now send us audio clips for inclusion in next week's podcas...

Jonny Tattersall is a player reborn with wicket-keeping gloves on his hands. It's quite an inspiring tale of persverance, determination and fight that has seen the 24-year-old come back into the Yorkshire squad after being released a few years ago, Jonny joins James Buttler on the show to talk about his journey and his hopes for the English season ahead. We've also seen India beat Australia for th...

Ed Hawkins was the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast. Here's a snippet - it's worth listening to the [full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7133352-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-ed-hawkins-on-matchfixing-4-jan-2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all gone a bit quiet since Al Jazeera aired it's documentaries alleging serious corruption at the highest level of cricket. **Cricket journalist Ed Hawkins** has written books and become an authority on fixing so we felt it was a good time to have a chat. Ed joins James Buttler on the first show of 2019 to assess whether that silence is a worry, is cricket taking the claims as seriously as it...

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined this week by cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle.  The pair look through the Big Bash League franchises and pick their winners - they choose differently. And LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION - we invite you to the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast Annual Awards - The Badgers. Up for grabs are The Badgers for Emerging Player, Player of the Year, Team of the Year...

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined this week by cricket journalist **Graham Hardcastle**. The pair re-visit their love of cricket. What attracted them to the game and what has taken them from young wannabees to people that love making a living reporting on the sport. **I'm a Celebrity** gets a mention, the pair reflect on **England's triumph** against Sri Lanka and also take a sneaky pee...

The Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast welcomes **Andrew Gale** (Yorkshire), **Anthony McGrath** (Essex) and **Kevin Sharp** (Worcestershire) to discuss the reason why so many Yorkshiremen get head coaches jobs on the county circuit. It's a great chat between three men that know each other very well from their time together at Headingley. And Worcestershire batsman **Daryl Mitchell** takes on the C...

Andrew Gale (Yorkshire), Anthony McGrath (Essex) and Kevin Sharp (Worcestershire) join the Cricket Badger this week and discussed why there are so many Yorkshiremen in coaching jobs around the county circuit. The [full Podcast available here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7082889-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-andrew-gale-anthony-mcgrath-kevin-sharp-the-yorkshire-coac) features a full length inte...

Daryl Mitchell joins the Cricket Badger this week and wishes he could be Worcestershire teammate Moeen Ali for a day. The [full Podcast available here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7082889-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-andrew-gale-anthony-mcgrath-kevin-sharp-the-yorkshire-coac) features a full length interview with Daryl and also a three Yorkies feature with an entertaining chat with head coach...

Dan Norcross joined the Cricket Badger this week and eulogised over the virtues of new England gloveman Ben Foakes.    Listen to the [full interview on this week's Podcast here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7079646-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-dan-norcross-and-ryan-higgins-9-november-2018)... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Higgins, Gloucestershire all-rounder, joined the Cricket Badger this week and, in this clip of the full interview, debated how the English summer should look in the future.  Listen to the [full interview on this week's Podcast here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7079646-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-dan-norcross-and-ryan-higgins-9-november-2018?playlist_direction=forward)... Learn more abou...

On this 50th edition of the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast **Dan Norcross** joins James Buttler to chat Sri Lanka v England and the potential selection conundrum facing the England selectors. How do they fit Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad and others back into their 1st test winning side? And Gloucestershire all-rounder **Ryan Higgins** takes on the Cricket Badger Quick Questions, talks about his...