In The Cordon - Cricket Podcast

India win the test series 4-1 after a convincing win in the 5th test. A series with twists and turns turnout. Callum and Louie discuss the major talking points from the series. We talk about whether this series is a reality check for Bazball and Kuldeep Yadav's return to the test team. India's depth has seriously impressed this series and there are lots of positive signs as India prepare f...

Australia finished the series 2-0 against a competitive New Zealand time. Cameron Green and Alex Carey responded to the critics with valuable contributions. Matt Henry bowled fantastic against Australia to be named player of the series. Questions still appear over whether Steve Smith should be opening in test cricket and has he done enough to maintain this position against India. Callum and Rees t...

Australia won their T20 series over New Zealand 3-0. The series leaves some questions for Australia, including whether Steve Smith makes the squad for the T20 World Cup or not? Australia have come off a shaky summer despite still winning and New Zealand were pushed by Bangladesh and South Africa in their recent series. Callum and Rees question whether the Steve Smith opening and Cameron Green at 4...

Intriguing test match between India and England in Ranchi, India ended up winning the test match by 5 wickets and won the series. Great game of test cricket, good contest between bat and ball. Joe Root responded with a fabulous hundred. Ravi Ashwin took 5 wickets in the third innings to restrict England to under 200 runs to chase. Kuldeep Yadav seriously impressive in this game as well. Dhruv Jure...

What a performance from the Indian Cricket Team to win the 3rd test match in Rajkot by 434 runs (England's largest runs defeat in 90 years). Lots of outstanding performances in this game with Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Yashsvi Jaiswal scoring centuries. Shubman Gill and Sarfraz Khan raising the bat as well for India. Fantastic innings by opener, Ben Duckett, who finished with 153. Callu...

A fantastic test match between India and England in Vizag. Amazing performances from Jaiswal, Bumrah and Gill ensured that India got over the line against England. Are the places of Rohit Sharma and Sheryas Iyer under pressure in this Indian team? Who makes way for Kohli, Rahul and Jadeja in the 3rd test match. Callum and Louie discuss all the action from India. #cricket #testcricket #indiancricke...

Australia had a convincing series against an underperforming West Indies. Excellent opportunity for Australia to introduce 4 new debutants in Xavier Bartlett, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Will Sutherland and Lance Morris. Certainly a lot to like from an Australian perspective. Callum and Louie look at the positives and negatives for both teams and look at the long term future of both sides as we look ahead...

What a performance from England to take a 1-0 series lead in the first of 5 test matches in Hyderabad. Spectacular performances from Ollie Pope (196) and Tom Hartley (7/62 on debut) to get England over the line with some excellent captaincy from Ben Stokes. What does the result of the first test match mean for India? Did they get their team selection right? How big is the loss of Virat Kohli? So m...

What a day of test match cricket at The GABBA. Shamar Joseph battles crippling injury to take 7/68 to bowl Australia out 8 runs short of victory. What a performance from Shamar Joseph but does this mean there are cracks starting to appear in this Australian team? Louis Dade joins Callum on the podcast to talk about all the action from Adelaide Oval and The GABBA. Thanks to Twenty20 Vision for spon...

Deandra Dottin is a female cricketer from Barbados and has been a force in the women's game for a number of years. She made her debut for the West Indies at only 17 years of age. She had to make the difficult choice between athletics and cricket at a young age. After playing for her country for many years, Deandra now plays on the T20 circuit. Deandra is fighting for her fellow female crickete...

Pakistan have arrived on Australian shores for a 3-test series against a powerful Australian line-up. Host, Callum Dunk, and special guest, Rees Williams, discuss the PM's XI game as well as preview the teams ahead of the first test in Perth. Do Pakistan have any hope in this series? Will they even win a session of cricket? Join us to find out and let us know your thoughts in the comments sect...

A lot has been made of the Mitchell Johnson, David Warner and George Bailey controversy. Did Mitchell Johnson cross the line? Does David Warner deserve to keep his place? Should George Bailey continue to be a selector despite being only recently retired. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. Music: bensound.com

Ollie Fanshawe is an upcoming blind cricket superstar from Queensland. At the age of 16 he has travelled on 2 overseas tours with the Australian Blind Cricket Team. Ollie tells us how blind cricket is played and how it is different from traditional cricket. Ollie also tells us about his special bat from 'Cooper Cricket' and his bowling machine device from 'Pitch It Up Cricket' Olli...

The KFC Big Bash League (BBL) is just around the corner. First game on Thursday night between the Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat. Special guest, Rees Williams, and host Callum Dunk preview all eight teams and give some predictions about the tournament. Music: bensound.com

Running a BBL club is not an easy thing to do. There is so much involved with a club behind the scenes and in the day to day operations of a club. Blair Crouch does exactly that for the Melbourne Stars in the WBBL and BBL competitions. Blair talks us through the challenges of list management and salary cap management, as well as the impacts of various rule changes on the BBL. #melbournestars #star...

The ICC 50-Over World Cup for 2023 is sadly over, but what a tournament it has been. Australia ended taking home the trophy but there is so much more to talk about. India played so well this tournament but fell over at the last hurdle. England and Pakistan were both disappointments in this world cup. South Africa fell over in the semi-finals once again. Afghanistan was the good news story of the t...

Nicola Hancock is a fast bowler for Queensland Cricket and the Brisbane Heat. She started her journey in the backyard with her brother Jake and has since progressed into state cricket, she has also gone onto to play for Australia A. Nicola discusses the importance of the mental side of cricket and talks about executing skills under pressure. A great role model for women's cricket and someone t...

What a magical performance by Australia against an incredibly talented Indian side. What an innings by Travis Head and he was perfectly supported by Marnus Labuschagne. Host, Callum Dunk, is joined by Louis Dade to discuss all the major talking points from the final.

Mark Cosgrove (Cozzie) is a beloved figure in South Australian cricket. He burst onto the scene as an 18-year-old playing for South Australia. At 21, he got called up to the Australian Men's Cricket Team ODI squad and made his debut in the last game of the series and scored 74 on debut in Dhaka. Cozzie talks about playing against Warnie, growing up in the northern suburbs with the Northern Dis...

Mark 'Hags' Harrity was a tearaway fast bowler for South Australia in the 90's and early 2000's. He was fast, aggressive and passionate about his cricket. He played over 80 first class matches and played for Australia A on multiple occasions. Now days, Mark is the head coach of the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy and West Torrens District Cricket Club. He is also the current coach o...

The Ashes is now over, the incredible series between Australia and England finished at with a scoreline of 2-2. Dunky is joined by TikTok stars, Will Taylor and Jarra Davis (Div 12 Ressies). We discuss the major talking points from the series including the stumping of Jonny Bairstow, Cummins captaincy and tactics, as well as the inclusions of Mark Wood and Chris Woakes. Let us know your thoughts a...

Host, Callum Dunk, and special guest 'Louis Dade' review the first 2 Ashes test matches at Edgbaston and Lord's. We talk about team selections, whether Jonny Bairstow's dismissal was in the 'spirit of the game', incredible innings by Ben Stokes and Steve Smith. We discuss the lack of class shown by the MCC Members towards the Australian players. We also preview the 3rd test...

Special edition of 'In The Cordon' as Callum previews 'The Ashes' with Matt Hunter from the The Maximum Cricket Podcast. We talk about the major discussion points of this series including the schedule of 5 test matches in 6 weeks, Moeen Ali's rapid return to the England test team, and David Warner vs Stuart Broad. Let us know in the comments about who will win the series, the s...

On episode 2 of 'In The Cordon' we are joined by Brisbane Heat and Queensland Cricket opening batsmen, Josh Brown. Josh is a Queensland bat maker for Cooper Cricket who has starred for the Brisbane Heat during his first Big Bash season. Find out more about the mindset of a T20 batsmen whose job it is to hit the boundaries from the first ball he faces. Josh talks about his transition from Q...

Chadd Sayers is a former Australian test cricketer who persisted for many years in grade cricket. He toiled away in first class cricket season after season for South Australia, before he made his test-match debut for Australia against South Africa in 2018. With host, Callum Dunk, Chadd talks about life post-cricket and he discusses his relationships with teammates and he previews the Ashes against...