The Analyst Inside Cricket

Australia's fourth wicket pair of Travis Head and Steve Smith seize control over the Indian bowlers on day one of the Ultimate Test - Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two sessions of hard labour for England in the field, but Josh Tongue's five wicket haul offers another bowling option for the Ashes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special guest MCC President Stephen Fry discusses the second day's play from Lord's, his first memory of Test cricket and his attempts to replicate Shane Warne's ball of the century Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report on the first day of the England v Ireland Test attended by some fascinating and highly influential people bonded by their love of cricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa Story (Gloucestershire) and Nikki Chaudhuri (Surrey) bring news from The Charlotte Edwards Cup as well as an update from Nikki's adventures in Jersey. Listener questions keep the girls on their toes and you can ask your own by messaging @storylinespod on Twitter and Instagram. Nikki's Surrey teammate Thea Brookes gives an incredibly honest and candid account of her struggles after leaving...

Chennai Super Kings steal a fifth IPL title through the mercurial MS Dhoni and Ravi Jadeja, crowning a pulsating tournament and whetting the appetite for the summer's Tests which start on Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Broad on Jimmy Anderson's perennial competitiveness and desire to improve, Anderson on himself, Simon Hughes and Simon Mann on the Ashes, the IPL and new hips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa Story (Gloucestershire) and Nikki Chaudhuri (Surrey) give another Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy update followed by a chat about international cricket and the news of 2 high-profile retirements in the game. Producer Matt makes his debut and international umpiring superstar Anna Harris joins Melissa in "It's a man's world" to discuss her journey to top-level officiating. Learn more about your...

A review of the weekend's cricket at home and abroad including an assessment of the state of the county championship and an interview with Middlesex's 1000 wicket man Tim Murtagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa Story (Gloucestershire) and Nikki Chaudhuri (Surrey) discuss all things Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy before Southern Vipers players Charlotte Taylor and Rhianna Southby chat about life as fully professional players for the first time. We end the show with our recurring feature "It's a man's world" where a woman working behind the scenes in cricket and broadcasting will be given the chance t...

On Sunday in the IPL 21 year old Yashasvi Jaiswal made his maiden 100 for the Rajasthan Royals and became the competition's leading scorer. Simon Hughes traces Jaiswal's roots back to his formative years living in the groundsman's tent at the Azad Maidan - a municipal ground in Mumbai - and hears the predictions of his coach Zubin Bharucha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

With the impending player takeover by IPL franchises issuing year-round contracts will this summer's Ashes be Test cricket's last hurrah? Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss this and Ashes prospects with former Australian player and coach Justin Langer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A podcast supported by the new GB Willow brand featuring amazing achievements, incredible recoveries and an indefatigable umpire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Glenn McGrath takes time out from his TMS theatre tour to talk about the Ashes and his charity, and we review last weekend's county championship action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HawkEye, first introduced into cricket in 2000, is now being trialled in county cricket on umpires jackets. Paul Hawkins explians his latest innovation and Ian Bell discusses how to pick your perfect bat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leicestershire's historic win at Headingley, Dan Lawrence's brilliant hundred at Lord's, an extraordinary run-chase and an attempted Mankad off the final ball in an IPL match. All in a weekend... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the even of the 2023 season, Dan Lawrence, a true cricket badger having grown up in a club-groundsman's house, talks about his upbringing, his aspirations, his admiration for Alastair Cook and having a professional wrestler as a brother Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samit Patel is a classic example of the modern nomadic cricketer. He explains how he survives, what he has learnt and reveals his run-ins with Andy Flower. Plus IPL preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Hughes and Simon Mann celebrate the first inductees to Durham's Hall of Fame and chat with Marcus North about the counties (and England's) prospects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US-born Ian Holland has had an unusual route into professional cricket. He explains how and discusses Hampshire's prospects with Simon Hughes and Simon Mann and county commentator and expert Melissa Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mickey Arthur has coached South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, various franchise teams and now Derbyshire. A cricketing evangelist he discusses his coaching ethos, why he loves a challenge, a new deal with Pakistan, BazBall and his hopes for one of the less fancied counties. Podcast supported by Spond http://app.spond.com/Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

The man with one of the highest Test batting averages in history, now director of cricket for IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals talks player management and assessment, how to solve the game's franchise v international dilemma, and why he hero-worships Jos Buttler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are England cricket tours as fun and glamorous as they are perceived to be? What are the pressures and temptations? What are the great misdemeanours? A trio of Simons explore this topic including Sunday Times cricket correspondent Simon Wilde who has just produced a book on the subject Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was it Edgbaston 2005, or Headingley 1981 or 2019, or Calcutta 2001 or Wellington 2023? Or another. What was the greatest test match that our virtual cricket club members - worldsbestcc.com - have witnessed? Podcast supported by Spond: go to http://app.spond.com/Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Hughes and Simon Mann assess how Australia surprised India on a dust bowl, praise England's depth in Bangladesh and hear from an inspirational coach in Rwanda. This podcast is supported by Spond: http://app.spond.com/Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices