The Cricket Podcast

On Episode 68 of The Cricket Podcast, Jack, Ross and Max get together to cover the IPL final. Mumbai Indians comfortably beat the Delhi capitals and the boys get to the bottom of the key battles, as well as trying to work our how good the current Mumbai team is in comparison to some teams of the part. Then, to wrap the tournament up, they consider who the stars of the tournament were! In part two...

Jack, Ross and Max get together to talk about the IPL play-offs. We're two games in and RCB have been eliminated, who is to blame for that, surely not Kohli? In the other game the Indians demonstrated why they are favourites, will the Capitals be able to bounce back? And we answer the big question, who will win the tournament? If you like our show then please subscribe on your chosen platform, and...

Ross, Jack and Dan Weston (Analyst for Birmingham Phoenix) round up the group stage of the IPL as it's time for the playoffs! The race for the playoffs is now over and we review this week's game detailing how the twists and turns ended up with the final four, including how Dhoni ended the KXIP bandwagon. In true IPL fashion, everything that could make it more exciting happened, every team who coul...

Jack, Max and Ross get together for The Cricket Podcast's IPL special. The race for the playoffs is wide(ish) open with KKR bottling it, DC floundering whilst Sunrisers finally show some fight and the King's XI Punjab train continues full steam to IPL champion town. We review each of the games this week, figuring out what went right and wrong. We preview the remaining 7 games of the IPL group stag...

Jack, Max and Ross get together for the latest episode of The Cricket Podcast. Action in the IPL is obviously the big topic of the day, but there's still some time to discuss upcoming international fixtures, as well as recent plans announced by the ECB for the English domestic game. With only a couple of games to go in the IPL it is also the perfect time to review the performance of the 10 English...

Jack and Max get together for this week’s IPL special. Things are starting to heat up in the tournament, so there is plenty to get stuck into. To begin with, we need to talk about KXIP, they have come from nowhere to being one of the favourites to make the play-offs. What is behind their resurgence? On the other hand KKR turned in the worst performance of the season against RCB. What’s going wrong...

Jack, Max and Ross get together for another extended edition of The Cricket Podcast. First of all they tackle the ongoing scandal in South African cricket. For this segment of the show they are joined by Daniel Gallan, who talks the guys through what has gone wrong at CSA, and whether South Africa will be able to avoid a ban from international cricket.  In part two the boys turn their attention to...

Jack and Ross get together to discuss this week's IPL action, as well as previewing the weekend's games. The Royals, Super Kings and Sunrisers all face must win games, with any hope of reaching the play-offs diminishing for all three. At the top of the table the Capitals are still flying high, and it appears that the Royal Challengers are also for real. The tournament is heading towards its conclu...

Jack and Max are joined by cricket writer, broadcaster and ex-player, Isabelle Westbury, for the latest episode of The Cricket Podcast. In part one they look back over the English summer, making calls on the best players and reviewing some of the biggest stories that the cricket generated. In part two they consider which of the domestic game's COVID innovations may become permanent. Part three see...

Ross and Jack sit down to talk about the last couple of IPL matches. As we're about one third of the way through the tournament and we're starting to see which teams might make a play-off charge and which will not, unfortunately means that the boys have got a harsh judgement for one of the pre-tournament favourites.  In the preview section Jack and Ross contemplate RCB's  huge weekend, which could...

This week on The Cricket Podcast Jack and Max are joined by Dan Weston. Together the three review the T20 Blast’s finals day and review the weekend’s IPL fixtures. As an analyst Dan has a lot of thoughts on how T20 should be played, and how you should select a T20 side. If you want a deeper understanding of the game, this is the show for you! If you like our show then please subscribe on your chos...

In the second of our IPL special series, Ross and Max take a look back at this week's IPL fixtures: SRH vs DC, KKR vs RR, and KXIP vs MI, before looking forward to this weekend's double headers which see all 8 teams in action. Who is looking strongest so far? Will we see more of Dhoni? And how many runs would we score off a Jasprit Bumrah over? Find us on Twitter and Instagram - @thecricketpod, an...

It is a mega show on The Cricket Podcast this week. Jack, Ross and Max start with a discussion about the Bob Willis Trophy final, including much admiration for Alastair Cook, a review of the format, and judgement on whether Essex deserved the win. Then they turn towards England women versus West Indies women, is it a bit too easy for England’s women? Featuring as a guest on this week’s show is Emm...

Jack and Ross cover this week's IPL action in the first of a series of special IPL episodes that The Cricket Podcast will be releasing throughout the 2020 edition of the tournament. Beginning with a review of RRvCSK, MIvKKR and KXIPvRCB, the boys speculate on whether Dhoni has lost his touch? And whether Kohli's emotion can sometimes be his team's downfall. The episode also features previews of th...

Jack, Max and Ross meet to cover a wide range of topics on this week’s episode of The Cricket Podcast. Beginning with the England men’s team, they look back at an extraordinary final ODI against Australia. Domestically, Max delivers a round-up of the T20 Blast group stages, which teams will be taking each other on in the quarter finals? The England women’s team are also in action against West Indi...

Jack, Max and Ross previewed the 2020 Indian Premier League over episodes 59 and 60 of The Cricket Podcast. To help you out, if you're interested in the IPL, the two parts of the preview have been compiled in this episode. Featuring a discussion about all 8 IPL teams, our picks for the top players on each side, rivalries and flamingos.  If you like our show then please subscribe on your chosen pla...

Jack and Max get together on the latest episode of The Cricket Podcast. Once again the topic is the IPL, as the two part preview concludes with a look at: Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. The boys also go a bit further and make some incredibly bold predictions, as well as answering some IPL related correspondence. In the last part of the show they review...

The Cricket Podcast get together to preview this year's IPL. Starting with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. It's one of the cricketing events of the year and probably the most raucous show of the summer so far.  Also, Australia are playing England in T20s and ODIs. Who deserves a place in the team and do these matches even matter? If you lik...

Jack, Max and Ross get together on the latest episode of The Cricket Podcast. They go over England's T20 series v Pakistan and preview the series against the Australians. But that's not all! There's still time for a comprehensive look at T20 leagues around the world. Who is running away with the CPL? Will the PSL or IPL actually go ahead? What about domestic cricket... what exactly is a Heyhoe Fli...

Max and Ross review the play from the final test of the summer against Pakistan, take a look back at the series as a whole, and celebrate the feats of two of England's finest cricketers ever!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode Jack, Ross and Max talk about the limited amount of play that occured during England and Pakistan's second Test. They rant about rain and praise the Pakistani batsman, before speculating on who will play in the third Test.  Then, they are joined by Dan Weston to talk about the growing role of analytics in cricket. It's a really fascinating chat, which covers Dan's role with...

Jack and Max are joined by Daniel Norcross to discuss England's victory in the first Test against Pakistan. Has Buttler cemented himself in the side? What went wrong for Pakistan? Who will replace Stokes?  Then they preview the second Test, run through England's limitless bowling options, as well as speculating on the future of James Anderson.  Finally, Jack and Max chat with Dan about some broade...

Jack and Ross, from The Cricket Podcast, preview the England v Pakistan Test series. The epiosde also features Raiyan from the Down the Ground podcast, who provides expert analysis from a Pakistani point of view. What are the likely line-ups of both sides? Which players do England need to watch out for? And who do we predict will win the series? If you like our show then please subscribe on your c...

Jack and Ross speak with one of the few English players to have won an Ashes series down under, Chris Tremlett. Chris talks about his experiences on that tour, and speaks about what it was like to share a dressing room with some of the biggest personalities in the game. Including stories about Kevin Pietersen, Ricky Ponting and what he thinks about David Warner! If you like our show then please su...

The Cricket Podcast boys (Jack, Ross and Max) discuss the big cricket topics of the week. Stuart Broad reaches 500 wickets, what are their favourite Broady memories? England claim the Wisden trophy, where have they improved over the series? And The Cricket Podcast welcome Odran Flynn onto the show to talk about Irish cricket, what are their prospects for the near future? All that and more on a pac...