The Cricket Podcast

Australia lead England after 3 games of the ODI series. Travis Head scored a blistering 150 in the first game as a new look England subsided. Where next for this England ODI side, and how good are Australia? Meanwhile, India face Bangladesh while Sri Lanka backed up their exploits in England with a solid home win over New Zealand. 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING at Manscaped.com with the code CRICKETPOD S...

England are taking on Australia in consecutive white ball series. Travis Head and Liam Livingstone have lit up the matches so far, but what will happen when we take a look at England's new look ODI team? Meanwhile the county cricket season is coming to its conclusion. T20 Blast Finals day drew criticism towards the ECB as many stars were unavailable on England duty. Does the ECB hate this competit...

A fine century from Pathum Nissanka followed a fantastic bowling effort on Day 3 of the 3rd test as Sri Lanka ran out 8 wicket winners in the 3rd and final test of the series. Despite Ollie Pope's first innings 154, England were outplayed Sri Lanka deserve all the plaudits for an excellent display. We dig into the details, asking whether England were complacent, and has cricket gone bonkers about...

England have selected Josh Hull for the 3rd Test against Sri Lanka at the Oval. The inexperience 6'7" left armer has no first class record to speak of, but could he reprise the Chris Tremlett role at the next Ashes? We also talk Pakistan who are up to their usual crazy tricks, and was Mark Watt robbed of a wicket? Also, Ross has some big news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

England are 1-0 up in their series v Sri Lanka as the teams head to Lord's. It's been a run fest for Joe Root in the series so far, as he notched up yet another ton v Sri Lanka who must be sick of him. What doe think of the Test cricket so far, and what do we make of developments in the cricket broadcasting space? Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + free shipping at Manscaped.com Links to podca...

England's Test series v Sri Lanka is underway with the first Test taking place at Old Trafford in Manchester. England have had to make some changes going into the series, but things went well for the hosts as they bowled out Sri Lanka and added 20 runs before play ended. In Part 2 we cover Hundred finals weekend as the 2024 edition reached its climax! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket g...

The boys talk about Ben Stokes' hamstring injury, which has ruled him out of the Test series v Sri Lanka and threatens to rule him out of their away trip to Pakistan. How will England react to this, and why didn't they pick Sam Curran? They also chat about The Hundred and other news from around cricket. Shakib Al-Hasan refuses to play in Canada and James Anderson is looking for a gig on the franch...

England have named their squad for their series v Sri Lanka. Jordan Cox and Olly Stone join the side as injury replacements, and Dan Lawrence will open the batting, which make for some interesting talking points on Stokes' men. Later in the show we discuss the 2024 version of The Hundred, and how it fits into the wider sporting world. Is it still good, what is the future for it, and have Hampshire...

England completed a 3-0 series win over West Indies at Edgbaston. Jamie Smith, and Ben Stokes were the big run scorers, as the bazball boys piled on more runs. Mark Wood was the star with the ball as he made use of reverse swing to blow away West Indies with his express pace. Halfway through England's Test sumemr we review the series as a whole. Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear fo...

In a Test match that looked evenly poised England suddenly roared to victory in the evening session of the second Test v West Indies. They go 2-0 up thanks to Runs from Root and Brook, as well as a clutch of wickets for Shoaib Bashir. Earlier in the Test Ollie Pope and Kavem Hodge scored tons, and we saw Mark Wood dial up the speed, as he broke England's speed record! Head to Serious Cricket to fi...

On a momentous occasion at Lord's Jimmy Anderson played his last test match for England. But it was Gus Atkinson who stole the show with 12 wickets for the match on debut as England skittled the West Indies twice to power to an innings win. What did we think of the match, the occasion, and Jimmy's retirement after the dust settled? Use the code CRICKETPOD at Manscaped.com for 20% off and free ship...

England and West Indies start their 3 match test series at Lord's on Wednesday, and it will be Jimmy Anderson's 188th and final test match for England. Can he go out with a bang and lead England to a win? We talk through the two teams and make our predictions for the series as Ben Stokes is back bowling and Jamie Smith replaces Foakes and Bairstow with the gloves. Use the code CRICKETPOD at Mansca...

We review England's Test Match squad for their series versus West Indies. James Anderson will play his last Test, but there are positions for new guys too, including Surrey's Jamie Smith. Is this a glimpse at the future of England in Test cricket with an Ashes series 18 months away. Then in part 2 we look back at our T20 World Cup Predictions. Who predicted India would win the World Cup, and who w...

India beat South Africa in the T20 World Cup Final! In the battle of the chokers India held their nerve, as Bumrah and Hardik delivered the goods to leave South Africa short of victory. Seriously though, how did South Africa choke again? Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + free ship...

India destroyed England in the T20 World Cup semi-final. Rohit Sharma's team were too good for Jos Buttler and co. as India cruised past England and into the T20 World Cup Final. South Africa were similarly excellent v South Africa, as they bowled them out for just 56 and chased the runs down with ease. Who will go on to lift the T20 World Cup Final trophy? Head to Serious Cricket to find your cri...

Afghanistan have pulled off a legendary moment by beating Australia and booking their spot in the T20 World Cup Semi-final. They beat Bangladesh by just a few runs, in a T20 World Cup classic. Elsewhere Australia were beaten by India, to end David Warner's career with a whimper. Rohit Sharma was in fine form for the Indian team who confirmed that they will play England in the semi-final. Head to S...

There was drama in the T20 World Cup as Australia lost to Afghanistan in the Super 8 stage. That means that the tournament is wide open, with Afghanistan, in a good position to qualify for the semi-finals. India and South Africa continued their unbeaten starts. Meanwhile England will need to comfortably beat the USA to ensure their qualification for the next round of T20 World Cup. Head to Serious...

England managed to sneak through to the T20 World Cup Super 8s stage. They will be joined by India, USA, Australia, Afghanistan, West Indies, South Africa and Bangladesh for this stage of the T20 World Cup. How much of a comeback was it for England to acieve this, are they still one of the favourites? Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the...

England fought back v Oman at the T20 World Cup to keep their qualification hopes well and truly alive. England demolished the Oman team, with Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid proving too much to handle. Elsewhere Bangladesh won a close game v Netherlands to give themselves a great shot at making the Super 8s, and West Indies put together a profesional performance to knock New Zealand out o...

India triumphed in the T20 Cricket World Cup's biggest contest, as they beat Pakistan in a low scoring thriller thanks to Bumrah and co's excellent bowling. After England lost to Australia on Saturday, this leaves both England and Pakistan on the brink of an early T20 World Cup exit. Elsewhere a win for Scotland leaves them in an excellent position, and South Africa and Bangladesh fought out anoth...

USA stunned Pakistan to claim the first big upset of the T20 World Cup. Babar Azam was shocked as Pakistan fell to a World Cup defeat to USA, in a round of games that saw many other upsets. Canada, Bangaladesh and Afghanistan also provided shocks, as the T20 World Cup kicks into life! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast...

At the T20 World Cup in New York Ireland were taken down by India, as the Indians showed their mastery to pick up their first win of the competition. Yesterday England and Scotland was ruined by rain in Barbados, and Afghanistan crushed Uganda. Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + fr...

The T20 World Cup is under way! Cricket has come to the USA, who celebrated it with a big win versus Canada. Aaron Jones was the hero on the day, as his 10 sixes led the USA to a successful chase as the T20 Cricket World Cup Begins. Elsewhere runs were hard to come by. David Wiese starred as Nambia won a super-over thriller versus Oman. Sri Lanka were skittled by South Africa. And the West Indie w...

In this episode we cover the big teams in groups C and D for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup. We preview each side, discussing their strengths and weaknesses, as well as talking about what fast food they might be. New Zealand are always there or thereabouts, but will their swanky new kit take them one step further? Can hosts West Indies make home advantage count with a rejuvenated Andre Russell? Ar...

In this episode we cover the big teams in groups A and B for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup. We preview each side, discussing their strengths and weaknesses, as well as talking about what fast food they might be. England come into the tournament as Champions, but with things to prove after their disastrous World Cup performance last year. Can Jos Buttler and the boys bounce back? India will be try...