The Guerilla Cricket Podcast

Three men's Test matches on the go at the same time, what delights! Host Nakul Pande calls in Tony Bishop and Tim Part to dissect day 1 between New Zealand and England at Mount Maunganui; pick over Pakistan's resistance then sudden lack of resistance in Brisbane; and India's bright new dawn/dusk as day/night Test cricket hits the subcontinent for the first time. Get the pod BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by b...

Mega-pod ahoy! We single-handedly redress the balance of nobody talking about New Zealand with a running plunge into England's upcoming tour of the Land of the Long White Cloud. This gets deep, and real, and that's okay. Host Nakul Pande, in the in-studio company of Tony Bishop, dials up the frequently fascinating and always honest former New Zealand fast bowler Iain O'Brien for a wide-ranging dis...

Are you an amateur cryer? No, these are Proteas...pro...tears...ahem. South Africa were in India, and it wasn't pretty - the bowling was toothless, the batting impermanent, and captain Faf du Plessis looks exhausted (but very, very handsome). Host Nakul Pande called up Simon Gear and Mpho Mutloane from our colleagues Guerilla Cricket South Africa to work out what happened, why, and what to do abou...

You might want to plan aural consumption of the Guerillashire 2019 season review around a break for lunch or tea. Tony Bishop marshals the expertise and occasional loquaciousness of Gary Naylor, Julia Farman and David Brook as from Essex to Leicestershire they investigate, cogitate, celebrate or commiserate over the 2019 fortunes and 2020 prospects for all our 18 wonderful counties. This is not a...

It's tournament time - 14 teams compete in the UAE over 2 weeks for 6 places in next year men's T20 World Cup, and we've got you covered here at Guerilla Cricket. Nakul Pande puts the questions, and the experts answer them - and those experts are Cricket Europe journalist Andrew Nixon, and GC's Associate Cricket Director and part of the Emerging Cricket crew Tasneem-Summer Sadiq Khan. We run the r...

Live from the echo chamber! Literally - sorry for the less than optimal sound quality, hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of an in-depth exploration of some of cricket's most fundamental questions: What is the perfect relationship between captain and coach? What is technique, and what is it really for? Which New Zealand all-rounder played his entire career and beyond with significant hearing los...

We're phoning it in this week - or rather, our guests are! Host Nakul Pande and Jules Farman hold the fort and press the buttons in the studio, and we fire up the Guerilla-phone to chat to Daniel Gallan about South Africa's travails in India, with passing plaudits to Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma. Also on that there Internet telephone, David Brook gives us the inside scoop on who the next West I...

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire which comes to you in two halves. Despite the rain, the climax of the county season so nearly provided a show worthy of bringing down the curtain on cricket’s magnificent summer. In part 1 Tony Bishop, assisted by Annie Chave, Tasneem-Summer Khan and Paul Howarth celebrate a triumphant double win for champions Essex and commiserate with the perennial nearly men...

Cricket is dead - long live cricket! Host Nakul Pande is joined by Jules Farman and Roger McCann to discuss the ins, outs, new faces and recalls for England's New Zealand tour party; whether Jasprit Bumrah's injury means South Africa have a chance against India; and why the ICC keep allowing Australia to postpone series against Bangladesh. Get the podcast BEFORE ANYONE ELSE by becoming a Patron at...

Cricket never sleeps, and neither do we! Host Nakul Pande and Tim Part join forces to debate Rohit Sharma's conversion to Test opener, and the mysterious silence around MS Dhoni's future; salute George Munsey's magnificent innings against the Netherlands and tell you why Scotland are the team to watch at the T20 World Cup Qualifier; marvel at the continuing rehabilitation of Afghanistan under Rash...

The best men's Ashes in a decade, and the first drawn series since 1972, is over. We brought you every single ball of it, and now we're here to work out what it all meant. Puzzler-in-chief Nakul Pande is joined in the mind palace by Nigel 'The Bear' Walker and Tim Part for a bumper series review special, where we assess who won the draw and why; what England and Australia might look like in future...

Angus Fraser delivers his take on the current Ashes and his finest ever Middlesex England 11. Angus Fraser made his test debut against Australia, taking 4/63 and claiming Steve Waugh as his first test wicket. In 46 tests, he took 177 wickets with a best of 8/53. At a time when England rarely had the best of things against the old enemy, in 12 Ashes tests he took 46 wickets with 3 ‘fivefers’ at a h...

Mike Gatting discusses the Ashes and his best ever Middlesex England team. 4,407 runs in 79 tests, 23 as captain with 1661 runs at 37.75 against the old enemy. Add to that, four centuries, 12 fifties (including his first Ashes test facing off to Denis Lillie), a highest score of 160 and three series wins including captaining the triumphant 1986/87 tourists. Mike Gatting knows a thing or two about...

Reminding you that the world of cricket is so much bigger - and even stranger - than the Ashes, it's the Guerilla Cricket Podcast! This week, host Nakul M Pande calls on host of the new Caribbean Cricket Podcast and West Indies expert Machel St Patrick Hewitt; and fledging legal eagle and podcast debutant Ed Benson. The panel talk the whys and wherefores of Kieron Pollard's appointment as West Ind...

Welcome to the latest Guerillashire Podcast from @guerillacricket and its a real treat for fans of Yorkshire and Surrey.   Host Tony Bishop guides the discussion as Nick Martin and Jason Hiscox select their all time England teams from each county. The inclusion of Hobbs and Sutcliffe is to be expected, but they come up with some surprises too.   Yorkshire and Surrey fans, get in touch on Twitter u...

With a tour around the world of men's Test cricket and beyond (including 10 minutes of hot Pavel Florin chat), it's your friendly neighbourhood Guerilla Cricket podcast!  Host Nakul Pande is joined by Real Fred and GC head honcho Nigel 'Hendo' Henderson to talk the Romania Cup; men's and women's World T20 Qualifiers; Misbah's double appointment; and the fine feats in the Test arena of Steve Smith,...

Review, preview, overview! Host Nakul Pande is joined by the cheerful Roger McCann and the combative Machel St Patrick Hewitt to revel in and assess the true worth of Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics; laud New Zealand's series-levelling win in Colombo; and pay homage to Jasprit Bumrah's demolition job in Antigua. PLUS - we play selector ahead of the Old Trafford Test.   P.S. The sad news about James...

Here is the latest edition of Guerillashire covering the wonderful, absorbing, occasionally eccentric and always exciting world of English County Cricket.   In this issue, host Tony Bishop has a treat for Sussex and Somerset fans as David Brook and Paul Howarth select all time England teams from their counties to take on today’s Aussies.   Sussex and Somerset fans, get in touch on Twitter using #G...

We’re baaaack! The Guerilla Cricket Podcast rides again, with posse leader Nakul Pande joined by steely-eyed gaucho Tony Bishop and rhinestone cowboy Real Fred. Three simultaneous Test matches in Colombo, Antigua and Leeds to discuss, and three-year overnight success Jofra Archer - but we devote much of our attention to the frightening blow and subsequent concussion suffered by Steve Smith last we...

Welcome to Guerillashire. This is the first in a series of podcasts about the county game the beating heart of English cricket. Every episode will focus in on a few different counties and each guest will be picking an all time XI from their county to face Australia in The Ashes.  Our host Tony Bishop will be waxing lyrical over Middlesex and joining him are a man of Kent Nigel Henderson and Jack C...

Live from the sauna! Host Nakul Pande and guests Nigel 'The Bear' Walker and Machel St Patrick Hewitt pour some water on the cricketing coals for steamy discussion of the ongoing England v Ireland Test (IT'S NOT A WARM UP!); dive headfirst into the icy lake of Zimbabwe's suspension from the ICC; and have a regulation tot of rum in honour of Lt Col MS Dhoni - have we seen the last of the old warrio...

No rest for the cricket! Less than a week away from Ireland's historic first Test at Lord's against an England team with none of the world champion ODI squad's swagger, host Nakul Pande spoke to resident Ireland expert and true child of Mother Cricket Roger McCann about the chances of the boys in green. We dive deep into the selected squads; we look forward to a new generation of Ireland cricketer...

Seventh heaven! It's the GC World Cup wrap-up - expedition leader Nakul Pande takes fellow travelers Nigel 'Hendo' Henderson and Paul 'Grubby' Howarth on a journey through the six-week, 48-game, not-enough-team extravaganza of cricket that's taken over our lives - and of course, that utterly bonkers final. Featuring our team of the tournament; an awed respect for the power of luck; and why it's no...

You sixy thing! New Zealand squeaked past India, England smashed Australia, and Jason Roy had better become very friendly with the match referee very soon - host Nakul Pande is joined by Jeremy Henderson and Gary Naylor to pick the bones out of two very different semi-finals. Featuring Rashid rhapsodies, the wonder of Williamson, and the joy of Jadeja, and direct hits for days. We talk about New Z...

Right in the five-hole! Host Nakul Pande welcomes Jules Farman and welcomes back Machel St Patrick Hewitt to delve deep into the mind of Jonny Bairstow, ask whether Virat Kohli is bigger than the game, and assess the tournament's comedy value. PLUS - we each pick our group stage all-star XI, as do our listeners! We talk about New Zealand really rather a lot, although [gulp] it's not all good... Le...