Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin to look at the latest in the world of cricket. We chat about the NZ vs AUS T20 series, Mitch Marsh’s dominant display of power hitting, the Women’s World Cup, and the first round of the Australian bat-off (Sheffield Shield), where Marnus, Uzzy, Weatherald and a few others were among the runs. We catch up with Harjas Singh, the Australian batsman w...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to preview the upcoming T20 series between Australia and New Zealand. Glenn Maxwell and Rachin Ravindra won’t be playing after freak training injuries -Hadds shares some of the strangest training mishaps he’s seen. England has named their Ashes squad, and Hadds breaks it down player by player - is there a major weakness in the side? We also look a...

Phoebe Litchfield and Megan Schutt join you and Adam Peacock to preview the Women's World Cup. We chat about Australia's dominance in the women's game, the 'Litch Switch', Phoebe's time in The Hundred, her inspiration from David Warner growing up, and watching the iconic 2005 Ashes with her brother. Schutt shares her favourite memories with Alyssa Healy, and we discuss the fierce competition in th...

Ross Taylor joins Alyssa Healy, you, and Adam Peacock to chat about his move to play for Samoa in cricket. Ross shares the reasons behind his decision to come out of retirement and explains the qualifying process the country must go through to make it to the T20 World Cup. We chat about Ross's incredible record in Australia, including scoring 290 at the WACA, facing Starc's 160.4kph delivery, and...

Brad Haddin is back to join and Adam Peacock and he has an update on his health. We look at the runs scored in the Australian ODI Cup by Marnus, Wade, Maxi and Hugh Weibgen, as well as the efforts of Konstas, Philippe and Kellaway on the Australia A tour. India have defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup, and Hadds has high praise for Abhishek Sharma’s efforts. The wonder kid Vaibhav Suryavanshi...

Sam Konstas joins you and Adam Peacock for his introduction to Willow Talk. He reflects on the 2024/25 India series and his incredible debut at the MCG, where he ramped Jasprit Bumrah on multiple occasions and even bumped shoulders with Virat Kohli. Sam also discusses the tough West Indies series he recently endured, where runs were hard to come by and what it’s like facing Australian legend...

Jason Gillespie joins you and Adam Peacock to chat all things cricket. We look at the West Indies tour party he recently led, Matty Hayden saying he’ll get naked if Root doesn’t score a hundred this summer, Pat Cummins’ injury, the fast-bowling depth in Australia, Dizzy’s early days with the Australian side, and some great stories about Mark Taylor and Shane Warne. We also...

Adam Peacock joins you and Jake Weatherald to look at Weatherald's career to date. We talk about Jake’s transition from South Australia to Tasmania, his run-scoring form, taking one of the great catches in the BBL, the Sheffield Shield bat-off, the challenges and mental stresses that come with being a professional athlete, and what he thought when George Bailey mentioned he was on his radar....

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to name the greatest Test XI he ever played with, featuring some of the biggest names in cricket, one of the strongest middle orders you’ll ever see, fiery bowlers and a top-class 12th man! Plus, Sam Ferris jumps on to cover the latest news in world cricket. What went wrong for England in their ODI series? Is Ravi Ashwin heading to the BBL? Will Kohli a...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to look at the big week of news from Australian cricket. Mitch Starc has retired from T20 Internationals with Australia and we look back at his brilliant career. Pat Cummins has revealed a lumbar bone injury in his back and it is a little more serious than first thought - will he miss the Ashes? Hadds weighs in. Plus, Cam Green is missing the upcoming white b...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to look at the next pool of fast bowling options in the Australian Test side. Hadds goes over the players he can see pulling on the Baggy Green in the next few years, especially now with Pat Cummins' back issue. We look at the amazing Ashes record Steve Smith has and how he can have his greatest Ashes series of all time. Hadds tells the stories of when he was...

ICC Hall of Famer Lisa Sthalekar joins Alyssa Healy, you and Adam Peacock to chat all things cricket. Lisa shares her memories of a young Alyssa Healy and how she helped her through the NSW pathways. We preview the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup and rate Australia’s chances. Lisa also talks about her Around The Wickets tour group that she is taking over to India, and whether Alyssa Hea...

Alyssa Healy joins you and Adam Peacock to review the ODI series between Australia and South Africa. Should Australia be disappointed with the series performance? We look at the success of the top-order in the third match, where Marnus Labuschagne's position stands in the side, the importance of strong fielding and the sad news for fast bowler Lance Morris. We look at the career and toughness of P...

Brad Haddin joins you, Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy in studio to look at the white-ball series between Australia and South Africa, Brevis’s brilliance, the flaws in the Australian team, Head’s skill with the ball, Mitch Marsh’s decision to always bowl first and we also preview the next two matches in the series. Heals scored some big runs over the weekend and much to her enjoyme...

Ashley Giles joins you and Adam Peacock for a special edition of  English Willow Talk . Giles shares some of his best memories from the 2005 Ashes series, why he was labelled “The King of Spain,” his battles facing Murali and Warne, bowling against and dismissing Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Harmison breaking his arm, and what it was like in the 2005 English dressing roo...

Former Australian fast bowler John Hastings joins Brad Haddin, you, and Adam Peacock to talk about his unfortunate 18-ball over in the recent World Champions League. Hastings chats about his days playing in the Australian side, his debut in Ponting's last Test where he dismissed AB de Villiers, partying at Yuvraj Singh's house, when Steve Smith fell off a tuk-tuk, and what it was like when he bowl...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to look at Australia’s T20 win over South Africa. We discuss Tim David’s striking masterclass, Maxwell’s consistent catching, Hazlewood’s overachieving with the white ball, and one of the greatest crowd catches cricket has ever seen. Heals is back playing cricket and has some handy runs under her belt in the Australia A series.&nb...

Adam Peacock joins you and Alyssa Healy to catch up as she plays professional cricket for Australia A in Northern Queensland this week. We talk to Heals about what it’s like getting back into the game after a six-month break and how the body is feeling. Heals gives her thoughts on the India vs England series and all the drama that unfolded over the past couple of months, and shares her thoug...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to break down some of the greatest 25 days of Test cricket we have seen in a long time. Hadds reviews the fifth Test, Siraj's impact on the series, Woakes's courageous moment, England's dependency on Stokes, and the strengths and weaknesses of the England side. We catch up with Hadds after his West Indies trip, as he shares his thoughts on the state of the ga...

Adam Peacock is joined by you and Sam Ferris to preview the final Test between India and England. Gautam Gambhir was unhappy with the Surrey groundsman, Nathan Lyon has backed India, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are out and we look at outcomes and reactions if England can't win the last Test. We then welcome Nathan McSweeney, fresh off a successful Australia A tour ahead of an exciting sum...

Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock live from the West Indies to review Australia’s convincing series win over the West Indies in T20s. We look at Tim David and the rest of the batting lineup’s firepower, Cam Green and Josh Inglis’s form, Andre Russell’s retirement gift, and Mitch Owen’s impressive debut series. Plus, we cover another epic Test between India and En...

20 years ago this week, the greatest Test series of all time took place in England - the 2005 Ashes. We dive into chats with Brett Lee, Steve Harmison, Michael Kasprowicz, and Brad Hodge to hear some of their best stories from the series. Lee talks about the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ photo, getting hit on the gloves, and a spray from Punter. Hodge shares what it was like getting sledged whil...

Adam Peacock is joined by The Guardian cricket correspondent Ali Martin to explore life as a cricket journalist in England. They discuss the biggest stories of the English summer so far: is Bazball dead, or are England just refining it for this series? What is Ben Stokes like to work with from a media perspective? Can Jacob Bethell break into the English XI? How impressive was Jofra Archer's retur...

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin live from Jamaica to review the red-ball series between Australia and the West Indies. Hadds shares his thoughts on Konstas, the predictable result, Seales' death-wish send-off to Starcy, Boland vs Hazlewood, and where to now for the West Indies in Test cricket. Plus, we look ahead to the upcoming fourth Test between India and England, Jofra's return, and fin...

Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy join you to talk about just how good Test cricket is! We look at the historic Australian win in Jamaica - Starc and Boland couldn't miss, Cam Green had a solid series, and the race is on this spring to find Australia’s next opening batsman. We also dive into India vs England and a fiery third Test. Jofra Archer is back, the sledging between the two teams was wil...