Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Ahead of his 100th Test, Mitch Starc joins you, Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy for a special edition of Willow Talk. We look back at Mitch's career and the incredible achievement of playing 100 Tests for Australia, touch on some of Starcy's favourite (and least favourite) memories from his time in the Baggy Green, chat about the West Indies tour, Carey's first go as song-master, debuting alongside...

Adam Peacock joins you, Brad Haddin & Alyssa Healy to review two tense Test match finishes between Australia and the West Indies, and India and England. We look at the top-order challenges Australia has faced, Cam Green's knock at three, Alex Carey's class in the middle order, and how 'clutch' he and Beau Webster have been. We also touch on Starcy's upcoming 100-Test milestone and discuss West...

Adam Peacock joins you, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to look at the upcoming second Test between Australia and the West Indies. Is Steve Smith's best position in the line-up number three? What do we want from the top order, and will Konstas make runs? After the news of Lyon handing over the songmaster title to Alex Carey, we look at the greatest eras of the Australian team song. Plus, we preview t...

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin to unpack three days of Test cricket between the West Indies and Australia. Just how good are the Australian bowlers? We're backing the Australian top order for the bigger picture. Steve Smith is back for the second Test, and Shane Lee has weighed in on the Konstas situation. We preview the upcoming Test between England and India. Jofra Archer is bac...

Adam Peacock joins you, Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin to go through one of the greatest Test matches in recent times - England vs India. We look back at the telling cliché "catches win matches" and where it went wrong for India in defeat. The English batting line-up is looking good - will they trouble Australia in the Ashes? The Australian tour of the West Indies is underway, and we go throu...

Adam Peacock joins you, Brad Haddin & Alyssa Healy to unravel the latest changes to Australia's Test squad and decide their order for the new-look top six. We chat about Inglis's journey into the Test side, where Nathan McSweeney could fit in, and Mitch Starc's 100th game that is looming on the horizon. Brad Haddin shares his great memories of playing in the Caribbean, along with a wild story...

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin for another episode of Willow Talk, where we address your feedback from the WTC final review. Could we see a potential move up the order for Travis Head? Is Inglis ready for the top side? Steyn vs Rabada - who’s better? Plus, in a special edition of Ask Hadds, we preview the India vs England Test series starting this week and answer your questions: Will...

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin to look at what went wrong for Australia in the WTC final. Haddin commends Aiden Markram's historic innings for the Proteas, ranks Rabada among the top three bowlers in Test cricket, and discusses the Australian Test side for the upcoming West Indies series, sharing the changes that will help moving forward. Haddin also shares his thoughts on the team's prepa...

Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine joins Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and you for another feature episode of Willow Talk. Paine is currently coaching the Adelaide Strikers BBL side and shares their plans for the upcoming BBL draft, as well as which international players he thinks would fit well in the squad. The WTC final is underway in England and Paine shares his thoughts on the current state...

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin back in the studio to preview the World Test Championship Final, which starts tomorrow. Hadds shares some of his greatest memories against South Africa. We look at the potential lineup for Australia, Hadds runs us through the danger men of South Africa, shares his thoughts on the preparation of the Australian side, and looks at Pat Cummins’ interview wi...

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and you are joined by Mark 'Tubby' Taylor to go over some of his greatest battles against South Africa. Tubby shares his most memorable moments, including losing the "unloseable" match in 1994, Allan Border's last Test match, Ian Healy winning the game at the Wanderers, Shane Warne vs Daryll Cullinan, playing against Hansie Cronje, his first match as captain, and more. P...

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy to preview the upcoming IPL final between Hadds' Kings and RCB . They discuss Shreyas Iyer's match-winning knock, the pressure facing Virat Kohli and RCB, and debate what the Willow Talk crew's win bonus should be if Punjab secures victory. The episode also touches on Glenn Maxwell's ODI career (with a deeper dive promised in Thursday's episode) and celebrates the s...

Brad Haddin joins Adam Peacock live from India ahead of the Punjab Kings' qualifier final against RCB tonight. Hadds talks us through the Australian movement ahead of the WTC final, Josh Inglis's comparison to Jos Buttler, Mitch Marsh's superb form, and the talented young openers currently with Punjab. Plus, Hadds shares why he thinks Rishabh Pant will be the best keeper-batsman India has ever see...

Adam Peacock is joined by former England fast bowler Steve Harmison for the second edition of English Willow Talk. Harmison discusses all things Ashes, from his first series in 2002/03 - when he toured Australia and faced some of the game's greats - to his interactions with legends such as David Boon, Rod Marsh, and Steve Waugh. He reflects on the greatest player he ever played against, Ricky Pont...

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy, and Brad Haddin are back to look ahead to the upcoming WTC Final in England. Haddin names his XI and reveals who he thinks should be opening the batting. Is there a world where Nathan Lyon misses out due to four seamers? Marnus has had two misses in County cricket, and Cam Green is absolutely flying. We look at the IPL, as Hadds' Kings are on a roll heading into the pla...

Alyssa Healy & Adam Peacock are joined by Alex Carey ahead of Australia's World Test Championship final match against South Africa. We talk to Carey about his prep for the fixture, who he thinks should open the batting for Australia, what playing with Sam Konstas is like and how he feels the reception at Lord's will be after the Bairstow incident. Carey talks about the remarkable effort o...

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock to look at the 15-man Australian squad named ahead of the World Test Championship Final. Healy names her best XI, and we preview the South African squad along with the danger men in their team and bowling attack. Off the back of Virat Kohli's retirement, we look at the best moments and memories of his career. Healy shares her experiences interacting with Kohli, and...

After an early flight home from India, Alyssa Healy is back with Adam Peacock to share her stories from the 2025 IPL, what went down in Dharamshala when Delhi vs Punjab got called off early, the 'scare' they had with a firework and will Starc and the rest of the Australians return for the remainder of the tournament. We look at Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket, are Shu...

All three of us are back! Adam Peacock is joined by Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy, live from Dharamshala, India, to talk about the inaugural Willow Talk Trophy match between Delhi and Punjab. We discuss who the key players are, how Maxwell is going, Mitch Owen's last-minute call-up, Jake Fraser-McGurk's struggles, Chahal being a 'pest', and who makes the IPL playoffs. Plus, we give all of the Austr...

Adam Peacock and Sam Ferris join you to discuss the latest from the IPL, including wins to Hadds' Punjab Kings XI and thrilling wins by KKR and RCB. The guys then run through the top Aussie performers in county cricket before you hear from Fergus O'Neill, the Vic quick who dominated in his shirt stint with Notts. After the break, Sam puts Adam (and you) through an overdue performance review before...

Adam Peacock is joined by Daily Telegraph and Code Sports cricket journalist Ben Horne to talk about then brilliance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi the 14-year-old wonder kid in the IPL who's just hit a 35 ball century, we talk about the Australians in the IPL, Hazlewood's success with the ball and Starc's almost Hat-Trick. Plus, we look at the five biggest headlines for cricket this winter, how England c...

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy live from Delhi, India to catch up on all of the latest cricket action from around the globe. Heals share insight on what it's like inside the Delhi camp at the moment, Hazlewood and RCB have rocketed to the top of the ladder, Bumrah is back and Mumbai are looking good, KL Rahul vs Kohli and the Sunrisers holiday. Plus, Ask Heals: IPL 2025 edition where we open the...

Adam Peacock joins Brad Haddin live from Kolkata, India to give us an update on the 2025 IPL season thus far, Hadds talks about the trends in the competition he has seen, the poor fielding, some of his favourite stories to come from the IPL, KL Rahul's class, what's happening with the Sunrisers and how the Australians have fit in with the local and other international players at the Kings, Hadds s...

Leading into the 2025/26 Ashes series we present our brand new "English Willow Talk" Series. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are joined by English legend Graeme Swann to talk about his greatest Ashes moments, Swann dives into the '09 physio story, Broad at The Oval in '09, Peter Siddle's Hat-trick, the iconic sprinkler, Stuart Broad's edge. Plus, Hadds and Swann share their greatest memories from the...

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy live from Delhi to chat about one of the greatest IPL matches of all time where the Punjab Kings defeated KKR in a thriller  (thankfully Hadds was on the winning side), we chat MS Dhoni and the crazy feats he is still achieving, Heals shares what a day in the life at the IPL is like (including a cheeky appearance from Mitch Starc). Plus, we are joined by Tasman...