Zero Ducks Given

There's less than a month to go before the Ashes and we're not that far away from the first England Men's Test of the summer as the boys discuss the squad announced for the match against Ireland. After lots of rain around the country, Finny describes what a typical rain delay in the changing room looks like and Dan needs help in knowing how to defrost a fridge freezer... Learn more about your ad c...

It was an historic weekend in the UK and the boys tell all about how they marked the occasion... Steve Smith was the victim of a questionable decision for Sussex last week so Finny discusses his favourite umpires. And with the future of cricket looking potentially very different in the coming years, a discussion on where the game is heading and Toby has a radical solution. Learn more about your ad...

Japan's favourite cricket podcast (genuinely) is back for another episode as the boys react to their new found fame and discuss times they have been starstruck. Plus there's a new megastar at Sussex and we discuss how much Finny would have been worth in the IPL at his peak... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Finny found out last week that he was controversially overlooked as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in his prime, Lawrence Booth the current editor of Wisden has bravely agreed to join us. We also discuss simple dropped catches and batters with terrible luck... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The County Championship is into its second week and lots of the England squad have been representing their counties, including Daniel's cricket crush Ollie Pope. Another old gem of a photo of Finny has been unearthed which gets the ZDG treatment plus he;s not happy about being snubbed for the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The County Championship is back as is Daniel Norcross who joins us from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Finny celebrated his birthday which meant THAT iconic photo of him on a night out in Amsterdam resurfaced... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan is away so Finny has pulled in Tymal Mills to join us on this week's episode. Be warned, it's not for the faint-hearted as he tells us all about his grim and bizarre injury, about his day at 10 Downing Street with the T20 World Cup winning squad and what it's like playing in the IPL. And, the real star of the podcast makes an appearance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

The cricket season is almost back in the UK and so is Jonny Bairstow with the news he'll be taking part in the County Championship. And with club cricket also returning, Dan and Finny set Toby some targets. Oh, and the boys also talk about the Women's Premier League final and that run fest T20 between South Africa and West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

All the team are back in the UK at the same time and as pre-season gets underway, Finny has put his name forward for The Hundred! The "Spirit of Cricket" amongst Finny's former England team mates as well as drug testing in cricket are discussed, Toby has a radical plan to help England win the Ashes this summer and Dan thinks he has revolutionised AirPods... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Unlucky for some, its episode 111, but what a week of cricket it has been. Another ridiculous Test match involving New Zealand and England struggling in Bangladesh are just two topics covered by the ZDG team who have managed to get together and record despite them travelling all over the world. And never fear those of you who listen to this podcast for non-cricket related conversations, as Toby as...

Graeme Swann returns to the podcast to join the ZDG boys as they discuss a variety of topics - angry bowlers, worst batsmen they've seen as well as Finny's short lived bat sponsorship deal. Plus the time that Finny decided to take on Virat Kohli in Delhi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Somehow, we've managed to record a new episode this week despite Daniel flying from South Africa to India and Finny working overnight on the telly. It's been an exciting and disappointing week for both England Men (Test) and Women (T20) after two close defeats. The ZDG boys discuss these games as well as Stuart Broad's headband, the angriest bowler Finny has played with and Daniel has hit a new lo...

It's ten wins from eleven Test matches from McCullum and Stokes as England's ridiculous resurgence continues. Whereas the Aussies are finding things a little tougher in India. Elsewhere, Finny discusses bad kits and the "poo-nightwatchman" whilst Dan has been upsetting "The Nighthawk" AND causing trouble on the airwaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A mad week in the world of cricket - The women's T20 World Cup, the WPL auction, India v Australia in the men's game and lots more. All this covered but hold on, we're not finished. Finny discussed his most satisfying wicket, Dan continues to enjoy South Africa and more specifically its wine and Toby tells us how he managed to be part of Football Manager! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

It's our 2nd Birthday so Happy Birthday to us! Finny and Toby are eventually joined by Dan in this week's episode as they cover the sublime (Dawid Malan's cover drive) and the ridiculous (Moeen Ali's attempted one handed swipe). There's a trip down memory lane involving cricket bats and one of our listeners joins us on the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots going on as the boys discuss a difficult week for two of England's white ball teams as the Men and the Women U19s both suffer defeats. But, better news for for Ben Stokes and Nat Sciver-Brunt though as they both won at the Cricketer of the Year awards. And Dan responds to a bad review that called him "self-important"...whilst wearing a poncho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

It's official. Steve Smith is going to be Finny's team mate later this season at Sussex and Toby wants to have a bowl at him in the nets... If that wasn't enough, we have an exclusive news story and high from his exploits with the kazoo last episode, Dan explains how he is somehow currently one of the greatest fantasy football players in the world... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Finny is back in England, very jet-lagged and more miserable than ever bless him... Once again, Mankads are the hot topic of discussion as the boys dive in. Finny discusses his biggest eve drubbing off the back of India thrashing Sri Lanka, a multi-million dollar deal has been signed for a women's T20 league and Daniel plays ABBA on a kazoo. What other cricket podcast is going to give you all this...

Finny is back! He joins from Australia as the ZDG boys discuss the return of Jofra Archer. They also chat about people who buy homes next to cricket grounds, shadow batting and the time a stray arrow got Middlesex relegated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Finny away in Australia, Toby and Dan are joined by TRIPLE Ashes winner Graeme Swann! Swanny discusses his hatred of Mankads, how to deal with the Aussies this coming summer, how much he enjoyed getting David Warner out and a brilliant story about Finny, complete with impression! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's the century up! Our 100th episode is the usual mix of nonsense and cricket. Finny, Toby and Dan discuss Rehan Ahmed, batting collapses, Ebadot Hossain and reflect on the Zero Ducks Given journey so far... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You wait twenty years for an England victory in Pakistan and then two come along at once...another thrilling win for Ben Stokes and the team broken down by the ZDG boys in their own unique way. Meanwhile, Finny has been part of the Sky Sports Cricket team during the Second Test wearing some questionable clobber and Dan is jetting off to join the Test Match Special team in Karachi, having been aske...

It's Test cricket but not as we know it... England completed a frankly silly win over Pakistan earlier this week - Is it the greatest overseas victory of all time? Elsewhere, how to shine a cricket ball, our favourite cricketer Ebadot Hossain is being classic Ebadot and Finny talks about the bleakest end to a Test career ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Test cricket is back and England are back in Pakistan for the first time in 17 years. But it's not been plain sailing as the tourists have been hit by a pretty grim sounding virus.... And the new season domestic fixtures are out and as you can imagine Finny is delighted about the prospect of playing on the South Coast in early April... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Australia completed a 3-0 series whitewash over England in the most meaningless ODI series ever known. Finny, Dan and Toby discuss the madness of the current schedule and the future of 50 over cricket. Plus with Pakistan around the corner, the brilliant Aatif Nawaz returns to preview what to expect from the home side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices