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More Salt Please! England Go Back-To-Back To Secure Series Win

This week, we round off the action in the brilliant Pakistan vs England T20I series. After England's back-to-back wins to clinch the series, is the team peaking at just t

Cliffhanger in Karachi and World Cup Conundrums

Glenn and Zac are joined by Hammad to discuss the thrilling bilateral T20I series between Pakistan and England!  Four matches in and the teams are tied at 2-2 after a su

Bogey For Bairstow, The Humdrum Hundred & Asia Cup Action

We’re back! Although Dan remains on holiday (must be nice) and Will has a Master’s dissertation to write (boring!) Zac and Glenn are reunited to guide us through an event

An All Year IPL? Is The 'Golden Age' Of International Cricket Over?

This week we whether we're seeing the beginnings of a seismic shift in the makeup of world cricket. Before all of that though, in part one, we have a quick chat up to giv

Stokes Sparks ODI Crisis & Fantasy Cricket Masterclass with Slog Sweeping

We’re delighted to be joined by Paul—AKA Twitter’s @SlogSweeping—this week for a masterclass in fantasy cricket! Paul finished second overall in The Cricket Draft’s T20 B

Fake IPL Busted (We Uncover New Evidence!) and England’s White Ball Woes

Join Dan, Will, and Glenn for the most hilarious Rain Stopped Play episode in recent memory.  The source of our laughter? A fake IPL league that conned Russian punters (

Are You Not Entertained? The Bazball Revolution, Morgan Retires & Sciver Delights

Well, what a week that was! Another thrilling win for the men's Test side, another chase in the fourth innings and another heroic knock by Jonny Bairstow. A full Rain Sto

Morgan Misfires as England Demolish the Dutch

Join Dan and Glenn—other podcast members will return soon, we promise—as they analyse England’s record-breaking tour of the Netherlands!  Sixes rained down in Amstelveen

What Have We Just Witnessed? Bairstow Secures Test Victory For England

Well, what a Test Match that was! With all three results still possible as we entered day 5, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes took the game by the scruff of the neck and too

Euphoric England, Radiant Root, & Calamitous Colin de Grandhomme

England’s dismal run of nine Tests without a win finally came to an end as they completed the third-highest chase at Lord's! Join Dan, Zac, and Glenn as they run through

ENG vs NZ Preview, Glorious Gujarat & The Blast Is Too Expensive

It's a jam packed episode this week with a preview of the England vs New Zealand Test series, a review of the IPL Final and Pitch Inspection to squeeze into 80 minutes of

Stats or Vibes? T20 Blast Preview with The Cricket Draft’s John Welch

This week, Zac and Glenn are joined by John Welch, co-founder of fantasy cricket game The Cricket Draft, for a special T20 Blast tournament preview! In Part One, John gi

Brendan McCullum Reaction!!

With the news that Brendon McCullum is now the new Test coach for the England men's team, Dan and Zac sat down for a quick chat about their initial reactions. Exciting? S

Ben Stokes Captaincy Reaction! Right Choice Or The Safe Option?

This week, Dan and Glenn react to the not such breaking news that Ben Stokes is now the captain of the men's Test team. We discuss whether Rob Key has made the right deci

Dobell Doubles Down, Wisden’s Winners, and Somerset Struggle

Join Dan, Zac, and Glenn as we discuss all the key developments in cricket this week. We start with George Dobell’s puzzling support of Joe Clarke in The Cricketer. Afte

Root out, Key In! What do we do now?

Only one place to start this week - we get Dan, Zac, Glenn and Will's thoughts on the latest in England's rearranging deck chairs. Is Rob Key's appointment a classic case

Healy's Historic Knock, Rajasthan Aren't Bad At Cricket & Ross Taylor's Farewell

We're joined once again by our women's cricket expert Ellie to delve into the World Cup final between England and Australia - a game that was dominated by Alyssa Healy's

Captaincy Chat, World Cup Nail Biters & IPL Roars Into Action

There's only one topic of conversation on the lips of England cricket fans right now, and that is the position of Joe Root as men's Test captain. After the 1-0 series los

Breathtaking Braithwaite, World Cup Classics & Glenn Ruins the Quiz

Join Glenn and Zac as they reflect on another packed week of international cricket! Over in blissful Barbados, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite broke records with h

IPL 2022 Preview With Ben Jones

We welcome cricket analyst, author and all round top bloke Ben Jones from CricViz onto the podcast for this very special episode previewing the 2022 IPL. Ben joins Dan an