Cricket Badger Podcast

615: The Ashes - Australia's 4-1 leads to England post mortem - who survives the review?

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:12:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Aussie Lucas and former player Azeem Rafiq after the Ashes 2025/26 series saw Australia win in Sydney to secure a 4-1 series result. What next for England? Can Rob Key, Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes survive. When England next play Test cricket in June, what will that team and hierarchy look like?

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614: The Ashes - 3-0 Aussies triumphant and England's post mortem hits full swing

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:56:00 -0000

James Buttler (the Cricket Badger) is joined by former player Azeem Rafiq and Aussie Lucas to look back at the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. As Australia went 3-0 to ensure that they retained the urn, they discuss England's performance, what is to blame and can Rob Key, Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes hold onto their jobs?

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613: Ashes 2025/26 - Did BazBall die during the second Test defeat in Brisbane?

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:23:00 -0000

James Buttler (the Cricket Badger) is joined by former player Azeem Rafiq and Aussie Lucas to look back at the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. As Australia went 2-0 up in the five-match series, they discuss England's performance so far and whether the writing is on the wall for Rob Key, Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes.

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612: Ashes 2025/26 - If England don't engage their collective cricket brains they are toast

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:11:00 -0000

James Buttler (England) and Aussie Lucas get together to look back at the first Test of the Ashes 2025/26. England threw away a glorious opportunity but have since doubled down on their attacking BazBall philosophy. Surely, making the same mistakes over and over again is not cricket sense? Mitchell Starc and Travis Head were incredible in Perth and it's the usual success Down Under for Australia.

Can England fight back in the second Test?

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611: The Ashes 2025/26 Preview - Can England Win On Australian soil?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:38:00 -0000

James Buttler (England) and Aussie Lucas are back after a wee bit of a break to look ahead to the five-match Ashes series.

Will the Australian's be too strong, as they have been in the last three Ashes Down Under winning all three 13-0 on aggregate scoreline. Or, can Ben Stokes England go toe-to-toe this time?

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610: The #ENGvIND series ends 2-2 after Oval thriller. Test cricket is the winner!

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:15:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Azeem Rafiq and Aussie fan badger Lucas to look back at India's 6-run win at The Oval and a superb five-match series that ends 2-2. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF! We are also pleased to welcome MatchBingo as a sponsor. Download their app and play their new cricket games. Quote the code CRICKET200 and you'll get a 200% bonus on your first deposit, whether a new or returning customer.

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609: Root records, shaking hands, Gambhir's comments, oh - and a fifth Test preview

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:44:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Aussie Fan Badger Lucas to look back at the fourth Test and its aftermath, Joe Root going to second in the all-time Test runs list, the Gambhir comments against the Surrey groundsman and, yes there is still cricket to be played. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF! We are also pleased to welcome MatchBingo as a sponsor. Download their app and play their new cricket games. Quote the code CRICKET200 and you'll get a 200% bonus on your first deposit, whether a new or returning customer.

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608. KEVIN O'BRIEN - coaching T20 World Cup bound Italy & reflecting on an iconic Ireland career

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:00:00 -0000

Ireland's legendary cricketer Kevin O'Brien joins James Buttler to look back at a glittering career and his move to being assistant coach with the Italy side that has recently qualified for the T20 World Cup. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF! We are also pleased to welcome MatchBingo as a sponsor. Download their app and play their new cricket games. Quote the code CRICKET200 and you'll get a 200% bonus on your first deposit, whether a new or returning customer.

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607: DEAN WILSON author of ‘IN SYD’S VOICE – The Extraordinary Life of DAVE LAWRENCE’

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:00:00 -0000

Dean Wilson had the bitter sweet job of chronicling the life of Dave 'Syd' Lawrence before his voice disappeared. Sadly Syd passed away a few weeks ago, but thanks to the book and the good memories of cricket lovers, he will never be forgotten. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF! We are also pleased to welcome MatchBingo as a sponsor. Download their app and play their new cricket games. Quote the code CRICKET200 and you'll get a 200% bonus on your first deposit, whether a new or returning customer.

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606: All things England vs India Test Series in collaboration with the Edges & Sledges Pod

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:04:00 -0000

James Buttler joins DJ of the Edges & Sledges Podcast to chat about the current series between England and India with two Tests to play and England leading 2-1.

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605: England win a thrilling Lord's Test and Australia triumph in the Caribbean

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:16:00 -0000

James is joined by Lucas to go back over five thrilling days of Test cricket at Lord's as England won the third Test match by 22 runs to take a 2-1 series lead. James is joined by Lucas to go back over five thrilling days of Test cricket at Lord's as England won the third Test match by 22 runs to take a 2-1 series lead. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF! We are also pleased to welcome MatchBingo as a sponsor. Download their app and play their new cricket games. Quote the code CRICKET200 and you'll get a 200% bonus on your first deposit, whether a new or returning customer.

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604 England triumph at Headingley in stunning final day chase against India

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:42:00 -0000

England went 1-0 up in the five-match series with a stunning final innings chase at Headingley. James Buttler is joined by Aussie Badger Lucas to pick the bones out of a fantastic match of Test cricket. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF!

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603 Jarrod Kimber - The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket's Greatest Run Scorers

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:00:00 -0000

Jarrod Kimber comes back to the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk to James Buttler about his new book 'The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket’s Greatest Run Scorers'.

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602 The Cricket Badger Meets - DAVID WIESE - South Africa, Namibia and T20 franchise air miles!

Mon, 26 May 2025 22:07:00 -0000

Namibia and South Africa international and a veteran of the T20 franchise world, David Wiese joins James Buttler to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions about his career in cricket. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF!

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601 TOBY RADFORD - GETTING TO GRIPS - A Unique Breakdown of Batting in Cricket for Coaches & Players

Thu, 22 May 2025 19:00:00 -0000

Batting coach for the stars, Toby Radford returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat to James Buttler about his new book, a second expanded edition. Toby has drawn from his 25 years of coaching players from beginner to international level to put together a comprehensive and accessible guide to batting. The chat centres around the art of batting coaching and Toby draws on his work with Shiv Chanderpaul, Sir Andrew Strauss, Jason Holder, Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan and many more to chat about all things that go to making a successful batter. The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF!

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600: Daniel Norcross meets... James Buttler, the Cricket Badger in a milestone edition

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 -0000

It's the 600th Episode of the Cricket Badger Podcast and BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross takes the hosting / interview role and takes James Buttler down a cricket memory and podcasting lane.

A huge thank you to everyone that has supported the podcast over the years, whether it's as a listener, viewer, fan badger, sponsor or guest. Thanks!

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599: The next 12 months will decide whether BazBall works, wont it?

Wed, 07 May 2025 22:15:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Fan Badgers Mark Hilton (briefly), Neil Virani and Anand Bhika to look ahead to England's Test summer. It starts with a one-off Test against Zimbabwe and then a five-match series against India. Then the squad heads Down Under to take on Australia for the Ashes. These are career defining series.

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598: The Cricket Badger Meets... ANNIE CHAVE 'CRICKET CHANGED MY LIFE - Eleven Personal Journeys'

Mon, 05 May 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Annie Chave returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about her new book. 'Cricket Changed My Life: Eleven Personal Journeys' by Annie Chave is out now and available to buy in hardback and ebook formats. Buy the hardback for £19.99 including UK p&p: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-changed-my-life Buy the ebook for £4.99: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-changed-my-life-ebook The Cricket Badger Podcast is sponsored by SeatFrog.com. SeatFrog is the app that helps you upgrade your standard class train tickets to first class for up to 60% off. So you can enjoy complimentary food & drink, free wi-fi and a lot more leg room - all for considerably less money. Use the discount code CricketFrog to claim £5.00 OFF!

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597:The Cricket Badger meets... TIM WIGMORE - 'TEST CRICKET - A HISTORY'

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:32:00 -0000

James Buttler chats to author & journalist Tim Wigmore who has taken on and conquered the mammoth task of writing a history of Test cricket. We chat about the book, Test cricket past, present & future, and discuss why it's such an engaging format, indeed many cricket lovers' favourite. The Cricket Badger Podcast is also welcoming SEATFROG.COM as a new sponsor. Train travel fit for the 21st century - Over 1.5 million customers have saved £110 million with the app that's made for the world you live in. Buy tickets, upgrade to First Class, change train times and much more on the app. Quote 'CRICKETFROG' when using the app and get £5.00 OFF as a one time offer. If you're travelling to watch cricket this summer, use SEATFROG.COM.

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596: Cricket Badger Meets... JAMIE PORTER - Recruitment consultant to 500+ Essex wickets

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:14:00 -0000

Essex seamer Jamie Porter chats to James Buttler on the Cricket Badger Podcast. About to embark on another summer of county cricket, Jamie will be reunited with Chris Silverwood at Essex.

He takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and also chats about his county colleague Sam Cook's England credentials.

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595: THE STATE OF ENGLISH CRICKET. Is the future bright or bleak?

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:27:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to chat all things England, with the women and men losing heavily and the domestic game being sold to the highest bidders, is the future bright or bleak? Plenty more from around the world too. We discuss TV coverage of the game and also a bit about Australia in Sri Lanka.

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594: Australia take Sydney Test to take the Border Gavaskar Trophy from India

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:41:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to chat all things Border Gavaskar Trophy after Australia's win in Sydney to take the series 3-1 over India.

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593: OUR 2024 REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET YEAR AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:48:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by a wide assortment of fan badgers from around the world as we look back at the year just gone AND hold the Cricket Badger New Year's Award Ceremony. The badgers have secretly voted, those votes have been totted up, and here are the winners.

The awards will be for international cricket of all formats:

Best Batter

Best Bowler

Best Keeper

Best Captain

Emerging Player

Best Moment of the Year

Best individual Performance in a Match

Lifetime Achievement Award 2024

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592: England name ODI / T20I squad for India and Champions Trophy

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:57:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to discuss England's squad for the Champions Trophy and also the Boxing Day Test in the battle for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

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591: Cricket Badger meets STEPHEN CHALKE - 'One Hell of a Life: Brian Close: Daring, Defiant and Daft''

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:54:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by cricketer writer Stephen Chalke to chat about his new book about one of the greatest players and characters the game has seen. Brian Close's incredible career and exploits are chronicled in the new book 'One Hell of a Life: Brian Close: Daring, Defiant and Daft'.

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590: New Zealand bite back in Hamilton as Gabba Rain ruins Australia third Test hopes

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:01:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas to chat all things New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India.

With New Zealand dominant in Hamilton and England taking the series 2-1, what have England learned? Jacob Bethell has a future. Why did Ben Stokes overbowl himself? What mark would England get out of 10 in 2024?

And, with Brisbane rain ruining Australia's hopes at The Gabba, are we any closer to finding out who will hold the Border Gavaskar Trophy? 1-1 after three Tests would set up the series beautifully with two to play.

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589: England seal series with Wellington win. Australia win in Adelaide to make it 1-1 with India

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:32:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas and welcomes back New Zealand's Michael Wagner to chat all things New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India. With both Tests won inside three days it's wins for England and Australia and what next for India and New Zealand.

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588: Harry Brook the difference. Australia boomerang back into BGT Contention NZvENG AUSvIND

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:16:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Neil and Lucas to look back at day one in the second Tests in the New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India series. Loads to talk about, as always!

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587: New Zealand v England second Test preview PLUS Australia v India BGT

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:43:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to chat all things New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India. The discussion includes slower over-rates, whether Australia are as good as they think they are, and who wins the second Test in each series.

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586: The Cricket Badger meets TANYA ALDRED - CRICKET and CLIMATE CHANGE

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:30:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by journalist Tanya Aldred of The Next Test to discuss what cricket can do to tackle climate change.

The Next Test is a hub for climate concerned cricket players, clubs and fans. They are a non-profit organisation, providing climate education and resources and collaboratively seeking climate solutions within the world of cricket.

The Next Test on Twitter: @TheNextTest

Website: www.thenexttest.org

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585: PAKISTAN v ENGLAND Third Test REVIEW - Pakistan take series against lacklustre England

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:44:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas and former player Azeem Rafiq to look back at the third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi.

Player of the Series Sajid Khan took match figures of 10/197 and Noman Ali 9/131, while Saud Shakeel was Player of the Match for his brilliant 134. Pakistan won the Test by 9 wickets to take the series 2-1.

So.... well played Pakistan. Are England any good or just entertaining? Why can't England's spinners compete with Noman and Sajid? Is there too much emphasis on the Ashes? Is it the structure of English cricket at fault and not the squad? And, by the way, what a performance from New Zealand in India!

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584: PAKISTAN v ENGLAND Second Test REVIEW - Multan 2.0 allows Sajid and Noman to spin

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:52:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan.

The same pitch and a totally different Test provided a much more entertaining match. Player of the Match Sajid Khan took match figures of 9/204 and Noman Ali 11/147, while Kamran Ghulam became the 13th Pakistan batter to score a century on debut. Pakistan winning the Test by 152 runs to level the series at 1-1 with Rawalpindi to come next week.

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583: PAKISTAN v ENGLAND first Test REVIEW - Root and Brook achieve the impossible in Multan

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:31:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. An amazing match saw England become the first team in history to concede 500+ in the 1st innings and go on to win.

Records tumbled as Harry Brook (317) and Joe Root (262) added 454 for the 4th wicket. England won by an innings and 47 runs.

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582: ENGLAND v SRI LANKA third Test REVIEW #ENGvSL

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:29:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the third Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. Sri Lanka showed huge fight to beat England by 8 wicket. England win the series 2-1.

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581: The Cricket Badger meets... ALAN BUTCHER

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 20:40:00 -0000

Alan Butcher has done pretty much everything in cricket. He's played for England, Surrey and Glamorgan. He's from a cricket family - his brothers Ian and Martin played county cricket too. His children Mark, Gary and Bryony achieved success as players. And Alan has also coached Surrey and Zimbabwe.

In this interview, Alan meets James Buttler and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

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580: ENGLAND v SRI LANKA second Test REVIEW #ENGvSL

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:13:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. England took victory by 190 runs inside four days (again) to take their home summer tally to 5-0.

Has there been a less competitive English Test summer in recent memory? Lord's got their fourth day ticket prices all wrong, so what can the ECB do to avoid empty seats? Gus Atkinson and Joe Root were brilliant, but what about the rest - won't stronger opponents make England pay for carelessness?

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579: ENGLAND v SRI LANKA first Test REVIEW #MentalHealth

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 20:43:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. England took victory by five wickets inside four days to take their home summer tally to 4-0.

Can Sri Lanka bounce back at Lord's? How did Ollie Pope do as England skipper? With Mark Wood and Chris Woakes injured, how do England play the second Test? How good are Jamie Smith and Kamindu Mendis?

The conversation starts with a chat about mental health in the wake of Graham Thorpe's tragic passing. And, also a critical look at another Shakib Al Hasan on-pitch tantrum as Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

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578: ROBBIE MILLAR: MONEY AND COUNTY CRICKET - How does it all stack up? PART TWO

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0000

James Buttler is joined regular fan badger Neil Virani to speak to Robbie Millar, a Lecturer in Sport Business Management in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University.

The discussion moves onto the private equity ownership in The Hundred? Is that good for the game, what opportunities does it offer, is it open to abuse, will it ultimately lead to a fracture in the game between The Hundred counties and the rest?

The chat rounds off with a look at cricket's global finances and whether a more equitable distribution of wealth is advisable and/or possible? Can Test cricket be preserved?

They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests.

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577: ROBBIE MILLAR: MONEY AND COUNTY CRICKET - How does it all stack up? PART ONE

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0000

The discussion centres around money in English county cricket. Where does it come from? Are the 18 counties financially sustainable? What does The Hundred bring to the counties and ECB? What are the opportunities of The Hundred deal and from private equity ownership in professional team sport? What does that deal mean for county cricket?

They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests.

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576: The Cricket Badger meets... ASHLEY GILES, the King of Spain

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:46:00 -0000

Ashley Giles, CEO of Worcestershire CCC, joins James Buttler to chat about his current role, and his life and times in cricket as he takes on the Badger 20 Questions.

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575: JONATHAN CAMPION - GETTING OUT: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:41:00 -0000

Jonathan Campion joins James Buttler to chat about his new book. Jonathan chronicles the rise of Ukraine cricket and it's inevitable (and hopefully short) hiatus as war ravages the nation.

The people that built the sport in Ukraine talk about cricket and their real-life and very human experiences of the war. It is an excellent book.

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574: Richard Sydenham: CRICKET'S HARD MEN - 'The Toughest Characters from the History of Cricket'

Tue, 14 May 2024 11:37:19 -0000

Richard Sydenham joins James Buttler to chat about his new book. Richard delves through the many players down the years that have been described as tough, hard as nails and displayed that in their game, or career. What constitutes a hard man of cricket? It's a terrifi6c book and a great chat.

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573: The Cricket Badger with Gary Barwell - pitches, weather, balls and lots of hard work

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:08:23 -0000

Gary Barwell, the Head of Sports Turf and Grounds at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, returns to the podcast to chat about the trials, tribulations and rewards of working on a county's ground staff at this time of an English summer. Throw in pitches, weather, Kookaburra balls and there is a lot to consider!

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572: The Cricket Badger meets... Kashif Ali, turning hard work and SACA success into Worcestershire hundreds

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:09:45 -0000

Kashif Ali has enjoying a stellar start to the 2024 season with Worcestershire and he joins James Buttler to chat about all things his career, being the South Asian Cricket Academy's most eye-catching graduate (so far), and he takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

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571: The Cricket Badger meets... Ben Bloom "Batting For Time"

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:08:00 -0000

Ben Bloom has written a superb book called Batting For Time and joins James Buttler to chat about the state of the game. Is English cricket facing an existential crisis? Can county cricket survive? How much of a threat are the lucrative franchise leagues? Who is county cricket for?

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570: Fourth Test: India beat England to take an unassailable 3-1 series lead

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:42:01 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at India's win in the fourth Test as they go 3-1 up in the five-match Test series.

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569: Cricket Badger Sett of Fame 2024 - this year's four inductees announced

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:22:17 -0000

This year's inductees to the Cricket Badger Sett of Fame are announced. For the love of cricket.

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568: Second Test Review: India v England are 1-1 after England fail to chase the impossible

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:20:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at India's win in the second Test Day Two of the first Test in Vizag. It's 1-1 in the five-match series.

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567: First Test: India v England Day Four Chat - An amazing England comeback victory. The best ever?

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:06:41 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at Day Two of the first Test in Hyderabad.

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566: First Test: India v England Day Three Chat - Pope century gives England Hyderabad hope

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:31:46 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at Day Three of the first Test in Hyderabad.

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565: First Test: India v England Day Two Chat - Jadeja turns screw as India build big lead

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:02:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at Day Two of the first Test in Hyderabad.

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564: First Test: India v England Day One Chat - Jaiswal puts India on top

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:46:53 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look back at Day One of the first Test in Hyderabad.

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563: India v England Test Series - the fan badgers from both countries are back!

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:15:32 -0000

Two great cricket nations prepare to go toe-to-toe as England tour India for a five-match Test series. The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fans from India and England to look ahead to the Tests.

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back too, for a neutral perspective.

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562: India v England Test Series Preview with the Edges & Sledges Podcast

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:49:25 -0000

Two great cricket nations prepare to go toe-to-toe as England tour India for a five-match Test series. The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, guests on the Edges & Sledges Podcast and talks to DJ about England's chances.

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561: The Cricket Badger meets... Ricky Ellcock - Balls To Fly

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:56:00 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets former Worcestershire and Middlesex fast bowler Ricky Ellcock. Described by a few batters in the late 1980s as the fastest bowler they'd faced, Ricky's career was cut short through injury.

He left the pitch to take to the skies, becoming a pilot and the first black captain with Virgin Atlantic. His new book 'Balls To Fly' chronicles his life and you can get it for the reduced price of £15 (for a limited time only) if you quote the discount code BadgerFly at https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/balls-to-fly-pre-order

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560: Is Test cricket dying? If so, how can it be revived? Has global cricket got its priorities wrong?

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:03:27 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James about Test cricket and whether it can survive. We've seen South Africa name a second string squad to tour New Zealand, Shaheen Shah Afridi has missed the Aus v Pak Test to prioritise the T20I series and with the proliferation of T20 franchise leagues around the globe, what does the future hold?

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559: Cricket World Cup 2023 REVIEW. Australia's triumph, India's sorrow and where were England? PART TWO

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:09:40 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to look back at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

How did Australia manage that? How heart-breaking for India! What the hell happened to England? The highs, lows and the Team of the Tournament.

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558: Cricket World Cup 2023 REVIEW. Australia's triumph, India's sorrow and where were England? PART ONE

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:01:17 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to look back at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

How did Australia manage that? How heart-breaking for India! What the hell happened to England? The highs, lows and the Team of the Tournament.

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557: Cricket World Cup 2023 - India vs Australia FINAL Preview for Betting Radio

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:24:53 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, takes a look ahead to the Cricket World Cup 2023 Final. Who wins, scores the runs, takes wickets and where is the betting value?

This is a special edition, recorded for Betting Radio.

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556: Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final Betting Preview for Betting Radio

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:19:35 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, takes a look ahead to the semi-finals of Cricket World Cup 2023. Who wins, scores the runs, takes wickets and where is the betting value?

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555: The Cricket Badger meets.... MAX WALLER

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:25:00 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets former Somerset leg-spinner Max Waller. At the end of the 2022 season, Waller announced his retirement from professional cricket, as the leading all time wicket taker for Somerset in T20 cricket. He was awarded a 2023 testimonial year by Somerset, who he represented Somerset between 2009 and 2023.

If you'd like to attend the final event of the year at Lord's to hear Marcus Trescothick and Jack Leach talk cricket, the details are on maxwtestimonial.co.uk

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554: Cricket World Cup 2023 Update - Glenn Maxwell superhuman, timed outs and surely CWC23 is India's to lose

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:57:12 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, joins Ashwin on the Edges and Sledges India cricket podcast to discuss India's win over India. What next for England, will India win the Cricket World Cup and who will join them in the semi-finals?

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553: Cricket World Cup 2023 Update - England shambles, India dominant and SA, NZ and AUS en route to semis

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:53:00 -0000

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552: Cricket World Cup 2023 Update - India dominant, Netherlands and Afghanistan triumphant

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:06:07 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Fan Badgers from around the world and former player Azeem Rafiq to look at to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

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551: Cricket World Cup 2023 - ENG and AUS struggling. NZ, IND and SA looking good.

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:07:50 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Fan Badgers from around the world to look ahead to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

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550: Cricket World Cup 2023 - Which team has made the most impressive start? The Positives and Negatives so far

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:37:08 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Fan Badgers from around the world to look ahead to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

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549: Cricket World Cup 2023 - who wins the CWC2023? Is the future of ODIs in jeopardy?

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:05:27 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Fan Badgers, Anand Bhika and Neil Virani, to look at the 10 teams in India and assess who wins CWC 2023.

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548: Cricket World Cup 2023 Betting Preview for Betting Radio

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:36:41 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, takes a look at the 10 teams in India that will be contesting the Cricket World Cup 2023. Who wins, scores the runs, takes wickets and where is the betting value at the event?

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547: Ashes Series Review. England 2 Australia 2, a fair result?

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:32:38 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James after England won at The Oval to level the Ashes series at 2-2. Which team should be the happier after a thrilling series?

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546: Ashes fourth Test Review - Australia retain the Ashes in the Manchester rain

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:35:59 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James after an Old Trafford draw ensured that Australia retained the Ashes urn.

Despite being on the receiving end of England's best BazBall display of the summer, Australia were saved by the rain to stay 2-1 up with the fifth Test at The Oval still to play.

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545: Ashes third Test Review - England keep their Ashes 2023 dreams alive at Headingley

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 17:33:21 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James about an another superb and dramatic Test at Headingley. Mark Wood bowled rockets, Mitchell Marsh hit back with an incredible ton, Ben Stokes launched England nearly to parity, England then chased down 251 to win with Harry Brook, Chris Woakes and man of the match Wood holding their nerve. It's now 2-1 to Australia with two matches to play.

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544: Ashes second Test Review - 2-0 Australia after another incident packed thriller

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 19:55:50 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James about an another thriller at Lord's. After a Test that had incident and the prospect of another Stokes heroic ending, the Aussies went 2-0 up.

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543: The ICEC Report, Racism, Sexism, Elitism in Cricket with Dr Thomas Fletcher

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:19:25 -0000

James Buttler welcomes Dr Thomas Fletcher back to the podcast to discuss the ICEC Report. They discuss how the recommendations will affect the sport, what the ECB and the counties should do next, and whether this is the moment the game starts to be better.

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542: Ashes first Test Review - AusBall beats BazBall in Edgbaston thriller

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:24:11 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) and fan Badger Neil Virani are back to chat with James about an epic first Test victory for Australia. After a Test that never saw either side take complete control, went to the wire, what have we learnt ahead of the second Test at Lord's.

We talk THAT declaration, Bazball's effectiveness against the no.1 side in the Test world, and whether England can bounce back in the five-match series.

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541: The Ashes Preview 2023 - can BazBall overpower the Aussies? PART TWO

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:06:13 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James about the battle for the famous little urn. In this PART TWO of the Ashes Preview they discuss whether England's BazBall approach will be effective against a tremendous Australia bowling attack, what are the key battles and who will lift the famous urn.

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540: The Ashes Preview 2023 - can BazBall overpower the Aussies? PART ONE

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:29:17 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to chat with James about the battle for the famous little urn. In this PART ONE of the Ashes Preview they cover the World Test Championship Final victory for Australia, briefly update on the Yorkshire CCC racism scandal, question whether trophy presentations should still include alcohol and talk all things Ashes.

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539: Selecting a Men's World Test XI - who makes the team?

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 21:43:23 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, welcomes back some of the Cricket Badger Podcast fan badgers as they form a selection committee to pick a current World Test XI.

The framework - current players, with 2 openers, 3 batters, 1 all-rounder, 1 spinner and 3 pace bowlers. The match to be played on a neutral venue that is perfect for Test cricket, giving assistance to all style of player.

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538: England vs Ireland review, a look ahead to The Ashes and WTC Final

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:17:14 -0000

Our regular guest Aussie, Lucas (from the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) is back to quiz James on England's victory over Ireland at Lord's. They also look ahead to whether England can BazBall the Australians in The Ashes, consider who should be favourites for the World Test Championship Final, debate how the ICC and the big teams provide more help to the smaller cricketing nations, and ask if Afghanistan should still be playing international cricket without a women's side and with women's rights in the country a distant memory?

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537: The Cricket Badger meets... ROB FRANKS - from losing his leg to playing cricket for England

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:57:08 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets England Disability cricketer Rob Franks. Rob talks about his new book 'From Disability to Ability : My Journey' and how he lost a leg after being diagnosed with a bone tumour and went on to play cricket for his country. It's an inspirational tale.

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536: The Cricket Badger meets... STUART LAW

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:25:25 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets former Australia, Essex, Lancashire and Queensland great, Stuart Law.

Also a former head coach for West Indies and Middlesex, the Law Man takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions to chat about his life and times in the sport.

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535: Runs4Research – Supporting Alzheimer's Research UK

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:20:49 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is an ambassador for No Boundaries Cricket Club, and there will be a monthly podcast to further that association.

This episode is all about Runs4research that raise funds for Alzheimer's Research. James is joined by NBCC's Chris Marshall and Jake Burton of Runs4Research to talk about the Cricket Coffee Cup, to be played on 29 may at Spen Victoria Cricket Bowls and Athletic Club to raise funds for a great cause.

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534: The Cricket Badger meets... POLLY STARKIE. The pros and cons of the growth of women's cricket and a need for inclusivity

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:51:38 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets sports writer Polly Starkie as she accepts her induction into the Cricket Badger Sett of Fame. The chat centres around an obvious love of cricket, women in sport, Her Game Too and why women's sport seems to be more accepting of LGBTQIA+ people.

See https://www.outandout.football/p/what-mens-football-could-learn-about for the article discussed in this podcast.

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533: The Cricket Badger meets... DAVID GRIFFIN. Photographing and loving Derbyshire cricket

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:42:10 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets Derbyshire cricket photographer David Griffin. A vocal supporter of the county game, David chats about his life and times in the sport and accepts his nomination into the Cricket Badger Sett of Fame.

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532: The Cricket Badger meets... Roland Butcher. England's first black international cricketer

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:30:05 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets former England player Roland Butcher. Roland takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions to chat about his life and times in the sport.

The first black cricketer to play for England, he played three Tests and three ODIs in 1980 and 1981. A Middlesex stalwart through many glory years between 1974 and 1990, Roland was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2022.

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531: The Cricket Badger meets... Lydia Greenway. Women and Girls' Cricket

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:40:06 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, meets former England player Lydia Greenway. With a combined 225 caps for England Women from 2003, Lydia launched an all-female cricket academy in 2017 and has released a book: 'Women and Girls' Cricket: How We Can grow The Game Together'.

Lydia takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions to chat about her life and times in the sport.

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530: Scoring - a great way to get involved in cricket. The rights and wrongs of a #Mankad

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:53:31 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is an ambassador for No Boundaries Cricket Club, and there will be a monthly podcast to further that association. This is the first.

This episode is all about cricket scoring and how people can get involved in the sport without playing. It's also a great way to overcome other issues. James is joined by Chris Marshall, Charlotte Tuckett, Jack Rule and Thomas Roche.

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529: Cricket Badger meets... Simon Doull. A life on the field, behind the mic and opinions on cricket.

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:50:00 -0000

The former New Zealand international, and now one of the very best commentators, Simon Doull joins James Buttler to chat about his career in cricket, both as a player and in the commentary box.

Simon answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and those sent in from the audience.

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528: #SayNoToSexism: Misogyny and the barriers facing women in cricket and what can be done

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:44:00 -0000

Ella Bourne and Georgia Relf from the online campaign #SayNoToSexism join James Buttler to chat about sexism and misogyny in cricket. They talk about their experiences, opinions on high profile incidents and discuss how the sport can improve.

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527: The Cricket Badger is concerned: The dangers of The Hundred for our county game

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:26:41 -0000

James Buttler sits down at his microphone and reels off his concerns about the dangers of The Hundred to county cricket. 18 counties matter, and so does county cricket and to forget that will compromise the foundation of the sport.

This was recorded off-the-cuff as a bit of a stream of consciousness, so please forgive any imprefections!

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526: India and Pakistan should play each other far more - imagine a five Test match series!

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:30:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about the significance of yesterday's Asian Cup match between Pakistan and India. Surely we should see Test series and more frequent matches played? And, IPL should have Pakistan players and the PSL should welcome Indian players?

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525: No Boundaries Cricket Club - diversity, inclusiveness and animal welfare, with Chris Marshall

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:48:17 -0000

Chris Marshall joins James Buttler to talk about the New Boundaries Cricket Club, an exciting new community and charity cricket initiative.

Find out more at No Boundaries Cricket Club and find them on Twitter @NBCCCIC

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524: South Africa take first Test at Lord's as the BazBall honeymoon is over

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:36:55 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about South Africa's innings and 12 run win over England at Lord's. As the Stokes / McCullum honeymoon comes down to earth with a bump, what next for England, Zak Crawley and Stuart Broad?.

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523: NICHOLAS BROOKES - An Island's Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:53:57 -0000

Author Nicholas Brookes joins James Buttler to talk about his new book on the history of cricket in Sri Lanka. It's a cracking book and well worth a read.

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522: Adrian Rollins, Racism in cricket and how we can make the game inclusive

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:16:08 -0000

Former Derbyshire and Northamptonshire player Adrian Rollins joins James Buttler to chat about his experiences of racism in cricket, his thoughts on the current scandals in Yorkshire and Scotland, and what we need to do to make the game more inclusive.

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521: Toby Radford - GETTING TO GRIPS. His unique batting breakdown for players, coaches and cricket lovers everywhere

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:44:00 -0000

World renowned batting coach Toby Radford has written a new coaching book for batters and coaches, He has taken his experiences as a players and international coaching with West Indies and Bangladesh to funnel all of that knowledge into a book that explains the art of batting, with illustrations showing the rights and wrongs with the world's best players.

Always good to welcome Toby back to the podcast, unfortunately it wasn't the best connection initially, but well worth persevering with,

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520: Kyle Hogg - FIELD OF DREAMS. How do we get more state school kids into cricket?

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:53:08 -0000

Former Lancashire bowler Kyle Hogg joins James Buttler to chat about being the coach on the BBC programme 'Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams'. What was it like and what can cricket learn?

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519: India beat England in ODIs, Ben Stokes gives up one-day stuff - is there too much cricket?

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:49:29 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about India's 2-1 ODI series win over England. Is Jos Buttler the right white ball captain for England. Ben Stokes giving up one-day cricket leads to a debate about whether 9too much cricket is played.

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518: Cricket Badger meets... Vic Marks. Somerset, England, TMS, journalism and beyond

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:45:57 -0000

Former Somerset and England all-rounder, BCC Test Match Special commentator and renowned journalist, Vic Marks joins James Buttler to answer the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

A wide-ranging discussion about a lifetime in cricket, including sharing that great Somerset dressing room with Viv Richards, Joel Garner and Ian Botham, a moan about the structure of English cricket, an admiration for Joe Root, and plenty more.

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517: Racism in the crowd at Edgbaston - how do we rid the game of this bigotry?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:14:13 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about the racist incidents in the crowd at Edgbaston. How does cricket deal with his blight on the sport?

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516: England chase 378 with Root and Bairstow tons to level at 2-2 with India

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:04:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about a 2-2 England vs India series draw after a mammoth England Edgbaston chase.

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We discuss the fifth Test between England and India. How did India lose from a position of strength? Jonny Bairstow hits two centuries in the game and with Joe Root adds an unbroken 269 fourth wicket stand to set a record England Test chase of 378 to level the series.

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515: Cricket Badger meets... David Fulton. The former Kent captain talks about a life in sport.

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:46:59 -0000

Former Kent Captain Dave Fulton joins James Buttler to answer the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He spent 15 years at Kent and then the jumped in front of the SkySports cameras, with many ups and a few downs along the way.

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514: England beat New Zealand 3-0 and show just how good Baz Ball can be! PART TWO

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:36:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about a 3-0 England series win after a seven-wicket win at Headingley.

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We discuss New Zealand's team, decide on the England player series ratings, have a heated debate about the usefulness of this final Test against India at Edgbaston, the worthiness of England's white trip to Netherlands, debate whether it's all about the Ashes and decide what the length of a Test series should be.

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513: England beat New Zealand 3-0 and show just how good Baz Ball can be! PART ONE

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:42:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about a 3-0 England series win after a seven-wicket win at Headingley.

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We discuss Baz Ball, can it be maintained, the future for Zak Crawley, Matt Potts brilliant debut series, Ollie Pope staking more than a claim, Jamie Overton's impact, a 10-wicket match haul for Jack Leach and how England have been reborn under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. Also a word for New Zealand who are very unfortunate no to have won at least one Test and Daryl Mitchell has been superb.

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512: England secure series win as Jonny Bairstow lights up high scoring Trent Bridge Test

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:03:44 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) and Michael Wagener from New Zealand to chat about a win for England at Lord's.

After England chase down New Zealand to win the second Test at Trent Bridge by five wickets we discuss Jonny Bairstow's scintillating hundred, Ben Stokes second success as England captain, Trent Boult's brilliant bowling, team selections for Headingley and much more.

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511: Andy Nash - county cricket vs The Hundred - is English cricket on the right path?

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:50:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by former Somerset chair and ECB director Andy Nash. Are the ECB fit for purpose? Is The Hundred a threat to English cricket? Can all 18 English counties survive? Just how concerned should county cricket fans be?

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510: Root to 10,000 as England win at Lord's. The fallout from a terrific first Test.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:38:54 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) and Michael Wagener from New Zealand to chat about a win for England at Lord's.

Joe Root passes 10,000 runs and hits his first fourth innings ton at the culmination of an intriguing match. Ben Stokes takes his first win as captain. Wickets for Matty Potts. What will Brendon McCullum bring to the England dressing room. Did Kane Williamson miss a spin trick? The Mitchell and Blundell partnership. That Stuart Broad over. And plenty more besides.

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509: England vs New Zealand preview, ticket prices, 10-match Championship, is T20 Blast being killed by The Hundred?

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:25:42 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about a new England as they prepare to take on New Zealand.

Also, James takes the opportunity to get a few things off his chest. Scandalous ticket prices, a possible 10-match County Championship, how will the England team evolve over the summer and the downplaying of the T20 Blast as The Hundred takes over the summer.

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508: IPL 2022 REVIEW: Gujarat Titans champions, Jos Buttler the star - with Merwyn Dsilva

Mon, 30 May 2022 13:41:14 -0000

The Indian Premier League is over for 2022 and the Cricket Badger is joined by Merwyn from India to pick over the tournament and take a look at the winners and losers.

Passionate cricket analyst Merwyn hosts the YouTube channel Merwyn's CricWiz from India. He is also on Twitter: @Mervst.

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507: England's new dawn against New Zealand and the County Championship so far

Mon, 23 May 2022 21:21:22 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fan badgers Phil and Mark to assess the all-change at England, the Test squad, their chances against New Zealand, the County Championship season so far and whether Kevin Pietersen has a point.

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506: Sean Jarvis, Leicestershire CEO - all things Grace Road & are Foxes disposable in any restructure?

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:42:28 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Sean Jarvis, the chief executive at Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Proof that badgers and foxes can get along!

Sean has been CEO since March 2020 and talks about the experiences that brought him to Grace Road, the initiatives being undertaken by the club and the hard work on and off the pitch. In a time where the structure of English cricket is being heavily discussed, should Leicestershire CCC be seen as disposable?

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505: Joe Root steps down. Who will be the next England Test captain?

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:10:46 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by Lucas from Australia (of the Gaurav Ayaan YouTube channel) to chat about Joe Root's resignation as England Test captain.

Who will be Root's replacement? We evaluate all of the possible contenders.

With the ECB now needing to appoint a director of English cricket, a red and white ball head coach, a Test captain and probably a chairman of selectors, there is a lot to do! How would Lucas feel about Justin Langer and / or Ricky Ponting wearing an England tracksuit?

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504: The future of red ball county cricket. What needs to change? What must be preserved?

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:07:35 -0000

The Cricket Badger is joined by editor of County Cricket Matters, Annie Chave. With rumours this week of a 12-county Premier League, with the red ball at the margins of the season, is their any hope for lovers of the County Championship? What needs to change and what should be preserved?

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503: Johns Benny - Twitter's @CricCrazyJohns on Team India, IPL 2022 and all things cricket

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:30:57 -0000

Lovely to welcome to the podcast Johns Benny of the prolific @CricCrazyJohns Twitter feed. Johns joins the Cricket Badger to talk Team India, IPL 2022, why he loves cricket, and much more.

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502: West Indies win. English cricket in crisis? What next for Joe Root and England? The post mortem.

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:23:26 -0000

After a third Test humbling, the Cricket Badger and the fan badgers pick the bones from England's humbling in Grenada.

What next for Joe Root? Is English cricket in crisis? The captaincy?

And, very well played West Indies!

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501: West Indies and England heading for Grenada showdown - who wins?

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:51:36 -0000

Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by the fan badgers Mark and Phil to chat pitches, teams, Tests and all things the third #WIvsENG Test.

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500: Podcast no.500!! The first FOUR inductees into the Cricket Badger Sett of Fame. Why we love cricket.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:52:48 -0000

VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: The Cricket Badger Podcast introduces the SETT OF FAME. It's about passion & enthusiasm. Being a Cricket Badger is diving into cricket and never wanting to come up for air.

We will induct four new people every Valentine's Day - a great day to celebrate a love of cricket ❤

THE FIRST FOUR INDUCTEES IN 2022...

JACOB LUNN - for being an inspiration to people with autism and such an obvious cricket badger whose passion for the sport reminds us all of what it's like to be a youngster falling in love with the sport.

ROBERTA MORETTI AVERY - for services to cricket in Brazil, for engaging social media posts, for displaying an enjoyment of our wonderful game and bringing through the next generation of Brazil cricketers with excellent leadership and coaching initiatives.

ANNIE CHAVE - for services to English county cricket, for being a vocal supporter of the game and demonstrating a passion and love of our wonderful sport that is infectious and engaging.

JASON GILLESPIE - for services to cricket, for being an inspiration to indigenous Australians, for displaying a love of our wonderful game both as a player, coach and an obvious fan.

Congratulations to all four and thanks to them for sparing the time to come on the podcast to talk about their love of cricket.

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499: IPL 2022 MEGA AUCTION - The winners. losers and best buys ahead of the next IPL

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:06:54 -0000

BUMPER EDITION: The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Clare Sanderson, Rito Maitra and Anand Bhika to look back at the last two days of bidding at the IPL Mega Auction.

Which teams have got the bargains?
Who shapes best?
We score all 10 franchises and pick the team we think is the strongest ahead of IPL 2022.

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498: England's West Indies Test Squad: "To leave both seamers out is quite frankly ridiculous"

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:39:09 -0000

James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Olly Prendergast and Mark Hilton to review England's 16-man Test squad for the upcoming Test tour of West Indies.

With the big news that eight players who were in the Ashes squad are dropped, most notably Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, we ask whether Andrew Strauss and his henchmen have got it right?

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497: YORKSHIRE CRICKET: Should Headingley Retain International Status After Racism Scandal?

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:35:35 -0000

Yorkshire supporters Chris Marshall and James Buttler discuss 'what next for the ECB and Yorkshire?' Should the club host internationals in 2022? What other sanctions are appropriate? Are the club doing enough on inclusivity to convince the ECB the should retain international matches?

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496: Cricket Badger meets... AATIF NAWAZ: A Passion for Cricket, Commentating and Comedy

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:39:39 -0000

James Buttler is joined by award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, writer, presenter and cricket commentator, Aatif Nawaz. The voice from Test Match Special has a passion for cricket that shines through. He also takes on comedy audiences, surely scarier than facing an angry fast bowler!

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495: David Woodhouse: Len Hutton's Men in the West Indies 1953/54 PART TWO

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:51:21 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by author David Woodhouse to talk about his book 'WHO ONLY CRICKET KNOW - Hutton's Men in the West Indies 1953/54'.

Who Only Cricket Know tells the story of the second most controversial tour in English cricket history after Bodyline and has not been revisited since two tour books came out in the immediate aftermath. The cricket is dramatic, the key characters fascinating, and it is awash with incidents on and off the field, many of them involving race and social class.

This was the first tour in which MCC travelled by plane (although they returned home on the boat) and the first in they were captained by a professional player – Len Hutton. It was also Hutton’s Yorkshire teammate Fred Trueman’s debut tour and for the opposition, the Three Ws were in their pomp and a young man called Garfield Sobers made his international bow.

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494: David Woodhouse: Len Hutton's Men in the West Indies 1953/54 PART ONE

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:47:52 -0000

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493: Ashes 2021/22 - Post mortem. Don't reduce 18 counties, make them stronger PART TWO

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:41:44 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Mark and Phil to look back at the Ashes series and to discuss what it takes for England to restore the faith in the Test side.
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492: Ashes 2021/22 - Post mortem. Don't reduce 18 counties, make them stronger PART ONE

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:20:28 -0000

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491: It’s Just Not Cricket: 2022 Must Be a Year of Action for Race and Inclusion in Sport PART TWO

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:36:26 -0000

PART TWO: The Cricket Badger was delighted to join a webinar run by British Future to speak about how to tackle racism in cricket. They kindly allowed me to issue as a podcast and, as I think you'll agree, it is an interesting discussion.

Have the racism revelations by Azeem Rafiq against Yorkshire CCC led to a watershed moment for change in cricket and for sport more broadly?

Barnie Choudhury, Editor, Eastern Eye (Chair)
Halima Khan, Founder and Director, Opening Boundaries
Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future
James Buttler, Cricket Badger Podcast

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490: It’s Just Not Cricket: 2022 Must Be a Year of Action for Race and Inclusion in Sport PART ONE

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:33:12 -0000

PART ONE: The Cricket Badger was delighted to join a webinar run by British Future to speak about how to tackle racism in cricket. They kindly allowed me to issue as a podcast and, as I think you'll agree, it is an interesting discussion.

Have the racism revelations by Azeem Rafiq against Yorkshire CCC led to a watershed moment for change in cricket and for sport more broadly?

Barnie Choudhury, Editor, Eastern Eye (Chair)
Halima Khan, Founder and Director, Opening Boundaries
Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future
James Buttler, Cricket Badger Podcast

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489: Ashes 2021/22 - England show fight in Sydney draw but still some distance off Australia

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:24:51 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Mark and Phil to look back at the fourth Test in Sydney.

England showing fight at last
Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad shine
What places are up for grabs?
Ashley Giles and Chris Silverwood.
A look ahead to Hobart.

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488: The best and worst of cricket in 2021. Our favourite memories and worst moments.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:59:04 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fan badgers to look back at 2021 and pick out favourite cricket moments, and the worst too.

Thanks for listening in 2021. A very Happy New Year to you all.

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487: Ashes 2021/22 - Australia go 2-0 up, so is it all change now for desperate England?

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:24:17 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Mark, Phil and Olly to look back at the second Test in Adelaide.

Where are England going wrong?
How do they get back on track in the three remaining Tests?
Will this series end 5-0?
Any hope at all?

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486: Ashes 2021/22 - Aussies take 1st Test, can England hit back? A combined AUS/ENG XI?

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:54:34 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by fan badgers Mark, Olly and Phil to discuss the Ashes series after Australia took the 1st Test. Can England bounce back in Adelaide? Which players from both teams make our combined Aus/Eng XI?

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485: Cricket Badger meets... SCYLD BERRY 'Beyond the Boundaries - Travels on England Cricket Tours'

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:41:55 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by a legend of cricket journalism, Scyld Berry. After 45 years covering England home and away, we chat about the upcoming Ashes series, his many England tours abroad and his new book, 'Beyond the Boundaries - Travels on England Cricket Tours'.

Scyld Berry has witnessed more England Test matches than any other person - almost 500 as a newspaper cricket journalist.

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484: The Yorkshire members are revolting! The supporters' place in the club's future

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:32:18 -0000

Yorkshire members, Chris Marshall and Jim Himsworth, join the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, to chat about the role they think YCCC members need to play as the club must embrace change to bounce back from the racism in cricket storm.

Apologies for the audio quality in places. One of the participants had a particularly swimmy connections at times.

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483: Cricket Badger meets Dr Thomas Fletcher, author of the Fletcher Report on Asian engagement in Yorkshire cricket

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:42:51 -0000

Dr Thomas Fletcher joins the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, to chat about racism in Yorkshire cricket, south Asian engagement at all levels and what can be done to make things better in the county, and beyond. The Fletcher Report 2014 was referred to at Azeem Rafiq's appearance at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee Hearing, although noticeably not everyone knew about its existence.

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482: Azeem Rafiq Special PART TWO - the DCMS Hearing, institutional racism, Yorkshire and beyond

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:20:39 -0000

Nakul Pande takes the Badger's chair to chat to the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, and Neil Virani about Azeem Rafiq's appearance at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee Hearing. What next for Yorkshire, cricket, the ECB?

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480: Cricket Badger meets Jake Lintott - a breakthrough year after not giving up on his dreams

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:42:28 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, chats to Jake Lintott about his breakthrough year as a latecomer to the professional ranks at Warwickshire, Southern Brave and Barbados Royals.

After always having a desire to play pro cricket, Lintott had to wait until he was 27 to sign his first professional contract with the Bears. He's rapidly making up for lost time and there's plenty more to come as he is able to give the sport 100% of his focus as he turns his back on the classroom.

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479: Cricket Badger meets Azam Khan - missing T20 World Cup with Pakistan, famous father, plenty of ambition

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:38:49 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, chats to young Pakistan international Azam Khan about being selected for the T20 World Cup and then missing out, having a famous father, what he does to relax, his ambitions in the game and much more. Azam even plays a tune on his guitar.

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478: #IPL2021 DAILY: CSK are the champions. The IPL Awards ceremony 2021.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:18:21 -0000

Welcome to our 57th and final #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil, Clare, Hari, Rito and Abhaye to celebrate Chennai Super Kings as the 2021 champions and to give out the podcast's IPL 2021 Awards.

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477: #IPL2021 DAILY: CSK vs KKR IPL Final preview. Mega auction changes. England Lions squad.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:00:44 -0000

Welcome to our 56th and penultimate #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil Virani, Naman Shah and Dan Kelly to preview Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders as they meet on Friday in the 2021 IPL Final.

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476: #IPL2021 DAILY: DC vs KKR preview. How to give a great team talk. Online abuse must stop.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:30:53 -0000

Welcome to our 55th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil Virani and Clare Sanderson to preview Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders as they meet on Wednesday to play CSK in the IPL Final. After Dan Christian's pregnant partner received horrendous abuse on social media, they chat about how that behaviour has to stop. And, they look at Ricky Ponting's DC team talk after the CSK defeat, which was a masterclass in man management.

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475: #IPL2021 DAILY: Virat Kohli ends RCB captaincy with defeat as Kolkata ride into Wednesday's Qualifier 2 clash

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:14:05 -0000

Welcome to our 54th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Naman and Neil to look back at Kolkata Knight Riders win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator as they progress to face Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.

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474: #IPL2021 DAILY: MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad strike CSK into the IPL Final

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:36:37 -0000

Welcome to our 53rd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Rito, Sam and Abhishek to look back at Chennai Super Kings' win over Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 1 Playoff match. They also look ahead to RCB vs KKR in the Eliminator on Monday.

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473: #IPL2021 DAILY: Group stage review, Playoff preview and our team of the IPL so far

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 00:05:07 -0000

Welcome to our 52nd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Deputy Badger, Nakul Pande, is joined by Rito and Anand to look back at the tournament's group stage, look ahead to the playoffs and pick their team of the IPL so far.

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472: #IPL2021 DAILY: MI left with impossible task as KKR all but secure Playoffs

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:04:22 -0000

Welcome to our 51st #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil, Clare and Hari to look back at wins for Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai Indians are left with all but impossible task. And is it time to say farewell MSD?

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471: #IPL2021 DAILY: Ishan Kishan and NCN lead #MI romp, but #KKR still in Playoff control

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:07:26 -0000

Welcome to our 50th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Raj, Clare and Rito to look back at Mumbai Indians win over Rajasthan Royals that keeps them in the hunt for the Playoffs.

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470: #IPL2021 DAILY: Shimron Hetmyer steers DC to CSK win and top of the table

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:23:37 -0000

Welcome to our 49th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil Virani to look back at the top of the table clash between CSK and Delhi Capitals and the win that takes DC top. They discuss hair styles, whether the tournament has suffered from being split in two and the standard of umpiring.

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469: #IPL2021 DAILY: Maxwell shines for RCB, KKR near Playoffs and we decide who wins this IPL

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:36:27 -0000

Welcome to our 48th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Abhaye, Clare and Rito to look back at wins for RCB and KKR and then go through the remaining matches to predict who wins IPL 2021.

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468: #IPL2021 DAILY: Jaiswal a perfect rags to riches dream. Wins for DC & RR, MI struggle. Gaikwad ton

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:45:20 -0000

Welcome to our 47th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Abhaye and Abhishek to size up an intriguing IPL table after wins for RR over CSK and DC over MI. Youngsters shine and Jaiswal the perfect example of a rags to riches IPL dream.

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467: #IPL2021 DAILY: Punjab Kings win crunch match against KKR. Is Eoin Morgan ever going to find form?

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:37:42 -0000

Welcome to our 47th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil, Hari and Anand to discuss a crucial win for KSPB over Kolkata Knight Riders. They also discuss Eoin Morgan's poor form and whether you can play him purely as a skipper.

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466: #IPL2021 DAILY: Chennai Super Kings into IPL Playoffs. The R Ashwin overthrow debate.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:12:46 -0000

Welcome to our 46th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Neil, Deepak and Clare to discuss a win for CSK that cements their position in the Playoffs. They also debate the R Ashwin overthrow controversy.

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465: #IPL2021 DAILY: Glenn Maxwell fifty takes Royal Challengers Bangalore past #RR and verge of Playoffs

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:50:32 -0000

Welcome to our 46th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Rito, Raj and Naman to discuss a comfortable victory for RCB over Rajasthan Royals that takes them to the verge of the IPL Playoffs. We discuss the resurgent Glenn Maxwell and ask who we'd pick first at the next Mega Auction.

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464: #IPL2021 DAILY: #KKR conquer #DelhiCapitals, #MI dethrone #PBKS, Polly to 300

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:26:03 -0000

Welcome to our 45th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is working away today and the Deputy Badger Nakul Pande steps in again as deputy host alongside Neil and Clare. They discuss the day's double headers and Kieron Pollard's stature in the T20 game.

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463: #IPL2021 DAILY: #SRH win when it doesn't matter. David Warner finished? Moeen Ali retires from Tests

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:56:27 -0000

Welcome to our 44th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is working away today and the Deputy Badger Nakul Pande steps in to make an excellent debut as host, alongside Naman and Neil. They assess Sunrsiers' win over Rajasthan Royals, David Warner's future and Moeen Ali's decision to retire from Test cricket with England.

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462: #IPL2021 DAILY: Where is the #IPL after a busy weekend and who lifts the trophy?

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:27:37 -0000

Welcome to our 43rd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Nakul and Rito to assess the IPL standings after the weekend's matches and discuss which side looks best suited to lift this season's trophy.

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460: #IPL2021 DAILY: Delhi Capitals go top after brushing aside beleaguered Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:31:17 -0000

Welcome to our 41st #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman and Nakul to discuss Delhi Capitals comfortable eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai.

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459: #IPL2021 DAILY: RR claim sensational last over comeback win to stun PBKS

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:27:26 -0000

Welcome to our 40th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast - the #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Claire and Neil to discuss Rajasthan Royals's incredible last over win over Punjab Kings in Dubai.

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458: #IPL2021 DAILY: Hot KKR trounce cold RCB in straightforward Abu Dhabi romp

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:24:51 -0000

Welcome to our 39th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast after a rather long break. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman and Deepak to discuss KKR's mammoth nine-wicket win over RCB in Abu Dhabi.

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457: FAMOUS FANS: Tom Holland - historian, writer, TV presenter and charity walker

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:22:08 -0000

Tom Holland joins the Cricket Badger James Buttler to chat about his life as a historian, his love of cricket, his bowling and six hitting prowess for the Authors Cricket Club.

It is Tom's benefit season for the Authors and he has just completed a 55-mile in 24 hours walk of historical cricket sites around London. He is raising money for 18 Keys Project, The Passage. and the AMAR Foundation. You can donate at givergy.uk/tomholland.

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456: #ENGvIND DAILY: A REVIEW of a tremendous four Test matches at our awards ceremony

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:54:56 -0000

Welcome to the 30th and final England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Nakul Pande, Mark Hilton and Rito Maitra to look back over the four Tests played and hand out the awards voted for by all of the fan badgers you have heard over the last few weeks.

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455: #ENGvIND DAILY: Fifth Test CANCELLED as tour ends before day one at Old Trafford begins

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:08:28 -0000

Welcome to the 29th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani to assess the cancellation of the 5th Test. They also discuss Yorkshire CCC's statement made this morning on the investigation on institutional racism.

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454: #ENGvIND DAILY: Fifth Test - the Test that almost never was (and still in the balance)

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:50:44 -0000

Welcome to the 28th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Mark Hilton to preview the fifth Test, which still hangs in the balance after more Covid positive Tests in the India camp. We also look at the T20 World Cup squads announced this week.

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453: #ENGvIND DAILY: Virat Kohli ticks off milestones as India press for the series win

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:00:33 -0000

Welcome to the 27th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Naman Shah and Anand Bhika to chat about the series so far and the Old Trafford decider.

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452: #ENGvIND DAILY: Sensational Jasprit Bumrah leads India attack to famous The Oval win

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:08:08 -0000

Welcome to the 26th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Raj Yadhav and Anand Bhika to chat about India's 157-run win in the fourth Test at The Oval.

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451: #ENGvIND DAILY: A cracker in store as England enter day five needing 291 more to win

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 20:12:16 -0000

Welcome to the 25th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Anand Bhika and Mark Hilton to chat about the fourth Test at The Oval.

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450: #ENGvIND DAILY: India have noses ahead after brilliant Rohit Sharma masterclass

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:26:41 -0000

Welcome to the 24th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Rito Maitra and Mark Hilton to chat about the fourth Test at The Oval.

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449: #ENGvIND DAILY: England lead India on first innings but the 4th Test is going to be a close one

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:02:03 -0000

Welcome to the 23rd of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Rito Maitra, Nakul Pande and Naman Shah to chat about the fourth Test at The Oval.

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448: #ENGvIND DAILY: Woakes grabs four, Thakur hits back, Root falls as honours around even

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:20:31 -0000

Welcome to the 22nd of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Raj Yadhav to chat about the fourth Test at The Oval.

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447: #ENGvIND DAILY: India's bouncebackability, Root at no.1, do TV comms give the opposition tips?

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:26:40 -0000

Welcome to the 21st of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Neil Virani and Raj Yadhav to chat about the fourth Test starting on Thursday at The Oval.

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446: #ENGvIND DAILY: Test reserve days? Does R Ashwin play? England spinners? Farewell Dale Steyn

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:29:45 -0000

Welcome to the 20th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Naman Shah and Raj Yadhav to chat about the forth Test and also pay tribute to Dale Steyn who has announced his retirement.

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445: #ENGvIND DAILY: 1-1 in Test series - not time for England and India to make huge changes

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:43:19 -0000

Welcome to the 19th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Anand Bhika, Naman Shah and Rito Maitra to assess the health of both England and India after Headingley.

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444: #ENGvIND DAILY: Ollie Robinson shines in England win as India cannot recover from horrendous start

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:28:34 -0000

Welcome to the 18th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pander and Mark Hilton to look back at a shortened day four in the third Test at Headingley.

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443: #ENGvIND DAILY: India can still save this 3rd Test as Cheteshwar Pujara finds form

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:55:15 -0000

Welcome to the 17th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Naman Shah and Rito Maitra to look back at day three of the third Test at Headingley.

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442: #ENGvIND DAILY: Is this the greatest ever India Test team? Can England bounce back?

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:22:37 -0000

Welcome to the 16th of many England vs India Test Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Naman Shah and Mark Hilton to look ahead to the third Test at Headingley.

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441: #ENGvIND DAILY: A look back at India's historic win at Lord's. What next for England?

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:49:34 -0000

Welcome to the 15th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Naman Shah and Ash Turner to look back at India's stunning victory in the second Test at Lord's.

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440: #ENGvIND DAILY: The long tail wags and bowls India to memorable Lord's 2nd Test win

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:30:15 -0000

Welcome to the 14th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Mark Hilton, Rob Lewis and Raj Yadhav to look back at India's stunning day five victory in the second Test at Lord's.

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439: #ENGvIND DAILY: Rishabh Pant holds the key, why no Ashwin as glorious day five beckons at Lord's

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 20:07:13 -0000

Welcome to the 13th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Abhaye Mehta, Mark Hilton and Anand Bhika to look back at day four of the second Test at Lord's.

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438: #ENGvIND DAILY: Joe Root does it again with a ton as England edge ahead

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:35:57 -0000

Welcome to the 12th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Abhaye Mehta and Anand Bhika to look back at day three of the second Test at Lord's.

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437: #ENGvIND DAILY: Anderson leads England fightback / racism investigation at Yorkshire CCC

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:19:03 -0000

Welcome to the 11th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Nakul Pande and Mark Hilton to look back at day two of the second Test, before discussing the investigation into allegations of racism at Yorkshire CCC and demanding the report be published.

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436: #ENGvIND DAILY: KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put India in control at Lord's

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:56:07 -0000

Welcome to the 10th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Naman Shah to briefly look back at day one of the second Test. India in control after a ton from KL Rahul as Joe Root may rue the decision to insert the tourists after winning the toss.

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435: #ENGvIND DAILY: 2nd Test preview as England's injury tale of woe continues

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:32:31 -0000

Welcome to the 9th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Naman Shah to briefly look back at the first Test, pick a player to bat for your life and select a combined Test XI from the two squads. They also look ahead to the second Test.

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434: #ENGvIND DAILY: A player to bat for your life, a combined England / India Test XI

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:35:03 -0000

Welcome to the 8th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Naman Shah to briefly look back at the first Test, pick a player to bat for your life and select a combined Test XI from the two squads. They also look ahead to the second Test.

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433: #ENGvIND DAILY: Rain forces draw but what do England and India take from Trent Bridge?

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 17:44:02 -0000

Welcome to the 7th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Mark Hilton and Raj Yadhav to assess what England and India can take from Trent Bridge after rain washed out day five.

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432: #ENGvIND DAILY: All results still possible - isn't Test cricket just wonderful?

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 20:02:49 -0000

Welcome to the 6th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Anand Bhika, Mark Hilton and Abhaye Mehta to look back at day four of the first Test - what a great day and what a thrilling day Sunday could be - if the bad weather stays away!

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431: #ENGvIND DAILY: Two days left and rain around - can there be a first Test result?

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:47:27 -0000

Welcome to the 5th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Naman Shah, Anand Bhika and Raj Yadav to look back at day three of the first Test - is there enough time left in this Test to see a positive result for either side?

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430: #ENGvIND DAILY: Anderson double hauls England back but rain intervenes

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:51:02 -0000

Welcome to the 4th of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Rito Maitra and Neil Virani to look back at day two of the first Test - a day where England were frustrated by poor weather.

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429: #ENGvIND DAILY: England capitulate to 183 against Shami and Bumrah masterclass

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:10:29 -0000

Welcome to the 3rd of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Naman Shah and Raj Yadhav to look back at day one of the first Test - a day completely controlled by India.

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428: #ENGvIND DAILY: The England vs India Test series preview Part TWO

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:01:42 -0000

Welcome to the 2nd of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Neil Virani and Rob Lewis to look ahead to the mouthwatering five-Test series between England and India.

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427: #ENGvIND DAILY: The England vs India Test series preview Part ONE

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:55:29 -0000

Welcome to the 1st of many England vs India Test Daily Podcasts. The #ENGvIND Test series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Nakul Pande, Neil Virani and Rob Lewis to look ahead to the mouthwatering five-Test series between England and India.

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426: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:21:06 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Phillip Law with this week's special guest Warwickshire captain and all-rounder Will Rhodes.

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425: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Lancashire all-rounder Steven Croft

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:46:23 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Mark Hilton with this week's special guest Lancashire all-rounder Steven Croft.

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424: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Glamorgan pace bowler Roman Walker

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:50:39 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Phil Law with this week's special guest Glamorgan pace bowler Roman Walker.

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423: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Essex head coach Anthony McGrath

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:46:12 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande, Phil Law and Mark Hylton with this week's special guest Essex head coach Anthony McGrath.

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422: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Gloucestershire all-rounder Ryan Higgins

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:27:01 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Abi Slade with this week's special guest Gloucestershire all-rounder Ryan Higgins.

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421: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Worcestershire coach Kevin Sharp

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:42:57 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande, Abi Slade and Mark Hilton with this week's special guest former Yorkshire batsman and Worcestershire coach Kevin Sharp.

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420: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Durham bowler Chris Rushworth

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:05:24 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Mark Hilton with this week's special guest Durham's record wicket taker Chris Rushworth.

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419: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Northamptonshire bowler Ben Sanderson

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:09:43 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande, Phil Law and Daniel Kelly with special guest Northants pace bowler Ben Sanderson.

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418: Philip Brown - The Colours of Cricket. Chronicling a life behind the sporting lens

Fri, 28 May 2021 17:30:23 -0000

Philip Brown has been a regular photographer around English cricket, home and abroad, for three decades. His new book entitled The Colours of Cricket, out on 2 August 2021, is a absolute joy.

Phil sent the Cricket Badger an electronic copy a few days prior to this chat and it's a stunning testimony to his skill, artistry and a great visual read.

In this podcast we chat about cricket photography, the Badger selects a few of his favourite photos to discuss and a lifetime behind the camera is brought into focus.

The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon

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417: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with evergreen Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens

Mon, 24 May 2021 22:04:19 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande and Oliver Prendergast with special guest Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens.

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416: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Notts opener Ben Slater

Tue, 18 May 2021 07:26:07 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande, Abi Slade (Somerset), Phillip Law (Essex) with special guest Nottinghamshire opener Ben Slater.

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415: County Cricket 2021 Weekly Podcast with Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman

Mon, 10 May 2021 22:07:08 -0000

The #CountyCricket2021 season by the fans, for the fans. Welcome to the first edition of our weekly homage to the 2021 English county cricket summer. We discuss the latest scores, debate the current issues and have a special guest on each week as we go around the counties.

This week Cricket Badger James Buttler is joined by regulars Nakul Pande, Abi Slade (Somerset), Phillip Law (Essex) and Oli Prendergast (Lancs), with special guest Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman.

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414: #IPL2021 DAILY: Half-tournament review, team of this IPL and chances of a resumption

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:49:22 -0000

Welcome to our 38th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast and the final one for now as we take a break hoping for news of a resumption later in the year. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil, Naman and Nakul to discuss whether there is a chance of playing the second half of this IPL later in 2021. We discuss Nakul's team of the tournament and also pick our favourite moments, before looking ahead to the English summer with the World Test Championship and India's tour just around the corner.

Thank you very much for your correspondence and listens! Thanks to all of the fan badgers and we will be back for more IPL2021 Daily Podcasts as soon as the tournament returns. Until then our love to all in India and please stay safe!

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413: #IPL2021 DAILY: Why this IPL cannot be allowed to end like this. There's too much at stake.

Wed, 05 May 2021 11:54:27 -0000

Welcome to our 37th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil and Dan to chat about the reason the IPL cannot finish like this. The cost to Indian and world cricket would be huge if the tournament wasn't completed, the cost to the players mentally and financially would be massive. And we can't say goodbye to MS Dhoni and others like this!

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412: #IPL2021 DAILY: IPL "INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED" after Covid bubbles burst

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:45:33 -0000

Welcome to our 36th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil, Nakul and Anand after the news that this season's competition has been suspended due to more positive Covid tests in the bubbles. Can the tournament ever be concluded?

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411: #IPL2021 DAILY: Five test positive for Covid, KKR v RCB postponed, IPL on a knife-edge

Mon, 03 May 2021 13:02:56 -0000

Welcome to our 35th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Rito, Hari and Abhaye after the news that today's KKR vs RCB IPL fixture had been posponed after two players at KKR and three support staff at CSK had tested positive for Covid. Can the tournament survive? Should it be cancelled?

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410: #IPL2021 DAILY: BUMPER EDITION FOR CHILDREN IN NEED INDIA - Captain Tom 100 Challenge

Sun, 02 May 2021 23:04:57 -0000

Welcome to our 34TH #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

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This is the longest podcast we've ever published and it is for charity. Inspired by the Captain Tom 100 Challenge, host the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Anand, Clare, Nakul and Abhaye and asks 100 questions. Not a quiz but a chat about all things IPL, Indian cricket and cricket.

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409: #IPL2021 DAILY: Kieron Pollard stuns CSK with 87* in 34 balls to claim Mumbia Indians win

Sat, 01 May 2021 21:57:10 -0000

Welcome to our 33rd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Anand, Rito and Raj for the last few overs of Mumbai Indians win over Chennai Super Kings as they marvel at Kieron Pollard's matchwinning knock. They then preview Sunday's double headers of Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals.

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408: #IPL2021 DAILY: KL Rahul and Harpreet Brar enjoy Punjab Kings win over RCB

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:55:07 -0000

Welcome to our 32nd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman and Hari after Punkab Kings surprise win over the Royal Challengers. They then look ahead to a mouthwatering matcup on Saturday between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

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407: #IPL2021 DAILY: Prithvi Shaw and Quinton de Kock star as Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians win

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:12:32 -0000

Welcome to our 31st #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Samson and Nakul to reflect on a double-header Thursday as Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals climbed back to the top of the table with wins over Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. They discuss the joy that a Chetan Sakuriya smile can bring and look ahead to Friday's game between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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406: #IPL2021 DAILY: We ask what is wrong with Sunrisers as CSK march back to the top

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:17:56 -0000

Welcome to our 30th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman, Clare and Neil to look back at Chennai Super kings comfortable win over a disappointing SRH. We discuss whether CSK has what it takes to win IPL 2021 and examine what has gone wrong for the Sunrisers. Then we look ahead to a double header Thursday which sees Mumbai Indians play Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals take on KKR.

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405: #IPL2021 DAILY: ABD fireworks take RCB top. Why the show must go on despite Covid.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:18:04 -0000

Welcome to our 29th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Anand, Naman and Daniel to reflect on Royal Challengers Bangalore's one-run win over Delhi Capitals. They also have an in-depth chat on why the IPL must continue despite the horrifying effects of Coronavirus in the country. And they preview Wednesday's match between CSK and SRH.

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404: #IPL2021 DAILY: Eoin Morgan in the runs as KKR recapture winning formula

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:37:56 -0000

Welcome to our 28th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Raj, Hari and Rito to reflect on Kolkata Knight Riders win over Punjab Kings as captain Eoin Morgan bounced back to form. They discuss whether it would make any difference to the Covid situation in India if the IPL was to be suspended and preview Tuesday's match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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403: #IPL2021 DAILY: Ravindra Jadeja blitz sends CSK top. Delhi Capitals win Super Over thriller.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 20:25:34 -0000

Welcome to our 27th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Anand, Clare and Nakul to look back at a Ravindra Jadeja inspired CSK win over RCB and a thrilling Delhi Capitals Super Over success over SRH. They assess the sides after five games each and predict the winner of IPL 2021. And they also discuss whether this edition of the IPL can survive the horrible spike in Covid in India. They finish by previewing PBKS vs KKR on Monday.

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402: #IPL2021 DAILY: Sanju Samson finds Rajasthan Royals winning formula as KKR are sent bottom

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:43:10 -0000

Welcome to our 26th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Anand and Raj to review the Rajasthan Royals win over KKR. What is wrong with bottom side Kolkata? And a preview of CSK vs RCB and DC vs SRH on Sunday.

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401: #IPL2021 DAILY: Punjab Kings topple Mumbai Indians to reignite IPL hopes

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:38:49 -0000

Welcome to our 25th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Abhaye and Deepak to look back at a surprise win for Punjab Kings over defending champions Mumbai Indians. They chat about Eoin Morgan's slow overrate fine, Jofra Archer's confirmed absence from the Rajasthan Royals for the entire tournament and look ahead to KKR vs RR on Saturday.

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400: #IPL2021 DAILY: Devdutt Padikkal's first IPL ton sees RCB to crushing win over Royals

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:28:05 -0000

Welcome to our 24th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Nakul and Naman to look back at a dominant 10-wicket win by RCB over Rajasthan Royals. A first IPL ton by Devdutt Padikkal in RCB's highest opening stand ever (with Virat Kohli) saw the Challengers to their fourth straight win to consolidate their position as the early front runners. And they preview Friday's game between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings.

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399: Thomas Blow - Kings in Waiting: Somerset's Quest to Win the County Championship

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:55:31 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, welcomes back writer Thomas Blow to chat about his new book 'Kings in Waiting: Somerset's Quest to Win the County Championship'.

If you'd like to buy Thomas's book it's available in all the usual places and here is the link to Amazon.

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398: #IPL2021 DAILY: Bairstow fueled Sunrisers take first points. CSK are in this IPL to win it.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:19:34 -0000

Welcome to our 23rd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Daniel and Claire to look at wins for CSK and SRH and defeats for KKR and PBKS. They talk bio-bubble fatigue after Liam Livingstone left Rajasthan Royals yesterday. And they preview Thursday's game between RCB and RR.

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397: #IPL2021 DAILY: Delhi Capitals break Mumbai jinx as Amit Mishra takes four

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:21:14 -0000

Welcome to our 22nd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil and Anand to look at Delhi Capitals defeat of Mumbai Indians which ended a run of five straight losses. They chat about the continued development of Shikhar Dhawan and bemoan death over no balls, lengthy DRS reviews and continued slow overrates. They then preview Wednesday's double headers: PBKSvsSRH and KKRvsCSK.

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396: #IPL2021 DAILY: CSK on the march as Moeen Ali stars, but has age caught up with MSD?

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:21:09 -0000

Welcome to our 21st #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman and Deepak to look at Chennai Super Kings victory over Rajasthan Royals after Moeen Ali starred with bat and ball. But Mahendra Singh Dhoni was scratchy with the bat and the trio chat about whether age has caught up with the legend. They preview Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals on Tuesday.

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395: THE HUNDRED debated from all sides with six cricket lovers. The pros and cons Part TWO

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:37:26 -0000

PART TWO: The Hundred has been one of the most contentious topics in English cricket for some time. The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by six genuine cricket fans with different perspectives. Chris Ashman and Warren Tarling are both looking forward to it starting. Craig Tranter and Richard Bailey are opposed to the new tournament. And Abi Slade and Phillip Law are unsure and, after listening to the discussion, we find out whether they have been swayed.

In a world where everything is binary, where opinions are so fixed, it's time to debate The Hundred from all sides and from the perspective that we all want cricket to be a success.

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394: THE HUNDRED debated from all sides with six cricket lovers. The pros and cons Part ONE

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:32:51 -0000

PART ONE: The Hundred has been one of the most contentious topics in English cricket for some time. The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by six genuine cricket fans with different perspectives. Chris Ashman and Warren Tarling are both looking forward to it starting. Craig Tranter and Richard Bailey are opposed to the new tournament. And Abi Slade and Phillip Law are unsure and, after listening to the discussion, we find out whether they have been swayed.

In a world where everything is binary, where opinions are so fixed, it's time to debate The Hundred from all sides and from the perspective that we all want cricket to be a success.

Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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393: #IPL2021 DAILY: Virat Kohli's RCB take third straight win to secure their best ever IPL start

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:59:15 -0000

Welcome to our 20th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Nakul, Samson and Abhishek to look over Sunday wins to RCB and Delhi Capitals over KKR and Punjab Kings, before previewing Monday's match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.

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392: #IPL2021 DAILY: Mumbai Indians triumph as Sunrisers make it three straight defeats

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:02:01 -0000

Welcome to our 19th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Raj, Abhaye and Neil to look back at Mumbai Indians win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH fan Neil has a frank chat about his team's start to this IPL. They then look ahead to an exciting doubler header on Sunday as RCB play KKR and DC meet PBKS.

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391: #IPL2021 DAILY: Deepak Chahar inspires CSK dethroning of Punjab Kings

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:05:07 -0000

Welcome to our 18th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Rito and Deepak to assess whether today's CSK win was down to their dominance or a really poor effort by Punjab Kings. They wonder whether Dawid Malan could be the answer to Punjab's batting woes. And then look ahead to Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.

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390: #IPL2021 DAILY: Rajasthan Royals claim first win as Capitals succumb to Morris power

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:34:03 -0000

Welcome to our 17th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Naman, Hari and Nakul to review Rajasthan Royals win over Delhi Capitals. They also look ahead to Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings on Friday.

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389: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2021 with the editor of the famous yellow book, Lawrence Booth

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:30:00 -0000

Wisden Cricketer Almanack 2021 editor Lawrence Booth joins James Buttler to chat about this year's book. announces the Five Cricketers of the Year and talks about his job making of the most famous book in sport.

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388: #IPL2021 DAILY: RCB take second win as Glenn Maxwell stars and SRH fall short

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:14:07 -0000

Welcome to our 16th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil, Clare and Anand to assess Royal Challengers Bangalore's terrific win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. They discuss Virat Kohli's behaviour, Neil gives a frank post mortem on SRH and they preview Thursday's game between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals.

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387: #IPL2021 DAILY: Mumbai Indians steal cracker from KKR. Injured Ben Stokes out of IPL.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:29:28 -0000

Welcome to our 15th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil and Raj to review a tremendous comeback win from Mumbai Indians over Kolkata Knight Riders. The trio also discuss Ben Stokes' injury and Wednesday's game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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386: #IPL2021 DAILY: Century heartbreak for skipper Sansom as Punjab Kings take thriller

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:20:17 -0000

Welcome to our 14th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Nakul and Abhaye to review an terrific encounter between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. They consider why the games are still taking so long despite the rule change and look ahead to Tuesday's game between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.

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385: #IPL2021 DAILY: Nitish Rana's runs propel Kolkata to strong win over Sunrisers

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:13:36 -0000

Welcome to our 13th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Clare, Neil and Rito to review an impressive Kolkata Knight Riders win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, ask why stem guards aren't compulsory in the IPL after Nabi was struck on the neck, and take a look ahead to Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals on Monday.

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384: #IPL2021 DAILY: Delhi easily beat CSK. Is MS Dhoni still worth his place in Chennai's team?

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:34:40 -0000

Welcome to our 12th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Raj, Samson and Deepak to talk about Delhi Capitals comfortable victory over CSK. We debate MS Dhoni's future, RCB's chances and look forward to SRH vs KKR on Sunday.

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383: #IPL2021 DAILY: RCB take first points as De Villiers and Patel shine in opening thriller

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:25:52 -0000

Welcome to our 11th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Hari, Anand and Naman to look back at RCB's 2-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in a thrilling opening match. They they look ahead to Saturday's match between CSK and Delhi Capitals.

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382: #IPL2021 DAILY: The traditional IPL PREVIEW chat with the Edges & Sledges Podcast Part TWO

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 10th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this second of two parts, the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by old friend of the podcast, DJ from the Edges & Sledges Podcast, to preview IPL 2021.

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381: #IPL2021 DAILY: The traditional IPL PREVIEW chat with the Edges & Sledges Podcast Part ONE

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 19:41:47 -0000

Welcome to our 9th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this first of two parts, the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by old friend of the podcast, DJ from the Edges & Sledges Podcast, to preview IPL 2021.

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380: #IPL2021 DAILY: The IPL rule changes. Assessing the threat of Covid.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 8th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this edition the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by regular fan badgers Neil and Naman. They run through the rule changes ahead of the upcoming IPL tournament and consider the threat of Covid to the matches at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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379: #IPL2021 DAILY: This IPL season is huge for franchises & players with a major auction looming

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 7th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this edition the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by an old friend of the podcast. Indian journalist Aakash Sivasunbramaniam returns to chat about the significance of the next major auction. IPL 14 is a chance to impress or potentially lose the golden ticket as the franchises are forced to shuffle their pack ahead of the 2022 edition.
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378: #IPL2021 DAILY: The young IPL stars to watch this time around - Part TWO

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 6th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this edition the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by an old friend of the podcast. Indian journalist Aakash Sivasunbramaniam returns to look at the young talent at this IPL14 and to pick out the ones with most potential to impress. In this second episode of a two-parter, they cover Rajasthan Royals, RCB and SRH, before rounding everything up with their Top 3 young guns at IPL 2021.

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377: #IPL2021 DAILY: The young IPL stars to watch this time around - Part ONE

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 17:14:14 -0000

Welcome to our 5th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

In this edition the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by an old friend of the podcast. Indian journalist Aakash Sivasunbramaniam returns to look at the young talent at this IPL14 and to pick out the ones with most potential to impress. In this first of a two-parter, they cover CSK, Delhi Capitals, KKKR, Mumbai Indians and Punkab Kings.

Look out tomorrow (Sunday) for part two.
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376: #IPL2021 DAILY: The Badger chats #IPL14 on the Down At Third Man podcast

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 4th #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, takes up an invite to chat about this season's #IPL on the Down At Third Man podcast.

You can listen to the Down At Third Man Podcast on all good pod platforms and it is run by Ash Turner - a regular fan badger on the Cricket Badger podcasts. James chats to Ash and Ade about who he thinks will win this season and puts up a couple of betting tips at the very end.
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375: BONUS: Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:45:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Sunrisers Hyderabad and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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374: BONUS: Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:30:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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373: BONUS: Rajasthan Royals IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:15:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Rajasthan Royals and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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372: BONUS: Punjab Kings IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Punjab Kings and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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371: BONUS: Mumbai Indians IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:45:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Mumbai Indians and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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370: BONUS: Kolkata Knight Riders IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:30:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Kolkata Knight Riders and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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369: BONUS: Delhi Capitals IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:15:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Delhi Capitals and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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368: BONUS: Chennai Super Kings IPL2021 Fan Badger Preview

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0000

Welcome to a BONUS edition of the #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through the strengths and weaknesses of the Chennai Super Kings and host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to give their opinions and score their chances of success this season.
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367: #IPL2021 DAILY: The BIG Fan Badger IPL Preview 2021. Who wins this season?

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:18:42 -0000

Welcome to our 3rd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans. In this edition we run through every one of the eight teams and pick the winner of #IPL14.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Deepak, Hari, Nakul, Naman, Neil and Samson to run their eyes over Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punkab Kings. Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the competition getting underway on 9 April.
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366: #IPL2021 DAILY: James Pamment preview chat, Mumbai Indians fielding coach Part TWO

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:56:42 -0000

Welcome to our 2nd #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is once again joined by Mumbai Indians fielding coach James Pamment for the second of a two part interview. In part two we chat about the Netflix documentary 'Cricket Fever' and how it maybe took eyes off the prize in 2018, Mahela Jayawardene as a head coach, Keron Pollard’s influence, pride in watching Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Krunal Pandya making their Indian debuts, how to work with star players like Rohit Sharma and jasprit Bumrah. We go on to talk about the psychology of fielding, his future with MI, his excitement of getting to the start of another IPL, can it be three in a row and if not Mumbai who wins?
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365: #IPL2021 DAILY: James Pamment preview chat, Mumbai Indians fielding coach Part ONE

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:39:19 -0000

Welcome to our 1st #IPL2021 Daily Podcast. The #IPL by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by Mumbai Indians fielding coach James Pamment in the first of a two part interview. In part one we discusses his Yorkshire roots through a school of hard knocks, how cricket took him to New Zealand and getting further as a coach than as a player, What is his coaching style? His time coaching the USA team and how far they can go in the world game, getting the fielding coach gig with Mumbai Indians and building relationships with the players. How he loves the family feel with MI, how Mukesh Ambani wants to create players for Team India and the importance of developing the youth.
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364: #INDvENG DAILY: Congratulations India! We look back at two great months of cricket

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:22:11 -0000

Welcome to our 54th and final India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil, Naman, Rito, Anand, Dan, Ash and Raj to look back over England's tour of India. They pick their favourite Indian and English player and their standout moment from the last two months.

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363: #INDvENG DAILY: Some tour loose ends - rest & rotation, umpiring standards and Virat Kohli

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:56:53 -0000

Welcome to our 53rd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badger Neil and Rito to look back over the England tour of India. They attempt to put three recurring themes to bed once and for all. The right and wrongs of rest and rotation, the stand of umpiring and whether Virat Kohli is a good captain, or not.

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362: #INDvENG DAILY: Bairstow and Stokes thrive in England win to set up Sunday showdown

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:15:20 -0000

Welcome to our 52nd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badger Nakul and Dan to look back at England's high-scoring six-wicket win over India in the 2nd ODI. They also look ahead to the end of the tour on Sunday which, fittingly, sees a decider between the two best One Day International sides in the world.

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361: #INDvENG DAILY: Team India's debutants and how they've taken their opportunities

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:38:03 -0000

Welcome to our 51st India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badger Neil and Raj. They look back at the many players to debut during the Australia tour and the England series and delight at how many great first stabs at international cricket there have been.

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360: #INDvENG DAILY: After Virat Kohli's comments, the question is 'Do we still need on-field umpires?'

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:04:43 -0000

Welcome to our 50th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badger Naman. After Virat Kohli's comments on umpire's call and soft signals, they discuss whether, in these times of better technology, on-field umpires are required at all.

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359: #INDvENG DAILY: Krunal Pandya sheds tears for father as India take ODI comeback victory

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:23:44 -0000

Welcome to our 49th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Ash and Neil. They discuss India's comeback win over India in Pune, the heartbreaking scenes of Krunal Pandya's tribute to his father and subsequent tears and whether Eoin Morgan is getting it right this time. They also talk about the lack of knowledge of Sky's commentators on Krunal and how the BCCI ensure the Indian coverage is 'on message'.

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358: #INDvENG DAILY: Why are some people so against Jofra? ODIs offer chances - who takes them?

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:41:10 -0000

Welcome to our 48th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Ash and Raj. They discuss whether both sides will give their full squad opportunities in the ODI series starting tomorrow. Why does Jofra Archer always get grief - he can't seem to win? Can Varun Chakravarthy bounce back from letting India down?

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357: #INDvENG DAILY: What Virat Kohl's hot head could learn from Spiderman. England's ODI squad.

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:30:08 -0000

Welcome to our 47th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badger Sam Dalling. The pair review England's ODI squad announcement and consider whether Moeen finally gets a white ball game. They debate how good Sam Curran actually is and wonder why Dawid Malan gets stick.

They then assess Virat Kohli's temperament and look at his behaviour and tendency towards a hot head. Does he cross the line? If he wasn't Indian would he get punished?

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356: #INDvENG DAILY: India win series 3-2 to leave England with more questions than answers

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:49:35 -0000

Welcome to our 46th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil and Nakul to reflect on India's win in the fifth T20I which saw them claim the series 3-2. Which team has taken the most from the series with the T20 World Cup in the autumn? India appear on the right track whereas England have take a step sideways and will hope to have gained some important experience.

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355: #INDvENG DAILY: Cricket gives you friends for life and gets you through Covid lockdowns

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:54:41 -0000

Welcome to our 45th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman and Sam to take a break from the T20I action and to look back at the last year and how cricket has helped save them from Covid.

They take a journey from how cricket helps make friends, how social media has fostered debate and friendships across the world and how bucket lists may have changed as we all hopefully approach the 'new normal'. The fans on the podcast have become friends by their association as fan badgers.

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354: #INDvENG DAILY: India may have won but have they got a cohesive T20I selection plan?

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:13:34 -0000

Welcome to our 44th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman and Raj and the two Indian fans, despite being delighted at their side levelling the five-match series at 2-2, are concerned about inconsistencies in India's team selections. The Badger debate whether Suryakumar Yadav should have been out, whether the Rashid catch was legitimate and praise SKY to the heavens.

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353: #INDvENG DAILY: With the T20 World Cup on the horizon what are England and India learning?

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:30:40 -0000

Welcome to our 43rd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Sam, Ash and Rito to assess how much both sides are learning from this T20I series with the T20 World Cup approaching this autumn. They assess the strengths and potential weaknesses in both camps and look at Eoin Morgan's impact on England's white ball sides after his 100th T20I cap yesterday.

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352: #INDvENG DAILY: Wood and Buttler shine as Eoin Morgan wins 100th T20I

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:59:15 -0000

Welcome to our 42nd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil and Anand to look at England's 8-wicket win in the third T20I against India to take a 2-1 lead in the series. They discuss Virat Kohli's body language and captaincy, Eoin Morgan's 100th T20I cap and the role of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes in the England order.

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351: Jeremy Snape takes us Inside the Mind of Champions - a chat about sports psychology

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:12:04 -0000

Former England cricketer and high performance coach Jeremy Snape joins the Cricket Badger James Buttler to chat about sports psychology in general, appertaining to cricket and against a Covid backdrop.

On this episode:

The pressures of a bio bubble
What a batsman should be thinking about when at the crease
What Jeremy has learned from interviewing the star guests on his podcast
How he draws on his own sporting experiences and bio bubble pressures
And much more!

Jeremy's podcast Inside the Mind of Champions sees him interview the world’s leading thinkers and performers, including Gareth Southgate, Sir Viv Richards, Mo Farrah and Eddie Jones. The membership platform offers over 600 x two-minute video interview insights is available free for 30 day’s using the code ‘INSPIRE21’ www.sportingedge.com/membership These insights and strategies can be used for personal use and by managers looking to inspire their remote workforce via Zoom and MS teams.

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349: #INDvENG DAILY: Ishan Kishan dream debut takes India to dominant win to level series

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:04:31 -0000

Welcome to our 40th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil, Nakul, Rito and Ash to look back at India's commanding seven-wicket win over England in the second T20I. What a day it was for Ishan Kishan. And the gang also discuss the role of the third umpire (again).

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348: #INDvENG DAILY: Would a combined India and England T20 XI beat Mumbai Indians?

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:04:08 -0000

Welcome to our 39th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil and Anand to discusses India's T20 team. How can a country of 1.6 billion cricket lovers not be unbeatable? Would Mumbai Indians beat India, England or a best of both countries XI?

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347: #INDvENG DAILY: Jofra Archer bowls England to first T20I hammering of India

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:59:00 -0000

Welcome to our 38th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil and Nakul to look back at England's dominant win over India in the 1st T20I.

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346: #INDvENG DAILY: England's priorities make sense as T20I series gets underway in India

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:21:52 -0000

Welcome to our 37th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Ash and Rito to discuss the five T20I series ahead and they suggest it is a huge one for Sam Curran and Moeen Ali. The trio assess England's priorities with the World T20 and the Ashes on the horizon and wonder whether it is time for Alex Hales to return to an England shirt.

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345: #INDvENG DAILY: Would Indian supporters really be happy for their side to lose the T20I series?

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:41:11 -0000

Welcome to our 36th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Sam and Neil as they look ahead to the white ball leg of England's tour of India. Does it matter who wins the T20I series? Who are the men to look out for as both sides prepare for the World T20 in India this autumn?

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344: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Are India the greatest side ever? England and mental health

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:39:24 -0000

Welcome to our 35th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Rito, Nakul and Dan to answer your #ASKBadger questions. They include a big chat on whether England have got their rest and rotation right as they seek to balance mental health and success, is India the greatest ever Test match side and which players will be in the England / India XIs at Trent Bridge in June?

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343: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Racism in English cricket? Virat or Rohit? Ashes or World T20?

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:23:27 -0000

Welcome to our 34th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Rito, Nakul and Dan to answer your #ASKBadger questions. They include a big chat on racism in cricket and the Rooney Rule, favourite current players, an evening with Virat or Rohit and which would you take - The Ashes or the World T20?

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342: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: England vs spin, Bess's future, did England take it seriously?

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:42:43 -0000

Welcome to our 33rd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Sam and Neil to answer your #ASKBadger questions. They include rest and rotation, Dom Bess, England's spin woes and how they can improve.

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341: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: India win series 3-1 and book WTC Final place

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:36:04 -0000

Welcome to our 32nd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Ash, Anand and Nakul to reflect on India's 3-1 series win, Virat Kohli's captaincy, Joe Root's leadership and what next for England?

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340: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Rishabh Pant India masterpiece takes series away from England

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:58:34 -0000

Welcome to our 31st India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman and Raj reflect on a great day of Test cricket in Ahmedabad which was dominated by a superb 101 from Rishabh Pant. They discuss what Jos Buttler could learn from the Indian keeper, the future of Dom Bess and how dominant the hosts position is going into day three.

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339: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: England under perform as India tighten grip on WTC Final berth

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:58:34 -0000

Welcome to our 30th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Rito, Anand and Neil to review Indian supremacy on day one of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. England rolled for 205 saw India close on 24 for one. The group also examine umpire's call and DRS.

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338: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: 4th Test Preview, can India book their WTC Final place with series win?

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:31:47 -0000

Welcome to our 29th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Sam and Naman to look ahead to the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. It's a big game for both sides and hopefully a fitting finale to a much anticipated Test series.

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337: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Why Test cricket will die quickly with Ahmedabad type pitches

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:34:21 -0000

Welcome to our 28th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Rito and Neil. The Badger has spent much of the last week asking the questions, but in this edition he goes full throttle on the third Test track and why Test cricket will die if we regularly see the pink ball, poor batting and poor wickets leading to two-day games. Thanks to Vasanth Narain whose email features at the start of the show today.

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336: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: The cost of a Test ticket and the future of the pink ball

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:09:34 -0000

Welcome to our 27th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman and Neil to consider how pink ball Tests can improve or whether they are needed. They also chat about the cost of Test match tickets in England compared to India. Is there a one size fits all solution to the future of Test cricket around the world?

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335: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Being Virat Kohli - this could be a wonderful year for India's skipper

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 04:26:00 -0000

Welcome to our 26th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman and Sam to assess whether this current India side can travel to England this summer and compete on English pitches. With the World Test Championship final at Lord's and the Test tour of England within months of each other, this could be a wonderful year to be Virat Kohli.

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334: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Test cricket? One of the greatest things humanity has invented

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 06:10:00 -0000

Welcome to our 25th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman, Nakul, Neil and Sam. After a bit too much criticism and disagreements on umpiring, pitches and more over the last few weeks, it is time to settle back and remind ourselves why we love this great game of Test cricket.

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333: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: A reasoned and honest Ahmedabad pitch post mortem

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:23:31 -0000

Welcome to our 24th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman, Nakul and Neil to look back at the criticism the Ahmedabad pitch received and to look at it after a night's sleep. Thanks to Kush for his email which provided the basis for this chat.

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332: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: India rightful winners but 140.2 over Ahmedabad pitch a disgrace

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:42:04 -0000

Welcome to our 22rd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman, Sam, Ash and Rito to refelct on India#s win in two days in Ahmedabad. A condemnation of the pitch as the game ended in five days. Ravi Ashiwn to 400 Test wickets and what do we do now for the next three days?

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331: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Axar Patel inspired, England woeful and umpiring controversial again

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:07:19 -0000

Welcome to our 22nd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Naman, Anand and Neil to refelct on a poor day for England in Ahmedabad. James is surrounded by three Indian badgers who are delighted with India's day one showing. And all four debate the umpiring decisions in the Pink Ball Test.

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330: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: 3rd Test Preview, Ahmedabad where anything might happen!

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:58:33 -0000

Welcome to our 21st India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Rito and Raj to look ahead to the third pink ball Test in Ahmedabad, which gets underway tomorrow.

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329: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: The highs & lows of the first half of a terrific Test series

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:31:37 -0000

Welcome to our 20th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Nakul and Sam to reflect on proceedings at the mid-point of the Test series. What have been the moments to remember for positive reasons and what has disappointed?

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328: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: The strength of England and India being boosted by rest and rotation?

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:50:57 -0000

Welcome to our 19th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Neil, Nakul and Sam to consider Dale Steyn's comments that England#s rest and rotation policy in covid times is a "stroke of genius" and is slowly building an army of amazing cricketers". James picks three different XIs, not including the same player more than once, for England across Tests, ODIs and T20Is and Nakul does the same for India. The strength in depth both sides possess is frightening.

and Ash to consider the challenges awaiting both sides in the huge new stadium in Ahmedabd for the third Test. They agree there is nothing wrong with a turning track and also consider whether the World Test Championship means as much to English fans as it does Indians.

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327: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: The unknown challenge of Ahmedabad and the pink ball

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:31:13 -0000

Welcome to our 18th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today joined by regular badgers Anand and Ash to consider the challenges awaiting both sides in the huge new stadium in Ahmedabd for the third Test. They agree there is nothing wrong with a turning track and also consider whether the World Test Championship means as much to English fans as it does Indians.

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326: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Red ball or white ball, IPL or Tests? Can't we all just get along?

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:23:56 -0000

Welcome to our 17th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is today seeking help from regular badgers Neil and Nakul. James is a cricket lover - he loves Test cricket and also watches the IPL and yet he often feels conflicted when the two cross over and deny international players to a Test side. He also finds it hard to deny players lucrative white ball contracts. Can;t we all just get along? Can Neil and Nakul help James get his foggy head sorted?

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325: Indian Premier League - IPL2021 Auction Special. Which team did the best business?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:43:01 -0000

There are some richer cricketers in the world after today's IPL2021 auction and the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Claire Sanderson, Neil Virani and Naman Shah to assess the day's events and decide which team will be happiest after their day's bidding.

Which IPL franchise did the best business? Who got the bargain buys? Which unsold players surprised the most?

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324: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Do India have weaknesses, Virat's conduct and 55,000 crowd in Covid?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:37:01 -0000

Welcome to our 16th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by regular fan badgers Naman and Rito to discuss India's state of health after their second Test win, to talk about David Lloyd's suggestion that Virat Kohli should be banned and how safe Ahmedabad crowds will be.

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323: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Go well Moeen as England regroup for pink ball challenge

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:05:10 -0000

Welcome to our 15th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by regular fan badgers Naman, Sam and Ash to talk about the fallout from Moeen Ali's departure and how England need to approach the third Test in Ahmedabad.

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322: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: India secure 317-run win and it's 1-1 heading to Ahmedabad

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:50:20 -0000

Welcome to our 14th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by regular fan badgers Neil, Rito and Naman to look back at India's massive 317-run win in the second Test in Chennai. Numerous talking points, a possible farewell to Moeen Ali and a look ahead to the third Test in Ahmedabad.

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321: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Ben Foakes sparkles as England set unlikely victory target

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:44:11 -0000

Welcome to our 13th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by special guest Rob Lewis (AKA Randy Caddick) and regulars Ash and Raj to look back at day three of the 2nd Test in Chennai. England will resume on Day four on 53 for three chasing a world record 482 to win. Ravi Ashwin scored a ton, Virat Kohli found form, we had DRS controversy and Ben Foakes shone with the gloves.

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320: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: England and pitch start to crumble as India seize control

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:14:01 -0000

Welcome to our 12th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani, Rito Maitra and Ash Turner to look back at day two of the 2nd Test in Chennai. England, bowled out for 134 have been spun out of the game and India will start day three with a lead of 249 and nine second innings wickets left.

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319: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Rohit Sharma puts India in charge amidst umpiring controversy

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:50:12 -0000

Welcome to our 11th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Daniel Kelly, Anand Bhika and Nakul Panda to look at day one of the 2nd Test in Chennai. Rohit starred with the bat as India ended the day on 300 for six, but third umpire howlers were a major talking point.

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318: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: The selection conundrums as Moeen Ali is back for England

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:45:02 -0000

Welcome to our 10th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Rito Maitra and Daniel Kelly to look at the likely XIs for England and India as the 2nd Test gets underway on Saturday. With England already replacing Dom Bess with Moeen Ali, is this the right call? And which players will make the Indian team.

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317: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Why great Test cricket is like the best movie ever seen

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:18:37 -0000

Welcome to our 9th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Sam Dalling and Naman Shah to examine why Test cricket is the best format of the game to dive into and fall in love with. A fantastic Test match is like the best movie you've ever watched.

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316: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Can England go again? Can India bounce back?

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:29:07 -0000

Welcome to our 8th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Raj Yadav and Ash Turner for a general post match chat after England's triumph in the 1st Test. They talk Root, Ashwin, Anderson, team changes and the teams' approaches to the second Test.

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315: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Joe finds Root to success in India in wonderful 100th Test

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:51:43 -0000

Welcome to our 7th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah, Sam Dalling and Nakul Pande to look back at England's 227 run win in the First Test in Chennai. Joe Root enjoyed a near flawless 100th Test and was ably backed up by Sibley, Stokes, Leach, Anderson et al. For India, they have three days to fire back at the same venue when the Second Test gets underway on Saturday.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

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314: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: India need 381, England need 9, as all 4 results possible

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:01:51 -0000

Welcome to our 6th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani, Sam Dalling and Nakul Pande to review day four in Chennai and look ahead to an exciting final day with India ending day four on 39 for one and requiring another 381 runs to win the 1st Test.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

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313: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: England take six India scalps and have a big lead

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:18:08 -0000

Welcome to our 5th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah and Rito Maitra to review day three in Chennai as India ended the day on 257 for six, still trailing by 321 runs on 1st innings.

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312: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sixers wins trophy, but who wins the Badger BBL Awards?

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:01:49 -0000

Welcome to our 55th and final Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast for this season. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH), Sam Dalling (AS), Naman Shah (MR), Rito Maitra (SS), Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to congratulate Sudney Sixers on their third Big Bash title after they beat Perth Scorchers in the final.

Thanks to all of the fan badgers for the effort, enthusiasm and knowledge throughout this Big Bash.
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311: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Root powers on but India fight and are not out of this contest

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 14:00:12 -0000

Welcome to our 4th India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Nakul Pande and Anand Bhika to review day two in Chennai as Joe Root ended his innings on 218 and England finished the day on 555 for eight.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

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310: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Joe Root hits hundred in 100th Test as India struggle in Chennai

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:27:01 -0000

Welcome to our 3rd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani, Sam Dalling and Ash Turner to review day one in Chennai as Joe Root ends on 128 not out in his 100th Test. Rory Burns (87) was out on the stroke of stumps as England closesd on 268 for three.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

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309: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: It's a Sixers vs Scorchers final after brave Brisbane bow out

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:45:31 -0000

Welcome to our 54th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to look at Perth Scorchers win over Brisbane Heat, which sets up a final against Sydney Sixers.

The BBL Podcast is having a day off on Friday but will return on Saturday after the final for a wrap party and the Cricket Badger BBL Awards ceremony.
The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

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308: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Series preview with fans from both India and England

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:02:08 -0000

Welcome to our 2nd India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans.

And, this is a bumper edition with six fan badgers on to look ahead to the four-Test series between India and England. Anand, Raj, Ash, Neil, Rito and Naman do not leave a stone unturned and they finish by giving their series predictions for the mouthwatering series ahead.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

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306: #INDvENG TEST DAILY: Series preview with Richard Mann of the Sporting Life

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 1st India vs England Test Daily. The #INDvsENG series, by the fans, for the fans. Although the fans don't join us until tomorrow.

Host James Buttler is joined today by Richard Mann of the Sporting Life to preview the four-Test series between India and England. They discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and finish by finding the best bets for a mouthwatering series ahead.

The #INDvsENG Test Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Black Rat Cricket and Manscaped.

We will be on every day throughout England's tour of Indian so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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307: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: A final look at the BBL rules changes - hit or miss?

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 53rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

On another day without cricket, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to reflect on the rule changes in this year's competition. After early discussions we've tried to keep away from the Power Surge, Big Bash Boost Points and X-Factor Subs, but for one final time we have a proper look back at whether they have been a hit or miss.
The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

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305: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: The Cricket Badger Podcast's BBL Team of the Tournament

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:37:25 -0000

Welcome to our 52nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

On a day without cricket, host James Buttler is joined today by Naman Shah (MR) and Ash Turner (ST) to select the Cricket Badger Podcast's BBL Team of the Tournament.

Also, a COMPETITION to win 12 cans of quality beer from the Brithop Brewing Company.
The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

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304: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: What the cricket media can take from these testing Covid times

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:49:21 -0000

Welcome to our 51st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

On a day without cricket, host James Buttler is joined today by Oliver Prendergast (MS) and special guest Chris Marshsall to discuss how the cricket media has coped with testing Covid times and whether there are any plusses the media can take from the last 10 months. Today's chat stems from an article Chris wrote recently:

Lockdown 3.0: What COVID-19 Has Taught Us About Broadcasting Cricket

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303: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sam Heazlett turns up the Heat to get Brisbane past Thunder

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 15:10:10 -0000

Welcome to our 50th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined today by Ash Turner (ST) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) as Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Thunder to set up a showdown with Perth Scorchers for the right to play Sydney Sixers in the BBL Final.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

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302: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: James Vince guides Sixers past Scorchers and into BBL Final

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 13:26:17 -0000

Welcome to our 49th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined today by Rito Maitra (SS) to look back at the Big Bash Qualifier Final as Sydney Sixers beat Perth Scorchers. They also discuss the lack of DRS, AJ Tye's last ball letdown and getting better cameras to cover the run outs.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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301: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Heat set up Thunder clash after ousting the Strikers

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:30:51 -0000

Welcome to our 48th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined today by Sam Dalling (AS), Naman Shah (MR)
and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to review Brisbane's win over Adelaide and to look forward to the days to come.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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300: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Our thoughts on the Big Bash so far (300th edition!)

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 02:00:00 -0000

Welcome to our 47th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined today by five of the seven BBL10 fan badgers to look back at the Big Bash so far, assess the standard, pick out favourite moments, discuss Aaron Finch's comments on bubble life and more besides.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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299: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Playoff preview with Richard Mann of Sporting Life

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:30:00 -0000

Welcome to our 46th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined today by Richard Mann of the Sporting Life to chat about this season's Big Bash, talk through the playoff contenders and finally put up the best bets for the remainder of the BBL10 tournament.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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298: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: We know the top five for the playoffs

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:52:38 -0000

Welcome to our 45th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to reflect on a huge final day of the league phase. We know the final five and after a review of the three matches, a look ahead to the playoff games.

The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Blue Crocodile and Manscaped.

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297: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sydney Thunder book playoff berth as Adelaide Strikers left to sweat

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:07:12 -0000

Welcome to our 44th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Sam Dalling (AS) to reflect on a huge win for the Thunder that leaves them in the playoffs and the defeated Strikers sweating in the final three group games tomorrow. The trio choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches and then discuss England's busy year, their selection and what their priorities should be..

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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296: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Hurricanes and Strikers win to leave 7 of 8 sides in trophy contention

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:32:58 -0000

Welcome to our 43rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Abhaye Mehta (HH) and Ash Turner (ST) to reflect on wins for the Hurricanes and Strikers which takes the BBL into the final group games with seven teams still in the hunt for the trophy. The trio choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches and then take a look at the Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test after day three leaves it tantalisingly poised..

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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295: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Scorchers make playoffs as Heat remain in the hunt

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:43:33 -0000

Welcome to our 42nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) snd Abhaye Mehta (HH) to reflect on wins for the Scorchers and Heat, a defeat that leaves the Stars vulnerable and another that ensures Renegades will finish bottom. The trio choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches and then go through the remaining fixtures and agree on who they think will win BBL10..

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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294: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder take big strides towards playoffs

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:13:49 -0000

Welcome to our 41st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Rito Maitra (SS) snd Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to reflect on successess for the Scorchers and Thunder as they go second and third in the BBL ladder. The trio choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then, on the Badgers Birthday, give their wishes for the Big Bash and finish a discussion about England's selection for the tour of India..

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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293: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Carey ton steers Strikers to big win over Heat

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:54:09 -0000

Welcome to our 40th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Ash Turner (ST) to reflect on a big win for Adelaide Strikers over Brisbane Heat and then to choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. DRS rears its head again before the trio look at the run in and discuss which teams have the power to knock the Sixers off their perch at the top..

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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292: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Melbourne Renegades secure rare win as Stars dimmed

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:27:32 -0000

Welcome to our 39th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Sam Dalling (AS) to reflect on Melbourne Renegades derby win over Melbourne Stars and choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

And with Test stars returning to their BBL franchises, the discussion turns to which sides might benefit most and the mental effect of the bio-bubbles on players - they need a break.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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291: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Scorchers rise to 2nd as all talk is of India's Test series win

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:50:01 -0000

Welcome to our 38th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to reflect on Perth Scorchers win over Brisbane Heat and choose their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

But with an Aussie and an Indian on the podcast talk soon turns to chats about India's victory at the Gabba and how the series defeat leaves Australia. Safe to say Naman is quite pleased!

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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290: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: The BBL Ladder tightens with Hurricanes success over Thunder

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:41:02 -0000

Welcome to our 37th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Naman Shah (MR) to reflect on Hobart Hurricanes important win over Sydney Thunder which gets them right back at the heart of the battle for the playoffs. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, during a big week of Test cricket, discuss the relatives merits, or failures, of the World Test Championship. Has the world game got it right?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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289: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: The Stars take Melbourne bragging rights with Renegades success

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:36:57 -0000

Welcome to our 36th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Sam Dalling (AS) to reflect on the Melbourne derby and an important win for the Stars over basement sides Renegades. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match before reflecting on two stunning days Test cricket in Galle and the Gabba - what a time to be a cricket fan!

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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288: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sixers stride closer to playoffs with Scorchers win

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:00:58 -0000

Welcome to our 35th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Rito Maitra (SS) and Ash Turner (ST) to reflect on Sydney Sixers' win over Perth Scorchers that extends their lead at the top of the BBL Ladder to nine points. The trio then select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match before looking at England's more difficult day three in the Test in Sri Lanka and the final Test between Australia and India.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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287: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Strikers fall apart as Melbourne Stars back in playoff places

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:02:02 -0000

Welcome to our 34th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to reflect on Melbourne Stars crushing win over Adelaide Strikers and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio then look at England's continued good play in the Test in Sri Lanka and day two of the final Test between Australia and India.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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286: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Heat continue charge with victory over basement side Renegades

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:52:03 -0000

Welcome to our 33rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to reflect on Brisbane Heat's resurgence after their win over Melbourne Renegades and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio then look at England's impressive first day in the Test in Sri Lanka.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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285: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sydney Sixers extend lead at the summit with win over Thunder rivals

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:35:22 -0000

Welcome to our 32nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Sam Dalling (AS) to reflect on Sydney Sixers win over Sydney Thunder and to select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. The trio debate the five-team playoff structure and predict their BBL10 winners.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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284: Sri Lanka vs England Test Series Preview with Richard Mann of Sporting Life

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:29:32 -0000

Joe Root's England are in Sri Lanka for a two Test match series and James Buttler is joined by Richard Mann of Sporting Life to chat about England's chances of repeating their series win of a couple of years ago. In the final part of the podcast the pair also put up their best series bets. If you decide to follow any of the tips, please always gamble responsibly.

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Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at james @cricketbadgerpod.com.

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283: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Scorchers finding top form when it matters as Hurricanes calmed

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:11:38 -0000

Welcome to our 31st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch Perth Scorchers easily beat Hobart Hurricanes to climb to third in the BBL Ladder. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and predict their BBL10 winners. They also look ahead to the 4th Test at The Gabba

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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282: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Strikers get home to leave Stars playing BBL catchup

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:07:35 -0000

Welcome to our 30th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (BH) to watch Adelaide Strikers beat the Melbourne Stars and then the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. Fixture changes, captains on the mic and India's great escape in Sydney are then all discussed

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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281: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sixers back on top of BBL after tight Heat win

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:19:01 -0000

Welcome to our 29th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to watch the close finish between Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then discuss the 3rd Test between Australia and India and the complaints of racism from Indian players against a few of the SCG crowd.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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280: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Scorchers calm the Thunder to climb into the BBL playoff places

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:55:24 -0000

Welcome to our 28th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch the Perth Scorchers beat the Sydney Thunder and move into the playoff berths.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then discuss the 3rd Test between Australia and India and debate whether India were too negative on day three and whether they are suffering from bubble fatigue.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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279: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Nabi steers Renegades to a rare BBL win as Strikers miss out

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:30:37 -0000

Welcome to our 27th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Sam Dalling (MS) to watch the Melbourne Renegades secure their second win of BB:10 as they got across the line against Adelaide Strikers.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and then debate how strong this year's BBL is and where it ranks in the world in terms of domestic T20 tournaments.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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278: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Thunder go top and Chris Lynn adds life to Brisbane Heat

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:58:27 -0000

Welcome to our 26th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Abhaye Mehta (HH) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to see the exciting last five overs of the Brisbane Heat's win over Melbourne stars and look back at Sydney Thunder's earlier win over Hobart Hurricanes.

No Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match or Kangaroo Court today as the cricket filled the time!

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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277: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Mitch Marsh domonates as Scorchers take points against Sixers

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:47:53 -0000

Welcome to our 25th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Sam Dalling (MS) to discuss Perth Scorchers third BBL10 win in a row as they crushed the in form Sydney Sixers to take maximum points. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion is around whether Jason Roy is doing enough to keep his England place as Alex Hales stars in this Big Bash.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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276: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Danny Briggs spin is key to Strikers in Renegades win

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:16:39 -0000

Welcome to our 24th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to watch the end of Adelaide Strikers success over a shellshocked Melbourne Renegades. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion is around whether it is Australia or India that will with the Third Test in Sydney?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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275: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Stars and Heat bouncing back as Hurricanes and Thunder swept away

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:02:26 -0000

Welcome to our 23rd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Naman Shah (MR) to watch the end of Brisbane Heat's win over Sydney Thunder and to look back at Melbourne Stars win over Hobart Hurricanes.

The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion is around India's power in the world game - is it too much?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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274: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sixers go top, Inglis shines for Perth, Renegades and Strikers lose

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:25:01 -0000

Welcome to our 22nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Sydney Sixers triumph over Adelaide Strikers and to look back at Perth Scorchers commanding win over the bottom side Melbourne Renegades.

The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion centres around the Big Bash Boost Point and whether the Renegades deserved one for being battered in their game against Perth.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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273: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Heat bounce back, Malan drives Hurricanes as Sixers and Stars lose out

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 14:11:27 -0000

Welcome to our 21st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Brisbane Heat's win over Sydney Sixers and look back at Hobart Hurricanes' success over Melbourne Stars.

The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in a new feature, debate in the Kangaroo Court - whether the authorities are being inhumane in expecting cricketers to live their lives in a bio-bubble?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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272: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Shaun Marsh Renegades heroics in vain as Thunder win to go top

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:25:06 -0000

Welcome to the New Year and our 20th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS), Rito Maitra (SS) and Abhaye Metha (HH) to review Melbourne Renegades defeat to Sydney Thunder and pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. They also criticise BBL10 for not using DRS and pick a cricketing wish for 2021?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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271: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Josh Inglis sees Scorchers against Strikers to secure first Perth win

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:20:34 -0000

Welcome to the 19th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) to catch the end of Perth Scorchers first win in BBL10 as they beat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match, debate Ricky Ponting's comments about Aussies batting in the top three instead of overseas imports and select their favourite cricket moments of the year?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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270: NEW YEAR SPECIAL - The Badger Big Cricket Brain Quiz

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:48:40 -0000

In amongst all the nastiness in 2020, the Cricket Badger has enjoyed a terrific year and thanks to you for listening and playing your part. To mark the end of 2020 and to look forward with positivity to 2021, James Buttler is joined by BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross, IPL fan rep Neil Virani and BBL fan rep Sam Dalling.

It is the quiz to end all quizes. Play along at home as we find out who is the Cricket Badger Big Brain of 2020.

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Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast this year! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU! And a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at james @cricketbadgerpod.com.

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269: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Brisbane Heat blown out by Hurricanes in last ball thriller

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:08:12 -0000

Welcome to the 18th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) and Naman Shah (MR) to catch the end of Hobart Hurricanes thrilling 1-run win over Brisbane Heat and the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and debate Alex Hales for England?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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268: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Sydney sides go top with another Melbourne double

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:48:54 -0000

Welcome to the 17th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) as wins for Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunders, over Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars respectively, take them first and second in the BBL10 table. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and debate Alex Hales for England?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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267: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Adelaide Strikers go top as Perth Scorchers rolled for 94

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:32:23 -0000

Welcome to the 16th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Sam Dalling (AS) as Adelaide Strikers beat Perth Scorchers by 71 runs to go to the top of the BBL10 table.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test and Naman expresses immense pride at how the Indian side has fought back in the series.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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266: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Lewis Gregory stars as Heat beat Hurricanes for first win

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 13:10:17 -0000

Welcome to the 15th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) as Brisbane Heat claim their first win of BBL10 as they claim maximum points against Hobart Hurricanes.

The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test and Virat Kohli vs Ajinkya Rahane as Test captains.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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265: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Daniel Hughes' 96 makes Boxing Day a Sydney double over Melbourne

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:21:04 -0000

Welcome to the 14th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Rito Maitra (SS) to cover the end of a thriller between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars and to look back at Sydney Thunder's thrashing of Melbourne Renegades. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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264: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020 - The Best Bits Part TWO

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:35:49 -0000

This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year.

In Part ONE we relive chats with Paul Edwards, Michael Carberry, Azeem Rafiq, Neal Foulds, Graham Lambert and Robert Bathurst.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast this year! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU! And a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

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263: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020 - The Best Bits Part ONE

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:29:52 -0000

This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year.

In Part ONE we relive chats with Mark Wood, Jack Russell, Paul Smith, Brad Hogg, Waqar Younis, Kevin Sharp, Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Dougie Brown.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast this year! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU! And a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at james @cricketbadgerpod.com.

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262: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Jimmy Peirson heartbreak as Strikers just keep Heat at bay

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:41:08 -0000

Welcome to the 13th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to cover the end of a thriller between Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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261: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Callum Ferguson leads Thunder home vs Scorchers BUT where is DRS?

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:07:27 -0000

Welcome to the 12th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) as Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scorchers. But the lack of DRS in this season's Big Bash is once again called into question. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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260: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Can India bounce back from 36 all out?

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:21:59 -0000

Welcome to the 12th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined on a day off for the Big Bash by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to look at the Australia vs India Test series. Can India bounce back in the series? Should Virat Kohli be going home? How are the Indian public responding to 36 all out?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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259: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Christian wallops second fastest BBL fifty as Sixers down Strikers

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:35:11 -0000

Welcome to the 11th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Ash Turner (ST) as Sydney Sixers beat Adelaide Strikers thanks to some Dan Christian pyrotechnics. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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258: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Hurricanes go back top and Australia humble 36 all out India

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 12:22:44 -0000

Welcome to the 10th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to review the Hurricanes win over the Renegades and the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. With Australia bowling India out for 36 to take the 1st Test in Adelaide, we also assess whether India have the capabilities to bounce back.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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257: Andrew Edwards - Cricket has been a salvation from my autism

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:37:01 -0000

Andrew Edwards joins the Cricket Badger to chat about his autism and how cricket, firstly watching and then playing, has provided comfort, a focus and a healer for his autism.

I was contacted by Andrew this morning to inform my that his mother had passed away. He wanted the following dedication to be included on this podcast...

"Dedicated to the memory of Andrew's beloved mother, Hazel Davies (2/2/1943 - 18/12/2020). She was a heroic, inspiring, superwoman and fighter who gave me the gift of everything, including a love of cricket."

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU!

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256: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: A look at the English Down Under

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:09:57 -0000

Welcome to the 10th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today is another day without a match in the BBL and host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look at the raft of English players in BBL10. Does the fact that English players are in seven of the eight sides add value to English spectators and the tournament?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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255: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: A look at the rule changes - are they a positive addition?

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:07:59 -0000

Welcome to the 9th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today is the first day without a match in the BBL and host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look back at BBL10 so far to discuss the rule changes that have been introduced. Are the Xfactor subs, the Big Bash Boost points and Power Surges working and something that have added to the competition so far?

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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254: #BBL10 DAILY PODCAST: Rain saves Melbourne Stars as Scorchers take first points

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:57:23 -0000

Welcome to the 8th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look back at the rained halted game between Perth Scorchers and leaders Melbourne Stars. They also chat about five teams qualifying for the playoffs, no DRS at the Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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253: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Peter Siddle grabs a 'Michelle' to steer Strikers past Hurricanes

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:50:28 -0000

Welcome to the 7th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Michael Baldwin (BH) and Abhaye Metha (HH) to assess Adelaide Strikers win over Hobart Hurricanes as Peter Siddle tool a 5-fer. They also discuss the first Xfactor subs, Shane Warner's comments about T20 bowlers and the poor in-game communications of the implementation of the new rules. The trio also select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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252: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Daniel Sams Thunders to victory over beleaguered Brisbane

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:27:54 -0000

Welcome to the 6th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to look back at Sydney Thunders win over Brisbane Heat and to compare the Big Bash with the Indian Premier League - does the world game need more joined up thinking? The trio also select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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251: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Renegadaes humbled, Strikers stumble, Sixers and Hurricanes win

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:27:24 -0000

Welcome to the 5th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Sam Dalling (AS) to look back at defeats for their sides and wins for Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers. The trio chat all things Big Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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250: #BBL10 DAILY POD: It's a Melbourne Saturday double as Thunder and Scorchers suffer losing start

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:23:07 -0000

Welcome to the 4th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin (BH) to look at double success for Melbourne as the Stars beat Sydney Thunder to claim their second win and the Renegades beat Perth Scorthers. The trio chat all things Big Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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249: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Melbourne Stars claim winning start against cold Brisbane Heat

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:49:57 -0000

Welcome to the 3rd of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Rito Maitra and Abhaye Mehta to review Melbourne Stars' 6-wicket win over Brisbane Heat, to chat bio-bubbles, new signings and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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248: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Hurricanes fight back to derail title holding Sixers

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:06:37 -0000

Welcome to the 2nd of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah and Ash Turner to look back at Hurricanes 16 -run win over Sixers, assess the rule changes and pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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247: #BBL10 DAILY POD: Big Bash League 2020/21 Tournament Preview

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:03:56 -0000

Welcome to the 1st of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah, Sam Dalling, Oliver Prendergast and Ash Turner to preview the tournament and predict the winning side.

We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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246: The future of Bangladesh cricket with Toby Radford and Tawhid Qureshi

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:14:12 -0000

We chat everything Bangladesh cricket on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as James Buttler is joined by the head coach of the Bangladesh High Performance Unit, Toby Radford. We chat about his role, his hopes for the young talent and much more. Helping James get under the skin of cricket in the country is Tawid Qureshi, a London-based Tiger, writer and broadcaster.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU!

Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at james @cricketbadgerpod.com.

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245: IPL 2020 review - A look back at a great IPL 13th edition

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 12:43:42 -0000

We complete our coverage of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League with a look back at the tournament, James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges & Sledges podcast.

How great was it to have IPL cricket on our screens again, favourites memories, what next for MSD and will we have more teams in 2021?

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Thank you for listening every day during IPL 2020. Subscribe and stay tuned as plenty of great cricket chat on the Cricket Badger Podcast.

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244: IPL DAILY POD: Mumabi Indians win #IPL2020 and the Badger #IPL Award ceremony

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:17:00 -0000

Welcome to the 53rd and final of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (KKR), Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Anand Bhika (MI), Daniel Kelly (DC), Abhishek Sharma (RR), Neil Virani (SRH) and Rito Maitra (KKR) to celebrate Mumbai Indians five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL Final.

The fan reps have also been voting on various award categories and on this last IPL Daily Podcast of 2020, we present the awards, including the Moonrise Moment of the Tournament.

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243: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Looking ahead to 2021. When and where for the IPL?

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:39:47 -0000

Welcome to the 52nd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

There is no cricket today, but host James Buttler is joined by Anand Bhika (MI) and Naman Shah (KKR) to look ahead to 2021. Sourav Ganguly has stated that he wants the IPL in Indian in March, but is that possible?

We'll be back tomorrow after the Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Final. We'll look at that game, celebrate the winners and give out the Cricket Badger IPL 2020 awards.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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242: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: It's a Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals #IPL final on Tuesday

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 20:23:12 -0000

Welcome to the 51st of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah, Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Anand Bhika (MI), Daniel Kelly (DC) and Abhishek Sharma (RR) to discuss Delhi Capitals win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. They also look forward to Tuesday's IPL Final as Delhi take on Mumbai Indian's in Dubai.

It's a rest day for the tournament tomorrow, but we will be back as we look ahead to IPL 2021. Where will it be, when will it happen and what can the BCCI learn from this season in the UAE?

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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241: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: The #IPL Team of the Tournament

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:14:18 -0000

Welcome to the 50th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

There is no cricket today, but host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH) and Deepak Panda (CSK) to pick the Cricket Badger Team of IPL 2020.

We'll be back tomorrow after the Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Qualifier 2 match.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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240: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: And then there were three, after SRH oust RCB

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:09:10 -0000

Welcome to the 49th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Naman Shah and Rito Maitra (both KKR) to discuss Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eliminator match win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. They then cast their minds forward to Sunrisers' next game against Delhi Capitals, from which the winner plays Mumbai Indians in the IPL final.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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239: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai beat Delhi and move within one game of 5th IPL title

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:16:15 -0000

Welcome to the 48th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Deepak Panda (RCB), Daniel Kelly (DC) and Anand Bishek (MI) to chat about Mumbai Indians comprehensive Qualifier 1 playoff win over Delhi Capitals. They then turn their attention to Friday's Eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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238: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Is this year's Indian Premier League the best ever?

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:18:25 -0000

Welcome to the 47th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

There is no cricket today, but host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH) and Clare Sanderson (KXIP) to discuss the brilliance that is the IPL. Is this 13th edition the best ever? What is it about the tournament that pushes our buttons? Can it be the best without Pakistan stars taking part?

We'll be back tomorrow after the Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Qualifier 1 match.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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237: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Sunrisers beat Mumbai to eliminate KKR

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:04:41 -0000

Welcome to the 46th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH) and Naman Shah (KKR) to chat about Sunrisers Hyderabad's win over Mumbai Indians that sees them through to the playoffs at the expense of Kolkata Knight Riders. The trio then look ahead to MI, DC, SRH and RCB's chances in the playoffs.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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236: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Delhi claim second and RCB through to eliminator

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:56:50 -0000

Welcome to the 45th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Abhishek Bohare (RR) and Daniel Kelly (DC) to chat about Delhi Capital's win over Royal Challengers Bangalore - a result that sees both teams through to the playoffs. They join Mumbai Indians in the last four and could be joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad if they beat Mumbai tomorrow. Otherwise Kolkata Knight Riders progress.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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235: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: KKR secure hope, but it is goodbye RR, KXIP & CSK

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:29:40 -0000

Welcome to the 44th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Naman Shah (KKR) and Anand Bhika (MI) to discuss wins for CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders that saw Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals exit the competition. They then look ahead to a crunch clash on Monday between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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234: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai secure top two as SRH make playoff race highly exciting

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 19:23:27 -0000

Welcome to the 43rd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Abhishek Bohare (RR) and Rito Maitra (KKR) to review wins for Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad and then look ahead to Sundays matches - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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233: Paul Smith - Ahead of his time and one hell of a journey PART TWO

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:23:12 -0000

Paul Smith, former Warwickshire all-rounder, makes a return to the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk some more about his life and times in and out of sport. It's taken him to some incredible places and provided him with some amazing experiences, but it hasn't all been good.

It's almost impossible to write a description of a chat with Paul Smith. Just listen and enjoy.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU!

Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at james @cricketbadgerpod.com.

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232: Paul Smith - Ahead of his time and one hell of a journey PART ONE

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:17:09 -0000

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231: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Rajasthan claim huge KXIP win to keep fightback on track

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:07:11 -0000

Welcome to the 42nd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (KKR), Samson Peter (RCB) and Neil Virani (SRH) to review Rajasthan Royals win over Kings XI Punjab. And then, ahead of an exciting weekend, they preview Saturday's games: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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230: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: CSK hold nerve to dent KKR's playoff hopes

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:40:54 -0000

Welcome to the 41st of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Daniel Kelly (DC) to review Chennai Super Kings' win over Kolkata Knight Riders, before looking ahead to a crucial game between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals on Friday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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229: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai make playoffs with RCB victory

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:14:27 -0000

Welcome to the 40th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (KKR) and Clare Sanderson (KXIP) to review another win for Mumbai Indians, this time over Royal Challengers Bangalore, before looking ahead to a crunch game for Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday as they take on the eliminated Chennai Super Kings.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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228: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Sunrisers wallop Capitals to give Warner a happy birthday

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:57:29 -0000

Welcome to the 39th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Rito Maitra (KKR) and Neil Virani (SRH) to review Sunrisers Hyderabad's victory over Delhi Capitals before looking ahead to Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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227: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Kings XI make it five in a row and enter top four

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:56:57 -0000

Welcome to the 38th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (KKR) and Neil Virani (SRH) to take a look at Kings XI Punjab vital victory over Kolkata Knight Riders before looking ahead to Sunrisers Hyderabad's match with Delhi Capitals on Tuesday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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226: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: CSK win but can't progress, Stokes keeps RR hopes alive

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:25:10 -0000

Welcome to the 37th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Deepak PandaCSK) and Clare Sanderson (KXIP) to take a look at wins for Chenna Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, before looking ahead to a crunch clash on Monday between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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225: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: KXIP squeeze cracker as Sunrisers edged out

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 19:51:16 -0000

Welcome to the 36th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Naman Shah (KKR), Anand Bhika (MI) and Daniel Kelly (DC) to take a look at Kolkata's win over Delhi and Kings XI Punjab's nailbiting success over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

As always they then look ahead to Sunday's fixture, but this time they predict the results of all of the remaining group games to call who will get through to the playoffs and the final of IPL 2020.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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224: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Mighty Mumbai silence MSD's Super Kings

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:30:58 -0000

Welcome to the 35th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Clare Sanderson (KXIP) and Rito Maitra (KKR) to discuss Mumbai Indians crunching 10-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings, before looking ahead to Saturday's double header where Kolkata Knight Riders play Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab take on Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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223: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Sunrisers make playoff race tighter with Royals win

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:46:19 -0000

Welcome to the 34th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Naman Shah (KKR) and Anand Bhika (MI) to discuss Sunrisers Hyderabad's win over Rajasthan Royals, before looking ahead to Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians on Friday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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222: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: RCB set for playoffs after battering faltering KKR

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:35:23 -0000

Welcome to the 33rd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Naman Shah (KKR) Clare Sanderson (KXIP) and Anand Bhika (MI) to discuss Royal Challengers Bangalore's battering of Kolkata Knight Riders. They all then preview Thursday's game between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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221: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Resurgent Kings XI deny Shikhar Dhawan's heroics

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:16:13 -0000

Welcome to the 32nd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Neil Virani (SRH), Naman Shah (KKR) and Samson Peter (RCB) to discuss Kings XI Punjab's third win on the bounce after they beat Delhi Capitals, despite another hundred for Shikhar Dhawan. They then preview Wednesday's game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The trio then look ahead to Tuesday's game between Kings XI Punjab abd Delhi Capitals.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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220: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: What next for CSK after Rajasthan defeat?

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:03:20 -0000

Welcome to the 31st of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Clare Sanderson (KXIP) and Rito Maitra (KKR) to discuss the future for CSK after their heavy defeat to Rajasthan that has left them rock bottom and effectively out of playoff contention.

The trio then look ahead to Tuesday's game between Kings XI Punjab abd Delhi Capitals.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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219: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: What a day!!! What a weekend!!! What an IPL!!!

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:16:04 -0000

Welcome to the 30th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

What a day!!! What a weekend!!! What an IPL!!!

Today, host James Buttler holds a Sunday evening party with three fan representatives joining in. Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Naman Shah (KKR) and Abhishek Bohare (RR) to discuss a sensational double header Sunday that saw three Super Overs.

The trio then look ahead to Monday's game between CSK and Rajasthan Royals. It can't possibly live up to the last few days, can it?

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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218: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: A truly Super Saturday sees RCB and Delhi near playoffs

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 19:30:04 -0000

Welcome to the 29th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler holds a Saturday night party with three fan representatives joining in. Neil Virani (SRH), Rito Maitra (KKR) and Anand Bhika (Mumbai) all discuss a scintillating day that saw RCB beat Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals get home against Chennai Super Kings.
They then discuss Sunday's action as Mumbai Indians plays Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders play SRH.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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217: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai Indians back top after easy KKR victory

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:51:13 -0000

Welcome to the 28th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler holds a Friday night party with FOUR fan representatives joining in. Clare Sanderson (KXIP), Naman Shah (KKR), Samson Peter (RCB) and Abhishek Bohare (RR) all discuss Mumbai's victory in Abu Dhabi. They all then turn their attention on to another Super Saturday as Rajasthan Royals play the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals take on Chennai Super Kings.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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216: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Kings XI get across the line against RCB, just!

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:27:32 -0000

Welcome to the 27th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai Indians fan Anand Bhika and Kolkata Knight Riders supporter Naman Shah. The trio looks back at Kings XI Punjab's second IPL 2020 win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and then ahead to their teams meeting on Thursday as Mumbai play Kolkata.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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215: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Delhi Capitals show bowling power to deny Rajasthan

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:16:30 -0000

Welcome to the 26th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI Punjab fan Clare Sanderson and Royal Challangers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter. The trio looks back at Delhi Capitals win over Rajasthan Royals and then ahead to their teams meeting on Wednesday in RCB vs KXIP.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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214: Steven Croft "Even missing the Headingley crowd was a bit of a shame" this summer

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:12:58 -0000

Lancashire stalwart Steven Croft joins James Buttler to chat about a Covid-19 summer at the Red Rose County and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions on his life and times in sport and beyond.

From following Freddie Flintoff's footsteps to a childhood spent partly in Sri Lanka. From County Championship success to his future in coaching. The former Lancashire skipper has a bit more cricket left in him yet.

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213: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: CSK beat Sunrisers to restore their IPL hopes

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:21:49 -0000

Welcome to the 25th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Rajasthan Royals fab Abhishek Bohare and Delhi Capitals supporter Daniel Kelly. The trio looks back at Chennai Super Kings win over SRH and then ahead to their teams meeting on Wednesday in DCvsRR.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

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212: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: RCB put in complete performance in KKR whopping

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:07:04 -0000

Welcome to the 24th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Rajasthan Royals fab Abhishek Bohare and Sunrisers Hyderabad supporter Neil Virani. The trio looks back at Royal Challengers' 82-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders before turning their attention to Tuesday's match between SRH and Chennai Super Kings.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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211: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: SRH get Tewatiad and Mumbai go top after Delhi win

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:34:55 -0000

Welcome to the 23rd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kolkata Knight Riders fan Naman Shah and our Royal Challengers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter. The trio looks back at Sunday success from Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians and defeats for Sunrisers and Delhi Capitals. They then turn their attention to their own sides in action on Monday as RCB take on KKR.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

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210: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: RCB and KKR triumph as CSK and KXIP leave themselves a lot to do

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 19:17:04 -0000

Welcome to the 22nd of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai Indians fan Anand Bhika and our Sunrisers Hyderabad supporter Neil Virani. The trio looks back at Saturday success from KKR and RCB and more failure for KXIP and CSK. They then turn their attention to their own sides' chances when Sunrisers play Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai take on Delhi Capitals in two exciting games on Sunday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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209: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Delhi march on as Royals continue to stumble

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:05:26 -0000

Welcome to the 21st of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kolkata Knight Riders fan Ritabrata Maitra and our Royal Challengers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter to review the Delhi Capitals win over Rajasthan Royals before looking ahead to a busy Saturday in the IPL - KXIP vs KKR and CSK vs RCB.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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208: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Bairstow powers SRH to win over beleaguered KXIP

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:31:17 -0000

Welcome to the 20th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kolkata Knight Riders fan Naman Shah and our Delhi Capitals supporter Daniel Kelly to review the Sunrisers' commanding win over Kings XI Punjab, before looking ahead to Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals in Sharjah on Friday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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207: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Tripathi drives KKR to key win over ailing CSK

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:37:58 -0000

Welcome to the 19th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI Punjab fan Clare Sanerson and Sunrisers supporter Neil Virani to review Kolkata Knight Riders' win against Chennai Super kings and look ahead to their sides meeting in Dubai on Thursday.

Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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206: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: SKY leads Mumbai Indians to a Royals win

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:17:00 -0000

Welcome to the 18th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kolkata Knight Riders fan Naman Shah to review Mumbai's win over Rajasthan Royals and look ahead to KKR versus Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday. Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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205: #IPL2020 DAILY POD: Capital show as Iyer's Delhi boys down Kohli's RCB

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:58:17 -0000

Welcome to the 17th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI Punjab fab Clare Sanderson and Rajasthan Royals supporter Abhishek Bohare to review Delhi Capitals impressive win over RCB and look ahead to the Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Every day we pick our Moonrise Moment of the Matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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204: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai go top and CSK bounce back strongly

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:00:20 -0000

Welcome to the 16th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai fan Anand Bhika and KKR supporter Naman Shah to review the Mumbai win over Sunrisers and CSK's triumphant 10-wicket win over KXIP. The trio then turn their attention to Monday's mouthwatering game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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203: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Kohli and Iyer captains fantastic as RCB and DC go top

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 20:09:16 -0000

Welcome to the 16th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai fan Anand Bhika and CSK supporter Deepak Panda to review the RCB win over Rajasthan and Delhi's triumph over KKR. The trio then turn their attention to Sunday's games as Mumbai take on SRH and CSK are back in action against KXIP.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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202: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Are CSK going to miss the playoffs for the first time ever?

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:14:21 -0000

Welcome to the 15th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by KKR fan Ritabrata Maitra and RCB supporter Samson Peter. The trio look back at Sunrisers Hyderabad's win over CSK and ask whether Chennai Super Kings are heading for the exit door earlier than ever before? They then look ahead to the first double-header Saturday with #RCBvRR and DCvKKR both mouthwatering matches.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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201: 200th SPECIAL - ALL THINGS CRICKET, with George Dobell, Dan Norcross & Ali Martin PART TWO

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:51:02 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, celebrates the 200th edition of the Podcast by inviting three of the best to join him to discuss all things cricket.

George Dobell, of ESPN Criicinfo, Dan Norcross of BBC Test Match Special and Ali Martin, cricket writer for The Guardian, answer questions sent in by Cricket Badger Podcast listeners. This round table discussion is published over two editions.

We cover everything from Covid-19 and its affect on the sport, the future of county cricket. The Hundred, England's winter, England spin conundrum, racism in cricket and Dan's love of Betty Snowball. Plus plenty more.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the start - THANK YOU!

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199: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Mumbai Indians show how it's done as KXIP suffer third defeat

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:16:44 -0000

Welcome to the 14th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad fan Neil Virani and KKR supporter Naman Shah. The trio look back at Mumbai Indians win over Kings XI Punjab, and then look ahead to #CSKvsSRH on Friday.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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198: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Kolkata ride on and condemn Royals to their first defeat

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:31:57 -0000

Welcome to the 13th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai Indians fan Amand Bhika and KXIP supporter Clare Sanerson. The trio look back at Kolkate Knight Riders impressive with over Rajasthan Royals and then look ahead to #KXIPvsMI, the game between their two sides on Thursday.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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197: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Sunrisers off the mark as Capitals crash to first loss #DCvsSRH

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:20:48 -0000

Welcome to the 12th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by KKR fans Ritabrata Maitra and Naman Shah. The trio look back at Sunrisers Hyderabad's win over |Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi and then cast their eyes ahead to Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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196: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: A second Super Over and the IPL carries on entertaining #RCBvsMI

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:10:26 -0000

Welcome to the 11th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad supporter Neil Virani and Delhi Capitals fan Daniel Kelly. The trio look back at the game between Mumbai Indians and RCB which saw the second Super Over of IPL2020 and then ahead to Tuesday's match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad #DCvsSRH.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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195: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians #RCBvsMI

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 19:23:47 -0000

Welcome to the 10th of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Royal Challengers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter and Mumbai Indians fan Anand Bohare. The trio look back at a wonderfully exciting match between KXIP and Rajasthan Royals and then ahead to Monday's match #RCBvMI.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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194: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab #RRvsKXIP

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 18:56:24 -0000

Welcome to the ninth of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kolkata Knight Riders supporter Naman Shah and Rajasthan Royals fan Abhishek Bohare. The trio look back at KKR's impressive win over Sunrisers Hyderabad and then look ahead to the Sharjah clash between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab - two form sides.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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193: FAMOUS FANS: Robert Bathurst - Actor and red ball cricket lover PART TWO

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:16:16 -0000

Robert Bathurst is best known for his role as David Marsden in TV smash hit Cold Feet. He's also a huge cricket lover and in this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast he joins James Buttler to chat about his career on stage and screen and what it is about cricket that appeals.

You will also have seen him acting in Toast Of London, Downton Abbey, Joking Apart, Emma, Wild At Heart and My Dad’s the Prime Minister and much more. And most possibly at a cricket ground in a seat near you. His love of cricket shines through and it was a huge pleasure to welcome him onto the podcast.

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192: FAMOUS FANS: Robert Bathurst - Actor and red ball cricket lover PART ONE

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:11:55 -0000

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191: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad #CSKvDC

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:03:24 -0000

Welcome to the eighth of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad supporter Neil Virani and Kolkata Knight Rider's Ritabrata Maitra.

This was recorded before Delhi Capitals secured their win over Chennai Super Kings so you will hear a bit of live reaction to CSK's rather slow start to their reply. Could they lose their 100% record of making the playoffs this year? We cast our eyes forward to the Kolkata Knight Riders match with Sunrisers Hyderabad - two sides seeking their first IPL 2020 win.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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190: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals #CSKvDC

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:10:30 -0000

Welcome to the seventh of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI Punjab supporter Clare Sanderson and KKR's Naman Shah. They look back at a terrific win for KXIP over RCB and then cast their eyes ahead to Chennai Super Kings match against Delhi Capitals on Friday.

We also pay tribute to Dean Jones who sadly passed away aged 59.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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189: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore #KXIPvRCB

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:44:21 -0000

Welcome to the sixth of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai Indians fan Anand Bhika and Kings XI Punjab supporters Clare Sanderson. They look ahead to Kings XI against RCB and Anand celebrates his side's win over Kolkata Knight Riders?

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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188: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians #KKRvMI

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:33:02 -0000

Welcome to the fifth of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Mumbai Indians fan Anand Bhika and Kolkata Knight Riders supporters Naman Shah and Ritabrata Maitra. They look ahead to the next game for their sides and reflect on Rajasthan Royals win over Chennai Super Kings. Is MS Dhoni still worth his place in the CSK side?

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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187: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings #RRvCSK

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:10:25 -0000

Welcome to the fourth of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Rajasthan Royals fan Abhishek Bohare and Chennai Super Kings supporter Deepak Panda. They look ahead to what promises to be a another close encounter in Sharjah and look back at the Royal Challengers Bangalore win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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186: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore #SRHvsRCB

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:52:13 -0000

Welcome to the third of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad fan Neil Virani in London and Royal Challengers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter in Bangalore. They look ahead to what promises to be a another close encounter in Dubai on Sunday and look back at the Delhi Capitals Super Over win over Kings XI Punjab.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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185: County Cricket: Bob Willis Trophy season review and final preview PART TWO

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 14:00:36 -0000

It's been a strange old summer but the authorities have done an amazing job to get cricket played and we now gear up for the Bob Willis Trophy final between Somerset and Essex.

James Buttler is joined by Sam Dalling to preview the five-day Lord's showpiece final and look back across a county summer with a difference. What should county cricket look like next season?

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184: County Cricket: Bob Willis Trophy season review and final preview PART ONE

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:56:04 -0000

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183: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Delhi Capitals v Kings XI Punjab #DCvsKXIP

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:34:26 -0000

Welcome to the second of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI fan Clare Sanderson and Delhi Capitals newest supporter Daniel Kelly to look ahead to what promises to be a close encounter in Dubai on Sunday.

We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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182: IPL 2020 DAILY POD: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:55:00 -0000

Welcome to the first of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans.

Today, host James Buttler is joined by #CSK fan Deepak Panda and Mumbai Indians supporter Anand Bhika to look ahead to the tasty opening game between their two sides.

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181: Sir Geoffrey Boycott - Opening up on a long life in cricket Part TWO

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:10:00 -0000

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, one of the finest batsman England has produced and a popular voice on commentary for 30 years, joins James Buttler in one of the most comprehensive interviews you will hear.

PART ONE: From falling in love with cricket to being flawed. From batting with his boyhood hero to winning majors as a golfer. From Man Utd to his 100th Hundred. His lowest moment as a player, being Virat Kohli, four-day Tests, slow over-rates and one-day cricket. How important is popularity, being Knighted and that French conviction.

PART TWO: Meeting Nelson Mandela and wishing he could meet Martin Luther-King, how he's missed commentary and coming 2nd in #GOATcommentator. Richie Benaud's commentary advice. Getting through cancer, his love for his family, being in the public eye, Bodyline and batting against pace. Racism in cricket and Azeem Rafiq's allegations against Yorkshire CCC. His biggest regrets.

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180: Sir Geoffrey Boycott - Opening up on a long life in cricket Part ONE

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:33:18 -0000

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Cricket Badger Podcast & Friends - we're on daily through IPL 2020

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:36:38 -0000

Join us daily as the Indian Premier League is played between 19 September and 10 November. It's going to be fun!

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179: IPL 2020 PREVIEW: A comprehensive guide to the best young players to watch in the UAE?

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:30:09 -0000

All IPL teams need uncapped talent and there are some really exciting youngsters to look out for in the 2020 tournament. James Buttler welcomes back Indian journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to the Cricket Badger Podcast to run through who might become the standout emerging players of the Indian Premier League this year.

The pair go through all eight franchises and by the end of the podcast narrow down the list to the top four young players at IPL 2020.

Stay tuned to the daily Cricket Badger Podcast throughout the Indian Premier League this season!

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178: Tymal Mills - How T20 cricket gave him an exciting future in the sport

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:33:01 -0000

Tymal Mills could have been lost to cricket had the T20 format not arrived on the scene. The England and Sussex fast bowler has traveled the world to play in the biggest T20 franchise tournaments and is currently hoping to help Sussex Sharks to T20 Blast glory.

Tymal joins James Buttler on this edition to talk about his life in cricket, the back injury that brought him to the verge of retirement, how he's enjoyed playing in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash and other global T20 competitions.

He also takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and looks ahead to this year's IPL in the UAE and rates Sussex's chances of lifting this season's T20 Blast.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2020 PREVIEW #SRH

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:17:51 -0000

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the IPL in 2016 and have been one of the most successful sides in recent times. They have new coach Trevor Bayliss and captain David Warner to lead them in the UAE. They appear a definite contender.

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess SRH's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see Warner with his hands on the prize on 10 November?

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Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2020 PREVIEW #RCB

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:13:45 -0000

Royal Challengers Bangalore are the perenial under achievers in the competition. Virat Kohli will be hoping to put that right in the UAE.

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess RCB's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see Kohli add an IPL title to an already glowing CV?

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Rajasthan Royals IPL 2020 PREVIEW #rajasthanroyals

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:04:01 -0000

Rajasthan Royals begin their IPL2020 campaign after a disappointing sebenth placed finished in 2019. Can Steve Smith lead them to better? With Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in their ranks they have English World Cup success in their midst.

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess the Royals' chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Can they claim their first title since 2008?

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Mumbai Indians IPL 2020 PREVIEW #MumbaiIndians

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:58:27 -0000

The defending champions, Mumbai Indians, arrive in the UAE with a fourth title in the bag and the desire to claim back-to-back trophies for the first time in their history. Can Rohit Sharma lead to team to glory again?

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess Mumbai's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Can they get an unprecedented fifth crown?

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Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2020 PREVIEW #KKR

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:52:52 -0000

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL twice before, in 2012 and 2014. This year Brendon McCullum is their coach and Dinesh Karthik leads his troops again as they enter the tournament with the most expensive player in IPL history - Pat Cummins cost them $3.17m.

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess KKR's chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Can the Riders take the title on 10 November?

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Kings XI Punjab IPL 2020 PREVIEW #KXIP

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:47:19 -0000

Kings XI Punjab go into IPL2020 having never won the tournament. in 6th last year, their fifth consecutive season outside of the top five, can Anil Kumble coach KXIP to glory? They have some big name players under the captaincy of KL Rahul - but can they play as a team?

James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess KXIP's chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see them lift their first ever IPL title?

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Delhi Capitals IPL 2020 PREVIEW #ThisIsNewDelhi

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:35:04 -0000

Delhi Capitals begin their IPL2020 campaign in the hunt for their first title and under the coaching of Ricky Ponting and captaincy of Shreyas Iyer have a real chance. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess the Delhi fanchises chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see them make their first ever IPL final on 10 November?

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Chennai Super Kings IPL 2020 PREVIEW #CSK

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:20:08 -0000

Chennai Super Kings enter IPL2020 under the trusted leadership of MS Dhoni and will be hoping to add to their three previous titles. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess CSK's chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see MSD lifting that trophy on 10 November?

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177: IPL 2020 Tournament Preview - Who Lifts The Trophy? Part TWO

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:10:01 -0000

It's been a long time coming but IPL 2020 finally gets underway in the United Arab Emirates on 19 September. The Mumbai Indians are seeking to defend their crown but face stiff competition from the other seven franchises.

In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast. The trio assess the competition in the UAE, assess the strengths and weaknesses of each of the eight sides and, as they go through, give a score out of 10 for each team's chances.

By the end of Part Two you will hear who we think wins this year's even and also who James, DJ and Ashwin think will end up wearing the Orange Cap for leading run scorer and the Purple Cap for leading wicket taker.

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176: IPL 2020 Tournament Preview - Who Lifts The Trophy? Part ONE

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:00:42 -0000

It's been a long time coming but IPL 2020 finally gets underway in the United Arab Emirates on 19 September. The Mumbai Indians are seeking to defend their crown but face stiff competition from the other seven franchises.

In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges & Sledges Podcast. The trio assess the competition in the UAE, assess the strengths and weaknesses of each of the eight sides and, as they go through, give a score out of 10 for each team's chances.

By the end of Part Two you will hear who we think wins this year's even and also who James, DJ and Ashwin think will end up wearing the Orange Cap for leading run scorer and the Purple Cap for leading wicket taker.

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175: It's just like watching Brazil - How the land of Pele is learning to love cricket

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:49:01 -0000

Roberta Moretti Avery of the Brazil Cricket Association joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk about the rise and rise of cricket in Brazil.

It's a country known for soccer, but cricket was played there 20 years before a football was kicked. Since becoming an Affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002 and an Associate member in 2017 the game is growing rapidly in prominence.

The coaching initiatives which started in the city of Pocos de Coldos have been incredibly successful. Cricket in Brazil is on the up. Listen to Roberta talk about on of the genuine good news stories of world cricket.

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174: An England Test summer review - How good are they? Part TWO

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:09:32 -0000

England have taken the series against West Indies 2-1 and beaten Pakistan 1-0 but just how impressive has it been? Are they making progress? Is Joe Root the right skipper? How has the bio-bubble changed the Test summer? Where are the strengths and weakness of this England Test side?

Cricket journalist Dan Whiting joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back over a shortened summer and to answer those questions and many more.

The pair also answer the listerners' #ASKBadger questions and James gives the final results of the prediction competition that has run all summer with Graham Hardcastle.

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The pair will return ahead of each Test to reflect and look ahead to the next match.

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173: An England Test summer review - How good are they? Part ONE

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:05:57 -0000

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172: Azeem Rafiq - A bumpy ride, personal tragedy, racism and the importance of speaking out

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:43:02 -0000

Azeem Rafiq has endured more than his fair share of ups and downs as a cricketer and human being. Off the back of his interview with Wisden Cricket Monthly, he talks about racism in the Yorkshire dressing room, how he felt isolated in 2018 after his child was stillborn and how he feels determined to speak up so others don't face the same issues in the future.

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171: PREVIEW: A look ahead to 3rd Test England v Pakistan

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:56:39 -0000

England took the 1st Test against Pakistan and then we all got frustrated by rain and bad light as the 2nd Test took us back to the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the Second Test and they discuss how to solve bad light, look ahead to the Third Test, continue their predictions competition and answer the listerners' #ASKBadger questions. They also discuss the format of the Bob Willis Trophy and how county cricket should look in the future.

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The pair will return ahead of each Test to reflect and look ahead to the next match.

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170: Cookie Patel - coaching to maximise a team's performance in the field

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 08:33:39 -0000

Cookie Patel has spent the last decade coaching some of the best players in England to get the very best out of themselves in the field. Fielding is no longer a forgotten element and has to be part of any players all round impact on a match, but Cookie still thinks the game can make its approach to fielding more of a priority.

Catches win matches, saving runs does too and at every level of the sport, we can all help our team by improving our fielding performance. Want to bring Cookie to coach your team? Visit fieldingcoaching.com.

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169: PREVIEW: A look ahead to 2nd Test England v Pakistan

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:42:28 -0000

England bounced back at Old Trafford to take a fabulous three-wicket win over Pakistan as Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler combined to steer the hosts to victory.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the First Test and assess how the teams match-up ahead of the Second Test at the Ageas Bowl. They continue their predictions competition and answer the listerners' #ASKBadger questions.

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168: PREVIEW: A look ahead to the England v Pakistan 3-Test series 2020

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:36:18 -0000

Cricket continues a return into a bio bubble as the England v Pakistan three-match series gets underway at old Trafford on Wednesday. After beating West Indies 2-1, Joe root will be keen to see his Test side maintain momentum, but the touring Pakistan team has some real stars. It should be a belter.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess the series ahead and the pair assess the betting markets and start a competition between themselves as they make their predictions on the series and look at the 1st Test.

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167: REVIEW - England comeback triumph but still a work in progress

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:18:04 -0000

Oh badgers, how good has it been to have cricket back and it's been a good series between England and West Indies too. Thanks to West Indies for coming, thanks to both sets of players and big praise for the ECB who put on the first bio bubble Test series very proficiently.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the series, find the results of their prediction competition and give England a health check after their first post lockdown series.

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166: Former West Indies coach Toby Radford assesses Jason Holder's side in England Tests

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:05:48 -0000

Former West Indies batting and assistant coach Toby Radford has spent a decade in and around the West Indies coaching setup and established the Academy that Jason Holder and the majority of his squad graduated from. So, no surprise that Toby has been a keen onlooker over the last few weeks.

On this podcast, Toby joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the series and chat about certain players' performances and the current state of West Indies cricket.

Toby has also been head coach at Middlesex CCC and Glamorgan CCC and played for Middlesex CCC and Sussex CCC,

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165: Author Duncan Hamilton - One Long And Beautiful Summer

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:03:40 -0000

"Author Duncan Hamilton has a new book out" usually provokes a charge from sports lovers to their nearest book retailer. And his latest is the perfect celebration of English county cricket and the red ball game.

In this edition of the podcast, Duncan joins James Buttler to talk about his new book 'One Long and Beautiful Summer - A Short Elogy for Red-Ball Cricket'. As expected the winner of William Hill Sports Book of the Year Pries and two British Sports Book Awards nails his latest masterpiece.

It was an absolute pleasure to have Duncan on the show and he had more in common with the Badger than you might think!

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164: PREVIEW: England's momentum, West Indies' pride - who takes the Wisden Trophy?

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:26:42 -0000

It's all to play for ahead of the 3rd Test between England and West Indies. The men from the Caribbean outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl, the hosts bounced back at Old Traffford and the sides face off again in Manchester to decide the destination of the Wisden Trophy. Holders West Indies require at leads a draw but have a rampant Ben Stokes to deal with as England take the confidence into the decider.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the 2nd Test and ahead to the action in Manchester. They also continue their competition as they make their predictions on the 3rd Test using the betting markets. The pair will return after the 3rd Test to review the series and tot up which of them has had most success with their tips.

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163: James Bracey - From Bristol into an England bio bubble and beyond

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:52:25 -0000

It's been a different summer for all of us but James Bracey had envisaged scoring runs for Glioucestershire in Division One of the County Championship and pushing his clains for England selection. Covid-19 seemed to have halted those plans, but with the return of international cricket, James was names in England's 55, 30 and is now in the bio bubble as part of England's 22 for the series against West Indies.

James talks us through his summer, which included an impressive 85 in the inter-squad warm-up match, and his hopes for the rest of the summer and beyond. He also takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questons, so you can find out more about one of England's next cabs off the rank.

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162: Chris Nash - "I've had an absolute belter, loved playing the game" and not done yet PART TWO

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:29:50 -0000

Nottinghamshire opener Chris Nash joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The former Sussex man is in good form and can't wait to get on the pitch this season and his answers are well worth a listen. As always with the format, some dafter and some in-depth.

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161: Chris Nash - "I've had an absolute belter, loved playing the game" and not done yet PART ONE

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:25:03 -0000

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160: PREVIEW: Can England peg back buoyant West Indies in 2nd Test at Old Trafford

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:44:55 -0000

Congratulations to West Indies who outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl to take a four-wicket win in the 1st Test. The series moves to Old Trafford with Joe Root returning after the birth of his second child.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at Southampton and ahead to the action in Manchester. They also continue their competition as they make their predictions on the 2nd Test using the betting markets.

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159: Colin Babb - '1973 and Me - The England v West Indies Series and a Memorable Childhood Year'

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:13:07 -0000

Author Colin Babb is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he joins James Buttler to talk about his new book '1973 and Me - The England v West Indies Test Series and a Memorable Childhood Year'.

To write the book, Colin spoke to Dennis Amiss, Clyde Best, Harold ‘Dickie’
Bird, Keith Fletcher, Maurice Foster, Lance Gibbs, Colin Grant, Frank Hayes,
Ron Headley, Bernard Julien, Alvin Kallicharan, Simon Lister, Professor Joe
Moran, Deryck Murray and Professor Clem Seecharan.

The book covers the series but is more than that. It talks of Caribbean migration to Britain, wider perspectives on history, identity, music and politics, shared family experiences of television in the 1970s, a collection of memorable events, and interplay with the 1973 West Indies tour.

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Club Cricket is returning - the FREE Slate App a great way to collect match day subs

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:58:19 -0000

Less contact than contactless. Slate. The smart and safe way to collect weekly match fees and more. Matthew Jackson explains all.

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158: PREVIEW: A look ahead to the England v West Indies 3-Test series 2020

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:13:43 -0000

Finally, cricket is back as the England v West Indies three-match series gets underway at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday. The bio bubble appears to be working it's magic as the tourists look to defend the Wisden Trophy in a behind closed doors setting.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess the series ahead and the pair assess the betting markets and start a competition between themselves as they make their predictions on the series and look at the 1st Test.

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157: Dougie Brown - If you work hard you take a certain amount of luck out of the game PART TWO

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:13:21 -0000

Dougie Brown is a proud Scot who played for Scotland and England and was a part of that great Warwickshire side in the mid 1990s. He joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

He also chats about his time as UAE head coach and discusses matchfixing and whether the game can ever eradicate it. Dougie now lives in Dubai and, although it has been halted by Covid-19, is setting up a sports coaching business in the UAE to take sport to all parts of the country.

He recalls competing in a triathlon with Phil Tufnell, being a part of Warwickshire's trophy hunting side, the psychology of succeeding at the highest level and plenty more besides.

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156: Dougie Brown - If you work hard you take a certain amount of luck out of the game PART ONE

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:06:27 -0000

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Dougie Brown on a rather unsuccessful England triathlon pairing with Phil Tufnell

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:54:44 -0000

Dougie Brown is the guest on the next edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast and here is a sneak preview. A time when during an England training camp he was paired with Phil Tufnell to take on the rest in a end of trip triathlon.

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155: Waqar Younis - Once I started bowling fast I left everything else behind

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:57:51 -0000

Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis is James Buttler's guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he takes on the 20 Questions and chats about the upcoming Pakistan tour of England.

He talks about his love of Lord's. his disappointment at missing the 1992 World Cup success for his country, bowling with Wasim Akram, how he has always looked up to Imran Khan and plenty more besides..

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154: Paul Edwards - Cricket writer, county lover, outground aficionado and bookworm

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:47:55 -0000

By popular demand we have Paul Edwards, one of the best cricket writers around, as a guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.

Paul chats to James Buttler about cricket writing, his assessment of the current health of the county game and why the 18 county structure is invaluable to the sport. The pair also debate how the county game can move with the times to survive.

Paul is also a huge lover of club cricket and the outgrounds and talks passionately on that subject. An enjoyable discussion with a knowledgeable cricket writer.

With a number of listeners asking about what cricket books to read over lockdown, Paul also gives his recommendations of his favourite cricket books and writers.

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153: FAMOUS FAN: Graham Lambert, Inspiral Carpets guitarist and cricket nut PART TWO

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:07:58 -0000

Graham Lambert was a founder member of the band Inspiral Carpets that was a huge part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Madchester music movement. The sounds that came out of Manchester were a theme of the times and also included The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Fall, The Smiths.... the list is almost endless.

In addition to a life in music, Graham is also a massive cricket fan that gets along to Old Trafford to support Lancashire as often as he can. He's penned songs on his love of the game. He's also a big Oldham football fan.

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152: FAMOUS FAN: Graham Lambert, Inspiral Carpets guitarist and cricket nut PART ONE

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:00:36 -0000

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151: 150th Edition - TEN things that would improve cricket, with Dan Norcross - PART TWO

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:26:44 -0000

It's the 150th Cricket Badger Podcast and we welcome back our traditional landmark guest Dan Norcross. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast!

When the Badger and Norkers get together the chat always overruns and this edition comes in two parts. Dan begins by explaining how BBC Test Match Special will be operating in a bio bubble for the England v West Indies Test series.

Then, the pair combine to pick 10 things they would do to change cricket for the better. SPOILER ALERT - they are listed below:

TV / radio / web coverage of all World Test Championship matches (Dan)
Even more work done on player well-being and mental health (James)
ICC to fund Associate country players at first-class clubs around the world (Dan)
Increase the number of Associate Nations in ICC world tournaments (James)
Leg byes should count for batsman's runs (Dan)
No second chances for match fixers (James)
ICC to top up player wages for countries outside the big three (Dan)
Bring back for Champions League for domestic T20 champs (James)
Boost participation in under represented groups in society (Dan)
Preserve the 18 county structure in England (James)

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150: 150th Edition - TEN things that would improve cricket, with Dan Norcross - PART ONE

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:20:40 -0000

TV / radio / web coverage of all World Test Championship matches (Dan)
Even more work done on player well-being and mental health (James)
ICC to fund Associate country players at first-class clubs around the world (Dan)
Increase the number of Associate Nations in ICC world tournaments (James)
Leg byes should count for batsman's runs (Dan)
No second chances for match fixers (James)
ICC to top up player wages for countries outside the big three (Dan)
Bring back for Champions League for domestic T20 champs (James)
Boost participation in under represented groups in society (Dan)
Preserve the 18 county structure in England (James)

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149: Daryl Mitchell - the PCA chairman has had a lot going on in lockdown

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:27:19 -0000

Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell is the current chair of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) and has had a rather busy time of it over the last few months. Daryl has been at the sharp end of discussions around Covid-19 and The Hundred as he represents the players in the English game.

In this chat with the Badger, James Buttler, Daryl outlines the role of the PCA in any talks, gives us a glimpse into a busy lockdown period and also talks about racism after Michael Carberry's recent Cricket Badger Podcast appearance. And of course we talk about Daryl Mitchell the cricketer and his desire to get playing again as soon as he safely can.

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148: Mark Wood - I'm just a normal lad that's been lucky enough to play for England

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:10:00 -0000

England World Cup winner Mark Wood joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The Durham and England fast bowler talks about his career in cricket and that incredible day at Lord's on 14 July 2019.

Woody also chats about his imaginary horse, his batting, a prank he played on Keaton Jennings, getting back into training after the Covid-19 layoff, his desire to get a lengthy period of sound fitness and how he'd have been happy with just one England cap. Now with a combined 74 England appearances and a World Cup win that can never been taken away, Mark is not done yet. It's a great pleasure to welcome him to the Podcast and hear him take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

Later in the Podcast we also catch up with Matthew Jackson from the Sporta Group. In times of Coronavirus travel companies have not had a lot to do, but Matthew has some trips for cricket clubs in October/November to Spain and has an app that clubs might find extremely useful. The Slate App allows captains/clubs to collect subs at a touch of a button and avoids close contact and cash when clubs are able to take the field again.

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147: Racism and Cricket - Michael Carberry has seen it all before

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 08:06:46 -0000

Former England batsman Michael Carberry has been there, seen it, done it throughout a long and illustrious career as an opening batsman. Behind the runs and Test caps he's a black man understandably angry at current events and more than a little filled with a sense of deja vu. He's also palpably trying to keep hope to a minimum that the current #BlackLivesMatter movement will lead to tangible change and a long overdue end to racism.

In a powerful interview with James Buttler, Carbs pulls no punches on the issues of racism in the United Kingdom. He speaks about his experiences as a man and as a cricketer.

And if you think this current racism problem is American and doesn't extend to the UK, and if you believe it certainly does not extend to cricket, this is an interview you really need to listen to.

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146: Deon Kruis - I look back with only fond memories, but now I'd love to coach

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 11:12:31 -0000

Deon Kruis is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he talks to James Buttler about his time in sport. The South African bowler came across to play five seasons at Yorkshire and quickly became a very popular figure at Headingley. Those that know him will not be surprised to know that golf crops up in a few of his answers.

Deon is now commentating in South Africa and hoping to forge a career in coaching, so if any clubs out there are seeking a bowling coach look no further.

On a recent edition of the 'Yorkshire Cricket, Covers Off' Anthony McGrath told a story about Deon. YCCC have kindly let us reproduce that clip and we get Mr Kruis's reaction. Deon also chats about the mental side of cricket, his highs and lows in the game, how he'd love to be Ben Stokes and plenty more besides.

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145: Samit Patel - The thing that drives me most is putting match winning performances in for Notts

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:59:47 -0000

Samit Patel joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. The Nottinghamshire and England all-rounder chats about playing on into his forties, how he's driven by T20 franchise cricket and hasn't given up all hope of making England's World T20 squad.

He chats about his joy at playing Test cricket and also his lows with England too. A popular cricketer around the world, Samit gives terrific answers to the 20 Questions and we slide in a supplementary from his Notts teammate Harry Gurney too.

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144: Mark Cosgrove - Scoring runs, getting picked and gaining respect

Sat, 30 May 2020 11:28:13 -0000

Mark Cosgrove joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. The South Australian has scored almost 15 thousand first-class runs at over 40 and his record against the white ball aint too shabby either. He played 3 ODIs for Australia in 2006 and most cricketers with his record would have more internationals under their belt.

Cozzie chats to James Buttler about being an overseas player with Glamorgan and Leicestershire, his tag of 'Baby Boof' when a youngster, his love of the sport, how scoring runs and not looking pretty his his job and plenty more as he takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. A terrific guest on this edition of the Podcast!

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143: FAMOUS FAN: Neal Foulds - I go to as much county cricket as I can

Tue, 26 May 2020 15:03:52 -0000

Neal Foulds is a former world No. 3 snooker player but when the summer comes he swaps commentating on the action on the green baize for Lord's and The Oval to get as much county cricket as he can. He has traveled to watch England play overseas and whereas snooker has been his life, it is evident talking to him that cricket is his love.

Neal chats with James Buttler about his life in snooker and what excites him about cricket. Who are his favourite players? What is the best innings he's ever seen? What was his best memory of cricket? We go in depth with the snooker star on his love of cricket and the passion shines through.

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142: Mike Selvey - What has this cricketer, writer & broadcaster not done? PART TWO

Sat, 23 May 2020 13:22:36 -0000

Mike Selvey joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. A Middlesex player, England Test cricketer, chief cricket writer for The Guardian, broadcaster on Test Match Special, Mike has rinsed pretty much every ounce of work, joy and success from the sport. Now the President of Middlesex CCC and the Cricket Writers Club and a regular contributor to The Cricketer magazine, Selvey is not going into his dotage quietly.

The chat moves from his three Test caps, to bowling at the great Viv Richards in his prime, to Mike Brearley as his county captain, always bowling into the wind and his experiences of becoming a much-respected journalist and expert summariser on the nation's most loved sports radio show.

At the end of this Part Two of the Mike Selvey interview, we also hear from Luke Dunning who takes up the opportunity for his Five Minutes with a piece on how frustrated he gets with batsmen being selected out of position.

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141: Mike Selvey - What has this cricketer, writer & broadcaster not done? PART ONE

Sat, 23 May 2020 12:47:11 -0000

Mike Selvey joins the Cricket Badger to talk about his life and times in cricket. A Middlesex player, England Test cricketer, chief cricket writer for The Guardian, broadcaster on Test Match Special, Mike has rinsed pretty much every ounce of work, joy and success from the sport. Now the President of Middlesex CCC and the Cricket Writers Club and a regular contributor to The Cricketer magazine, Selvey is not going into his dotage quietly.

The chat moves from his three Test caps, to bowling at the great Viv Richards in his prime, to Mike Brearley as his county captain, always bowling into the wind and his experiences of becoming a much-respected journalist and expert summariser on the nation's most loved sports radio show.

At the end of this Part One of the Mike Selvey interview, we also hear from Bearsted Cricket Club who are raising money for a very good cause.

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140: Monty Panesar - It's good to talk, the highs and lows of a much loved cricketer

Thu, 21 May 2020 11:16:59 -0000

Former England spinner Monty Panesar joins the Cricket Badger to chat about his life and times in the game. A much loved England cricketer, although he can't put his spinning finger on why, Monty chats success, his struggles and openly about his mental health. Cricketers have been brilliant in talking about their struggles and to mark Metal Health Awareness Week 2020, Monty is brilliantly candid.

Monty takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and some of his answers are priceless. Now 38, the former Northamptonshire, Sussex and Essex player hasn't completely given up on a return to the county game. But if cricket remains in the past tense, Hollywood look out!

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139: Greatest Of All Time in South Africa Test cricket, with Deon Kruis

Wed, 20 May 2020 04:48:00 -0000

Some genuine legends of world Test cricket have represented South Africa down the years. To try and decide who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) Deon Kruis joins the Badger, James Buttler, to nominate five players each and discuss their many merits.

The voting will take place on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed as the 10 nominated in this podcast are joined by 22 further nominations. They will be placed in a 'hat' and the vote to find South Africa's #GOATcricketer gets underway. Make sure you have your say!

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138: Paul Nixon on the COVID-19 challenge facing English county cricket

Mon, 18 May 2020 08:26:25 -0000

Paul Nixon is the head coach at Leicestershire CCC and, like all of his counterparts in English county cricket, is experiencing a summer very different from the one he had planned for. In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast, Paul chats to James Buttler about how his club is dealing with the impact of the pandemic, the effect on his plans and players, can international and county cricket be played safely behind closed doors and the Foxes' future.

Nico also chats coaching and his experiences as head coach of the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League. What was it like to coach Chris Gayle?

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137: Brad Hogg - I looked at myself in the mirror and thought 'you've got to change your ways'

Sat, 16 May 2020 07:37:05 -0000

Former Australia international with a combined 145 caps for his country and countless T20 franchise games around the globe, Brad Hogg is the guest on the Podcast. Hoggy takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and chats about plenty more besides.

The evergreen 49-year-old has an undying enthusiasm for the game and now plies his trade as a commentator and YouTuber where his knowledge and passion for the sport shines through. Although try to tell him he is a former player!

Hoggy chats to James Buttler about his life and times in cricket, the state of the world game and his battles with his demons down the years. It is a wide-ranging chat, sometimes serious, funny and emotional. A must listen.

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136: Keaton Jennings - "It's an incredible sport and it's given me so much as a person and a player"

Tue, 12 May 2020 22:11:52 -0000

England and Lancashire batsman Keaton Jennings takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions in this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.

The 27-year-old opens up about his 17 Tests, the highs and lows in an England shirt from a debut Test ton to being bamboozled bu Jasprit Bumrah. He speaks about wanting to add to his caps, the frustration of coming home early from Sri Lanka because of Covid-19 and how he has used lockdown wisely to continue his studies.

In a full and frank chat, Keaton gives some honest answers and refuses to disclose the player that hung from a chandelier in a victory celebration. He discusses growing up with a former player, Ray Jennings, as a father.

A player who loves the games, always has a smile and is known as a great team man, Keaton is a very welcome guest on this edition of the Podcast.

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135: Phil Salt - Watching the Ball and Reacting as he takes on the World

Sun, 10 May 2020 14:29:07 -0000

Sussex batsman Phil Salt is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The 23-year-old opener and keeper has starred for Sussex and played T20 tournaments with the Sharks, Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Adelaide Strikers and Barbados Tridents. He has been been included in an England T20 squad but is still awaiting his international debut. With the World T20 approaching (at some stage) he could break into that squad at a very exciting time.

In this chat we discuss Sussex, working with Jason Gillespie, the impact of Covid-19 on his summer, his willingness to learn, England hopes, his experiences around the world and how he wants to keep things simple and not look too far ahead.

A terrific young talent, a thoroughly nice fella and one to watch over the next few years. A pleasure to have him on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.
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134: Alan Richardson - No Regrets, Loving Work and Miserable Bowlers PART TWO

Fri, 08 May 2020 09:52:39 -0000

Former Derbyshire, Middlesex, Warwickshire and Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The current Worcestershire bowling coach speaks to James Buttler about his life in cricket.

Richo took 569 first-class wickets at 26.37 and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He discusses an unconventional route into the sport, a new life in coaching, being an alcoholic in India, how Adele robbed him of a sporting high and his love of watching Angus Fraser bowl with misery in every inch of his body. Plenty more besides and a terrific guest!
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133: Alan Richardson - No Regrets, Loving Work and Miserable Bowlers PART ONE

Fri, 08 May 2020 09:42:11 -0000

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132: Jack Russell - Genius Gloveman, Passionate Painter and Genuine Great PART TWO

Tue, 05 May 2020 10:15:27 -0000

An undoubted legend, former Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about his life in cricket and beyond. Jack takes on an adapted Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

It is a terrific chat about eccentricity, being voted Gloucestershire's best England player, blindfolding guests to his house, that famous stand with Athers, how Al Pacino would play him in a movie of his life, how he'd protect grassroots cricket, the sunhat, the joys of keeping wicket, a second career mastered as an artist, and so much more.

The player is a legend and the man a gent!

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131: Jack Russell - Genius Gloveman, Passionate Painter and Genuine Great PART ONE

Tue, 05 May 2020 09:56:17 -0000

An undoubted legend, former Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about his life in cricket and beyond. Jack takes on an adapted Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

It is a terrific chat about eccentricity, being voted Gloucestershire's best England player, blindfolding guests to his house, that stand with Athers, how Al Pacino would play him in a movie of his life, how he'd protect grassroots cricket, the sunhat and so much more. The player is a legend and the man a gent!

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130: Billy Godleman - captaincy, loving Derbyshire and missing the game

Sat, 02 May 2020 17:38:06 -0000

Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about the feasibility of cricket behind closed doors, the future of the sport, captaincy, loving Derbyshire and some interesting lockdown plans.

Billy also takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and it's well worth a listen.

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129: Greatest Of All Time in Australia Test cricket, with Jarrod Kimber Part 2

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:14:07 -0000

There have been some amazing players to represent Australia in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by cricket journalist and broadcaster Jarrod Kimber to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits. Jarrod was such a great guest we kept on yapping and therefore this edition comes across two parts.

The voting will take place on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed as the full 32 nominations are put in a 'hat' and the vote to find Australia's #GOATcricketer gets underway. Make sure you have your say!

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128: Greatest Of All Time in Australia Test cricket, with Jarrod Kimber Part 1

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:09:30 -0000

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127: Harry Gurney - It's inevitable that Tests and the Championship will disappear

Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:48:18 -0000

Another great Cricket Badger Podcast sees James Buttler joined by Harry Gurney. The Nottinghamshire paceman has a reputation for saying what he thinks on social media and this is no different as the Badger and Harry have, what they think, are very differing opinions on the future of cricket.

Harry takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and gives some terrific answers. He also discusses playing T20 franchise cricket around the globe and what it's like to feature in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash, Caribbean Premier League and the Pakistan Super League. This edition is well worth a listen.

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126: Fabian Cowdrey supporting the 'Frontline' and Luke Sutton 'Back From The Edge'

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:30:37 -0000

A bumper issue of the Cricket Badger Podcast sees James Buttler joined by two superb guests. This is an edition not to be missed.

Former Kent batsman Fabian Cowdrey has teamed up with twin brother Julius to release a single called 'Frontline' with all proceeds going to NHS Charities. Fabian chats about why they've recorded the song, chats cricket and COVID-19.

And former Lancashire and Derbyshire wicket-keeper batsman Luke Sutton opens up about his battles with addiction. In a superb chat with James, Luke speaks candidly about his life and struggles that he has chronicled in his book 'Back From The Edge'.

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125: The Honorary Tyke - inside Sachin Tendulkar's summer at Yorkshire CCC

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000

Sachin Tendulkar became Yorkshire CCC's first ever overseas player in 1992 and journalist Thomas Blow has looked back at the Little Master's summer with the White Rose County and the significance of that change in rules for the Headingley club.

Thomas joins James Buttler to talk about his new book, to reveal some Sachin Tendulkar stories and to chat about the early career of a modern day cricket great.

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124: Greatest Of All Time in West Indies Test cricket, with David Harris

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:00:00 -0000

There have been some amazing players to represent West Indies in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by Barbados based cricket journalist David Harris to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits as they get heckled by one of David's cockerels :)

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123: Gary Ballance - I've never been comfortable with just being average

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:03:16 -0000

Yorkshire and England batsman Gary Ballance joins the Badger, James Buttler, to talk about his life in the game. He goes into depth about his England experience and answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. He talks everything from centuries at Lord's , being dissected by the media, his World Cup woes, how he wants to preserve five-day Tests and how his family lost their farm in Zimbabwe. And plenty more besides.

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122: Kevin Sharp - I'd love to have a chat with Steve Smith about batting

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:51:38 -0000

Former Yorkshire batsman Kevin Sharp joins the Badger, James Buttler, to talk about his life in the game. He went into coaching after retirement as a player and worked at Headingley before moving on to his current position at Worcestershire CCC.

In this edition of the Podcast, Kevin takes on the Cricket Badger 20 questions. His answers are great and include working with Joe Root and Anthony McGrath, winning the T20 Blast with the Rapids, his first experience of Geoffrey Boycott and how he is excited about the short form but wants to see the red ball game protected. The chat goes every which way and obviously looks at how Worcestershire are coping with COVID-19 and the prospect of The Hundred.

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121: Kevin Hand and the Badger - All dressed up and nowhere to go

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:50:53 -0000

BBC Middlesex commentator Kevin Hand joins the Badger, James Buttler, to talk about the cricket season just about to begin. Ah, well you know the rest. Instead you'll hear two broadcasters and journalists who would normally be previewing the summer and preparing to get back into action, who are instead as fed up as you.

It's generally their version of the chats you're all having out there. The pair talk about the possibilities of cricket this summer and what the season may look like. They discuss Kevin's experience of COVID-19 in Spain. And what are the responsibilities and issues for the players in such unique (I refuse to use unprecedented) circumstances.

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120: Greatest Of All Time in India Test cricket, with Nakul Pande

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:46:59 -0000

There have been some amazing players to represent India in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by Guerillia Cricket commentator Nakul Pandeto discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits.

You will have noticed on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed that the 32 nominations were put in a 'hat' and the vote to find India's #GOATcricketer is now underway. Make sure you have your say!

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Adam Hollioake clip - What would you do if you had a time machine?

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:25:19 -0000

Thought I'd clip this one out of the Adam Hollioake Cricket Badger Podcast. Call me sappy, but really liked this answer.

You can listen to the full Adam Hollioake appearance on the Cricket Badger Podcast here...

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119: Adam Hollioake - The last time I was this content was just before my brother died

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:36:37 -0000

Adam Hollioake joins the Badger, James Buttler, to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

From nearly captaining Kolkata in the IPL to leading Surrey to three County Championship titles. From the death of brother Ben and losing everything to finding contentment on the Gold Coast. From being a professional sportsman in cricket, boxing and MMA to returning to cricket as a coach. This is everything you need to know about the former England ODI skipper and plenty more besides.

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118: Great Of All Time in English Test cricket, with Dan Norcross

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:18:32 -0000

There have been some amazing players to represent England in Test cricket and the Badger is joined by BBC TMS commentator Dan Norcross to discuss who is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). The pair nominate five players each and talk about their various and many merits.

You will have noticed on the @cricket_badger Twitter feed that the 32 nominations were put in a 'hat' and the vote to find England's #GOATcricketer is now underway. Make sure you have your say!

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117: Nick Compton: "Replacing something like cricket is certainly not easy"

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:12:01 -0000

Many sportsmen struggle post-retirement and Nick Compton is searching for his identity post cricket. He loves to travel and has spent the last few weeks in Africa, where he has also caught up with family. He loves photography and anyone following his Instagram knows he is pretty handy with a camera. And he has done some media work too.

Here he chats with the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, about life after cricket and his struggles with mental health since the age of 13. He speaks refreshingly candidly about putting life's jigsaw pieces together.

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Funny call to local radio station

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:33:47 -0000

A friend of mine works on local radio and took this call from a woman asking for a coronavirus helpline number to be read out on air for those people who did not have internet...

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116: Life without sport and how we cope, with psychologist Simon Hartley

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:40:36 -0000

With no sport to watch we welcome psychologist Simon Hartley to the Cricket Badger Podcast. The founder of Be World Class chats to James Buttler about what we do with ourselves.

The players have prepared for competitions and now have no idea when they will get to play cricket again. For those of us in the media, the work has disappeared overnight. And sports fans everywhere are already missing their fix of live action. How do we all cope with no sport to watch?

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Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:35:47 -0000

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115: Cricket and the Coronavirus - is sport doing the right thing? With Nakul Pande

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:40:06 -0000

What a few days it has been for humankind and sport. We've seen fixtures, tournaments, Test series and sport thrown on the postponed and cancelled lists as the world buckles down to take on COVID-19.

The Badger, James Buttler, is joined on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast by journalist and broadcaster Nakul Pande to assess the impact of the virus on cricket and the future of the sport. Are the right measures being taken? When will we see cricket played again?

There is a lot to discuss! But sports commentators have plenty of free time to do just that in these troubled times.

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114: Simon Hughes - The Analyst dissects his own life in cricket

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:10:09 -0000

Former Middlesex and Durham pace bowler and now cricket broadcaster and writer, Simon Hughes, joins the Badger, James Buttler, to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

A long life in cricket is discussed as Simon reveals that he would like to be Jos Buttler for a day, cricket on FTA, the 2005 Ashes and the birth of The Analyst and plenty more besides. Always a good read, Simon is planning a new book - it's worth checking out his previous cricket books HERE.

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113: An England Test team health-check with Wisden's Phil Walker

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 14:51:20 -0000

Two guests on the Podcast this week as Phil Walker, Editor in Chief at Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess how good England are in the Test arena. The pair discuss Joe Root's captaincy, the future of Joe Denly at no3 and come to verbal blows on whether Jos Buttler is worth his place in the team. Also, is Jonny Bairstow the answer at first wicket down?

And the second guest this week is Mark Dexter of the Olicanian Cricket Club in Ilkley. The pavilion there was burned down in an arson attack last August and Mark chats about what the club are doing to get back on their collective feet. If you can help please contact mark@dextermedia.co.uk.

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112: Ben Sanderson - I'd love to play a Test match for England

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:39:55 -0000

Northamptonshire bowler Ben Sanderson joins the Badger, James Buttler, to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. They talk Northants success in T20 Blast, bowling at Adam Lyth at Headingley when he made that monstrous 161, the future of smaller counties like Northants, playing with his hero Darren Gough, how he’d love to play a Test match for England and his hopes for Northants in Division One of the Championship in 2020. And plenty more besides.

Also Nick Clark of the Experienced Travel Group chats about how they can add serious value and culture to a trip to watch England play in Sri Lanka this March.

And thanks to the Experience Travel Group, offering superb cricket watching holidays to Sri Lanka in March 2020. Get looked after by the best as you see England play Test cricket in a beautiful country.

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Experience Travel Group taking you to Sri Lanka in March

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:21:43 -0000

Do you want to go to Sri Lanka in March to watch England in Test action? Want to enjoy the country too?

Nick Clark of the Experience Travel Group chats to James Buttler about what you could be enjoying in Sri Lanka in just a few week's time.

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111: Paul Smith - A life filled with being a Bear, winning a treble, highs, lows and Pablo Escobar

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:27:19 -0000

Former Warwickshire all-rounder Paul Smith joins the Badger, James Buttler, to chat about his life in and out of the sport of cricket. The former treble winning Bear speaks of the highs and lows of a career that some would suggest was unfulfilled, but others would say saw him take all he could from being a cricketer.

As Paul takes on the Badger 20 Questions this week the conversation jumps from mental health to his work with children, from Pablo Escobar to almost winning four trophies in 1994, from being coached by Bob Woolmer to being inspired by Bob Willis. And everything inbetween!

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110: Tatenda Taibu - death threats, captaincy and Zimbabwe cricket

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:37:25 -0000

Tatenda Taibu became the youngest ever international skipper when he took charge of Zumbabwe aged only 20. He describes that period as the toughest of his life. Tatenda chats with James Buttler about his life in cricket, being a youngster in the side as Andy Flower and Henry Olonga did their death of democracy protest, the inspiration Flower gave him and how he'd change Zimbabwean cricket if given the chance.

Tatenda answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions where he wishes he could have met Nelson Mandela and would like to live a day in the shoes of Virat Kohli. He gives some great answers along the way.

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109: Sam Northeast - Ready to take the Step Up

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:58:50 -0000

Sam Northeast joins the Badger, James Buttler, on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a chat about his life in the game and his hopes for the season ahead. He's on a plane to Australia soon with England Lions and makes no secret of his desire to play Test cricket. If you look at the next cabs off the rank, he has every chance!

Sam answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and, refreshingly, wants Test matches to stay at five days and wants young players to still view them as the pinnacle of the game.

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108: The 2nd Annual Badger Awards - a look back at a wonderful 2019 for cricket

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:18:38 -0000

The Badger is joined by glamorous assistant Graham Hardcastle to open the envelopes and announce the winners of the Badgers 2019. The pair discuss each category as they review the amazing year of cricket just gone and build up to the big awards of the prestigious evening which include Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Lifetime Achievement (of which there are three this year).

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Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast in 2019! The listener figures have gone up hugely and we really appreciate your support.

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107: Darren Stevens - Motivated, Misunderstood and Back for 2020

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:06:25 -0000

Darren Stevens joins the Badger, James Buttler, on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a chat about his life in the game, his plans for the future, whether he should have played for England and is he misunderstood? Often the example for 'dibbly=dobbly' seamers, Darren is more than that as he showed with some stellar performances in Division One of the Championship this year.

Along the way, Darren gives his thoughts on the future of Zak Crawley in an England shirt, answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions and remembers being on the field for THAT Scott Boswell over at Lord's.

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106: George Dobell - Is cricket in England on the right track?

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:46:21 -0000

George Dobell is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a terrific chat with James Buttler about the state of cricket in England.

Is there too much cricket played? If The Hundred is the answer, what was the question? Are the ECB heading down the right path? How will England do this winter? George, the winner of the Cricket Badger's Cricket Journalist of the Year 2018, gives his typically forthright views.
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105: Guy Walker - Melbourne Renegades to Aussie Rules to seeking a third career at 24

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:43:37 -0000

Guy Walker is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a terrific chat with James Buttler about the swings and arrrows that have thrown themselves at this dual professional sportsman.

The former Australia Under-19 fast bowling all-rounder played one game for Melbourne Renegades before an injured shoulder ended his cricket dreams. His one outing as a full professional cricketer came in December 2015 when his three Big Bash overs went for 0-47. That was supposed to be the start, but he never played again.

He moved on to play Aussie Rules football for Melborune Demons in the AFL before the shoulder ended his sporting dreams entirely. At 24 Guy has experienced more than his fair share of ups and downs in sport and is now hunting a third career.

Guy was born in Nottingham in England, His father Lyndsey was also a professional cricketer - a wicketkeeper that represented Nottinghamshire.
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104: The Badger and Dan Whiting pick their modern iconic Test match moments

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:41:37 -0000

The Badger is joined by journalist and broadcaster Dan Whiting to pick their most iconic Test match moments. The criteria was that they had to be on English soil and 1980 onward.

The moments are being immortalised by our friends at GoalHanger.co.uk who have taken all eight of the Badger's Iconic Moments and made them in to stunning prints, which you can buy..
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103: Henry Olonga - from fleeing Zimbabwe to singing in Australia, and everything in between

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0000

Former Zimbabwe pace bowler Henry Olonga is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast. James Buttler asks about Henry's appearance on the Voice Australia before getting into the cricket.

Henry played a combined 80 times for his country before joining forces with Andy Flower to wear black armbands at the 2003 Cricket World Cup to protest against the "death of democracy" in their country. Much has been written about the day itself so James digs down into what came before and after as Henry was forced to feel Zimbabwe and start a new life in England, and now Australia.

Would Henry do it again? Why was he saddened with how his fellow black Zimbabweans reacted to the protest he did on their behalf? An inspirational and truly fascinating chat.
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102: The 100th Edition with Norkers and the Badger Part Two

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:44:08 -0000

Dan Norcross joins James Buttler to turn the tables on the Cricket Badger in this 100th edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. Well this is part two as they gabbled on too long to keep it as one episode!

The Cricket Badger 20 Questions, that James has asked so many guests, are put to him, and Dan joins in to answer too. Some frivolous, some not so much, we hope you enjoy.

Thanks to all the guests throughout the 100 episodes, your time has been hugely appreciated.

And thanks to you all for listening, commenting and being part of the 100 editions. It is has been great to have you all on board as the podcast has grown massively.

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101: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Eight the Review

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:59:22 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam. The trio look back on a fantastic Ashes series after England's victory in the Fifth Test at The Oval.

The trio ponder whether Steve Smith was the difference between the two sides, wonder whether 2-2 was a fair result, review the series and pick their England winter touring party.

And the charity competition comes to an end as the results are announced and the winner is able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

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The trio will be back for a weekly special ahead of the New Zealand v England Test series in November. We hope you have enjoyed the Ashes Weekly pods. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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100: The 100th Edition with Norcross and the Badger

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:20:00 -0000

Dan Norcross joins James Buttler to turn the tables on the Cricket Badger in this 100th edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.

The Cricket Badger 20 Questions, that James has asked so many guests, are put to him, and Dan joins in to answer too. The chat went on for a while so there will be a part two coming very soon.

Thanks to all the guests throughout the 100 episodes, your time has been hugely appreciated.

And thanks to you all for listening, commenting and being part of the 100 editions. It is has been great to have you all on board as the podcast has grown massively.

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99: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:35:52 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam. The trio reflect on Australia's win at Old Traffiord and give their praise to Australia and conduct a post mortem on England's failure to regain the Ashes urn.

Selection, a priority given to white ball cricket, Joe Root's captaincy and who should replace Trevor Bayliss as England coach all come up for discussion as the Badger in particular marks out his long run and lets off some steam.

And the charity competition continues as the trio make their prections for the Fifth Test at The Oval and put up their bets to find the best value in the PaddyPower markets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the Ashes!

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98: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Six

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:50:55 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam. The trio have had sine time to reflect on Headingley as, with the series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, they look ahead to the Fourth Test at Old Trafford.

And the charity competition continues as the trio make their Old Trafford predictions and put up their bets to find the best value in the PaddyPower markets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the Ashes!

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97: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Five

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:36:50 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look at arguably the greatest Test of all time at Headingley over the last week. Ben Stokes heroics have taken the world's breath away and the trio try to piece it all together. They are also quick to assert that Stokes' magnificence should not paper over the cracks and that the Ashes are not won yet.

The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

And in the charity competition the trio put up their bets for who wins the Test and find the best PaddyPower match bets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

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96: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Four

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:49:06 -0000

The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week four it's James and Aakash with Oli chipping in briefly from Scarbardos where he is watching Yorkshire play Notts. It's time to look ahead to the 3rd Ashes Test at Headingley.
James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to assess England's chances of levelling the series at Headingley, what an impact Jofra Archer has made and how pivotal could the absence of Steven Smith be?
The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

And in the charity competition the trio put up their bets for who wins the Test and find the best PaddyPower match bets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the Ashes!

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95: Michael Carberry - an artist with bat and pencil

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:42:16 -0000

Former England opener Michael Carberry is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast. James Buttler gets Carbs to answer the Badger 20 Questions. Along the way they have an in-depth chat about whether England's Test openers are given long enough, worry that youngsters are swerving the role as opener as it looks so riddled with problems and why he relished the task of facing the new ball. Michael offers up two names he feels should be on the selectors minds.

The pair continued to chat batting and the state of the modern game after the usual goodbyes so don't turn off after James thanks Michael and says farewell. There is plenty more to follow.

They also chat about Michael's new career as an artist after his recent exhibitions. He's a talented man and it is well worth checking out at www.michaelcarberryart.com.
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94: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Three

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:59:45 -0000

The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week three James, Oli and Aakash preview the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord's.
James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to assess England's chances of bouncing back at the Home of Cricket, can Australia perform again at Lord's and what difference will Jofra Archer make to the biggest contest cricket can give us?
The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

And in the charity competition the trio put up their bets for who wins the Test and find the best PaddyPower match bets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the Ashes!

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"Quite frankly from the selectors I think that's irresponsible" - why the Badger thinks Jason Roy should drop to four for England in Tests

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:47:46 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, has a rant about Roy. "It's a specialist position" to open in Tests and Jason Roy simply doesn't have the mindset or technique. He needs to drop to four in the order where he could become a force like Kevin Pietersen.

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93: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Two

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:40:30 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look back at the 1st test at Edgbaston, ponder how to get Steve Smith out, England's batting order and whether changes should be made for the 2nd Test at Lord's. There is a lot to discuss!
The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead. They will be back next week to preview the 2nds Test.

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92: Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode One

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:25:11 -0000

The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week one James. Olie and Aakash preview the 2019 Ashes series and make their predictions on the series to come and the 1st Test at Edgbaston.
James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and excitedly look forward to the biggest contest cricket can give us. There is a lot to discuss!
The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead.

In this first episode they pick their series winner, the top batsman and bowlers from both teams and who will be Man of the Series. If you listened to the World Cup Weekly Podcast you will know there is a competitive charitable element to these predictions. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the Ashes!

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90: Ian Dews on Yorkshire's famous Academy, Mark Boyns on mental wellbeing

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 06:30:00 -0000

Yorkshire CCC's Academy director Ian Dews joins the Badger, James Buttler, to chat about whether England's Cricket World Cup success will bring new young players into the game.

They also chat about the most famous Yorkshire Academy in the country. With a production line that includes plenty of England players, including Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid, it keeps on delivering quality. What makes it work, what do they coaches look for and how hard is it to let youngsters go?

Also on the Podcast this week, James chats to Mark Boyns of Opening Up Cricket. With mental health a hot topic in the game, Mark and his team travel around cricket clubs.

It's an interesting chat about Opening Up Cricket, who state: "Everybody has mental health and we can all do things to look after and improve it. Unfortunately the conversation on the topic seems to stall around one end of the scale, focusing almost exclusively on illness. We are committed to promoting positive mental health so that people can flourish and thrive as well as being more aware of declines to get help proactively."
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91: Ashes Chat with the Grade Cricketer Podcast

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:49:52 -0000

The Ashes is almost upon us and the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Dave Edwards of the Aussie podcast The Grade Cricketer to have a sideways glance at what lays ahead for both countries.

The Grade Cricketer lads are also coming to England to watch their team struggle and have a number of live shows, with tickets still available for Birmingham on 4 August (with guest Merv Hughes) and for Leeds on 6 August and Manchester on 7 August (with guest Tim Bresnan)..
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89: Boyd Rankin - Ireland and England Test player talks cricket

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:35:23 -0000

There cannot have been anyone to play one Test for England and one for a different country (Ireland) before playing his third at Lord's against his former side. Boyd Rankin, the Irish paceman, joins the Cricket Badger to look ahead to the four-day Test at the Home of Cricket.

Boyd also reflects on his frustration that Ireland were not able to compete at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, during which this chat was recorded. He also takes on the Badger 20 Questions.
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88: Gary Barwell - The Groundsman Strikes Back after World Cup

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:10:00 -0000

Gary Barwell, the Head Groundsman at Edgbaston, joins the Cricket Badger this week to fight back against criticism of pitches during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The barb that stung the most was from Mark Butcher on Twitter which read "Sorry, but pitches have been garbage this tournament" On this podcast Gary fights back..

We also chat the job, the pride at turning out a belting wicket and the hard work the groundstaff around the country put in. They are the unsung heroes of the sport in England.
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87: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Eight

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:44:29 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look back at a wonderful final, an England win and to pick out their favourite moments from the Cricket World Cup 2019.

The trio also find out the final results of the charity prediction competition after staking units on the matches and having pre-tournament selections. The winner makes a donation to the charity of his choice.
Gamble responsibly to enjoy the cricket!

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86: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Bonus Podcast - A Dramatic England Win

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:49:53 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is watching the World Cup Final on TV at home. Cricket 365's Oli Fisher is at Lord's. Here is how England took the trophy as James and Oli react throughout a dramatic day.
This is a bonus. The final World Cup Weekly Podcast for this Cricket World Cup will be out on Tuesday where there will be a full review of the tournament and we unveil the final results on the charity prediction competition.
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England v Australia World Cup Semi-Final Preview

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:49:43 -0000

An extract from the Cricket Badger World Cup Weekly as James, Oli and Aakash preview the first semi-final between England and Australia.

Listen to the full Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven Podcast here.

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India v New Zealand World Cup Semi-Final Preview

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:23:43 -0000

An extract from the Cricket Badger World Cup Weekly as James, Oli and Aakash preview the first semi-final between India and New Zealand.

Listen to the full Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven Podcast here.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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85: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:09:25 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the final group games at the Cricket World Cup 2019.
In this seventh episode they say goodbye to South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and assess the impact those sides made before they flew home.

Then the trio turn their attention to the two semi-finals, have very different opinions on the games and pick their finalists and tournament winner.

The trio will be back after the World Cup Final to review the tournament and find out the final results on the charity prediction competition.
There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

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84: Jason Gillespie - He's Dizzy, his Head is Cricket

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 06:30:00 -0000

Jason Gillespie joins the Cricket Badger this week to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions on his life in sport and a few more thrown in around the edges.

From loving the great Aussie and West Indies pace bowlers as a kid, to his determination to emulate them before playing for that truly great Australian side. He picks out his best and worst moments as an international player and chats about his current work with Sussex and Adelaide Strikers. He talks coaching, Yorkshire, veganism, his Aboriginal heritage and an uncanny resemblance to a Hollywood heartthrob. Plus plenty more besides.
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83: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Six

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:49:35 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the fifth week of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
In this sixth episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week four. They discuss England's successful and eventful march to the semi-finals, Bairstow's batting and his comments, the validity of Net Run Rate, sub fielders and whether India are as good as some people might think.

The trio will be back on Sunday to preview the semi-finals, assess the action just gone and make their predictions for the knockout games.
There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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82: Charles Dagnall - Limping Out of the Game and Into Our Ears

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:08:13 -0000

Charles Dagnall is the Badger's guest on this week's Podcast as he chats Cricket World Cup 2019 and answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions on his life in the sport.

From hero worshipping Michael Holding and David Gower as a kid, to limping out of the game at 28 and into our ears as a BBC Test Match Special commentator. The man that suggests he was a "very, very, very, very, very poor man's James Anderson" as a player is always great value and Daggers gives some terrific responses. Anyone got a dolphin for sale?!
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81: The future of international cricket and the impact of franchises

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:12:14 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, was delighted to make a guest appearance on the Let's Talk Cricket Indian podcast. In this clip the host Anish Patel asks about the future of the Cricket World Cup and then asks whether James can see a time when franchise cricket like the IPL and The Hundred will be seen as more important than international matches.
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80: Bonus - CWC19 Ireland's Boyd Rankin: "The more I watch it the more it reminds me that we're not there"

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 06:48:59 -0000

Ireland paceman Boyd Rankin is a guest on an upcoming Cricket Badger Podcast. Here is a sneak preview of his discussion with James Buttler on Ireland's absence from the current World Cup. The format debate continues as many people are missing the smaller nations at the ICC's major showpiece event and Boyd is no different.

Stay tuned for the full Boyd Rankin Cricket Badger Podcast coming very soon.
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79: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Five

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:36:40 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the fourth week of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
In this fifth episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week four. They discuss England's disastrous week and try and explain how and why it has happened and decide whether Eoin Morgan's men can still reach the semi-finals. They reflect on Shakib al Hasan's incredible all-round tournament for Bangladesh. marvel at Carlos Brathwaite's amazing hundred, India's struggles against Afghanistan.

The trio will be back every week throughout the tournament to assess the action just gone and make their predictions on the week ahead.
There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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78: Virat Kohli vs MSD with the Edges & Sledges Pod

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:41:40 -0000

Two greats of India cricket BUT if you could have just one, who would you pick? The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, guested on the Edges & Sledges Podcast this week and asked DJ to give his assessment. Interesting debate!

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77: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Four

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:55:55 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the third week of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
In this fourth episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week three. They discuss Eoin Morgan's incredible hundred, Afghanistan's off-field problems, whether they would prefer a one-sided six-fest to a low scoring thriller and why Pakistan are so inconsistent. They also take a look at which teams can realistically still make the semi-finals.
The trio will be back every week throughout the tournament to assess the action just gone and make their predictions on the week ahead.

There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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76: Mark Butcher - Not now playing but proud to have played for his Country

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:58:56 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by former Surrey and England left-hander Mark Butcher. The veteran of 71 Tests is about to release his second album 'Now Playing', which will be released across all formats on 5 July. During the podcast you'll also hear a sneak preview of the first single from the album, called 'Country', it is released on digital platforms on 28 June.

Mark takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions to talk all things cricket, music, Jimi Hendrix, Virat Kohli and Nigel Farage plus quite a bit more.
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75: Sir Garfield Sobers - 12 June 2019

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:30:22 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by the world's greatest living cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers on this week's Podcast, but as you will hear the interview was mixed in its success.

In fairness Sir Garry had been conducting interviews for two hours but a quest for him to answer the Cricket Badger 20 questions was given short shrift and a 20 minute interview turned into 13 of which only six makes the cut. But the six is good! It is after all a number he is synonymous with.

The Barbados cricket legends are touring to support Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., promoting travel to Barbados to enjoy its rich cricket heritage which includes the famous Kensington Oval which hosts many local and major international tournaments, The Cricket Legends of Barbados Museum and Sir Garfield Sobers’ International Schools Cricket Tournament in Barbados in July. For more information please visit: www.visitbarbados.org.

The disappointment with Mr Sobers approach should not diminish the Cricket Badger's support for anything to do with the wonderful island of Barbados. If you get the chance - go! Make some superb memories.
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74: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Three

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:40:12 -0000

The Cricket Badger World Cup Podcast. In week three James. Olie and Aakash reflect on the week just gone and make their predictions on the week to come.

A look back at week two of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the second week of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
The trio will be back every week throughout the tournament to assess the action just gone and make their predictions on the week ahead.

In this third episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week one. They discuss the bails that don't come off, Virat Kohli's defence of Steven Smith, umpiring standards and come up with some methods to help them do their job.

There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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73: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Two

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:14:38 -0000

A look back at week one of the Cricket World Cup 2019.

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the first week of the Cricket World Cup 2019.
The trio will be back every week throughout the tournament to assess the action just gone and make their predictions on the week ahead.

In this second episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week one. They discuss the fairness of India's late arrival, the plucky Afghanistan side and what it is like to have the mentality of an English fan watching your nation compete at a home World Cup.

There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the bookies prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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72: Cricket Badger Podcast - Fans Forum on county cricket and The Hundred

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 10:30:00 -0000

With the county game set to change from next summer, the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by two supporters to chew the fat about the state of the game in England. Inevitably The Hundred is a major talking point,

Becky Fairlie-Clarke is a Sussex supporter and chairman of the Cricket Supporters Association, looking to unite the various views of cricket fans into one voice.

And Kent fan Simon Peel is back on the Podcast. Always a passionate and eloquent guest, Simon also runs a terrific cricket blog.

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If Graeme Fowler could be another player for a day? He picks two West Indies greats

Fri, 31 May 2019 09:59:38 -0000

If Graeme Fowler could be another player for a day to see what it was like he would choose two West Indian greats. One is current Universe Boss Chris Gayle and, like most of us, he would love to be Viv Richards for a day.

Former England batsman Graeme Fowler was a great guest on the Cricket Badger Podcast.

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71: Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode One

Wed, 29 May 2019 16:16:25 -0000

James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to make the predictions on the eve of the Cricket World Cup 2019.

The trio will be back every week throughout the tournament to assess the action just gone and make their predictions on the week ahead.

In this first episode they pick their tournament winners, semi-finalists, name their bottom team, top batsman, top bowler and discuss whether a 200 will be scored or a team can get past 500.

There is a competitive element to this podcast with units being staked on the Paddy Power prices for each market and five units for each match pick. The winner at the end of the World Cup will be able to make a donation to the charity of his choice.

Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket!

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69: Graeme Fowler and John Blain - 27 May 2019

Mon, 27 May 2019 06:30:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, has two great guests on the Podcast this week.

Graeme Fowler, former Durham, Lancashire and England opening batsman, takes on the Badger 20 Questions. Some superb answers as he chats mental health, his recent book 'Mind Over Batter' and sets the cricket world to rights about The Hundred.

Also, John Blain talks about his pride at being inducted into the Scotland Cricket Hall of Fame. John talks about his career and cricket in Scotland. He also gives an exclusive on why he left the Scotland camp ahead of the 2009 T20 World Cup.

Two superb guests - we hope you enjoy the chat.

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70: Bonus - Helen Overton: "It was just totally brilliant"

Sun, 26 May 2019 18:29:42 -0000

Behind every great cricket team there are 11 mothers who washed kit, ferried and supported their offspring. For Royal London One-Day Cup winners Somerset at Lord's, two players shared the same Mum - Helen Overton.

It seemed wrong not to mark the final ever Lord's final on the Cricket Badger Podcast so Craig and Jamie's mother Helen joined the Badger to express her delight at watching Somerset break their bridesmaids tag. Her two little twins boys are not so little any more!

A superb guest - we hope you enjoy the chat.

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If Graeme Fowler was in charge of cricket for a day - he'd tackle The Hundred

Fri, 24 May 2019 17:35:08 -0000

Former England batsman Graeme Fowler is one of the guests on the Cricket Badger Podcast next week.

If he was in charge of world cricket for a day here's what he would do...

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68: Cricket Badger Podcast - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Preview with Dan Norcross Part Two

Thu, 23 May 2019 06:30:00 -0000

In Part Two of our World Cup 2019 preview double-header, the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is again joined by BBC Test Match Special commentator **Dan Norcross**. The pair move on to discuss whether Australia, New Zealand and South Africa can make the sem-final stage. They assess England and India and once the four teams to make it out of the group stage have been agreed, they select their world champions. Both Dan and the Badger select different tournament winners and also offer up different names to be the competitions leading wicket-taker and run-scorer. **This Podcast is brought to you in association with [Cricket365.com](https://www.cricket365.com/).** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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67: Cricket Badger Podcast - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Preview with Dan Norcross: Part One

Tue, 21 May 2019 06:30:00 -0000

In Part One of our World Cup 2019 preview double-header, the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by BBC Test Match Special commentator **Dan Norcross**. The pair discuss how England have raised the ODI bar with huge scores and impossible chases. They look at the prospects for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and then run the rule over Pakistan and West Indies. Both agree that one of those sides will make the semi-finals, at least. **This Podcast is brought to you in association with [Cricket365.com](https://www.cricket365.com/).** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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What would David 'Bumble' Lloyd do if he was in charge of cricket for a day

Sat, 18 May 2019 08:02:33 -0000

On this week's Cricket Badger Podcast, Bumble set the world to rights in a bid to give the umpires more protection and speed the game up. You can hear the full Cricket Badger Podcast with David 'Bumble' Lloyd here.

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66: David Lloyd - A Life Being 'Bumble'

Wed, 15 May 2019 16:15:05 -0000

The Badger catches up with the man whose voice and humour adds so much to Sky's TV coverage of cricket. David Lloyd has reinvented himself more times than Madonna. A player, a writer, an umpire, a coach and now respected pundit.

Bumble joins the Badger, James Buttler, to talk cricket, his life, Count Arthur Strong, music, and pretty much everything else besides. He also suggests changes he would make to the game and would like to be a certain Indian cricketer for a day.

A superb guest - we hope you enjoy the chat.

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65: Craig White and Dave Tickner (Cricket365.com) - 08 May 2019

Wed, 08 May 2019 18:23:21 -0000

The Badger catches up with former England all-rounder Craig White. Chalky played 20 years with Yorkshire, played 30 Tests and 51 ODIs for England and coached at Headingley before heading south for seven seasons as coach with Hampshire. Craig takes on the Badger 20 Questions and gives some great answers.

And we have now joined forces with Cricket365 to bring you the podcast. To mark that announcement we welcome back Cricket365.com editor Dave Tickner to talk the rights and wrongs of Alex Hales, the black-listed pair of Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler Cadmore and to give England a health check prior to the Cricket World Cup.

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64: Daniel Bell-Drummond - 11 Apr 2019

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:26:36 -0000

The Badger, James Buttler, is joined on this week's show by Kent top-order batsman Daniel Bell-Drummond. The former England Under-19 and England Lions batsman is looking forward to playing for Kent in Division One of the County Championship. He's certainly one to watch as we go through the summer/

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Keaton Jennings on England: "I've had some great experiences, I'd love to add to them"

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 08:22:09 -0000

The Badger, James Buttler, caught up with England and Lancashire opener Keaton Jennings ahead of the 2019 season. In a typically honest interview, Jennings reflects on his time with England and his desire to add to his Test caps. He also gives a refreshing take on what it is like to play a team game professionally. [To hear the full interview on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast, along with interviews with Graham Onions. Richard Gleeson and Steven Croft CLICK HERE...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7223828-cricket-badger-podcast-lancashire-ccc-pre-season-special-5-apr-2019)

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63: Cricket Badger Podcast - Lancashire CCC Pre-Season Special - 5 Apr 2019

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:30:00 -0000

The Badger, James Buttler, went to Old Trafford to catch up with Lancashire CCC as the English season prepares to get underway. You will hear interviews with **Keaton Jennings**, **Graham Onions**, **Steven Croft** and **Richard Gleeson** as the players prepare to embark on another season of county action. We chat starting late, longevity, preparing to succeed and a huge summer of cricket. We also chat to **Simon Peel** of [Cricket's Top 24](http://crickettop22.blogspot.com/2019/03/glenn-maxwell-best-cricketer-of-week_30.html) on how crucial Glenn Maxwell could be for the Red Rose county. He's the best player in the world game in 2019 according to Simon's rankings. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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Gary Ballance on dealing with criticism as an England player

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:56:40 -0000

The Badger, James Buttler, spoke to Gary Ballance and asked him how hard it is to play Test cricket for England when every man and his dog is suggesting you can't cut it at the top level. Honest answers from the man the Badger thinks should be back in that England middle-order for this year's Ashes.

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62: Cricket Badger Podcast - Yorkshire CCC Pre-Season Special - 30 Mar 2019

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:27:21 -0000

The Badger, James Buttler, went to Headingley to catch up with Yorkshire CCC before the English season gets underway next week. You will hear interviews with **Gary Ballance**, **Adam Lyth**, **Matthew Fisher** and **Tom Loten** as the players prepare to embark on another season of county action. We chat about playing for England, scoring 161 in the T20 Blast, taking your chances and battling against injury. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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61: Cricket Badger Podcast - Is R Ashwin an instinctive Mankad coward or simply playing by the rules? - 25 Mar 2019

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:39:07 -0000

The 2019 Indian Premier League was thrown into a **R Ashwin** induced Mankading controversy on Monday. Ashwin Mankaded **Jos Buttler** as his Kings XI Punjab side beat Rajasthan Royals. **James Buttler** is joined by **Dhananjaya Chak** (otherwise known as DJ) of the Edges & Sledges Podcast. The pair debate whether Ashwin was playing within the rules and is a fine fella, or whether he is a disgrace, should be ashamed and has not acted in the spirit of the game. **The IPL is never dull and it's all here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! ** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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Kings XI Punjab IPL2019 Preview

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:21:29 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on Kings XI Punjab... You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019)

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Rajasthan Royals IPL2019 Preview

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:15:53 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on Rajasthan Royals... You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019)

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Delhi Capitals IPL2019 Preview

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:06:13 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on Delhi Capitals... You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019)

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Mumbai Indians IPL2019 Preview

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 11:59:03 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on Mumbai Indians... You can listen to the full [IPL 2019 Preview Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019)

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Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL2019 Preview

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:38:16 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on SRH...

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Kolkata Knight Riders IPL2019 Preview

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:09:30 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on KKR...

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Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2019 Preview

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:53:41 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on RCB...

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Chennai Super Kings IPL2019 Preview

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:49:18 -0000

On the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week we analysed the merits of all eight IPL 2019 franchises. Here are our thoughts on CSK...

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60: Cricket Badger Podcast - Indian Premier League 2019 - 20 Mar 2019

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:39:59 -0000

We look ahead to the **2019 Indian Premier League** in this edition of the Podcast and **James Buttler** is joined by **Dhananjaya Chak** (otherwise known as DJ) to take an in depth look at this year's IPL 2019. We chat Netflix and the Mumbai Indians, The Hundred, whether English fans like the IPL, is it cricket’s equivalent of the English Premier League football. And then we run the rule over each of the eight franchises and pick our 2019 winners. **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast!** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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59: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - A Thrilling 2019 Summer Ahead - 13 Mar 2019

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:56:49 -0000

We look ahead to the 2019 summer ahead. Does it get any better? The ICC Cricket World Cup, The Ashes and a county season stretches ahead. **Dave Tickner**, editor of [Cricket365](https://www.cricket365.com/), joins the Badger, James Buttler, on the show this week to pick the bones out of a glorious summer of cricket. Can England do the double? Is this a chance for England players to become household names? Does Trevor Bayliss's England coaching legacy depend on this summer? Is there scope for an Ian Bell comeback? **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! ** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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England fans - if you could have one - World Cup or the Ashes?

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 20:58:25 -0000

Would you take the Ashes over the World Cup in 2019? Or would you prefer to see England claim their first World Cup? Split opinions on the show this week as Peter Moore and Graham Hardcastle are the guests on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast. Here's a snippet - [it's worth listening to the full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7169652-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-cricket-journalists-special-09-feb-2019)

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Slow over-rates in Test cricket - has the Badger got a solution?!?!

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 20:37:18 -0000

Slower over rates in Test cricket. The Badger makes a suggestion and Graham Hardcastle puts him in his place :) Peter Moore and Graham Hardcastle the guests on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast. Here's a snippet - [it's worth listening to the full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7169652-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-cricket-journalists-special-09-feb-2019)

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58: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Cricket Journalists Special - 09 Feb 2019

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:31:57 -0000

Cricket journalists **Graham Hardcastle** and **Peter Moore** join the Badger, James Buttler, on the show this week to chat all things West Indies v England. Why have England struggled? Who are the potential replacements in England's top order? How good is it to see West Indies cricket in better health? How do we prevent slow over-rates in Test cricket? **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! ** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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57: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Chris Rushworth - 31 Jan 2019

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:24:36 -0000

**Chris Rushworth** joins James Buttler on the show to talk about his Testimonial year ahead, his hopes for Durham's season, how close he was to an England call and how he contemplated leaving his county but decided to stay and fight to get them back to Division One. We also put the Badger Quick Questions to Chris and find out who he used to share a house with, which rock concert he'd love tickets for and where his first holiday will be post-retirement (not that we want him to finish just yet!) **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! ** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. If you'd like to advertise on the Podcast drop us a line and we will send you our list of very competitive rates.

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56: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - England are not treating Test cricket with respect - 27 Jan 2019

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:12:39 -0000

It's a bit of a Badger rant this week as James Buttler lays into the England team after an abject display in the 1st Test in Barbados where West Indies won by a huge 381-run margin. Now West Indies fans, this is by no means meant to detract from your teams superb win. But England - it's time to start respecting Test cricket again! You can now send us audio clips for inclusion in next week's podcast - what do you think to what Jonny had to say? Visit Cricket Badger on soundbranch.com and tell is what you really think! All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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55: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Jonny Tattersall transformed and Australia v India - 11 Jan 2019

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:36:22 -0000

Jonny Tattersall is a player reborn with wicket-keeping gloves on his hands. It's quite an inspiring tale of persverance, determination and fight that has seen the 24-year-old come back into the Yorkshire squad after being released a few years ago, Jonny joins James Buttler on the show to talk about his journey and his hopes for the English season ahead. We've also seen India beat Australia for the first time in an away series. We're giving India and Australia fans the chance to react via [soundbranch.com](https://soundbranch.com/search/cricket%20badger). You can now send us audio clips for inclusion in next week's podcast - what do you think to what Jonny had to say? Visit Cricket Badger on [soundbranch.com](https://soundbranch.com/search/cricket%20badger) and tell is what you really think! All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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Ed Hawkins: "How can the ICC hold D-Company to account for matchfixing - it's impossible"

Sat, 05 Jan 2019 16:32:28 -0000

Ed Hawkins was the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast. Here's a snippet - it's worth listening to the [full Podcast this week HERE](https://audioboom.com/posts/7133352-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-ed-hawkins-on-matchfixing-4-jan-2019)

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54: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Ed Hawkins on matchfixing - 4 Jan 2019

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:23:56 -0000

It's all gone a bit quiet since Al Jazeera aired it's documentaries alleging serious corruption at the highest level of cricket. **Cricket journalist Ed Hawkins** has written books and become an authority on fixing so we felt it was a good time to have a chat. Ed joins James Buttler on the first show of 2019 to assess whether that silence is a worry, is cricket taking the claims as seriously as it should and what lays ahead for the game. **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast!** You can now send us audio clips for inclusion in next week's podcast - what do you think to what Ed had to say? Visit Cricket Badger on Sound Branch and tell is what you really think! Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com.

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53: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Big Bash Lowdown and The 2018 Badger Awards - 20 Dec 2018

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:30:26 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined this week by cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle. The pair look through the Big Bash League franchises and pick their winners - they choose differently. And LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION - we invite you to the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast Annual Awards - The Badgers. Up for grabs are The Badgers for Emerging Player, Player of the Year, Team of the Year, Commentator of the Year, Cricket Writer of the Year and we give a special award for Lifetime Achievement. *All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! * Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. Also send us your recorded audio for our new Letters Page feature. Get something off your chest in less than a minute, email it in and you could well find yourself on the Podcast next week!

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52: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Why do we love cricket? - 6 Dec 2018

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:37:39 -0000

The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined this week by cricket journalist **Graham Hardcastle**. The pair re-visit their love of cricket. What attracted them to the game and what has taken them from young wannabees to people that love making a living reporting on the sport. **I'm a Celebrity** gets a mention, the pair reflect on **England's triumph** against Sri Lanka and also take a sneaky peek ahead to the **Ashes 2019**. **All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! ** Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. Also send us your recorded audio for our new Letters Page feature. Get something off your chest in less than a minute, email it in and you could well find yourself on the Podcast next week!

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51: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Andrew Gale, Anthony McGrath & Kevin Sharp the Yorkshire coaches and also Daryl Mitchell - 13 Nov 2018

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 07:30:00 -0000

The Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast welcomes **Andrew Gale** (Yorkshire), **Anthony McGrath** (Essex) and **Kevin Sharp** (Worcestershire) to discuss the reason why so many Yorkshiremen get head coaches jobs on the county circuit. It's a great chat between three men that know each other very well from their time together at Headingley. And Worcestershire batsman **Daryl Mitchell** takes on the Cricket Badger Quick Questions and talks about his role as PCA chairman, The Hundred and how it felt to lift the T20 Blast for the first time this season. All here on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. Also send us your recorded audio for our new Letters Page feature. Get something off your chest in less than a minute, email it in and you could well find yourself on the Podcast next week!

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Why do Yorkies make good coaches? - Andrew Gale, Anthony McGrath & Kevin Sharp

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:30:00 -0000

Andrew Gale (Yorkshire), Anthony McGrath (Essex) and Kevin Sharp (Worcestershire) join the Cricket Badger this week and discussed why there are so many Yorkshiremen in coaching jobs around the county circuit. The [full Podcast available here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7082889-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-andrew-gale-anthony-mcgrath-kevin-sharp-the-yorkshire-coac) features a full length interview with Gale, McGrath and Sharp and also Worcestershire batsman Daryl Mitchell takes on the Cricket Badger Quick Questions.

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Daryl Mitchell would love to be Moeen Ali for a day

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:27:38 -0000

Daryl Mitchell joins the Cricket Badger this week and wishes he could be Worcestershire teammate Moeen Ali for a day. The [full Podcast available here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7082889-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-andrew-gale-anthony-mcgrath-kevin-sharp-the-yorkshire-coac) features a full length interview with Daryl and also a three Yorkies feature with an entertaining chat with head coaches Andrew Gale (Yorkshire), Anthony McGrath (Essex) and Kevin Sharp (Worcestershire).

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Dan Norcross - Ben Foakes is "different gravy" and has to play

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 10:04:48 -0000

Dan Norcross joined the Cricket Badger this week and eulogised over the virtues of new England gloveman Ben Foakes. Listen to the [full interview on this week's Podcast here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7079646-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-dan-norcross-and-ryan-higgins-9-november-2018)...

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Ryan Higgins and the Badger debate England's domestic fixture list

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 09:23:21 -0000

Ryan Higgins, Gloucestershire all-rounder, joined the Cricket Badger this week and, in this clip of the full interview, debated how the English summer should look in the future. Listen to the [full interview on this week's Podcast here](https://audioboom.com/posts/7079646-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-dan-norcross-and-ryan-higgins-9-november-2018?playlist_direction=forward)...

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50: Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast - Dan Norcross and Ryan Higgins - 9 November 2018

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 13:35:28 -0000

On this 50th edition of the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast **Dan Norcross** joins James Buttler to chat Sri Lanka v England and the potential selection conundrum facing the England selectors. How do they fit Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad and others back into their 1st test winning side? And Gloucestershire all-rounder **Ryan Higgins** takes on the Cricket Badger Quick Questions, talks about his hopes for 2019 and discusses how he'd change the county fixture list. **All here on the 50th edition of the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast! Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! ** Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at cricketbadger@hotmail.com. Also send us your recorded audio for our new Letters Page feature. Get something off your chest in less than a minute, email it in and you could well find yourself on the Podcast next week!

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Charlotte Edwards would love to play like Virat Kohli

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:22:42 -0000

One of the guests on the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast this week is former England captain Charlotte Edwards. We asked her which current cricketer she'd like to swap lives with for a day. She opts for Virat Kohli. Listen to the [full interview on this week's Podcast here...](https://audioboom.com/posts/7067830-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-charlotte-edwards-and-ben-slater-31-october-2018)

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