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Lively debate and discussion about the game on and off the field with a focus on English cricket. Featuring ESPNcricinfo's writers and reporters.

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United Kingdom

Description:

Lively debate and discussion about the game on and off the field with a focus on English cricket. Featuring ESPNcricinfo's writers and reporters.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Spindi to win

10/29/2024
England slipped to a 2-1 series defeat in Pakistan but are already looking ahead to New Zealand. Alan, Miller and Vish dissect the fallout, as well as preview the white-ball tour of the Caribbean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:00:14

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Spinner, spinner, chicken dinner

10/18/2024
England came unstuck on Multan's re-used surface, as Pakistan levelled the Test series at 1-1. Alan Gardner was joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to analyse what went wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:41:49

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Multan Magic or Meltdown?

10/11/2024
Alan Gardner is joined by Matt Roller, Andrew Miller and Osman Samiuddin to pick through the records after England's historic win in the first Pakistan Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:00:59:29

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Not-so-super September

10/1/2024
Alan is joined on the pod by Andrews Miller and McGlashan to wrap the Australia white-ball series and look ahead to England's Test tour of Pakistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration:01:04:02

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Manchester rains save Aussies (again)

9/17/2024
Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew McGlashan and Matt Roller to review the T20I series between England and Australia, as well as look forward to five ODIs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:49:54

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Sayonara 6-0

9/10/2024
England missed their chance for a perfect Test summer, but never mind because the Aussies are here. The pod chat more Oval success for Sri Lanka and England’s latest white-ball overhaul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:13:25

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Baz Supremacy and Root maths

9/3/2024
Alan is joined by Miller and Fidel to discuss England’s victory at Lord’s and a promotion for Brendon McCullum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:09:58

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UnBazballian

8/27/2024
England were forced to fight for victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Alan Gardner hears from Vithushan Ehantharajah and Andrew Fidel Fernando about where the game was won and lost, and what to expect at Lord’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:57:02

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Can SL poop Pope's party?

8/18/2024
England return to Test action against Sri Lanka, with Ollie Pope captaining in place of the injured Ben Stokes. Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Andrew Fidel Fernando to preview the series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:57:15

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Faster, harder… stronger?

7/30/2024
Alan Gardner hears from Andrew Miller and Vithushan Ehantharajah after England completed a 3-0 sweep against West Indies, plus the pod discuss Matthew Mott’s departure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:05:29

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Big-league Bash

7/23/2024
Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Vish Ehantharajah to look back on England’s series-sealing win in Nottingham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:12:09

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Azeem Rafiq: "There's a reason we feel this way, there's a lot of trauma"

7/15/2024
Azeem Rafiq sits down with Vithushan Ehantharajah and Andrew Miller to discuss his recent book on cricket’s racism crisis and the way ahead for the game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:30:43

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Jimmy Anders-done

7/12/2024
England marked James Anderson’s retirement with a crushing win over West Indies, after which Alan was joined by Miller and Vish from Lord’s to discuss the end of an era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:49:39

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Jimmy A’s final spell

7/8/2024
Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Vish Ehantharajah get together to discuss James Anderson’s (enforced) Test farewell and preview the series with West Indies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:56:13

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Bye-bye T20WC, hello Tests!

7/1/2024
Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to review England's World Cup exit and look at who's in the Test squad to face West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:52:03

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Stayin' alive

6/24/2024
England became the first team into the T20 World Cup semi-finals, despite a patchy tournament record so far. Alan Gardner was joined by Matt Roller and Andrew Miller to assess where they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:47:56

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Avoiding an NRR brouhaha

6/17/2024
After England squeezed through to the T20 World Cup Super Eight at the expense of Scotland, Alan Gardner caught up with Matt Roller in the Caribbean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:29:58

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Deja vu all over again?

6/10/2024
As England stare down the barrel of another failed World Cup defence, Alan Gardner is joined on the pod by Matt Roller in Trinidad to assess their prospects of being knocked out of the tournament early Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:36:33

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Archer's World Cup target

5/20/2024
Ahead of the first T20I between England and Pakistan at Headingley, Alan Gardner is joined by Matt Roller and Osman Samiuddin to preview the series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:50:47

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Oh Jimmy Jimmy

5/14/2024
Following James Anderson's announcement that he will retire from Tests this summer, Alan Gardner, Matt Roller and Vithushan Ehantharajah sat down to discuss the news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:52:47