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Sharp analysis and opinion from the cricket world with Simon Hughes, The Analyst and the BBC's Simon Mann, featuring comment, analysis, interviews with international players and celebrity guests. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket/
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Henry Moeran speaks to TMS's pundits at Old Trafford on the state of England's white ball sides ahead of the ODI series with Australia, starting on Thursday. Among those giving their viewpoints are Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Sir Alastair Cook, Isa Guha and Dawid Malan. And we also hear from four of the new faces in England's squad: John Turner,…
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Kevin Howells is alongside Sussex bowler Tymal Mills and Southern Vipers allrounder Emily Windsor for reaction to Somerset's incredible win over Surrey in the County Championship. They speak to Somerset head coach Jason Kerr after an unbelievable day of cricket in Taunton. Plus, Tymal's teammate Sussex captain John Simpson joins them to look ahead …
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Simon Mann is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell & Russel Arnold to discuss the pressures of test cricket. From trying to settle in as a debutant to controlling the anxiety of a batter, they tell all as to what was needed to face the challenges at the highest level and where they found their strengths in tough moments. Opening u…
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Nas and Ath are with you the morning after the day before, as England suffer their only Test defeat of the summer to Sri Lanka. Plus, we pay tribute to the retiring Moeen Ali, and with Australia back in the UK, Ricky Ponting talks about facing England in the ODIs and looks ahead to India at home.By Sky Sports
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Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review an emphatic victory seized by Sri Lanka, England's only Test defeat of the summer and hear Ollie Pope's explanation for England's careless batting. We also hear from the veteran Sri Lankan batsman Siddath Wettimuny on what this victory means for Sri Lankan cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, and former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to England's loss to a determined Sri Lanka. They discuss the takeaways England will have from this summer as a whole, as well as where this leaves Sri Lanka ahead of a test series against New Zealand. England's stand-in captain, O…
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Simon Hughes and Simon Mann assess some kamikaze batting by England in their second ininngs - lasting just 34 overs - to gift Sri Lanka a decent chance of an unexpected victory. They also discuss the solutions to the bad-light issue and celebrate Moeen Ali's illustrious international career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan and former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction as Sri Lanka bowl England out in 34 overs and begin their chase well in their quest to win the last test of this series. They discuss England’s attitude when batting in the second innings, Jamie Smith’s innings which stopped Sri Lan…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to the second day’s play at The Oval between England and Sri Lanka. They discuss the potential complacency from England which let Sri Lanka back into the contest, as well as England’s batting collapse and the questionable tactics in t…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to the first day's play of the final test at The Oval. They discuss Pope's innings, as well as Sri Lanka's performance with the ball and Ben Duckett falling short of a century. Duckett speaks to Henry Moeran, saying that the reason he…
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Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the first day of the final Test at the Oval where Sri Lanka's erratic bowling in lively conditions helps Ollie Pope rediscover his talent despite a truncated day. The pair also discuss the obvious solution to bad light in test cricket - pink balls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…
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Jonathan Agnew talks to the managing director of the England Men's Cricket, Rob Key. Key discusses his latest understanding of the situation ahead of England's test series in Pakistan, plus Brendon McCullum's new role taking charge of the men's white ball sides as well as the test side and how Jimmy Anderson "seems to be loving" and will continue h…
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Henry Moeran is joined by BBC Cricket Correspondent Jonathan Agnew and Chief Cricket Writer Stephan Shemilt to preview England’s final Test of the summer at the Oval. We’ll hear from England head coach Brendon Mccullum, after agreeing to take over both the Test and white-ball teams. We’ll also hear from captain Ollie Pope, who tells us what it’s li…
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Josh Hayward is here to open up 'The Football Museum' to everyone on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast feed, because we have a very special visitor! This podcast invites guests from the world of sport and entertainment to curate their very own virtual footballing exhibit. To hear which former Arsenal striker Nasser Hussain has a man crush on, search f…
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On this week's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain discuss the news that Brendon McCullum has been appointed as England's next white-ball head coach, combining the role with his leadership of the Test side. Plus, after his recent performances they discuss whether Joe Root is England's greatest ever Test batter. And they s…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Steven Finn & Kevin Howells to discuss which young players could become England stars in the future. Following England’s white ball squad announcement, 5 uncapped players have been called up with Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali the big names to miss out. They look at Essex batter Jordan Cox, Hampshire seamer …
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold on the Lord's outfield for reaction to England beating Sri Lanka on day four and sealing the series victory with a test to play. Player of the match Gus Atkinson tells Jonathan that it was "incredibly special" to get his first century at Lord's wh…
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Jonathan is joined by The Guardian's Ali Martin, Wisden Editor & Daily Mail journalist Lawrence Booth, the BBC's Chief Cricket Writer Stephan Shemilt, and Rex Clementine from The Island newspaper over from Sri Lanka to discuss the money involved in watching test cricket. They discuss the price of tickets, as well as the context of England men's tes…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan at Lord's for reaction to Joe Root hitting his 34th hundred, taking him past Cook's record, and helping England take control of the second test against Sri Lanka. They discuss Root, Ollie Pope's management of the game situation with bad light stopping play, and how test cricket can adapt…
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During the 3rd days play at Lord's Joe Root overtakes Sir Alastair Cook's record of 33 Test Hundreds with his second century of the match. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann run out of superlatives for the man who must surely be high on King Charles New Year's Honours List. But Root is certainly far from satisfied with that. Learn more about your ad choic…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Steven Finn & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to day two of the test from Lord’s where Gus Atkinson’s maiden test century has helped England take control. They discuss Atkinson’s incredible start to his England test career, Ollie Stone’s return to the test side, and …
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Simon Hughes and Simon. Mann report on a second day at Lord's when Gus Atkinsin completed a remarkable double with 12 wickets in his first Test and a maiden first class hundred in his second at the Home of Cricket. His clean striking enabled England to dominate a second day, bowling Sri Lanka out to achieve a 200 plus lead. Learn more about your ad…
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Simon Mann looks back to 1984, when Sri Lanka played their first ever test in England. At Lord's, England captain David Gower chose to bowl after winning the toss on a warm late summer's day, much to the delight of one of England's bowlers at the time - Jonathan Agnew. Sri Lankan batter Sidath Wettimuny gave Aggers, and the rest of England's bowler…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan for reaction to Joe Root’s record equalling 33rd hundred for England which saved the side from a potential collapse on day one against Sri Lanka. They discuss Root’s innings, as well as Ollie Pope’s batting record. Also, Andy Zaltzman gives a stat breakdown of the day. Root says that he'…
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Simon Hughes discovers the true origins of cricket, established 400 years ago this week, with a tragic accident on the field at Horsted Keynes CC in Sussex, an incident explored in revealing new detail by historian and archivist Bob Willard Watts. For a commemorative book on this story visit www.HKCC-1624.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to England's win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, which sees them lead the 3 test series 1-0. England captain Ollie Pope, covering for the injured Ben Stokes, "enjoyed the challenge" captaining the side. Player of the match Jamie Smith reflects on th…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to day four at Old Trafford where Sri Lanka have a slender advantage. They discuss Jamie Smith becoming the youngest wicketkeeper to score a century for England, Angelo Mathews’ insubmissive innings for Sri Lanka, and the d…
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & former Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold for reaction to England’s batters getting them ahead of Sri Lanka’s first innings total on day two at Old Trafford. They discuss what total England will want from their first innings, and how the pitch may help Sri Lanka’s fightback on day three. …
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Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks and former Sri Lanka batter Russel Arnold for reaction to England bowling out Sri Lanka on day one at Old Trafford. They discuss England’s bowling attack, Sri Lanka’s lack of preparation for the test series, and the Old Trafford pitch misbehaving on only the first day of the test match. Plus, C…
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At 6-3 and 113-7 it looked like a predictable capitulation for Sri Lanka on the opening day of the Test series, but a captains innings and a fine debut got them close to respectability as the gloomy conditions forced Ollie Pope to employ spinners against the tail. The Simons review the play from OldTrafford which was dedicated to the memory of Grah…
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Jonathan Agnew looks back on Graham Thorpe's life with Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and Thorpe's former captain Michael Vaughan. Thorpe’s former PE teacher Simon Sherborne, who gave him his first opportunity for representative cricket with Surrey, remembers meeting Graham as a promising 11 year old, and Mark Ramprakash discusses the life of his chi…
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Henry Moeran is joined by Paul Farbrace, Alex Hartley and Steven Finn preview England's Test series with Sri Lanka, as they discuss the challenges Ollie Pope faces as stand-in England captain in the absence of Ben Stokes. We hear from batter Dan Lawrence on his return to the side at the top of the order. And ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder Russel Arnold t…
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Kate and Alex are back to reflect on the Hundred and victories for Oval Invincibles' men and London Spirit's women. Spirit bowler Tara Norris joins the pod to reveal what went on in the dressing room during and after her side's victory in the final. Kate also tells us about her French holiday with some of the Hundred's leading names. And we have th…
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Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss Sri Lanka's prospects in the forthcoming three Test series against a Stokes-less England, highlighting their comprehensive defeat to an England 5th XI in their only warm-up match and this being their first three-Test series for six years. Also in this show, a reflection of The Hundred tournament having completed …
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Athers and Nasser pay tribute to their friend and teammate Graham Thorpe on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They also look ahead to England men's Test series against Sri Lanka, and how Ollie Pope will take on captaincy duties in the absence of the injured Ben Stokes. Plus, they chat about The Hundred eliminators and finals as…
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