Description: In the latest episode, Michael and I are joined by American cricket journalist, Peter Della Penna and we talk about cricket in America, the challenges faced by an associate nation, USACA's administration of the game and plenty more. In Stats Class, Michael talks about the significance of the magic number 40 has in T20s and looks at som…

Description: In the latest episode, Michael and I are joined by SportPulse cricket columnist, Jack Marshall and we talk about the feud between KP and the ECB. We also look at the Headingley tests, and Jack gives us his insight of the contest between the world's two best test teams. In Stats Class, Michael has a special guest - Tim Randle and they l…

Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, there's plenty of cricket from all corners of the world. Co-host Michael joins the discussion from the Caribbeans and we converse about New Zealand's tour of the Windies. Special guest and Manchester lad,Jack Marshall (cricket columnist for Sportpulse) previews the big marquee series - England ver…

Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael and I converse about the ongoing Indian Premier League and also about New Zealand cricket's hunt for a new coach to replace John Wright. Michael in his stats class presents something very unique about spinning bowling in West Indies cricket history and it's reemergence now. Panelists - Mic…

Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael and I converse about the recently concluded Sri Lanka versus England test series that ended with the honours being shared and also the first test match of the Frank Worrell Trophy between West Indies and Australia. KP's switch hit, and the club versus country debate is covered in our discu…

Description: In this episode the lovely Shireen Dastagir (Former commentator at Pitch Invasion, and ex-podcaster for the Royal Challengers Bangalore) joins us as we take a look at the cricket carnival called Indian Premier League. We talk about the players whom we think are the ones to watch out for and also discuss the team's chances. We also give…

Recorded on 16th March 2012; Duration 29 minutes. Description: In this episode, Michael and I take a look at all the cricket that happened since our previous recording and also the cricket going on right now. We review the Commonweath Bank Triseries, and the South Africa versus New Zealand series and pay homage to Rahul Dravid. Michael comes up wit…

Recorded on 31st January 2012; Duration 33 minutes. Description: In the first episode of the new year, Michael and I take a look at all the cricket that happened in the past month and also the cricket going on right now. We review India's horror test series and Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa. Also we talk on the Zimbabwe - New Zealand series and …

Description: The special year end episode of Verbal Slogs where a panel known as the League of Extraodinary Gentlemen consisting of 'Aussie' Ian Reid (The Baggy Green Blog), Jenin Devadass (an Indian cricket fan stuck in Japan), Shashank Kishore (an ESPN-Star correspondent), Michael Wagener (Statistics teacher and co-host) and Christopher David (ho…

Description: In this episode, Ian Reid of The Baggy Green Blog joins Michael and me to preview the Border - Gavaskar series between India and Australia and also review the recently concluded test series between Australia and New Zealand. As usual in stats class, Michael presents some very interesting figures. Panelists - Ian Reid, Michael Wagener, …

Description: In this episode Michael and I have a long discussion on the spot-fixing scandal and how the ICC can fight the menace. We also talk about the tragic loss of Peter Roebuck and discuss about Ponting's future in the Australian team. We also look forward to Tendulkar's elusive 100th century and Michael does a little rant about Mickey Arthur…

Description: In this episode David Siddall of World Cricket Watch joins Michael and me where we look at the ongoing India vs. England ODI series and give our predictions on that. We also talk on the recently concluded CLT20 and discuss on the KP saga, and India's spin worries with Harbhajan. Michael as usual presents us with some very interesting s…

Description: In this episode Michael as usual presents us some very unique stats in Statistic Class where we look at the CLT20 so far and also at Shakib Al Hasan - who was recently sacked as captain of the Bangladesh team. Then we discuss in the main part of the pod, on India's ill fated English tour and Michael shares his grievances with the Auckl…

In this episode Michael as usual presents us some very unique stats in Statistic Class and after that we discuss the recently concluded India versus England test series and the road ahead for England. We also look at the various changes in the Australian cricket administration with the Argus' report and finally end the episode by discussing on Paki…

In the seventh episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael Wagener presents some interesting test stats in his 'Stats Class' as David Siddall a writer at World Cricket Watch and host of the One Hand One Bounce Podcast joins us in the discussion as we talk about the England versus India test series and see who really is the number one test team in the world. P…

In this episode, the Verbal Slogs podcast undergoes a couple of changes as Michael Wagener joins me as the co - host of the podcast. Michael discusses about two players who have been having it against their cricket boards in his newly christened segment called Statistic Class. In the discussion we discuss about the various decisions made by the ICC…

In this episode, Michael Wagener and I look at the Simon Katich axing and Michael presents some stats on just how succesful he has been for Australia. We also look at the DRS debate and the BCCI stance against it and discuss the various changes in New Zealand Cricket. Also on the show is why we feel Ross Taylor is the man for the job and previews f…

In this episode, Michael Wagener joins me from New Zealand to talk about some pretty interesting statistics. Also Karthik Kannan joins the discussion on the IPL - where we look at some star players and the teams, the crisis in Pakistan, and the India's tour of West Indies and Sri Lanka's tour of England. Also we discuss breifly about South Africa's…

In this edition, I am joined by Karthik Kannan, a freelance cricket journalist from Chennai. In this episode we discuss the International Cricket Committee’s recommendations, the use of technology such as the DRS in cricket. We also take a look at India’s next few years with a new coach in Duncan Fletcher and the years after the retirement of great…

In the second episode I am joined by Aneesh Surender and Radio Sandeep. Both of them are very much an integral part of the IPL and know it's workings inside out. In this episode we talk about the mixed IPL teams and whether the franchisees forgot about the 'loyalty factor'. Also we discuss whether there is too much cricket, and if it's possible to …

In the very first episode, I am joined by Deepak Balamurali from Chennai (he blogged some guest posts on Poshin's World). In this episode, we discuss about the ICC's decision to cut the associate nations from the next two World Cups, and how IPL season 4 is coping up in regards with viewer-ship, fan interest, and quality of cricket wise compared to…