In the latest episode of the Short Ball Cricket Podcast, the shortest cricket podcast in the world, we discuss how many wicket-keepers are optimal in a World Cup semi-final, helmet etiquette (helmetiquette?) and infinitely more Matthew Wade than you might immediately expect. Follow us on Twitter: @ShortBallPod, @Cricketbatcat and @LiebCricket S ...…

Here's another episode of the Short Ball Cricket Podcast, the shortest cricket podcast in the world. In this episode, we’re one of the few people in the world discussing mankads. Why would you listen to anybody else when Cat and Dan sort the whole thing out in six minutes? To get every episode (not just the ones we remember to upload here into ...…

Hey. Once again, this isn't an episode of Can't Bowl, Can't Throw. Instead, it's episode 6 of The Short Ball Cricket Podcast, Dan and Cat's side project. It's the shortest cricket podcast in the world, discussing one delivery at a time. In this episode, we’re talking about Jasprit Bumrah hitting a six in the greatest ODI innings of all time, Pa ...…

Hey. This isn't an episode of Can't Bowl, Can't Throw. We're still waiting on Dennis to sort himself out and get back into the studio. Instead, this is episode 3 of The Short Ball Cricket Podcast, Dan and Cat's side project. It's the shortest cricket podcast in the world, discussing one delivery at a time. Feel free to subscribe via iTunes or R ...…

We're back to discuss: - the Big Bash - withdrawing of appeals - the Second Test between Australia and India - letting your bat do the talking - six more Muller candidates - and all the usual nonsense Audio version of our video episode at https://youtu.be/5l7Jao9gLxA Subscribe to the YouTube channel #CBCTV…

A new era of CBCT begins, as we launch CBCTV. Subscribe now on YouTube to see our jump from MP3 to MP4 We spend most of the audio version of this episode discussing India v Australia We also talk Kane WIlliamson and trophy presentation etiquette What's in Inzamam's kitchen? Pant chat! The Muller Award And other stuff, available for your eyeball ...…

Dennis has lost the confidence of the board and is serving a suspension for his audio tampering of the last recorded episode that didn't make it to air Cat and Dan talk Pakistan and all things Labuschagne We come up with a brand new required run rate measure for limited over run chases There's a quiz about stuff Dan reads an excerpt from his bo ...…

Dennis praises James Anderson We laugh at India We introduced a new segment called "The Captaincy Challenge" Isanga the Intern decided he would return and participate We received over 70 listener questions!!! .......and some other stuff that was funnyBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

The gang of Dennis, Cat and Dan get together to laugh at another round of cricketing nonsense. In this episode, they discuss: SCOOP - ASHES 2019 Tour Dates Announced!!! Commentators call Chris Chris Gayle ridiculous....again Why Ben Stokes prevents The Ashes dates from being announced Vancouver Knights v Desert Blaze - The greatest T20 rivalry ...…

The gang of Dennis, Cat and Dan wax lyrical over all kinds of cricketing nonsense in this year's most compelling podcast yet. They laugh and discuss: Pakistan's Lord's win over England The Al Jeezera Test spot fixing scandal Shan Masood, the man with the world's greatest ever List A batting average plays "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grade Cricke ...…

Dennis is away so Cat and Dan break down everything in recent cricket, including Ireland v Pakistan, the IPL Finals, The Hundred, Australia being dicks to Bangladesh, what the Channel Nine commentators are up to now and much, much more.. PLUS Michael Bevan's greatest ever performance!By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Ok, Let's be honest. This episode may be a little bit Pakistan / USA centric. BUT...... Our 3rd largest listener base is the USA (expats and people who hate their lives I assume). Pakistan comes in about 12th. MORE BUT..... As you guys know, I went to Pakistan last year and through that, got to learn that American comedian Jeremy McLellan visit ...…

The Aussies are cheats. Dennis and Ben Karpinski from Sth Africa's Cliff Central Radio pull it all apart. Not the seam, just the issuesBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

This week saw the return of the crew as we debated Rabada's nightwatchery skills and who has made the better come back - Meg Lanning or Ben Stokes. We gave Dennis a dozen or so well-deserved demerit points. We also gave away another cricket bat!By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

We're back! Well, some of us are anyway. While Dennis is on a selfie tour of the PSL, Cat and Dan return to discuss the First Test between South Africa and Australia, with special focus on Starc's bowling, Warner's antics and Faf's refusal to wear a shirt. We also plug Dan's new book, Cat's Dean Elgar anagrams and Dennis's endless parade of sel ...…

Dennis was lucky enough to be invited to a private Afghan gathering in Melbourne with stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi for a quick chatBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

The Ashes have been won and lost. Chief cricket writer from The Sun in the UK, John Etheridge, joins us in the studio to bring both his awesome English accent and some amazing insights. Remember to leave us an iTunes review and you might #WinABat courtesy of Honey Badger Cricket.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

In a week where Dennis has been suspended from the podcast for pouring a beer over himself, Cat Jones & Dan Liebke debate the weight of no-brainer heads, discuss milkshake duck dismissals, and preview the Perth Ashes test by replaying 4 year old audio files that remain surprisingly contemporary. And if you listen all the way to the end, you mig ...…

Our 17/18 Ashes preview with ESPNCricinfo's Georgeous Dobell. We rip the squads to shreds and hear George discuss pubic hair. Something, I'm sure you'll agree, can't be missed.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

After a break longer that Pakistan's exile from international cricket, we are back!!! Listen as Dennis bores us with some #DennisDoesPakistan anecdotes. We also got into Mankads, The Ashes, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, India v New Zealand, the Muller Award and too many listener questionsBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

As some of you know, Dennis is currently in Pakistan on his #DennisDoesPakistan tour. He was lucky enough to catch up with Ahmer Naqvi on his FM91 radio show in Lahore.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

In this week's show, the crew answer about 129,097 listener questions, discuss the GOAT, Dhoni's 100 stumpings, England v West Indies and Bangladesh v AustraliaBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Up and coming cricket blogger Gideon Haigh joins us this week to discuss all the recent crazy happenings. We get into the Australian players dispute, England v South Africa, Sri Lanka v India, plus "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grade Cricketer" where Dan asks Gideon whether or not he wrote books.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Can you imagine that a player gets suspended for swearing at Ben Stokes? Neither can we. A huge show where we rant like hell about nearly everything, including Ravi Shastri being appointed as coach, DRS, the players strike, the Women's World Cup and the Sri Lankan cricket shambles.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

And just like that, the Champions Trophy is over. The band got back together as Dennis, Cat, Dan and Isanga set up the studio back in the basement like the good old days. If you want to hear Pakistan v India banter, then subscribe to the podcast below. It was pretty funny.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

The IPL Final is now over. Who knew that leaking 10 runs in the last over would make you a national hero? Mitchell Johnson knows it now! Anyhow, listen to us rip into the mad house that was the IPL Final 2017 as well as everything else that happened in the week of cricket, including a show long game of #CricketMovies…

What's bigger than than the Australian players going on strike? Us talking about it! A massive show filled with strike talk, Shannon Gabriel batting lessons Chris Gayle condom adsBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

It's been a crappy week for English cricket, well, at least the marketing department. The crew dissect all the latest arsehattery from London, as well as laugh at the IPL and try and work out if Rishabh Pant has a brother.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

The IPLoL is in full flight, unless of course you are Virat Kohli and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This week we tackle the IPL, have a chat with the BBC's Dan Norcross re: County Cricket and track down the bloke from the band "6 and Out" who wrote our show's theme song.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Dennis had a chance with Ollie Geale on his EON Sports Show "The Sin Bin". They played 'Cricket Team v EPL Team' Worth a listen!By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

It's ANZAC Day. So what better way to explore it than with a studio full of Aussies and a Kiwi. Current New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan jumps on the phone to balance up the discussion. We also speak County cricket, IPL, West Indies versus Pakistan and a bunch of other shenanigans.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Is there anything better than the IPL? Well, probably, but at the moment it's better than County Cricket, so we tore in. Then we went after County Cricket just to keep our English listeners happy. Plenty of laughs as usual. Who says cricket is boring? Remember to go to TheGame.cool to get your marvellous cricket wallets for yourself or a gift. ...…

We are joined by the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, to discuss his choices of the five Cricketers of the Year. Notably, Misbah and Younis Khan were selected, and we discuss their decision to both retire during this current West Indies vs Pakistan Test series. We also crap on about the IPL and Dennis unleashed on the arsehat that is Stephen O ...…

Here's a little bonus for you. Just download this file to have the coolest ringtone ever.By Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

In this week's show, we wanted to talk about cricket but got lost in pantomime and trying to figure out why Virat Kohli follows who he does on Twitter. Remember to go to TheGame.cool to get your marvellous cricket wallets for yourself or a gift. Use the checkout codes DENNIS or CAT for a massive discount.…

It took them a while, but Indian finally defeated the worst ever Australian team to tour their shores. We took a good look at that, took some listener question, praised Kane Williamson, the Sheffield Shield final got a run and debated the use of the term Chinaman. Remember to go to TheGame.cool to get your marvellous cricket wallets for yoursel ...…

India have failed to roll Australia in the 3rd Test. Along the way, Virat Kohli has turned into a belligerent little arsehat. Dennis, intern Isanga and some other intern named Vinay dissected not only India's lost opportunity, but had great fun exploring everything else that cricket offered up for the week around the world. Remember to go to Th ...…

A big show discussing everything from #DRSGate, Afghanistan breaking T20I world records through to fist fights on the cricket pitch in Albury NSW. Our guests this week were Fawad Ahmed and Indian TV cricket commentator Gautam Bhimani. Remember to go to TheGame.cool to get your marvellous cricket wallets for yourself or a gift. Use the checkout ...…

Going live on radio when Australia are in the end of a run chase is never ideal, but it made for some awesome fun. I asked you guys on social media for your best Mitch Marsh questions and you didn't disappoint. One of you won another wallet from The Game. If you want your own, make sure you use the checkout codes DENNIS or CAT for a massive dis ...…

Australia have just defeated India in the mother of all Test match upsets. It was therefore our duty to pick out all the funny bits and laugh at them. More importantly, go to TheGame.Cool and use the checkout code DENNIS or CAT for a massive discountBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

We planned a full show and then remembered that the IPL auction was on. So we mainly spoke about that as players were bought and sold live on the show. We also named our Underappreciated World XIBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

The Pakistan Super League has started in the UAE. Rather than just ignore it, we spoke to Qalander star Chris Green. His opinion on match fixers and Amir is a rant that shouldn't be missed. Apart from that, we also spoke about: - The stupid Shield points system; - The India versus Bangladesh Test series; - The Australian training camp in Dubai; ...…

Alastair Cook stood down from the English Test captaincy this week. So sad :) So to commemorate that, we spoke about him for all of 20 seconds. Then we got onto better and more interesting things like: - A quick NZ v Australia ODI wrap up; - What the hell is a CBE?; - Bees; - The new Sth African T20 league; - A PSL preview; - Is "Warney-UnCut" ...…

In one of the most explosive interviews you have ever heard, Sreesanth joins Dennis and Cat to talk about his life ban from the BCCI. He talked about: - Being kidnapped by the police; - Spending 27 days in a jail holding cell with 450 criminals; - Depression; - Links to Dawood Ibrahim; and - The story behind Harbhajan and that slapping incident ...…

Our first show of 2017. Cat was still on leave so Handsome Hammy Goodman joined Dennis in the EON Sports Radio studio. The guys talked about: - Dennis bores us with his take on all the Indian Test grounds; - The Australian Test summer; - Dennis goes on a massive rant about the Australian Test squad for India; - Some Mohammad Hafeez love; - Shou ...…

Here's 19 seconds of gold from Rickey Ponting. If I were you, I'd download this this mp3 and make it your ringtoneBy Dennis Freedman & Cat Jones.

Our second last show of the year. So much is happening and we stuffed it all inside the confines of our tiny little show. We talked about: - James Anderson being an arsehat; - Catherine McGregor plays "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grade Cricketer" and talks about her new book; - We laugh at the India v England Test series; - WBBL02 has started wi ...…

Brad Hogg joined us in the studio to talk about his new book as well as current cricket issues. Yes, his tongue is long! We talked about: - His new book "The Wrong 'Un" - Why he wrote it and the process behind it - Hoggy molested Isanga the Intern - How the Renegades is different to the Scorchers - Some outrageous Listener Questions where someo ...…

Australia won a Test, lost a series but went up to 2nd in the Test rankings. England lost a Test and went to 3rd. How does that even work? Anyhow, plenty on this week. We tackled the following: - Glenn McGrath talks to us about the fabulous McGrath Foundation and then plays "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grade Cricketer" - Dennis and Cat talk ab ...…

Just because we haven’t learned our lesson, we called another Pakistani and had more bloody phone issues. But we did finally manage to get through to the legend Mushtaq Ahmed. We chatted about: – Faf and Mint Gate – We discuss the “Birdline” – Dennis goes on another massive rant – Australia’s new look Test team – Rod Marsh’s power over the othe ...…