Synopsis
Lively debate and discussion about the game on and off the field with a focus on English cricket. Featuring former England batsman Mark Butcher alongside ESPNcricinfo's writers and reporters.
Episodes
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Can SL poop Pope's party?
18/08/2024 Duration: 57minEngland 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
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Faster, harder… stronger?
30/07/2024 Duration: 01h05minAlan 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
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Big-league Bash
23/07/2024 Duration: 01h12minAlan 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
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Azeem Rafiq: "There's a reason we feel this way, there's a lot of trauma"
15/07/2024 Duration: 01h30minAzeem 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
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Jimmy Anders-done
12/07/2024 Duration: 49minEngland 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
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Jimmy A’s final spell
08/07/2024 Duration: 56minAlan 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
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Bye-bye T20WC, hello Tests!
01/07/2024 Duration: 52minAlan 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
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Stayin' alive
24/06/2024 Duration: 47minEngland 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
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Avoiding an NRR brouhaha
17/06/2024 Duration: 29minAfter 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
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Deja vu all over again?
10/06/2024 Duration: 36minAs 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
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Archer's World Cup target
20/05/2024 Duration: 50minAhead 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
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Oh Jimmy Jimmy
14/05/2024 Duration: 52minFollowing 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
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The case for the defence (part 2)
30/04/2024 Duration: 01h06minReigning T20 World Cup champions England have named their squad to go to the Caribbean in June. Alan Gardner, Matt Roller and Vish Ehantharajah sat down to discuss who's in and who's out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A load of new balls
16/04/2024 Duration: 01h07minAlan, Miller and Vish are joined on the pod by Middlesex captain Toby Roland-Jones to discuss the latest experiment with using Kookaburra balls in the County Championship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dharamsala demolition
12/03/2024 Duration: 01h01minEngland's tour of India ended with another thumping to leave Bazball in the crosshairs again. Andrew Miller, Vish Ehantharajah and Karthik Krishnaswamy joined Alan Gardner to wrap the series.
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Over the hill?
05/03/2024 Duration: 42minThere will be a host of milestones to mark in Dharamsala, but will it be the start of a Bazball reboot? Alan, Miller and Vish preview the fifth and final Test of England's tour of India.
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ESPNcricinfo presents... Powerplay! Nat Sciver-Brunt: Payday, payday… WPL incoming
21/02/2024 Duration: 46minIn the first episode of ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes are joined by England allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt to chat about player auctions, club vs. country and so much cricket. Like what you've heard? Listen to a new episode every few weeks on your favourite podcast platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/powerplay-a-womens-cricket-podcast/id1731433540 https://open.spotify.com/show/5dcluzV89PsrIRgRjDNHfQ?si=ccddd0618db140c7
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Rumbled in Rajkot
20/02/2024 Duration: 58minEngland took a hammering in the third Test but has it dented belief in Bazball? Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller sat down in the studio, with Vithushan Ehantharajah providing the view from India.
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Time for a brief spin-terlude
13/02/2024 Duration: 49minEngland went back to Abu Dhabi between the second and third Tests - and nearly lost Rehan Ahmed at border control. Alan was joined by Miller and Vish to go over the latest news from India