Cricket Week Podcast

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmsion and the New Zealand Cricket Commentator Dan McHardy to look back at Day 3 of the second Test between New Zealand and England, with New Zealand closing on 202-3, but still trail by 24 runs. They debate whether England made the right decision to enforce the follow on, and look ahead to what may happen on Day 4. They hear exclusively from the England Assistant Coach Paul Collingwood and the New Zealand batter Tom Latham. You can hear live & exclusive ball-by-ball commentary of Day Four of New Zealand against England on talkSPORT 2 from 9pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison and the New Zealand all-rounder Frances Mackay to review Day 2 of the second Test between New Zealand and England, with New Zealand closing on 138-7, still trailing by 297 runs. They also hear exclusively from the England batter Joe Root, after his unbeaten 150 helped the tourists post a dominant first innings total at Wellington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison and the current New Zealand all-rounder Frankie MacKay to look back at Day One of the Second Test between New Zealand and England at Wellington, with the tourists recovering from 21-3 to close the day on 315-3. They hear exclusively from the England batter Harry Brook after he scored his 4th Test Match Hundred, whilst they also laud the brilliance of Joe Root, who scored his 29th Test Century in the closing stages of the day. They also discuss where it went wrong for the Kiwis, and look ahead to the start of Day 2, which begins 30 minutes earlier at 9:30pm UK time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard is joined by talkSPORT Cricket commentators Dan McHardy and Neil Manthorp to build up to the second Test match between New Zealand and England in Wellington, with every ball live & exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They discuss how the weather may affect the first couple of days of this Test Match, what to expect from the wicket at the Basin Reserve - and they also hear exclusively from the England captain Ben Stokes and the New Zealand captain Tim Southee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

talkSPORT's Sam Ellard speaks with England's spinner Jack Leach, there's a sneak peek at an exclusive interview between Steve Harmison, Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson and The Daily Telegraph's Nick Hoult swings by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp speaks exclusively to the England batter Ben Duckett after his return to the England side after 6 years away from International Cricket. They reflect on his debut against Bangladesh back in 2016, discuss whether he was called up too soon - and look ahead to the future, as he looks to cement a place in the Test side for this summer's Ashes series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 267-run win over New Zealand in the first Test match at Mount Maunganui. They hear exclusively from the England captain Ben Stokes, as well as fast bowlers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad - who become the most successful partnership in Test history, taking 1,009 wickets whilst on the field together. They also praise the brilliance of Harry Brook, debate what changes need to be made by New Zealand ahead of this week's second Test, and also hear from the parents of England batter Ollie Pope. They also discuss a monumental collapse for Australia in their defeat to India in the second Test match, and discuss the news that Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede has signed for Durham on a two-year deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison, and the New Zealand Cricket commentator Dan McHardy to look back at England's 267-run win over New Zealand in the first Test Match at Mount Maunganui. They hear exclusively from the England captain Ben Stokes, New Zealand captain Tim Southee and the England batter Harry Brook. They also wax lyrical about the partnership of James Anderson & Stuart Broad, and also look ahead to what changes the Black Caps could possibly make for next week's second Test in Wellington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and the New Zealand Cricket commentator Dan McHardy to look back at Day 3 of the first Test between New Zealand and England, with England needing just 5 more wickets for victory. They discuss a dominant day for the tourists, pay tribute to the Broad & Anderson partnership, after they became the most successful in Test history, and they hear exclusively from the England bowler Stuart Broad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and the New Zealand Cricket commentator Dan McHardy to look back at Day 2 of the first Test between New Zealand and England, with England closing on 79-2, a lead of 98 runs. They reflect on an even day at the Mount, look ahead to a crucial Day 3, and hear exclusively from both the England bowler Ollie Robinson, and the New Zealand centurion Tom Blundell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison, and the New Zealand Cricket commentator Dan McHardy to look back at a good day for England, on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand finish the day on 37-3, and trail by 288 runs after half-centuries from Ben Duckett & Harry Brook saw England declare on 325-9 in their first innings. They hear exclusively from the two England half-century makers, and the New Zealand bowler Neil Wagner reflects on his 4 wickets. You can hear live & exclusive ball-by-ball commentary of Day 2 of the first Test between New Zealand and England on talkSPORT 2 from 12:30am on Friday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard is joined by Cricket commentators Dan McHardy and Neil Manthorp to preview England's first Test against New Zealand, with every ball live & exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They hear exclusively from the England captain Ben Stokes and the New Zealand captain Tim Southee, and discuss what we can expect from the 5 days at the Bay Oval this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to preview England's two-Test series in New Zealand, which is live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They hear exclusively from the England Head Coach Brendon McCullum, as well as both Stuart Broad and James Anderson. England bowler Ollie Robinson discusses the struggles of using a pink ball, whilst England spinner Jack Leach explains how much the new regime has helped his game. New Zealand Head Coach Gary Stead praises England's new style of play, and we discuss the week's other big stories - as Australia are thrashed in the first Test against India; England win both of their opening T20 World Cup matches, and the points system has again been changed ahead of this year's County Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard brings you all the build up to England's two-match Test series in New Zealand. We hear exclusively from the England bowler James Anderson, who believes this Test side can get even better despite winning 9 of their last 10 matches. England bowler Ollie Robinson discusses the year ahead, and playing with Steve Smith at Sussex in May. The former England fast bowler Steve Harmison looks back on the 2008 series, which saw Anderson & Broad replace him and Matthew Hoggard as England's opening bowlers - and we speak to a Barmy Army member stranded in San Francisco, as a cyclone causes travel disruption across New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman, Steve Harmison and Sam Ellard welcome a familiar friend to New Zealand. The talkSPORT cricket team have decamped to Mount Maunganui. And cyclone Gabrielle has made an appearance. Oh and Shikhar Dhawan pops in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman and Sam Ellard get ready to bunker down ahead of an incoming cyclone, decide who would be the best of the travelling cricket journos to be alongside in a fistfight, Jon gives his version of the aborted landing escapade in Los Angeles, Harmy pays homage to Joe Root and Chris Silverwood and Sam interviews Ollie Pope in his pjs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's warm-up game against the New Zealand XI in Hamilton. They discuss what England's XI may look like for the first Test; assess the form of Harry Brook, and look at what threat the hosts may pose in this series. They also hear exclusively from the England Head Coach Brendon McCullum, who looks back at his first year in the role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard brings you all the reaction from Day One of England's warm-up game against New Zealand in Hamilton. He speaks exclusively to the England batter Harry Brook after his 97 at Seddon Park, which included 5 sixes in an over, and we also get the thoughts of The Cricketer Magazine's George Dobell. As well as this, Sam speaks to a member of the Barmy Army to see how they are preparing for the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Ellard rounds up all the action from Hamilton, as England begin preparations for their two-match Test series against New Zealand later this month. We hear exclusively from the England spinner Jack Leach, and also get the thoughts of the New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson. Sam is also joined by the PA's Cricket Reporter Rory Dollard to look ahead to next week's first Test, with every ball live & exclusive on talkSPORT 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler to reflect on England's ODI series defeat to South Africa. They discuss a career-best return for Jofra Archer after his 6-40 helped England win the third & final ODI by 59 runs. England captain Jos Buttler discusses his frustrations at not being able to select his best squad available for the white-ball tour of Bangladesh in March, with Somerset batter Tom Abell and Leicestershire spinner Rehan Ahmed included for the first time. As well as this, we hear from the New Zealand Head Coach Gary Stead after Kyle Jamieson returns to their Test squad to face England later this month, and the guys are joined by the England Head Coach Jon Lewis to preview the Women's T20 World Cup, which starts this week in South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.