Cricket Week Podcast

Neil Manthorp is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look back at the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval. They discuss Joe Root's long-term future as Test captain, and debate what changes England should make for the Boxing Day Test Match in Melbourne. They also speak with England bowler Kate Cross ahead of the Women's Ashes, and pay tribute to David 'Bumble' Lloyd, after he retired from Sky Sports after 22 years as a commentator. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

England are 2-0 down with three to play after losing in Adelaide by a billion runs. We all know what happens now. Someone has to be to blame. Steve Harmison and Jon Norman don the white coats and plastic gloves and begin the post mortem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Root got hit in the knackers TWICE. Ollie Robinson bowled four overs of off spin. Dawid Malan took two wickets with leg spin. Jos Buttler dropped a sitter and took two stunners. Oh and England are six wickets away from defeat in the 2nd Test at Adelaide. Steve Harmison and Jon Norman discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anybody who was at Adelaide in 2006 will never speak of the horror. Could Adelaide 2021 be even worse? Probably not. But two men who were there that day explain why in some ways day three of the 2nd Test was even more excruciating. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Harmison and Jon Norman are desperately in need of cheering up after another day that saw dropped catches, no ball 'wickets', rubbish runout attempts, an Australian declaration and late England wickets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If fielding frailties, poor team selection and England having 'it all to do' is your thing then this is the podcast for you. Steve Harmison and Jon Norman look back at Day One of the 2nd Test at Adelaide See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison to look ahead to the second Ashes Test between Australia and England in Adelaide. They discuss why Mark Wood has been rested after bowling so well in Adelaide, and speak with the former England spinner Monty Panesar to assess Jack Leach's mindset heading into the rest of the series. They'll also get the lowdown from Australia with Cricket Writer Bharat Sundresan, and they hear from both Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look back at England's nine-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. They discuss whether the game was lost before the toss, and debate what changes they'd make for Thursday's Second Test in Adelaide. They are also joined by News Corp Australia's Ben Horne, and discuss the legacy in English white-ball Cricket, with 17 players signed for the upcoming Pakistan Super League. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Harmison and Jon Norman dissect the carcass of the England cricket team following a mauling in Brisbane where they lost the 1st Ashes Test by 9 wickets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Harmison and Jon Norman dare to dream after an unbroken 159 run partnership between the captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan brought England back into the contest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Harmison and Jon Norman struggle to pick out the single worst moment of day two for England because there were so many terrible moments. Why don't you let us know what you think by opening your bedroom window and shouting out to us? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Boy oh boy. That was nearly as bad as it's possible to get. Steve Harmison and Jon Norman look back at a day that featured a wicket from the first ball, the captain departing for a duck, the first three wickets going for 11 and the last 5 for 32 and a five-fer for the Aussie skipper. But at least England won the toss, eh? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look ahead to the start of the 2021/22 Ashes series, with the first Test getting underway at the Gabba in Brisbane tonight! They are joined by the former Australia all-rounder Brad Hogg, and hear from the likes of Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Mark Wood. They also hear exclusively from the former England bowler Darren Gough, as he returns to Yorkshire as Interim Managing Director of Cricket until the end of 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison, former IPL cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Jarrod Kimber to look back at India's two-Test series against New Zealand, which was live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They look back at a dramatic first Test, hail the record-breaking Ajaz Patel and look ahead to India's next series in South Africa later this month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison and the former IPL cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala to look back at Day 3 of the Second Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. They debate why Virat Kohli took so long to declare, debate where that innings from Ross Taylor ranks in terms of the worst in history, and look ahead to Day 4, with India needing just 5 more wickets for victory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison and former IPL cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala to look back at a historic Day Two of the Second Test between India and New Zealand. They discuss Ajaz Patel's phenomenal achievement as he become just the third bowler in Test Cricket to take 10 wickets in an innings, and discuss why India enforce the follow-on after bowling New Zealand out for 62. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison to look back at Day One of the Second Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. They praise Mayank Agarwal after he scored his 4th Test century, discuss what next for Kane Williamson after his elbow rules him out of his Test Match, and they look ahead to an intriguing Day Two, which is live on talkSPORT 2 tomorrow morning from 4am. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look ahead to the start of the Ashes. They discuss why Ben Stokes should bat at No.3, but only play as a batter, and Australian Cricket Writer Jarrod Kimber discusses Pat Cummins' appointment as Test Captain. Chetan Narula joins us to review India's thrilling draw with New Zealand in the first Test, and argues why both Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane may have played their final red-ball game. Finally, we hear from Ashley Giles, Joe Root and Tom Harrison after the ECB release their 12-point plan to tackle racism & discrimination in the sport, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison, and the former IPL cricketer Abhishek Jhunjhunwala to look back at a thrilling first Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur. They discuss what India could have changed to secure the win, hail New Zealand's resilience, and hear from R Ashwin, Kane Williamson and Ajinkya Rahane. The second Test returns live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2 on Friday morning at 4am. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon Norman is joined by former England internationals Steve Harmison and Gareth Batty to review Day Four of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur. They discuss a dream debut for Shreyas Iyer, debate whether the hosts may have been too conservative in their declaration, and look ahead to a thrilling final day, with all four results still possible. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.