2005 Ashes Special with Brett Lee, Steve Harmison, Michael Kasprowicz and Brad Hodge.
20 years ago this week, the greatest Test series of all time took place in England - the 2005 Ashes. We dive into chats with Brett Lee, Steve Harmison, Michael Kasprowicz, and Brad Hodge to hear some of their best stories from the series. Lee talks about the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ photo, getting hit on the gloves, and a spray from Punter. Hodge shares what it was like getting sledged while sub fielding, Hadds recalls facing Tait in the nets, Kaspa reflects on being part of a legendary bowling attack, and we finish with Steve Harmison’s recollection of life inside the English camp as they retained the urn. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mitch Owen madness, 'death of Bazball', working with Ben Stokes & India vs England Test preview
Adam Peacock is joined by The Guardian cricket correspondent Ali Martin to explore life as a cricket journalist in England. They discuss the biggest stories of the English summer so far: is Bazball dead, or are England just refining it for this series? What is Ben Stokes like to work with from a media perspective? Can Jacob Bethell break into the English XI? How impressive was Jofra Archer's return? And what exactly is going on with the Dukes ball in England at the moment? Plus, they look ahead to the upcoming Ashes series, with Ali outlining how England can beat Australia and naming a few players to watch this summer. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Boland v Hazlewood, Future of Windies cricket, Archer's return & Joe Burns talks Italy's CWC journey
Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin live from Jamaica to review the red-ball series between Australia and the West Indies. Hadds shares his thoughts on Konstas, the predictable result, Seales' death-wish send-off to Starcy, Boland vs Hazlewood, and where to now for the West Indies in Test cricket. Plus, we look ahead to the upcoming fourth Test between India and England, Jofra's return, and finish with Italian captain Joe Burns, as he shares his journey of captaining Italy to the World Cup and his thoughts on the current Australian squad. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Test cricket brilliance! Starc & Boland on fire, India vs England tension & Forza Italia!
Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy join you to talk about just how good Test cricket is! We look at the historic Australian win in Jamaica - Starc and Boland couldn't miss, Cam Green had a solid series, and the race is on this spring to find Australia’s next opening batsman. We also dive into India vs England and a fiery third Test. Jofra Archer is back, the sledging between the two teams was wild, and Ben Stokes proved once again he’s a warrior. Did India miss Kohli? Was Shubman Gill rattled? We finish with Italy’s World Cup qualification and Heals shares her biggest blow-up. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mitch Starc talks 100 Tests, Cummins lost Baggy Green, debuting with Warner & Mulder 367
Ahead of his 100th Test, Mitch Starc joins you, Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy for a special edition of Willow Talk. We look back at Mitch's career and the incredible achievement of playing 100 Tests for Australia, touch on some of Starcy's favourite (and least favourite) memories from his time in the Baggy Green, chat about the West Indies tour, Carey's first go as song-master, debuting alongside David Warner, getting dropped before the Boxing day Test and Heals shares some heartfelt memories from Mitch's Test debut. Plus, Starcy gives us his thoughts on England vs India, Shubman Gill, and declaring on 367. We finish with some incredible indoor cricket stats, Sundries, and more great stories from Heals about a young Mitch Starc! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to discuss cricket's hot topics, break down the truly bizarre moments and chat to the biggest names in the game from Australia and abroad. You'll have fun, learn a bit and get equipped with some of the best cricket yarns you'll ever hear. And maybe a few cheeky sledges to boot. (Sorry NZ and England fans!)