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The Analyst Inside Cricket
Proper cricketing analysis, opinion and insight from former Middlesex bowler Simon Hughes, aka The Analyst, the BBC's Simon Mann, and former England keeper and Ashes winner Matt Prior. The most authoritative cricket podcast out there.. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket/
Episodes
The Analyst Inside CricketENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND: TIME TO DELIVER
The first Test of the summer is here - the 150th ever staged at Lord's - an opportune moment for England to banish their Ashes ills. Can Stokes and McCullum be…
The Analyst Inside CricketTIPS AND TRICKS FOR WANNABE COMMENTATORS
Part 2 of our discussion on the art of commentary and how the radio version differs from TV. Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and Gavin Scovell, ICC senior TV…
The Analyst Inside CricketINDOMITABLE TEENAGER
A eulogy to another incredible performance by the extraodinary 15 year old Vaibhav Sooryavanchi in the IPL. In yesterday's innings of 97 in 29 balls he…
The Analyst Inside CricketTHE GOLDEN RULES OF COMMENTARY: PART 1
As the international summer gets properly underway, we analyse cricket commentary, how to get into it, what's the best approach , a few basic rules of…
The Analyst Inside CricketRABADA SPRINTING TO THE FINISH
In our latest IPL catch up, Simon Hughes and Deep Dasgupta focus on the three teams who have made it into the play-offs with one Gujurat Tiltans focussing as…
The Analyst Inside CricketSACHIN'S BATMAN
The recent announcement of an imminent change in the Laws of Cricket regarding bats will have a big effect on English willow producers. Simon Hughes went to…
The Analyst Inside CricketWHAT'S GOING OFF OUT THERE?!
A review of some strange occurrances in the latest round of county championship matches, and some of your questions answered. Including - has Surrey's bubble…
The Analyst Inside CricketNEW BLOOD
Emilio Gay, Sonny Baker, James Rew, and Rehan Ahmed are the (relatively) new faces in the England squad for the first Test against New Zealand in June. There…
The Analyst Inside CricketSONNY BAKER: ENTHUSIASM PERSONIFIED
On the day Sonny Baker is selected for the England Test squad, Simon Hughes interviews the new fast bowling hope at his home ground. He talks about the people…
The Analyst Inside CricketCONFLICTING EMOTIONS
After the latest round of County Championship matches we are sure of one England opener after Ben Duckett's excellent undefeated double hundred for Notts…
The Analyst Inside CricketBATTING PARADISES, BOWLERS GRAVEYARDS
The latest round of Rothesay County Championship matches reviewed with Simon Hughes and Simon Mann. The dominance of the batters (with 78 centuries so far made…
The Analyst Inside CricketPUPIL OUTSHINES THE MASTER
Some classic duels took place in the IPL this week. Virat Kohli v KG Rabada, Shubman Gill v Josh Hazlewood, Jos Buttler v Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Vaibhav…
The Analyst Inside CricketWHO'S ENGLAND'S NEXT NUMBER ONE?
Zak Crawley suffered another disappointing return in the latest round of Rothesay county championship matches. Three top order challengers - Dom Sibley, Emilio…
The Analyst Inside CricketIPL CATCH-UP: STARS AND SHOCKERS
The Indian Premier League is almost halfway through as Simon Hughes and Deep Dasgupta assess the successes and failures of the tournament so far. With 24…
The Analyst Inside CricketSOMERSET'S TRIUMPH & QUESTION TIME
Thanks to Tom Abell's nerveless 100, Somerset get home against Hampshire to extend their lead at the top of the County Championship. The match featured…
The Analyst Inside CricketSOMERSET FEEL HAMPSHIRE HEAT
Hampshire’s Nick Gubbins, 70 not out overnight, joins the podcast to explain how Hampshire took control of the championship match against leaders Somerset. It…
The Analyst Inside CricketTHE FUTURE OF MIDDLESEX
Middlesex, one of England's strongest and oldest counties, has been brought virtually to its knees financially and performance-wise over the last five years…
The Analyst Inside CricketSMALL CLUB BIG HEART
Simon Hughes spends the day at Hove watching Sussex overcome Warwickshire in a battle of Little and Large to become the only club in the country to have won…
The Analyst Inside CricketSALTY BUSINESS
Sunday's big IPL clash between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, featiring some of the biggest names in Indian cricket - notably Virat Kohli…
The Analyst Inside CricketTHE SMITH AND POPE SHOW
Jamie Smith adds a second authoritative hundred to his season's output in partnership with a rehabilitated Ollie Pope against a modest Leicester attack at the…
The Analyst Inside CricketRUN GLUT
The first round of County Championship matches featured two totals over 500, five draws and a number of batsmen filling their early-season boots. Jamie Smith…
The Analyst Inside CricketTHE MOST COVETED PRIZE
A preview of the (Rothesay) County Championship title race, for 136 years the hardest-earned trophy in cricket. The season lasts 178 days at the end of which…
The Analyst Inside CricketBOWLERS STRIKE BACK
Some brilliant slower balls from Lungi Ngidi helps lure Lucknow Super Giants to 141 all out in the IPL. Delhi Capitals revive from 26-4 to take an excellent…
The Analyst Inside CricketCRICKET'S EXTRAVAGANZA
The 19th season of the Indian Premier League begins on March 28th with the new holders Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore beginning the defence of their…
The Analyst Inside CricketDESPERATELY SEEKING RUTHLESSNESS
After the announcement that England head coach Brendon McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key will keep their jobs and promise to evolve, we ask will it make…
The Analyst Inside CricketHAMEED AT THE READY
Haseeb Hameed led Nottinghamshire to the county championship title last season with astute captaincy and a bucket load of runs. And at 29 he is in perfect…
The Analyst Inside CricketSPINNERS BONANZA
In the week when some cricketers, notably spinners such as Adil Rashid, were bought for astronomical sums in The Hundred auction, Monty Panesar reflects on his…
The Analyst Inside CricketINDIA'S POWER CRUSHES BRAVE KIWIS
India dominated the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand from the fifth ball of the match which Sanju Samson pummelled for six. Seventeen more maximums…
The Analyst Inside CricketENGLAND SUCCUMB TO SUPERIOR FORCE
In an extrarordinary sustained display of hitting England finally succumbed to india's superiority with bat and ball in the T20 World Cup semi final. In a…
The Analyst Inside CricketINDIA'S DEBT TO SANJU
Sanju Samson, a quiet and often forgotten star of Indian cricket, reminds everyone of his exceptional talents with a stunning 97 not out to seal India's place…
The Analyst Inside CricketGOOD WILL HUNTING
A brilliant runchase spearheaded by Will Jacks and supercharged by Rehan Ahmed pulled off an unlikely victory for England over New Zealand in Colombo. It gives…
The Analyst Inside CricketINDIAN DISMAY, ENGLISH DELIGHT
A bowler dominated Sunday as the meaningful part of the T20 World Cup - the Super 8s - gets underway. Simon Hughes and former Indian batsman Deep Dasgupta…
The Analyst Inside CricketTHE STENCH OF COLLUSION
On the eve of the T20 World Cup Super Eights it has been revealed that Hundred franchises part-owned by Indian Premier League teams are being prevented from…
The Analyst Inside CricketINDIA HUMBLE PAKISTAN (again)
A pivotal moment in the T20 World Cup as India beat Pakistan for the umpteenth time at the halfway point in the tournament. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann ask if…
The Analyst Inside CricketSUPER CRICKET (except England)
An incredible T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Afghanistan which goes to a second super-over is followed by England slumping to defeat at the hands…
The Analyst Inside CricketCURRAN SAVES ENGLAND'S BLUSHES
In the T20 World Cup England almost suffer the ignominy of losing to brave, plucky Nepal. Sam Curran holds his nerve to put out Nepal's fire and defend 10 off…
The Analyst Inside CricketT20 WORLD CUP PREVIEW
After a messy build up, the ICC T20 World cup begins this weekend in India and Sri Lanka. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by former Indian player Deep…
The Analyst Inside CricketTRIUMPH AT LAST
England can finally toast a series victory this winter with a barnstorming batting performance in the final ODI in Sri Lanka. On the back of a 20th ODI century…
The Analyst Inside CricketRoot Can't Stop the Rot
England's woeful winter continues with a defeat in the first odi in Sri Lanka, making it 8 losses and one solitary victory in all formats since they departed…
The Analyst Inside Cricket2005 ASHES: 5th TEST - URN REGAINED
The final episode of our specially produced series on the 2005 Ashes - when England finally regained the urn at the Oval after almost two decades without it…
The Analyst Inside Cricket2005 ASHES - 4th TEST (Trent Bridge)
Continuing our recap of the epic 2005 Ashes, featuring the nerve-tingling Trent Bridge Test when England forced Australia to follow on for the first time for…
The Analyst Inside Cricket2005 ASHES - 3rd TEST (Old Trafford)
The gripping third Test of the 2005 Ashes, the one when Simon Jones delivered one of the greatest inswingers of all time, the ground was full on the last day…
The Analyst Inside Cricket2005 ASHES - THE GREATEST TEST (Edgbaston)
Re-running our greatest Ashes audio and video series - this is the epic 2005 Edgbaston Test which eventually after a pulsating arm wrestle England won by two…
The Analyst Inside Cricket2005 ASHES - 1ST TEST LORD'S
To fill the void of no Test matchs til June and perhaps rekindle your love of Test cricket we're replaying our audio and video series on the epic 2005 Ashes…
The Analyst Inside CricketEngland Out Thought and Outplayed
With their five wicket defeat in Sydney, England's Ashes tour ended in abject failure. A failure of planning, of selection, of execution and often of basic…
The Analyst Inside CricketThe Special One Arrives
Jacob Bethell has been earmarked for great things on sparse evidence. At the SCG he demonstrated what all the fuss has been about with an innings of great…
The Analyst Inside CricketSmith Grinds Down England
A debilitating and demoralising day for England in Sydney. Travis Head flays the bowling to record his 600th run in the series and then Steve Smith exploits…
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England Aren't Learning
Apart from a superb 41st Test century by Joe Root, another dispiriting day for England at the SCG as the batters didn't make the most of winning the toss and…
The Analyst Inside CricketClouded Thinking
The first truly contested day in the Ashes is cruelly terminated by absurd weather rules in Sydney. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report on an enterprising day…
The Analyst Inside CricketEngland's Ben Expects
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann preview the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground and hear from Ben Stokes who is on a mission to finish a difficult tour…
The Analyst Inside CricketSHOULD STOKES BAT No.3?
Ashes Question Time: simon Hughes and Simon Mann field your comments and questions post the two-day MCG fiasco. Including - who should bat 3 for England, which…
The Analyst Inside CricketEngland Win a Test in Australia!
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann reflect on England's first Test victory in Australia since January 7th 2011. This was a remarkable and rather unsatisfactory Test…
The Analyst Inside CricketBoxing Day Gifts
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review an extraordinary day's play at the MCG where the groundsman and the batsmen gifted the bowlers 20 wickets. A helpful…
The Analyst Inside CricketAshes Retained
Despite a plucky seventh wicket stand between Will Jacks and Jamie Smith, the Aussies clinched their coveted prize in mid afternoon and celebrated in…
The Analyst Inside CricketEngland Dusted Up
Chasing a virtually impossible 435 for victory to keep the series alive, England inevitably lost more than half their side to a combination of the superb Pat…
The Analyst Inside CricketAustralia's Headmaster
After courageous resistance from Ben Stokes gets England close to a barely adequate 300, England's bowlers suffer at the hands of the brilliant South…
The Analyst Inside CricketEngland succumb to Aussie heat
Simon Hughes reviews the second day from Adelaide when the outstanding Australian attack gave the England batters a good roasting in the Adelaide heat. Justin…
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Controversy in Adelaide
Simon Hughes and Simon Wilde of the Sunday Times review the first day of the Adelaide Test when both teams gifted presents of runs and wickets to each other…
The Analyst Inside CricketSame Order Different Batting
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann preview the 3rd Test in Adelaide which is of course make or break for England. After England's break in Noosa, Brendon McCullum…
The Analyst Inside CricketSWANNSONG
Graeme Swann was one of the stars of England's triumphant Ashes campaign of 2010/11. In this interview he recounts how England prepared for that series - with…