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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!)
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Alyssa Healy, Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock join you for the fallout from the first Ashes Test. We look back at Head's historic Ashes knock - and Hadds thinks it won’t be his last this series. We cover the moments you might have missed: Smith's tactical genius and how he outplayed Ben Stokes, Hadds’ praise (and fair bit of critique) for the English side, Khawaja's situation, and Renshaw and Inglis’s tons in First-Class matches. We also discuss England's preparation for the next Test at the Gabba. Plus, we wrap up with WBBL chat - should Meg Lanning be in the Australian side? And we take a look at India vs South Africa. Grab yourself a Xmas gift here: theflipper.com.au 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.
Mitch Starc joins Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock off the back of one of the most memorable Ashes matches! Mitch talks through Head's incredible knock, snagging 10 wickets, one of the great catches, what turned the match around, and the Ben Stokes matchup, as well as Boland's comeback. Plus, Hadds breaks down the English tactics, Weatherald's debut, Marnus's knock, and we answer your questions from the Secret Cricket Club! 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.
1Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock join you from Optus Stadium in Perth to wrap one of the most action-packed Ashes days of all time. We look at Starc’s exceptional bowling performance, the ‘Bazball with no brains’ approach England took when batting, the drama of Khawaja being off the field, the outstanding English pace attack, what happened with the Australian top six, and Ben Stokes’s class. Join us back here tomorrow for another daily wrap of the Perth Ashes Test! 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.
Travis Head joins Willow Talk from Perth ahead of the first Ashes Test. Head discusses the final prep, what the pitch is looking like, how he reacts to the media, the reception from the WA locals and how he plans on facing the English bowlers. He provides an update on Pat Cummins which will make a lot of Australians happy, and talks about Smith's captaincy and the possibility of a debut for Doggett and Weatherald. He also discusses his 2026 IPL retention and reflects on two years since the 2023 World Cup win. Plus, Heals and Hadds give their Ashes predictions, we chat alter-egos and help Peacock prepare for his big tour! 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.
Brad Haddin joins Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock for our ultimate Ashes preview! Hazlewood is out, we chat about the next bowler who will make their Test debut, Starc's reaction to the Hazlewood news, the most important bowler in the Australian side, Smith's captaincy tactics, and Hadds has a red-hot crack at Monty Panesar. We look at the English preparation, their most important bowler, Root's century, Stokes's 6-fa of half-trackers, and Peacock asks the question, “Is Perth England's Test to lose?” Plus, we play Ashes bingo - one of the great yearly segments, dive into the India vs South Africa Test match, and Heals gives us a WBBL update. 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.
Matthew Hayden joins Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock eight days out from the Ashes to chat about some of his greatest memories. Haydos shares his favourite moment from cricket - when Andrew Symonds scored a ton at the MCG in 2006 - recalls when Nasser chose to bowl at the Gabba, gives his thoughts on the Australian top order, and discusses whether he’ll walk the MCG nude and the time he was accused of sledging a child. Plus, we look at all the action in the Sheffield Shield, cover the latest Ashes news, and Sundries is all go - with a team getting rolled for seven and Russell Crowe declaring his love for Test cricket! Point Cook fundraiser here: https://fundraise.pancare.org.au/point-cook-centrals-cricket-club 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.
Ben Duckett joins Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock ahead of next week’s Ashes to chat about the preparation of the English side. Duckett describes the intense training and the “beast mode” that Ben Stokes is currently in, how Brendon McCullum has made him feel comfortable in the side, and the reaction when they found out about Cummins, as well as the fiery series between India and England. Plus, Heals names her XI for next week in Perth with a few big calls, we look at the first round of the WBBL, and Heals has to respond to a few pot shots from Harris and Devine! 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.
The band is back together! Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join you for a bumper episode of Willow Talk to chat about Australia's first Ashes Test squad and the inclusion of uncapped opener Jake Weatherald, Ben Stokes's hostile welcome by the West Australian newspaper, the T20 series between the Aussies and India, Heals's World Cup wounds and Ravi Ashwin being ruled out of the BBL. 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.
Ian Higgins and Sam Perry from The Grade Cricketer join Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock for a special edition of Willow Talk. The Grade Cricketer guys share some of their best stories from grade cricket, interviewing Mark Waugh, Haddin’s own experiences in grade cricket, what it means to be a senior player, and a great story about Phil Jaques making Pez untuck his socks. Plus, we chat defining Ashes moments, when Hadds first met the English crowd, and TGC reveals their “Best Alpha XI.” 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.
Adam Peacock joins Alana King off the back of her record-breaking 7–18 in the Women's World Cup against South Africa. King chats about the tournament so far, playing with this dominant Australian side, and the comparisons to Shane Warne with her leg-spin. She also previews the remainder of the tournament. Plus, Josh Inglis talks about his English roots, the importance of the Ashes, his dream to further represent Australia, having a Kevin Pietersen haircut, and playing under Hadds and Punter! 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.
Brad Haddin joins Adam Peacock and Code Sports cricket writer Ben Horne to discuss what the Australian side does next following the news that Pat Cummins is out of the first Ashes Test. We look at the possibilities for who comes in, Marnus and Konstas’s chances to make the side, and reflect on two great knocks from Sharma and Kohli as India got the job done in Sydney. Plus, we chat about the big stories of the summer, the Australian women's dominant win, and England’s poor result in their Ashes preparation after a full noise top-order collapse! 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.
Adam Peacock joins Brad Haddin and you to look at the current India vs Australia ODI series. We chat about the first ODI in Perth, Kohli’s duck and the top-order collapse, Mitch Marsh’s rich vein of form, and Steve Smith’s return to the country, where he’s addressed the media. Smith speaks about how proud he is of Marnus, Konstas’s current form, and the role he’ll play with Pat Cummins injured. Alyssa Healy has gone down with an injury - we provide an update on her and praise Heals’s epic form at the moment. Marnus Labuschagne also joins the show to chat about the best Test XI he has played with, sharing great stories about playing alongside Smudge, Warner, and more. We finish with some Ashes chat, as the BBC has named their best XI. We look at Jamie Smith, and Hadds fires back at Broady and Steven Finn after their latest podcast remarks! 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.
Kevin Pietersen joins Brad Haddin, Adam Peacock and you for a special edition of English Willow Talk. Kevin chats about why he never feared Australia on the field, the off-field battles he faced with the Australian public, playing in the BBL and falling in love with Melbourne, winning the greatest Test series of all time in 2005, preparing for Mitch Johnson in 2013/14, and the moment he knew he had to retire. He also discusses franchise cricket, the challenges Test cricket will face, and playing golf with Warne and Punter. Plus, KP reflects on his match-winning knock in the 2005 Ashes, the best Australian bowler he faced, and his prediction for the 2025/26 Ashes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indian legend Ravi Shastri joins Brad Haddin, you, and Adam Peacock to preview the upcoming India-Australia white-ball series. Ravi chats about the current Indian squad, Gill’s outstanding start to his captaincy, Kohli and Sharma’s potential last tour, Kohli’s second-to-none work ethic, stories of a young Sachin Tendulkar, being Shane Warne’s first Test wicket, commentating with legends of the game, Ashwin’s impact on the BBL and franchise cricket, and the unmatched potential of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Plus, Ravi previews the Ashes series, shares great stories about Skull and the Australian commentators, and recalls some of his best memories on tour! Watch all of the India-Australia series on Fox & Kayo. 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.
Alyssa Healy joins you and Adam Peacock from India, just hours after her match-winning 142 against the host nation. Healy shares how her “grumpiness” drove her to the superb knock, how she battled through full-body cramps, Perry’s courageous innings, and Sutherland’s five-wicket haul. Heals also talks about the rest of the campaign for the women’s side and what her next ten days look like. Plus, Australian men’s captain Pat Cummins shares an update on his back injury, how his wife will be assisting him, and he runs through the greatest Test XI he’s ever played with. Pat talks about the surreal nature of playing with Ricky Ponting, what Davey Warner was like before a Test match, Michael Clarke’s rich vein of form in 2012, and some of his great memories alongside the Australian bowling lineup. 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.
Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock, and we have a few questions from Haydos and Lyon for Hadds. We look at the upcoming T20 and ODI series between India and Australia, which could be Virat Kohli’s last ever tour for India. Hadds raves about Abishek Sharma, the Indian opening batter, and we discuss the $10 million offer that Head and Cummins received to stop playing for Australia - Hadds explains the importance of the Baggy Green and what it means to him. Plus, former Australian opener and current Victoria coach Chris Rogers joins the show to chat about their domestic season. Rogers talks about the incredible talent he sees in Ollie Peake and how Scott Boland is preparing for the Ashes, and he and Hadds look back on some great Ashes memories. We finish with horror hat-trick drop stories, and Hadds blind ranks the best fast bowlers he ever faced! 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.
Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin to look at the latest in the world of cricket. We chat about the NZ vs AUS T20 series, Mitch Marsh’s dominant display of power hitting, the Women’s World Cup, and the first round of the Australian bat-off (Sheffield Shield), where Marnus, Uzzy, Weatherald and a few others were among the runs. We catch up with Harjas Singh, the Australian batsman who scored 314 off 141 balls in NSW Premier Cricket. Plus, Nathan Lyon joins Willow Talk to share his best Test XI, including some legendary stories featuring Ponting, Hussey and Smudge - and the million-dollar question: is Haddin the best keeper he’s played with? 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! Or email joel.harrison@sca.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brad Haddin joins you and Adam Peacock to preview the upcoming T20 series between Australia and New Zealand. Glenn Maxwell and Rachin Ravindra won’t be playing after freak training injuries -Hadds shares some of the strangest training mishaps he’s seen. England has named their Ashes squad, and Hadds breaks it down player by player - is there a major weakness in the side? We also look at the Women’s World Cup opener and preview the Australian Women’s clash with New Zealand. Plus, Tom Decent from the Sydney Morning Herald joins the show to chat about the biggest storylines this summer: Who will win the Ashes? Will Pakistan allow their players to feature in the BBL? Will we see Virat and Rohit in Australia again? And is it actually good for Australia if England win a couple of Tests?! Check out Tom Decent's latest article here: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/lyon-warns-england-not-to-snub-spinner-for-ashes-20251001-p5mz5b.html 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.
Phoebe Litchfield and Megan Schutt join you and Adam Peacock to preview the Women's World Cup. We chat about Australia's dominance in the women's game, the 'Litch Switch', Phoebe's time in The Hundred, her inspiration from David Warner growing up, and watching the iconic 2005 Ashes with her brother. Schutt shares her favourite memories with Alyssa Healy, and we discuss the fierce competition in the Sharks–Dolphins Australian warm-up game. Plus, we look at how Australia can win the Women's World Cup! 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! Or email us on Joel.harrison@sca.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ross Taylor joins Alyssa Healy, you, and Adam Peacock to chat about his move to play for Samoa in cricket. Ross shares the reasons behind his decision to come out of retirement and explains the qualifying process the country must go through to make it to the T20 World Cup. We chat about Ross's incredible record in Australia, including scoring 290 at the WACA, facing Starc's 160.4kph delivery, and the heartbreak for New Zealand in the 2015 and 2019 World Cup finals. Plus, Heals joins us from India as the Australian Women's side prepares for the World Cup. She talks about the pitch she played on against India in the warm-up match, Dickie Bird's sad passing, Ravi Ashwin joining the Sydney Thunder, and England's Ashes squad announcement. 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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