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Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler are two of England's greatest ever cricketers. They've played together all over the world, won the Ashes, World Cups and scored seven IPL hundreds between them. But they also love cricket, and can't wait to talk about it every week.
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Stuart Broad is joined by former Australia batter Simon Katich to attempt to make sense of an astonishing opening day of the fourth Test in Melbourne. Katich is in “disbelief” as both teams are bowled out on a spicy surface that Broady feels is too extreme for Test cricket. They cover Harry Brook’s “wild” innings, Josh Tongue’s brilliant bowling and whether England have the mindset to fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad & Jos Buttler answer your questions about cricket at Christmas in a festive special. Find out what Christmas is like on an England Ashes tour and which player or coach eats the most pigs in blankets. Jos and Broady reveal their favourite Christmas traditions, songs and movies and play a festive game of ‘guess the cricketer’. Listen to the latest Q&A episode now with our Official Wine Partner Laithwaites. Buy the ‘For The Love of Cricket’ Wine Case by Laithwaites, handpicked by Stuart & Jos: ⁠⁠https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/X15614 ⁠⁠ Ask Broady and Jos a question: ⁠⁠https://qHarKG.short.gy/askFTLOC ⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://loveofcricket.substack.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
England’s Ashes inquest begins after Australia retain the Ashes urn in Adelaide. Jos and Broady tell you what it feels like to be 3-0 down in an Ashes series down under and assess how England lift themselves for the remaining Tests. Aussie greats Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden give their views on the series and fire questions at Broady and Jos. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ftloc – Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad is back on the show to chat to Justin Langer as Australia move to within touching distance of the Ashes urn. They review a compelling fourth day where England briefly raised hopes of a world record run chase only to be undone by the brilliance of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon. With England set to lose the series in 11 days, Broad and Langer identify the reasons behind their struggles down under. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matthew Hayden joins Jos Buttler to dissect a brilliant Travis Head century that has taken Australia to the brink of Ashes glory. They discuss the flaws in England’s short-ball strategy and concerns over the fitness of captain Ben Stokes. We take a trip inside the iconic manual scoreboard at the Adelaide Oval and hear the story behind Hayden’s famous hat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Former Australia opener and coach Justin Langer joins Jos Buttler to look back on another abject day for England in Adelaide. Langer analyses England’s poor batting technique and hails the enduring quality of Aussie bowlers Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins. They discuss the latest Snicko controversy in the series and ask whether technology is good or bad for cricket. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ftloc – Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jos Buttler is joined by Australia batting legend Matthew Hayden to look back at an eventful first day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.Was Steve Smith’s late drop-out a Glenn McGrath Edgbaston moment? Will Australia regret their cheap dismissals? Can England get a first-innings lead?Hayden praises centurion Alex Carey, declares his love for the Adelaide Oval and tells a belter of a story about maverick fast bowler Merv Hughes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad look ahead to the pivotal third Ashes Test in the company of fast bowler Mark Wood, whose tour was ended by a knee injury. Broady gives his thoughts on England’s team selection for Adelaide and explains why he’s backing Brendon McCullum to stay on as coach whatever happens in the series. Jos talks about captaining teams in adversity and why needing to win every match could bring the best out of England. And producer Chuck takes a tour of Adelaide region, from the vineyards to the roof of the iconic stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As Australia wrap up victory inside four days in Brisbane to take a 2-0 Ashes lead, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler draw crumbs of comfort from Ben Stokes’s final-day batting performance. Former Australia opener Matt Hayden questions the desire of England’s bowlers and Broady interviews England coach Brendon McCullum as he tries to rally his team for the must-win third Test. As he heads home for a mid-series breather, Broady reflects on his time down under having endeared himself to the Aussie public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Broady and Jos lick their wounds and try to make sense of a devastating day for England at the Gabba. They offer unique insight into the England dressing-room when an Ashes tour is unravelling and praise Australia for seizing the big moments in the Test match. Plus, Broady reveals the affectionate serenade he received from the Brisbane crowd when he walked across the outfield with Sir Ian Botham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jos and Broady tell us exactly what it feels like to drop a catch in a crucial Ashes Test as England let five chances slip at the Gabba. They relive the highs and lows of a draining day in the field and give their views on how England can fight back. Broady reveals his Joe Root misunderstanding – and his recent catch-up with a certain David Warner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler pay tribute to their friend and team-mate Joe Root after he scores his first Ashes century in Australia at the Gabba. They discuss the genius of Mitchell Starc and why Harry Brook could learn from another England maverick Kevin Pietersen. Alex Carey’s keeping masterclass, Ben Stokes’s run-out and Nathan Lyon’s shock omission are all covered in the definitive Ashes round-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aussie greats Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy from the Willow Talk podcast join Stuart Broad to look ahead to the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. Healy says husband Mitchell Starc is ‘licking his lips’ at the prospect of bowling to England with a pink ball as Australia target a 2-0 lead. Haddin and Broady relive the infamous walking controversy from Trent Bridge in 2013 and the Alex Carey stumping at Lord’s in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Broady takes a break from his Aussie adventures to catch up with Jos and answer your questions on the Ashes. Should Jamie Smith bat above Ben Stokes? What is the pink ball like to bowl with? And which three Aussies would Jos and Broady like to go for a beer with? Plus, big match preparation tips, facing the short ball – and what’s the most fun Jos has ever had on a cricket pitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
England’s front man Mark Wood sits down with Broady to reflect on the Perth carnage. Woody takes you inside the England dressing room straight after Travis Head’s heroics. He shares the raw disappointment the team felt and plans to turn it around between now and the second Test in Brisbane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler try to make sense of Australia’s two-day win in the first Ashes Test in Perth. They marvel at the batting of Travis Head and the bowling of Mitchell Starc in a ruthless Australia display. How do England bounce back? With their inside knowledge of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, Jos and Broady give their views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler react to a barely believable opening day of the Ashes series in Perth. They relive their emotions as England crumbled to 172 all out before roaring back to reduce Australia to 123-9 at stumps. We’re taken inside the minds of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who helped England rise from the canvas to take Australia down. Hear about Broady’s early interactions with the Aussie fans and the David Brent taunts he’s been receiving since reacting to his welcome gift from Jos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Broady has landed in Perth ahead of the hotly-anticipated Ashes and shares his final thoughts with Australian cricket journalist Adam Collins. Sitting on the boundary at the Optus Stadium, they discuss final team selections, the famously pacy Perth wicket and the magnitude of that all-important first day. It’s your ideal guide to the mother of all Test series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler are buzzing as they look ahead to the start of the Ashes series down under this week. They chat about the importance of the first ball in Perth and the unique challenges of batting and bowling in Australia. Broad relives his titanic - and often fruitless - battles with Australia batting icon Steve Smith. And both pick out the key battles that will decide the ultimate Test series. 🩸 Use code LOVEOFCRICKET to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: ⁠http://thriva.co/ Buy the ‘For The Love of Cricket’ WineCase by Laithwaites, handpicked by Stuart & Jos: ⁠https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/X15614 Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://loveofcricket.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jonathan Trott, a hero of England’s 2010-11 Ashes victory, tells Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler how Sir Andrew Strauss’s team toppled the Aussies in their own back yard. With unique insight, humour and untold stories, Trott relives England’s only Ashes triumph down under since the 1980s and gives Ben Stokes tips on how to repeat the feat. Trott then recalls the raw emotion of leaving the 2013-14 tour with a stress-related illness and reflects on the intense demands of life as an international cricketer. Enter the 2026 Lord’s ticket ballot here: ⁠http://bit.ly/4qcHUet⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://loveofcricket.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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