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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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ICC Hall of Famer Lisa Sthalekar joins Alyssa Healy, you and Adam Peacock to chat all things cricket. Lisa shares her memories of a young Alyssa Healy and how she helped her through the NSW pathways. We preview the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup and rate Australia’s chances. Lisa also talks about her Around The Wickets tour group that she is taking over to India, and whether Alyssa Healy will be able to emulate her feats of the 2022 World Cup. Plus, we preview Ben Duckett’s impact in the upcoming Ashes series, look at his record against Australia, and finish with a few predictions from Lisa! 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 to review the ODI series between Australia and South Africa. Should Australia be disappointed with the series performance? We look at the success of the top-order in the third match, where Marnus Labuschagne's position stands in the side, the importance of strong fielding and the sad news for fast bowler Lance Morris. We look at the career and toughness of Pujara as he has retired from all forms of the game. Plus, we finish with a special edition of Ask Heals. What are her most embarrassing career moments? Does Mitch Starc have bad habits? And does Heals believe in aliens? 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, Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy in studio to look at the white-ball series between Australia and South Africa, Brevis’s brilliance, the flaws in the Australian team, Head’s skill with the ball, Mitch Marsh’s decision to always bowl first and we also preview the next two matches in the series. Heals scored some big runs over the weekend and much to her enjoyment, we spoke about her success on the podcast! We reflect on the passing of Australian legend Bob Simpson and the impact he had on our game. We spotlight Nathan Lyon and his importance to the Australian side in the upcoming Ashes. Plus, we finish with sundries, and Hadds has a bit of fun at New Zealand’s expense. 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.
Ashley Giles joins you and Adam Peacock for a special edition of English Willow Talk. Giles shares some of his best memories from the 2005 Ashes series, why he was labelled “The King of Spain,” his battles facing Murali and Warne, bowling against and dismissing Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Harmison breaking his arm, and what it was like in the 2005 English dressing room. Plus, we look at some of the challenges Ashley Giles faced in and around the game, with mental health battles and when Brett Lee was bowling so fast it felt like he was “trying to kill him,” and we preview the upcoming 2025/26 Ashes series. 'The King of Spain and I' is out now and available as a hardback and an ebook from fairfieldbooks.co.uk and all good booksellers. 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.
Former Australian fast bowler John Hastings joins Brad Haddin, you, and Adam Peacock to talk about his unfortunate 18-ball over in the recent World Champions League. Hastings chats about his days playing in the Australian side, his debut in Ponting's last Test where he dismissed AB de Villiers, partying at Yuvraj Singh's house, when Steve Smith fell off a tuk-tuk, and what it was like when he bowled the horror over. Plus, John weighs in on the Ashes, shares his thoughts on the current Australian side, and finishes with a cracker IPL story! 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 to look at Australia’s T20 win over South Africa. We discuss Tim David’s striking masterclass, Maxwell’s consistent catching, Hazlewood’s overachieving with the white ball, and one of the greatest crowd catches cricket has ever seen. Heals is back playing cricket and has some handy runs under her belt in the Australia A series. We’re 15 weeks out from the Ashes, and we’ll be spotlighting a player each week. This week, Harry Brook is under the lights - just how important is Brook to this English side? We wrap up with some cricket “would you rather” questions: would Hadds choose the ’05 bowling attack or the current Australian one? 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.
1Adam Peacock joins you and Alyssa Healy to catch up as she plays professional cricket for Australia A in Northern Queensland this week. We talk to Heals about what it’s like getting back into the game after a six-month break and how the body is feeling. Heals gives her thoughts on the India vs England series and all the drama that unfolded over the past couple of months, and shares her thoughts on Steve Smith's 2028 Olympic dream - could she be joining him? Plus, we catch up with Australian Test all-rounder Beau Webster after his off-season in England and the West Indies. He shares his thoughts on the brand-new Gray-Nicolls Fusion bat, the Sheffield Shield bat-off, and just some good old Tasmania chat! 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 to break down some of the greatest 25 days of Test cricket we have seen in a long time. Hadds reviews the fifth Test, Siraj's impact on the series, Woakes's courageous moment, England's dependency on Stokes, and the strengths and weaknesses of the England side. We catch up with Hadds after his West Indies trip, as he shares his thoughts on the state of the game over there and how the Australian T20 side is looking. Plus, would you rather face prime Mitch Johnson or prime Shoaib Akhtar? 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 is joined by you and Sam Ferris to preview the final Test between India and England. Gautam Gambhir was unhappy with the Surrey groundsman, Nathan Lyon has backed India, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are out and we look at outcomes and reactions if England can't win the last Test. We then welcome Nathan McSweeney, fresh off a successful Australia A tour ahead of an exciting summer of cricket. Where does he want to bat? What does he think about the upcoming “Bat‑Off”? And can South Australia build a dynasty? Plus, we look at Australia’s T20 squad for the South Africa series and in Sundries, John Hastings bowled 12 wides in an over... 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 live from the West Indies to review Australia’s convincing series win over the West Indies in T20s. We look at Tim David and the rest of the batting lineup’s firepower, Cam Green and Josh Inglis’s form, Andre Russell’s retirement gift, and Mitch Owen’s impressive debut series. Plus, we cover another epic Test between India and England and Hadds doesn’t hold back on his thoughts about Stokes and the rest of the English side! 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Adam Peacock joins you, Brad Haddin & Alyssa Healy to review two tense Test match finishes between Australia and the West Indies, and India and England. We look at the top-order challenges Australia has faced, Cam Green's knock at three, Alex Carey's class in the middle order, and how 'clutch' he and Beau Webster have been. We also touch on Starcy's upcoming 100-Test milestone and discuss West Indies cricket - will we ever see another West Indian player reach 100 Tests? After an average first Test, India have bounced back in sublime form. Shubman Gill is chasing Bradman's record, Bumrah is back, Siraj and Deep are on fire, and there are holes in the English team, with Stokes and the bowlers struggling. We finish with sundries - Heals weighs in on the WT20 series between India and England, Suryavanshi is back scoring runs, and South Africa are on fire! 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, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to look at the upcoming second Test between Australia and the West Indies. Is Steve Smith's best position in the line-up number three? What do we want from the top order, and will Konstas make runs? After the news of Lyon handing over the songmaster title to Alex Carey, we look at the greatest eras of the Australian team song. Plus, we preview the upcoming second Test between India and England. We finish with Jason Sangha from the Australia A side, and he gives us the rundown on McSweeney's leadership and Josh Philippe's new lid! 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, Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin to go through one of the greatest Test matches in recent times - England vs India. We look back at the telling cliché "catches win matches" and where it went wrong for India in defeat. The English batting line-up is looking good - will they trouble Australia in the Ashes? The Australian tour of the West Indies is underway, and we go through our quick-fire predictions. Hadds and Healy share their great memories of the Caribbean, and Peacock names his greatest West Indies XI of all time. We finish with sundries, a random snake story from Hadds, and some of the best Test cricket facts from you, the listener! 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, Brad Haddin & Alyssa Healy to unravel the latest changes to Australia's Test squad and decide their order for the new-look top six. We chat about Inglis's journey into the Test side, where Nathan McSweeney could fit in, and Mitch Starc's 100th game that is looming on the horizon. Brad Haddin shares his great memories of playing in the Caribbean, along with a wild story featuring Heals at the World Cup. Plus, we look at India vs England and the first three days of the Test - Bumrah is shining once again, Shubman Gill has led his team to a good position, and Harry Brook is as lucky as ever. To finish, we want your best Test cricket history facts - comment below and you could win a book signed by us. 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 for another episode of Willow Talk, where we address your feedback from the WTC final review. Could we see a potential move up the order for Travis Head? Is Inglis ready for the top side? Steyn vs Rabada - who’s better? Plus, in a special edition of Ask Hadds, we preview the India vs England Test series starting this week and answer your questions: Will England be able to handle Bumrah? Is Shubman Gill up to the leadership task? Will Jacob Bethell make the side, and where do the strengths and weaknesses lie in both teams? We finish with Sundries, Babar Azam is coming to the BBL, the Aussies are scoring runs for fun in the MLC tournament and Maxi has hit another ton! 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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