Cricket Badger Podcast

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas and former player Azeem Rafiq to look back at the third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi.

Player of the Series Sajid Khan took match figures of 10/197 and Noman Ali 9/131, while Saud Shakeel was Player of the Match for his brilliant 134. Pakistan won the Test by 9 wickets to take the series 2-1.

So.... well played Pakistan. Are England any good or just entertaining? Why can't England's spinners compete with Noman and Sajid? Is there too much emphasis on the Ashes? Is it the structure of English cricket at fault and not the squad? And, by the way, what a performance from New Zealand in India!

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James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan.

The same pitch and a totally different Test provided a much more entertaining match. Player of the Match Sajid Khan took match figures of 9/204 and Noman Ali 11/147, while Kamran Ghulam became the 13th Pakistan batter to score a century on debut. Pakistan winning the Test by 152 runs to level the series at 1-1 with Rawalpindi to come next week.

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James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. An amazing match saw England become the first team in history to concede 500+ in the 1st innings and go on to win.

Records tumbled as Harry Brook (317) and Joe Root (262) added 454 for the 4th wicket. England won by an innings and 47 runs.

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James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the third Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. Sri Lanka showed huge fight to beat England by 8 wicket. England win the series 2-1.

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Alan Butcher has done pretty much everything in cricket. He's played for England, Surrey and Glamorgan. He's from a cricket family - his brothers Ian and Martin played county cricket too. His children Mark, Gary and Bryony achieved success as players. And Alan has also coached Surrey and Zimbabwe.

In this interview, Alan meets James Buttler and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

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James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. England took victory by 190 runs inside four days (again) to take their home summer tally to 5-0.

Has there been a less competitive English Test summer in recent memory? Lord's got their fourth day ticket prices all wrong, so what can the ECB do to avoid empty seats? Gus Atkinson and Joe Root were brilliant, but what about the rest - won't stronger opponents make England pay for carelessness?

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James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. England took victory by five wickets inside four days to take their home summer tally to 4-0.

Can Sri Lanka bounce back at Lord's? How did Ollie Pope do as England skipper? With Mark Wood and Chris Woakes injured, how do England play the second Test? How good are Jamie Smith and Kamindu Mendis?

The conversation starts with a chat about mental health in the wake of Graham Thorpe's tragic passing. And, also a critical look at another Shakib Al Hasan on-pitch tantrum as Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

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James Buttler is joined regular fan badger Neil Virani to speak to Robbie Millar, a Lecturer in Sport Business Management in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University.

The discussion moves onto the private equity ownership in The Hundred? Is that good for the game, what opportunities does it offer, is it open to abuse, will it ultimately lead to a fracture in the game between The Hundred counties and the rest?

The chat rounds off with a look at cricket's global finances and whether a more equitable distribution of wealth is advisable and/or possible? Can Test cricket be preserved?

They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests.

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James Buttler is joined regular fan badger Neil Virani to speak to Robbie Millar, a Lecturer in Sport Business Management in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University.

The discussion centres around money in English county cricket. Where does it come from? Are the 18 counties financially sustainable? What does The Hundred bring to the counties and ECB? What are the opportunities of The Hundred deal and from private equity ownership in professional team sport? What does that deal mean for county cricket?

They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests.

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Ashley Giles, CEO of Worcestershire CCC, joins James Buttler to chat about his current role, and his life and times in cricket as he takes on the Badger 20 Questions.

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