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July 26, 2020 165: Author Duncan Hamilton - One Long And Beautiful Summer
"Author Duncan Hamilton has a new book out" usually provokes a charge from sports lovers to their nearest book retailer. And his latest is the perfect celebration of English county cricket and the red ball game.

In this edition of the podcast, Duncan joins James Buttler to talk about his new book 'One Long and Beautiful Summer - A Short Elogy for Red-Ball Cricket'. As expected the winner of William Hill Sports Book of the Year Pries and two British Sports Book Awards nails his latest masterpiece.

It was an absolute pleasure to have Duncan on the show and he had more in common with the Badger than you might think!

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48 min
July 21, 2020 164: PREVIEW: England's momentum, West Indies' pride - who takes the Wisden Trophy?
It's all to play for ahead of the 3rd Test between England and West Indies. The men from the Caribbean outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl, the hosts bounced back at Old Traffford and the sides face off again in Manchester to decide the destination of the Wisden Trophy. Holders West Indies require at leads a draw but have a rampant Ben Stokes to deal with as England take the confidence into the decider.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the 2nd Test and ahead to the action in Manchester. They also continue their competition as they make their predictions on the 3rd Test using the betting markets. The pair will return after the 3rd Test to review the series and tot up which of them has had most success with their tips.

If you decide to follow their tips, or if you go a different route entirely, please gamble responsibly.

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39 min
July 17, 2020 163: James Bracey - From Bristol into an England bio bubble and beyond
It's been a different summer for all of us but James Bracey had envisaged scoring runs for Glioucestershire in Division One of the County Championship and pushing his clains for England selection. Covid-19 seemed to have halted those plans, but with the return of international cricket, James was names in England's 55, 30 and is now in the bio bubble as part of England's 22 for the series against West Indies.

James talks us through his summer, which included an impressive 85 in the inter-squad warm-up match, and his hopes for the rest of the summer and beyond. He also takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questons, so you can find out more about one of England's next cabs off the rank.

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48 min
July 15, 2020 162: Chris Nash - "I've had an absolute belter, loved playing the game" and not done yet PART TWO
Nottinghamshire opener Chris Nash joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The former Sussex man is in good form and can't wait to get on the pitch this season and his answers are well worth a listen. As always with the format, some dafter and some in-depth.

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31 min
July 15, 2020 161: Chris Nash - "I've had an absolute belter, loved playing the game" and not done yet PART ONE
Nottinghamshire opener Chris Nash joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The former Sussex man is in good form and can't wait to get on the pitch this season and his answers are well worth a listen. As always with the format, some dafter and some in-depth.

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34 min
July 14, 2020 160: PREVIEW: Can England peg back buoyant West Indies in 2nd Test at Old Trafford
Congratulations to West Indies who outplayed England at the Ageas Bowl to take a four-wicket win in the 1st Test. The series moves to Old Trafford with Joe Root returning after the birth of his second child.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at Southampton and ahead to the action in Manchester. They also continue their competition as they make their predictions on the 2nd Test using the betting markets.

If you decide to follow their tips, or if you go a different route entirely, please gamble responsibly.

The pair will return ahead of each Test to reflect and look ahead to the next match.

The Podcast is brought to you in association with TVSportsBlog.com.

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47 min
July 09, 2020 159: Colin Babb - '1973 and Me - The England v West Indies Series and a Memorable Childhood Year'
Author Colin Babb is the guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he joins James Buttler to talk about his new book '1973 and Me - The England v West Indies Test Series and a Memorable Childhood Year'.

To write the book, Colin spoke to Dennis Amiss, Clyde Best, Harold ‘Dickie’
Bird, Keith Fletcher, Maurice Foster, Lance Gibbs, Colin Grant, Frank Hayes,
Ron Headley, Bernard Julien, Alvin Kallicharan, Simon Lister, Professor Joe
Moran, Deryck Murray and Professor Clem Seecharan.

The book covers the series but is more than that. It talks of Caribbean migration to Britain, wider perspectives on history, identity, music and politics, shared family experiences of television in the 1970s, a collection of memorable events, and interplay with the 1973 West Indies tour.

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52 min
July 07, 2020 Club Cricket is returning - the FREE Slate App a great way to collect match day subs
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10 min
July 06, 2020 158: PREVIEW: A look ahead to the England v West Indies 3-Test series 2020
Finally, cricket is back as the England v West Indies three-match series gets underway at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday. The bio bubble appears to be working it's magic as the tourists look to defend the Wisden Trophy in a behind closed doors setting.

Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to assess the series ahead and the pair assess the betting markets and start a competition between themselves as they make their predictions on the series and look at the 1st Test.

If you decide to follow their tips, or if you go a different route entirely, please gamble responsibly.

The pair will return ahead of each Test to reflect and look ahead to the next match.

The Podcast is brought to you in association with TVSportsBlog.com.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast!
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42 min
July 03, 2020 157: Dougie Brown - If you work hard you take a certain amount of luck out of the game PART TWO
Dougie Brown is a proud Scot who played for Scotland and England and was a part of that great Warwickshire side in the mid 1990s. He joins James Buttler to talk about his life in cricket and to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

He also chats about his time as UAE head coach and discusses matchfixing and whether the game can ever eradicate it. Dougie now lives in Dubai and, although it has been halted by Covid-19, is setting up a sports coaching business in the UAE to take sport to all parts of the country.

He recalls competing in a triathlon with Phil Tufnell, being a part of Warwickshire's trophy hunting side, the psychology of succeeding at the highest level and plenty more besides.

This interview is brought to you in two parts.

The Podcast is brought to you in association with TVSportsBlog.com.

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast!
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43 min

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