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July 03, 2020 156: Dougie Brown - If you work hard you take a certain amount of luck out of the game PART ONE
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.

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45 min
July 02, 2020 Dougie Brown on a rather unsuccessful England triathlon pairing with Phil Tufnell
Dougie Brown is the guest on the next edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast and here is a sneak preview. A time when during an England training camp he was paired with Phil Tufnell to take on the rest in a end of trip triathlon.

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6 min
June 23, 2020 155: Waqar Younis - Once I started bowling fast I left everything else behind
Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis is James Buttler's guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as he takes on the 20 Questions and chats about the upcoming Pakistan tour of England.

He talks about his love of Lord's. his disappointment at missing the 1992 World Cup success for his country, bowling with Wasim Akram, how he has always looked up to Imran Khan and plenty more besides..

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35 min
June 22, 2020 154: Paul Edwards - Cricket writer, county lover, outground aficionado and bookworm
By popular demand we have Paul Edwards, one of the best cricket writers around, as a guest on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast.

Paul chats to James Buttler about cricket writing, his assessment of the current health of the county game and why the 18 county structure is invaluable to the sport. The pair also debate how the county game can move with the times to survive.

Paul is also a huge lover of club cricket and the outgrounds and talks passionately on that subject. An enjoyable discussion with a knowledgeable cricket writer.

With a number of listeners asking about what cricket books to read over lockdown, Paul also gives his recommendations of his favourite cricket books and writers.

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50 min
June 18, 2020 153: FAMOUS FAN: Graham Lambert, Inspiral Carpets guitarist and cricket nut PART TWO
Graham Lambert was a founder member of the band Inspiral Carpets that was a huge part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Madchester music movement. The sounds that came out of Manchester were a theme of the times and also included The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Fall, The Smiths.... the list is almost endless.

In addition to a life in music, Graham is also a massive cricket fan that gets along to Old Trafford to support Lancashire as often as he can. He's penned songs on his love of the game. He's also a big Oldham football fan.

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36 min
June 18, 2020 152: FAMOUS FAN: Graham Lambert, Inspiral Carpets guitarist and cricket nut PART ONE
Graham Lambert was a founder member of the band Inspiral Carpets that was a huge part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Madchester music movement. The sounds that came out of Manchester were a theme of the times and also included The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Fall, The Smiths.... the list is almost endless.

In addition to a life in music, Graham is also a massive cricket fan that gets along to Old Trafford to support Lancashire as often as he can. He's penned songs on his love of the game. He's also a big Oldham football fan.

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

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39 min
June 15, 2020151: 150th Edition - TEN things that would improve cricket, with Dan Norcross - PART TWO
It's the 150th Cricket Badger Podcast and we welcome back our traditional landmark guest Dan Norcross. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast!

When the Badger and Norkers get together the chat always overruns and this edition comes in two parts. Dan begins by explaining how BBC Test Match Special will be operating in a bio bubble for the England v West Indies Test series.

Then, the pair combine to pick 10 things they would do to change cricket for the better. SPOILER ALERT - they are listed below:
TV / radio / web coverage of all World Test Championship matches (Dan)
Even more work done on player well-being and mental health (James)
ICC to fund Associate country players at first-class clubs around the world (Dan)
Increase the number of Associate Nations in ICC world tournaments (James)
Leg byes should count for batsman's runs (Dan)
No second chances for match fixers (James)
ICC to top up player wages for countries outside the big three (Dan)
Bring back for Champions League for domestic T20 champs (James)
Boost participation in under represented groups in society (Dan)
Preserve the 18 county structure in England (James)

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41 min
June 15, 2020150: 150th Edition - TEN things that would improve cricket, with Dan Norcross - PART ONE
It's the 150th Cricket Badger Podcast and we welcome back our traditional landmark guest Dan Norcross. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast!

When the Badger and Norkers get together the chat always overruns and this edition comes in two parts. Dan begins by explaining how BBC Test Match Special will be operating in a bio bubble for the England v West Indies Test series.

Then, the pair combine to pick 10 things they would do to change cricket for the better. SPOILER ALERT - they are listed below:
TV / radio / web coverage of all World Test Championship matches (Dan)
Even more work done on player well-being and mental health (James)
ICC to fund Associate country players at first-class clubs around the world (Dan)
Increase the number of Associate Nations in ICC world tournaments (James)
Leg byes should count for batsman's runs (Dan)
No second chances for match fixers (James)
ICC to top up player wages for countries outside the big three (Dan)
Bring back for Champions League for domestic T20 champs (James)
Boost participation in under represented groups in society (Dan)
Preserve the 18 county structure in England (James)

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

Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast!
Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or email us at [email protected].

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39 min
June 13, 2020 149: Daryl Mitchell - the PCA chairman has had a lot going on in lockdown
Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell is the current chair of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) and has had a rather busy time of it over the last few months. Daryl has been at the sharp end of discussions around Covid-19 and The Hundred as he represents the players in the English game.

In this chat with the Badger, James Buttler, Daryl outlines the role of the PCA in any talks, gives us a glimpse into a busy lockdown period and also talks about racism after Michael Carberry's recent Cricket Badger Podcast appearance. And of course we talk about Daryl Mitchell the cricketer and his desire to get playing again as soon as he safely can.

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43 min
June 11, 2020 148: Mark Wood - I'm just a normal lad that's been lucky enough to play for England
England World Cup winner Mark Wood joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast. The Durham and England fast bowler talks about his career in cricket and that incredible day at Lord's on 14 July 2019.

Woody also chats about his imaginary horse, his batting, a prank he played on Keaton Jennings, getting back into training after the Covid-19 layoff, his desire to get a lengthy period of sound fitness and how he'd have been happy with just one England cap. Now with a combined 74 England appearances and a World Cup win that can never been taken away, Mark is not done yet. It's a great pleasure to welcome him to the Podcast and hear him take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions.

Later in the Podcast we also catch up with Matthew Jackson from the Sporta Group. In times of Coronavirus travel companies have not had a lot to do, but Matthew has some trips for cricket clubs in October/November to Spain and has an app that clubs might find extremely useful. The Slate App allows captains/clubs to collect subs at a touch of a button and avoids close contact and cash when clubs are able to take the field again.

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53 min

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