Full Tossers

In the season finale, we pick apart the carcass of England's disastrous Ashes tour Down Under. If that doesn't tickle your fancy, we solve England's red ball issues in the second part of the show, putting Jonny Muir in pole position for the new Director of Cricket role at the ECB.

Of course, it wouldn't be complete without reviewing the SA vs India series and Virat Kohli's ride into the Indian sunset.

Thanks for sticking with us and we'll see you in the summer. 

The turn of the year brings a turn of fortunes for English cricket as we discuss the Great Escape at Sydney, including Jonny Bairstow's sensational century, and the Return of the Khawaja. The Asking Rate sees a sudden death quiz-off for the first time, and we cast our eyes further afield in the world of cricket, exposing a few knowledge gaps in the process. 

As always, please don't forget to rate and review the pod - it really does help.

The Full Tossers annual cricketing awards ceremony is back. We kick-off the new year by looking back on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2021 international cricket season.  From the highlights to the lowlights, we have deserved winners from across a range of categories that the BAFTA red carpet would be envious of. 

If you're here for an Ashes debrief, try The Grade Cricket instead. Up the '22. 

We try and banish the demons from our day/night thrashing in Adelaide, searching for some morsels of comfort amidst the debris of the Ashes. However, it doesn't stop excitement for the Boxing Day test reaching fever pitch, with Full Tossers putting together a festive wish list for the England side to rescue respectability in the series. 

As ever, we're keeping up with The Asking Rate, testing our powers of recall for previous cricketing incarnations of Sports Personality of the Year. Thanks for joining us throughout 2021 and we'll see you in the new year! 

We pick the bones out of the ruins from the first Ashes test, including Burns' twinkle toes, Hazlewood's twanged side, and the return of the fearsome Aussie tash. We assist Chris Silverwood with selection for the second Ashes test, delve into the Warney/Starc ding donging, and set our excitement for day/night cricket at fever pitch. 

Of course, we even make time for some Asking Rate, guessing every English opener of the millennium, leading to Jonny making arguably the worst guess in Asking Rate history on his debut.  

Tim Paine's texting indiscretions. Can a fast bowler really be a captain? Could La Nina win us the Ashes? It's all on this week's agenda before we're joined by Dan Norcross from TMS in a hilarious interview that covers what to eat when pulling an Ashes all-nighter, the origins of Test Match Sofa, and the worst Christmas presents he's ever received.

We can't wait to get him to the Gabba. 

We exercise the demons of Australia winning the T20 World Cup, round-up the tournament as a whole, and pick our combined team of the tournament. As ever, we're back with Asking Rate with the most sixes hit in IT20s as the latest brain teaser for Sam and George. 

We preview England's semi-final with the Black Caps, with all the fate-tempting arrogance and bombast that will likely come back to bite us in the bum. However, we're saved by a match-winning contribution from The Cricketer journalist Nick Friend to take us through the data takeover of the modern game, exploring behind the scenes of associate cricket, and the brilliant work of the ACE Programme led by Ebony Rainford-Brent. 

Tuck in you hungry badgers, it's a feast of cricketing nourishment!

Jos Buttler - the modern day genius at the peak of his powers. The Full Tossers debate whether he's the best white ball player these shores have ever produced, explore what's going wrong with Team India, and nervously anticipate who England might face in the T20 World Cup knockouts as we continue our quest for the double.

This week's Asking Rate sees us recall the Test Match grounds across the world, from Malahide to Melbourne in another test of cricket badgery.  

Does Ben Stokes' return mean England will regain the Ashes? 
Are Pakistan entering beast mode and becoming unbeatable?
Is Ryan Sidebottom a world-class seamer?

The questions on everyone's lips and you've come to the place where they're answered. We round-up the first week of the T20 World Cup, discuss which game was Dr Watson's Ding Dong of the Week (returning by popular demand), explore why Ben Stokes' return means sleepless nights for Tim Paine, and introduce a new quizzing game - the Asking Rate.