Morne Morkel is one of South Africa's fantastic seam bowlers in the 21st century. We sat down to chat about cricket as a sport and what it does to the nation of South Africa, as well as his troubles with injury throughout his career.

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My next episode is with Sam Curran. We discussed his time spent in various bubbles across the world as well as his England career to date.

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This weeks episode is with England legend Sarah Taylor. We had an engaging conversation about Sarah's personal experiences with mental health, as well as her return to professional cricket this summer.

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A bonus episode with World Cup Winner Liam Plunkett. Liam and I sat down to have a chat about his time in the England Cricket team, and how he was professionally managed last year.

We also chatted about his own battles with anxiety throughout his career, and how he in turn has learnt to manage it.

This series is sponsored by McGill and Partners and Ascot Group.

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This week I am joined by West Indies cricketer Jason Holder. We chatted whilst Jason still held the West Indies Captaincy - he talked of his struggles with dealing with big personalities in the dressing room. Jason really opened up about the need to focus on his own game as well as his own life, ultimately putting yourself first.

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This week I am joined by 23 year old Yorkshire and England Spinner Dom Bess.

We sat down during the isolation period before the India series to talk about how Dom fell into cricket. We also had a chat about his personal experiences with anxiety, and how he has found it challenging both on and off the field.

Dom was exceptionally honest and open with me during this conversation, so I really hope you find it informative and beneficial.

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Episode 1: An Innings With...Jos Buttler.

I sat down with the world cup winner and England all-star to have a chat about his mindset, approach and temperament, as well as anxieties of being away from family on tour and bubble life.

This series is sponsored by McGill and Partners and Ascot Group.

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Here is the trailer for Headstrong Season 5: An Innings With...

Yes...cricket! This series is entirely devoted to the sport of cricket. We have a fantastic line-up for you over the next 11 weeks delivering unique insight into the professional sporting world of cricket. Guests will include Jos Buttler, Jason Holder, Sarah Taylor, Sam Curran and many more! Every episode contains unique stories and advice from some of the most famous names in cricket, helping inspire you the listener understand what it means to be Headstrong.

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This series is sponsored by McGill and Partners and Ascot Group. Thank you for your support.

The first episode will be released on Monday 19th April, 7am on all your usual podcast platforms.

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Simon Pegg's credits include Star Trek, Star Wars, Hot Fuzz, Slaughterhouse Rulez. The list goes on...

Simon sat down with me on Headstrong to have a chat about some important points in his life. Notably about working with the same group of people and how important it is to have creative minds that you can work with consistently. Importantly though, Simon spoke poignantly about his battle with addiction, and his time spent at The Priory.

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This week I was joined by actor Freddie Thorp.

Freddie has recently been seen in Netflix's 'Fate: The Winx Saga'. With a number of other top credits to his name, Freddie is climbing to the top of the industry.

We chatted about his approach to auditions, his preparation for acting as well as comparing yourself to other actors. Notably we turned to talking about addiction and his close experience with a family member.

This episode is sponsored by Luke Brient Jewellery.

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