Rain Stopped Play

Welcome to Rain Stopped Play!

The podcast formerly known as Cow Corner may have a new name and some new art, but the cricket chat has stayed the same. It's a jam-packed pod to officially launch Rain Stopped Play as we review the 1st Test between India and England.

We pick apart what went so right for England and what went so wrong for India. Zac asks whether Joe Root's 218 was all that important, Will laments India's decision to select Shabaz Nadeem and Dan and Glenn get told off for being a bit too smug about England's win.

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Cow Corner Productions brings you a BBL special for your Sunday evening.

Join Dan and Zac as they walk you through the good, the bad and the ugly from BBL 10 as Sydney Sixers were crowned back-to-back champions.

The good: Alex Hales and James Vince. The bad: Melbourne Renegades. The ugly: The X-Factor subs. All this and more in this week's BBL special!

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This week, a very excited Cow Corner team preview the first Test between India and England in Chennai.

After a brief discussion on whether a new T2 league should be formed, Dan, Glenn, Zac and Will get stuck in to all the main stories ahead of the first test.

Starting with England, we ask: What should their top three look like? Is it time for Moeen Ali to come back? Can Broad and Anderson fit into the same XI?

We then discuss what India's bowling attack might look like, ask where Pant should bat and ponder over the options for replacing the injured Ravi Jadeja.

Listen out for our predicted starting XIs for both teams and forgive Glenn for including Hardik after he forgot about a man called Virat Kohli.

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This week, Dan, Glenn and Zac discuss all the main talking points from another gripping few days of Test cricket between Sri Lanka and England.

After a quick summary of the various other international fixtures going on across the world, we start by once again discussing why it's Joe Root's world and we're just living in it.

We also ponder whether England should play both Broad and Anderson for the first Test in India and we have a much calmer discussion about what England should do at the top of the order.

We then try and work out where it all went so horribly wrong for Sri Lanka on day four and Zac asks 'How many Embuldeniyas is too many Embuldeniyas?'

Stay around to the end of the pod where we have a quick chat about England's rotation policy for the upcoming tour of India.

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Join, Dan, Glenn and Zac as they discuss England’s impressive win against Sri Lanka in Galle. Although the result was emphatic, plenty of questions remain for England.

Despite helping themselves to a five-wicket haul each, Jack Leach and Dom Bess still lacked conviction during spells, while England’s opening batsmen both failed to reach double figures. Could Jonny Bairstow opening be the answer? We talk ourselves into, and out of, that terrible idea. More importantly, what on earth has Randy Caddick been doing for the last ten months? Tune in to find out!

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A weary and jaded Cow Corner gather to review one of the greatest test matches and test series of the modern era.

This week, Dan, Glenn, Zac and Will get stuck to all of the stories coming out of the fourth and final test between Australia and India.

We discuss how this young Indian side pulled off a historic victory, which debutants fared the best and ask whether Rishabh Pant could have a future as a specialist batsmen.

We also give a postmortem on the series for Australia. We try to decipher what went wrong with Nathan Lyon, who can bat at number 5 and we ask whether Tim Paine will still be captain before this year's Ashes.

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This episode, Dan, Glenn, and Zac preview England's exciting upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

After a hammering against South Africa over winter, Sri Lanka are in real need of a positive result at home. England, meanwhile, are without Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer but still have a strong squad to chose from. Who will play? Who do we think will win the series? Join us to find out!

In another packed episode, Dan, Glenn, Will and Zac get stuck in to all the main issues to come out of the gripping third test between Australia and India.

The guys start with an important discussion on the impact of the racist abuse aimed at the India players throughout the match and highlight the importance of Mohammed Siraj's refusal to let the abuse slide. How will Australian cricket address the inherent problem within their culture?

To issues on the field, the Cow Corner team then dissect the excellent Rishabh Pant knock and the significance of India's defiant second innings. Glenn officially un-cancels Steve Smith's career, Zac confesses his love for Marnus Labuschagne and Will questions what options India have left for the fourth test.

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This week, Dan and Glenn are joined by Cow Corner's Southern Correspondent Tim for a detailed review of New Zealand's two home Test matches against Pakistan.

After discussing Anantha Narayanan's wonderful Upset Index, the Cow Corner team celebrate New Zeland's meteoric rise to number one in the ICC Test rankings. Kane Williamson and Kyle Jamieson continued their sensational form, while Pakistan struggled to contain the hosts.

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This week, Dan and Zac round up the first half of the BBL in Australia. After briefly discussing the state of play in the various Test matches across the world, the pair get stuck in to the first half of the BBL season.

Why have the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder started so well? Why are the Adelaide Striker so inconsistent? And is Zac in line to become the chief strategist for Afghanistan in the 2021 World Cup? Find out all this and more in this week's episode.

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