The County Chat

A full review of the 1st test of the England summer, and all the drama that has surrounded the days following it. As Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, despite a 12pm curfew imposed, were involved in an incident in the early hours of the morning including a Saracens rugby player. This pod is a full discussion into everything this represents for the English cricket team, following a poor 18 months prior.

Chapters

Intro and updates 00:00-02:31

1st test recap 02:31-07:27

Does England cricket have a drinking culture? 07:27-17:40

England's test match captaincy future 17:40-23:31

How this all is indicative of England cricket's laissez faire approach 23:31-27:04

Total round up of the situation 27:04-30:09

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The county cricket update show returns, for weeks 5&6 catch up on all the latest in the county championship division 2! With news, match round ups, standout teams and players and the County Chat XII!

Chapters

Intro 00:00-00:49

County Championship news 00:49-03:55

Results roundup 03:55-08:58

Standout team for Division 2 in recent weeks 08:58-12:07

Standout players for Division 2 in recent weeks 12:07-18:01

County Chat XII 18:01-27:09

Final Thoughts and Outro 27:09-28:12

The county cricket update show returns, for weeks 5&6 catch up on all the latest in the county championship division 1! With news, match round ups, standout teams and players and the County Chat XII!

Chapters

Intro 00:00-00:51

County Championship news 00:51-09:20

Standout team in division 1 09:20-11:51

Results roundup 11:51-17:15

Standout players in division 1 17:15-23:26

The County Chat XII 23:26-33:40

Final thoughts and outro 33:40-34:33

With Marcus North confirmed in his head selector role, the England test match squad has been announced for the 1st test against New Zealand this summer. We discuss if this is a change in the right direction? Or if it is just more of the same from the Bazball brigade? Key talking points of players who have come and gone and what this means for this summer.

Chapters Intro and squad list 00:00-01:04

Initial thoughts and the big changes 01:04-04:05

What this squad signifies in relation to the 'new bazball' 04:05-11:50

What I'd change in the squad 11:50-14:59

This test match squads - 2026 county champ stats 14:59-28:57

Final thoughts and outro 28:57-32:03

A look into the major talking points from the last two week of County Championship division 2 action.

Chapters

Intro 00:00-00:46

County Championship news 00:46-10:01

Results Roundup 10:01-16:45

Standout team for game week 3 and 4 16:45-19:34

Standout players for game week 3 and 4 19:34-23:57

The County Chat XII 23:57-32:05

Final Thoughts and outro 32:05-33:09

The County Chat update show returns, talking about all the major talking points from the last two weeks of action! News from the past few weeks, standout teams and players and much more!

Chapters

Intro 00:00-00:31

County Championship news 00:31-09:10

Results roundup 09:10-12:50

Standout team in game week 3 and 4 12:50-14:33

Standout players for game week 3 and 4 14:33-18:27

The County Chat XII 18:27-28:38

Final thoughts and outro 28:38-29:28

The first two weeks of the County Championship are in the books, we discuss all that happened and the standout players from Division 2 in that time. The County Chat dissects the first two weeks play, to see if any trends have appeared and picking out the best players from the start of the season.Chapters

Intro 00:00-01:8

Results round up 01:18-09:30

Standout team in game week 1 and 2 09:30-11:55

County championship news 11:55-17:25

Standout players for game week 1 and 2 17:25-23:07

The County Chat XII(I) 23:07-32:02

Final thoughts and outro 32:02-33:15

The first two weeks of the County Championship are in the books, we discuss all that happened and the standout players from Division 1 in that time. The County Chat dissects the first two weeks play, to see if any trends have appeared and picking out the best players from the start of the season.

ChaptersIntro 00:00-01:29

Results round up 01:29-09:25

County championship news 09:25-17:08

Standout team in game week 1 and 2 17:08-20:04

Standout players for game week 1 and 2 20:04-27:18

The County Chat XII 27:18-38:20

Outro 38:20-39:11

The County Chat previews all the county teams for the upcoming season, starting from last place finishers in division 2 all the way through to the division 1 winners from 2025. Nottinghamshire were those winners of division 1 in 2025, their first title since 2010. The outlaws were superb with both bat and ball throughout the season, and toppled a great Surrey side to secure the title, but can they repeat that feat in 2026?

Chapters

Intro 00:00-01:38

Team overlook for 2026 and a look back at 2025 01:38-13:48

Standout player from 2025 and potential star performer for 2026 13:48-19:33

A look back at Nottinghamshire 2025 statistics 19:33-25:55

Predicted first day XI and predicted finish in 2026 25:55-30:18

Final thoughts and outro 30:18-31:23

The County Chat previews all the county teams for the upcoming season, starting from last place finishers in division 2 all the way through to the division 1 winners from 2025. Surrey narrowly fell short of a rare feat of a quin-peat of the county championship in 2025, with arguably the deepest and strongest squad in the country, the Oval based county will be looking to win another county championship and solidify their dominance of the County Championship in the 2020s.

Chapters

Intro 00:00-01:08

Team overlook for 2026 and a look back at 2025 01:08-14:25

Standout player from 2025 and potential star performer for 2026 14:25-20:20

A look back at Surrey’s 2025 statistics 20:20-26:48

Predicted first day XI and predicted finish in 2026 26:48-33:11

Final thoughts and outro 33:11-34:18