The CricIndex Podcast

Daniel Rhodes hosts Aaditya discuss India’s hammering of the hapless England, as well as the recent close matches at the World Cup. 

Topics include: 

Team selections and the wicket

England’s good start

Sharma, Rahul and Yadav basically winning the game for the hosts

Why are England so awful? 

Australia vs New Zealand

Pakistan vs South Africa

Are the semi-finalists now decided already?

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Aaditya and Andrew to discuss India’s first win over the Black Caps for over 20 years in tournament cricket. 

Topics include: 

Team selections and India’s decision to bowl

New Zealand struggle at the start ending the first power play 40/2

Dropped catches and allowing Mitchell and Ravindra to build a partnership

178/2 after 33 overs is a great platform

Brilliant death bowling makes India favourites at the change of innings

Bumrah and Siraj exact same figures, while MoM Shami takes 5 for 54

India start well, reaching 70/0 after 11 overs

Was there any doubt while Kohli was at the crease? 

Shambolic England destroyed by South Africa, brief thoughts

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Gags, Aaditya and Khabir to discuss India’s shellacking of Pakistan in the most anticipated match of the tournament so far. 

Topics include: 

Team selections and decision at the toss

Pakistan’s solid start before being slightly pegged back

Babar and Rizwan providing an excellent base to attack at 155/2

One terrible leads shot leads to the collapse of epic proportions

India’s simple chase when Rohit seemed to be mocking some of the bowling

Ramifications for the tournament

Can anyone stop India

Predictions for the top four

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Srikanth to look ahead to tomorrow’s huge clash between India and Pakistan in the cricket World Cup. 

Topics include: 

The world cup so far, and how both teams have fared. India’s ease in both wins, as well as Pakistan’s record chase. 

Likely teams. 

What will the wicket be like? 

Can Pakistan end the seven match losing streak in ODI’s versus India

Are Australia already eliminated? 

Superb South Africa.

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Daniel Rhodes speaks to Dan Kennett to discuss the opening match of the cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s win versus Netherlands and a brief overview of the tournament itself.  

Topics include: 

The league format 

The final World 50 over Cup

Team selections

NZ win the toss and put England into bat

Failed batting against a weakened bowling attack

Unwanted record

Abysmal bowling but brilliant batting by the Black Caps

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Daniel Rhodes previews the upcoming 50 over Cricket World Cup in India. In a change of format, there will be the best bits of other previews from around the cricketing media landscape. 

Topics include: 

CricViz’s statistical predictions

The new league format - Andrew Miller on ESPN discussing if it will work or not? 

The final World 50 over Cup?

MCC President Mark Nicholas on one day internationals only being played in World Cups

Eoin Morgan on how England managed to win the last World Cup

Nasser Hussain on home advantage and whether India can handle the pressure

Jarrod Kimber looks at the outsiders in the league and their best and worst case scenarios

Can Sri Lanka shock the favourites? 

Scott Styris on New Zealand and the return of Kane Williamson

Shastri and Harbhajan Singh predict the top four qualifiers from the tournament

Eoin Morgan again, this time on his players to watch and potential winners

And finally, Jarrod Kimber ranks each side into various tiers.

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Dan Kennett, Alex Barilaro and Tom Holmes to discuss one of the best Ashes series of all-time. 

Topics: 

Team selections for the fifth test

Aussies finally win the toss and put England in to bat

Five dropped catches on the first day as England scrape 283

Australia collapse on the second day but the tail wags and they edge ahead by 12

England’s second innings has numerous positions of strength but don’t put the game to bed and set a target of 383

Australia start brilliantly but then the infamous ball change happens and batting becomes more challenging as they end up losing by 49

Fairytale ending for Broad

Part two: 

Overall reflections on the series

Combined XI’s

Key moments

End of an era for both sides?

Part three: 

Stuart Broad!

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Khabir and Alex to review England’s victory over Australia at Headingley. 

Topics: 

Team selections - Marsh and Boland in for Green and Hazlewood. Wood, Woakes and Ali for Anderson, Pope and Tongue. 

England win the toss and decide to bowl, and then repeatedly drop catches.

Mark Wood’s fastest bowling spell since records began (90.4mph), which included the fastest over ever as well! 

Mitch Marsh’s swashbuckling century. 

Stokes saves England once again 

Australia set England 250 to win after facing tough batting conditions after the rain. 

England chase it down with a few hiccups along the way!

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Dan Kennett and Alex Barilero to discuss the fifth day victory at Lords for Australia, who take a two nil lead in the five match series. 

Topics: 

Team selections - Starc comes in for Boland, and Tongue for Moeen. 

England win the toss and choose to bowl. 

Australia dominate the first day reaching 339/5.

England’s comeback on day two to reach 188 to 1 before collapsing to 325. 

Both team’s use of the short ball, and the seeming inability to play it.

Standout performances: Smith’s 110, Stokes’ 155, Starc’s spell, Tongue getting Warner & Smith in both innings. 

The Bairstow dismissal 

Is there any chance of a comeback from England or is a whitewash the most likely outcome?

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Tom, and Alex to review one of the best opening test matches in recent history. 

Topics: 

Both team selections

Winning the toss and batting was an easy decision

The quality of the wicket

Stokes’ widely criticised declaration at the end of the first day

Who won each session? And did Australia deserve to edge it in the end? 

Missed chances in field costly for England

Khawaja vs Root for man of the match

England’s top three versus Australia’s top three ranked batsman

Cummings stands up when required in one of the best rearguard batting performances in history

Selections and predictions for the second test

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