The CricIndex Podcast

Daniel Rhodes hosts Dan Kennett and Alex Barilaro to discuss the build up to the upcoming Ashes series, as well as the Aussies’ recent victory over India at The Oval in the World Test Championship. 

*Topics include:* 

Victory in the final of the World Test Championship for Australia

Both squads heading into Friday’s first test at Edgbaston

Ali replaces the injured Leach; Bairstow in for Foakes; Crawley keeps his place. 

Boland to keep his place over Hazlewood? Any other selection issues? 

Key Factors in The Ashes: 

Wickets prepared

Runs from the tail

Any flaws in the batting line-ups? 

Strengths of each side’s bowling attacks

Importance of the toss?

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Aaditya Narayan to discuss the World Test Championship Final between India and Australia. 

Topics include: 

Route to the final, these are clearly the best two sides in the world at the moment. 

The Oval pitch and how that influences selection, mainly does Ashwin play? 

The make up of the Australia side, with Boland looking likely to start. 

Predictions for the game

Brief chat about England vs Ireland, and mainly the merit of the game and warm up to The Ashes

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Aaditya Narayan and Srikanth Bala to discuss the incredible final of the Indian Premier League. 

Topics include: 

Knockout stages

Gujarat’s innings, and the huge target they set

The farcical situation of the rain delays and just getting the game finished

The revised target, the likelihood of a successful chase - and then the crazy finish and heroics from Jadeja.

Reflection on the whole tournament, and the most impactful players.

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Daniel Rhodes hosts cricket journalist Aaditya Narayan to discuss the culmination of the current IPL season and all the latest cricketing news. 

Topics:

Latest state of play: table, potential qualifiers

Key fixtures remaining

Most notable games since the last podcast

Outstanding performances and the race for the Orange and Purple Caps

Ashes chat: Bairstow to take the gloves

Thoughts on the financial distribution from the ICC

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Times reporter Hamzah Khalique-Loonat to discuss the latest topics in the latest episode of CricIndex. 

Topics include: 

The distribution of funds in 2024-27 cycle

The importance of a competitive international scene

The future of test cricket with the news Jofra Archer might be signing a permanent franchise contract

In-depth look at the potential England bowling attack for The Ashes

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Tim Cutler - current CEO of Vanuatu Cricket and part of the Emerging Cricket network - to discuss the proposed future funding model of cricket. 

Topics include: 

The distribution of funds in 2024-27 cycle

India’s share and a comparison with FIFA’s financial distribution

The demand for cricket in associate nations

How the money will trickle down the cricketing pyramid

International cricket’s future with potential franchise year long contracts

What cricket could look like in 20 years if this funding model is continued

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Daniel Rhodes hosts two Cricindex Stalwarts and IPL experts Srikanth and Aaditya. They do a deep dive on the Indian Premier League so far, as well as brief summaries of the World Test Championship and the upcoming Ashes series. Topics include: 

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Pre-tournament predictions? Who was favourites etc. 

Brief summary of the season so far, looking at the league table and the big matches and results

Best individual performances, batting and bowling

Who has been the best Indian player, most promising young player and influential overseas signing

Predictions for the rest of the campaign

Selections and predictions for the World Test Championship

Ashes thoughts

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Daniel Rhodes hosts Qasim Sheikh, Eddie Gibbs and Dan Kennett to discuss Jos Buttler’s side winning the trophy in Australia, against Pakistan, a repeat of the famous 1992 final. Topics include: 

- [ ] Team selections as expected

- [ ] Importance of the toss - Eng decide to bowl

- [ ] Opposition again restricted in the PP to just 39/1

- [ ] 50 in 49 balls

- [ ] Wickets start fall. Rashid, Curran and even Jordan peg Pakistan to 137/8

- [ ] England make 49 off the PP

- [ ] 77/3 after 10 to be ahead of the DLS

- [ ] But Pakistan bring the game back and make it a tense finish but once Shaeen goes off injured the runs increased immediately 

- [ ] Ben Stokes’ first 50 in t20 internationals!

- [ ] Curran MoM; 

- [ ] Who was the best for England/Pakistan? 

- [ ] How do England now compares to some of the best white ball cricket sides?

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Daniel Rhodes hosts, Dan K, Aaditya N, Srikanth, and Sameer to discuss the second semi-final in Adelaide. (Gags bottled it!)

- [ ] Team selections: Jordan & Salt for England, and Pant keeps his place from India’s last match

- [ ] Importance of the toss? 

- [ ] Opening PP for India, did they take enough risk? 

- [ ] Middle section as they begin to build a base to accelerate 

- [ ] Pandya goes mad at the end giving India what we thought was a defendable total

- [ ] At what point in the chase did you think it was over? Because Butler and Hales scored at 10 an over consistently, and barely gave a chance. 

- [ ] Hales’ huge turnaround from being dropped and disgraced to MoM in a WC semi-final 

- [ ] Predictions for the final (if we even get one!)

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