The Drinks Break cricket podcast

Matt Lines & James Wickham bring you a short preview of the England v NZ Test series - the first Test of the English cricketing summer.

You can always find James @jameswickham on Twitter

Matt is @mg_lines

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James Wickham and Matt Lines are joined by Odran Flynn (@Odranfly) who writes about Irish cricket for Cricket Europe, to talk about one of the newest Test nations and its introduction to the top level of the game in recent years.

This is the tenth in our country specials - you can hear the one on Bangladesh here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7185558-the-drinks-break-bangladesh-special-feb-19

and the Pakistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7229922-pakistan-special-april-2019

and the India one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7247851-india-special-may-2019

and the Australia one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7270652-australia-special-may-2019

and the Nepal one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7803337-cricket-in-nepal-with-rajan-shah

and the West Indies one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7810542-cricket-in-the-west-indies-with-carib-cricket-co-host-machel-st-patrick-hewitt

and the Afghanistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7824296-cricket-in-afghanistan-with-matiullah-abid

and the Zimbabwe one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7845505-cricket-in-zimbabwe-with-dean-du-plessis

and the Wales one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7855701-cool-cymru-or-don-t-go-in-the-women-s-changing-rooms

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James Wickham is joined by Matt Lines and from Melbourne, Russell Degnan (@IdleSummers) to talk about the future of the World Test Championship - and Test cricket in general. Does it need saving - and if so, how? Russ has some ideas - you can read them here:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/110977/a-vision-for-the-world-test-championships-future-cricbuzzcom

We also have a BIG (sad) announcement at the top of the show :-(

You can always find James @jameswickham on Twitter

Matt is @mg_lines

Please send us one-liners for the top of the show! (and of course, your cricketing thoughts)

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One final time? Go on then. Yorkshire, Yorkshire...

James Wickham (@JamesWickham) is joined by Rahul Tandon (@rishavtandon) & Neeru Bhatia (@neerubhatia3) to talk about the postponement of the IPL - and the state of India generally as COVID-19 ravages the country.

We apologise for the poor sound quality on Neeru's line.

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James Wickham and Matt Lines are joined by Leshia Hawkins (@LeshiaHawkEye), the Chief executive of Cricket Wales (@CricketWales), and Andrew Hignell (@HignellAndrew), Archivist and Scorer to Glamorgan CCC and curator of the CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket (@welshcricketpod) to talk about Glamorgan County Cricket Club (@glamcricket) and Welsh cricket generally.

They look at why Wales hasn't provided a Test player (to England) since Simon Jones, what the state of the game is in the country, and why names and history matter - as well as The Hundred.

This is the ninth in our country specials - you can hear the one on Bangladesh here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7185558-the-drinks-break-bangladesh-special-feb-19

and the Pakistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7229922-pakistan-special-april-2019

and the India one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7247851-india-special-may-2019

and the Australia one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7270652-australia-special-may-2019

and the Nepal one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7803337-cricket-in-nepal-with-rajan-shah

and the West Indies one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7810542-cricket-in-the-west-indies-with-carib-cricket-co-host-machel-st-patrick-hewitt

and the Afghanistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7824296-cricket-in-afghanistan-with-matiullah-abid

and the Zimbabwe one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7845505-cricket-in-zimbabwe-with-dean-du-plessis

Get in touch:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @thedrinksbreak

James Wickham is joined by Seth Bennett and Justin Parkinson to discuss Ed Smith's departure as England's Chief Selector - and the abolition of the role.

Plus James & Matt Lines are joined by Ken Borland (@kenborland) to discuss the problems with Cricket South Africa and why they might be removed as the governing body of the sport in the country.

We apologise for the poor sound quality on this interview.

Please send us one-liners for the top of the show! (and of course, your cricketing thoughts)

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James Wickham and Matt Lines are joined by Dean du Plessis (@dean_plessis), Presenter of the Dean at Stumps cricket podcast to talk about cricket in Zimbabwe.

They look at the country's rise and fall, the political and economic challenges facing it and Dean's own career as the world’s first and up to now only blind cricket commentator and journalist.

Dean also kindly joined James later to update us on the eight year ban for Heath Streak, which you can hear about later in the episode.

There is also a swear in this podcast... but it's definitely worth it!

This is the eighth in our country specials - you can hear the one on Bangladesh here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7185558-the-drinks-break-bangladesh-special-feb-19

and the Pakistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7229922-pakistan-special-april-2019

and the India one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7247851-india-special-may-2019

and the Australia one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7270652-australia-special-may-2019

and the Nepal one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7803337-cricket-in-nepal-with-rajan-shah

and the West Indies one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7810542-cricket-in-the-west-indies-with-carib-cricket-co-host-machel-st-patrick-hewitt

and the Afghanistan one here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7824296-cricket-in-afghanistan-with-matiullah-abid

Get in touch:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @thedrinksbreak

If you know nothing about the IPL, which starts today (if you're listening to this on the Friday of release) - then this is the podcast for you.

It is the Idiot's guide - and it's short. Thankfully.

James Wickham is joined by the wonderful DJ Chak (@Dhananjayachak) from the Edges & Sledges cricket podcast (@1tip1hand) to explain all about the tournament and why you should be watching.

Please send us one-liners for the top of the show! (and of course, your cricketing thoughts)

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James Wickham is joined by Becky Fairlie-Clarke of the Cricket Supporters' Association to talk about its aims, why it exists and why you should join it!

You can find out more - and join - at cricketsupporters.com.

On Tiwtter, Becky is @goodgirlcricket and the Cricket Supporters' Association is @yourcricketsa.

Talk to us anytime - and send one-liners for the start of the show:

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We're delighted that Elizabeth Ammon is back, alongside James Wickham, Seth Bennett and Matt Lines to discuss England's tour of India and the upcoming county season, with a look at each individual county's prospects.

Topics:

0000 - Welcome back & England in India

14.12 - County previews

Please send us one-liners for the top of the show! (and of course, your cricketing thoughts)

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