Two Hacks, One Pro

On the agenda this week is t20 cricket. Where does the Blast sit in the World game? What makes it different?

Harry Gurney, death bowler extraordinaire for Nottinghamshire and countless others, joins Vish, Will and Sam this week to discuss his itinerant life as a freelancer, the development of his bowling, and stoking the fire on social media.

Harry Gurney interview - 12:35mins

This week's episode is all about the Kolpak ruling. Hampshire's Kyle Abbott joins Vish, Will and Sam to chew the fat on one of county cricket's most controversial topics.

Sam also reacts to missing out on England's 55-man training squad for this summer's internationals, and a county pros' desire to get training again.

KYLE ABBOTT INTERVIEW – 35:08

In part two of this week's cricket and mental health special, Luke Sutton joins Vish, Will and Sam.

Luke is a former cricketer for Derbyshire and Lancashire who now works as a player agent across a range of sports. Last year he wrote Back From The Edge, a memoir about his alcoholism. He discusses that book, lockdown and the lessons to be learned from his struggles.

Hampshire and Ireland sports psychologist Michael Caulfield joins the team to discuss cricket's unique mental challenges in the first installment of a two-part episode on the sport and mental health.

He also spills the beans on working with the inscrutable Sam Northeast, much to Vish & Will's amusement.

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On the agenda this week is format specialism. We are joined by Lancashire and England quick Graham Onions to discuss where the game is headed.

Is there a future for red ball specialists? Will county squads have to get smaller? Our resident multi-format batsman Sam Northeast weighs in with his thoughts too, while Vithushan Ehantharajah and Will Macpherson share their thoughts on where the game might be in the future.

This week Two Hacks, One Pro tackles the subject of spin bowling with two of England's brightest prospects, Somerset's Dom Bess and Hampshire's Mason Crane.

Together with Vithushan Ehanthrajah, Will Macpherson and Sam Northeast, they discuss the state of their craft and what the future holds. Enjoy!

Welcome to Two Hacks, One Pro – a new cricket podcast brought to you by journos Vithushan Ehantharajah and Will Macpherson, and Hampshire batsman Sam Northeast. The aim is to examine the English cricket season week-by-week, while it should be happening, from both sides of the boundary.

In the first episode, we catch up with Surrey and England opener Rory Burns to talk about the start of the county season’s narratives and challenges (for batsmen). Enjoy!