Verbal Slogs

Verbal Slogs episodes:

• 11.23.2012

  Episode 22: Cricket in America

  Description: In the latest episode, Michael and I are joined by American cricket journalist, Peter Della Penna and we talk about cricket in America, the challenges faced by an associate nation, USACA's administration of the game and plenty more. In Stats...

  
• 08.18.2012

  Episode 21: Not one big happy family!

  Description: In the latest episode, Michael and I are joined by SportPulse cricket columnist, Jack Marshall and we talk about the feud between KP and the ECB.  We also look at the Headingley tests, and Jack gives us his insight of...

  
• 07.21.2012

  Episode 20 - Cricket from the Caribbeans, Spain and India.

  Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, there's plenty of cricket from all corners of the world.  Co-host Michael joins the discussion from the Caribbeans and we converse about New Zealand's tour of the Windies.  Special guest and Manchester lad,Jack Marshall (cricket columnist for Sportpulse)...

  
• 05.14.2012

  Episode 18 - The IPL, Coach hunt and the Victory Calypso

  Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael and I converse about the ongoing Indian Premier League and also about New Zealand cricket's hunt for a new coach to replace John Wright.  Michael in his stats class presents something very...

  
• 04.14.2012

  Episode 17 - Conversations on Cricket

  Description: In the latest episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael and I converse about the recently concluded Sri Lanka versus England test series that ended with the honours being shared and also the first test match of the Frank Worrell Trophy between...

  
• 03.30.2012

  Episode 16 - IPL 2012 Preview

  Description: In this episode the lovely Shireen Dastagir (Former commentator at Pitch Invasion,  and ex-podcaster for the Royal Challengers Bangalore) joins us as we take a look at the cricket carnival called Indian Premier League.  We talk about the players whom we think...

  
• 03.19.2012

  Episode 15 - Dravid's Retirement and Why Chris Martin should become a Batting Coach

  Recorded on 16th March 2012; Duration 29 minutes.Description: In this episode, Michael and I take a look at all the cricket that happened since our previous recording and also the cricket going on right now.  We review the Commonweath Bank Triseries, and the South Africa versus...

  
• 02.02.2012

  Episode 14 - The First Episode of 2012

  Recorded on 31st January 2012; Duration 33 minutes.Description: In the first episode of the new year, Michael and I take a look at all the cricket that happened in the past month and also the cricket going on right now.  We review India's horror test series and Sri...

  
• 12.30.2011

  Episode 13 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

  Description: The special year end episode of Verbal Slogs where a panel known as the League of Extraodinary Gentlemen consisting of 'Aussie' Ian Reid (The Baggy Green Blog), Jenin Devadass (an Indian cricket fan stuck in Japan), Shashank Kishore (an ESPN-Star...

  
• 12.23.2011

  Episode 12 - The Border - Gavaskar Series Preview

  Description:  In this episode, Ian Reid of The Baggy Green Blog joins Michael and me to preview the Border - Gavaskar series between India and Australia and also review the recently concluded test series between Australia and New Zealand.  As usual in...

  
• 11.27.2011

  Episode 11 - A Long Discussion

  Description: In this episode Michael and I have a long discussion on the spot-fixing scandal and how the ICC can fight the menace.  We also talk about the tragic loss of Peter Roebuck and discuss about Ponting's future in the Australian...

  
• 10.18.2011

  Episode 10 - India, England and the CLT20

  Description: In this episode David Siddall of World Cricket Watch joins Michael and me where we look at the ongoing India vs. England ODI series and give our predictions on that. We also talk on the recently concluded CLT20 and...

  
• 09.25.2011

  Episode 9 - CLT20, India's Uneventful Tour and Shakib

  Description: In this episode Michael as usual presents us some very unique stats in Statistic Class where we look at the CLT20 so far and also at Shakib Al Hasan - who was recently sacked as captain of the Bangladesh...

  
• 09.01.2011

  Episode 8 - Discussions on England & Australia

  In this episode Michael as usual presents us some very unique stats in Statistic Class and after that we discuss the recently concluded India versus England test series and the road ahead for England.  We also look at the various...

  
• 08.11.2011

  Episode 7 - Discussions on test cricket from an Anglo-Indo-Kiwi perspective

  In the seventh episode of Verbal Slogs, Michael Wagener presents some interesting test stats in his 'Stats Class' as David Siddall a writer at World Cricket Watch and host of the One Hand One Bounce Podcast joins us in the...

  
• 07.14.2011

  Episode 6 - A few changes

  In this episode, the Verbal Slogs podcast undergoes a couple of changes as Michael Wagener joins me as the co - host of the podcast. Michael discusses about two players who have been having it against their cricket boards...

  
• 06.25.2011

  Episode 5 - Technology and Changes within New Zealand

  In this episode, Michael Wagener and I look at the Simon Katich axing and Michael presents some stats on just how succesful he has been for Australia. We also look at the DRS debate and the BCCI stance against it...

  
• 06.08.2011

  Episode 4 - Stats, IPL and the PCB Crisis

  In this episode, Michael Wagener joins me from New Zealand to talk about some pretty interesting statistics. Also Karthik Kannan joins the discussion on the IPL - where we look at some star players and the teams, the...

  
• 05.20.2011

  Episode 3 - A Look into Cricket's Future

  In this edition, I am joined by Karthik Kannan, a freelance cricket journalist from Chennai.  In this episode we discuss the International Cricket Committee’s recommendations, the use of technology such as the DRS in cricket.  We also take a look...

  
• 05.04.2011

  Episode 2 - The IPL Affair

  In the second episode I am joined by Aneesh Surender and Radio Sandeep.  Both of them are very much an integral part of the IPL and know it's workings inside out.  In this episode we talk about the mixed IPL...

  
• 04.22.2011

  Episode 1 - The Debut

  In the very first episode, I am joined by Deepak Balamurali from Chennai (he blogged some guest posts on Poshin's World). In this episode, we discuss about the ICC's decision to cut the associate nations from the next two...