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ABC Cricket Podcast

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Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.

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  1. Grandstand at Stumps: Twin tons turn the Test

    · 24 min

    On a day when Australia might have hoped to wrap up the series, Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder both scored centuries to leave the Test match in the balance. Australia's bowlers toiled away and were gifted a late…

  2. Grandstand At Stumps: Inglis and Lyon put Australia within reach of series victory

    · 29 min

    Josh Inglis' second Test century and a late wicket from Nathan Lyon have put the Australians within touching distance of winning the 3rd Test and taking the series against South Africa. Inglis (102) and Alex Carey…

  3. Grandstand At Stumps: Australia on top despite Labuschagne failure

    · 31 min

    Australia are on top and in the lead at the end of Day 2 at Newlands thanks to half centuries from Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, and unbeaten half centuries from Josh Inglis and Alex Carey. The visitors finished the…

  4. Grandstand At Stumps: Sizzling Starc brings Australia back on see-sawing day

    · 35 min

    Six wickets from Mitchell Starc has saved Australia's blushes after a bizarre decision to bowl first on a flat deck at Newlands. The left-arm quick destroyed South Africa' lower order with the second new ball to roll…

  5. Innings Closed: Ed Cowan's Final Episode

    · 1 h 01 min

    After 8 years behind the mic, Ed Cowan plays his final innings as ABC Cricket Podcast co-host before stepping up to the Cricket Australia board. From Cape Town, the boys preview the series-deciding third Test at…

  6. South Africa Stun Australia

    · 54 min

    Corbin and Ed unpack South Africa's emphatic innings victory over Australia in the second Test at St George's Park, where the Proteas roared back from 6/110 to hand Australia their second loss in four Tests. The boys…

  7. Grandstand at Stumps: Battling Boland can't save Australia from an innings defeat

    · 55 min

    Scott Boland did his job for Australia with a 166 ball innings as night watchman while Travis Head notched his 13th Test century. Even the weather did its bit by wiping out the entire morning session. But that's where…

  8. Grandstand at Stumps: career jeopardy for Aussies as Jansen stars

    · 27 min

    Australia is staring down the barrel of defeat in the 2nd Test in a performance that could shake the careers of a number of players. Marco Jansen followed up his batting heroics with a 5 wicket haul as South Africa…

  9. Grandstand at Stumps: A Temba ton as Bavuma blasts South Africa into the box seat

    · 35 min

    South Africa wrestled back momentum on day 3 of the 2nd Test against Australia on the back of a brilliant century to captain Temba Bavuma.

  10. Grandstand at Stumps: More rain and more pain for South Africa

    · 21 min

    Australia are in control of the 2nd Test against South Africa in Gqeberha, despite the start of play being delayed for almost 6 hours on day 2.

  11. Grandstand at Stumps: Boland shines through the rain

    · 24 min

    Only 60 minutes of cricket was played on Day 1 at St Georges Park with rain delaying the start and stopping play multiple times before an early stumps was called, with South Africa is 2/20. Australia won the toss and…

  12. Renshaw's Renaissance

    · 51 min

    Send a voice message to the boys Ed Cowan and Corbin step through Australia's remarkable come-from-behind victory over South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead. From 6/124 on day one to winning by 214 runs, they…

  13. Grandstand at Stumps: Hazlewood's haul helps Australia home

    · 51 min

    Josh Hazlewood achieved career best figures on the final day of the first Test in Durban to bowl South Africa out for 206 and seal the win for Australia. It was emphatic turnaround after the team found themselves 6 for…

  14. Grandstand at Stumps: This is Matt Renshaw's Test Match

    · 28 min

    Australia is closing in on victory in the 1st Test in Durban. South Africa needs a world record chase to run down 421 but lost 4 wickets before the close of play. Matt Renshaw top scored again for Australia with 82 in…

  15. Grandstand at Stumps: Smith scoops 4 catches to return to World Leading mark

    · 27 min

    Australia stuck to their task to notch a 106 run first innings lead as South Africa's batters failed to capitalise on good starts. 6 players got to 30 but nobody managed to kick on - the top score in the innings was…

  16. Grandstand At Stumps: Renshaw and Cummins save Australia as Maddinson experiment fails

    · 34 min

    Australia scrambled to 6/187 when bad light brought a premature end to the first day's play, thanks largely to an unbeaten half century partnership between Matt Renshaw and Pat Cummins. Captain Cummins elected to bat…

  17. In The Nic of Time? Who Bats At 5?

    · 42 min

    Cam Green's injury has thrown Australia's batting order into chaos ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Durban. Ed Cowan breaks down the selection dilemma: does Cooper Connolly get the gig at five, or does…

  18. Baird out, Cowan in?

    · 47 min

    Sorry what, are we losing one of our hosts to the Cricket Australia board? With Mike Baird stepping down after no longer having the support of Cricket NSW, Corbin chats to the guy who might replace him, Ed Cowan. We…

  19. CA board shakeup, Zimbabwe scares and what's a false #3?

    · 39 min

    You can almost smell the South Africa test series but before it begins there's domestic cricket and an ODI series win against a plucky Zimbabwe on the brain. As well, Cricket Australia lose a board member, why Steve…

  20. Interrogating the Big Bash sale decision and NSW's opposition

    · 44 min

    Cricket Australia will push on with privatisation starting with the Renegades so Corbin and Ed have PLENTY to discuss. Mike Baird and Todd Greenberg fronted the media last week spruiking the sale despite strong…

  21. Marnus gets his "last chance saloon"

    · 38 min

    The test squad for South Africa has three names on it that the boys are keen to discuss - Labuschagne, Neser and Connolly. Corbin and Ed think it's clear from George Bailey's comments that Marnus is on his last chance…

  22. Rabada out, Lord's dire deck, and T20 Eurovision

    · 46 min

    Australia's chances in South Africa jumped today with Kagiso Rabada likely out of the series and the Lord's pitch continues to disappoint. Corbin and Ed chop up all the news in the cricket world including England's…

  23. Has Marnus Labuschagne 'tinkered' his way out of the Test side?

    · 46 min

    After another lean series from Marnus Labuschagne, Ed Cowan is wondering whether he has 'boiled the frog slowly' by continuing to tinker with his batting set-up while still not making runs. Corbin and Ed discuss…

  24. Grandstand At Stumps: Starc domination, Aussie redemption and batting capitulation

    · 50 min

    It's only day 2 but that's all she wrote with Australia monstering a win over Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs to level the series. Mitch Starc took ten wickets and his hot form won him the Player of the Match and…

  25. Grandstand At Stumps: Mitchell Starc "I don't think 18 wickets means it's a bad wicket"

    · 26 min

    orbin Middlemas, Jason Gillespie, Phil Jaqques and Stuart Clark dissect a topsy-turvy day of cricket that saw 18 wickets fall in Grandstand at Stumps. They chat to the Aussie hero, Mitchell Starc, for his take on how…

  26. The fallout from Darwin and what needs to change for Mackay

    · 41 min

    After the humiliation of Darwin, Corbin & Ed have lots to chat about including the how, the why and the where to next. There's questions around selection, preparation, psychology and strategy and whether this is a blip…

  27. Grandstand At Stumps: The greatest upset

    · 38 min

    A fairy tale finish for Bangladesh and what may be the greatest upset of the game for Australia as the first Test in Darwin wraps up on day 4. Corbin Middlemas, Phil Jaques, Xavier Doherty and Jason Gillespie break…

  28. Grandstand At Stumps: A Bangladesh upset is brewing and it's getting stronger by the session

    · 29 min

    It's day 3 and Aussie fans are still waiting for the expected comeback, but while Josh Hazlewood took his 300th Test wicket, it took until after lunch for the locals to finally get Bangladesh all out. Corbin Middlemas,…

  29. Grandstand At Stumps: Bang-ball baffles Aussie bowlers on Day 2

    · 29 min

    Bangladesh have settled into their work and kept the Australians out on the field all day. They were led by their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and rookie-opener Tanzid Hasan, who scored an incredible maiden Test…

  30. Grandstand At Stumps: Aussies wilt on the first day of Top End clash

    · 27 min

    It's been more than two decades since international Test Cricket has been played in the Top End, with Australia taking on Bangladesh for their first Aussie tour in 23 years. The Aussies won the toss and elected to bat,…

  31. 'Nowhere to hide’ or free swing? Your Australia v Bangladesh preview

    · 42 min

    The first of potentially 21 tests in 12 months starts this week in Darwin and Corbin and Ed debate whose place in the team is most at stake, what we can expect from the Marrara pitch and how the Bangladesh team might…

  32. Stokes to the BBL, Clicky Ponting and Stephen Fleming's unique CV

    · 38 min

    A new England coach, a village cricket cheating scandal goes global and test cricket is just over a week away - this sport never disappoints. Corbin and Ed chat through why Stephen Fleming was just about the only…

  33. The Aus squad has us asking if Lyon, Boland or Hazlewood miss out

    · 49 min

    The Australian squad for the first Bangladesh test in Darwin dropped and Corbin & Ed get their selectors hat on to try squeeze 13 into 11. Inglis is the logical spare but do the Aussies shun Nathan Lyon's spin again…

  34. Could Langer or Lehmann really be the next English test cricket coach?

    · 44 min

    With Justin Langer and Darren Lehmann's names being floated as possible English head coach replacements for McCullum, Corbin and Ed break down these vastly different characters and why they may or may not fit the role.…

  35. Pass/fail? We score Brendon McCullum's Bazball era

    · 46 min

    Brendon McCullum has been sacked as English test cricket coach, so was the chapter worth pursuing or are they back where they started? Corbin & Ed assess the Bazball reign that brought wins, aggression and new faces…

  36. The Women's T20 World Cup trophy is back where it belongs

    · 44 min

    Hannah Darlington drops by to chat with Corbin and Ed about the convincing victory for Sophie Molineux's Australian team who beat England at Lord's - there's simply no better feeling. The trio dive into the legacy of…

  37. Ben Stokes retirement sums up what's wrong with Bazball

    · 48 min

    Ben Stokes' departure as English captain and player has Corbin and Ed declaring it in many ways, a perfect encapsulation of the Bazball era. So a year out from the next Ashes, England are left with questions like who…

  38. Did Australia just qualify for the LA Olympics by smoking Bangladesh?

    · 43 min

    After the 3-0 whitewash of Bangladesh and Australia's subsequent leap over NZ in the T20 rankings, Corbin and Ed await the conveniently timed announcement that the qualification period is closed and we will be at LA…

  39. It's June but the temperature in Aus cricket is boiling

    · 48 min

    Corbin and Ed reunite while the furnace of Australian cricket knows no off-season. The guys break down the latest developments in the BBL privatisation push that saw Cricket Victoria announce the Stars and Renegades…

  40. Adam Voges on Cam Green's future, why he left WA and T20 coaching challenges

    · 35 min

    One of the greatest figures in WA cricket, Adam Voges, joins Corbin this week to talk about the next chapter in his coaching journey and reflect on their recent dominance. Voges opens up on why he departed the state…

  41. The teenager redefining cricket and Ed's all time ODI World XI

    · 48 min

    The IPL is done for another year and Josh Hazlewood and Tim David's RCB win back to back titles, but it's teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who is the talk of the cricket world. Corbin & Ed marvel at the 15-year-old…

  42. IPL 2026: Head vs Kohli, the tournament trends and best Aussies

    · 36 min

    The IPL can be brutal to follow in the Australian time zone so we figured you might need a primer as the tournament comes to a close. Matt Roller from ESPN Cricinfo has been there for every game and joins Corbin to…

  43. The players want it all - protection, pay, leave and loyalty

    · 48 min

    Corbin and Ed announce the biggest watch in the sale of the BBL discussions are the players. With articles, leaks, push backs and general murmurs, it feels like our cricketers have plenty of concerns and requests and…

  44. Todd Greenberg on the "damn difficult" BBL privatisation process

    · 31 min

    The man in the middle of the BBL privatisation debate is Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg and he sits down with Corbin for half an hour to pull back the curtain on one of the most talked about cricket decisions in…

  45. Setting the record straight on the BBL sale and what comes next

    · 47 min

    Cricket Australia have pressed pause on their proposed sale of the Big Bash for now so Corbin & Ed get into why all the states weren't on board, what needs to change and what the road ahead looks like. Ed sets the…

  46. If cricket is for sale, what do the players think?

    · 28 min

    There's been plenty of chat about BBL privatisation so Cricketers Association CEO Paul Marsh joins Corbin to give us the perspective of those at the centre of the competition, the players. Marsh talks through the…

  47. Inside the BBL privatisation stand off

    · 49 min

    It’s complicated, discussed mostly behind closed doors and momentous for the future of Australian cricket, so who else would you want to chat through it all than Corbin & Ed. The band is back together and there’s one…

  48. Ryan Harris talks 'rhino rev ups', SACA glory and Australian coach aspirations

    · 50 min

    It's been a wildly successful two seasons for Ryan Harris in his first head coaching role with South Australia and he sits down with Corbin to talk us through his journey, philosophy and dreams. From lifting training…

  49. George Bailey chats relationships with the press, retirements and Ashes reviews

    · 33 min

    Chief selector George Bailey is one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket and joins Corbin to talk through the life of a selector. With the release of the contract list, Bailey outlines how the team…

  50. A "proper" Sheffield Shield final sees SACA triumph and the Vics buckle

    · 49 min

    "It was a classic", according to Corbin & Ed and it's hard to argue with that advertisement for long form Australian cricket with South Australia back to back Sheffield Shield champions for the first time in 124…

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