The Badger is joined by glamorous assistant Graham Hardcastle to open the envelopes and announce the winners of the Badgers 2019. The pair discuss each category as they review the amazing year of cricket just gone and build up to the big awards of the prestigious evening which include Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Lifetime Achievement (of which there are three this year). Also, welcome to the Experience Travel Group , offering superb cricket watching holidays to Sri Lanka in March 202...
Dec 23, 2019•50 min•Ep. 108
Darren Stevens joins the Badger, James Buttler, on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a chat about his life in the game, his plans for the future, whether he should have played for England and is he misunderstood? Often the example for 'dibbly=dobbly' seamers, Darren is more than that as he showed with some stellar performances in Division One of the Championship this year. Along the way, Darren gives his thoughts on the future of Zak Crawley in an England shirt, answers the Cricket Badger 2...
Dec 10, 2019•35 min•Ep. 107
George Dobell is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a terrific chat with James Buttler about the state of cricket in England. Is there too much cricket played? If The Hundred is the answer, what was the question? Are the ECB heading down the right path? How will England do this winter? George, the winner of the Cricket Badger's Cricket Journalist of the Year 2018, gives his typically forthright views. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact...
Nov 04, 2019•58 min•Ep. 106
Guy Walker is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast for a terrific chat with James Buttler about the swings and arrrows that have thrown themselves at this dual professional sportsman. The former Australia Under-19 fast bowling all-rounder played one game for Melbourne Renegades before an injured shoulder ended his cricket dreams. His one outing as a full professional cricketer came in December 2015 when his three Big Bash overs went for 0-47. That was supposed to be the start...
Oct 18, 2019•41 min•Ep. 105
The Badger is joined by journalist and broadcaster Dan Whiting to pick their most iconic Test match moments. The criteria was that they had to be on English soil and 1980 onward. The moments are being immortalised by our friends at GoalHanger.co.uk who have taken all eight of the Badger's Iconic Moments and made them in to stunning prints, which you can buy.. This Podcast is brought to you in association with Cricket365.com . Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact ...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 104
Former Zimbabwe pace bowler Henry Olonga is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast. James Buttler asks about Henry's appearance on the Voice Australia before getting into the cricket. Henry played a combined 80 times for his country before joining forces with Andy Flower to wear black armbands at the 2003 Cricket World Cup to protest against the "death of democracy" in their country. Much has been written about the day itself so James digs down into what came before and after a...
Sep 27, 2019•55 min•Ep. 103
Dan Norcross joins James Buttler to turn the tables on the Cricket Badger in this 100th edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast . Well this is part two as they gabbled on too long to keep it as one episode! The Cricket Badger 20 Questions, that James has asked so many guests, are put to him, and Dan joins in to answer too. Some frivolous, some not so much, we hope you enjoy. Thanks to all the guests throughout the 100 episodes, your time has been hugely appreciated. And thanks to you all for liste...
Sep 24, 2019•59 min•Ep. 102
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam . The trio look back on a fantastic Ashes series after England's victory in the Fifth Test at The Oval. The trio ponder whether Steve Smith was the difference between the two sides, wonder whether 2-2 was a fair result, review the series and pick their England winter touring party. And the charity competition comes to an end as the results are announced and the winner is able t...
Sep 17, 2019•54 min•Ep. 101
Dan Norcross joins James Buttler to turn the tables on the Cricket Badger in this 100th edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast . The Cricket Badger 20 Questions, that James has asked so many guests, are put to him, and Dan joins in to answer too. The chat went on for a while so there will be a part two coming very soon. Thanks to all the guests throughout the 100 episodes, your time has been hugely appreciated. And thanks to you all for listening, commenting and being part of the 100 editions. It...
Sep 12, 2019•57 min•Ep. 100
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam. The trio reflect on Australia's win at Old Traffiord and give their praise to Australia and conduct a post mortem on England's failure to regain the Ashes urn. Selection, a priority given to white ball cricket, Joe Root's captaincy and who should replace Trevor Bayliss as England coach all come up for discussion as the Badger in particular marks out his long run and lets off s...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 99
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam. The trio have had sine time to reflect on Headingley as, with the series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, they look ahead to the Fourth Test at Old Trafford. And the charity competition continues as the trio make their Old Trafford predictions and put up their bets to find the best value in the PaddyPower markets. The winner at the end of the Ashes series will be able to make a do...
Sep 01, 2019•34 min•Ep. 98
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look at arguably the greatest Test of all time at Headingley over the last week. Ben Stokes heroics have taken the world's breath away and the trio try to piece it all together. They are also quick to assert that Stokes' magnificence should not paper over the cracks and that the Ashes are not won yet. The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 97
The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week four it's James and Aakash with Oli chipping in briefly from Scarbardos where he is watching Yorkshire play Notts. It's time to look ahead to the 3rd Ashes Test at Headingley. James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to assess England's chances of levelling the series at Headingley, what an impact Jofra Archer has made and how pivotal could the absence of Steven Smith be? The ...
Aug 20, 2019•47 min•Ep. 96
Former England opener Michael Carberry is the Badger's guest on this week's Cricket Badger Podcast. James Buttler gets Carbs to answer the Badger 20 Questions. Along the way they have an in-depth chat about whether England's Test openers are given long enough, worry that youngsters are swerving the role as opener as it looks so riddled with problems and why he relished the task of facing the new ball. Michael offers up two names he feels should be on the selectors minds. The pair continued to ch...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 95
The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week three James, Oli and Aakash preview the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord's. James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to assess England's chances of bouncing back at the Home of Cricket, can Australia perform again at Lord's and what difference will Jofra Archer make to the biggest contest cricket can give us? The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the act...
Aug 12, 2019•37 min•Ep. 94
James Buttler, the Cricket Badger, has a rant about Roy. "It's a specialist position" to open in Tests and Jason Roy simply doesn't have the mindset or technique. He needs to drop to four in the order where he could become a force like Kevin Pietersen. LISTEN to the full Cricket Badger Ashes 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Two Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 08, 2019•5 min
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look back at the 1st test at Edgbaston, ponder how to get Steve Smith out, England's batting order and whether changes should be made for the 2nd Test at Lord's. There is a lot to discuss! The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashes series to assess the action just gone, chew over the talking points and make their predictions on the week ahead. They will be back ne...
Aug 08, 2019•57 min•Ep. 93
The Cricket Badger Ashes Podcast. In week one James. Olie and Aakash preview the 2019 Ashes series and make their predictions on the series to come and the 1st Test at Edgbaston. James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and excitedly look forward to the biggest contest cricket can give us. There is a lot to discuss! The trio will be back every week throughout the Ashe...
Jul 30, 2019•47 min•Ep. 92
Yorkshire CCC's Academy director Ian Dews joins the Badger, James Buttler, to chat about whether England's Cricket World Cup success will bring new young players into the game. They also chat about the most famous Yorkshire Academy in the country. With a production line that includes plenty of England players, including Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid, it keeps on delivering quality. What makes it work, what do they coaches look for and how hard is it to let youngsters go? Also on the P...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 90
The Ashes is almost upon us and the Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Dave Edwards of the Aussie podcast The Grade Cricketer to have a sideways glance at what lays ahead for both countries. The Grade Cricketer lads are also coming to England to watch their team struggle and have a number of live shows, with tickets still available for Birmingham on 4 August (with guest Merv Hughes) and for Leeds on 6 August and Manchester on 7 August (with guest Tim Bresnan).. This Podcast is brought t...
Jul 24, 2019•28 min•Ep. 91
There cannot have been anyone to play one Test for England and one for a different country (Ireland) before playing his third at Lord's against his former side. Boyd Rankin , the Irish paceman, j oins the Cricket Badger to look ahead to the four-day Test at the Home of Cricket. Boyd also reflects on his frustration that Ireland were not able to compete at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, during which this chat was recorded. He also takes on the Badger 20 Questions. This Podcast is brought to you in a...
Jul 18, 2019•42 min•Ep. 89
Gary Barwell, the Head Groundsman at Edgbaston, joins the Cricket Badger this week to fight back against criticism of pitches during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The barb that stung the most was from Mark Butcher on Twitter which read "Sorry, but pitches have been garbage this tournament" On this podcast Gary fights back.. We also chat the job, the pride at turning out a belting wicket and the hard work the groundstaff around the country put in. They are the unsung heroes of the sport in England....
Jul 17, 2019•54 min•Ep. 88
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to look back at a wonderful final, an England win and to pick out their favourite moments from the Cricket World Cup 2019. The trio also find out the final results of the charity prediction competition after staking u nits on the matches and having pre-tournament selections. The winner makes a donation to the charity of his choice. Gamble responsibly to enjoy the cricket! This ...
Jul 16, 2019•56 min•Ep. 87
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is watching the World Cup Final on TV at home. Cricket 365's Oli Fisher is at Lord's. Here is how England took the trophy as James and Oli react throughout a dramatic day. This is a bonus. The final World Cup Weekly Podcast for this Cricket World Cup will be out on Tuesday where there will be a full review of the tournament and we unveil the final results on the charity prediction competition. This Podcast is brought to you in association with Cricket365.com a...
Jul 15, 2019•20 min•Ep. 86
An extract from the Cricket Badger World Cup Weekly as James, Oli and Aakash preview the first semi-final between England and Australia. Listen to the full Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven Podcast here . Fancy a bet on the #CWC19 , #Wimbledon or any of this summer's great sporting events? Deposit £10 and get a £30 bonus courtesy of Cricket Badger. CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/WillHillBadger Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket! This Podcast...
Jul 08, 2019•12 min
An extract from the Cricket Badger World Cup Weekly as James, Oli and Aakash preview the first semi-final between India and New Zealand. Listen to the full Cricket Badger World Cup 2019 Weekly Podcast - Episode Seven Podcast here . Gamble responsibly and we will see you next week! Enjoy the cricket! This Podcast is brought to you in association with Cricket365.com and Paddy Power. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Contact the show via Twitter on @cricket_badger or ema...
Jul 08, 2019•11 min
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the final group games at the Cricket World Cup 2019. In this seventh episode they say goodbye to South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and assess the impact those sides made before they flew home. Then the trio turn their attention to the two semi-finals, have very different opinions on the games and ...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 85
Jason Gillespie joins the Cricket Badger this week to take on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions on his life in sport and a few more thrown in around the edges. From loving the great Aussie and West Indies pace bowlers as a kid, to his determination to emulate them before playing for that truly great Australian side. He picks out his best and worst moments as an international player and chats about his current work with Sussex and Adelaide Strikers. He talks coaching, Yorkshire, veganism, his Abori...
Jul 05, 2019•39 min•Ep. 84
James Buttler , the Cricket Badger, is joined by Cricket 365's Oli Fisher and cricket journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to pick out their favourite moments from the fifth week of the Cricket World Cup 2019. In this sixth episode they pick their top batsman, top bowler and Champagne moment from week four. They discuss England's successful and eventful march to the semi-finals, Bairstow's batting and his comments, the validity of Net Run Rate, sub fielders and whether India are as good as some peo...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 83
Charles Dagnall is the Badger's guest on this week's Podcast as he chats Cricket World Cup 2019 and answers the Cricket Badger 20 Questions on his life in the sport. From hero worshipping Michael Holding and David Gower as a kid, to limping out of the game at 28 and into our ears as a BBC Test Match Special commentator. The man that suggests he was a "very, very, very, very, very poor man's James Anderson" as a player is always great value and Daggers gives some terrific responses. Anyone got a ...
Jun 28, 2019•53 min•Ep. 82
