W elcome to our 22nd Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Sydney Sixers triumph over Adelaide Strikers and to look back at Perth Scorchers commanding win over the bottom side Melbourne Renegades. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in today's Kangaroo Court, the discussion centres around the Big Bash Boost Point and whether...
Jan 03, 2021•25 min•Ep. 274
W elcome to our 21st Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Oliver Prendergast (MS) to watch the end of Brisbane Heat's win over Sydney Sixers and look back at Hobart Hurricanes' success over Melbourne Stars. The trio pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and, in a new feature, debate in the Kangaroo Court - whether the authorities are being inhumane in expecting cricketers to live th...
Jan 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 273
W elcome to the New Year and our 20th Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcast. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS), Rito Maitra (SS) and Abhaye Metha (HH) to review Melbourne Renegades defeat to Sydney Thunder and pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. They also criticise BBL10 for not using DRS and pick a cricketing wish for 2021? We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your s...
Jan 01, 2021•27 min•Ep. 272
W elcome to the 19th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) to catch the end of Perth Scorchers first win in BBL10 as they beat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match, debate Ricky Ponting's comments about Aussies batting in the top three instead of overseas imp...
Dec 31, 2020•26 min•Ep. 271
In amongst all the nastiness in 2020, the Cricket Badger has enjoyed a terrific year and thanks to you for listening and playing your part. To mark the end of 2020 and to look forward with positivity to 2021, James Buttler is joined by BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross, IPL fan rep Neil Virani and BBL fan rep Sam Dalling. It is the quiz to end all quizes. Play along at home as we find out who is the Cricket Badger Big Brain of 2020. The Cricket Badger Podcasts are brought to you in associati...
Dec 30, 2020•54 min•Ep. 270
W elcome to the 18th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) and Naman Shah (MR) to catch the end of Hobart Hurricanes thrilling 1-run win over Brisbane Heat and the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and debate Alex Hales for England? We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email ...
Dec 30, 2020•29 min•Ep. 269
W elcome to the 17th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) as wins for Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunders, over Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars respectively, take them first and second in the BBL10 table. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and debate Alex Hales for England? We will be on every day thro...
Dec 29, 2020•26 min•Ep. 268
W elcome to the 16th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Sam Dalling (AS) as Adelaide Strikers beat Perth Scorchers by 71 runs to go to the top of the BBL10 table. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test and Naman expresses immense pride at how the Indian side has fought back in the series. We will be on every day th...
Dec 28, 2020•23 min•Ep. 267
W elcome to the 15th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Ash Turner (ST) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) as Brisbane Heat claim their first win of BBL10 as they claim maximum points against Hobart Hurricanes. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match and also discuss the Australia vs India 2nd Test and Virat Kohli vs Ajinkya Rahane as Test captains. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash...
Dec 27, 2020•27 min•Ep. 266
W elcome to the 14th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Rito Maitra (SS) to cover the end of a thriller between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars and to look back at Sydney Thunder's thrashing of Melbourne Renegades. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Matches. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say o...
Dec 26, 2020•27 min•Ep. 265
This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year. In Part ONE we relive chats with Paul Edwards, Michael Carberry, Azeem Rafiq, Neal Foulds, Graham Lambert and Robert Bathurst. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast this year! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the s...
Dec 23, 2020•39 min•Ep. 264
This year has been a tough one for all of us, but James Buttler has been a busy Cricket Badger and has spoken to some great people in 2020. James has trawled back through the many podcast editions and selected his favourite clips of the year. In Part ONE we relive chats with Mark Wood, Jack Russell, Paul Smith, Brad Hogg, Waqar Younis, Kevin Sharp, Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Dougie Brown. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast this year! Whether you are new to it, or have bee...
Dec 23, 2020•39 min•Ep. 263
W elcome to the 13th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to cover the end of a thriller between Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com. The BBL10...
Dec 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 262
W elcome to the 12th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin of the Top Order Podcast (HH) as Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scorchers. But the lack of DRS in this season's Big Bash is once again called into question. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your ...
Dec 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 261
W elcome to the 12th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined on a day off for the Big Bash by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to look at the Australia vs India Test series. Can India bounce back in the series? Should Virat Kohli be going home? How are the Indian public responding to 36 all out? We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cric...
Dec 21, 2020•28 min•Ep. 260
W elcome to the 11th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Ash Turner (ST) as Sydney Sixers beat Adelaide Strikers thanks to some Dan Christian pyrotechnics. The trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com. The...
Dec 20, 2020•27 min•Ep. 259
W elcome to the 10th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Abhaye Mehta (HH) to review the Hurricanes win over the Renegades and the trio select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. With Australia bowling India out for 36 to take the 1st Test in Adelaide, we also assess whether India have the capabilities to bounce back. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash Le...
Dec 19, 2020•26 min•Ep. 258
Andrew Edwards joins the Cricket Badger to chat about his autism and how cricket, firstly watching and then playing, has provided comfort, a focus and a healer for his autism. I was contacted by Andrew this morning to inform my that his mother had passed away. He wanted the following dedication to be included on this podcast... "Dedicated to the memory of Andrew's beloved mother, Hazel Davies (2/2/1943 - 18/12/2020). She was a heroic, inspiring, superwoman and fighter who gave me the gift of eve...
Dec 18, 2020•46 min•Ep. 257
W elcome to the 10th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today is another day without a match in the BBL and host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look at the raft of English players in BBL10. Does the fact that English players are in seven of the eight sides add value to English spectators and the tournament? We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us an...
Dec 18, 2020•26 min•Ep. 256
W elcome to the 9th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today is the first day without a match in the BBL and host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look back at BBL10 so far to discuss the rule changes that have been introduced. Are the Xfactor subs, the Big Bash Boost points and Power Surges working and something that have added to the competition so far? We will be on every d...
Dec 17, 2020•27 min•Ep. 255
W elcome to the 8th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS), Sam Dalling (AS) and Ash Turner (ST) to look back at the rained halted game between Perth Scorchers and leaders Melbourne Stars. They also chat about five teams qualifying for the playoffs, no DRS at the Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League...
Dec 16, 2020•27 min•Ep. 254
W elcome to the 7th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Michael Baldwin (BH) and Abhaye Metha (HH) to assess Adelaide Strikers win over Hobart Hurricanes as Peter Siddle tool a 5-fer. They also discuss the first Xfactor subs, Shane Warner's comments about T20 bowlers and the poor in-game communications of the implementation of the new rules. The trio also select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of t...
Dec 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 253
W elcome to the 6th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Rito Maitra (SS) to look back at Sydney Thunders win over Brisbane Heat and to compare the Big Bash with the Indian Premier League - does the world game need more joined up thinking? The trio also select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel ...
Dec 14, 2020•28 min•Ep. 252
W elcome to the 5th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah (MR) and Sam Dalling (AS) to look back at defeats for their sides and wins for Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers. The trio chat all things Big Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or ...
Dec 13, 2020•25 min•Ep. 251
W elcome to the 4th of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Oliver Prendergast (MS) and Michael Baldwin (BH) to look at double success for Melbourne as the Stars beat Sydney Thunder to claim their second win and the Renegades beat Perth Scorthers. The trio chat all things Big Bash and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us ...
Dec 12, 2020•25 min•Ep. 250
Welcome to the 3rd of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Rito Maitra and Abhaye Mehta to review Melbourne Stars' 6-wicket win over Brisbane Heat, to chat bio-bubbles, new signings and select their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com....
Dec 11, 2020•24 min•Ep. 249
Welcome to the 2nd of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah and Ash Turner to look back at Hurricanes 16 -run win over Sixers, assess the rule changes and pick their Blue Crocodile Cricketer of the Match. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com. The BBL10 Daily Podcas...
Dec 10, 2020•25 min•Ep. 248
Welcome to the 1st of our Big Bash Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts. This is BBL10 by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by fan reps Naman Shah, Sam Dalling, Oliver Prendergast and Ash Turner to preview the tournament and predict the winning side. We will be on every day throughout the Big Bash League so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricket_badger or via email to cricketbadger@hotmail.com. The BBL10 Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with...
Dec 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 247
We chat everything Bangladesh cricket on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast as James Buttler is joined by the head coach of the Bangladesh High Performance Unit, Toby Radford . We chat about his role, his hopes for the young talent and much more. Helping James get under the skin of cricket in the country is Tawid Qureshi , a London-based Tiger, writer and broadcaster. Thank you very much for listening and supporting the podcast! Whether you are new to it, or have been with me from the st...
Nov 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 246
We complete our coverage of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League with a look back at the tournament, James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges & Sledges podcast. How great was it to have IPL cricket on our screens again, favourites memories, what next for MSD and will we have more teams in 2021? The IPL Daily Podcasts are brought to you in association with Moonrise Cricket and Bodyline TShirts and Manscaped . Thank you for listening every day during IPL 2020. Subscribe...
Nov 14, 2020•44 min•Ep. 245
