India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93 England 407 & 271: Smith 88; Deep 6-99 India won by 336 runs; series level at 1-1 India have commandingly beaten England to win the second Test with Akash Deep ending the match with 10 wickets. Toby wraps up the day's play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93 England 407 & 72-3: Pope 24*, Deep 2-36 England need 536 more runs to win England lost three top-order wickets before the close as India move closer to a win in the second Test after their captain Shubman Gill's run-fest continued at Edgbaston. Faced with the choice of batting for a draw or going after a chase of a near-impossible 608, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Joe Root all fell to leave the hosts 72-3 at the end of day four. To...
India 587: Gill 269, Jadeja 89; Bashir 3-167 England 77-3: Brook 30*; Deep 2-36 England trail by 510 runs Shubman Gill's 269 and three top order England wicket may have put India in a strong position after two days of the second Test at Edgbaston. India hit 587 in their first innings after beginning the day 310-5 and after five sessions in the field, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley all fell to leave England 77-3 at the close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Second Test, Edgbaston England win toss and elect to bowl India 310-5: Gill 114*, Jaiswal 87; Woakes 2-59 Captain Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten century on day one of the second Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting 87 to initially give india the upper hand. But with England taking five wickets, the match is interestingly balanced. Dan and Finny review the day's play as they make their way back from dinner back to their hotel... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Finny, Dan and Toby manage to find time to get together before Toby heads off to Glastonbury. They look back at the first Test between England and India and ask if Jasprit Bumrah is the greatest complete fast bowler of all time? Asking to change the ball during a game, how many times should it be allowed and Jofra Archer is back in the England squad ahead of the second Test. And Sam Kontsas has a tricky time in the first Test for Australia against West Indies. Tickets for our match against The F...
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101) & 364 (Rahul 137, Pant 118; Tongue 3-72) England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Bumrah 5-83) & 373-5 (Duckett 149, Crawley 65, Root 53*) England win by five wickets, and lead the five-match series 1-0 Test cricket at its finest on Day 5 of the first Test with one of the all time great run chases as England, in no small part thanks to an incredible 149 by Ben Duckett, who shared a 1st wicket stand of 188 with Zak Crawley, beat India by 5 wickets. Dan ...
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101) & 364 (Rahul 137, Pant 118; Tongue 3-72) England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Bumrah 5-83) & 21-0 England need 350 more runs, India need 10 wickets Centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant and three wickets in four deliveries by Josh Tongue's has put the First Test in a position where all four results are possible on the final day. India were all out for 364 in their second innings, losing their last six wickets for 31 runs. England will need to pu...
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101; Stokes 4-66, Tongue 4-86) & 90-2 England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Duckett; Bumrah 5-83) India lead by 96 runs The First Test between England and India is beautifully poised at the end of Day 3. Harry Brook was out for 99 as England came within 6 runs of India's first innings total, Jasprit Bumrah again leading the India bowling attack and taking his 14th Test 5-for. Dan looks back on the day's play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
India 471: Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101; Stokes 2-66, Tongue 4-86 England 209-3: Pope 100*, Duckett 62; Bumrah 3-48 England are 262 runs behind Wickets by Josh Tongue and an unbeaten century by Ollie Pope have ensured England end day 2 of the First Test against India with a foothold in the match. Dan looks back at a fascinating day of cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Centuries by Shubman Gill, making his debut as captain, and Yashasvi Jaiswal have put India in a strong position at the end of Day 1 of the First Test against England at Headingley.. Toby and Dan look back on the day and whether this is a sign of things to come all summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ahead of the England v India Test series, Dan, Toby and Finny get together to preview five matches full of intrigue. Tickets for our match against The Final Word taking place at Wormsley on 18th August uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fresh from stints at Lord's, the fashionable Steven Finn and the sage of the podcast Daniel Norcross join Toby Tarrant to look back at the World Test Final as South Africa beat Australia. There's also a review of both England Men and Women's white ball series against West Indies. Tickets for our match against The Final Word taking place at Wormsley on 18th August uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the second of an occasional series, Dan sits down with two more authors as part of The ZDG Book Club. And both are recent winners of prestigious awards - The Cricket Society / MCC Book of the Year and the Wisden Book of the year Worrell, The brief but brilliant life of a Caribbean pioneer, - Simon Lister One Hell of a Life, Brian Close, Daring, defiant and daft - Stephen Chalke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dan and Finny are on a road trip so this episode was recorded as they navigated their way from Birmingham to Derby. The pair look back at both England Women and Men's recent fixtures with Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harry Brook in charge for their respective white ball series against West Indies with Ben Stokes in charge for the only Test against Zimbabwe. And of course, this wouldn't be Zero Ducks given if we just stuck to cricket... Finny describes having a supernatural experience and his dislike of ...
The ZDG boys are back for another episode as they look ahead to the first men's Test of the summer as England take on Zimbabwe. We also find out how Finny got on in his recent padel tournament and what's in his wrap. Toby's off to the cinema and Dan is channelling his inner PJ and Duncan... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Virat Kohli has retired from Test matches and Finny tells us what it was like playing against one of the "Fab Four". Toby is looking forward to seeing Sam Cook in the first Test of the summer and Dan applauds the UAE Women T20 side. Oh, and hear Finny as you've never heard him before... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Well, where to begin with this week's episode? We find out that someone in Australia has been using pictures of Finny on a dating profile...and it's not the first this has happened! Is it wrong to ask another man to buy another man underwear and Finny is giving away shirts he once played in. Oh, and the boys do talk some cricket. Move over other sporting prodigies, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is on the scene following THAT century. And England Women have a new captain in Nat Sciver-Brunt. Tickets for ou...
It's Happening! Zero Ducks Given are taking on our very good friends at The Final Word in a battle of the cricket podcasts and Adam Collins joins Toby and Dan to tell all in this extended episode. And you can be there! Tickets and details - The Final Word v Zero Ducks at Wormsley - Home Also this week, Finny, Dan and Toby look back at the first couple of rounds in the County Championship, they talk Man of the Match awards and it's also Dan's birthday. And the birthday boy has come up with a solu...
In what some might say is a gear change for Zero Ducks Given, Dan has taken the reins of the podcast and in the first of an occasional series, brings you The ZDG Book Club. Ahead of the 2005 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, Dan sits down with two of the writers on the shortlist with both books looking at contrasting Ashes fortunes for England. Striking Summer, How cricket united a divided nation - Stephen Brenkley Blood on the Tracks, England in Australia, The 1974-75 Ashes - Davi...
The County Championship is back and Finny, Dan and Toby offer their thoughts on the domestic season. They all also pick out a few names that could be in contention for the English international summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Toby, Dan and Finny are back for another episode of the silver medal winning podcast. Dan visits a retirement village, Toby is still playing International Cricket Captain and Finny talks Tino Best. The boys also look ahead to the new season of the IPL with the Queen of Stats, the brilliant Erika Morris, joining the podcast this week to tell you all you need to know about IPL 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's been tricky but we've got the boys back in one (virtual) place to record an episode finally - thanks to the 3 listeners who wondered where we were! Toby, Finny and Dan break down the Champions Trophy and England's campaign. Finny gives us a ball by ball account of playing in the International Masters League and bowling at Sachin Tendulkar. And we have news of an upcoming match against another cricket podcast...and one of our listeners could maybe possibly potentially be part of the Zero Duc...
Toby, Dan and Finny are scattered all over the place but we managed to work out time differences and technology! A Champions Trophy update as England got off to a disappointing start in their first match of the tournament. But much more importantly Finny is about to get back on the cricket pitch in the International Masters League! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Champions Trophy is finally here (yay...?) Dan is in Karachi, Toby is in London and Finny is who knows where. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The boys have had to get out of bed early and are so a bit grumpy as they record this week's episode. Finny (a.k.a. The Grim Reaper) has been on the television again as England get battered in India. The podcast has a new favourite cricketer, Finny finally gives us an exclusive and two of the team share what they are up to on Valentine's Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's not a great time to be an England fan at the minute with the men and women struggling. The ZDG team dissect in a frank and honest discussion. Finny discusses the best ball he has ever faced and Daniel argues that The Hundred might just save us all (well, Derbyshire). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
200 up for Zero Ducks Given and yes we don't know how we've made it this far! To celebrate, Jason Gillespie joins Toby, Finny and Dan to discuss that unbeaten double century against Bangladesh as well as his thoughts on the Men's Ashes series later this year. And if that wasn't enough, Dan has a quiz and we find out live during the episode record how we fared in the Sports Podcast Awards... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Toby, Finny and Dan discuss the disappointment of following both the England Men and Women's team this week as well as a net session between two members of the ZDG team... Pakistan continue to win at home and we look at Finny's top "victims" in international cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Women's Ashes are underway but it's been a bad start for England. Is there any way back? In other news, Jimmy Anderson is playing on for another year and we've come across some unofficial merch! Finny discusses his first ball in Test cricket and you could be spending Valentine's Day with the Love God himself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to the first episode of 2025 as Toby, Dan and Finny regroup after a mini-break. The boys look back at the recent Australia v India series and gush over Jasprit Bumrah. They also discuss the proposed two tier system for international men's cricket and there's a preview of the Women's Ashes and we are joined by a special guest... Also, don't forget to vote for Zero Ducks Given in the Sport Podcast Awards for best cricket podcast. Use your vote - Best Cricket Podcast Archives | Sports Podca...
