With Toby, Dan or Finny not available, three of our eight listeners have stepped up and given us their thoughts on Day 4 of the Second Ashes Test in a short but sweet mini episode. Huge thanks to Jack Roberts, Tony Horne and Erika Morris. Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77) & 279 (Khawaja 77; Broad 4-65) England 325 (Duckett 98, Brook 50; Starc 3-88) & 114-4 (Duckett 50*) England need another 257 runs, or Australia six wickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Jul 01, 2023•6 min
Toby takes charge of the ZDG Ashes Daily as he and Finny try and look back at Day 3 at Lord's. Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77) & 130-2 (Khawaja 58*) England 325 (Duckett 98, Brook 50; Starc 3-88) Australia lead by 221 runs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 30, 2023•11 min
Jeremy Coney is back alongside Dan as they round up Day 2 of the Ashes Test. Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77; Tongue 3-98, Robinson 3-100) England 278-4 (Duckett 98, Crawley 48, Brook 45*) England are 138 runs behind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 29, 2023•12 min
Back by popular demand, the ZDG boys are back for the 2nd Ashes Test. Dan and Toby look back at Day 1 of the Lord's Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 28, 2023•15 min
More disappointment for England as the women lose brilliant first Test in the Ashes. Now it's back to the men as Ben Stokes gets ready to lead the team out at Lord's. Finny talks about the worst ball he's ever bowled and sports journalist Will Buckley joins us to talk Cricket Bingo (and trust us, it's not as dull as it sounds) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2023•41 min
Well, the Ashes began and it did not disappoint as the ZDG boys react to a ridiculous First Test at Edgbaston. Next up, it's the Women's turn as the "WAshes" get underway. Also, Finny discusses his dream slip cordon, ranks the best grounds in the UK and one of his cats makes an appearance... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2023•44 min
Wow, what a Test Match. Dan And Finny got together at Edgbaston in the immediate aftermath of that win for Australia. Short and Sweet but sums up how we are all feeling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2023•9 min
Day 4 of the First Ashes Test had it all as Daniel and Finny review the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2023•13 min
Don't quite know how it quite happened but we managed to get Toby, Dan and Finny in the same place at the same time to look back at day 3... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2023•15 min
So, following on from the success of the mini episode yesterday and the love for Jeremy Coney, we've got him and Dan back together to look back on the second day of the First Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2023•20 min
So, we've decided to try and do a short episode at the end of each day's play in the Men's 2023 Ashes series. Here is a round up of day 1... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 16, 2023•13 min
It's Ashes week and Daniel, Toby and Finny look ahead to the upcoming series and make their predictions. The boys also look back at the World Test Championship Final. Plus, Sophia Dunkley joins the boys from the England camp to give us an update on preparations for the Women's Ashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 14, 2023•47 min
A resounding win for England against Ireland in the first Test of the summer and the ZDG boys discuss some of the standout performers. But it wasn't all good news as it was a heartbreaking week for friend of the podcast Jack Leach. The World Test Championship Final is taking place this week and Finny talks about when he's ever had a "TFC". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 08, 2023•52 min
The English Test summer is here as Ben Stokes and his boys are facing Ireland this week at Lord's. Domestically, Finny's Sussex beat Daniel's beloved Surrey. Finny also talks about "fines meetings" and give us an update on his injury. And there's huge news as Daniel has defrosted his freezer... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 01, 2023•42 min
Another weird week in the world of modern cricket as Cameron Green kisses the Mumbai Indians badge much to the shock of the Zero Ducks Given team. Finny discusses what batters actually say in between overs, Daniel has been "spoiling" his wife on holiday and Toby has been playing cricket, which Finny is unimpressed by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2023•47 min
There's less than a month to go before the Ashes and we're not that far away from the first England Men's Test of the summer as the boys discuss the squad announced for the match against Ireland. After lots of rain around the country, Finny describes what a typical rain delay in the changing room looks like and Dan needs help in knowing how to defrost a fridge freezer... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2023•50 min
It was an historic weekend in the UK and the boys tell all about how they marked the occasion... Steve Smith was the victim of a questionable decision for Sussex last week so Finny discusses his favourite umpires. And with the future of cricket looking potentially very different in the coming years, a discussion on where the game is heading and Toby has a radical solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2023•47 min
Japan's favourite cricket podcast (genuinely) is back for another episode as the boys react to their new found fame and discuss times they have been starstruck. Plus there's a new megastar at Sussex and we discuss how much Finny would have been worth in the IPL at his peak... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 03, 2023•56 min
After Finny found out last week that he was controversially overlooked as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in his prime, Lawrence Booth the current editor of Wisden has bravely agreed to join us. We also discuss simple dropped catches and batters with terrible luck... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2023•51 min
The County Championship is into its second week and lots of the England squad have been representing their counties, including Daniel's cricket crush Ollie Pope. Another old gem of a photo of Finny has been unearthed which gets the ZDG treatment plus he;s not happy about being snubbed for the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 19, 2023•43 min
The County Championship is back as is Daniel Norcross who joins us from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Finny celebrated his birthday which meant THAT iconic photo of him on a night out in Amsterdam resurfaced... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 13, 2023•45 min
Dan is away so Finny has pulled in Tymal Mills to join us on this week's episode. Be warned, it's not for the faint-hearted as he tells us all about his grim and bizarre injury, about his day at 10 Downing Street with the T20 World Cup winning squad and what it's like playing in the IPL. And, the real star of the podcast makes an appearance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 05, 2023•45 min
The cricket season is almost back in the UK and so is Jonny Bairstow with the news he'll be taking part in the County Championship. And with club cricket also returning, Dan and Finny set Toby some targets. Oh, and the boys also talk about the Women's Premier League final and that run fest T20 between South Africa and West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 29, 2023•55 min
All the team are back in the UK at the same time and as pre-season gets underway, Finny has put his name forward for The Hundred! The "Spirit of Cricket" amongst Finny's former England team mates as well as drug testing in cricket are discussed, Toby has a radical plan to help England win the Ashes this summer and Dan thinks he has revolutionised AirPods... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 22, 2023•56 min
Unlucky for some, its episode 111, but what a week of cricket it has been. Another ridiculous Test match involving New Zealand and England struggling in Bangladesh are just two topics covered by the ZDG team who have managed to get together and record despite them travelling all over the world. And never fear those of you who listen to this podcast for non-cricket related conversations, as Toby asks the big question..do you like Tzatziki? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Mar 16, 2023•50 min
Graeme Swann returns to the podcast to join the ZDG boys as they discuss a variety of topics - angry bowlers, worst batsmen they've seen as well as Finny's short lived bat sponsorship deal. Plus the time that Finny decided to take on Virat Kohli in Delhi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 08, 2023•51 min
Somehow, we've managed to record a new episode this week despite Daniel flying from South Africa to India and Finny working overnight on the telly. It's been an exciting and disappointing week for both England Men (Test) and Women (T20) after two close defeats. The ZDG boys discuss these games as well as Stuart Broad's headband, the angriest bowler Finny has played with and Daniel has hit a new low... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 01, 2023•57 min
It's ten wins from eleven Test matches from McCullum and Stokes as England's ridiculous resurgence continues. Whereas the Aussies are finding things a little tougher in India. Elsewhere, Finny discusses bad kits and the "poo-nightwatchman" whilst Dan has been upsetting "The Nighthawk" AND causing trouble on the airwaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 22, 2023•52 min
A mad week in the world of cricket - The women's T20 World Cup, the WPL auction, India v Australia in the men's game and lots more. All this covered but hold on, we're not finished. Finny discussed his most satisfying wicket, Dan continues to enjoy South Africa and more specifically its wine and Toby tells us how he managed to be part of Football Manager! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 15, 2023•57 min
It's our 2nd Birthday so Happy Birthday to us! Finny and Toby are eventually joined by Dan in this week's episode as they cover the sublime (Dawid Malan's cover drive) and the ridiculous (Moeen Ali's attempted one handed swipe). There's a trip down memory lane involving cricket bats and one of our listeners joins us on the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2023•54 min