ABC Cricket Podcast

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 or an early warning sign.There's not much time to waste either with Mackay starting on Saturday, so do the Aussies make changes or give those in the hot seat another shot to...

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 down the days play in Grandstand at Stumps. They chat to Steve Smith from the Australian camp and are joined by player of the match, Hasan Mahmud from Bangladesh. Plus the full...

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, Xavier Doherty and Jason Gillespie dive into all the talking points and chat to Australian fast bowler Mitch Starc during Grandstand at Stumps.To get in touch, email Corbin &...

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 century. Corbin Middlemas, Xavier Doherty and Jason Gillespie break down they days play in Grandstand at Stumps and chat to the Aussie bowling coach James Franklin.To get in touch, email...

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, but as we come to the close of day 1 the question needs to be asked, can the Aussies handle heat of the north? Corbin Middlemas is joined by Phil Jaques and Xavier Doherty to...

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 go. It's everything you need to know ahead of the Top End series to kick start a mammoth year of test cricket.The guys also dip into a low key Allan Border Medal night, that Ben...

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 qualified person to take the reins in the new England set up and why Ben Stokes to the BBL would be momentous.Plus, where do Green and Carey bat in the line-up, what can we learn from...

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 with Head and Webster in the team or has Scott Boland come close to usurping Josh Hazlewood in his return to test cricket?There's also a few Bangladesh player stories to get...

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.The boys also chat through the Ash Gardner news and the relevance to actual cricket, the legacy of Sir Garfield Sobers, the various white ball cricket results from the northern...

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 with off field issues and on field brain fades. Expect some contrarian views for a contrarian coach.As well, the boys wonder who coaches England next, whether this opens the door...