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March 3, 2025 • 26 mins

The Cricket Today Show are here for the 2025 Champions Trophy semi-finals, preview India vs Australia and South Africa vs New Zealand, as well as 
covering how England crashed out, lost their captain and who wins the title!

The panel debate who will dominate the finals, who should come in for Australia in place of the injured Matt Short and finish off as always with the fun fan comments/questions!

Join the Cricket Today Show with Liam 'Stats Guy' McAllion, Leo Mullaly and Marcus Bazzano to hear about all things Australia and Champions Trophy!

00:00 Intro
03:01 Quick Single
06:03 Champions Trophy Talking Points
13:05 Champions Trophy Finals Preview
20:48 Questions/Fan Comments
26:06 Outro

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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome back to the Cricket Today Show for all of
your champions trophy needs. I'm your host Lee McCallon. Also,
is this that's guy? I'll start with the man over there.
He's always eating. He's put his role on hold for
us like that.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
I get self conscious. I said some love for me
in the comments.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Yeah, oh my god. And this guy's always working out.
He's got a fresh cut, Marcus, I got a fresh coat.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Did you get on?

Speaker 4 (00:31):
Yeah? Yours on Friday, mate.

Speaker 3 (00:35):
I go on on Friday.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Actually, there you go. What time's let's hold hands.

Speaker 4 (00:40):
What's time's definitely not when we were in our morning meetings.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Anyway, watching that's a great call. Let's get it back
into some cricket labs where you watch in the hair dresses,
the highlights or something like that while were the hair dress.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
Now they don't have Amazon.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Prime, damn it. I'll be watching a bit Amazon Prime.
We've got an awesome show as always. The chair in
Trophy the Aussies threw into the finals. England answer, We'll
touch on that. That's beautiful. I've got Australia India coming
up in the Semis. Then we've got New Zealand South Africa.
Some also match up there. All of the teams that
we picked are still in for the traphy. We have
good and none of us picked at none of us

(01:17):
packed Australia. So it's actually a win win for us
if our pick wins, one of our picks will win
or Australia win.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
But we don't want he's picked a win because it's
India though.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
That's very true.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
That's very true, And I just lost us ten subscribers.

Speaker 4 (01:28):
My head or just use my head.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
There we go. We're gonna go through some cricket news,
big questions, fan comments and questions, the quick single of course,
and yeah, the Champions Trophy talking points. Because a lot
has happened, a lot has happened. Were up to the finals,
out of the semi finals. Let's get into it. Actually,
before we start, be sure to check out this show
on Spotify, Apple Podcast, subscribe to the YouTube channel. Marc
I says, got enough, but.

Speaker 4 (01:50):
I'm still not very happy. I'll tell you why. Why
Because I just went the analytics of our last video
and we went down to subscribe last video.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
What the heck?

Speaker 3 (02:00):
Quick starts going overall.

Speaker 4 (02:03):
But overall we have improved. We're up to three thousand
and seven and fifty six will need a big effort
to get to that four k by the end of.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
The Champions Trophy. I reckon we will, but.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
Views guys, because no doubt they will be in the
title with Australia.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
Yes, so yeah, let's get that four k well in
in the the title of the show.

Speaker 3 (02:24):
The title the show is correct.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
Yeah, we get around that cricket today. Are you all
over the socials as well? Lots of funny couple of
social eclips every week. Leo is just doing his own
little selfie ones. But we love it. Yeah, one take, Yeah,
I guess you got a video of him? We should
put that in the show anyway, that don't be funny,
that'd be great fun.

Speaker 4 (02:39):
Just give him constant mans hate. Yeah, it doesn't mean
it doesn't have to be a Manus video.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
I might has made a hundred Leo would still give pa.

Speaker 3 (02:46):
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Fis Nah, I just
didn't do that much.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
He didn't mate, wasn't it again? Wasn't in the top
three run scores. You know when you google cricket that
comes up with like, yeah, that's exactly exactly. That's actually
very funny. All right, quick single Leo his favorite segments.
First of all, there's only two points, so this would
be nice and quick. Matt Short is injured for Australia.

(03:11):
Now he's out of the Champions Trophy squad. We've got
Cooper Connolly coming in.

Speaker 3 (03:15):
To the site.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
That means that, yeah, is he gonna sorry into the squad?
Cooper Connolly? Does that mean Jake Fraser McGirk. That's the
rumors coming into the opening spot. I really don't want
that to happen. No, where's no deal? Where's the deal?

Speaker 3 (03:28):
No deal?

Speaker 2 (03:29):
No?

Speaker 1 (03:30):
Who do we want to replace match? Because Match's actually
been pretty slad. He made sixty odd in the first game,
twenty odd in the other game. He hasn't been too bad.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
Let's put our thinking caps on.

Speaker 4 (03:38):
I'm thinking, Steve, you know what, Let's do it, Okay mcgirl,
let's do it the most.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
Let's do it.

Speaker 3 (03:47):
Should we get over there is what not?

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Look, he's because win the game.

Speaker 4 (03:52):
He plays a lot of Indian bowlers in the IPL.
We're playing against India.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
That's true.

Speaker 4 (03:57):
He dominated i PL. That was The pictures in the
U A A are more liking in pictures than Australian pictures.

Speaker 1 (04:06):
Screw it.

Speaker 4 (04:07):
The cree goards have decided cannot play this game, so
the cricket rooster goard is gonna come in. Stop touching
the dot.

Speaker 1 (04:18):
That's it a little home I was getting the rooster
masks anyway, What are your what are your thoughts are?
On the opening spot? I think Carrie or Labbershine to
open and.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
I will bring in.

Speaker 2 (04:34):
Not this man, the rooster deserves to be in the team.

Speaker 1 (04:39):
How are you rooster? There we go. I will bring
in Hardy to bat at seven, Hardy for six, I
actually don't mind, and then I will have Yeah, someone
else open, but.

Speaker 3 (04:50):
Who so not you? Not the rooster for roster?

Speaker 1 (04:54):
There we go? No, alright, Leo wanted a quick quick single,
so next one in the quick single. Josh Butler steps
down as England captain. They didn't get a single point,
which will touch on.

Speaker 3 (05:06):
In this good that was good man.

Speaker 1 (05:18):
There's better than usual, Dad jokes Josh Butler. We don't
like him that much. Great player, yes, but it hasn't
been a good captain and I.

Speaker 4 (05:24):
Think no, where's baseball gone? Sack sack him?

Speaker 3 (05:28):
Brandon McCollum, coach, I agree. They need to change.

Speaker 1 (05:32):
Who could they get I don't even know because they get.

Speaker 4 (05:35):
Drayaan Swan justin leon Just what do you think.

Speaker 1 (05:43):
Next? Yeah, Jos about the steps down so England just
in rabble at the moment.

Speaker 4 (05:47):
Yeah, Jonathan trot is coaching Aginist, Yes, yeah he might,
he might step up. Brind mccollm's not going to get sacked,
but you know that could be the future.

Speaker 3 (05:58):
Yeah, I like it.

Speaker 1 (06:00):
That's the quick single? Was that quick enough? Laire? That
was very quick? That was pretty quick?

Speaker 3 (06:04):
That was all right?

Speaker 1 (06:05):
Champions Trophy talking points. I'll start with the Aussies have
had two washouts but a win against England helped to
progress to the final. So absolutely awesome from the Aussies. Yeah,
I think we predicted them to go through. Where was the.

Speaker 4 (06:16):
Belief, mate, I had zero belief. But we did have
two washouts.

Speaker 1 (06:21):
We would have been in Afghanistan or one for one
was one yeah yeah, I think, yeah, we would have
won that game and progressed. But still we just lifted
the big ICC tournaments. So really good effor about Aussies there.
And now we play India, which will touch on England.
We could have twenty minutes on England but we won't.
We won't and that.

Speaker 3 (06:40):
Could be the show.

Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yeah, could show England they lost to Afghanistan since we
last had.

Speaker 3 (06:45):
A show they were not talking about. No, No, that
was it was like last Friday.

Speaker 1 (06:49):
Oh my god, it's been a big week week in
terms of sport and cricket and everything in general.

Speaker 4 (06:54):
Uh.

Speaker 1 (06:54):
And then they were knocked out of the tournament without
a single point, a big donut for England, which love
to say, I think we had him not progressing out
of the group stage. No, I did I think I
had England In Australia. I've predicted the four finalists, which
very rare that I get a pick alert, Yes, very
rarely actually get that right. Obviously in that lost to Afghanistan,

(07:15):
Zadar one hundred and seventy seven, the highest ever Champions
Trophy score. And then the Pomps they talked to big
game and then they're out. But they haven't had the
usual excuses. Have you guys known they against after since
the Afghanistan game.

Speaker 2 (07:29):
Yeah, maybe they're probably going about the weather, but then
just look in their own backyard, like the weather there's terrible.

Speaker 1 (07:35):
Exactly, Yeah, but you can't blame the weather losing to Afghanistan.

Speaker 2 (07:37):
Come on, I mean like they'd blame it as in
like Australia got through on two washouts.

Speaker 1 (07:43):
It's just like, yes, we beat them.

Speaker 4 (07:46):
It looks like Harry Brook is going to be the
new Odela captain.

Speaker 1 (07:49):
Really, I know I've sat that leadership in him. There's
not enough aura.

Speaker 3 (07:55):
Yes, he's got a player. He's actually struggling.

Speaker 2 (07:58):
He's got a little bit of a chink in his armor.
Really a bit of spin bowling.

Speaker 1 (08:04):
Really you're oaking bowlings off.

Speaker 3 (08:07):
When he's batting.

Speaker 1 (08:08):
Oh sorry, he's great greater facing spin.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
Think it through, mate, He's not good at facing spin.
There's a chink in the armor. Sorry, sorry, one more
time youknees?

Speaker 1 (08:21):
Sorry bug off? What do you mean something else?

Speaker 3 (08:33):
I thought you did?

Speaker 1 (08:35):
I do you want to tell you to get no?

Speaker 3 (08:38):
Sorry?

Speaker 4 (08:41):
I was not getting cut out, just getting believed. Here's
here's some good England stats for you.

Speaker 1 (08:48):
There we go, get us back on track please, first.

Speaker 4 (08:50):
Time England had failed to muster a victory in an
c C tournament where they've played more than one match.

Speaker 3 (08:56):
And also there any tournaments you played less than one?

Speaker 1 (09:02):
Yeah, what are you talking about?

Speaker 4 (09:04):
Well?

Speaker 1 (09:05):
Championship mate? Oh ya that's true. Get stuffed.

Speaker 4 (09:13):
England have lost seven straight odio matches, the first time
that has happened since two thousand and one, the year.

Speaker 1 (09:21):
You born, two thousand and one.

Speaker 4 (09:22):
The year I was born. The Lord to save the
lights on me.

Speaker 1 (09:26):
Oh my god. So England, that's just breaking they're breaking record.

Speaker 4 (09:30):
Basically, that's not a swear boys.

Speaker 1 (09:37):
Were live in Australia. The move on, Thank you very much.
He provides American status markets. But he's going to be
put in the at least ten minutesaryn or at least
ten shows possibly. I love that for a bit of
context for the viewers at home. He said he didn't
want anything cut out of the show. He said he
was doing a dry mark. Yeah, and then he proceeds.

Speaker 4 (09:58):
Also, I promoted the other show Your Boys.

Speaker 1 (10:04):
If you want this sort of boy.

Speaker 4 (10:06):
If you like us on Cricket Today, it's going to
be us three on Cricket Today on a Thursday night
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Speaker 2 (10:16):
We can help you pick a team, which we did
with Andrew Tire is a long time listening Canada.

Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yes, good good cold mar So you've got us back
on trap back to silence. Yea silence coind of silence.
Next tie, I want to talk about talking points. India,
South Africa both undefeated, look very strong. India obviously three
wins three, South Africa two and because of the rain
there's a lot of batting depth. Like South Africa. You've
got class and you've got vander Duson made a big
score last week, Ricky recorded was really good. Oh my god,

(10:51):
maybe you should And then India just really strong. New
Zealand lost to India but still progress. Amazing.

Speaker 3 (10:57):
Phillips catch to dismiss every time.

Speaker 1 (10:59):
Glennville. He's got two. He's got six screamers in.

Speaker 2 (11:02):
His Honestly, I think might have a better highlight reel
than Steve Smith.

Speaker 1 (11:06):
And that's very good. It does.

Speaker 3 (11:08):
It's insane because all of them.

Speaker 1 (11:09):
Are like off the ground Superman diving. Yeah, just unbelieved.

Speaker 4 (11:13):
Does it help that he's small though, and he has
to reach small he's a short, short king.

Speaker 1 (11:19):
He is a bit of a short king. Let's have
all that guy, Let's see the old he's not coming
up with his height. Well, this one says six for eleven.
That's not right.

Speaker 3 (11:28):
That's dog, Glenn Phillip. That doesn't say this is great.

Speaker 1 (11:31):
We'll find out. We'll find out anyway. The other one
the two players in that match in New Zealand, and
he had five for you got Matt Henry, who's leading
the wickets in the competition, Matt Harry, No one want
to pick that. He had a five. Friend Chuck for
Rathi from Nunciation than you. He also got a five.

Speaker 2 (11:46):
He came into the team as well, very dangerous wiley
leg spin bowl.

Speaker 3 (11:51):
He's a wiley bowler seen bowl. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's
really good one.

Speaker 4 (11:56):
So five to eleven apparently.

Speaker 3 (11:57):
Oh that's my height.

Speaker 1 (11:58):
That's that's small. That's my only one.

Speaker 2 (12:01):
He's small on TV like you look at him and
you're like, I didn't think you, Sam.

Speaker 3 (12:06):
Harper, Timber of Vibes smaller.

Speaker 4 (12:13):
They will be the better with the short kings, won't it.

Speaker 1 (12:16):
And then the group's age leaders, which I mentioned Matt
Henry leading the wickets, which is pretty surprising. Ben Duckett
most runs so far I picked that. I didn't pick that.
He said, Can I say one thing? All my predictions
except for one have been correct.

Speaker 2 (12:29):
Henry one South Africa.

Speaker 4 (12:33):
The more you're still on this podcast with us, mate.

Speaker 3 (12:35):
Hang on this is the best thing, he said.

Speaker 1 (12:38):
All of his predictions have been correct. One of those
predictions hasn't happened yet. That's South Africa. The other prediction Ducket,
well on, you got that right, and then the other
one was pulled down. That yeah, but you said that.
So you're saying you've got all your pres You've got
one the four teams that have gone through technicality. Don't

(13:00):
you worry about that? You guys are all over the show, right,
all right, that's the Champions Trophy talking points. Let's get
to the real big stuff, the final four. The Champions
Trophy Finals preview. We've got Australia, India, South Africa and
New Zealand. Alright, come on, the kiwas who like as
an Aussie take away just so we somehow get past
India on the other side of the draw. Who you're

(13:22):
most afraid of facing the final? South Africa or New Zealand.
South Africa.

Speaker 2 (13:25):
Yes, I'm tipping New Zealand to winn it, but like
we always seem to have the like Wood over New Zealand.

Speaker 4 (13:31):
Although is South Africa never win anything when they get
to a feign New Zealand.

Speaker 3 (13:36):
Yeah, winner is New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (13:40):
Do you still think New Zeal's going I still think
that because this is just a trophy they win New Zealand.

Speaker 4 (13:45):
I'm more afraid of South Africa.

Speaker 1 (13:46):
Yep. I agree with that.

Speaker 4 (13:47):
They're battling lit up and they got like a very
underrated bowling line up as well.

Speaker 3 (13:51):
New Zealand's bowling.

Speaker 1 (13:53):
Is has very underrated acting.

Speaker 3 (13:57):
Revenger makes a big century.

Speaker 4 (13:58):
But what was we could see?

Speaker 1 (14:00):
Yeah that's noall.

Speaker 3 (14:02):
Against India. Yeah that will help.

Speaker 1 (14:05):
It did help, but it's also he's got the most
because every team has had a wash out except for
like India. Yeah another team, two teams possibly, so yeah, England,
there you go, sucked in with zero points. All right,
semi finals. Let's have a little bit of a preview here.
The first one is India versus Australia. Lads, there's a
huge match up. We I think we were like eight

(14:26):
of nine in finals against India in place. One need
to double check that, so don't that one. But we
love playing them in big matches, usually beat them.

Speaker 4 (14:34):
So we want not the one game tournaments, the big ones,
the big ones.

Speaker 3 (14:37):
Yeah, I hate those. One game's too long.

Speaker 1 (14:41):
So what do we reckon? Most runs. I'm gonna we
might all do that for this one. This is the
big one that we love the Aussies most runs for
this one. That's a players obvious. It's obviously should we
say it all at the same time.

Speaker 2 (14:53):
Two was the only one who said, Travis, I, I
think India are going to win.

Speaker 3 (15:01):
That's why I don't think Travis head.

Speaker 1 (15:02):
But he is the father of India.

Speaker 3 (15:04):
He is the father.

Speaker 1 (15:05):
But if the most runs, I think we win when
they get I don't think we win when they get.

Speaker 4 (15:09):
Trevis said out, they're going to go bananas.

Speaker 1 (15:11):
They including Via Collie, you reckon.

Speaker 2 (15:13):
They'll be like no one at the game and we're
batting first and Head is out first ball, and then
everyone would.

Speaker 3 (15:18):
Just rock up because yeah, then they'll be like, oh
we have a chance.

Speaker 1 (15:22):
Chance. What if they don't get Travis said out, Well,
then Australia win. Yep. So your your lands, Travis, Yeah,
you're right in these big finals, the man, the myth,
the legend said he's got he's got to step up.
But then on India side, Coli only made eleven last game,
but it was a bit stiff that catch him. Yeah,
so it's probably Coli verse Head again in this one.
Do you think that's the match Winns.

Speaker 4 (15:42):
I feel like because Australia's bowling isn't on par as
it normally is. It has been doing okay, but like
you compare that with the bowlers that Australia is going
to face in India. It'll most likely be in Indian
bats when you make the most runs.

Speaker 1 (15:58):
Yeah, and then bowlers most wigs cock a hundred and
take a five over.

Speaker 4 (16:08):
He could, he could, he could, so in the occasion
of a washout, India go through from the top of
the That's annoying.

Speaker 3 (16:19):
They should, you know what they should just do. They
should just do like a bowl off.

Speaker 1 (16:22):
They did not something.

Speaker 3 (16:25):
Yeah, they just have to bowl.

Speaker 1 (16:27):
The that's so not that's not just not crickets a
fine story.

Speaker 3 (16:29):
That's sidetracks.

Speaker 2 (16:30):
We had a bowl off at our cricket club like
years ago, and I like a joke, you know, like
we're just like a fun thing.

Speaker 4 (16:37):
We should do that.

Speaker 1 (16:38):
We should.

Speaker 2 (16:40):
I'm able bowler, I don't bowl. I literally come in
off three steps and both slow and I literally I
won the combent. But it's embarrassing for that cricket club,
which I will name Yarravill Cricket Club.

Speaker 1 (16:54):
I played them on the week and that's who we
had to be and probably play Yarol Club Cricket Club.

Speaker 3 (16:59):
And there's the Gravil Club.

Speaker 1 (17:01):
Is like which great north foot gray ground? Yeah okay, yeah,
but you did?

Speaker 4 (17:07):
You lost?

Speaker 1 (17:09):
Bad day?

Speaker 3 (17:10):
Send some love to Marcus in the comments.

Speaker 1 (17:13):
Anyway, we didn't. You didn't know? And answer my question
of most wickets, Oh no, I did tell I would
go with Sammy. I know, Shammy. I'm going to go Zampa.
He hasn't been at his best at all after the
big Games again.

Speaker 2 (17:31):
He's done it again, so Zampa for So you think
the Australia the Australians win.

Speaker 1 (17:37):
Uh no, Oh, I didn't say it was your most runs?
Uh Travis head COI okay, yeah, okay, Colie, most runs.
I think India win, can't I'm saying that you also.

Speaker 4 (17:50):
Agree they were comfortably or comfortably yeah hopefully.

Speaker 1 (17:55):
But we always always prove us wrong with this stuff.
So true.

Speaker 3 (17:58):
I think we're in a bad second. Like the same time,
good news is no rain.

Speaker 1 (18:05):
That's good, so the game will go ahead.

Speaker 4 (18:06):
I'm like Brisbane, Oh my god, yeah back here.

Speaker 1 (18:10):
So cyclones in the UA that's that's handy.

Speaker 3 (18:13):
All right.

Speaker 1 (18:13):
We've gone to that one in a lot of detail.
We'll just quickly touch on this one. South Africa versus
New Zealand. Two teams that haven't won a trophy in
a very long time. At least New Zealand have made
some finals. South Africa, I haven't made a final in
twenty five years.

Speaker 4 (18:26):
Well, they always lose semis.

Speaker 1 (18:27):
Yes, they're famously lose semis. They might drop a catch
here in their hostel gibbs, things like that. Hopefully I've
gone off back South Africa. I hope. I reckon they
can get a job done. I think they have more
batting depth and bowling dep So I'm going to what
do you guys? Reckon?

Speaker 4 (18:39):
Yeah, I agree, I'm going South Africa. I just think
that the better the team, and we'll put up a
bigger fight when it gets to the final.

Speaker 3 (18:46):
Yep, let's get it.

Speaker 1 (18:49):
Get a bit of love for a younger brother.

Speaker 3 (18:55):
Come on, I reckon, I reckon, they're not going.

Speaker 2 (18:58):
I wonder why you father isn't Yes, correct, Yeah, I
thought you were going to say something.

Speaker 4 (19:03):
I love New Zealand as well. All of the rings
be fit.

Speaker 1 (19:05):
Yeah, I thought you got to say something before we
said Jack, but that's.

Speaker 4 (19:08):
All good cheap as well. They're great animal I wouldn't
choose to have relations with them, but they're a great animals.

Speaker 3 (19:21):
I just in New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (19:22):
We talk about South Africa being well rounded, and I
tend to agree.

Speaker 3 (19:27):
But I've just been.

Speaker 1 (19:28):
Impressed by their squad structure New Zealand.

Speaker 3 (19:30):
They've got some bolt to a firing.

Speaker 1 (19:32):
I love.

Speaker 2 (19:33):
We've said Henry, but we've got Jamison, We've got o'rour.
I like they just they're like just tall bullish men,
like you, like you see them at a club and
you get intimidated, but then but then they're like nice guys.

Speaker 1 (19:49):
And then you feel even worse because they're like so tall,
and then they're like how they're.

Speaker 3 (19:53):
Nice as well.

Speaker 4 (19:53):
I just want to start hugging and kissing their biceps exactly.

Speaker 1 (19:56):
Just look at it. That's going to be me with
you after your program.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
By the way, that's Gerald, right, that's true.

Speaker 1 (20:02):
That is true. Producer. Gerald's not tall. I can't.

Speaker 4 (20:09):
I just feel like there were a lot on like.

Speaker 3 (20:13):
A lot. It's a good batting line, but it is.

Speaker 2 (20:15):
It is if they can set the platform for Phillips
to just all the way down.

Speaker 3 (20:23):
Henry can whack it, but he's not really a batter.

Speaker 1 (20:25):
Yeah, all right, so yeah we're going to Africa, Marcus
and myself. You're going so I reckon it'll be an
India South Africa final. Marcus agrees, and you reckon India
New Zealand, way New Zealand.

Speaker 3 (20:37):
They were genuinely in the game against India.

Speaker 1 (20:40):
Williamson set the platform and then their middle order got
ripped through. They were in the game.

Speaker 2 (20:45):
They're not far off India if they if they can
just get past that Africa, I think there were a chance.

Speaker 1 (20:49):
Fair enough. All right, that's the semi finals a preview.
Let's finish off as we always do with the questions
and fan comments.

Speaker 4 (20:55):
Started with YouTube. Actually you can read about Marcus. You forgive,
gives more love. Well, it's the regulars back at it
again in the comment section.

Speaker 1 (21:02):
We love it. Let's get some new comments.

Speaker 4 (21:03):
If you're watching in your new here come out of
comment face scrub Well from YouTube. Sdq a z X
Smith may be a good test Batsman, but I would
choose Kohli any day and every day. In the shorter
formats ODIs in twenty twenties, especially when they're chasing.

Speaker 3 (21:25):
Yeah, I agree with that.

Speaker 1 (21:26):
I hate to agree. His stats in the short format unbelievable.
I had a look yesterday. Fifty eight run average in
ODIs forty eight run average in T twenties. Yeah, well
he's got one, only one hundred and T twenties, but
thirty eight. It's hard to get one hundred thirty eight
fifty and fifty one hundreds and seventy three fifties in ODI.

Speaker 3 (21:46):
That's crazy. One hundred percent. I agree without that comment.

Speaker 1 (21:49):
Yeah he's got He's also got the best average by
about ten runs in ODI history, So yeah, he's pretty good.
He's pretty good. Next one.

Speaker 4 (21:59):
The next one comes from a certified boy.

Speaker 1 (22:03):
I was just looking at Steve Smith's stats. Oh sorry,
certified plumb boy.

Speaker 4 (22:07):
He's just he's a little bit depressed at the moment. Yes,
he's probably crying this and in his bed full of tears.

Speaker 1 (22:13):
Is he Pakistani?

Speaker 4 (22:14):
I assume so he was a Pakistan fan, okay, because
he has mentioned before the trophy that hopefully Pakistan do well.
But he said, why is Pakistan so bad? Oh?

Speaker 1 (22:24):
They just choke.

Speaker 2 (22:25):
I did say they weren't gonna make it through. I
reckon you now that I'm thinking about. I reckon you
said that too, and.

Speaker 3 (22:30):
You've been gone here.

Speaker 2 (22:30):
I predicted the final four, but I reckon you had
Pakistan making it.

Speaker 1 (22:34):
Nah, No, I said that. I said they would beat
in you and not win any other game and they
won't go through. Did you say that? Let me know?
But I know for a fact I picked those fourteen?

Speaker 4 (22:45):
But who are they? Who are they like in the AFL?
Are they like a san Kilta?

Speaker 1 (22:48):
Yes? Ah, yeah, because they made they made like a
few grand finals.

Speaker 3 (22:52):
They're like Essendon because they never win. Sorry mate, but
they find some finals.

Speaker 1 (22:56):
But you love Pakistan just as much Pakistan want something.

Speaker 3 (23:00):
You've won something it was just twenty years ago.

Speaker 1 (23:02):
Who's the King Bobby of the AFL.

Speaker 3 (23:05):
That's a great question, Jackson Will. I think we'll dissect
that one.

Speaker 1 (23:09):
Who has a mono brown? Who has a nearly you like?

Speaker 3 (23:15):
I'll pluck here.

Speaker 1 (23:18):
Next time.

Speaker 4 (23:19):
Let's move to Facebook. Want a name at Dick major.

Speaker 1 (23:23):
On Konman.

Speaker 4 (23:26):
This is about being cleared by.

Speaker 1 (23:27):
The ic C.

Speaker 4 (23:28):
Obviously there was absolutely fast how he even had his
question his action when he buy a country that had
morally has their best player of all.

Speaker 1 (23:37):
Time, that's true, that's true.

Speaker 4 (23:38):
Anyway, he said about time if they rubbed out, if
they rabbed my god, I can't speak, get me off
the sure if they rubbed Matt out, yep, they would
have to get rid of Boomer as well.

Speaker 3 (23:51):
No, Boom is like a reverse chuck.

Speaker 1 (23:53):
Yeah. I think Boomer is more impressive because because he
extends his elbow. I think that's allowed to fling.

Speaker 4 (23:58):
It like a you know, in the net. I don't
know what they're called.

Speaker 2 (24:03):
M yeah, yeah, the side arm, yeah, m something.

Speaker 4 (24:07):
You can use them for your dog. What are you
trying to say? What the jasment was a dog?

Speaker 1 (24:12):
No?

Speaker 3 (24:13):
My girlfriend?

Speaker 2 (24:15):
Wow?

Speaker 1 (24:17):
Wait? Your girlfriend is Jasman?

Speaker 4 (24:23):
Okay, okay, what's more? Swiftly past that one?

Speaker 1 (24:26):
Thank you?

Speaker 4 (24:27):
Keith will know they need to investigate Joel Wilson. Obviously,
Joel Wilson report fire.

Speaker 1 (24:37):
He reported Cerman. He also got about ten decisions wrong
in that Australia series, and then he reported, so he
just doesn't like Australia. Honestly, how ordinary is that? That's
not that guy? Yeah, he could shut this podcast. Tell
you what you know?

Speaker 4 (24:53):
There's there's videos, right TikTok videos we can reaction doing
like like you decided.

Speaker 1 (25:00):
Whether this is out or not.

Speaker 3 (25:01):
Yeah, we could do that.

Speaker 4 (25:02):
We could do that and we'll see if we're better
than Joe.

Speaker 3 (25:04):
I've stuffed to few up. Probably you do a lot
of reviews.

Speaker 1 (25:09):
Let's do it.

Speaker 4 (25:09):
I reckon they'll be fun like that. Lastly, last comment,
last comment comes from TikTok At Frankie, that's his name.
I don't know how you certified that. That's animal, said Frankie.
He wants an India choke history repeats itself. Australia make
it to the champions.

Speaker 1 (25:27):
That was on the most recent Yes, yes, he reckoned.
It was the first comment he said, India choke. There's
a lot of comments on that one. Just I think so.
We all think India will win, but wouldn't be surprised
if India chokey. They're the best team by yeah, they
do that. They have the best team by yeah, No,

(25:48):
the team of individuals. I said they have the best players. Yeah,
said that they have the best team. But then the
best team, but he means he means a collective collective
the vibe.

Speaker 3 (26:00):
That's true, I j as well. For some isn't that right?

Speaker 1 (26:04):
No? Anyway? Negative negative that stuffs for the Cricket Today Show.
We'll continue to do this show every Tuesday. We'll be
back for the Champions Trophy. Might have to do it
sneaky Monday because the finals on Sunday. We'll talk about that.
But be sure to check out us out all over
the socials Cricket Today. You get towards our goal of
four k subscribers. Keep keep keep subscribing, keep getting around

(26:25):
the socials, keep subscribed. Thank you very much to Joel
behind the camera. Thank you, Leo, thank you and sorry.

Speaker 3 (26:30):
Gerald for calling you short.

Speaker 1 (26:32):
Thank you very much, thank.

Speaker 4 (26:33):
You and sorry Gerald for making you do more work.

Speaker 1 (26:36):
That's a Joel apology show. Sorry for Jones for everything.
And that's another episode of Cricket Today's For what's Gambling
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