State of Play

Miles and Al return from their unsuccessful foray into recording online. They review a topsy turvy week in the BBL and talk about whether Aaron Finch has any chance of turning things around. Spoilers: probably not.

A nameless co-host of the show forgot to record their end of the audio for this week's episode of State of Play, so instead Miles apologies on his behalf and runs you through a big round of BBL action. We'll be back next week!

Miles and Al overview the first round of BBL action and pick out the inaugural winner of the Kitchen Sink award - stay tuned for merch at the end of the season!

In anticipation of the latest edition of Australia’s favourite T20 franchise, Miles and Al run you through the host of new rule changes and try to predict the entire ladder live on air. It’s great to be back!

In the last episode of Forgotten Players, Forgotten Matches, Al and Miles head to the turn of the 20th century to follow the incredible, and short, life of one of cricket's great golden-era personalities: Albert Trott.

Here's how one of Test's cricket's more forgettable all-rounders became a hero of Bangladeshi cricket and set the stage for a new era! Al and Miles take a deep dive into the life and career of forgotten legend Aminul Islam.

This week we head to the 1987 World Cup - an edition not often discussed - and to a meeting between two lightweights of world cricket that brought much more than expected.

On the second episode of Forgotten Players, Forgotten Matches, Miles and Al investigate the career of West Indies spinner Alf Valentine: his mysterious origins and place in post-colonial folklore, and one amazing series.

Miles and Al kick off a brand new series of State of Play with a deep dive into the *other* Tied Test - at Brisbane between Australia and the West Indies in 1966.

A long summer of cricket reached its climax at the G on Sunday night with the Aussies taking home the 2020 WT20 World Cup. Miles and Al dissect the game, the implications, and preview some upcoming international tours (if they go ahead!)

Miles and Al talk about an exciting - and unlikely - WT20 World Cup Final between Australia and India.

Miles and Al preview the semi-finals as four teams on hot form progress through to the final stages of a fantastic tournament so far.

The WT20 World Cup is under way, and Australia and England have both lost. Everyone who assumed they'd cruise to the semis is wrong and the competition is up for grabs!

Miles and Al look forward to the summer's showpiece event: the women's T20 World Cup. We chat through each teams and explain how Thailand are going to win a match this tournament.

We'll be covering the WT20 in depth this season - subscribe to make sure you don't miss any of the action!

We're thrilled to welcome Australian cricketing hero and lover of the sport Brad Hogg on to the show, for the kind of discussion you can't really give a title or a summary. The episode gets straight into the interview, so check it out, and stay for Miles and Al as they put the lid on another season of BBL cricket. Tune in next week for our WT20 World Cup preview!

A dissection of a hotly anticipated BBL finals series, an investigation into IPL trumpet remixes, and a revel in Zimbabwe's return.

Al welcomes Miles back on to the show to discuss BBL's identity crisis and the latest round of games, before welcoming journalist and podcaster Jelisa Apps on to the show and a squiz around the world of cricket.

Oli and Al chat the latest rounds of Big Bash action, and we welcome podcaster and writer Geoff Lemon to the show to chat WBBL and more.

Al welcomes back Oli and Nick for their triumphant returns to the podcast, as they dip around the grounds for a BBL check-in. Apologies for the audio problems!