615: The Ashes - Australia's 4-1 leads to England post mortem - who survives the review?
The Cricket Badger, James Buttler, is joined by Aussie Lucas and former player Azeem Rafiq after the Ashes 2025/26 series saw Australia win...
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20 of 601 episodes614: The Ashes - 3-0 Aussies triumphant and England's post mortem hits full swing
James Buttler (the Cricket Badger) is joined by former player Azeem Rafiq and Aussie Lucas to look back at the third Ashes Test in Adelaide....
613: Ashes 2025/26 - Did BazBall die during the second Test defeat in Brisbane?
James Buttler (the Cricket Badger) is joined by former player Azeem Rafiq and Aussie Lucas to look back at the second Ashes Test in Brisbane...
612: Ashes 2025/26 - If England don't engage their collective cricket brains they are toast
James Buttler (England) and Aussie Lucas get together to look back at the first Test of the Ashes 2025/26. England threw away a glorious opp...
611: The Ashes 2025/26 Preview - Can England Win On Australian soil?
James Buttler (England) and Aussie Lucas are back after a wee bit of a break to look ahead to the five-match Ashes series. Will the Australi...
610: The #ENGvIND series ends 2-2 after Oval thriller. Test cricket is the winner!
James Buttler is joined by Azeem Rafiq and Aussie fan badger Lucas to look back at India's 6-run win at The Oval and a superb five-match ser...
609: Root records, shaking hands, Gambhir's comments, oh - and a fifth Test preview
James Buttler is joined by Aussie Fan Badger Lucas to look back at the fourth Test and its aftermath, Joe Root going to second in the all-ti...
608. KEVIN O'BRIEN - coaching T20 World Cup bound Italy & reflecting on an iconic Ireland career
Ireland's legendary cricketer Kevin O'Brien joins James Buttler to look back at a glittering career and his move to being assistant coach wi...
607: DEAN WILSON author of ‘IN SYD’S VOICE – The Extraordinary Life of DAVE LAWRENCE’
Dean Wilson had the bitter sweet job of chronicling the life of Dave 'Syd' Lawrence before his voice disappeared. Sadly Syd passed away a fe...
606: All things England vs India Test Series in collaboration with the Edges & Sledges Pod
James Buttler joins DJ of the Edges & Sledges Podcast to chat about the current series between England and India with two Tests to play and...
605: England win a thrilling Lord's Test and Australia triumph in the Caribbean
James is joined by Lucas to go back over five thrilling days of Test cricket at Lord's as England won the third Test match by 22 runs to tak...
604 England triumph at Headingley in stunning final day chase against India
England went 1-0 up in the five-match series with a stunning final innings chase at Headingley. James Buttler is joined by Aussie Badger Luc...
603 Jarrod Kimber - The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket's Greatest Run Scorers
Jarrod Kimber comes back to the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk to James Buttler about his new book 'The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket...
602 The Cricket Badger Meets - DAVID WIESE - South Africa, Namibia and T20 franchise air miles!
Namibia and South Africa international and a veteran of the T20 franchise world, David Wiese joins James Buttler to take on the Cricket Badg...
601 TOBY RADFORD - GETTING TO GRIPS - A Unique Breakdown of Batting in Cricket for Coaches & Players
Batting coach for the stars, Toby Radford returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat to James Buttler about his new book, a second expand...
600: Daniel Norcross meets... James Buttler, the Cricket Badger in a milestone edition
It's the 600th Episode of the Cricket Badger Podcast and BBC Test Match Special's Dan Norcross takes the hosting / interview role and takes...
599: The next 12 months will decide whether BazBall works, wont it?
James Buttler is joined by Fan Badgers Mark Hilton (briefly), Neil Virani and Anand Bhika to look ahead to England's Test summer. It starts...
598: The Cricket Badger Meets... ANNIE CHAVE 'CRICKET CHANGED MY LIFE - Eleven Personal Journeys'
Annie Chave returns to the Cricket Badger Podcast to chat about her new book. 'Cricket Changed My Life: Eleven Personal Journeys' by Annie C...
597:The Cricket Badger meets... TIM WIGMORE - 'TEST CRICKET - A HISTORY'
James Buttler chats to author & journalist Tim Wigmore who has taken on and conquered the mammoth task of writing a history of Test cricket....
596: Cricket Badger Meets... JAMIE PORTER - Recruitment consultant to 500+ Essex wickets
Essex seamer Jamie Porter chats to James Buttler on the Cricket Badger Podcast. About to embark on another summer of county cricket, Jamie w...