
The Analyst Inside Cricket
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Episode 116 England steamroller India at Lord's
England v India becomes a 3 day mismatch and India look shot say simon Hughes and Simon Mann See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 115: England drive India into submission at Lord's
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the first two days play at Lord's in which England have already built an impregnable position. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 114 A nail biting England win at fortress Edgbaston
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's nervy win at Edgbaston but hear from India's Ravi Ashwin that they are not too despondent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 113 A genius innings
SiMon Hughes and Simon mann assess the brillaince of Virat Kohli's maiden 100 in England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 112 England miss a trick
Simon Hughes and Simon mann refview the first day of England's 1000th Test See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 111: The India Tests previewed with Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad adds his insight on how England are preparing for the India series and the Simons argue about the selection of Adil Rashid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 110: The Hundred in the 'dock'
Judge Hughes gives his verdict on the Hundred after representations from The Cricketer team and Mike Gatting, and Darren Gough recounts his favourite Test. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 109: Rahul Dravid on the art of modern batting
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann analyse whether England's one-day series win over India is a pointer to the Test series and hear from the legendary Rahul Dravid about coaching modern batsmen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 108 Can Kohli's India be the next great cricketing dynasty?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann talk to IPL team owner Manoj Badale about the origin and destiny of this Indian team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 107 Blast Off! Previewing the Vitality Blast with Jade Dernbach
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Surrey captain Jade Dernbach to assess the runners and riders in the Vitality Blast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 106: Who's in England's all-time best one-day XI?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by former England off-spinner John Emburey to select England's best-ever one-day team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 105 England bludgeon Australia to smithereens
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss with former England batsman Bill Athey whether the balance is right between bat and (white) ball as England's batsmen destroy Australia's bowlers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 104 Angus Fraser on selection and stats
A specially elongated interview With England selector and Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser about how statistics are used to select and recruit players See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 103 A victory that doesn't paper over the cracks
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's series-levelling victory and hear from new spinner Dominic Bess of his excitement at being part of an evolving team See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 102 England on the charge
In the second Test at Headingley England go on the march - down the pitch - against Pakistan. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann also hear from Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond about an excellent South London initiative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 101 A change of English mindset
The first day of the second test at Headingley was a mirror image of the first day at Lords. England are in the ascendancy this time. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann analyse why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 100 England in disarray
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann conduct a post mortem on England's ailing body and hear from Pakistan legend Waqar Younis how they keep producing fabulous performances See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 99 The Westcountrymen bail England out
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann watch Jos Buttler and Dom Bess rescue England from total disaster and demonstrate how not to bat in a vurtual reality See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 98 Another attack of dropsy
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann try to find reasons for England's drop catches and try out some virtual reality batting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 97 New team, old problem.
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the first day's play at Lord's featuring a customary England batting collapse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 96 A real plan for the survival of cricket
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann conclude that ECB's chairman Colin Graves' motives are more sensible than some of his comments and hear from ICC chief executive Dave Richardson on plans to really globalise the game See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 95 How do you pick an England team?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider the process of England selection with former chairman of selectors Geoff Miller and hear from data expert Dan Weston who should be picked this time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 94 Ireland's first Test and bringing the Asians in from the cold
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann talk to Tim Murtagh about to make his (irish) Test debut and assess how English cricket can better harness the cricket-mad South Asian community See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 93 'Hit the bloody thing!' Nick Compton reflects on the advice of his grandfather Denis
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Nick Compton at Lord's in the centenary year of his famous grandfather Denis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 92 The Hundred: inspired or Crazy?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consult some county fans at The Kia Oval and the MCC chief executive Guy Lavender about the new doemstic tournament announced by the ECB and debate the awarding of the winter cricket rights to TalkSport See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 91 The science of selection
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by cricket data expert Dan Weston who dispels a few myths about selelction policy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 90 The english season - men and women - starts here
simon hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Jack Brooks and Isabelle Westbury to preview the domestic season and ask if there is ball tampering in county cricket See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 89 Review of The Eternal Winter
Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and New Zealand commentator Ian Smith suggest that the long winter has raised more issues than it has solved as England lose another away series See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 88 Why don't they use a pink ball?
Simon Mann goes off his long run to point out the absurdity of losing crucial time in the 2nd Test because the NZ clocks went back... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 87 England rise again
England in sight of their first win overseas in 13 attempts. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 86 Pitch it oop! The penny finally drops for England's attack
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann assess one of England's bets days of the winter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 85 The humiliation of Australia and the humility of New Zealand
After the dramatic fall out of events in Cape Town, Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider England's first day performance in Christchurch and Australia conceding they need to play like New Zealand See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 84 England at the crossroads
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann analyse England's latest Test match defeat, and suggest that change is imperative See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 83 Australia's cricketers reveal themselves as deluded cheats
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Australian cricket writer Greg Baum to assess Australia's extraordinary admission of cheating in Cape Town. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 82 Cricket grounds need a roof..
The rain interruptions and interminable delays in Test cricket have got to be solved somehow otherwise the game will die. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 81 England Boulted out for 58!
In association with the Cricketer Magazine Simon Hughes and Simon Mann bemoan England's complete lack of batting technique on the first day In Auckland See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 80 What makes a good commentator
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by one of the best sports commentators in the world to discuss the New Zealand Test series and the art of commentary See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 79 Seize the Moment says Mike Brearley
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's one day triumph over New Zealand and hear from Mike Brearley how they could be a little more adventurous in the forthcoming Test series See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 78 Fighting to the Death
Argy bargy on and off the field in South Africa, a last gasp victory for England and Steven Finn considers his future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 77 England caught in the 'wopwops'
New Zealand is a country where beauty and sporting skill can take your breath away in equal measure. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider how it can take you all by surprise See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 76 How the Duke can save Test cricket
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann unearth news from Australia where the locals approve of the English made Dukes ball and believe it will help preserve the game See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 75 How will the English summer look in two years time?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by former rugby international Rob Andrew, now chief executive of Sussex, to look at the future structure of the domestic game See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 74: Why don't cricket coaches have more power?' asks Sir Clive Woodward
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann talk to Sir Clive Woodward about the relative anonymity of international cricket coaches and ponder cricket as an Olympic sport See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 72 Under the Hammer: the winners and losers in the IPL auction, and the man who could be the next Ben Stokes
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann hear from IPL insider Zubin Bharucha of the Rajasthan Royals why they spent $2.6m on Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer. And England's one day series success reviewed... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 71 England's one day supremacy and what is 'the spirit of the game'?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann agree on England's one day excellence and disagree on an U/19 batsman being given out for lobbing the ball back to an opponent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 70 Do England really need pace?
Commemorating the first birthday of The Analyst Inside Cricket, Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss England's one day supremacy and the need for genuine pace See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 69 The Ashes Autopsy
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann pore over the last rites of the Ashes as Australia seal their 4-0 triumph, and look at how England could prepare better next time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 68 The Ashes Day 23 Australia honing in on 4-0
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann try to find 'the positives' in England taking (only) two wickets on the third day at the SCG See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 67 The Ashes Day 21 New Year same old England.
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann bemoan a disappointing end to England's promising first day at the SCG See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 66The Ashes day 20 Cook conquers Australia - for the third time
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann pick the bones out of Cook's marathon and England's better showing in Melbourne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices