

The Analyst Inside Cricket
Simon Hughes
Daily analysis, opinion and great stories from the Ashes in Australia. Presented by Simon Hughes, aka The Analyst and the BBC's Simon Mann. This is the place where you really find out what happened on the field, and off it, with the two Simons worldwide experiences and their famous guests.
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Jan 11, 2024 • 54min
Triumphing Against The Odds
The amazing and uplifting story of Lewis Hatchett, born with a significant physical disability, who defied the odds to open the bowling for Sussex and is now passing on his experiences of overcoming major physical and mental hurdles as a mindset coach and podcaster. Go to https://lewishatchett.com to find out more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 4, 2024 • 59min
The Rest Isn't Cricket
Having discussed the remarkable, shortest-ever Test match between South Africa and India, the two Simons chat to podcast creator Tony Pastor, the man behind chart topping shows like The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics, The Rest is Football and The Rest is Entertainment about what makes a good podcast and how cricket could benefit when India finally catches the podcast wave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 30, 2023 • 1h 5min
The Cricket Year: 2023
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann look back on a momentous year of cricket, with contributions from Ricky Ponting, Harry Brook, Trevor Bayliss, Mike Gatting and Ricky Ellcock. It was a year of epic moments rather than epic matches, each one covered on this Analyst podcast. Please subscribe to our future shows, and for a special offer on NordVPN go to NordVPN.com/aic Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 2023 • 47min
Merry Christmas Mr Cummins
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann evaluate England's white ball campaign in West Indies, welcome the mega salaries earned by some long suffering (Australian) fast bowlers in the recent IPL auction, and assess the rights and wrongs of the Big Bash ban on England's Tom Curran. For our special deal on NordVPN go to NordVPN.com/aic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 2023 • 26min
Storylines: The Women's Cricket Show - Awards Announcement and Awesome India
Melissa Story (Gloucestershire & TMS) and Nikki Chaudhuri (Surrey & TMS) bring you the joyous news that Storylines is in the running to win the Best Cricket Podcast and Best Equality and Social Impact Podcast awards from the Sports Podcast Awards. They also review England's dismal test match in India and look forward to 2024.We understand voting is a bit of a faff here are some top tips, USE A PC/TABLET! The website isn't great for phones. If you take the time to vote for us you will be supporting the pod in the most meaningful way, it takes less than a minute and is completely FREE!Thank you so much for all your support it is our privilege to present this podcast for you.TO VOTE :BEST EQUALITY AND SOCIAL IMPACThttps://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-equality-and-social-impact-podcast/BEST CRICKET PODCASThttps://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-cricket-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 16, 2023 • 39min
India Storylines: 1st & 2nd Day Review - Irrepressible India
Melissa Story (Gloucestershire & TMS) is joined by Nikki Chaudhuri (Surrey & TMS) from India in a chaotic yet thorough analysis of the game so far. Melissa's big night out comes back to bite and Nikki's uber issues cause much hilarity. We wrap up with some of your questions and look forward to a test and series wrap up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 1min
What's Going Off Out There?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's lacklustre performances in the West Indies, hear Rob Key explain the surprising spin selections for England's tour of India in the New Year and listen to author David Woodhouse's fascinating account of England's 1953 Tests in the West Indies, as controversial and seismic as the notorious Bodyline series. To access our special NordVPN offer, go to www.nordvpn.com/aic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 10, 2023 • 39min
England's Restart Stalls
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's disappointing 2-1 ODI loss to West Indies and consider what it means for the team going forward, with five T20s on the immediate horizon. To access our special NordVPN deal go to NordVPN.com/aic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 7, 2023 • 24min
India Storylines: 1st T20 - Excellent England Eclipse India
Melissa Story (TMS and Gloucestershire) begins Storylines daily coverage of England's 2023 Tour of India. With the potential for intra-podcast rivalry, these daily podcasts are not ones you want to miss as Melissa evaluates the highs and lows of the first game of a scintillating series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 6, 2023 • 51min
Handbags at Dawn
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann assess the breakdown in relations between two prominent Australians - Mitchell Johnson and David Warner, elsewhere odd promotions of disgraced former players, a strange case of obstructing the field and what England should do about Sam Curran in their series in the Caribbean. To sign up for the special deal with NordVPN go to https://nordvpn.com/aic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


