Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin for another episode of Willow Talk, where we address your feedback from the WTC final review. Could we see a potential move up the order for Travis Head? Is Inglis ready for the top side? Steyn vs Rabada - who’s better? Plus, in a special edition of Ask Hadds, we preview the India vs England Test series starting this week and answer your questions: Will England be able to handle Bumrah? Is Shubman Gill up to the leadership task? Will Jacob Bethell make the side, and where do the strengths and weaknesses lie in both teams? We finish with Sundries, Babar Azam is coming to the BBL, the Aussies are scoring runs for fun in the MLC tournament and Maxi has hit another ton! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin to look at what went wrong for Australia in the WTC final. Haddin commends Aiden Markram's historic innings for the Proteas, ranks Rabada among the top three bowlers in Test cricket, and discusses the Australian Test side for the upcoming West Indies series, sharing the changes that will help moving forward. Haddin also shares his thoughts on the team's preparation and we look at a few players on the fringe of the Australian squad who could be close to a call-up. Plus, in sundries, we give our thoughts on the upcoming India v England series, touch on a new rule set to be implemented for boundary catches, and Jake Fraser-McGurk is back in the runs over in America. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine joins Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and you for another feature episode of Willow Talk. Paine is currently coaching the Adelaide Strikers BBL side and shares their plans for the upcoming BBL draft, as well as which international players he thinks would fit well in the squad. The WTC final is underway in England and Paine shares his thoughts on the current state of the Australian side. He also doubles down on his views regarding the Kagiso Rabada incident, which he was vocal about earlier in the year. Plus, we dive back into Painey's playing days as he shares memories of captaining the Test side, his debut alongside Steve Smith and his rivalries with the likes of Pant, Kohli and Root. And of course, Painey and Hadds share some of their greatest tour stories - you’ll want to hear these! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin back in the studio to preview the World Test Championship Final, which starts tomorrow. Hadds shares some of his greatest memories against South Africa. We look at the potential lineup for Australia, Hadds runs us through the danger men of South Africa, shares his thoughts on the preparation of the Australian side, and looks at Pat Cummins’ interview with Willow Talk ahead of the match. Plus, Hadds shares his thoughts on the 2025 IPL, how he and the rest of Punjab felt after their finals loss, who some of the best players from the tournament were, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s absolute brilliance throughout the campaign, and whether Virat was pushed out of the Test side too soon. We finish with sundries and celebrate Matthew Hayden and the other players inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and you are joined by Mark 'Tubby' Taylor to go over some of his greatest battles against South Africa. Tubby shares his most memorable moments, including losing the "unloseable" match in 1994, Allan Border's last Test match, Ian Healy winning the game at the Wanderers, Shane Warne vs Daryll Cullinan, playing against Hansie Cronje, his first match as captain, and more. Plus, Taylor shares his thoughts on the IPL final, tells a cracking story about when he first met Virat Kohli, reveals who he thinks should open the batting for Australia at the WTC final, and gives his prediction for the upcoming Ashes series. We finish with a few questions from the Secret Cricket Club, and Tubby talks all things air conditioning, commentating diving at the Olympics, his favourite Test innings, and the most gifted player he ever played with. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy to preview the upcoming IPL final between Hadds' Kings and RCB. They discuss Shreyas Iyer's match-winning knock, the pressure facing Virat Kohli and RCB, and debate what the Willow Talk crew's win bonus should be if Punjab secures victory. The episode also touches on Glenn Maxwell's ODI career (with a deeper dive promised in Thursday's episode) and celebrates the special date of June 2, marking the birthdays of Steve and Mark Waugh, as well as Steve Smith. We share some of their greatest Waugh memories. Plus, Australian fast bowler Brendan Doggett talks his World Test Championship final squad call-up, South Australia's Sheffield Shield victory, triathlons, dismissing Kevin Pietersen, and playing under Brendon McCullum. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Haddin joins Adam Peacock live from India ahead of the Punjab Kings' qualifier final against RCB tonight. Hadds talks us through the Australian movement ahead of the WTC final, Josh Inglis's comparison to Jos Buttler, Mitch Marsh's superb form, and the talented young openers currently with Punjab. Plus, Hadds shares why he thinks Rishabh Pant will be the best keeper-batsman India has ever seen, Tim David's efficient work rate in the IPL, Harry Brook's first challenge as England's white-ball leader, and some of his favourite stories from cricket camp and his best memory of the great Steve Harmison! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock is joined by former England fast bowler Steve Harmison for the second edition of English Willow Talk. Harmison discusses all things Ashes, from his first series in 2002/03 - when he toured Australia and faced some of the game's greats - to his interactions with legends such as David Boon, Rod Marsh, and Steve Waugh. He reflects on the greatest player he ever played against, Ricky Ponting, and shares some of the best sledges he received from Australian crowds. Harmison delves into the greatest Test series of all time - the 2005 Ashes - when England secured a 2-1 victory. He discusses the preparation that went into the series, his deliveries that struck Ponting and Hayden, and taking the final wicket of Michael Kasprowicz in the second Test at Edgbaston. Harmison also shares what it was like to play alongside and against legends such as Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Kevin Pietersen, and many more. Of course, we also asked him about his moment to forget in 2006, when he bowled a wide to second slip in the first Test of the Ashes. Get in contact and let us know who you would like to see on the next English Willow Talk. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy, and Brad Haddin are back to look ahead to the upcoming WTC Final in England. Haddin names his XI and reveals who he thinks should be opening the batting. Is there a world where Nathan Lyon misses out due to four seamers? Marnus has had two misses in County cricket, and Cam Green is absolutely flying. We look at the IPL, as Hadds' Kings are on a roll heading into the playoffs, while Delhi can't buy a wicket without Mitchell Starc. Plus, we head to Sundries to check out Steve Smith's New York holiday, and Heals gives us an insight into the Australian women's team camp in Darwin next week. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy & Adam Peacock are joined by Alex Carey ahead of Australia's World Test Championship final match against South Africa. We talk to Carey about his prep for the fixture, who he thinks should open the batting for Australia, what playing with Sam Konstas is like and how he feels the reception at Lord's will be after the Bairstow incident. Carey talks about the remarkable effort of the South Australian cricket side in their successful 2024/25 season, whether they can turn this into a dynasty and who the teams best celebrators were. Plus, Carey talks about his battles against batsmen such as Kohli & Marnus, facing bowlers like Bumrah, playing under Pat Cummins and gives some great advice for an aspiring 12-year-old keeper. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock to look at the 15-man Australian squad named ahead of the World Test Championship Final. Healy names her best XI, and we preview the South African squad along with the danger men in their team and bowling attack. Off the back of Virat Kohli's retirement, we look at the best moments and memories of his career. Healy shares her experiences interacting with Kohli, and Peacock has a special 'Kohli Quiz.' We also look at the newly scheduled IPL — will Starc and the rest of the Aussies return? Plus, we head to Sundries to check out some shocking wicketkeeping in the Bangladesh vs NZ A game, and we look back at the life of Andrew Symonds, three years on from his passing. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an early flight home from India, Alyssa Healy is back with Adam Peacock to share her stories from the 2025 IPL, what went down in Dharamshala when Delhi vs Punjab got called off early, the 'scare' they had with a firework and will Starc and the rest of the Australians return for the remainder of the tournament. We look at Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket, are Shubman Gill & Pant ready to lead India. Plus, Marcus Harris can't stop scoring runs in England, Marnus is heading to Wales and we talk about the English man who is running marathons in full cricket gear for a good cause! **Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before the announcement of Kohli's retirement. Check out Richards Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixsixeschallenge/ Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All three of us are back! Adam Peacock is joined by Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy, live from Dharamshala, India, to talk about the inaugural Willow Talk Trophy match between Delhi and Punjab. We discuss who the key players are, how Maxwell is going, Mitch Owen's last-minute call-up, Jake Fraser-McGurk's struggles, Chahal being a 'pest', and who makes the IPL playoffs. Plus, we give all of the Australians in the IPL a report card and look at England's unusual rise in the ICC Test rankings. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Sam Ferris join you to discuss the latest from the IPL, including wins to Hadds' Punjab Kings XI and thrilling wins by KKR and RCB. The guys then run through the top Aussie performers in county cricket before you hear from Fergus O'Neill, the Vic quick who dominated in his shirt stint with Notts. After the break, Sam puts Adam (and you) through an overdue performance review before finishing with Sundries and a look at Kagiso Rabada's recreational drug ban, Virat Kohli's unintentional viral moment and an iPhone faux pas. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock is joined by Daily Telegraph and Code Sports cricket journalist Ben Horne to talk about then brilliance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi the 14-year-old wonder kid in the IPL who's just hit a 35 ball century, we talk about the Australians in the IPL, Hazlewood's success with the ball and Starc's almost Hat-Trick. Plus, we look at the five biggest headlines for cricket this winter, how England can win The Ashes, the headache George Bailey and Andrew McDonald are facing and Horne's run in with the Indian media over a Trump-Kohli comparison! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy live from Delhi, India to catch up on all of the latest cricket action from around the globe. Heals share insight on what it's like inside the Delhi camp at the moment, Hazlewood and RCB have rocketed to the top of the ladder, Bumrah is back and Mumbai are looking good, KL Rahul vs Kohli and the Sunrisers holiday. Plus, Ask Heals: IPL 2025 edition where we open the floor up to the listener and get questions from "What's your favourite IPL match" top "What's your favourite Indian food." And Fergus O'neill and the Australians are making their presence felt in the County cricket. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Brad Haddin live from Kolkata, India to give us an update on the 2025 IPL season thus far, Hadds talks about the trends in the competition he has seen, the poor fielding, some of his favourite stories to come from the IPL, KL Rahul's class, what's happening with the Sunrisers and how the Australians have fit in with the local and other international players at the Kings, Hadds shares his thoughts on Gill, Iyer and Jansen and the class they bring to the game. Plus, in a special edition of Ask Hadds, the Willow Talk followers have reached out with a wide range for Bradley Haddin, including "Which player would he bring from the IPL to Shield cricket in Australia." Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! Donate to Glen Waverly Hawks: https://www.gofundme.com/f/glen-waverley-hawks-cricket-club-fire-recoverySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leading into the 2025/26 Ashes series we present our brand new "English Willow Talk" Series. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are joined by English legend Graeme Swann to talk about his greatest Ashes moments, Swann dives into the '09 physio story, Broad at The Oval in '09, Peter Siddle's Hat-trick, the iconic sprinkler, Stuart Broad's edge. Plus, Hadds and Swann share their greatest memories from the 13/14 Ashes series. Let us know who you want us to chat to next on English Willow Talk series. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy live from Delhi to chat about one of the greatest IPL matches of all time where the Punjab Kings defeated KKR in a thriller (thankfully Hadds was on the winning side), we chat MS Dhoni and the crazy feats he is still achieving, Heals shares what a day in the life at the IPL is like (including a cheeky appearance from Mitch Starc). Plus, we are joined by Tasmanian big hitter Mitch Owen to chat about his time over in Pakistan in the PSL, some of his summer highlights, winning the Big Bash and scoring centuries for fun! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins guest co-host Jake Lehmann to talk about the legendary South Australian championship run where they won the Dean Jones Cup and Sheffield Shield, the celebrations after that, Ryan Harris's influence on the side, Gillespie's impact in building the squad, how good McSweeney is at leading the side and what Alex Carey brought back from the Test side. Plus, he talks about Travis Head being a "Rich Bogan", Jimmy Anderson being "Basically an Aussie", and the fiery incident between Head and Maxwell in the IPL. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock join you to talk about the early retirement of Australia Test Batter Will Pucovski, Heals discusses her experience with concussion and the severity of head knocks in cricket and is Mitch Marsh the perfect impact sub in the IPL? Plus, we chat to New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner about his 20+ year career, some of the great battles he had with Steve Smith & Matt Wade in 2019/20 and growing up playing against AB de Villiers. It's Masters week so Willow Talk golf chat is back and Heals ranks some of the best cricket players who dabble in golf! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock & Alyssa Healy are joined by Australian spin bowler Matt Kuhnemann to chat about his latest bowling controversy. Kuhnemann talks about his journey to where he is today in cricket, net bowling to Marnus for hours on end and his thoughts on Nathan Lyon as one of the greatest to ever do it. Matt talks about the process he went through when the ICC was testing his action and how that came about. Plus, Heals is on to talk about the entertaining first few days of County + Delhi's undefeated run in the IPL. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy to look at the Cricket Australia national contracts for the 2025/26 season, who were the winners and who were the losers? Can Bradley Haddin's Punjab Kings win the IPL, we look forward to May 9 where Starc's Capitals will take on Haddin's Kings, who are the Australians to keep an eye on in the world of County cricket. Plus, Heals is back with another history lesson and we dive into Sundries! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy join Greg Blewett to talk about South Australia's historic Sheffield Shield win, the 1996 South Australia win and some of the great stories coming out of the 2025 SACA squad. Plus, we look into the Australian Men's & Women's schedule for the 2025/26 summer, look at Mitch Starc and the Australian's success in the IPL and then hear from Blewy about some of the stories from his Test debut 100 to Ambrose vs Waugh on the West Indies 1995 tour! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and former Willow Talk producer/impact sub Sam Ferris join you to recap the latest cricket news including Punjab's win in the IPL, Starc and Marsh dominating for Delhi, the Gabba getting demolished after the Brisbane Olympics, two umpires dumped from the ICC Elite Panel and the Japan Premier League draft - yes, it's a thing! Then we've got a special edition of Ask Heals for you covering all kinds weird and wonderful of topics. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy to preview the upcoming Sheffield Shield final in Australia, will Khawaja Play? We look into weekend one of the IPL after a mammoth 528 runs was hit in one of the matches and discuss the tough situation for the bowlers. Plus, we dive into the Australian Women's destruction of New Zealand and finish with a special birthday edition of Ask Heals and answer the question: What is the best present Starcy has got for Heals? Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock & Alyssa Healy join Brad Haddin on the ground in India to preview the 2025 IPL, talk about Haddin's Bollywood debut, Ricky Ponting's excellent style of leadership and coaching, the 13 year old in the IPL and the impact that Kohli & Dhoni have had on the competition. Plus, we look at all of the teams key players and chances of taking out the tournament and finish with Sheffield Shield chat with the upcoming final. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock joins Alyssa Healy for a brand new episode of Willow Talk to bring you the latest from the world of cricket. The Sheffield Shield's last round is on at the moment and the SACA's took a blow when they found out they couldn't play their final at the Oval due to two AFL games, Usman Khawaja missed the last round as he was at the F1 and Heals dives into the history books for a fact on Women inventing overarm bowling. Plus, we dive into sundries to talk about The Hundred draft, Warner's thoughts on Bazball and Nat Sciver-Brunt's outstanding WPL series. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock is joined by Brad Haddin & special guest Nathan McSweeney for the latest episode of Willow Talk. Australian Test player and South Australian captain Nathan McSweeney is on to chat about the SACA's unbelievably successful 2024/25 season, what makes the team so special and how Ryan Harris has been as a coach. He also chats about his call up to the Australian Test side, how difficult it was facing Bumrah and his thoughts on Konstas. Ask Hadds is back again with some brilliant questions, we dive into his dream slip cordon, Lee v McGrath and his Mount Rushmore of wicket-keepers. Fill out the Willow Talk survey to score some great prizes HERE Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock & Alyssa Healy join you too look back at the Champions Trophy final between India & New Zealand, we check back in with our predictions and talk about whether the Champions Trophy has a place in cricket. We discuss the retirement and ODI career of Steve Smith, look at the upcoming schedule for the Australian Men's team and head to the Sheffield Shield as the SACA's have qualified for the final. We finish with sundries as Heals talks us through The Hundred draft format and have a brilliant moment from the Swan Valley Cricket Club! Fill out the Willow Talk survey to score some great prizes HERE Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join to you look over the Champions Trophy semi-final where India knocked out Australia in Dubai, we discuss the selection choices from Australia, were they good or not? The impact Shami & Kohli have when they're healthy and have a look at the big picture for the Australian ODI squad, will Steve Smith captain Australia again? Will Maxwell retire? Tune in to find out all of the answers on today's episode of Willow Talk. Fill out the Willow Talk survey to score some great prizes HERE Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin join you for another episode of Willow Talk. We preview the upcoming Champions Trophy semi-finals and work out how Australia can defeat India, we look at who will replace the injured Matt Short and discuss the treatment the Indian side has received. We look into the decision for England to part ways with Buttler as captain and get stuck into the domestic ODI finals in Australia. The winning coach of South Australia and former Australian pace bowler, Ryan Harris joins the show and Hadds throws him under the bus about an incident at a Casino in Perth post Ashes series win. We then finish with Sundries and touch on the 3 year anniversary of Shane Warne's death and the brilliant work the Shane Warne Legacy is doing. Fill out the Willow Talk survey to score some great prizes HERE Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and special guest Mitchell Starc join you for another episode of Willow Talk. Mitch talks about the personal reasons why he isn't playing in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Mitch & Heals discuss the idea of international vs franchise cricket and how it is changing through different generations. The crew discuss the Australian golf trips whilst training, which song Inglis & Connolly sung after their debut Test wins, IPL 2025 and more. Plus, we look back at the 10-year anniversary of the epic game at Eden Park between Australia and New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup and open the floor to have some listener questions from the Secret Cricket Club on Instagram. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock & Alyssa Healy join you for another episode of Willow Talk to recap all of the action from the first week of the Champions Trophy. We talk about the exceptional Australian run chase, the wicket-keepers Inglis & Carey overachieving with bat and in the field and we track how our Champions Trophy predictions are going so far. Jackson Bird joins the podcast to chat about his record breaking week, as he joined the 400 wicket club in the Sheffield Shield, he talked about what it's like playing with young guns like Konstas & Davies and how much gas he has left in the tank. Heals revealed she studied marine biology and of course Adam Peacock managed to sneak a Seinfeld reference in! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin join you for a very special episode of Willow Talk, as we have a spontaneous pop in from avid cricket fan and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albo chats about his thoughts on the latest summer of cricket, as well as the upcoming summer for the mens & women team. We discuss Australia's chances in the Champions Trophy, the latest innings from Sam Konstas and Brad Haddin's old mate Stuart Broad has fired another shot at him! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin join you to preview the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, they discuss Australia's latest ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka and go through all of the squads for the upcoming tournament. Hadds and Heals give their "Lawnmower Man" for every team and how much chance they think each team has of winning, they look at England's prep for the tournament and see whether Kevin Pietersen's harsh words towards England and McCullum were fair. Then the team gets into the Shield froth including some of Hadds' greatest stories against Victoria, and to wrap things up the team gets into Sundries and looks back at the first ever T20 where Aussie beat NZ, 20 years ago today! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and Sam Ferris join you to have a chat about Australia's Champions Trophy squad and the omission of Mitch Starc due to "personal reasons", India losing Jasprit Bumrah, Matthew Kuhnemann being cited for bowling with a suspect action and the latest round of Sheffield Shield cricket including a ripper down in Hobart. Then Adam and Heals chat to South Australia fast bowler Nathan McAndrew, who's having a terrific year, about SA's wild win over Western Australia at the WACA, cricketing idols, playing under David Warner at the Thunder and unique nicknames. Then the team return to finish off with Sundries and a look back at the start of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, which launched 10 years ago. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The whole crew is here! Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join you to wrap up Australia's 2-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka, debate whether Steve Smith is the best Aussie batter since The Don, if Matt Kuhnemann is Australia's No.2 spinner and whether Nathan Lyon can catch Warney. Then the team wrap up the Test summer with a handful of awards and pick their XIs for the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's. Finally, there's some Champions Trophy chat, a wild game at the WACA, a crowd catch gone horribly wrong and Hadds is shocked by Willow Talk's new producer! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin join you to discuss the winners of the Australian Cricket Awards - notably major award winners Travis Head and Annabel Sutherland - then preview the 2nd Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle. Then the guys chat to Melbourne Renegades head coach Cameron White before wrapping up with Sundries and a return of the ODI tri-series! (Not in Australia, sadly). Send your cricket club cap to Producer Sam at the following address: Sam Ferris50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin join you to discuss Australia's epic Test wins over Sri Lanka in the men's and England in the women's with the help of Australia captain Alyssa Healy. They guys then cover off the new Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductees, India's thumping of England in the T20I series and the latest injury setback to Australia's Champions Trophy team. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Sam at the following address: Sam Ferris50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin join you to have a chat about the BBL Final won by Mitch Owen and the Hobart Hurricanes, preview the Women's Ashes Test at the MCG and the questionable excuse by England's coach. Then the guys chat with former England spinner Graeme Swann about his role as England Lions assistant coach, Ashes prospects and an all-time Ricky Ponting story. Hadds and Feathers then finish the show looking at the Australia A team taking on the Lions and Sundries. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Sam at the following address: Sam Ferris50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Peacock and Willow Talk debutant/SMH cricket reporter Tom Decent join you to have a chat about the Hurricanes winning BBL|14 and Mitch Owen's unbelievable century in the final. Then Adam chats to Adelaide Strikers batter Chris Lynn about T20 cricket, hitting huge sixes, horses, tattoos - heaps! Then Adam and Tom preview the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle, wrap up Australia's white-ball dominance in the Women's Ashes and finish with Sundries. Send your cricket club cap to Producer Sam at the following address: Sam Ferris50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.