Podcast appearances and mentions of Alyssa Healy

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.

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 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 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.

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 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 & 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 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.

At least one person has died in floodwaters in far northern Queensland; Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on the United States; And in cricket, Alyssa Healy vows to lead Australia through the O-D-I World Cup defence.

Underlying inflation data comes in lower than expected, Violence escalates in Congo as leaders urge UN action, Alyssa Healy says she is fit enough to play in the upcoming Ashes Test.

The coming W-Ashes Test is full of history. It marks 90 years of women's involvement in the format. It's the first ladies Test at the MCG since 1949. Cricket Australia is hopeful of a record turnout for a women's Test. With all that excitement, we want to know why there aren't more Tests played? We discuss that as well as Alyssa Healy's ongoing fitness struggles. Featured: Brittany Carter, cricket commentator/journalist ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Homelessness a priority under disability reform to be launched today; a plane catches fire in South Korea; and in cricket, a decision looming on whether injured Australian captain Alyssa Healy takes her place in the Ashes Test.

The ABC's maiden cricket podcast hosted by Kristen Beams and Brittany Carter. Australia has clean swept both white-ball formats to win the Women's Ashes outright and hold onto the trophy for a sixth straight series. They now lead 12 points to nil with just the Test match left to play, where four more points will be on offer. Despite the lop-sided affair, it feels as if the tension has started to heat up, as conversations around England's fitness and athleticism spark debate.There was the shunning of past player turned broadcaster Alex Hartley for her honesty, before head coach Jon Lewis gave some odd comments about Australia's warm weather influencing their ability to be the better side. A photo of English captain Heather Knight standing with her head bowed in the pouring rain really summed up the frustrating tour they've had so far.We unpack all of the drama and marvel in the consistency of leading run-scorer Beth Mooney, the hard-hitting prowess of Grace Harris and several captain's knocks from stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath, as Alyssa Healy once again battles a foot injury. 

Madison Keys might be the best story at the Australian Open so far. Can she finish the job against Aryna Sabalenka? We ask Casey Dellacqua. We recap Australia's W-Ashes victory and unpack why England are in a huff. Plus, our favourite fire-up speech of the year so far. Featured: Casey Dellacqua, ex-WTA player. Michelle Goszko, former Australia cricketer.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Brad Haddin and Sam Ferris join you to have a chat about Steve Smith's latest injury update (it's good!), Australia retaining the Women's Ashes and the injury to our skipper Alyssa Healy, the BBL finals and the Hurricanes' win over the Sixers. Then you'll hear from South Australia and Strikers spearhead Jordan Buckingham about his rise through the ranks, wicket celebrations and taking on the England Lions. Brad then indulges Sam on how he goes about setting up a week of net practice (one for the real cricket nerds this) before wrapping up 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.

Nikki and Melissa review the first Women's Ashes ODI which saw Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner guide the home side to a 4 wicket win and pick up the first points of this Ashes series. Meanwhile, Heather Knight's England need to bounce back in Melbourne and rectify some fielding errors and address batting depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australian captain Alyssa Healy is back from a knee injury and ready to don the gloves and lead her side into the Women's Ashes series. The multi-format series gets underway on Sunday with the first ODI at North Sydney Oval. How will the teams line up? How will Australia approach the series? Hear from the Australian captain herself on Summer Grandstand. 

Novak Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' by 'heavy metals' during his 2022 COVID related detainment - that's the surprise talking point on the eve of the Australian Open. We talk to John Millman about the possible consequences of the story in a wide-ranging preview. Britt Carter joins us to explain who might be the biggest star of the impending W-Ashes series. Featured: John Millman, ex-ATP veteran. Brittany Carter, cricket writer, ABC Sport.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Australian captain Alyssa Healy joins the Follow On podcast to preview a massive Summer of Women's Cricket including the upcoming Ashes and also reflects on being apart of the Fox Cricket commentary box.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two dead and more than 60 injured in a Christmas market car ramming attack in Germany; Travel chaos in Sydney ahead of the holidays; Alyssa Healy returns as Australia bat first against New Zealand

On a bumper edition of Willow Talk, Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy join you to preview the upcoming third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series at the Gabba, chat to Travis Head about his hometown heroics, run-in with Mohammed Siraj and what to expect in Brisbane, Australia's white-ball series tour of New Zealand and whether Heals will play. After drinks, Heals makes her BBL|14 predictions, recaps a wild round of Sheffield Shield cricket, looks at the new Fab 4 and answers a couple of listener questions. Big show! 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.

Joining you on this episode of Willow Talk is Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to discuss Australia's slender 295-run loss in Perth against India, the intent of the Aussie batters, the use of a nightwatchman, just how good is Jasprit Bumrah, if Virat Kohli is out of his form slump and what changes could be made to both sides for the Adelaide Test. Then you'll hear from former Australia fast bowler and Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie talk about what's actually happening with his coaching role, thoughts on the first Test in Perth, how to beat England/Bazball, and his batting exploits with Glenn McGrath. Finally, Ads, Hadds and Heals go over a list of sundries featuring WBBL finals, IPL auction results, England v New Zealand and Warney Monopoly. Oh, and our trucker hats have arrived from the good folk at Swivs Locker! Check out Swivs Locker here for customised uniforms, headwear and merchandise. 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.

Donald Trump's hush money trial sentencing suspended indefinitely; climate negotiations hit a deadlock as small states reject wealthy nations financing proposal; a knee injury means Alyssa Healy is set to miss Australia's ODI series against India.

Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join you for a monster episode of Willow Talk to preview the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, chat to Aussie batter Travis Head about his distaste for fielding at bat-pad, hear from former England captain and Fox Cricket commentator Michael Vaughan about the first Test in Perth and who would win if the Ashes started tomorrow, then assemble our Summer of Cricket Bingo Cards, preview Sunday's mega IPL auction and finish with Sundries and Shoutouts!  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.

On this special episode of Willow Talk, Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell joins Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy and you to discuss his new book 'The Showman', which is out tomorrow, October 30, in all good bookstores and online. Maxi talks about playing against Hadds, sledging Aaron Finch in the same team, getting blocked by Virat Kohli on Instagram, his Test hopes and the upcoming white-ball series against Pakistan before answer some tricky questions from the Secret Cricket Club. 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.

On a bumper edition of Willow Talk, Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join you to discuss Australia's ongoing search for a Test opener, David Warner's offer to the national selectors, New Zealand's remarkable T20 World Cup win, Midge's foot and return date from injury, the Black Caps rolling India for 46, Pakistan spinning out England on a nine-day pitch, Kagiso Rabada's rapid milestone and we finish with our sundries and a brilliant yarn about Queensland great Jimmy Maher. 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.

A report documents racism in Australia; the country's birth rate falls to the lowest level in 17 years; and, in cricket, there is still a chance Alyssa Healy could play in the T20 World Cup semi-final.

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin join you to discuss Australia's selection conundrum following the summer-ending injury to Cameron Green, the opening batter pecking order, and the Australia A and ODI squads. Then join Producer Sam Ferris as he chats with Australia captain Alyssa Healy ahead of Australia's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa and her prospects of playing after suffering a foot injury. Finally, Adam and Hadds do a wrap of the first round of the Sheffield Shield, England's unbelievable win over Pakistan in the first Test and Sundries, which includes the new scent from an international umpire!  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.

Women's T20 World Cup, Day 9 - Australia/Pakistan: Australia cruised to their third win of the tournament but not without serious injury concerns. A shoulder dislocation to speedster Tayla Valeminck and a foot injury to captain Alyssa Healy could open the door to their challengers iat the pointy end of the tournament. Daniel Norcross and Cam Ponsonby take up the conversation in our nightly wrap from the UAE. Go Ambassador cruising with Goochy, Aggers, Blowers and Alex Tudor from December 12-19! Pick up 10% off with finalword10 at checkout here - www.ambassadorcruiseline.com Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Get your Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw Find all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalword - including our Australia Live Show tickets! Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Women's T20 World Cup, Day 6 - Australia/New Zealand: Are the Australians unstoppable, again? Is that what's going on here? Daniel Norcross and Cam Ponsonby consider this important question after Alyssa Healy's team hammered New Zealand in Sharjah. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Go Ambassador cruising with Goochy, Aggers, Blowers and Alex Tudor from December 12-19! Pick up 10% off with finalword10 at checkout here - www.ambassadorcruiseline.com Get your Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw Find all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalword - including our Australia Live Show tickets! Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia off-spinner and prolific six-hitter Nathan Lyon joins Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy, Sam Ferris and you to discuss his county cricket stint with Lancashire, the upcoming Test series against India and to answer questions from the Secret Cricket Club. 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.

Brad Haddin, Alyssa Healy and Sam Ferris join you to discuss Australia's emphatic 3-0 series win over Scotland, the upcoming T20 series against England, England's shock Test loss to Sri Lanka, the Women's T20 World Cup in the UAE, Rishabh Pant's Test return, listener feedback and fight in village cricket!  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.