Podcast appearances and mentions of Mel Jones

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by former Australia player turned commentator Mel Jones who has been integral in helping Afghanistan women's cricketers. She gives us her reaction after the ICC have announced they are setting up a dedicated taskforce to help the Afghanistan women.Plus, Tanzania have made history after their under 19's men's team have qualified for the World Cup for the very first time. We are joined by captain Laksh Bakraina and Vice Chair of the Tanzania Cricket Association Ashish Nagewadia who shares what it means to the country. They also tell us about the celebrations and how cricket is developing across Africa.The Pakistan Super League is now in its tenth year so we look at how the tournament is progressing and discuss David Warner's captaincy with the Karachi Kings.Photo: Friba Hotak of Afghanistan Women's XI (2nd R) celebrates a wicket with her teammates during the cricket match between Afghanistan Women's XI and Cricket Without Borders XI at Junction Oval in Melbourne on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP via Getty Images)

Henry Moeran speaks to the ECB's Clare Connor to discuss England Women's awful Ashes showing. Plus, former Australian player Mel Jones, and Ffion Wynne and Isabelle Westbury.

Nasser and Athers are joined this week by former Australia Women batter turned broadcaster, Mel Jones to discuss the latest state of play in the Women's Ashes.Mel also discusses her role in helping get some of Afghanistan's female cricketers to safety after the Taliban took control of the country in 2021, how she's helped them settle in Australia and talks about what the future holds for the team.

Sydney Thunder wasn't loud enough for the Hobart Hurricanes who blew them away in the BBL final, we caught up with Mel Jones to chat about the summer of cricket. And C-Bass is back in the building and she has a special announcement!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by Zimbabwe's first black cricketer, Henry Olonga, as we ask whether boycotts work in cricket?It's in light of political pressure on England and South Africa to pull out of their matches against Afghanistan's men at next month's ICC Champions Trophy. It's due to the Taliban regime's oppression of women, which includes a ban on playing sport. Olonga, alongside Andy Flower, took a stand against Robert Mugabe's regime by wearing a black armband in the 2003 World Cup game against Namibia. It was to symbolise "the death of democracy" in the country. Henry's been living in exile from Zimbabwe ever since and told the programme the current situation has echoes of 2003 and that the International Cricket Council and international Governments should be the ones making the decision not to play, rather than the players. We also talk to Australia Ashes winner now commentator, Mel Jones, on the role she played on getting many of those women out of the country when the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Mel's also been involved in organising the team's exhibition match which will be played ahead of the opening day of the Women's Ashes Test in Melbourne later this month.Photo: Groundmen hold a large national flag of Afghanistan on the eve of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on October 10, 2023. Credit: (AFP via Getty Images)

Learn all about the archetypes that should appear in spy fiction, courtesy of author Graeme Shimmin. P. A. Duncan's new novella, Every Day is a Test, is FREE to download through 1/19/25. amazon.com/dp/B0DRPNH4VS Unexpected Paths Publishing announces its first publication by an author other than P. A. Duncan: Secondhand Hugs, a chapbook of poetry by Mel Jones. amazon.com/dp/DRTGZKL7

Former Australian Test star and Fox Cricket commentator Mel Jones joins Courtney Walsh on the Follow On Podcast to preview a big summer for Australia's women cricketers and a dream date with Ash Barty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kayo Sport's Mel Jones takes us through a massive weekend of sport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan is back just in time to talk about his fav subject...CRICKET! Kayo's Mel Jones joins us following yesterday's win by our Scorchers W team - Getting the win over Melbourne Stars by 13 runs!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glen Hawke hosts Sports Central chats a range of sports and is joined by a stake of guests including Doug Bollinger, Michael Carayannis, Daniel Mc Breen, Jay Lenton, Miles Pfitzner and Mel Jones. Plus a sports update with Adam Staples and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel Jones chats with Glen Hawke on sports central about her involvement with the Australia vs India series in women's cricket. What was it like being over there? How did she see ther seires and her thoughts on what's to come for the aussie girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where to start with our guest this week?!  Rounding out Season 9, we're buzzing that we're joined by broadcaster extraordinaire Mel Jones. Following a hugely successful time as an international cricketer, this legend of the game has since become one of the most recognised voices around the world of cricket. From starting out in the backyard with her grandparents, Mel has now been there, done that and got the T-shirt (and medals) and chats to Georgie and Alex about her amazing story as a cricketer, a role model and an all-round legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Menners speaks to Michael Vaughan, Mel Jones, Adam Zampa and Steve Smith. Subscribe to our YouTube page for live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7koDKpKxe0e3yC7NXQx6Q Support the show by heading to our Patreon Page Linktree for listening on podcast apps and finding us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cricketunfiltered Show twitter: https://twitter.com/auscricketpod Menners on twitter:  https://twitter.com/amenners TIKTOK: @cricketunfiltered Sponsorship enquiries for host read ads: andrew@piccolopodcasts.com.au Email the show your cricket takes: cricketunfilteredpodcast@gmail.com Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ Founder Andrew Menczel. The first episode aired August 2013.  It is a multi award-winning podcast team, the show has featured 15 Australian captains and some of the greatest legends of cricket and an episode is archived in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. Menners is an accredited cricket journalist and commentator and his interview with Alex Blackwell won a Cricket NSW Media Award. The show was the first ever regular weekly Australian cricket podcast.  Subscribe to our YouTube page for live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7koDKpKxe0e3yC7NXQx6Q Support the show by heading to our Patreon Page Linktree for listening on podcast apps and finding us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cricketunfiltered Show twitter: https://twitter.com/auscricketpod Menners on twitter:  https://twitter.com/amenners TIKTOK: @cricketunfiltered Sponsorship enquiries for host read ads: andrew@piccolopodcasts.com.au Email the show your cricket takes: cricketunfilteredpodcast@gmail.com Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ Founder Andrew Menczel. The first episode aired August 2013.  It is a multi award-winning podcast team, the show has featured 15 Australian captains and some of the greatest legends of cricket and an episode is archived in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. Menners is an accredited cricket journalist and commentator and his interview with Alex Blackwell won a Cricket NSW Media Award. The show was the first ever regular weekly Australian cricket podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Then there were four! After 56 regular season games, it's the Adelaide Strikers who earned the right to host the WBBL|09 Final, while the Perth Scorchers will host the Challenger and the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder up first in the Eliminator on Tuesday night. Fox commentator and former Australia player Mel Jones joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin on the Scoop Podcast to run through the four finalists, as well as cast her eye over what went wrong for the four teams that didn't make it. This episode of the Scoop Podcast is brought to you by Weber. Feed your Q-riosity with the new Weber Q range. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mel Jones is an American bi-coastal producer, screenwriter, and film and television director. In today's interview, Mel shares stories from her film journey, from her days at Howard University, the Sundance Film Festival, producing the Netflix films Juanita and Really Love, her directorial debut in the digital space on her show Leimert Park (BET+), and more. All the while being a mother and guided by her mentor Stephanie Allain of Homegrown Pictures. Mel drops gem after gem that multi-talented filmmakers and young parents alike can glean from. Follow hashtag #JosiahsVoicePod and follow on Instagram & Twitter X @JosiahsVoicePod. Follow Mel Jones on Instagram @mellymel_jones.⁠ BLOG: Episode Notes.  BREWERB.

After a long battle, Fremantle small forward Lachie Schultz is on his way to the reigning premiers for a hefty sum. Fox Cricket's, Mel Jones joins us to discuss a huge inclusion to the Olympics this year!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Aussie women have wrapped up two series wins against the West Indies, which means it's time to get into WBBL-mode!Joining Em and Laura on the Scoop this week is the one-and-only Mel Jones who runs her expert eye over all the big talking points ahead of the ninth edition of the Weber WBBL. Topics covered include the inaugural WBBL Draft and which clubs recruited best, what the return of Meg Lanning will mean for the Melbourne Stars and Mel also has a crack at predicting who will make it all the way to the WBBL Finals series. Listeners are also reminded to get involved with BKT Big Bash tipping which is back and better than ever! Pick the team you think will win each match this WBBL season and you could win some epic prizes, including $10,000 for the top tipper overall! There's also nothing wrong with just playing for fun, so join or create a league to take on your friends, family and colleagues. It's free and easy to join, just head to tipping.cricket.com.au and sign in with your Cricket ID to get started. Good luck! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mel Jones is joined by Nasser Hussain and Dinesh Karthik as they discuss the fourth day of the five Ashes Test between England and Australia. Stuart Broad's guard of honour in his final ever match was a major talking point as he hit his final ball for six, while Australia made a strong start to their chase of 384, reaching 135-0 before rain brought about an early end to play.

Mel Jones is joined by Mark Butcher and Ricky Ponting as they discuss the breaking news that England legend Stuart Broad has announced that he'll retire from all forms of cricket following this summer's Ashes series. The panel also reflect on England's dominant display as they build a 377-run lead over Australia with a wicket still remaining heading into day four of the fifth Test at The Oval.

Mel Jones, Dinesh Karthik and Mark Butcher discuss England and Australia's dramatic second day match at The Oval where the visitors were bowled out for 295, leading by 12 runs going into day three.

Ricky Ponting and Mark Butcher join Mel Jones to discuss day one of the fifth Ashes Test.England were bowled out for 283 on another eventful day of Ashes cricket, with Australia closing day one on 61-1 in reply.

Ian Ward is joined by Eoin Morgan, Mel Jones and Mark Butcher to discuss the action on Day Four of the Third Ashes Test, as England win by three wickets to narrow Australia's current series lead to 2-1. Harry Brook, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes emerged as England's heroes in Headingley, to score a combined total of 123 runs to seal the victory for the home side.

Mel Jones is joined by Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara as they discuss a more positive day for England after Ben Stokes and his side put themself to within 26 runs of Australia before the second innings. Bowler Moeen Ali then took two wickets, including an angry Steve Smith's as Australia finished the day 116-4, leading by 142.

Mel Jones is joined by Eoin Morgan and Kumar Sangakkara as they discuss the opening day of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia. Mark Wood's incredible first appearance was a major talking point as he took five wickets to help get Australia out for 263.

Aussie commentator Mel Jones is on the pod to try and make sense of an extraordinary five days of cricket at Lord's during the Men's 2nd Ashes Test. Plus, what happened when Fe and Greg met Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, and Mattchin has discovered the next England bowler set to grab the headlines.

Michael Atherton is joined by Mel Jones, East London cricket operations manager Arfan Akram and PA Media cricket correspondent Rory Dollard to discuss the report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket.

Mel Jones is joined by Kevin Pietersen and Ricky Ponting as they run through day three of the second Ashes Test. On the agenda today we discuss a chaotic start to the day, why England need to sort their tactics and Usman Khawaja's continued impressive form.

Mel Jones is joined by Eoin Morgan and Ricky Ponting as they run through day two of the second Ashes Test. On the agenda today we discuss the severity of Nathan Lyon's injury, when might Steve Smith retire and if Australia are losing their discipline after Cam Green's no-balls.

Ian Ward is joined by Nasser Hussain, Mel Jones and Michael Atherton at Lord's to reflect on the report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which found widespread institutional racism, sexism and class-based discrimination in the English game.

Mel Jones is joined by Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen as they run through day one of the second Ashes Test. On the agenda today we discuss KP's bell ringing experience, Josh Tongue fighting back to get two wickets after struggling in his first three overs and if Broad should have bowled against Marnus?

Mel Jones is joined by Charles Dagnall, Isa Guha, Charlotte Edwards and Geoff Lemon as they discuss the big questions concerning the women's game at the moment, including how franchise cricket is impacting international sides and whether every series should be multi-format.

Mel Jones is joined by Kumar Sangakkara and Eoin Morgan to dissect the incredible end to a superb first Test in Edgbaston. Usman Khawaja starred, hitting over a total of 200 runs and is this a defining Test for Pat Cummins? Ben Stokes should remain satisfied and proud in the way his England side played, but are their decisions to be made - should Jonny Bairstow stay in the gloves?

Mel Jones is joined at Edgbaston by Kevin Pietersen & Kumar Sangakkara as they run through day four of the first Ashes Test of the series. We look at who's in the driving seat ahead of a pivotal final day and how players such as Joe Root, Stuart Broad & Pat Cummins have stepped up to the plate.

Mel Jones and Nasser Hussain are joined by England pair Heather Knight and Sophia Dunkley to look ahead to the much-anticipated Women's Ashes series, which begins on Thursday at Trent Bridge. They discuss the challenge of red-ball cricket, playing at some of the biggest venues in the game, and reveal how the Lionesses have inspired them. We also hear from Alyssa Healy as she prepares to lead the Australia side in the absence of regular captain Meg Lanning.

Mel Jones is joined at Edgbaston by Ricky Ponting and Eoin Morgan to run through day three of the first Ashes Test of the series. We look at the state of the game so far and try to work out who's ahead on the match.

Mel Jones is joined by Michael Atherton and Kevin Pietersen as they look back at the second day of the first Test at Edgbaston. We discuss Usman Khawaja wonderful century and celebrations, what David Warner will be feeling after losing his wicket to Stuart Broad for the 15th tme and why Athers is hopeful that he might now lose his unwanted record! Plus, Jonny Bairstow's difficult day with the gloves and a look ahead to day three.

Mel Jones is joined by Eoin Morgan and Kumar Sangakkara to run through the compelling first day at Edgbaston. On the agenda today we discuss whether Australia made a mistake leaving Mitchell Starc out and whether they approached the first session with too defensive a field. We assess Jonny Bairstow's successful return to Test cricket after serious injury and discuss the ongoing brilliance of Joe Root.

Chris and Robbie look ahead to this summer's eagerly-anticipated Ashes series with a little help from their friends. Former Yorkshire captain Azeem Rafiq joins the guys in studio to run the rule over "Bazball", Pat Cummins and much more. Cricketer-turned-commentator Mel Jones is also on hand to give her verdict. So will it be England or Australia lifting the tiny urn? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel Jones joins Daggers and Lyds this week for a big Ashes preview. We discuss how huge Meg Lanning's injury will be for both sides and what this means for Alyssa Healy as Australia captain. We choose our potential lineups for the opener and ponder whether Lyds will manage to be at the ground on time for the first ball...

Season 13, Ep 13: It's Christmas! And as is now tradition, we sit down for a long conversation with a person who we like and respect, and who has been a good friend to the show. Previous years had Harsha Bhogle, Jim Maxwell, Mel Jones and Michael Atherton. This year it is Simon Katich, after a long career batting and bowling for Australia, and a good number of years now working alongside us as a broadcaster. Once described as the conscience of Australian cricket, Simon is a wonderful guest at our Christmas lunch. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel Jones discusses her time producing Dear White People and Producing Leimert Park which is now available on BET +.The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com

Part two of Mel Jones episode.

On this episode, Mel Jones '88 dives deep into his 3 year career at Hawken and all of the experiences that helped mold his time. Mel explains how he ended up at Hawken, his football memories, and his passion for writing. His recollection of his playing days is clearly shared during this two part episode.

Sky Sports Cricket's Michael Atherton, Mark Butcher and Mel Jones and Press Association cricket correspondent Rory Dollard look through the Sunday papers, discussing England's 'Bazball revolution, Azeem Rafiq's return to Headingley for the first time since his claims of institutional racism at Yorkshire, England Women's Test match against South Africa and more.

Don Severa and Mel Jones from the Keweenaw County Historical Society discuss the rich history of that region, and outline their summer Adventures in History programs. Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On Wednesday morning Gerard spoke to Luke Hodge about the recent controversy surrounding Hawthorn's treatment of Cyril Rioli, and Eddie McGuire then joined Gerard from the SportNXT conference where he was hosting today's show. Gillon McLachlan is the next to join Gerard from the conference where he speaks about the digital innovations coming to the AFL. Gerard also caught up with Ray Chamberlain to review the weekend's biggest umpiring decisions, and Emma Kearney called in after receiving yet another All Australian selection last night. Sticking with AFLW Sarah Olle phoned in to talk about the awards night and to preview the upcoming grand final, and Mel Jones chatted about Australia's dominant Women's World Cup campaign. Lastly Gerard spoke to Wayne Hawkes who recapped a big weekend at The Championships in Sydney.

Mel Jones joined Gerard to recap Australia's dominant campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand, her work at the tournament, and Usman Khawaja's incredible form for Australia.

Luke Hodge addressing the specific of the Cyril Rioli story, Gil McLachlan on a fun night at the AFLW Awards, Eddie McGuire on the technological advancements coming to sport, Ray Chamberlain on the decisive free kick from the climax of the showdown, and Mel Jones on calling Australia's World Cup win on the weekend.

In our latest episode we interview Writer-Producer turned Director Mel Jones. Mel earned her MFA in Producing at the American Film Institute & made her directorial debute with “Leimert Park.“ which plays on BET. This multi-hyphenate filmmaker produced Netflix original films Juanita & recently served as director for Hulu's recently launched Initiative 29 in collaboration with Disney+ & ASPEN+'s “Black History Always”. Mel was also a producer on the MACRO Film, ‘Really Love' which is now streaming on Netflix. Follow Mel IG: @Mel_Jones Web: weareinvisible.com

In our latest episode we interview Writer-Producer turned Director Mel Jones. Mel earned her MFA in Producing at the American Film Institute & made her directorial debute with “Leimert Park.“ which plays on BET. This multi-hyphenate filmmaker produced Netflix original films Juanita & recently served as director for Hulu's recently launched Initiative 29 in collaboration with Disney+ & ASPEN+'s “Black History Always”. Mel was also a producer on the MACRO Film, ‘Really Love' which is now streaming on Netflix. Follow Mel IG: @Mel_Jones Web: weareinvisible.com