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The Cricketer's County Conversation returns! On this week's episode, Cameron Ponsonby and Nick Friend are joined by The Cricketer's newest signing, Melinda Farrell, chief correspondent George Dobell, and new PCA chair Olly Hannon-Dalby as we look ahead to the 2025 county summer!0:00 Intro0:08 What have you missed this winter?17:34: What does this summer have in store?20:35: Mel Farrell says hello!28:43: George Dobell's one to watch34:24: PCA chair Olly Hannon-Dalby on the game's present challenges49:57 OutroAward-winning, exclusive content and more at your fingertips - every day - from The Cricketer with an introductory offer of £1 for the first month! Just click the link below!

Neil Manthorp and the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison react to England's 14-man squad named for the Test series against the West Indies, with Surrey's Jamie Smith and Nottinghamshire's Dillon Pennington receiving their first call-ups, whilst they also hear from Managing Director Rob Key. Melinda Farrell reflects on India's nail-biting 7-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final, whilst Indian Cricket Writer & Broadcaster Chetan Narula discusses a new era for Team India, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja all retiring from the T20 side. England bowler Sophie Ecclestone joins the show to preview the upcoming summer, and they discuss what next for Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler after England's semi-final exit at the T20 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 10-wicket win over the USA, which has seen them progress to the T20 World Cup semi-finals. They look back at the game in Barbados and hear from hat-trick hero Chris Jordan. Melinda Farrell discusses the tournament so far, and looks back at Afghanistan's huge win over Australia in the Super 8 stages. They also hear from the former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on why he rejected a central contract, and discuss Shaheen Afridi's move to the Global T20 in Canada. England great Stuart Broad joins the show to look ahead to the start of the Test summer, and they hear from Essex seamer Sam Cook, with him in line to replace Jimmy Anderson in the Test side once he retires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss England's 36-run defeat to Australia, which leaves their T20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, and they hear from England captain Jos Buttler. They also discuss India's narrow 6-run win over Pakistan in a thriller at New York, and they reflect on the pitch conditions at the new stadium in America. Melinda Farrell reflects on the USA's historic win over Pakistan which has put them on the verge of qualification for the Super 8s, and they discuss the other big stories of the week, as Shoaib Bashir joins Worcestershire on loan, and David 'Bumble' Lloyd comes out of retirement for Lancashire's Over 70s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former England captain and World Cup winner Eoin Morgan joins the show to preview the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the US with Melinda Farrell. Mark Butcher also dials in to give his predictions for the tournament, which gets underway later this week. Elsewhere in the show, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look at the tournament structure and give a few predictions of their own, before discussing the latest round of County Championship action, Jofra Archer's successful return to international cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2024 triumph. 0:00 Intro / 1:38 Eoin Morgan interview / 21:37 Chance to Shine / 22:44 Mark Butcher / 35:14 Howzat Travel / 35:52 T20 World Cup / 48:51 England vs Pakistan / 52:31 County Championship / 1:03:21 IPL / 1:10:55 Serious Sport / 1:20:41 Outro Discover the Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Rado x England Cricket Limited Edition watch. Don't miss your chance to own this exceptional and unique timepiece. Visit https://www.rado.com now to secure yours or explore Rado's authorised retailers. Learn more about Chance To Shine's good work and the upcoming National Cricket Week: https://chancetoshine.org/news/national-cricket-week/ Fancy touring the Caribbean with England's white-ball sides this winter? Howzat Travel is the place to look: https://shorturl.at/Cp2Qh Find out more about how the team at Serious Sport can help you and your game: https://www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The newest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available to purchase at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-77 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #T20WorldCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 1, Ep 5: Reloading lost episodes from the early Final Word. Partway through a busy Australian tour of England in 2015, it was time to take stock of the short format. We started in The Cricketers pub in Cardiff, recording with Melinda Farrell after the Women's Ashes had just finished with three T20s. Two new women's T20 competitions were soon to start in Australia's Big Bash and England's Super League. So we spoke about the start of men's professional T20s in 2003 with Paul Robertson, the man who led that charge. Then we dropped in on journalist Peter Miller to talk T20 evangelism and look at the upcoming 50-over series between Australia and England men. On new recruit Jason Roy: "I think he'll do a pretty good job at the top of the order." This season was originally recorded for the ABC - this is the extended edition, restoring removed material. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find more episodes at finalwordcricket.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonathan Agnew is alongside Chris Stocks & Melinda Farrell as they preview England's match against Australia. Hear from Ben Stokes and Pat Cummins ahead of the game in Ahmedabad. Plus, Aatif Nawaz is joined by Lydia Greenway and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala for reaction to Afghanistan's win against Netherlands as Afghanistan hope to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup. Get the thoughts of player-of-the-match Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Netherlands captain Scott Edwards.

Cricket writer Melinda Farrell joins Adam and Tom on sportsday with an update on the cricket world cup in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 men's Ashes is over after yet another breathless Test that finished by Stuart Broad signing his career off by taking the final two wickets to level the series for England at The Kia Oval. The panel of Jo Harman, Melinda Farrell, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to another classic Ashes finish after Mark Butcher shares his thoughts on the Test. Fancy a chance of playing at The Kia Oval? Kumar Sangakkara is leading a training session there for 11-16 year olds on September 23rd: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket/ Get 20% off on the Charles Tyrwhitt website with the code ‘Wisden23' at checkout: https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/joe-root-looks.html?searchtype=text&searchterm=joe%20root&utm_source=Wisden&utm_medium=digital&utm_campaign=WisdenJR Call Gullivers Sports Travel today on 01684 878979 or visit their website www.gulliverstravel.co.uk to find out more about travelling to India for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup later this year You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-69 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #Ashes2023

Melinda Farrell and Katya Witney review all the main talking points from day two at the Kia Oval. Australia took a 12-run lead after being bowled out for 295, while Steve Smith survived a contentious run out chance. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-69 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by journalist and broadcaster Melinda Farrell, former England batter and selector James Taylor and the ex-England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on the eve of the fifth Ashes Test. The team hear from Ben Stokes and Harry Brook and discuss England's team selection. And we'll hear from Pat Cummins as Australia look to win the Ashes outright on English soil for the first time since 2001. Timecodes: 01'55 - Look ahead to the Oval 06'12 - Jonathan Agnew with Ben Stokes 11'30 - England's team selection including James Anderson 23'57 - Impact of Mark Wood and Chris Woakes 30'10 - Where does this leave England's bowling at the end of this series? 36'30 - England's mentality and Harry Brook 47'07 - What does the fifth Test mean for Australia 53'10 - Pat Cummins with Jim Maxwell

Yas Rana and Melinda Farrell review all the action from an exciting third day at Old Trafford. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-69 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Richie McCormack was joined by cricket journalist Melinda Farrell to reflect on a very exciting Ashes series. After Australia took a 2-0 lead from the first two tests, England broke back to make it 2-1 heading into the fourth later this month.

Ben Gardner is joined by Melinda Farrell to chat through all the main talking points from an enthralling second day of the Headingley Test. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-68 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by former England cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Conservative peer Lord Marland, Australian cricket commentator Melinda Farrell and Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror Kevin Maguire to discuss Australia's controversial win against England in the Ashes Test match after wicket-keeper Alex Carey stumped out Jonny Bairstow after the batsman thought play was dead.

Jonathan Agnew is joined by writer and broadcaster Melinda Farrell, editor of Wisden Lawrence Booth and Guardian sports writer Jonathan Liew to discuss the controversies of Lord's, where Bazball goes from here and the future of James Anderson.

Mark Butcher, Melinda Farrell, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to another memorable Ashes Test, this time at Lord's as Australia went 2-0 despite an astonishing innings on the final day by England captain Ben Stokes. The panel relive a brilliant Test which saw a controversial final day stumping of Jonny Bairstow that left England unimpressed. Find out more about Kia's EV6: https://www.kia.com/uk/electric-hybrid-cars/electric-cars/ Win a pair of tickets to watch day four of the fifth Ashes Test in the Kia Box at The Kia Oval: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket-crm/ Fancy a chance of playing at The Kia Oval? Kumar Sangakkara is leading a training session there for 11-16 year olds on September 23rd: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket/ Get 20 per cent off on the Charles Tyrwhitt website with the code ‘Wisden23' at checkout: https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/joe-root-looks.html?searchtype=text&searchterm=joe%20root&utm_source=Wisden&utm_medium=digital&utm_campaign=WisdenJR You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-68 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #Ashes2023

Ben Gardner and Melinda Farrell review all the action from day three at Lord's, which saw England collapse dramatically in the morning session, losing six wickets for 47 runs. Australia reached 130-2 in reply - leading by 221 runs - before rain brought an early end to proceedings. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-68 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Perry, Lanning, Healy, Mooney. The top tier of Aussie women's cricket stardom is well established after a generation of success. Yet, as Ash Gardner spun Australia to victory in their Ashes Test with England with record figures we found ourselves marvelling at the bright star's latest exploits. Today, Patrick Stack speaks to Melinda Farrell about the rise and rise of Gardner while unpacking a thrilling win for Australia. Featured: Melinda Farrell, cricket writer and broadcaster.  Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Katya Witney is joined by Melinda Farrell to discuss day two of the women's Ashes Test, which featured hundreds for Annabel Sutherland and Tammy Beaumont, a five-for for Sophie Ecclestone, and a hive of bees take root in the nets.

Well, what a Test that was! Yas Rana and Melinda Farrell try to make sense of a remarkable fifth day at Edgbaston, which saw Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon share an unbeaten 55-run partnership for the ninth wicket as Australia secured a famous Ashes victory. For our full reaction to the first Ashes Test, tune into tomorrow's episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast (Weds 21). You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-68 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Yas Rana and Melinda Farrell review all the action from a dramatic second day at Edgbaston. Stuart Broad dismissed David Warner once again - as well as snicking off Marnus Labuschagne for a first ball duck - while Usman Khawaja made a brilliant overseas century as England were made to rue a couple of crucial missed opportunities on the second day. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-68 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023

Cricket journalist Melinda Farrell joined Will O'Callaghan as the hype around the biggest rivalry in cricket continues to rise. She looks ahead to the start of The Ashes series on Friday, with big calls in both squads, and the pride of nations on the line.

Melinda Farrell joins podcast regulars Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana to assess Australia's build-up to the men's Ashes. Are Australia favourites? How prominent a role will David Warner play and why is there so much hype around Michael Neser? Mark Butcher shares his first memories of taking the field with James Anderson who this week celebrated the 20th anniversary of his Test debut. Mark also wonders about possible changes England could make to their bowling attack over the course of the summer. Jo tells us about his recent interview with Heather Knight, there's a quick review of the County Championship, a preview of the T20 Blast, a discussion on Kent's decision to charge for their live stream, more ICC revenue chat and Wisden India editor Aadya Sharma talks to Yas about the IPL play-offs. Call Gullivers Sports Travel today on 01684 878979 or visit their website www.gulliverstravel.co.uk to find out more about travelling to the Caribbean for England's tour to West Indies later this year. Enjoy 20% off all items at https://www.wisden.com/shop with code 'PODCAST20' The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-67 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05

This week on the show, we take a pause from our regular format to answer listener questions framed around the 2023 edition of the IPL.What's going on with KL Rahul?Why do the Sunrisers Hyderabad suck?Will Sam Curran be England's next T20 captain?Would India A win the World Cup?Is Arshdeep Singh the best death bowler of all time?Can CSK continue their excellent run?Will Ajinkya Rahane Bazball India to the World Test Championship mace?Are the Rajasthan Royals good?Who has the best haircut at the IPL?And much more!We'll be back next week to discuss the Black Caps' tour to Pakistan, the IPL and anything else that takes our fancy from the world of cricket. In the meantime, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website, and a few of our episodes are available on YouTube - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel, including our latest in-studio recordings.You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including chats with Finn Allen, Shane Bond, Sophie Devine, Mike Hussey, Wasim Khan, Melinda Farrell, Rachin Ravindra, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world.If you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

In this episode of the show, we start by discussing an action-packed week at the IPL, in which the Rajasthan Royals made their way to the top of the ladder while David Warner's Delhi Capitals remain winless after five games.There's been runs for Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis, Harry Brook and Shimron Hetmeyer, wickets for Rashid Khan, Mark Wood and Yuzvendra Chahal, plus signs of life for the star-studded Mumbai Indians batting line-up as the teams look to separate themselves from a condensed field.Attention then turns to the Black Caps' tour to Pakistan, where at the time of recording the hosts led the T20 series 2-1. Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra and Adam Milne are putting their hands up, Matt Henry looks a class above, but a full-strength Pakistan side featuring Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Iftikhar Ahmed launching sixes everywhere is putting pressure on a number of Kiwis hoping to stake a claim for a World Cup spot later in 2023.We also touch on the Brendon McCullum gambling ads and run our eyes over Australia's Ashes squad as the hype begins for what is shaping up to be a fascinating Test series.We'll be back again next week to discuss more Black Caps v Pakistan and all the goings on at the IPL. In the meantime, please give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website, and a few of our episodes are now available on YouTube - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel, including our latest in-studio recordings.You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including chats with Finn Allen, Dion Nash, Sophie Devine, Mike Hussey, Wasim Khan, Melinda Farrell, Barry Richards, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world.If you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

Aussie cricket media allrounder, Melinda Farrell first puts the gang at ease on their own podcast and then proceeds to rock it with her inimitable brand of humour and her insights laced with empathy about the goings on in cricket across the men's and the women's games. She also traces the key events in her own career, reflects on how she started writing long form and explains how she's such a natural in front of the camera too. There's also her stellar performance at our carefully curated rapidfire questions and her recollection of the brilliant #PoliteEnquiries, a space on ESPNCricinfo she made her own.   Follow us on Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket Melinda: https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Sameer Mohan: https://twitter.com/sleepyhead148Chops: https://twitter.com/el_chopernosKrtgrphr: https://twitter.com/krtgrphr Tareque Laskar: https://twitter.com/tarequelaskar Chops - https://twitter.com/El_Chopernos   Show Notes Some of Mel's best remembered pieces: On Eoin Morgan: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1182683/the-irishman-who-became-captain-of-england On Pat Cummins: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1206881/the-naive-and-fragile-boy-who-became-the-world-s-top-bowler On Aaron Finch: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1239729/aaron-finch-has-got-a-bloody-great-job On Alyssa Healy: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1222515/how-alyssa-healy-went-from-slugger-to-beast On Ellyse Perry: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/every-ball-has-its-own-possibility-the-reinvention-of-ellyse-perry-20230225-p5cnjl.html On touring Pak: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cricket/news/what-its-tour-pakistan-australian-cricket-team/urvoqlb4hpkxdioify6q5ydi On WPL auctions in the middle of the T20 World Cup: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/elephant-in-the-room-wpl-auction-looms-large-over-t20-world-cup-20230210-p5cjlm.html On Headingley 2019: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/do-you-remember-how-it-started-1198765 Mel's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcwlv7uLZvkpP2HbaARKqA The awesomeness that was #PoliteEnquiries: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-videos/genre/politeenquiries-119 Where is Orange?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange,_New_South_Wales

Given the borderline routine nature of this team's triumphs it's easy to see their latest T20 World Cup crown as standard. Regulation. Ordinary. The truth is this team is extraordinary. A collective excellence borne from stunning individual stories. While some might be taking this side's success for granted, Meg Lanning's fiery rallying cry to her players moments before the T20 tournament win over South Africa showed that's not a problem for the players. Featured: Melinda Farrell, cricket writer and broadcaster. Shelley Nitschke, Australia coach. Our story on Ellyse Perry's transformation as well as Meg Lanning's return story ...PLUS... Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

In this episode of the show, we look ahead to preview the upcoming Test series between India and Australia. We talk home records, legacies and the wider significance of the series for teams, players and world cricket, before diving into more specific questions.What will Australia's bowling lineup look like?Are their batters, outside of Steve Smith, equipped to deal with India's quality lineup of spinners?Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav have been in great form, but will they play in the first Test?India's recent home record is amazing, but are there areas of concern this time around?Are Australia as good as their recent home record suggests?Will Virat Kohli and Steve Smith rise to the occasion?And who will win the series?If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website, and a few of our episodes are available on YouTube - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel.Dip back into our guest episodes - including our recent conversations with the likes of Jeet Raval, Cam Fletcher and Dean Foxcroft, plus chats with Shane Bond, Colin 'Funky' Miller, Ish Sodhi, Sophie Devine, Bharat Sundaresan, Melinda Farrell and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world.And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

In this episode of the show, Binksy, Raj and Stu look back at an action-packed finish to the group stages of the T20 World Cup. The Dutch knocked South Africa out of the tournament, Pakistan snuck in the back door and now Stu is having nightmares about Inzamam-ul-Haq.Binksy's off to the World Cup final, so in the second half of the show we look ahead to discuss how the semi-finals will be won or lost, in an attempt to predict which two teams will face off at the MCG on Sunday night. Raj makes an outrageous claim about Finn Allen, Stu goes into bat for Mitchell Santner and Binksy explains why it is win-win for him as England prepare to take on India.We talk about Suryakumar Yadav, Jos Buttler, Babar Azam, Devon Conway and many more stars in this wide-ranging conversation about a tournament that has delivered on so many levels. We'll be back next week to review the semi-finals and the big dance, but if you haven't already, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website, and a few of our episodes are available on YouTube - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel.You can also dip back into our guest episodes, including chats with Ish Sodhi, Luke Wright, Jeet Raval, Wasim Khan, Sophie Devine, Mike Hussey, Melinda Farrell, Barry Richards and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi. We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell. You can find them on Twitter here:  Melinda = https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Fidel = https://twitter.com/afidelf Siddhartha = https://twitter.com/sidvee Please also check out Siddhartha's wonderful cricket podcast, 81 All Out, where he discusses some of the issues raised in our conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/81-all-out-a-cricket-podcast/id1453728955 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

This episode is about Australia's tour to Pakistan, so I got the person who made her own news there to tell us about it, Mel Farrell. We talk about her terrible tweets, missing out on Pakistan in our careers, a different kind of tour, Imran Khan, meeting celebrities, becoming famous, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Usman Khawaja and Ms. Marvel. - To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. Read Mel's terrible tweets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/melindafarrell You can find her article on touring Pakistan here: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cricket/news/what-its-tour-pakistan-australian-cricket-team/urvoqlb4hpkxdioify6q5ydi This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. Mukunda Bandreddi is in charge of our video side. Aurojyoti Senapati turns the files into video podcasts and Subhankar Bhattacharya makes our graphics. The theme tune is by Red Crickets: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Crickets/Red_Crickets. - Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code REDINKER at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tributes from across the cricketing world have been paid to Australia legend Shane Warne, who died from a suspected heart attack aged 52. Sportsworld's Lee James is joined by ABC cricket commentator Jim Maxwell, Australian cricket journalist Melinda Farrell and Indian cricket commentator Prakash Wakankar, as well as hearing at length from Warne's former teammate and roommate Stuart Law. The legendary spin bowler took 708 Test wickets the second most of all time, in 145 matches across a stellar 15-year international career. Photo: Shane Warne of Australia bows to the crowd at the end of day three of the fifth Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 4, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)

We love a World Cup at the Top Order Podcast and after a year's delay, the 2021 Women's ODI World Cup is about to begin. So to help us look ahead to the next month of action, we're joined by contributing writer at Locker Room, Canterbury Magician and World Cup Operations Coordinator (among many other things!) Kristy Havill. How much should we read into the White Ferns' 4-1 ODI series win against India? Is it serious that teams could contest a game with only 9 fit players? Have the White Ferns settled on a starting XI? Is Amelia Kerr's incredible run of form a sign of things to come? Which teams will make the semi-finals? Who are the players to watch? And can anyone beat Australia? If you want to hear or read more from Kristy Havill, the link below is a great place to start: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/profile/Kristyhavill/posts (https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/profile/Kristyhavill/posts). It includes her brave and brilliant story with Amelia Kerr, regular World Cup coverage and interviews with key players involved in the tournament. We'll be back in your feed again next week with a preview of the upcoming Australia v Pakistan Test series, a wrap of the second Black Caps v South Africa Test and plenty more cricket from around the world. In the meantime, if you haven't already, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website), and a few of our episodes are available on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA (YouTube) - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Georgia Wareham, Matt Henry, Mike Hussey, Frankie Mackay, Melinda Farrell, Shane Bond and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

Henry Moeran, Alex Hartley, Kristen Beams and Melinda Farrell discuss the challenging build up to Women's Ashes, the series so far and what makes Australia so good. England Captain Heather Knight reflects on the start of the series and we hear from England head coach Lisa Keightley. The team also look ahead to the women's 50-over world cup.

The Cricket Podcast conduct their final review of the men's Ashes. After suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat, people are out for blood. How harsh should we be on England? How much of an impact has bubble life had on the team? What is it that English cricket needs to change to become competitive? On the women's side Tahlia McGrath almost single handedly destroyed England. Can the women's team succeed where the men failed? How good are Australia? Where is Ellyse Perry? On this episode we were joined by Melinda Farrell. Find Nakul's podcast here: https://www.nakulpande.com/cricket-inside-story-podcast Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecricketpod Our website: www.thecricketpod.com

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The BBC's Formula 1 reporter Jennie Gow joins us from Abu Dhabi, ahead of the final race of the season, with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fighting for the Drivers World Title. Verstappen is aiming for his first world title and we hear from his mentor when he started out in Formula 3. Frits Van Amersfoort tells us it became clear, within one hour of working with Max, that he was a special talent, says he hasn't changed his approach since racing for him and compares Verstappen's rivalry with Lewis Hamilton to the one Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost shared. Van Amersfoort also tells us he's worked in motorsport for forty years and he's never known people in the Netherlands as interested in the sport as they are now because of Verstappen's success. Paddy Lacey joins us ahead of his fight on the undercard of Katie Taylor's defence of her undisputed lightweight titles against Kazakh challenger Firuza Sharipova. Lacey played in the same Liverpool youth team as Wolves and England defender Conor Coady before a failed drugs test ended a promising spell in the Football League. During his ban from playing football, Lacey was arrested and subsequently jailed after being found in possession of drugs and counterfeit money at the Glastonbury Festival. He's now playing for Chester City in England's sixth tier and forging a career as a professional boxer. US runner Molly Seidel tells us about her route into marathon running and discusses her journey of recovery from anxiety, depression and disordered eating. Seidel won bronze at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in what was only her third ever race over the marathon distance. In Sporting Witness, we tell the story of how a group of Tibetan exiles and a Danish ex-footballer teamed up to create the Tibetan national football team twenty years ago. Michael Nybrandt and team captain Sonam Wangyal recall the obstacles they faced, which included threats from China, and discuss their first ever game against Greenland. Melinda Farrell brings us the latest news from the Ashes series between Australia and England and the BBC's Juliette Ferrington joins us from the Etihad Stadium ahead of Manchester City's game against Wolves in the Premier League. Photo: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen looks on at the Red Bull Racing team photo during previews ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. (Credit: Formula 1 via Getty Images)

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It's an excitement overload this week as we're together to record in the same room for the first time since August! We start the show by celebrating Ajaz Patel's incredible achievement - becoming the third player in history to take 10 wickets in an innings - before we break down a heavy loss for the Black Caps and look ahead to the rest of the summer for NZ and India. Will Ross Taylor hold his spot? Was Virat Kohli out? Was Ajinkya Rahane really injured? Is there a way to level the playing field for all teams on away tours? And much more! After a much-anticipated swish, Binksy picks himself off the floor and we discuss England selections for The Ashes, plus grounds, tradition and our bold predictions for the series. For more general Ashes content, check out our previous episode - a preview of the series with Melinda Farrell. If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. We'd love to hear from you on any of our platforms. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website), and a few of our episodes are available on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA (YouTube) - we're chipping away at populating this channel. Next up, we'll have another Hall of Fame episode (introducing entrants 65 to 61). If you can't wait that long, dip back into our guest episodes, which include the likes of history-maker Ajaz Patel, Colin 'Funky' Miller, Graham Thorpe, Katey Martin, Bharat Sundaresan, Shane Bond and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

A little series called The Ashes is on the horizon, there's drama everywhere and Melinda Farrell joins the show to chat through the storylines before the action gets underway. How will Tim Paine's resignation impact Australia? Can Ollie Robinson be a difference-maker for England? Patrick Cummins - Test captain Will Stuart Broad get the better of David Warner once again? Who is the real Marnus Labuschagne? What impact will the return of Ben Stokes have on the rest of the England lineup? And who will lift the urn? As we mentioned on the show, Melinda Farrell is an all-round cricket personality who produces brilliant content across a number of different platforms. You can find her written work https://www.sportingnews.com/au/author/melinda-farrell (here), view her YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcwlv7uLZvkpP2HbaARKqA (here) (including The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous with Bharat Sundaresan) or find her on https://twitter.com/melindafarrell (Twitter). If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. We'd love to hear from you on any of our platforms. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website), and a few of our episodes are available on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA (YouTube) - we're chipping away at populating this channel. Next up, we'll have our This Week in Cricket show to discuss the India v Black Caps series, followed by another Hall of Fame episode (introducing entrants 65 to 61). If you can't wait that long, dip back into our guest episodes, which include the likes of history-maker Ajaz Patel, Colin 'Funky' Miller, Tim Southee, Frankie Mackay, Jarrod Kimber, Barry Richards and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

On this episode, we're joined by Black Caps' leg-spinner Ish Sodhi. As well as re-living the final few moments of the first Test between NZ and India, we talk about matchups, head knocks, glue hands and big wickets as Ish looks back at a T20 World Cup campaign that took the Black Caps all the way to the final. Naturally, with Baldy and Lippy on the call, the conversation turns to the art of spin bowling and Ish talks about what he learned from playing Test cricket at such an early stage in his career - and why he's keen to get back in the whites for the Black Caps. We round out the show by discussing Ish's most recent role for the Rajasthan Royals and the magic of the IPL. If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. We'd love to hear from you on any of our platforms. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website). Next up, we've got Melinda Farrell joining us to help preview The Ashes, followed by another Hall of Fame episode (introducing entrants 65 to 61). If you can't wait that long, dip back into our guest episodes, which include the likes of Ajaz Patel, Michael and David Hussey, Tim Southee, Katey Martin, Jarrod Kimber, Graham Thorpe and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

This week's show is dominated by our reaction to the Black Caps' gritty draw against India in the first Test at Kanpur. The Kiwis among us are celebrating a job well done, but do the neutrals think the #1 ranked Test side should be happy with a draw? As the conversation continues, we break down the key performances and talking points from a fascinating match, including: The final few nervy moments Was this a missed opportunity for NZ? Umpiring and the DRS clock Ravichandran Ashwin's follow-through Contrasting spin attacks Brilliant debuts from Shreyas Iyer and Rachin Ravindra Selection headaches for both sides And plenty more before quickly touching on the Covid situation in South Africa, some highlights from the New Zealand domestic scene and a new role for Baldy as the group's head of talent identification. If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. We'd love to hear if you're enjoying the change to the format of our shows and the more regular releases. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website). We managed to speak with a few extra guests this week, so have delayed the release of our next Hall of Fame episode (introducing entrants 65 to 61) - it'll be available in about a week's time. If you haven't already, dip back into our guest episodes, which include the likes of Ajaz Patel, Michael and David Hussey, Jeetan Patel, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan, Barry Richards and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. Coming soon, you'll see interviews with Ish Sodhi reflecting on the T20 World Cup, and Melinda Farrell to help us preview The Ashes. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

The world's only blind cricket commentator - Dean du Plessis - tells us he is now losing his hearing and discusses the impact it is having on his life and career. Du Plessis says not being able to hear properly is more frightening to him than the sky dive he completed in 2007 and the journey he took on the back of a motorbike that was travelling around three hundred kilometres an hour. Du Plessis is Zimbabwe's most recognised voice in cricket but says he may need to consider moving to a country were conditions are better for blind people. However, he is staying positive and he even sings a bit of his favourite band - Def Leppard - for us. Thalea Smidt joins us in the week her team – Mamelodi Sundowns – completed an historic treble, including them winning the first ever Women's African Champions League. The midfielder tells us becoming champions of the continent is amazing and the reality of the achievement is still sinking in. She also believes the South African sides success could open the door for more girls and women to play football in Africa and discusses how some of her team-mates overcame the doubts of their own families to become footballers. One of the world's best netballers Lenize Potgieter speaks to Sportshour's Maz Farookhi about her decision to temporarily make herself unavailable for selection for the South Africa national squad, after the team's doctor diagnosed her with a major depressive disorder. Potgieter discuss her relief at her diagnosis and why she went public with her struggles. In Sporting Witness, we go back to 2009 and remember when Zenyatta became the first – and only – mare to win the Breeders Cup Classic, one of the most prestigious horse races in America. Zenyatta was hugely popular with the public; she was as well-known for her dance moves in the paddock as she was for coming from behind to snatch victory at the last moment. And on a busy day of sport, we discuss the Women's Big Bash League final with Melinda Farrell, Tim Vickery looks ahead to the Copa Libertadores final, Jonathan Overend is at the Emirates ahead of Arsenal's game against Newcastle United in the Premier League and Jamie Broughton brings us the latest from the UK Snooker Championship. (Image: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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In part one of this episode we talk about the cricket over the last week. India have been taking on New Zealand in three T20s, winning them all and setting up their top flight Test series up very well. Can the Kiwis do anything away from home to surprise the Indians? We also chat about the crazy final over between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in a match which went down to the wire. In part two (29:00 mins), we talk about how the cricket world went into meltdown this week as Australian Cricket spiralled into yet another scandal. Tim Paine stepped down as Test Captain after private messages were leaked to the press. It transpired that in 2017 he had been investigated, and cleared by Cricket Australia, but following the revelation he felt his position was untenable. We also discuss Australia's World Cup win and what that means for Australian cricket fans. And we chat about the Ashes squads and make some tentative early predictions. On this episode we were joined by journalist, broadcaster and quarantine expert: Melinda Farrell! Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecricketpod Our sponsor: https://woodstockcricket.co.uk/ Our channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1nj... Our website: www.thecricketpod.com

Tonight on Sportsday, Shane and Jimmy were joined by Damien Ratcliffe, Simon Garlick, Paul Curtis and Melinda Farrell

Sporting News cricket writer Melinda Farrell joins Shane and Jimmy

Melinda Farrell Interview

With the pubs re-opening in Sydney, the boys were asking best pub/club songs? As always plenty of sport chat and we find out what diehard Newcastle United fan Adam Peacock thinks of the new ownership.We chat cricket with Melinda Farrell from The Sporting News, Football with Alex Brosque, Boxing with Ben Damon and Nathan Lyon for Cricket/groundskeeper advice.

The Mowers Club are joined by Melinda Farrell senior cricket writer at The Sporting News to discuss the ongoing Australia/India Womens International series and how we're placed for the Ashes this summer.

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This episode we talk about Aaron Finch, one of two accidental Australian captains. But perhaps the more interesting one. So I got on Melinda Farrell who wrote a piece on Finch recently. Here we talk about how Finch thought his career was gone, his likeability, white ball talent, red ball scars and the night he quite literally thought he pissed his career away. - To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. You can find Melinda Farrell on Twitter at https://twitter.com/melindafarrell. Her piece on Aaron Finch is here: [Aaron Finch has got a bloody great job] (https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1239729/aaron-finch--australia-white-ball-captain-has-got-a-bloody-great-job) This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. The theme tune is by Red Crickets https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Crickets/Red_Crickets.

Russell Barwick Was Joined By Cricket Journalist Melinda Farrell To Give Us Her Thoughts On The New Rule In The England Cricket Competition Saying It'll Be Outs Not Wickets.

Well known Cricket Journalist, Melinda Farrell, joins us to chat on her life as a Cricket Journalist, #PoliteEnquiries​, #GoodBadRidiculous​, Justin Langer, Aus v Ind, Aus v Saf and much more in this deeply insightful conversation! Melinda YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcwlv7uLZvkpP2HbaARKqA George Dobell: https://twitter.com/GeorgeDobell1 Polite Enquires: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/index.html?genre=119 Jarrod Kimber: https://twitter.com/ajarrodkimber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pie-chuckers/message

Renowned journalist Melinda Farrell joins us to talk about the Ind v Eng Series, India's loss in the first test and the never ending Virat Rahane Rohit captaincy debate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pie-chuckers/message

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ESPNCricinfo's Melinda Farrell joined Sam from Sydney to discuss the Australia A game.

Eoin Morgan has had an incredible career, born into a four generation cricket family in Ireland, he's gone on to be the person to bring the World Cup to England. So I found someone who has spent a lot of time working out who the real Eoin Morgan is. Melinda Farrell has spent the last five years following the England ODI team and she wrote a feature on Morgan that went up just before the World Cup. In this episode we discuss Morgan's cold reputation, his journey from the poor parts of Dublin to affluent Dulwich College, his dual nationality, how much he didn't like Kolkata, Baz McCullum and England winning the World Cup. - To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. If you like this podcast, you may like the YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt. You can find Melinda Farrell on twitter at https://twitter.com/melindafarrell and you can find her piece on Morgan here [The Irishman who became captain of England| The Cricket Monthly] (https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1182683/the-irishman-who-became-captain-of-england) This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. The theme tune is by Red Crickets https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Crickets/Red_Crickets.

Presenter, broadcaster and writer Melinda Farrell chats about her journey into cricket journalism and her cricketing travels across the globe. Plus Isabelle commentates on a very fast delivery from Shoaib Akhtar.

This week ESPN Cricinfo Journalist Melinda Farrell gets us up to date with the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup before the Semi - Finals on March 5 and the final on March 8. She also tells us about the incredible rise of the Thailand women's cricket team.

Joining Kelli Underwood to discuss the week’s biggest sports stories are Gideon Haigh, Melinda Farrell and John Stanley.

In this episode, Cat reminisces about the first time she saw Wasim Akram bowl, Dan investigates Mark Waugh's safe and special quiz guest Melinda Farrell uncovers all kinds of cricketing lies.

In this episode, Cat reminisces about the first time she saw Wasim Akram bowl, Dan investigates Mark Waugh's safe and special quiz guest Melinda Farrell uncovers all kinds of cricketing lies.

It was an exciting week as India bounced back from a 10 wicket thrashing at Wankhede on Tuesday to level the series at Rajkot on Friday and then beat Australia in the Bengaluru decider on Sunday to take the bilateral ODI series 2-1. In the first half of the show, Varun, Ashwin and DJ discuss Kohli's batting position, his battle with Zampa, KL Rahul's versatility, Shami's superb yorkers, Kuldeep's guile, Bumrah's comeback and MS Dhoni being left out of the BCCI contract list. The second half is an interview with Australian cricket journalist, Melinda Farrell. Mel relives her journey to cricket journalism, gives us her thoughts on the India-Australia rivalry, Kohli winning the ICC spirit of cricket award and whether Australia has moved on from Sandpaper-gate. She also talks about her favourite pieces of cricket writing. You can find Mel at: https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Jarrod Kimber's article: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1118422/the-shahid-afridi-of-kansas Mel's article on Eoin Morgan: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1182683/the-irishman-who-became-captain-of-england

It was an exciting week as India bounced back from a 10 wicket thrashing at Wankhede on Tuesday to level the series at Rajkot on Friday and then beat Australia in the Bengaluru decider on Sunday to take the bilateral ODI series 2-1. In the first half of the show, Varun, Ashwin and DJ discuss Kohli's batting position, his battle with Zampa, KL Rahul's versatility, Shami's superb yorkers, Kuldeep's guile, Bumrah's comeback and MS Dhoni being left out of the BCCI contract list. The second half is an interview with Australian cricket journalist, Melinda Farrell. Mel relives her journey to cricket journalism, gives us her thoughts on the India-Australia rivalry, Kohli winning the ICC spirit of cricket award and whether Australia has moved on from Sandpaper-gate. She also talks about her favourite pieces of cricket writing. You can find Mel at: https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Jarrod Kimber's article: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1118422/the-shahid-afridi-of-kansas Mel's article on Eoin Morgan: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1182683/the-irishman-who-became-captain-of-england

Emma John presents a special show from The Oval to celebrate the end of the series. She’s joined by Daniel Norcross, Alison Mitchell, Barney Ronay, Geoff Lemon, Melinda Farrell, Jarrod Kimber and poet Zaffar Kunial. The Ashes series was drawn 2-2, but which team had the better summer?

Season 6, Ep 6: We all know what happened in the World Cup final. But the day before that, before everyone was consumed with euphoria or sadness, we spoke to everyone we could find about the tournament they had experienced. Here is New Zealand's voice of cricket Bryan Waddle, ESPN Cricinfo's Melinda Farrell, Wisden editor Lawrence Booth, Kiwi captain Jeremy Coney, Cricbuzz writers Vithushan Ehantharajah and Bharat Sundaresan, photographer Stu Forster, Guardian newsbreaker Ali Martin, and the World Cup's managing director Steve Elworthy. Plus of course a massive round of Nerd Pledge. Set us a number challenge at patreon.com/thefinalword. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig Trudell, Bloomberg News Auto Reporter, has news on Tesla's new electric semi-truck. Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson explains his Chart of the Day.” Jef Feeley, Bloomberg News Legal Reporter, says Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma is proposing a settlement to end state investigations and lawsuits over the U.S. opioid epidemic. Chris Burniske, Partner at Placeholder on growing interest in Bitcoin. Carol and Pimm Fox hit the "Movers and Shakers on Wall Street" and Dave Wilson's "Stock of the Day." Rockettes Stacy Paydo and Melinda Farrell tells us all about the 2017 Radio City Christmas Spectacular.   

Craig Trudell, Bloomberg News Auto Reporter, has news on Tesla's new electric semi-truck. Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson explains his Chart of the Day.” Jef Feeley, Bloomberg News Legal Reporter, says Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma is proposing a settlement to end state investigations and lawsuits over the U.S. opioid epidemic. Chris Burniske, Partner at Placeholder on growing interest in Bitcoin. Carol and Pimm Fox hit the "Movers and Shakers on Wall Street" and Dave Wilson's "Stock of the Day." Rockettes Stacy Paydo and Melinda Farrell tells us all about the 2017 Radio City Christmas Spectacular.    Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Paul Allott is joined by Ebony Rainford-Brent, Melinda Farrell and Derek Pringle as they discuss all the latest news in women's cricket.

WOW! What an absolutely emphatic win by the Aussies in the World Cup final. I was lucky enough to attend with great friend of the show, sports satirist Titus O'Reily. I wandered the MCG both before, during and after the match to speak to the fans. I wore this replica 1992 World Cup Pakistani shirt: sachin. Special guest appearances from: Superman and Batman - ESPN Cricinfo's Melinda Farrell and Subash Jayaraman - Times Now's Harini Rana from India - Super Sports Crystal Arnold from South Africa and - IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla. He is from India too I think. I tried and failed again to get to Kevin Pietersen. I also tried and failed to get a decent Kiwi or Australian joke on record. You will not have heard anything like this podcast from the World Cup. This I can guarantee.

@WLFpodcast is back with Jack Reed, The Union, Dan Reed, Aaron Wallace, Maria Tsialis, Melinda Farrell, Jen Browning & Shannon Byrne - plus new music by Airbourne, Skid Row and Stryper! Yeah!

@WLFpodcast Finals edition, unplugged from Erskineville Hotel featuring Shannon Byrne, Melinda Farrell and Nick Tedeschi plus more from Jon Lord in 1990

Thomas McCooey, Nick Tedeschi & Melinda Farrell join Steve and special guests Clifford Hoad and Brett Finch for an NRL finals edition of White Line Fever! recorded in London, Sydney and the Gold Coast.