• On The Toss Of A Coin - West Indies Vs England T20 Review
    Nov 22 2024

    England bounced back from their ODI series defeat by claiming the T20 series 3-1.


    In this episode, Matt runs through the impact of a coin toss, the stunning return of Saqib Mahmood, marvels at Jacob Bethell, and wonders what England's best T20 side would be.


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    38 mins
  • Things We Learned From West Indies Vs England - ODI Series Review
    Nov 10 2024

    An inexperienced England lost their 3rd successive One Day International series at the hands of the West Indies. Given all the key players missing how much did we learn?


    In this episode, Matt looks at how England's debutants fared, Liam Livingstone's key role, the West Indian pace attack, and more.


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    37 mins
  • Where Have All The Batters Gone?
    Nov 3 2024

    When a batter with an average of 25 gets called up to the England Test squad, you have to ask, where are all the batters?


    In this episode, Matt looks at the inclusion of Jacob Bethell in the squad for the tour of New Zealand and if this means England has reached the bottom of the batting barrell.


    Will Ollie Pope be dropped? Will Zak Crawley continue to have the backing of Ben Stokes? Or are there just no other choices?


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    18 mins
  • England Exposed Again - Pakistan Vs England 3rd Test Review
    Oct 28 2024

    In this episode, Matt analyses the deciding Test Match between Pakistan and England. The home side came from behind to win the series in Rawalpindi.


    Trial by spin exposed the same flaws for England as their batting lineup couldn't cope with Noman Ali and Sajid Khan. The tourists left this game with plenty of questions.


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    forwarddefensivepod@gmail.com


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    33 mins
  • Subcontinental Déjà Vu - Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test Review
    Oct 22 2024

    In this episode, we are looking back at the 2nd Test Match between Pakistan and England, once again in Multan.


    For the first time in Test cricket, the pitch was being reused as the hosts hoped that trial by spin would be their way to get back into the series.


    Sajid Khan and Noman Ali shared all 20 English wickets to fall as Kamran Ghulam scored a brilliant debut century to hand Shan Masood his first victory as captain. Ben Duckett's fourth Test Match hundred was one of the lone bright spots for the tourists.


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    Chill Hip Hop


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    34 mins
  • Runs, Records, And Roads - Pakistan Vs England 1st Test Review
    Oct 14 2024

    For this episode, we delve into the Multan run-fest as England hoped to repeat their performance from two years ago. It was certainly one for the records books.


    Joe Root became England's leading run-scorer, Harry Brook swashbuckled his way to a triple hundred, and Pakistan threw in a collapse for good measure.


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    Chill Hip Hop


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    15 mins