The Top Order Cricket Podcast

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  • A Pom, an Aussie and two Kiwis walk into a bar ... it’s not a joke, it’s The Top Order, a cricketing podcast where good friends mix their own banter and opinion with extended interviews with some of cricket's most interesting characters from the past and present day.
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  • This Week in Cricket #165: Black Caps beat India AGAIN, Bazball in trouble & a Santner surprise

    This Week in Cricket #165: Black Caps beat India AGAIN, Bazball in trouble & a Santner surprise
    Oct 27 2024
    In this episode of the show, we celebrate another incredible week for the Black Caps, which culminated in a series win in India for the Black Caps for the very first time. We also look back at Pakistan's turnaround against England as they spun their way to another victory in the third Test of that series. The Black Caps' win in Pune capped off a remarkable sequence - a first Test victory in India for 36 years, then another one a week later. We discuss whether this series win is the Black Caps' finest achievement, try to break down how they came to beat the best team in the world in their home patch and heap praise on Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham, Yashasvi Jaiswal - plus much more. We then turn our attention to Pakistan, where the home side's spinners once again tangled the English batters in knots to win the third and deciding Test. There's praise for Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan, a little Jamie Smith and Saud Shakeel, big fans and questions about whether it's time for England to consider a new approach. We'll be back again next week with more news and reviews from around the world. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) 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. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan 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. 0:00 Intro 1:05 NZ beat India again - Greatest moment in Black Caps' history? 6:30 How did NZ find the formula to beat India at home? 8:00 NZ's batting tempo, tactics and Tom Latham's performance 16:45 Mitchell Santner - the unlikely hero 22:15 How concerning should this result be for India? 25:25 Virat Kohli's scary stats 29:55 Washington Sundar takes 12 wickets 32:45 World Test Championship Final implications 34:50 Rohit Sharma's captaincy decisions 38:15 Pakistan v England - Have Pakistan found a formula for home success? 45:15 Do England need to tweak their Bazball style? 57:55 Saud Shakeel and Pakistan's batting 1:00:00 Border-Gavaskar Trophy selection questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • This Week in Cricket #164: Black Caps beat India, White Ferns win the World Cup & Pakistan spin to victory

    This Week in Cricket #164: Black Caps beat India, White Ferns win the World Cup & Pakistan spin to victory
    Oct 21 2024
    In this episode of the show, we celebrate an incredible week for New Zealand Cricket that culminated in a Test win in India for the Black Caps for the first time in 36 years and a T20 World Cup for the White Ferns within 12 hours of each other. We also look back at Pakistan's bold decisions against England and how they paid off to set up a mouth-watering decider in the third Test of that series. After opening with our thoughts, feelings and emotions as New Zealand fans, we start by discussing a White Ferns World Cup win that seemed almost unthinkable when the tournament began. It was a true team performance from New Zealand, and we highlight the key role players who played a huge part along the way, as well as focusing our attention on Amelia Kerr's remarkable few weeks. We then turn our attention to the Black Caps, who made history of their own this week by beating India in the first Test of the series - something they hadn't done for 36 years. There's plenty of praise for the bowlers - who skittled India for 46 in the first innings - the 'Rachin Ravindra is amazing' segment that has become a regular occurrence on the show over the past 12 months, as well as conversations about the toss and team selection. We also look at India's fightback, Sarfaraz's big hundred and what that means for the side going forward, Rohit Sharma's captaincy and much more as we break down this rollercoaster of a Test match. To round out the show, we review Pakistan's turnaround in the second Test against England, which saw a host of changes that made the selection panel look like geniuses when Kamran Ghulam, Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali starred as the team surged to victory. We'll be back again next week with more news and reviews from around the world. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) 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. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan 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. 0:00 Intro 3:45 The White Ferns win the T20 World Cup! 9:10 Amelia Kerr - player of the tournament 11:55 South Africa runners-up again 13:35 Australia's campaign - was it a disappointment? 17:35 Black Caps beat India - 36 years in the waiting for NZ 19:35 Was it a terrible decision from India to bat first? 22:35 Team selection - New Zealand's decision to pick three seamers paid off 27:15 Will Young and Devon Conway 31:40 Rachin Ravindra 35:00 Is Tom Blundell on the hot seat? 38:10 Tim Southee and Matt Henry 40:00 India's fightback 41:40 Rohit Sharma's captaincy - did he make a few mistakes? 45:15 Bowling rotations during Ravindra/Southee partnership 48:25 India's second innings batting - Kohli and Rohit 49:40 Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan 55:10 Have NZ's expectations risen after this win? 59:15 Pakistan v England - bold selections pay off for Pakistan 1:05:20 Is spin Bazball's kryptonite? 1:11:10 Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali combined for all 20 English wickets 1:13:10 Pakistan's batters 1:15:00 Who has the edge for the third Test? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • This Week in Cricket #163: England’s record-breaking win, Black Caps v India preview & the T20 World Cup

    This Week in Cricket #163: England’s record-breaking win, Black Caps v India preview & the T20 World Cup
    Oct 11 2024
    In this episode of the show, we move to a new studio but it’s still cricket on the agenda as we look back at the week that was. England broke plenty of records on a Multan road, Kane Williamson looks set to miss at least the first Test against India, the White Ferns breathed life into their T20 World Cup chances and Team India’s depth was on show again against Bangladesh. We start by discussing England's remarkable win against Pakistan, in a game which looked headed for a dull draw on a very flat pitch until first a Joe Root and Harry Brook partnership then a flurry of Pakistan wickets late on Day 4 swung the Test England's way. We talk about whether the match was enjoyable as a cricket fan, marvel at Joe Root's brilliance and wonder how both sides will back up after so spending so long in the field. We then turn our attention to India, where the Black Caps are about to embark on a three-Test tour as heavy underdogs, without Kane Williamson – at least for the first match. How should the NZ batters attempt to combat this formidable Indian bowling attack? Will Matt Henry replace Tim Southee? And can the Kiwis put up a fight or will India win the series with ease? In some positive New Zealand news, the White Ferns put together an almost complete performance to beat India in their opening game of the T20 World Cup, giving them a great opportunity to advance through to the semi finals. But then Australia came along and burst the bubble of joy, looking every bit the champions in wait as they skittled NZ for 88. We talk about the controversy involving Amelia Kerr, and praise Rosemary Mair for her strong performances so far. To round out the show, we discuss the batting firepower of India's next generation T20 side as they lead Bangladesh 2-0, and Baldy opens the black book again with a Sheffield Shield update. We'll be back again next week with more news and reviews from around the world. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) 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. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan 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. 0:00 Intro 2:45 England v Pakistan - A record-breaking win for England, but was it fun to watch? 12:50 Joe Root becomes England's all-time leading Test runscorer 20:00 Will Joe Root pass Sachin Tendulkar's record? 21:45 Harry Brook's performance and Ollie Pope the opener 26:55 How will these two sides manage the short turnaround before the second Test? 31:05 Shan Masood's response to pressure 33:00 Black Caps head to India without Kane Williamson - can they avoid a 3-0 sweep? 35:10 How should NZ's batters approach this formidable Indian bowling lineup? 41:35 Changes to the bowling for New Zealand? 45:50 India likely to have a similar looking side to the Bangladesh series 49:10 T20 World Cup - White Ferns beat India, but Australia marches on 55:45 India v Bangladesh T20s - India's next generation have serious batting firepower 59:00 Sheffield Shield news and outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins

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