HeyJaredABC Cricket Podcast
Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.
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Baird out, Cowan in? (opens the original)
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Sorry what, are we losing one of our hosts to the Cricket Australia board? With Mike Baird stepping down after no longer having the support of Cricket NSW, Corbin chats to the guy who might replace him, Ed Cowan. We talk through the timeline, "the moment" of change for Baird, why "this is not an ideal situation" and the hope that this is a turning point. Most importantly for the future of cricket in Australia, what does this mean for BBL privatisation and how crucial might the next month be befo
CA board shakeup, Zimbabwe scares and what's a false #3? (opens the original)
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You can almost smell the South Africa test series but before it begins there's domestic cricket and an ODI series win against a plucky Zimbabwe on the brain. As well, Cricket Australia lose a board member, why Steve Smith should be promised an Olympics spot and is a false number three batter actually a thing? Plus the mailbag is overflowing so we punch through plenty of your questions. To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.au ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Mi
Interrogating the Big Bash sale decision and NSW's opposition (opens the original)
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Cricket Australia will push on with privatisation starting with the Renegades so Corbin and Ed have PLENTY to discuss. Mike Baird and Todd Greenberg fronted the media last week spruiking the sale despite strong opposition, so here's everything you need to know. Is the BBL going that bad? Where will the money go? What role do the players have from here? How will NSW react to this? How quickly might the next steps happen? Making sense of one of the biggest decisions in Australian cricket history,
Marnus gets his "last chance saloon" (opens the original)
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The test squad for South Africa has three names on it that the boys are keen to discuss - Labuschagne, Neser and Connolly. Corbin and Ed think it's clear from George Bailey's comments that Marnus is on his last chance and Cooper Connolly is the future but question why Michael Neser is included as a back up instead of a younger option. Plus there's news around the BBL stand off which now includes a possible tax on states that don't privatise, Australia A's tour to India getting in the way of the
Rabada out, Lord's dire deck, and T20 Eurovision (opens the original)
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Australia's chances in South Africa jumped today with Kagiso Rabada likely out of the series and the Lord's pitch continues to disappoint. Corbin and Ed chop up all the news in the cricket world including England's first multi-game series win since 2024, India and Sri Lanka's draw and they discuss what the point of the European T20 competition is. Plus we have a backlog of listener emails on topics like selector theories, Shield struggles and even an umpire in Chinese cricket. To get in touch, e
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