On day one of the County Championship we were invited into the boardroom at Lord’s to sit down with ECB Chair, Richard Thompson, the boss of English Cricket. Topics included cricket in state schools, TV deals, The Hundred, racism and cricket, the development of the women’s wame and THAT presentation to Jimmy in India.
Greg, Jimmy and Felix meet rising England star Alice Capsey as the Hundred reaches its climax – they chat about her stellar career and wish her a happy birthday to boot! Plus, there’s all the latest correspondence from listeners, an amazing gift from Steve Lamacq, and could we be seeing the birth of a brand…
Jimmy has an exclusive announcement about his future, something that surprisingly hasn’t already been told to any other podcast. Plus he gives us the lowdown on his current work with England’s fast bowling trio of Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and Mark Wood in Abu Dhabi.
Writer, comedian, broadcaster, documentary maker, presenter and all round genius Sir Michael Palin joins Greg, Jimmy and Felix for a very special episode of Tailenders. In a wide-ranging interview he discussed his career with Monty Python, his legendary travelogues including his new series on Nigeria, his films and his love of cricket. Included are tales…
Hundred Winners Saqib Mahmood and Eva Gray are our special guests as they reveal the secrets to a successful tournament.
The eBay £15 Challenge, Coldplay, Women’s Ashes, the perils of punditry, German cricket, Mattchin’s batting technique and cricket on horseback.
While in India Jimmy turned down the chance to meet the Dalai Lama, but who would he get out of bed for? Find out in Mattchin’s new, listener generated quiz ‘Meet or No Meet’. Plus we discover another side to Felix, big hitting in the IPL, Jofra’s back for England and the joys of a…
The Tailenders assemble in the ‘Greg and Felix Boardroom’ at the Oval to celebrate the genius of Joe Root, find out more about Josh Hull and to discover Jimmy’s ‘white ball’ plans. Plus more memories of the late, great Graham Thorpe.
The Award Winning Elly Oldroyd is our special guest, plus Mattchin delivers his ‘best quiz ever’ (his words), a review of the latest Mens white ball match against India, Horse Cricketers and Felix has a special delivery for the ’Tat Modern’.
Issy Wong is back on the pod with news of her England team bonding weekend in the the lakes, the WIPL and a preview of the up coming white ball series with Pakistan which starts at Edgbaston on Saturday. Plus is there too much men’s cricket in the summer? Can VAR learn from DRS? Also…