T20 World Cup semis and Alyssa Healy's fairytale finale

About this episode

The episode discusses Alyssa Healy's remarkable performance in her final match and analyzes the T20 World Cup semi-finals.

Has there been a better finale in cricket than Alyssa Healy's day out in Hobart against India with a 150 and a cheeky couple of overs with the ball. Corbin and Ed are on opposite sides of the coin as to the right time to retire but they're in unison on Healy's legacy and her deserved white ball goodbye. The T20 World Cup has two tantalising semi finals in New Zealand vs South Africa and India vs England to look over including a stand out tournament from Will Jacks and a memorable performance for Sanju Samson. There's also world politics affecting cricketers and broadcasters, a Sanath Jayasuriya mic drop, no draw for the IPL yet and a listener question surrounding the commercial viability of a test in Darwin. ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter. Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,’ hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport…

People in this episode

Host: Corbin Middlemas

Guest: Ed Cowan

Topics covered

• T20 World Cup
• Alyssa Healy's performance
• cricket analysis
• semi-finals
• cricket politics
• listener questions

Keywords

• Alyssa Healy
• T20 World Cup
• cricket
• semi-finals
• Corbin Middlemas
• Ed Cowan
• Sanju Samson
• Will Jacks
• Sanath Jayasuriya

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia, IPL

Places: Hobart, India, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Darwin

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