Super Over: Back to blue with Alex Carey

About this episode

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey discusses his return to the Big Bash League after a successful Ashes series.

BONUS EPISODE: Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey joined The Surge after an enormous Ashes series as he returns to play again for his beloved Adelaide Strikers.  EPISODE INDEX: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Alex Carey joins The Surge 1:15 - How the Aussie keeper prepares for BBL 3:15 - Why Carey is playing BBL|15 5:00 - Why the Big Bash was pivotal in Carey’s career 5:48 - Reminiscing on Carey’s BBL debut 7:42 - Strikers culture 9:32 - Why Rashid Khan gave Kez his ‘favourite moments’ 10:56 - How a T20 century inspired Carey’s Australian debut 12:47 - Playing three formats See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: The Surge

Guest: Alex Carey

Topics covered

• Alex Carey
• BBL
• Adelaide Strikers
• Ashes series
• T20 cricket
• career development

Keywords

• Alex Carey
• BBL
• Adelaide Strikers
• Ashes
• T20 century
• Rashid Khan
• cricket

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adelaide Strikers

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