Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Mitch Starc joins Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy after Australia’s 4-1 Ashes victory in Sydney. He talks about keeping receipts, being Player of the Series, bouncing back from Melbourne and almost having to get his pads on today! Plus, Hadds joins to bask in the Ashes glory, and we chat with Glenn McGrath about the success of the Pink Test during the Ashes in Sydney Sorry about Alyssa's audio team! Link to McGrath Foundation https://www.pinktest.com.au/ Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock join you from out the front of the SCG to recap Day Three of the SCG Test. It was a dominant day for Australia as Head and Smudge made huge tons, Australia lost only five wickets, and England burnt in the sun. We look at Smudge’s brilliance, Green’s missed opportunity, Potts’ tough day out and Stokes’ average captaincy. Plus, we preview Day Four, Heals finds a watermelon, and we head to the SCC questions, where Joe Root’s budgie smugglers, Steve Smith’s washing and Heals’ commentary prep are answered! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to wrap up a rain-affected day at the SCG. It’s the first time since 1888 that Australia haven’t played a spinner in Sydney - what’s happening with spin bowling? Is the SCG wicket changing? We look at Mitch Starc’s new spot in the batting lineup, England’s shaky start but strong finish to the day, and Brook and Root’s classy play. Plus, we chat about whether Lyon would’ve played today and answer all of your SCC questions! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Usman Khawaja joins Adam Peacock for his best Test XI. Khawaja chats about his close relationship with David Warner, Phil Hughes’ special talent, his dream debut with Ricky Ponting, Smudge’s brilliance, plus more great yarns about the best team he ever played with! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graeme Swann joins Alyssa Healy and Adam Peacock from the MCG after a chaotic day of Boxing Day Test cricket! We chat about 20 wickets, the lottery of a pitch, nightwatchmen, in-between-innings hat-tricks, Brook’s madness at the crease and Swanny’s take on the English side. Plus, we head to the Secret Cricket Club and ask if Swann has ever been to Noosa, whether the pitch is fair, if the Test will make it to Day Three, and our mates from Napa Valley have given us a hat! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock the day after Australia win the 2025/26 Ashes. We chat Ronball, look back at the great moments of the Test, Marnus’ excellent fielding throughout the series, and ask why England pushed out ex-players who could have helped them win. What went so wrong for the touring nation? With Nathan Lyon injured, we look at who could replace him for the rest of the series. Will Pat Cummins play? Piers Morgan has licked his wounds, and the Secret Cricket Club weighs in with some Pommy bashing! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alyssa Healy and Brad Haddin join Adam Peacock to wrap up another excellent day of Test cricket at Adelaide Oval. Head & Carey have done it again - how many can they get tomorrow? Jofra was good, but he and Stokes didn’t bowl for hours. Is the captain injured? And can England save the Test? We chat about why Trav is so good in SA, Hadds drops some big predictions for tomorrow, and we answer your questions from the SCC! Check out the Whack MS For 6 fundraiser here Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock join you live from Adelaide Oval, where Alex Carey owned the first day of the third Ashes Test for Australia. We talk about Carey’s phenomenal knock, Steve Smith’s omission from the Test, Jofra Archer’s bounce-back, Stokes bowling with the new ball, Lyon’s huge role in the next few days, and we answer all your questions from the Secret Cricket Club! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.