The Analyst Inside Cricket

Simon Hughes

Proper cricketing analysis, opinion and insight from former Middlesex bowler Simon Hughes, aka The Analyst, the BBC's Simon Mann, and former England keeper and Ashes winner Matt Prior. The most authoritative cricket podcast out there..

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Jul 10, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 108 Can Kohli's India be the next great cricketing dynasty?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann talk to IPL team owner Manoj Badale about the origin and destiny of this Indian team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jul 3, 2018 · 33 min
Episode 107 Blast Off! Previewing the Vitality Blast with Jade Dernbach
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Surrey captain Jade Dernbach to assess the runners and riders in the Vitality Blast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 25, 2018 · 45 min
Episode 106: Who's in England's all-time best one-day XI?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by former England off-spinner John Emburey to select England's best-ever one-day team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 20, 2018 · 33 min
Episode 105 England bludgeon Australia to smithereens
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss with former England batsman Bill Athey whether the balance is right between bat and (white) ball as England's batsmen destroy Australia's bowlers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 12, 2018 · 20 min
Episode 104 Angus Fraser on selection and stats
A specially elongated interview With England selector and Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser about how statistics are used to select and recruit players See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 3, 2018 · 24 min
Episode 103 A victory that doesn't paper over the cracks
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review England's series-levelling victory and hear from new spinner Dominic Bess of his excitement at being part of an evolving team See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 2, 2018 · 16 min
Episode 102 England on the charge
In the second Test at Headingley England go on the march - down the pitch - against Pakistan. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann also hear from Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond about an excellent South London initiative. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...
Jun 1, 2018 · 21 min
Episode 101 A change of English mindset
The first day of the second test at Headingley was a mirror image of the first day at Lords. England are in the ascendancy this time. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann analyse why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 27, 2018 · 23 min
Episode 100 England in disarray
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann conduct a post mortem on England's ailing body and hear from Pakistan legend Waqar Younis how they keep producing fabulous performances See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 26, 2018 · 19 min
Episode 99 The Westcountrymen bail England out
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann watch Jos Buttler and Dom Bess rescue England from total disaster and demonstrate how not to bat in a vurtual reality See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 25, 2018 · 11 min
Episode 98 Another attack of dropsy
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann try to find reasons for England's drop catches and try out some virtual reality batting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 24, 2018 · 21 min
Episode 97 New team, old problem.
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the first day's play at Lord's featuring a customary England batting collapse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 21, 2018 · 37 min
Episode 96 A real plan for the survival of cricket
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann conclude that ECB's chairman Colin Graves' motives are more sensible than some of his comments and hear from ICC chief executive Dave Richardson on plans to really globalise the game See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...
May 13, 2018 · 41 min
Episode 95 How do you pick an England team?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider the process of England selection with former chairman of selectors Geoff Miller and hear from data expert Dan Weston who should be picked this time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 6, 2018 · 31 min
Episode 94 Ireland's first Test and bringing the Asians in from the cold
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann talk to Tim Murtagh about to make his (irish) Test debut and assess how English cricket can better harness the cricket-mad South Asian community See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 27, 2018 · 37 min
Episode 93 'Hit the bloody thing!' Nick Compton reflects on the advice of his grandfather Denis
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Nick Compton at Lord's in the centenary year of his famous grandfather Denis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 23, 2018 · 38 min
Episode 92 The Hundred: inspired or Crazy?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consult some county fans at The Kia Oval and the MCC chief executive Guy Lavender about the new doemstic tournament announced by the ECB and debate the awarding of the winter cricket rights to TalkSport See...
Apr 17, 2018 · 35 min
Episode 91 The science of selection
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by cricket data expert Dan Weston who dispels a few myths about selelction policy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 9, 2018 · 39 min
Episode 90 The english season - men and women - starts here
simon hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Jack Brooks and Isabelle Westbury to preview the domestic season and ask if there is ball tampering in county cricket See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 3, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 89 Review of The Eternal Winter
Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and New Zealand commentator Ian Smith suggest that the long winter has raised more issues than it has solved as England lose another away series See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.