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Following On
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The Following On Podcast is the very best of talkSPORT's cricket output with original programming, features, big name guests and immediate reaction whenever the England cricket team plays.
Every Tuesday, 'The Cricket Collective' brings you a world view of the game with Neil Manthorp and Ashes star Steve Harmison.
Every single time England play, talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman presents the show from the ground shortly after play has finished with a rotating cast of guests.
And whenever talkSPORT go on tour with the England cricket team a daily show is brought straight to your podcast feed.
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Andrew McKenna is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and the former New Zealand batter Craig Cumming to look back at the first T20 between New Zealand and England in Christchurch, which was abandoned at the interval after England posted 153-6. They discuss Sam Curran's crucial 49 to help England to a competitive total, discuss how they can improve in the second T20, and they hear from both captains as well.You can hear live ball-by-ball commentary of England's white-ball of New Zealand on talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon Norman hosts all the build up to England's upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand, which is live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They hear exclusively from the England captain Harry Brook, who was very honest on his own form heading into the series, whilst Phil Salt joins talkSPORT Breakfast to look ahead to the 3 T20s and 3 ODIs. England Bowling Coach Tim Southee discusses returning to the country he represented less than 12 months ago, and discusses his future in the role. Plus, they hear from New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy on becoming the #1 ranked bowler in T20 Cricket, as well as playing under Andrew Flintoff at The Hundred.Listeners can hear live and exclusive ball-by-ball commentary of England's white-ball tour of New Zealand on talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel, with the first T20 getting underway from 7am on Saturday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. They react to comments made by David Warner that England are playing for the 'moral Ashes', and debate if he'll ever not be the pantomime villain. Robert 'Crash' Craddock from the Brisbane Courier Mail joins the show to give us an update on the fitness of Pat Cummins, and discuss if this is England's best chance to win an Ashes in Australia since their triumph in 2010/11. Andrew Alderson from the New Zealand Herald joins the show to look ahead to England's white-ball tour of New Zealand which starts this week, with live and exclusive ball-by-ball commentary on talkSPORT 2. Plus they hear a snippet of Harmy's exclusive interview with Andrew Flintoff, and they bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The former England fast bowler Steve Harmison sits down with his former England team-mate Andrew Flintoff for the second part of a wide-ranging interview, discussing the release of his new book 'Coming Home'. If you missed the first half of the interview, it is available on the Following On feed, but here they discuss taking the captaincy for that infamous Ashes tour in 2006/07, ending their International careers together at the end of the 2009 Ashes series, and what next for him as the Head Coach of the England Lions.For more content like this, you can subscribe to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The former England bowler Steve Harmison speaks to his former team-mate and best mate Andrew Flintoff in a special two-part interview to discuss the release of his new book 'Coming Home', which is out now. They reflect on growing up in Lancashire, what it was like coming into the England setup in the late 1990s, and they also reminisce about winning the Ashes together in 2005, recapping some of the key moments from that series.The second part will be available on Tuesday morning, and for more Cricket content, make sure you subscribe to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to reflect on Chris Woakes' retirement from International Cricket. They discuss if his achievements were under-appreciated and whether he was under-rated, and they hear from the man himself. The former Australia bowler Jason Gillespie joins the show to discuss how Australia are shaping up ahead of the Ashes, and what players can stake a claim for a spot in the squad as the Sheffield Shield gets underway. They look back at a dominant win for England at the Women's World Cup, and Machel St Patrick Hewitt from the Caribbean Cricket Podcast joins the show to discuss yet more changes proposed by Cricket West Indies & ask if two-tier Test Cricket is the only way forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman is joined by two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison as well as George Dobell & Nick Friend from The Cricketer Magazine to look back at the final round of the County Championship season, as Durham dramatically collapse to lose to Yorkshire and confirm their relegation back to Division Two. They discuss what went wrong in the North East this season, and debate how they can bounce back after a disappointing season. They also discuss the schedule and reports that the PCA have not ruled out strike action over the fixture schedule. And they pick their favourite moments from the 2025 summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to dissect England's 16-man squad that was named for the Ashes series. They react to Will Jacks' shock inclusion, discuss the news that Harry Brook has taken over from Ollie Pope as the vice-captain, and they hear from Managing Director of England Men's Cricket, Rob Key. They also discuss Chris Woakes' final act in an England shirt being at The Oval, and discuss the latest white-ball squads named for the series against New Zealand, with every ball live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. As well as this, England opener Tammy Beaumont previews the Women's World Cup, and they review the final round of the County Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. They discuss reports that England are considering replacing Ollie Pope with Harry Brook as England's vice-captain of the Test side. They also look back at England's white-ball summer & hear from Brendon McCullum after his first summer as their all-format Head Coach. Worcestershire captain Jake Libby joins us to reflect on an emotional victory over Hampshire in the final of the One Day Cup. As well as this, they look ahead to the final round of the County Championship, and they bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
talkSPORT's Jon Norman is joined by the two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison as well as George Dobell & Nick Friend from the Cricketer Magazine to review the latest round of County Championship action which featured a game for the ages at The Oval where Notts beat Surrey to move within a draw of winning the County Championship, Hampshire survive a scare against Somerset and Glamorgan earn promotion to Division One. If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe.https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe.Thanks for listening to Following On: County Cricketer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 1-1 draw against South Africa in the T20 series, and discuss their record-breaking night at Old Trafford, as they become the first side to score over 300 in a T20 against another Test playing nation. Meanwhile, Ireland batter Harry Tector joins the show to preview their T20 series against England, which starts this week. The Somerset opener Will Smeed looks back at T20 Finals Day, as they win a record-equalling third title with a narrow victory over Hampshire. Plus, we round up the week's other stories, as Hampshire Head Coach Adi Birrell announces he'll leave the club at the end of the season, Leicestershire sign Keshav Maharaj and we'll bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon Norman is joined by the two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison as well as George Dobell & Nick Friend from the Cricketer Magazine to review the latest round of County Championship action. They discuss Leicestershire's promotion from Division Two, debate if Surrey against Nottinghamshire at The Oval next week is a title decider, and also look ahead to the T20 Blast Finals Day on Saturday. They also discuss the latest surrounding next year's county schedule, with it looking more likely that the format will remain the same for the 2026 campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's ODI series defeat to South Africa. They reflect on England's record-breaking victory in the third ODI in Southampton, and ask if it can be a springboard to better things for Harry Brook's side. Hampshire Hawks captain James Vince joins the show to reflect on his side reaching a record-equalling 11th T20 Finals Day & life as a white-ball only Cricketer. They also reflect on the other T20 Blast quarter-finals, as Ravi Bopara's century single-handedly helps Northants qualify. They also round up the week's other big stories, look ahead to England's T20 series with South Africa, and they bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman and Neil Manthorp discuss a highly entertaining 2nd ODI at Lord's between England and South Africa which saw the visitors run out 5 run winners.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe.https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
talkSPORT Cricket Editor Jon Norman and George Dobell and Nick Friend from The Cricketer talk about the impasse that is the County Championship scheduling changes, Jamie Overton's decision to step away from red ball cricket and look ahead to the return of the County Championship.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe.https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe.Thanks for listening to Following On: County Cricketer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A very croaky Jon Norman from talkSPORT is joined by South African cricket wizard Neil Manthorp to look back at England's battering at Headingley by South Africa who won the 1st ODI by 7 wickets. And that's a score that flatters England.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe.https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricketHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. News Corp's Cricket Writer Ben Horne gives us an update into Pat Cummins' fitness, after scans revealed that he has a back issue which could see his full participation in the Ashes affected as a result. The Oval Invincibles' spinner Nathan Sowter reflects on a third straight title in The Hundred, and discusses signing a new 2-year deal at Durham. The Hampshire fast bowler Kyle Abbott joins us to discuss their qualification for the One Day Cup final later this month, and his own future as he approaches after recently turning 38 years old. They also react to Jamie Overton taking an indefinite break from Cricket, and they bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sam Ellard is joined by Cricket Writer Jarrod Kimber and ESPNCricinfo's Sidharth Monga to discuss how England are shaping up ahead of this winter's Ashes series. They discuss what they have learnt from their 2-2 series draw with India earlier this summer, and if they can end a 15 year wait to win the urn Down Under. For more content like this, you can subscribe to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by ESPNCricinfo's Sidharth Monga and freelance Cricket Writer R Kaushik to discuss the biggest stories from Indian Cricket. They discuss Shubman Gill's first Test series as the new India captain, reflect on how the team's style of play under Gautam Gambhir, and they also discuss the World Test Championship as well. This chat was recorded during the lunch interval during the recent 4th Test between England and India at Old Trafford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. They reflect on another busy week in The Hundred, as the Oval Invincibles all-but secure their qualification for the final and they debate whether Jordan Cox should be given another opportunity with the England squad. Robert 'Crash' Craddock from the Brisbane Courier Mail joins the show for an early preview of the Ashes & debates who will bat in the top order for the Aussies. London Spirit Head Coach Chris Liddle discusses their campaign so far, and looks ahead to the Women's World Cup next month, and they round up the week's other big stories, as Dane van Niekerk reverses her international retirement, and Leicestershire sign 4 players ahead of next season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
how many tests have England played this calendar year compared to Australia?????
how is steve Harmison double ashes winning?