The Analyst Inside Cricket

Sharp analysis and opinion from the cricket world with Simon Hughes, The Analyst and the BBC's Simon Mann, featuring comment, analysis, interviews with international players and celebrity guests.


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Cricket
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What was the greatest Test match?
Members of the Worlds Best Cricket Club - worldsbestcc.com - debate the greatest Test matches they've witnessed
22 min
277
The Global Game
Australia trump India, England trounce Bangladesh, cricket thriving in Rwanda, and Somerset...
55 min
278
Barest of Margins Part II
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review an astonishing last day in Wellington enabling New Zealand to be only the fourth team to win a Test after foliowing on.
41 min
279
Advance Australia Fair
Australia's women are world champions again but England (men) win the weekend bragging rights in both cricket and rugby
34 min
280
Brook Strikes Gold. Again
Harry Brook dominates another day of Test cricket supported by Joe Root with his 29th Test century
33 min
281
The Greatest Pair: Anderson & Broad
Stuart Broad explains how and why he and Jimmy Anderson have become the most potent bowling pair in Test history as England overpower New Zealand in Mount Maunganui
50 min
282
Baz Ball Continued: New Zealand v England 1st Test
The pink ball gets tonked in New Zealand and England's female batters follow in the footsteps of the men in the T20 World Cup
54 min
283
Archive Hour - Ep2 Ravichandran Ashwin
A peek into the spin laboratory run by professor Ravichandran Ashwin
16 min
284
Great Storylines - from women in cricket
England's Danni Wyatt previews the women's World T20 and describes the England dressing room plus Melissa Story on why men's club cricket is more fun
47 min
285
Cricket's fitness craze
England trainer Phil Scott joins Simon Hughes and Simon Mann to explore professional cricket's fitness regimes
57 min
286
Archive Hour - Ep1 - Jason Roy
England's firestarter Jason Roy talks candidly (in 2021) about his batting mentality, his partnership with Jonny Bairstow and life on the road with England
68 min
287
Can the Rookie Crack it?
Emerging young Middlesex player Joe Cracknell talks about pathways, aspirations and Steve Smith PLUS Club World
55 min
288
Butcher sings for freedom
Mark Butcher, player of one of the great Test match innings, credits some great West Indians with liberating the art of batting
62 min
289
Greenway's growth plan
Lydia Greenway, whose book on growing women's cricket is just published, explains her philosophy at the inaugural U/19 World cup
60 min
290
Smith leads SA into T20 future
Former South African captain Graeme Smith talks about his plans and hopes for South Africa's new T20 tournament starting on Jan 10.
57 min
291
From Awful to Awesome: England in 2022
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review an extraordinary and transformative year of English (and world) cricket
75 min
292
England: Kings of Pakistan!
England take just 38 minutes to cement an unprecedented 3-0 series win in Pakistan. An analysis of how they did it
38 min
293
Rehan Living the Dream
A remarkable day sees England's youngest Test player take a five wicket haul on debut and change the game
28 min
294
A Day of Conjuring
Sharp and imaginative cricket by England, including giving a debut to an 18 year old, continues to entertain
33 min
295
Harry 3 Pakistan 0
Another superb innings by Harry Brook, his third century of the series, dominates the second day in Karachi
27 min
296
Stokes' England make history. Again.
England stretch every sinew to achieve a second Test win in Pakistan and seize an unprecedented 2-0 series victory
42 min
297
Ruthless England Take Control
England begin to turn the screw on a mesmerised Pakistan to set up a possible series-clincher on the third day in Multan
27 min
298
Live (and Die) by the Sweep
Another action-packed day in the series-Pakistan have a slight edge after day one in Multan
33 min
299
England's Greatest Away Win
An inspirational Ben Stokes conjures a dramatic victory in Rawalpindi, England's finest on foreign soil
34 min
300
England and Pakistan set up Humdinger
English positivity and Pakistan determination combine to create a fascinating fifth day in prospect on a deceased pitch in Rawalpindi
34 min