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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HawkEye arrives in county cricket
Simon Hughes talks to Paul Hawkins, inventor of HawkEye about a new portable version, and Ian Bell reveals how to choose a bat.
35 min
277
Cricket's Easter rising: run sprees, historic v...
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report on a lively and miraculous weekend of cricket at home and abroad
39 min
278
County Championship Previews: Ep 4 Essex & Dan ...
The stylish Essex batsman and son of a groundsman talks BazBall, Cooks, county prospects and wrestling
36 min
279
IPL and the art of T20 spin
Globetrotting T20 specialist Samit Patel explains the art of spin in short formats and we preview the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League
48 min
280
County Previews Part 3: Durham - Will Do Better
Marcus North Durham's director of cricket talks optimistically about Durham and enthusiastically about the Ashes
63 min
281
County Previews Part 2: Can Hampshire finally t...
Hampshire player Ian Holland and commentator Melissa Story discuss how the county can end half a century of hurt
69 min
282
County Previews: Part 1 Mickey Arthur
The man who has coached everyone and is now in charge of Derbyshire talks passions, challenges, and hopes
55 min
283
Cricket: the Future (as envisaged by Kumar Sang...
Kumar Sangakkara, one of the finest cricketers who ever lived, airs his enthusiasm about the modern game and outlines how the nation v franchise conflict can be resolved
49 min
284
Boys on Tour
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Simon Wilde of the Sunday Times who has just written a fascinating, revealing book about England's tours over the years
56 min
285
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
286
The Global Game
Australia trump India, England trounce Bangladesh, cricket thriving in Rwanda, and Somerset...
55 min
287
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
288
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
289
Brook Strikes Gold. Again
Harry Brook dominates another day of Test cricket supported by Joe Root with his 29th Test century
33 min
290
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
291
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
292
Archive Hour - Ep2 Ravichandran Ashwin
A peek into the spin laboratory run by professor Ravichandran Ashwin
16 min
293
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
294
Cricket's fitness craze
England trainer Phil Scott joins Simon Hughes and Simon Mann to explore professional cricket's fitness regimes
57 min
295
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
296
Can the Rookie Crack it?
Emerging young Middlesex player Joe Cracknell talks about pathways, aspirations and Steve Smith PLUS Club World
55 min
297
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
298
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
299
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
300
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