Switch Hit Podcast

Lively debate and discussion about the game on and off the field with a focus on English cricket. Featuring ESPNcricinfo's writers and reporters.

Sports
Cricket
1
Windies a breeze for Brook
50 min
2
Zim sing while England win
Alan Gardner speaks to Andrew Miller and Firdose Moonda about the Trent Bridge Test, while Matt Roller joins to preview the West Indies series
55 min
3
Zim bunnies?
Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Vithushan Ehantharajah chat about the first Test of the summer as England face Zimbabwe after a gap of two decades
65 min
4
Summer's hotting up
Alan Gardner is joined on the pod by Andrew Miller and Valkerie Baynes to discuss the England Test squad and Nat Sciver-Brunt's appointment as captain
46 min
5
Cap’n Brook, Sir Jimmy
Alan, Miller and Vish get together to chat about the start of the county season.
55 min
6
New season, fresh vibe
Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Vithushan Ehantharajah to discuss the latest with England and preview the start of the county summer.
52 min
7
Buttler bites the bullet
England crashed out of the Champions Trophy and Jos Buttler quit the captaincy. Alan Gardner, Matt Roller and Vish Ehantharajah pick through it all.
54 min
8
White-ball whitewash
England warmed up for the Champions Trophy with a 3-0 ODI defeat to India as Brendon McCullum's tough baptism with the limited-overs teams continued. Alan, Miller and Vish got together to discuss
38 min
9
Crushed in Kolkata, marmelised in Mumbai
England went down 4-1 in Brendon McCullum's first series in charge of the white-ball side. Alan Gardner was joined by Matt Roller and Vish Ehantharajah pick through the pieces.
54 min
10
Baz to the future
England Men start the new year in India with Brendon McCullum looking to revive their white-ball fortunes. Alan Gardner is joined by Matt Roller and Vithushan Ehantharajah to preview the tour.
45 min
11
Turkey with extra stuffing
England ended their tour of New Zealand with a heavy defeat in Hamilton. Alan Gardner spoke to Vithushan Ehantharajah, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller about how their year in Tests has gone
56 min
12
Brook no argument
England sealed a first Test series win in New Zealand since 2007-08, with Harry Brook's hundred again pivotal. Alan Gardner was joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to break down the win in Wellington.
56 min
13
Butterfingered Black Caps
Alan Gardner is joined on the pod by Vithushan Ehantharajah in Wellington, and Andrew Miller and Matt Roller in the studio, to pick through England's victory over New Zealand in the first Test
61 min
14
All aboard the Bethell bus
England have picked uncapped Jacob Bethell at No. 3 for the first New Zealand Test. Alan Gardner is joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to preview the series
53 min
15
Lucky tossers?
Alan Gardner is joined on the pod by Andrew Miller and Cameron Ponsonby to talk through England's 3-1 T20I series win the Caribbean
56 min
16
Learning the hard way
England went down 2-1 in their ODI series against West Indies, extending a dismal record in the format. Alan was joined by Miller and Vish to pick through the pieces
49 min
17
Spindi to win
England slipped to a 2-1 series defeat in Pakistan but are already looking ahead to New Zealand. Alan, Miller and Vish dissect the fallout, as well as preview the white-ball tour of the Caribbean.
59 min
18
Spinner, spinner, chicken dinner
England came unstuck on Multan's re-used surface, as Pakistan levelled the Test series at 1-1. Alan Gardner was joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to analyse what went wrong
40 min
19
Multan Magic or Meltdown?
Alan Gardner is joined by Matt Roller, Andrew Miller and Osman Samiuddin to pick through the records after England's historic win in the first Pakistan Test.
56 min
20
Not-so-super September
Alan is joined on the pod by Andrews Miller and McGlashan to wrap the Australia white-ball series and look ahead to England's Test tour of Pakistan
61 min
21
Manchester rains save Aussies (again)
Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew McGlashan and Matt Roller to review the T20I series between England and Australia, as well as look forward to five ODIs.
48 min
22
Sayonara 6-0
England missed their chance for a perfect Test summer, but never mind because the Aussies are here. The pod chat more Oval success for Sri Lanka and England’s latest white-ball overhaul
70 min
23
Baz Supremacy and Root maths
Alan is joined by Miller and Fidel to discuss England’s victory at Lord’s and a promotion for Brendon McCullum.
68 min
24
UnBazballian
54 min
25
Can SL poop Pope's party?
England return to Test action against Sri Lanka, with Ollie Pope captaining in place of the injured Ben Stokes. Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Andrew Fidel Fernando to preview the series
54 min