10 Days Late

"This is not a definite goodbye..." Toby and Dan explain why we've been absent for a while and what the future might be for the UK's second favourite cricket podcast... The dynamic duo look back at a busy few weeks in the cricket world including Nottinghamshire's County Championship win, the England Men's Ashes squad as well as Dan's trip to India for the Women's World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We recorded this episode last week but Producer Sal has been so busy, that he's only just managed to edit it! Toby, Dan and Finny reflect on the ZDG charity game against The Final Word, a close encounter with some star performances on both sides. And the boys also have a chat about The Hundred before Toby had to head off to a party... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper episode of the podcast this week, broken down into three parts. First up, Toby pops round to Dan's mansion to look back at the 5th England v India Test match, THAT final day finish and The Hundred. Then Dan heads to Simon Finch's stag do...Simon AKA Finchy being the Barmy Army trumpeter. And then Finny, the true star of the podcast, chats with Dan on what was a brilliant summer of Test cricket. Tickets for our match against The Final Word taking place at Wormsley on 18th August uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toby, Dan and Finny manage to find time in their hectic schedules to look back at the fourth Test between England and India and we have breaking news and immediate reaction on England's team for the fifth and final Test. The fabulous Melissa Story joins the boys this week to talk Shrek, England women and how she's preparing to be part of the Zero Ducks XI for our charity match verses The Final Word... And Dan tries to explain James Bond and Goldfinger. Tickets for our match against The Final Word taking place at Wormsley on 18th August uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fab Three are back together for another episode as they look back at the third Test between England and India and ahead to the fourth Test Toby and Finny are delighted that Liam Dawson is back in the squad, there's a lot of love (yet again) for Joe Root as he is just 31 runs away from over taking Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in Test runs, the women's ODI series between England and India is dissected and Finny's been having weird dreams... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22) India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 170 (Jadeja 61*; Stokes 3-48, Archer 3-55) England win by 22 runs and lead series 2-1 Where to begin with this tense final day of a compelling Third Test, in front of a full house at Lord's? Five days of drama ending with a ball trickling back on to stumps and dislodging a bail. Dan looks back at a day that will be talked about for years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22) India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 58-4 (Rahul 33*, Carse 2-11) India need 135 runs to win What a day of Test cricket! This paragraph from the BBC's Stephan Shemilt sums it up perfectly Handbags on the third evening fuelled a pulsating fourth day. Much of the third Test had meandered and drifted, only for a super Sunday to set up a potentially manic Monday Toby was at Lord's and looks back on the day's play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England 251-4: Root 99*, Pope 44, Stokes 39*; Reddy 2-46 Ben Stokes won the toss and Ben Stokes put England into bat on day 1 of the Third Test between England and India at Lord's. The home side ended the day 251-4,Joe Root unbeaten on 99 Toby was at Lord's, Dan was not but both were watching the day's play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toby, Dan and Finny are back together to look back at the Second Test between England and India and also look ahead to the Third Test which sees the return of Jofra Archer to the England side for the first time in over four years. The trio also discuss South Africa's Wiaan Mulder's decision to not break Brian Lara's Test run record of 400 not out whilst playing against Zimbabwe. And Chris Millard from the Barmy Army joins the podcast to talk cricket tours, the Ashes, Christmas dinner in Melbourne and why he won't ask Toby to host an event again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93 England 407 & 271: Smith 88; Deep 6-99 India won by 336 runs; series level at 1-1 India have commandingly beaten England to win the second Test with Akash Deep ending the match with 10 wickets. Toby wraps up the day's play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices