581: The Cricket Badger meets... ALAN BUTCHER

James Buttler is joined by Australian regular Lucas and welcomes back New Zealand's Michael Wagner to chat all things New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India. With both Tests won inside three days it's wins for England and Australia and what next for India and New Zealand. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by fan badgers Neil and Lucas to look back at day one in the second Tests in the New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India series. Loads to talk about, as always! The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to chat all things New Zealand vs England and Australia vs India. The discussion includes slower over-rates, whether Australia are as good as they think they are, and who wins the second Test in each series. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by journalist Tanya Aldred of The Next Test to discuss what cricket can do to tackle climate change. The Next Test is a hub for climate concerned cricket players, clubs and fans. They are a non-profit organisation, providing climate education and resources and collaboratively seeking climate solutions within the world of cricket. The Next Test on Twitter: @TheNextTest Website: www.thenexttest.org The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas and former player Azeem Rafiq to look back at the third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi. Player of the Series Sajid Khan took match figures of 10/197 and Noman Ali 9/131, while Saud Shakeel was Player of the Match for his brilliant 134. Pakistan won the Test by 9 wickets to take the series 2-1. So.... well played Pakistan. Are England any good or just entertaining? Why can't England's spinners compete with Noman and Sajid? Is there too much emphasis on the Ashes? Is it the structure of English cricket at fault and not the squad? And, by the way, what a performance from New Zealand in India! The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. The same pitch and a totally different Test provided a much more entertaining match. Player of the Match Sajid Khan took match figures of 9/204 and Noman Ali 11/147, while Kamran Ghulam became the 13th Pakistan batter to score a century on debut. Pakistan winning the Test by 152 runs to level the series at 1-1 with Rawalpindi to come next week. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. An amazing match saw England become the first team in history to concede 500+ in the 1st innings and go on to win. Records tumbled as Harry Brook (317) and Joe Root (262) added 454 for the 4th wicket. England won by an innings and 47 runs. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the third Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. Sri Lanka showed huge fight to beat England by 8 wicket. England win the series 2-1. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Butcher has done pretty much everything in cricket. He's played for England, Surrey and Glamorgan. He's from a cricket family - his brothers Ian and Martin played county cricket too. His children Mark, Gary and Bryony achieved success as players. And Alan has also coached Surrey and Zimbabwe. In this interview, Alan meets James Buttler and takes on the Cricket Badger 20 Questions. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined by Australian fan badger Lucas to look back at the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord's. England took victory by 190 runs inside four days (again) to take their home summer tally to 5-0. Has there been a less competitive English Test summer in recent memory? Lord's got their fourth day ticket prices all wrong, so what can the ECB do to avoid empty seats? Gus Atkinson and Joe Root were brilliant, but what about the rest - won't stronger opponents make England pay for carelessness? The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices