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Aussie greats Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy from the Willow Talk podcast join Stuart Broad to look ahead to the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.Healy says husband Mitchell Starc is ‘licking his lips’ at the prospect of bowling to England with a pink ball as Australia target a 2-0 lead.Haddin and Broady relive the infamous walking controversy from Trent Bridge in 2013 and the Alex Carey stumping at Lord’s in 2023.

Broady takes a break from his Aussie adventures to catch up with Jos and answer your questions on the Ashes.Should Jamie Smith bat above Ben Stokes? What is the pink ball like to bowl with? And which three Aussies would Jos and Broady like to go for a beer with?Plus, big match preparation tips, facing the short ball – and what’s the most fun Jos has ever had on a cricket pitch?

England’s front man Mark Wood sits down with Broady to reflect on the Perth carnage.Woody takes you inside the England dressing room straight after Travis Head’s heroics. He shares the raw disappointment the team felt and plans to turn it around between now and the second Test in Brisbane.

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler try to make sense of Australia’s two-day win in the first Ashes Test in Perth.They marvel at the batting of Travis Head and the bowling of Mitchell Starc in a ruthless Australia display.How do England bounce back? With their inside knowledge of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, Jos and Broady give their views.

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler react to a barely believable opening day of the Ashes series in Perth.They relive their emotions as England crumbled to 172 all out before roaring back to reduce Australia to 123-9 at stumps.We’re taken inside the minds of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who helped England rise from the canvas to take Australia down.Hear about Broady’s early interactions with the Aussie fans and the David Brent taunts he’s been receiving since reacting to his welcome gift from Jos.

Broady has landed in Perth ahead of the hotly-anticipated Ashes and shares his final thoughts with Australian cricket journalist Adam Collins.Sitting on the boundary at the Optus Stadium, they discuss final team selections, the famously pacy Perth wicket and the magnitude of that all-important first day.It’s your ideal guide to the mother of all Test series.

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler are buzzing as they look ahead to the start of the Ashes series down under this week.They chat about the importance of the first ball in Perth and the unique challenges of batting and bowling in Australia.Broad relives his titanic - and often fruitless - battles with Australia batting icon Steve Smith.And both pick out the key battles that will decide the ultimate Test series.🩸 Use code LOVEOFCRICKET to get 20% off your first Thriva blood test: ⁠http://thriva.co/Buy the ‘For The Love of Cricket’ WineCase by Laithwaites, handpicked by Stuart & Jos: ⁠https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/X15614Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://loveofcricket.substack.com

Jonathan Trott, a hero of England’s 2010-11 Ashes victory, tells Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler how Sir Andrew Strauss’s team toppled the Aussies in their own back yard.With unique insight, humour and untold stories, Trott relives England’s only Ashes triumph down under since the 1980s and gives Ben Stokes tips on how to repeat the feat.Trott then recalls the raw emotion of leaving the 2013-14 tour with a stress-related illness and reflects on the intense demands of life as an international cricketer.Enter the 2026 Lord’s ticket ballot here: ⁠http://bit.ly/4qcHUet⁠Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠https://loveofcricket.substack.com

The Aussie Ashes squad has landed and Jos and Broady sit down to dissect the detail.Plus, the press Down Under have already began getting stuck into England’s touring party…

The biggest series in cricket is nearly here and Stuart Broad sits down with Jos Buttler to answer all of your Ashes questions.Does he regret calling Australians names at Lord's? What's it like being called up to the squad? And who gets the beers in at the end of the series?Listen to the latest Q&A episode now with our Official Wine Partner Laithwaites.Buy the ‘For The Love of Cricket’ Wine Case by Laithwaites, handpicked by Stuart & Jos: ⁠https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product/X15614 ⁠Ask Broady and Jos a question: ⁠https://qHarKG.short.gy/askFTLOC Subscribe to our newsletter: https://loveofcricket.substack.com