Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

Freelance broadcaster and journalist Adam Collins joins Rob Key, Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton on The Cricket Show to assess Australia's strength in depth as well as the highs and lows from the latest County Championship action. Plus, Stan Heaton MBE joins us to talk about junior participation.

Nasser Hussain and Rob Key are joined by Michael Atherton and David Lloyd to reflect on Ed Smith's departure as national selector and rate how he performed in the role. The boys also look at head coach Chris Silverwood now being in sole charge of picking squads, plus discuss some of the rising stars and England hopefuls in county cricket, including Ollie Robinson, James Bracey and Matt Critchley.

Former England spinner Phil Tufnell joins Rob Key, Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton on The Cricket Show to discuss his playing days with England - including the highly eventful 1993 'Spinwash' tour to India - and all things spin bowling.

Rob Key and Nasser Hussain are joined by David Lloyd and Mark Butcher to preview the 2021 County Championship and IPL seasons. The guys also rant about their biggest cricket bug bears, which includes a look at the recent, controversial run out of Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman in South Africa.

England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket Show to assess his team's T20 and ODI progress in India, plus analyse the state of English cricket and how the three formats can continue to grow on the domestic and global stages at a time when lucrative T20 leagues are increasingly popular for players and spectators alike.

Kevin Pietersen joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket Show to discuss England's 'rest and rotation' policy this winter, he looks at their best lineup for the T20 World Cup in October and reflects on his best knocks in the sub-continent after England's struggles against spin in India.

England men's managing director Ashley Giles joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket show to reflect on the 3-1 Test series loss in India and look ahead to the challenges that lie ahead in 2021. We also hear from CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde on the stats and trends emerging in T20 cricket ahead of England's five-match series in India.

England's white-ball captain Eoin Morgan joins Sky Sports Cricket's Mike Atherton to preview the five-match ODI series against India - the skipper explaining why this series is so crucial for his side's ICC T20 World Cup hopes, why India will begin the tournament as favourites, how the benefits of playing in the IPL are balanced with the risks of player burnout and how Alex Hales could be integrated back into the England set-up in the summer.

After England slumped to an innings defeat in the fourth Test in India, confirming a 3-1 series defeat, Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton and Rob Key joined Ian Ward to discuss how it came about, from struggles against spin to rotation and much more.

Former England captain Charlotte Edwards and journalist Isabelle Westbury join Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket Show to discuss the challenges facing women in sport, broadcasting and journalism. Plus almost a year on from Australia's victory in the Women's World T20, we catch up with Beth Mooney!

Former spinner Monty Panesar joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket Show to assess the slow bowlers in the on-going series between India and England, plus look back on a 50-Test career that went from the high of dismissing Sachin Tendulkar to a long-running struggle with mental health problems.

Ian Ward, Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton and Rob Key reflect on England's two-day defeat to India in the pink-ball game in Ahmedabad, discussing whether the pitch was fit for Test cricket, the omission of Dom Bess, some umpiring inconsistencies, and the tourists' rotation policy.

Ian Ward, Nasser Hussain and Ebony Rainford-Brent are joined by Charlotte Edwards to discuss The Hundred launching with a women's match and what impact that will have. Oval Invincibles stars Sam Curran and Jason Roy look forward to the tournament and talk tactics and team-mates, while Nasser assesses which sides have done the best business.

Alex Hales tells The Hussain and Key Cricket Show that he is 'desperate' to play for England again and that it was 'sickening' to miss the 2019 World Cup. Plus, Nasser, Rob and guests Mike Atherton and David Lloyd discuss how to manage maverick players and create a team culture.

England spinner Jack Leach joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on The Cricket Show to look back on the first Test against India - and ahead to the second - plus Mike Atherton and David Lloyd join our panel to discuss if sporting excellence is the result of nurture of nature? And what makes a good coach?

England captain Joe Root joins Nasser Hussain and Rob Key to to look back on a journey that has brought him 100 Test caps and ahead to the challenges to come, starting with perhaps the toughest of them all away in India. Cricket broadcaster Harsha Bhogle reflects on the impact India’s win over Australia has had on the country and its cricket fans, plus he shares his thoughts on how the hosts should best balance their side for the four-Test series.

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton dissect England's 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka after yet another batting collapse from the home side, hail Joe Root as a 'great ambassador' for his team, and look ahead to the games against an India side unbeaten in home Test series since 2012.

Kumar Sangakkara salutes - and says he learnt from - Joe Root's 186 against Sri Lanka, plus Michael Atherton and Rob Key assess the decisions for the third umpire on day three in Galle as well as home wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella’s playful sledging towards the England batsmen.

James Anderson reflects on his six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka and is called England's greatest-ever bowler by Rob Key, while Nasser Hussain looks at Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley's struggles against spin and whether the selectors are right to rest Jonny Bairstow for the first two Tests in India.

Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain hail James Anderson after his three-wicket haul on day one of the second Test. We also hear from Anderson himself as well as Angelo Mathews, whose unbeaten century steered Sri Lanka to 229-4 by stumps in Galle.