Following On Cricket Podcast

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison, Nick Friend and George Dobell from The Cricketer Mag discuss a County Championship week that featured big wins for Surrey, Notts and Gloucestershire & another damaging defeat for Lancashire.After the retirement of Jimmy Anderson the guys run their expert eyes over who will replace him in the England team & George will bring you up to date on the latest behind the scenes with The Hundred and private investment. If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On: County Cricketer.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to react to the news that England's first Test against the West Indies in July will be Jimmy Anderson's final one for his country, as he retires from International Cricket, and they also get the thoughts on his former team-mate Graeme Swann. The Telegraph's Chief Cricket Writer Nick Hoult discusses the latest on the ongoing story surrounding private investment as the counties agree for the ECB to move onto the next stage of finding investment. They also round up the week's County Championship action, as Gloucestershire win for the first time in almost 600 days, and Surrey continue their hunt for a third successive title. Nathan Johns from the Irish Times explains why Ireland's cricketers could play at the World Cup on expired contracts, and they bring you the final word.

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman (@fulhamjon) is joined by former fast bowlers Steve Harmison, Joel Garner and Ian Bradshaw in a special show sponsored by Barbados Tourism.Broadcast at the Oval, the guys look ahead to the T20 World Cup which gets underway next month and where the final is taking place at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, assess both England and West Indies strengths and weaknesses, find out more about cricket in Barbados and look back at two very famous moments of cricketing history that took place at the Oval. If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On.  

Taken from talkSPORT's recent coverage of England's tour of India this is a refresh of a lunchtime chat between Darren Gough and Steve Harmison on England's spinners and what can be done to improve the depth of quality in the field.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On. 

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, Nick Friend and George Dobell from The Cricketer Mag talk about the County Championship.  Could the bigger counties really walk away from the league? Why is the PCA up in arms about the cricket schedule? And what is going on at Lancashire? If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On: County Cricketer.  CRICKETER BLURB“The Cricketer is committed to having reporters on the ground at every round of county fixtures this summer - and that commitment has just been recognised again after it was named the best place to read about the county game online for the sixth year in a row at the ECB’s Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards. “So, for award-winning news and analysis about all 18 counties, all year round, head to thecricketer.com/subscriptions and sign up now for just £3.99 a month.”

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at the week's action. Somerset Head Coach Jason Kerr reflects on their three-wicket victory against Essex inside two days, and also discusses their start to the season. Sussex and West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales joins the show to look back at his 5-29, which helped them beat Derbyshire, and also look ahead to the Test series against England. They debate if Cricketers are playing too much Cricket in England after a survey revealed 81% of players are concerned about the physical toll the calendar has on them. Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce reflects on them reaching their first ever T20 World Cup, after finishing in the Top 2 in qualifying over in the UAE.

A discussion taken from a lunch break in talkSPORT's recent coverage of England's tour of India between David Lloyd and Andrew McKenna as they discuss what changes cricket should embrace to improve the sport for all. Send us your suggestions by tweeting the team @cricket_ts.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On. 

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman, two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison & Nick Friend from The Cricketer Mag discuss Surrey's impressive win over Hampshire, Essex v Durham, change at the top at Gloucestershire and Nick gets very excited about the greatest cricket shot he's ever seen. If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter.  For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe. Thanks for listening to Following On: County Cricketer.