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Cricket writers Vithushan Ehantharajah, Will Macpherson & professional cricketer Sam Northeast survey the English scene. With guests.
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Debriefing The Debrief - an Ashes special from 2022-01-26T13:11:02
Vish, Will and Sam have had another one of their long, unexplained breaks - but they’re back! They pick through the details of the brutal debrief of England’s Ashes defeat and try to get to the bot...
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EMERGENCY POD: The England Decimation Special from 2021-07-06T14:53:07
EMERGENCY POD: Vish and Will – Yorkshire's Sam Northeast was otherwise engaged – get together to discuss a remarkable day in English cricket.
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Episode 19: Sleeping on 99* from 2021-04-20T09:08:55
A review of the first two weeks of the season as the County Championship gets off to a flyer. Sam, 63 and 118 under his belt last week, chats to Vish and Will about his and Hampshire's start, contr...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 4, Day 3 from 2021-03-06T14:20:34
It's done - India win! By an innings and 25 runs on the night, 3-1 over the series. England's torture finally ends just as yours begins: Vish is joined by CricViz Analyst Ben Jones to talk about th...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 4, Day 2 from 2021-03-05T14:27:14
Rishabh Pant you little genius! One of the best hundreds you'd ever wish to see has India 89 ahead as England nurse broken spirits and a struggling Dom Bess. Vish and Will give you the lowdown on D...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 4, Day 1 from 2021-03-04T14:19:17
Same dismissals, different day. England were bowled out for 205 on the opening day of the 4th Test thanks to Axar Patel (again) and Ravichandran Ashwin (again). Vish and Will mull over India's clas...
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Episode 18: Doomscrolling in Ahmedabad from 2021-03-03T07:37:58
The trio of Vish, Will and Sam return to preview the fourth and final India v England Test, mull over player management and have a chat about social media missteps. Enjoy! x
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 3, Day 2 from 2021-02-25T18:33:28
TWO DAYS! ENGLAND LOSE A TEST IN TWO DAYS! BOWLED OUT FOR 81 AND LOSING BY 10 WICKETS! HOW?!
Vish and Will with all the gruesome details as India butcher the tourists to go 2-1 up in the ...
2H1P India v England Daily: Test 3, Day 1 from 2021-02-24T18:42:59
Axar Patel cuts down England for 112, the third umpire cops some grief and Joe Root has questions for the match referee. Vish and Will round out as full an opening day as you can get as India grab ...
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Episode 18: Daft Pink from 2021-02-23T07:34:09
Vish, Will and Sam look ahead to the pink-ball Test between England and India in Ahmedabad. How carried away should everyone get about the colour of the ball? Enjoy x
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 2, Day 4 from 2021-02-16T13:15:02
India biff England for 317, the series is tied at 1-1, Moeen Ali's heading home and the ECB's rest-and-rotation policy is coming under heavy fire. Vish and Will wade through it all in a longer-than...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 2, Day 3 from 2021-02-15T15:30:28
England circle the drain, Ben Foakes' hands take our hearts down the leg side and Ravichandran Ashwin taps in his elite loyalty card on cricket's great gate once more. Vish and Will wax lyrical wit...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 2, Day 2 from 2021-02-14T13:55:21
Vish and Will talk through Day 2 of the 2nd Test as Ravichandran Ashwin levels with McGrath, England levelled to the floor for 134 and people get mad at the pitch with India taking a lead of 249......
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 2, Day 1 from 2021-02-13T14:32:06
300 runs, 6 wickets, Rohit Sharma dream weaving, third umpire line-fluffing – Vish and Will assess a thrilling opening day to the second India-England Test in Chennai. Enjoy x
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Episode 17: The art and aesthetics of declarations from 2021-02-12T09:15:48
Vish and Will are joined by Sam again to fill the three-day gap between the first and second Tests in India. They get stuck into how England will remodel their team and the art and aesthetics of ma...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 1, Day 5 from 2021-02-09T13:23:49
Vish and Will chat about James Anderson reversing at 38, Jack Leach doing his fourth-innings thing and England winning by 227 to take a 1-0 lead in the series, India fightback in the offing.
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 1, Day 4 from 2021-02-08T14:05:01
Vish and Will review a day of confusing England batting and Indian perseverance. Milestones for Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma, as Joe Root pies off a follow-on and a declaration.
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 1, Day 3 from 2021-02-07T13:35:09
Vish and Will chew over Day 3 in Chennai where England (578 all out) took six wickets and India trail by 321, as Dom Bess takes 4, Rishabh Pant brings bayonets to a gunfight and Test cricket has a ...
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2H1P India v England Daily: Test 1, Day 2 from 2021-02-06T15:01:38
Vish and Will bring you a debrief of Day 2 of the 1st Test in Chennai.
Joe Root doubles up (again), England get to 555 without a care to declare and a full day ahead of Shubman Gill *swoon...
2H1P India v England Daily: Test 1, Day 1 from 2021-02-05T14:04:55
The Two Hacks, One Pro team bring you a debrief of day one of the first Test between India and England.
Vish and Will laud Joe Root's 128 not out in his 100th Test, England's 263 for thre...
Episode 16: India preview and no toasties from 2021-02-04T08:45:07
Vish, Will and Sam get their heads together to look ahead to England's series in India. Channel 4, selection debates, predictions... and Marnus's toastie.
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Episode 15: Sri Lanka debrief and rotation from 2021-01-28T08:52:18
Two Hacks, One Pro is back to pick through the bones of England’s 2-0 win in Sri Lanka.
The boys also look ahead to the tour of India, with chat about rotation, the IPL and whether county ...
Episode 14: Kookaburra Turf balls and Darren Stevens from 2020-11-16T17:08:56
The name "Darren Stevens" seems to come up on every single episode of Two Hacks, One Pro. So Vish, Will and Sam had to get the great man on for a chat.
He did not disappoint. They covered...
Episode 13: An uncertain winter and Ben Duckett from 2020-11-02T09:24:48
After another unplanned break, the gang are joined by Nottinghamshire and England batsman Ben Duckett and discuss dominating the Blast and how tough it is to break into the England side.
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Episode 12: BWT Final, T20Blast & Sam's season over from 2020-09-22T09:12:16
Vish, Will and Sam get back together to discuss the end of the county season. Sam and Hampshire have finished up already but there's plenty to come yet, with the final of the Bob Willis Trophy and ...
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Episode 11: Back on the grind from 2020-09-01T09:30:37
After a cricket-enforced hiatus, Vish, Will and Sam return to chew the fat on the English game, domestic and international.
Sam talks us through life as a county cricketer in this strange...
Episode 10: A Bio-Secure Test & County Cricket's Return from 2020-07-15T06:45:50
Cricket is back and so are Vish, Will and Sam. They look back at England's first Test against the West Indies and look forward to the second. Also on the agenda is the return of county cricket next...
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Episode 9: Inside the England bubble with Lewis Gregory from 2020-07-02T19:57:51
Cricket is very nearly back and the Two Hacks, One Pro team are excited. Sam and other county players are back in training, while England are playing each other, then the West Indies next week.
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Episode 8: West Indies cricket with Jimmy Adams from 2020-06-26T07:28:17
With England's Test series against West Indies just around the corner, the Two Hacks, One Pro team are joined by Jimmy Adams, the former Windies captain and Director of Cricket.
They talk...
Episode 7: The English cricket media with George Dobell from 2020-06-17T13:27:40
On the Two Hacks, One Pro agenda this week is the cricket media with ESPNcricinfo’s George Dobell joining Vish, Will and Sam.
They debate whether the media has any influence, and Sam turn...
Episode 6: English T20 cricket with Harry Gurney from 2020-06-08T11:04:51
On the agenda this week is t20 cricket. Where does the Blast sit in the World game? What makes it different?
Harry Gurney, death bowler extraordinaire for Nottinghamshire and countless oth...
Episode 5: Kolpaks with Kyle Abbott from 2020-06-01T09:00:40
This week's episode is all about the Kolpak ruling. Hampshire's Kyle Abbott joins Vish, Will and Sam to chew the fat on one of county cricket's most controversial topics.
Sam also reacts t...
Episode 4, part ii: Cricket & Mental Health with Luke Sutton from 2020-05-26T08:51:02
In part two of this week's cricket and mental health special, Luke Sutton joins Vish, Will and Sam.
Luke is a former cricketer for Derbyshire and Lancashire who now works as a player agent...
Episode 4, part i: Cricket & Psychology with Michael Caulfield from 2020-05-25T09:59:01
Hampshire and Ireland sports psychologist Michael Caulfield joins the team to discuss cricket's unique mental challenges in the first installment of a two-part episode on the sport and mental healt...
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Episode 3: Red & white ball with Graham Onions from 2020-05-19T09:50:03
On the agenda this week is format specialism. We are joined by Lancashire and England quick Graham Onions to discuss where the game is headed.
Is there a future for red ball specialists? ...
Episode 2: English spin with Dom Bess & Mason Crane from 2020-05-11T06:00:24
This week Two Hacks, One Pro tackles the subject of spin bowling with two of England's brightest prospects, Somerset's Dom Bess and Hampshire's Mason Crane.
Together with Vithushan Ehanth...
Episode 1: Early season & England with Rory Burns from 2020-05-04T09:02:57
Welcome to Two Hacks, One Pro – a new cricket podcast brought to you by journos Vithushan Ehantharajah and Will Macpherson, and Hampshire batsman Sam Northeast. The aim is to examine the English cr...
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