81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

The league stage of the World Cup is done. A good time to take a look at the teams that fell short (including those who were oh so close).

Many thanks to Peter Della Penna, a cricket journalist at ES…

We review India's win over Sri Lanka in the World Cup match at Headingley.

Talking points: The Rohit juggernaut rolls on, Malinga bids adieu, and India's happy headaches for the semi-final

Participan…

We speak to three fans who have attended games during the ongoing World Cup, and chat about their in-ground experiences.

Highlights: The lack of World Cup buzz in England, the easy accessibility to t…

We review India's win over Bangladesh in the World Cup match at Edgbaston.

Talking points: Rohit continues to make most of his luck, Shakib continues to own the World Cup, and Pandya emerges as a gen…

We review England's win over India in the World Cup match at Edgbaston.

Talking points: Is Jason Roy the new Sehwag? Is Bairstow creating imagined enemies? And what was Dhoni trying at the end? 

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We review India's win over West Indies in the World Cup match at Old Trafford.

Talking points: India's batting problem that is yet to be a problem, West Indies' neither-here-nor-there approach to ODI…

We review Pakistan's win over New Zealand in the World Cup match at Edgbaston.

Talking points: Pakistan doing Pakistan things, Shaheen Afridi bowling the spell of the tournament, Babar Azam playing a…

We review Australia's win over England in the World Cup match at Lord's.

Talking points: England flirting with elimination, Australia hiding their fifth bowler and thatball from Mitchell Starc

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We review the first half of the World Cup and discuss some of the main themes from the last three weeks.

Talking points: England making the tournament interesting; rain, rain and more rain; teams try…

We review India's win over Pakistan in the World Cup match at Old Trafford.

Talking points: Rohit's majestic hundred, Pakistan's strange tactics, and a most forgettable batting performance

Participan…

In the latest 81allout podcast we look back at the India-Pakistan rivalry in World Cups, from 1992 to 2015.

Highlights: Miandad v More in '92, Jadeja v Waqar in '96, cricket amid war in '99, Tendulka…

We review India's win over Australia in the World Cup match at The Oval.

Talking points: India's clinical batting performance, David Warner's go-slow, and Kohli's gracious gesture.

Participants:

Suba…

In the latest 81allout podcast we look back at the India-Australia rivalry in World Cups, from 1983 to 2015.

We chart the rise of this rivalry from its modest beginnings and talk about how the commer…

We review India's win over South Africa in the World Cup match at Southampton.

Talking points: Jasprit Bumrah's Test-match-style opening spell, KulCha's delightful drift, turn and dip, and Rohit Shar…

We review Pakistan's win against England in the World Cup match at Trent Bridge. 

Talking points: The cosmic (as well as probabilistic) reasons for Pakistan's unpredictability, the reasons why Pakist…

In the latest episode of the 81allout podcast we are delighted to be joined by ace sports writer Rob Smyth, who has written for the Guardian, Wisden, ESPNcricinfo and a variety of other publications.

We review the opening match of the World Cup between England and South Africa at The Oval.

Talking points: England's scary batting depth, South Africa's tame run-chase, and the value that Joffra Arch…

In the latest 81allout podcast we look back at the World Cup in 1999 when Australia came back from the dead to win the tournament.

We talk (a lot) about the most dramatic ODI match of all time, India…

In the latest 81allout podcast we look back at the 2003 World Cup where Australia put on a stellar show overcoming all the obstacles thrown at them to win back to back World Cups.

We talk about South…

In the latest 81allout podcast we rewind to the World Cup in 1996 – when Sri Lanka refused to be beaten. 

We remember Brian Lara's exquisite strokeplay, Aravinda de Silva's mastery, Tendulkar's magic…