Middle Please, Umpire - a Cricket Podcast
It's the cricket podcast you've always promised yourself, presented by comedian, writer and cricket super fan Miles Jupp, together with England’s World Cup winning bowler Mark Wood.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S5 Ep6: Bears, kangaroos, and Danny Kelly
Legendary sports broadcaster, music journalist and unlikely cricket lover, Danny Kelly joins the guys this week in a really engrossing chat on cricket and much more. Woody and Miles discuss Mark’s su…
01:19:52 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
S5 Ep5: Midfielder Please, Umpire
We’re back and joined by Newcastle United midfielder and Tynemouth CC bowler, Sean Longstaff. He reveals his love of cricket and hatred of truffle, while Woody and Miles chat on the eve of Mark’s suc…
01:07:04 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
S5 Ep4: Everything but the admin
What a special guest; the legend David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd. We chat about his amazing career, with tales aplenty. Meanwhile Woody records a podcast from the outfield at an England training session as he t…
01:11:10 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
S5 Ep3: How deep is your love?
Miles and Woody compare notes on touring and MRI scans before Emma John; esteemed author, cricket writer, and fellow Mike Atherton obsessive, joins as our special guest. Woody springs a surprise than…
01:21:05 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
S5 Ep2: Seeing the opportunity with Rob Key
Woody and Miles are called in to chat to the boss. Director of England’s Men’s Cricket, Rob Key talks about the new, exciting era of England cricket and his experiences from player, to pundit to gaff…
01:08:12 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
S5 Ep1: Starring ‘Hollywood’ Ben Foakes
We are back with Ben Foakes as our special guest. We get the inside talk from the resurgent England Test side and discuss the famous win in Pakistan. Meanwhile Woody and Miles channel their inner Jul…
01:03:55 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
S4 BONUS: Better late than never
A long overdue bonus episode as we find Woody mid-World Cup and Miles mid-tour. We catch-up on what’s been an eventful few months of cricket comebacks, blackberry picking season and lobster catching.…
00:48:57 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
S4 Ep7: Woody, Babushka and Zaltzman
Andy Zaltzman, TMS statistician and comedian joins this week and tells us about his dream job plus his cricketing highs and lows. Woody shares an honest insight on life as an injured cricketer while …
01:12:46 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
S4 Ep6: Harry Judd drops a Brit
McFly drummer and cricket obsessive Harry Judd joins for a brilliant chat as he and Miles enjoy a 90’s cricket love-in. Harry shares stories of facing some amazing cricket legends before simply naili…
01:03:44 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
S4 Ep5: Foot to foot with Pudsy
We are back for the second half of the season with Liam Plunkett as our special guest. He talks about his cricket and life in the USA, his England career and times with Woody.
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00:55:35 |
Thu 23 Jun 2022
S4 Ep4: Mad Dog & Englishmen
Lewis Moody is our special guest, and it’s a VERY special guest for Mark as he chats to one of his childhood heroes. He and Miles uncover Lewis’s journey from school team to Leicester Tigers and onto…
01:03:58 |
Thu 26 May 2022
S4 Ep3: No, I’m Derek Pringle
It’s definitely Derek Pringle, and he is our esteemed guest this week as we chat about the 1992 World Cup final, his love of Test cricket, and whether he has ever been mistaken for Angus Fraser. Plus…
01:02:13 |
Thu 19 May 2022
S4 Ep2: Lockie Ferguson rides the shark bus
A corker of an episode as the brilliant Lockie Ferguson joins us direct from the IPL to ramp us up to 190mph of pace in one episode; and we enjoy a great chat! Miles shares his love of Lockie’s homel…
00:59:25 |
Thu 12 May 2022
S4 Ep1: Hear ye, hear ye…gravy, gravy
Season Four is here, and it’s our first ever live show; held in Monmouth, the home of 4th XI legend and co-host Miles Jupp. There’s lots of current affairs to catch up on, and we also chart Mark’s r…
00:53:33 |
Thu 05 May 2022
S3 Ep8: Ashes to Ashington
Bonus episode to finish Season 3. Well, the Ashes didn’t go to plan but Miles and Woody catch up as Mark reflects on the experience, and Miles makes an unconventional bid to become England head coach…
01:11:12 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
S3 Ep7: Selecting sandwiches with Jack Leach
(Probably) the final episode of Season 3 sees England and Somerset super spinner Jack Leach join Woody and Miles as we discuss bowling, THAT innings, and a rather amusing deep dive into his choice of…
01:06:18 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
S3 Ep6: Radio Aggers
A glorious hour with the seminal voice of cricket on the radio, Jonathan Agnew. He reveals why Woody has become rather a household name at chez Aggers, plus we discuss the art of commentary and much …
01:01:48 |
Thu 25 Nov 2021
S3 Ep5: Will Greenwood plays Guess Who?
Let’s try and cheer ourselves up after that t20 semi final, as rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood joined Giles and Wark last summer and revealed the best way to get him out at cricket. He also tel…
00:55:42 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
S3 Ep4: Surprise Surprise, it’s Kate Cross.
An hour-long treat as Mark and Miles update one another on injuries and other less serious tales before England and Lancashire star Kate Cross joins us for a great chat on her England career, the Hun…
01:02:38 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
S3 Ep3: Middle please, Simon Taufel
5-time ICC Umpire of the Year, Simon Taufel is our special guest and becomes our very first umpire on the pod. The legendary Aussie official gives a fascinating and unique perspective of the sport. M…
00:52:58 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
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