The Analyst Inside Cricket
Sharp analysis and opinion from the cricket world with Simon Hughes, The Analyst and the BBC's Simon Mann, featuring comment, analysis, interviews with international players and celebrity guests.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 859
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
2005 ASHES Ep9: KP EQUALS KRYPTONITE
The ninth and final extract from our exclusive 2005 Ashes video series relives the tense drama of the fifth Test at the Oval. The series was still in the balance until late on. the fifth day when Kev…
00:39:01 |
Sun 31 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep8: A NATION ON TENTERHOOKS
The eighth extract from our exclusive 2005 Ashes video series - the (fifth) Oval Test. The climax to the series had a long and very public build up as the nation clung to the hope that England could …
00:22:00 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep7: TAILEND HEROES
The seventh extract from our exclusive 2005 Ashes video series relives the drama of England's tense run-chase at Trent Bridge. With the nation on tenterhooks, England - chasing 129 - collapse to 116-…
00:17:25 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep6: ROCKET MAN
Another extract from our six-part special video series on the 2005 Ashes. The series has moved to Trent Bridge where Freddie Flintoff stars with the bat rather than the ball, and a cheeky 12th man, G…
00:21:31 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep5: STALEMATE AT OLD TRAFFORD
Estimates vary about how many spectators were locked out on the final day - Monday August 15th 2005 - of the 3rd Test at Old Trafford. Some said 10,000, some said 20,000. There's no doubt the series …
00:19:50 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep4: JONES THE STEAM
The fourth extract of our special six-part video series on the 2005 Ashes. Its 20 years this weekend since the riveting third Test of that series at Old Trafford where England tried so desperately ha…
00:22:20 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep3: MORE WARNING SIGNS
A third extract from our exclusive six-part video series retelling the drama of the 2005 Ashes with many of the participants. In this episode we hear how at Edgbaston England employed Bazball tactics…
00:20:28 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep2: AUSTRALIAN REVENGE
The second instalment from our six-part video series reliving the drama of the 2005 Ashes. This extract hears from Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Freddie Flintoff as Australia's bowlers respond r…
00:20:45 |
Sat 09 Aug 2025
2005 ASHES Ep1: ENGLAND AMBUSH
The first instalment from our six-part video series reliving the drama of the 2005 Ashes. This extract hears from Jason Gillespie, Simon Jones, Michael Vaughan, Justin Langer and Freddie Flintoff how…
00:18:16 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Fitting End to a Great Series
Five Tests, 25 days, 2000 overs, 12,000 balls, 7, 187 runs. A riveting fight from start to finish, the end always in doubt. Simon Hughes and Deep Dasgupta reflect on a classic series, highlight the…
00:47:52 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
India Triumph in Glorious Finale
A nerve-shredding final morning concluded with India seizing a dramatic six run victory - the closest in their history - to deservedly share the series 2-2. The 55 minutes of play encapsulated the ma…
00:42:57 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Oval Showstopper
An extraordinary day's cricket as this epic series headed to a climax, with an unexpected shower leaving England needing 35 to win the match and the series with four wickets in hand. Highlight of the…
00:32:43 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
India Expects
A tremendous batting performance by India have set England a mountain to climb on the fourth day at the Oval. They require 374 and were shaping well with 50-0 until Mohammed Siraj yorked Zak Crawley …
00:32:59 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Pressure Cooker
A Test match and series superbly poised at the Oval with India leading by 53 with eight wickets left in seamer-friendly conditions. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report on an absorbing day of 340 runs …
00:33:19 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Survival of the Fittest
India possibly have the better of the first day at the Oval where England bowled waywardly and lost Chris Woakes to what looked like a dislocated shoulder towards the end of the day. With Woakes unli…
00:33:07 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
JESSOP - STILL THE FASTEST ENGLISHMAN
A preview of the fifth and final test at the Oval, scene also of Gilbert Jessop's fastest hundred for England in a Test match in 1902, a 76-ball record that still stands. Simon Hughes discusses the p…
00:43:20 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Deadlock in Manchester
Five days of stretching every sinew on the field by both sides has ended in stalemate at Old Trafford. Superb tenacious batting by india - having been 0-2 - held England at bay for over one and a hal…
00:34:16 |
Sun 27 Jul 2025
India Defiant
Despite England's huge 311 run lead and two early Indian wickets, the India third wicket remained intact for the rest of the day as KL Rahul and Shubman Gill knuckled down to the job of drawing the g…
00:24:25 |
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Root Master
England take inexorable control of the fourth Test at Old Trafford thanks primarily to Joe Root's faultless 38th Test hundred. In the course of it he went past Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid and Ricky …
00:28:39 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
England's Opening Gambit
Helped by the unexpected contribution of the injured Rishabh Pant India make a battling 358 on the second day at Old Trafford. But after Ben Stokes takes his first 5 wicket haul for eight years, Ben…
00:27:56 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
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