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
The Analyst Live: Scary Moments
The first part of the Analyst podcast recorded infront of a live audience at the Square Club, Bristol in aid of Syd Lawrence and his MND fund. Featuring Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and Vic Marks relivi…
00:57:29 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
South Africa Finally Find Gold
Live from Lord's, Simon Hughes and Simon Mann celebrate South Africa's historic victory in the World Test Championship final, analyse how they achieved it in a compelling match and against the odds, …
00:32:50 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
The Home of Wickets
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the first day of the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's - the Home of Cricket - when fourteen wickets fell for little more than 250 runs. Australia predic…
00:32:46 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Its All in the Mind
A deep dive into the mental side of cricket (and sport) with former Lancashire player Nathan Wood, son of Barry Wood, who has set up Cricket Mind to help players deal with the mental side of the game…
00:49:24 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Windies Whitewashed; Virat Victorious
England batter the West Indies bowlers at The Oval to complete an emphatic 3-0 series win, as England successfully reboot their one day approach. Meanwhile Virat Kohli helps Royal Challengers Bangal…
00:47:17 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
One Man, One Day, Two Continents
A crazy weekend with one player playing two top class cricket matches on two different continents in the space of 24 hours, while one English club side win a match by 424 runs in half an afternoon. S…
00:27:09 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Job Done
England polish off brave and plucky Zimbabwe by an innings. Shoaib Bashir took six wickets and benefitted from a good workout but the real stars of the show were Ben Stokes potent bowling after a lon…
00:36:06 |
Sat 24 May 2025
England's Boot Fillers
Simon Mann and Simon Hughes report on the first day mismatch between England's eager batters and Zimbabwe's hapless bowlers as England's feast on a liberal diet of 'help-yourself' deliveries. For a m…
00:28:15 |
Thu 22 May 2025
QUESTION TIME - Episode 4
Following Ben Stokes declaration of an alcohol-free year so far, we discuss what is, and what is not, the best diet for a professional cricketer. Also why do Durham produce so many pace bowlers and o…
00:46:11 |
Thu 22 May 2025
The Rebuild Begins
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann consider England's newly announced odi and T20 squads, the first under new captain Harry Brook, and assess their chances of rejuvenating an ailing brand. In the second hal…
01:02:26 |
Tue 13 May 2025
King Kohli Abdicates
Virat Kohli today announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket. Simon Hughes and Indian commentator Deep Dasgupta discuss the significance of this decision - this is the man who is a global …
00:26:51 |
Mon 12 May 2025
The 50 Greatest Test Batsmen
Part 2 of our conversation with Jarrod Kimber, author of a new book The Art of Batting, counting down the fifty greatest Test batsmen of all time. Using scrupulous statistical analysis and exhaustiv…
01:13:24 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Pulsating Finishes
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the latest round of county championship matches which resulted in some nerve-tingling run chases. They also discuss England's squad for the Zimbabwe Test and hear f…
00:42:36 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Greatest Test Batsmen: Part 1
Broadcaster, author and stats guru Jarrod Kimber joins the podcast to talk about his new book The Art Of Batting - a deep dive into what makes a great Test match run-maker and using sophisticated met…
00:43:59 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Teenage Sensation
The 14 year old wunderkid Vaibhav Suryavanshi has just assaulted four international bowlers for a 35 ball hundred in the IPL: Its the second fastest IPL hundred of all time after Chris Gayle's 30 bal…
00:47:38 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
The Brutal Game
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann are joined by Daily Telegraph cricket writer and author Tim Wigmore to discuss the backstory, the current state and the future prosperity of the Test format as examined in…
00:55:42 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Controversy at Chelmsford
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann review the action in the weekend's county championship matches, highlighting the disputed catch to give Essex victory over Worcestershire. The discussion focusses on wheth…
00:49:26 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Boots on the Ground
Three gnarled veterans of the bowling brotherhood - Simon Hughes, Angus Fraser and Derek Pringle - jovially reflect on the hardship of the fast bowlers' lot, but are thankful for the craftsmanship th…
00:57:11 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Transcendent Moves
Melissa, Luke and Nikki discuss the immense signing of Ellyse Perry at Hampshire, the appointment of Charlotte Edwards as England Women’s Coach and the new ICC dedicated task force to support the Afg…
00:27:19 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Tailend Rescue
The highlight of the second round of county championship matches was Warwickshire's dramatic one wicket win at Durham. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann focus on that, a brilliant first division win for Su…
00:56:12 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
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