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
Assured Smith Steers England Ahead
A determined Sri Lankan bowling performance holds England in check until the precocious Jamie Smith eases them into a position of potential dominance. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann suggest the first ho…
00:35:39 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
Spirited Sri Lanka Dig Deep
At 6-3 and 113-7 it looked like a predictable capitulation for Sri Lanka on the opening day of the Test series, but a captains innings and a fine debut got them close to respectability as the gloomy …
00:29:21 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Can Sri Lanka Deflate the Bazball ?
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann discuss Sri Lanka's prospects in the forthcoming three Test series against a Stokes-less England, highlighting their comprehensive defeat to an England 5th XI in their onl…
00:54:26 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
The Torment of Cricket
At a charity day to raise funds for the Professional Cricketers Trust, Simon Hughes talks to former players including Paul Nixon and Monty Panesar especially about dealing with mental health issues a…
00:31:41 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Family Fun Day - 13 August
A short reminder about the special family fun day at Teddington CC on Tuesday 13 August to raise money for the Professional Cricketers Trust featuring coaching and masterclasses given by the likes of…
00:06:00 |
Sun 11 Aug 2024
GPT - RIP
The premature death of the ebullient Surrey and England batsman Graham Thorpe at just 55 has left everyone in the cricket world numb with disbelief. Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and Simon Wilde, the auth…
00:35:13 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Future Kings
Simon Hughes talks to Durham chief executive Tim Bostock about potential Saudi investment, creating a further boost to the North East economy, the imminence of a ninth team in the Hundred, and how a …
00:51:26 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Wood Splinters West Indies
With as explosive a spell of fast bowling as produced by an England bowler this century, Mark Wood demolished West Indies, leaving the path clear for Ben Stokes to put the lid on the series with Engl…
00:43:22 |
Sun 28 Jul 2024
Smith administers fatal blows
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann admire the resilience of Root and Stokes and the panache of Jamie Smith to rescue England from a parlous position to the prosperity of a decent lead and complete west indi…
00:36:41 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
England Sacrifice Well Earned Asvantage
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann report from Edgbaston on a day when England's bowlers secured 10 West indian wickets with well-honed plans but then handed several back with ill-judged shots.
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00:32:04 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Storylines: The Women's Cricket Show - Imperious England and Hundred Heroics
Melissa Story and Nikki Chaudhuri review England's triumphant summer before turning their attention to this year's Hundred competition with a detailed look at how each side is shaping up.
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00:43:00 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Bashir Bamboozles West Indies
England seal the Botham-Richards series 2-0 with an impressive demolition job on the fourth day at Trent Bridge, led by the rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir with an impressive five wicket haul. Simon Hug…
00:41:24 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Brook Flows Decisively
On a lively third day at Trent Bridge, the England batsmen drive their team into a strong position to overcome spirited tailend West Indies resistance. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann marvel at Harry Bro…
00:34:09 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Dominica Dominance
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann praise two men from the tiny island of Dominica who make England sweat in the Nottingham sun and give West indies renewed heart after a sorry performance at Lords.
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00:30:56 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Pope's Grotto
Led by the frisky Ollie Pope making his sixth Test hundred, England's batsmen frolicked on a lively Trent Bridge pitch profiting from some wayward West Indian bowling and shoddy fielding. Although En…
00:35:49 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
West Indies Past and Future - with Roland Butcher
Roland Butcher, the first black cricketer to play for England, stands on the Lord's outfield where he first established himself to reflect on the celebrated West Indies teams of the 1970s and 1980s a…
00:38:01 |
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Thank You Jimmy
Simon Hughes and former England swing bowler Derek Pringle pay tribute to the amazing career of Jimmy Anderson who has put 25,000 tonnes through his knees and ankles and run over 500 miles in the Eng…
00:27:04 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
West Indies in Reverse
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann assess the sad decline of West Indies Test cricket brutally exposed by England on the second day of the Lords Test. England's debutants enjoyed it anyway and Ben Stokes jo…
00:34:40 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Atkinson accepts Anderson's Baton
Simon Hughes and Simon Mann witness a remarkable Test match debut by Gus Atkinson to steal the limelight on Jimmy Anderson's farewell bow, as West Indies capitulate for 121. This episode is supported…
00:36:56 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Lara's Legacy
Brian Lara joins the podcast to look back on his epic, record-breaking innings against, and in England 30 years ago, featured in a new book - Lara: the England Chronicles published this week. He reve…
00:57:17 |
Sat 06 Jul 2024
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