The Spin podcast
The Guardian’s cricket podcast – captained by cricket writer Emma John alongside The Spin team of Guardian sports journalists, cricket-loving comedians and the most interesting cricket fans we can find.
Sharing the highs and lows from an epic summer of cricket including the World Cup, The Ashes, T20 Blast, and County Championship. Mixing the sheer pace of journalism with the back-of-the-hand variations of comedy and absurdity. Subscribe so you never miss one
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From the Guardians Final Word podcast: Emma John offers her thoughts on the final day of the second Test before Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon look ahead to the rest of the seriesPodcast
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In this special episode of The Spin, Emma John travels to Taunton to sit down with the Guardian’s cricket correspondent Vic Marks to chat about his playing career with Somerset and England, and 30 years in the press boxPodcast
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For the final round of the County Championship Emma John is joined in Taunton by Dan Norcross and Vish Ehantharajah, as Marcus Trescothick and Jack Leach stop by for a chatPodcast
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Emma John presents a special show from The Oval to celebrate the end of the Ashes series. She’s joined by guests Daniel Norcross, Alison Mitchell, Barney Ronay, Geoff Lemon, Melinda Farrell, Jarrod Kimber and poet Zaffar Kunial. The Ashes series was drawn 2-2, but which team had the better summer?Podcast
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Former England cricket captain David Gower joins Emma John prior to the final Ashes Test of the summer. Regular guests Andy Bull and Charlie Baker will also answer some of the big questions raised by England’s failure to impress in the longer format of the game, and whether Geoffrey Boycott should have been nominated for a knighthoodPodcast
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Emma John is joined on this episode Adam Collins, Vithushan Ehantarajah and Steen RaskopoulosPodcast
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Emma John is joined by Dan Norcross and Aatif Nawaz to discuss what will happen next in this dramatic summer of cricket. The panel also review the final Kia Super League final and speak to a record-breaking club captain. Plus there are guest appearances from Bill Lawry and Winston Churchill.Podcast
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Emma John is joined by Charlie Baker, Tim de Lisle and Felicity Ward to discuss the miracle of Headingley ‘19. Was this Ashes-saving innings better than Botham’s at the same venue and does it gloss over England’s 67 all out? Plus, The Spin launches its own unofficial Ben Stokes energy drinkPodcast
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Emma John is joined by Geoff Lemon, Prasanna Puwanarajah and Max and to discuss the dramatic second Test of the men’s Ashes series. England still trail Australia 1-0, but thanks to Jofra Archer’s explosive debut momentum has shifted. Plus, what to bring to a cricket picnic and an interview with Romanian cricket superstar Pavel FlorinPodcast
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Emma John is joined by Adam Collins, Andy Bull and Bharat Sundaresan to preview the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Plus, should cricket be an Olympic sport? And as the 2019 series Strictly Come Dancing doesn’t include any cricketers - who should have swapped the Dukes ball for the glitter ball?Podcast
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Emma John is joined by Adam Collins, comedian Felicity Ward and broadcaster Toby Tarrant to look back at Australia’s victory in the first Ashes Test, which featured a historic brace of centuries from crowd villain Steve Smith. They also discuss odd traditions at Lord’s, a consolation win for England in the women’s Ashes and an unconventional Romanian bowler taking the internet by stormPodcast
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Host Emma John is joined by Vic Marks and Geoff Lemon to preview the men’s Ashes series. Plus they discuss Ireland’s historic first Test at Lord’s, Australia’s dominance in the women’s Ashes and pick their fancy dress outfits for the Eric Hollies StandPodcast
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Mark Butcher, Barry Glendenning and Andy Zaltzman join Emma John to discuss Ireland’s historic first Test match at Lords, Australia’s women retaining the Ashes, and why cricket is better than football.Podcast
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Emma John presents the second part of our World Cup celebration. Aatif Nawaz, Barney Douglas and Bharat Sundaresan nominate some other contenders for Player of the Tournament and fill in their feedback forms for the ICC. Plus Barney talks about his new cricket film The EdgePodcast
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England are World Cup champions. In the first part of this two-part episode Emma John is joined by Aatif Nawaz, Barney Douglas, Bharat Sundaresan and Daniel Norcross to relive the drama of the World Cup final.Podcast
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Tim De Lisle and McFly’s Harry Judd join Emma John to discuss England’s thrashing of Australia and the incredible two-day ODI between New Zealand and India – and to crown the commentator of the World CupPodcast
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After 45 games of this World Cup we’ve reached the knockouts. A host of guests including Simon Doull, Ali Martin and Adam Collins preview the semi-finalsPodcast
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Emma John is joined by TMS commentator Daniel Norcross, author Marcus Berkmann and actor Prasanna Puwanarajah to discuss this week’s cricket actionPodcast
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Barney Ronay and Charlie Baker join presenter Emma John to discuss England’s victory over India. Plus we reflect on the arrival of baseball during the World Cup and the start of the Women’s Ashes seriesPodcast
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