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The Top Order Cricket Podcast

The Top Order Cricket Podcast

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 A Pom, an Aussie and two Kiwis walk into a bar ... it’s not a joke, it’s The Top Order, a cricketing podcast where good friends mix their own banter and opinion with extended interviews with some of cricket's most interesting characters from the past and present day.Copyright 2024 The Top Order Podcast Cricket
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  • This Week in Cricket #197: Glenn Phillips in form, who would be a bowler & World Cup or bust for Baz?

    This Week in Cricket #197: Glenn Phillips in form, who would be a bowler & World Cup or bust for Baz?
    Jan 25 2026
    In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu chat about the Black Caps' white-ball series in India, the vibes in the England camp over in Sri Lanka, discuss some future stars at the ICC Under-19 World Cup and finish things off with a big announcement! We start the show by talking about the Black Caps' white-ball tour to India, which at the time of recording was two games into the T20 series. There's been runs for Glenn Phillips and Suryakumar Yadav, along with a host of other players, and we discuss the challenge for bowlers in the powerplay on batter-friendly pitches. [Note there's a brief moment where we lost some audio, so at one point Stu goes from talking about Mark Chapman to highlighting Finn Allen, around the 22:30 mark after the second of silence.] As the episode continues, we turn our lens towards England to see how the mood is over in Sri Lanka a few weeks removed from the disappointment of the Ashes. The conversation inevitably turns to Brendon McCullum's future in the coaching role, and whether the T20 World Cup could be the end of his England tenure. To round out the show, we talk about ICC Under-19 World Cup, which has seen a lot of rain for New Zealand, but impressive performances for both Australia and England. Baldy and Binksy take us through a few names to watch, before there's an announcement about upcoming content from the team in the coming months. We'll be back in your feed again next week with a T20 World Cup preview show, then regularly throughout the tournament. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Black Caps v India: T20 bowlers in the power play 11:00 NZ's seam bowling options 14:05 Runs for Suryakumar Yadav & India 19:05 Glenn Phillips' form a huge positive for NZ 23:10 England v Sri Lanka ODIs 28:15 World Cup or bust for Brendon McCullum? 32:25 Jamie Smith's outlook 35:00 ICC U19 World Cup: Australia & England potential future stars 44:40 Special announcement! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • This Week in Cricket #196: Black Caps v India, T20 World Cup squad & the NZ20

    This Week in Cricket #196: Black Caps v India, T20 World Cup squad & the NZ20
    Jan 18 2026
    In this episode of the show, it's a heavy New Zealand focus as Baldy, Raj and Stu discuss the Black Caps' white-ball series in India, New Zealand's T20 World Cup squad and the potential for the NZ20 - a proposed privately-backed T20 franchise league to replace the Super Smash. We start the show by talking about the Black Caps' white-ball tour to India, which at the time of recording was only two games into the ODI series. At the risk of getting too far ahead of ourselves, we talk about Daryl Mitchell's fantastic form, the additional craft Kyle Jamieson seems to have added to his game and the two debutants, Jayden Lennox and Kristian Clarke. As the episode continues, we turn our lens towards New Zealand's T20 World Cup squad. Were Tim Robinson and Bevon Jacobs unlucky to miss out? What role might Jimmy Neesham play? Should Tim Seifert & Finn Allen be over in India rather than at the BBL? How much will newborn babies impact the seam-bowling rotation? And more! To round out the show, we talk about the NZ20 - a proposed franchise T20 competition that could start as early as January 2027. Is it a good idea? Will it be good for players? Good for fans? Good for New Zealand cricket pathways? We'd love to hear what you think, as the details are still thin on the ground at this early stage. We'll be back in your feed again soon with more from the cricketing world, including the Black Caps' white-ball series in India and the lead-in to the T20 World Cup. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Black Caps v India: the ODI series 3:30 Daryl Mitchell looks in great form 8:45 Kyle Jamieson's variations 11:55 Debuts for Jayden Lennox & Kristian Clarke 19:00 India's performances 21:30 Kuldeep Yadav 24:40 Black Caps' T20 World Cup squad discussion 31:55 Bevon Jacobs 34:50 Should the entire T20 WC squad be in India now? 42:45 NZ20 - potential positives & negatives for New Zealand cricket 1:00:55 ICC Under-19 World Cup begins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Ashes 2025/26 Review: Did Travis Head & Mitchell Starc put an end to Bazball?

    The Ashes 2025/26 Review: Did Travis Head & Mitchell Starc put an end to Bazball?
    Jan 11 2026
    In this episode of the show, the Top Order Podcast team look back at the final Ashes Test between Australia and England (and the series as a whole), which ended with another victory for the home side to seal a dominant 4-1 scoreline. We start the show with our initial thoughts and reactions at the end of the Sydney Test and Australia's Ashes win in commanding style. In many ways, the game in Sydney reflected themes from the entire series - England showed glimpses of the side they could be if things went well, but Australia won the big moments or the big sessions to swing momentum back their way. Travis Head delivered again, the Aussie bowlers delivered again, while Josh Tongue, Jacob Bethell and Joe Root gave the visitors reasons for optimism. As the episode continues, we dive into the potential fallout from the series from an England point of view. How damaging has this been for Brendon McCullum, Ben Stokes and Rob Key? What about the players? Will we see wholesale changes? Or is it just a matter of tweaking a formula that has shown potential in the past, but has taken a big hit in recent times? From there, we circle back to Australia to highlight Travis Head's incredible series, as well as discuss the differences between the two bowling attacks - primarily the consistency and relentlessness of Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Michael Neser & company. To round out the show, we ask a few questions about why spin has played such a small role in this series and what that means for Shoaib Bashir and spin in Australia in general. There's also praise for Beau Webster and Usman Khawaja, who retired from international cricket at the conclusion of this match and series. We'll be back in your feed again soon with more from the cricketing world, including plenty of Black Caps news as they embark on a white-ball series in India. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro: Ashes 5th Test Review 2:20 Australia's win in Sydney mirrors the entire series in many ways 8:00 The knives are out for England 13:30 Does this English side need more accountability? 22:30 Should Bazball be over now? 38:50 Travis Head's outstanding series 45:00 Mitchell Starc and the Australian bowling strength 54: 20 What happened to spin and Shoaib Bashir in this series? 1:09:05 Usman Khawaja's retirement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
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