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Greetings all and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

In this episode, Sandeep and Shounak are joined by James for a nuanced and balanced perspective about the Sydney test, and the Ashes series in general, and whether this was a win for England in any way.

The conclusion was that England couldn't bat, bowl or catch this series and the Aussies were only marginally better in what was supposed to be cricket's marquee event.

The discussion then weaves around future prospects for both teams, potential retirements, and replacements for them, before they touch base on the upcoming u-19 World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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Hello and welcome all to The Cricket Slouch.

In the very first episode of 2026, Sandeep and Shounak cover the triumphant return of Bazball in a surprise 2-day win over Australia at the hallowed MCG.

Whether Australia played poorly or England played less poorly is a matter of debate and discussed well by our panel of two. They analyse how a seamer-friendly pitch in Melbourne affected gameplay, leading to mistakes over mastery. The discussion explores modern batting mindsets where attack seemed to trump patience. England and Australia both struggled due to seam movement and wobble seam deliveries compounded the difficulty, leading to unremarkable innings by many with lacklustre batting techniques and poor shot selection and some dubious approaches to batting.

Prospects for the Sydney test were discussed before prayers were said for Damien Martyn, who's currently in hospital.

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Hello and welcome everyone to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, fresh off the press after the decisive final day of the 3rd Ashes test.

If you have been following the series, you know by now that Australia have retained the Ashes with a comfortable win. at Adelaide. We talk about England's late fight, an ability to actually compete, albeit a little too late now, and despite Eng having a decent team, the result is back within familiar territory.

Australia have a few selection dilemmas now with injuries to Lyon and Cummins and what kind of opposition they will face in Melbourne, especially as England do not have time to take a beachside break.

We also briefly touch upon the WI-NZ 3rd test match and while the pitch is really flat and docile, a draw here would mean the world to the West Indies !

Sit back and enjoy listening to our views and thank you for supporting us.