Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

Two-time World Cup winner and former Australia captain Aaron Finch joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock to discuss the state of the IPL and the controversial impact player, Australia's T20 World Cup squad, retirement, net battles with Mitch Starc, the potential of rising star Jake Fraser-McGurk, his Test career and a blow up in club cricket from his younger days! 

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Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Mitch Starc is today's guest on Willow Talk, joining host Adam Peacock to discuss his mixed start to his IPL return, banter among Aussie opponents, Glenn Maxwell opting to take a break from the IPL, young Indian speedster Mayank Yadav, being named one of Wisden's five cricketers of 2023, the upcoming T20 World Cup and much more. 

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Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock discuss the big talking points from the IPL, Australia's rolling T20 World Cup squad, the big questions facing Australia's six domestic men's teams and the Aussies heading to Major League Cricket in the US of A. 

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Today's special guest is Australia white-ball spinner Adam Zampa, who joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock from the middle of Queensland to talk about his decision to withdraw from the IPL, winning the ODI World Cup, preparing for the T20 World Cup, possible tattoo additions, messy teammates, his Test cricket hopes and much more.

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Australia women's captain Alyssa Healy returns to Willow Talk after a monster summer all over the world, joining Adam Peacock and NSW & Sydney Sixers quick Maitlan Brown to discuss the women's tour of Bangladesh, where the women's game is going, Maitlan's career and hidden talents before finishing with a look at the IPL and other matters around the cricket world. 

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Adam Peacock and Dan Christian join you today to talk about raw Indian fast bowler Mayank Yadav, the Australian women's team's perfect tour of Bangladesh, Ben Stokes omission from the T20 World Cup and what the County Championship is all about. Then Adam chats to WA coach Adam Voges from India about his coaching career, memories of the Cricket Academy under Rod Marsh and his historic Test batting average. Finally, Adam and Dan finish the show with a few extras, including the possible return of the Champions League T20! 

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Australia men's Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey joins Adam Peacock and Dan Christian to discuss his epic 98no in Christchurch, getting dropped from the World Cup after only one match, whether the Johnny Bairstow incident played on his mind throughout the summer, the hardest of the Aussie quicks to face in the nets and plans for the offseason. Then DC tells some wild stories of the some of his big-name IPL teammates. The MS Dhoni yarn is a belter! 

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Brad Haddin files a special report from India where he's working as an assistant coach at Punjab Kings XI. Hadds, Adam Peacock and Dan Christian review the first week of the IPL, how the Aussies are faring and how the fixture is finally settled. Then the team unpack the 2024-25 summer fixture announcement which includes five Tests against India, a Women's Ashes Test at the MCG and a hole in the calendar for the BBL.

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Australia's greatest off-spinner of all time Nathan Lyon (aka the GOAT!) joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock on a special episode to discuss the Aussie Test summer, his angst at returning from injury, where he sees the current Test team, how many players he expects to retire in the next 12 months, his evaluation of England’s spinners in the Test series against India and how he went about bowling to some of the best in the business like Sachin Tendulkar and Kevin Pietersen. 

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The Indian Premier League is back bigger and better than ever. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin take you behind the scenes of how the IPL machine works before looking at each club and picking one player to watch. 

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The end of the domestic summer is upon us with Western Australia hosting Tasmania in the final of the Sheffield Shield, starting Thursday. To preview the match, Willow Talk host Adam Peacock sits down with Shield leading wicket-taker Chris Tremain to get his thoughts and chat about his season, career and state of the game at domestic level. Then Adam chats to WA off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli from Perth on the final, keys to beating Tassie and the stressful group assignment that's due this week. The show finishes with Producer Sam Ferris jumping in with Adam to talk Risers and Fallers.

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On a special end-of-summer edition of Ask Hadds, Hadds answers your questions like what does Hadds bowl? Is India better under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli? Where does he rate Mark Waugh the batter? And what does he bowl? Plus Hadds gives good tips to all aspiring wicketkeepers. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are smiling from ear to ear as they recap Australia's nervy three-wicket win in Christchurch and reviewing India's dominant fifth Test win over England before Adam and Producer Sam Ferris chat to Tasmania veteran Matthew Wade about the Tigers' Shield success, his career evolution, reveals the real Tim David and the fastest bowlers he's kept to. Then Adam and Brad finish with Risers and Fallers. 

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Strap yourselves in for a wild hour with Australia legend and godfather of the Willow Talk podcast, Matthew Hayden. Haydos, Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock chat Australia-New Zealand 2nd Test, 4th Test between India and England and bulk war stories, including a classic Shane Warne story.

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Brad Haddin survived the first Test in Wellington where Australia beat New Zealand by 172 runs to go 1-nil up and retain the Trans-Tasman Trophy. Hadds joins Adam Peacock to chat about Cameron Green's player-of-the-match performance, Nathan Lyon's record-breaking 10-wicket haul, the struggles of Marnus Labuschagne and touch a wee bit on the Kiwis. The guys finish by chatting about the domestic scene - including Will Pucovoski's latest concussion setback - and their Risers and Fallers of the week.

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The Test summer is not over with Australia and New Zealand set to lock horns in a two-Test series starting Thursday, 29 February in Wellington. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin preview the series and discuss the key storylines before chatting with former Australia and Queensland fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz about his career, bowling to Laxman and Dravid for a whole day, his friendly rivalry with Brett Lee and the Mumbai Mumbler!

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Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Dan Christian discuss Australia's 3-0 men's T20 series sweep over New Zealand, pick their rolling T20 World Cup squads, unpack India's series-clinching win over England in the fourth Test at Ranchi, recap the one-day domestic finals won by Western Australia (men) and Tasmania (women) and finish with our Risers and Fallers. 

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Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Tim David's last-ball boundary sealed a thrilling six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first T20I in Wellington. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin break that all done, plus preview the fourth Test between India and England and go over Hadds's history playing the Kiwis.

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The summer of cricket is not over yet! On this episode of Willow Talk, Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and News Corp chief cricket writer Ben Horne discuss Australia's opening men's T20I against New Zealand in Wellington, the financial issues facing the game's smaller nations, Australia's huge win over South Africa in the women's Test in Perth, India's record-breaking win over England in the third Test in Rajkot and the top performers in domestic cricket back home.

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are with you to recap Australia's men's T20I series against the West Indies, Hadds shares his first take on his rolling Aussie T20 World Cup XI and then boys discuss Michael Atherton's column with Hadds clearing a few things up. Former Australia allrounder Dan Christian joins for a chat about his globe-trotting career, ODI hat-trick and memories from the 2002 Under-19 World Cup win. We finish with our Risers and Fallers for the week. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin review Australia's men's T20I win over West Indies and Glenn Maxwell's stunning century; Australia's women's victory over South Africa and Beth Mooney's match-winning knock; and Australia's win in the Under-19 World Cup final over India. 

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Former Australia batter and Victoria coach Chris Rogers is today's special guest, talking to Adam Peacock about Nic Maddinson's return to Sheffield Shield cricket, the rise of fast bowler Fergus O'Neill, the character of Will Sutherland and running out Justin Langer and the death stare he copped in return. Then Adam and Sam Ferris wrap up Australia's men's ODI series and demolition job in the third ODI in Canberra, India's defeated of England in the second Test, Ricky Ponting's new coaching assignment and the official verdict on the Chris Green obstructing the field incident. 

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Adam Peacock, Alyssa Healy and Callum Ferguson look at Australia's dominance over the West Indies in men's cricket and South Africa in the women's game, go inside the Australian Cricket Awards and who was the MVP of the after party, debate two very contentious obstructing the field calls and hear from Aussie quick Lance Morris and his spooky beliefs! 

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It's awards season so Willow Talk has staged its own ceremony with help from the listeners. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin roll out the red carpet while also speaking to Travis Head ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies and his new ring for winning the World Cup and World Test Championship final before finishing with England's upset win over India! 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are in the Willow Talk studio to discuss Australia's shock loss to the West Indies at the Gabba, Shamar Joseph's incredible spell of fast bowling, the unanswered questions out of the Test summer and a look a head to the Australian Cricket Awards with our picks! 

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Seven wickets for Shamar Joseph with a busted toe, 91 not out for Steve Smith carrying his bat, the West Indies win their first Test against Australia in 20 years. Brad Haddin and Dan Ginnane chat to Shamar and Smudge immediately after their heroics in a famous Test at the Gabba.

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Is Josh Hazlewood bowling better than he ever has? Now he's the leading wicket taker this summer, he faces the questions from Mark Taylor and Gus Worland on Triple M as Australia wrap the day 2/60, 156 runs away from the West Indies' target of 216.

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The Test is delicately poised heading into day three between Australia and the West Indies, with the Windies 35 runs ahead with nine wickets in hand. Callum Ferguson and Dan Ginnane spoke to two of the stars of day two - Alex Carey (65 off 49) and Kevin Sinclair (1x backflip) to take us through the day.

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The West Indies put together their best day of the summer with 8/266 against Australia, after losing five wickets early. Man of the moment Kavem Hodge talks to Brad Haddin and Gus Worland after his career best 79 before Nathan Lyon joins his good mate in Hadds to talk through the "hacky sack" that was the pink ball.

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On a bumper episode of Willow Talk, Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy preview the second Test between Australia and West Indies at the Gabba, chat to Travis Head about recovering from COVID-19 just in time for day one, the Brisbane Heat's BBL|13 win over the Sydney Sixers, Alyssa's tour tales from India and the results of our Test series predictions and BBL|13 Draft competition! 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are back for another episode of Willow Talk where a fan tells Australia Test captain Patty Cummins to go fetch, Australia crush the West Indies by 10-wickets, Hadds picks his three standout players from the BBL, the boys discuss the time Andrew Johns played for the NSW Blues (in cricket) and finish with our Risers and Fallers. 

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It's Australia taking a 1-0 series lead over the West Indies in Adelaide, winning by 10 wickets. Travis Head and Mitch Starc jumped on the mic to chat to Gus Worland, Mark Taylor and Jack Heverin about the win - and where Trav's heading post-play.

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Can Josh Hazlewood do something he's never done before? He faces the music from Dan Ginnane, Mark Taylor and Merv Hughes on Triple M after Australia left the West Indies 6/73, thanks to Hazlewood's work with the ball and another stunning Travis Head century.

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Australia ended day one 2/59 against the West Indies in Adelaide, dismissing them for 188 after sending them in to bat. Two of the stars of Adelaide Oval - Nathan Lyon who leads the Test wicket takers here and Shamar Joseph who dismissed Steve Smith with his very first delivery - wrapped things up with Gus Worland and Callum Ferguson on Triple M Cricket.

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Australia superstar batter Travis Head joins Willow Talk's Sam Ferris to preview the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval. Travis chats about the vibe around the camp without David Warner, preparing to play the Windies by watching his 175 from last summer, Steve Smith's move to opener, random ticket requests and how Test cricketers wash their whites. 

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Former Australia batter and Victoria one-day captain Peter Handscomb joins Willow Talk hosts Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to preview the first Test between Australia and West Indies in Adelaide, the Windies players to watch for this summer, the national selection process, Pete's own game, his Test aspirations and favourite memories of the retiring Aaron Finch. Hadds and Adam then finish off the show with their Risers and Fallers and the best and worst of joke of the day! 

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Australia's Test XI has been revealed with Steve Smith to replace David Warner as Test opener, with Cameron Green to return at No.4*. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin look over Australia's Test squad for the two-Test series against the West Indies, Hadds remembers his battles with the Windies, Jackson Bird swoops in to talk BBL and the Sydney Smash this Friday and our Risers and Fallers with a shout out to our very own Alyssa Healy!

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Australia farewelled David Warner in style with an impressive eight-wicket win in Sydney to defeat a gutsy Pakistan side 3-0. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap the series, Australia's star performers and what's to come against the West Indies. Then Travis Head joins the show to share his insight on Warner's farewell, his own form and who should take Warner's place at the top of the Test order. Finally, Adam and Hadds share their Risers and Fallers of the week! 

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David Warner said goodbye to Test cricket at the SCG as Australia took the Benaud-Qadir Trophy in a 3-0 series win over Pakistan. Warner joined Brad Haddin on the field post-play as did man of the series and skipper Pat Cummins to talk it all through!

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11 wickets fell in the final session between Australia and Pakistan, with Josh Hazlewood and Aamir Jamal among the stars. Emma Lawrence and Brad Haddin wrapped the day's play from the Triple M Cricket commentary box before Steve Smith joined us on the boundary.

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Rain cut short an intriguing battle between Australia and Pakistan on day two, with David Warner falling short of a fairytale fist innings and leaving the Test match delicately poised. Brad Haddin and Sam Ferris wrapped the day's play from the commentary box.

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Back-to-back-to-back five-wicket hauls for Pat Cummins helped bowl Pakistan out - but not without some drama, thanks to a rearguard 10th-wicket partnership as well as six balls of chaos from David Warner at the end. Dan Ginnane, Merv Hughes and Mitch Marsh wrap the day up from the Triple M commentary box.

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Australia vice-captain Travis Head joins Adam Peacock on the first episode of Willow Talk for 2024 to discuss the fantastic Boxing Day Test, his ruined birthday plans, his own form, farewelling David Warner, what the team will miss when Warner departs & supporting the McGrath Foundation for the Sydney Pink Test against Pakistan at the SCG. 

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Pat Cummins was the hero with ten wickets in the match as Australia took a 2-0 series lead against a valiant Pakistan side. Mitch Starc joined the lads from Triple M straight after the result, featuring Brad Haddin, Mark Taylor, Jack Heverin and Callum Ferguson.

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Australia ended day three 6/187, with Steve Smith falling on the last ball for a gritty 50 and Mitch Marsh falling just short of a fourth Test century, making 96. Jack Heverin, Callum Ferguson, Merv Hughes wrapped the play before Nathan Lyon joined us on the boundary for a classic Gaz chat.

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A tough day of Test cricket saw Pakistan end the day 6/194, 124 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 318. Jack Heverin, Merv Hughes and Ethan Meldrum wrapped the day's play before Josh Hazlewood joined the lads from the boundary after a big last session from the Aussies.

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A rain-interrupted day of Test cricket left Australia 3/187 after being sent in to bat against Pakistan. During the day we were lucky enough to be joined by Summer, Jackson and Brooke Warne, who sat down with Mark Taylor out the back of the Triple M commentary box to reminisce about Warnie as well as the Shane Warne Legacy.

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On a huge episode of Willow Talk, Mitch Starc joins hosts Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin less than 24 hours after becoming the highest-paid player in Indian Premier League history for $4.4m to the Kolkata Knight Riders. Adam then speaks to Australian women's team captain Alyssa Healy ahead of the women's Test against India, before Hadds answers listener questions for the final time in 2023!

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Australia middle-order batter and vice-captain Travis Head chats to Willow Talk's Adam Peacock about Australia's impressive first Test win over Pakistan, his over form, stealing the thunder from Nathan Lyon's 500th wicket, actually helping out Lyon, life as vice-captain, birthday plans and his controversial Secret Santa gift for David Warner!

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Australia are 1-nil up against Pakistan after a 360-run demolition job in Perth. Nathan Lyon reached wicket No.500, David Warner silenced his critics with a century, Mitch Marsh clobbered sixes and took a big wicket while Usman Khawaja kept scoring runs and the fast bowlers kept taking wickets. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin review all the action from Perth and share their Risers and Fallers.

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Nathan Lyon became the eighth men's Test cricketer to 500 wickets, Mitch Marsh scored his first ever man of the match and Australia went 1-0 against Pakistan. The GOAT joins Brad Haddin + Mark Taylor before Gus Worland, Callum Ferguson, Lord Ian Botham and Ethan Meldrum break down a comprehensive win.

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He's done it! Nathan Lyon claimed his 500th Test wicket on day four of the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. The master off-spinner sat down with Willow Talk's Adam Peacock ahead of the summer to pick his brain about how he mastered his craft. 

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Nathan Lyon came agonisingly short of becoming the eighth men's Test cricketer to 500 wickets, before Australia battled through a spicy Optus Stadium pitch to extend their lead to 300. Dan Ginnane, Mitch Johnson and Ethan Meldrum wrap the day's play from the Triple M commentary box.

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Mitch Marsh came so, so close to a fourth Test century on his return to Test cricket in his home town, before Pakistan rallied hard late in the day to get themselves to 2/132. Gus Worland, Callum Ferguson and Ethan Meldrum from the Triple M box review the day's play.

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It was the David Warner show on day 1 in Perth between Australia and Pakistan! Brad Haddin and Jack Heverin - despite a rude interruption from Nathan Lyon - break down the day's play, Warner's form, how Pakistan bounced back from being under pressure, a few missed chances and a few missed opportunities.

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Australia Test batter and newly-appointed vice-captain Travis Head chats to Willow Talk host Adam Peacock ahead of the first Test against Pakistan in Perth. Head talks about his preparation, World Cup heroics, his batting process and (hopefully) returning to the IPL next year. Then Adam and producer Sam Ferris rank their top five favourite opening Tests of the Aussie summer. Tell us yours by getting in touch with the show on social media!

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Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Australia's newly-appointed full-time women's captain Alyssa Healy are with you previewing the first men's Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth, making their bold series predictions, quizzing Alyssa on how she got the top job and how she'd handle certain scenarios as skipper before ending the show with our Risers, Fallers and ... Stayers of the week! 

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With you today is Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to preview the upcoming season of the BBL, going team by team and making some bold predictions. Then Hadds and Heals face up for another draft, this time picking their ultimate BBL team from this season's contracted players. Finally, the crew recap the Adelaide Strikers' thrilling WBBL Final victory over the Brisbane Heat.

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Former Australia allrounder Shane Watson is today's guest on Willow Talk. Watto joins Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy to discuss Australia's first Test squad, Mitchell Johnson's comments about David Warner and George Bailey, Australia's T20 series loss to India, Watto's career highlights including THAT really tight shirt at the World Cup and his favourite T20 franchises and his work on the mental side of the game and what's learned along the way.

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Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Ben Horne are with you to discuss Glenn Maxwell's incredible century in India... again! Then they guys go over the storylines of the upcoming summer, rank Australia's best Test series of the 21st century and finish with Risers and Fallers. 

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Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy join Adam Peacock to discuss Australia's 2-nil hole in the ongoing T20 series in India, if Josh Inglis could replace Alex Carey in the Test side, the big guns starting the BBL season, the losses that still sting, the WBBL Finals, the IPL player auction and who won between Team Healy v Team Haddin! 

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Former Australia batter Chris Rogers joins Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock to re-live the 2013-14 Ashes on the 10-year anniversary of the first Test, his coaching evolution with Victoria, where Australia's next crop of cricketers are coming from, an update on Will Pucovski's progression and the time he stitched up Shane Watson.

Then Adam and Brad answer a fan question, float ideas to speed up the game and finish with out Village King/Queen.

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Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy are with you breaking down Australia's remarkable men's ODI World Cup win, the legacy of Pat Cummins, unreal form of Travis Head and the future of ODI cricket. Then Hadds and Heals compete in the World Cup Team of the Tournament player draft before finishing with our Risers and Fallers and look back at Hadds' pre-tournament predictions. 

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Australia are six-time men's ODI World Cup champions after a comprehensive six-wicket win over India in the final. Travis Head was player of the match for his brilliant 137 chasing 241 after Pat Cummins and Mitch Starc spearheaded Australia's attack. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the action for you! 

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Australia do it again, and will now face India in the ICC World Cup final! Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock discuss why the Proteas can't shake their reputation for choking, Australia's batting performance and how Australia can take advantage of India in the final!

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin unpack India's win over New Zealand by 70 runs. They discuss the flawlessness of the current Indian team, and what New Zealand have proved across the tournament. Hadds explains the pitch issues in the lead up to the match and why he's concerned for Australia as they get set to face South Africa. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are joined by Alyssa Healy with a special announcement for her and the show as the World Cup semi finals roll around. We preview Australia vs. South Africa and India vs. New Zealand before we reunite Alyssa with Mitchell Starc. That plus Meg Lanning's retirement, how to sledge Quinton de Kock, Australia's selection dilemma, a local legend who took six wickets in six balls and much more!

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Australia beat Bangladesh and glide into the World Cup semis! Mitch Marsh returns to India with a bang. Marnus Labuschagne puts up a big statement to be in the final team. A change of attitude see's the Aussies all coming together to peak at the right time... Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the action for you! 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are joined by Australian of the Year nominee Gus Worland to bask in the glory of Glenn Maxwell’s outrageous World Cup innings against Afghanistan. Mark Howard shares his insights from the ground in India. Hadds reveals the top three craziest innings he’s seen, the boys talk timed out dismissals, net run rates, Sheffield Shield cricket and more!

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A hobbled, cramping Glenn Maxwell pulled off what is probably the greatest ODI knock of all time to rescue Australia from several hopeless positions to pull off a miraculous win against Afghanistan and locked the Aussies into another World Cup semi final! Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the madcap action from this morning, and once you've listened do yourself a favour - watch the innings!

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Adam Peacock is in with Brad Haddin as the guys react to India's dominant win over South Africa, we look at the Aussies' selection headaches & we discuss the strangest things we've seen at the cricket!

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Australia beat England by 33 runs as selection squeeze looms. Adam Zampa shot to the top of the World Cup’s leading wicket-taker table and does some handy work to help out after a shaky start for the Aussies. Pressure expected to mount on Mott as we discuss what exactly went wrong for England. Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy recap all the World Cup action for you!

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Australia captain Alyssa Healy joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to discuss the men's ODI World Cup in India, where the Aussies play England this weekend. The crew also talk about Alyssa's World Cup success and the current state of the WBBL before Hadds and Alyssa take part in the Keeper Quiz!

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Former Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to discuss Australia's success at the World Cup, England's dire campaign, the state of domestic cricket in Australia and shares his side of the story after weeks of classic Ryno yarns from the perspectives of Hadds and Mitchell Johnson.

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Australia beat New Zealand by just five runs in a World Cup thriller! Travis Head and David Warner went berserk, with Head posting his maiden World Cup century in his return from injury. Having conceded 388, New Zealand shot out of the blocks but it was a brilliant century by Rachin Ravindra that kept the Kiwis in it. In the end, it came down to Jimmy Neesham against Mitch Starc, with the Aussie's holding their nerve! Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the action for you.

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The Big Show! Glenn Maxwell scored a 40-ball century - the fastest at a men's World Cup and fastest by an Australian - as Australia racked up 8-399 against the Netherlands. Then the Aussies ripped apart the Dutch batting to bowl them out for 90 to win by 309 runs, the biggest win in World Cup history. Oh, and David Warner scored another century and Adam Zampa matched Warnie with another impressive haul! Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the action for you. 

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Australia allrounder and Brisbane Heat superstar Jess Jonassen sits down with Willow Talk's Sam Ferris to chat about her career, pre-game rituals, possibly playing in India later this year and the WBBL season. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are with you previewing Australia's next World Cup match against the Netherlands, what's happened to England, picking their Team of the Tournament at the halfway stage, answering listener questions and celebrating Grace Harris' record-breaking WBBL century! 

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Australia's 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is officially back on track with a 62-run win over Pakistan in Bangalore. Centuries to David Warner and Mitch propelled Australia to a mammoth 9-367, but an impressive opening stand of 135 put Pakistan in a position to chase down the target. Australia needed a breakthrough it was delivered by Marcus Stoinis, who struck twice in his first two overs, with Adam Zampa taking four wickets to secure the win. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin review all the action for you. 

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Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is today's special guest on Willow Talk with regulars Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin. Together the trio talk about the ongoing World Cup, Australia's chances after an important win over Pakistan, wild tour stories involving needles and angry wives, memories of the 2015 World Cup and 2013-14 Ashes series and the movers and shakers on the domestic circuit, including the start of the WBBL!

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On the eve of the WBBL|09 season, Melbourne Stars gun Meg Lanning sits down with Sam Ferris to talk about her cricket comeback, passion for the game after more than a decade at the top level and defends accusations of having the messiest locker in Australian cricket!

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Australia's World Cup campaign has finally clicked into gear with an impressive five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Lucknow. Things weren't looking great for Australia with Sri Lanka 1-157, but a collapse of 9-52 left the Aussies needing only 210 to win, which they chased down easily thanks to half-centuries from Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis. Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa starred with the ball to lift Australia off the bottom of the points table. Recapping all the action for you is Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin.

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Australia suffered their worst World Cup defeat at the hands of South Africa to slip to 0-2 and near the bottom of the table. Australia dropped Alex Carey, put down six catches and slipped up with that bat to lose by 134 runs. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap the match and where to next for the Aussies. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin preview Australia's crucial ICC Men's World Cup match against South Africa in Lucknow, cover the big talking points in world cricket including cricket's likely return to the LA Olympic Games and chat to star Queensland paceman Gurinder Sandhu, who along with Kane Richardson put on the highest 10th-wicket partnership in Marsh Cup history to beat the Blues. 

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Australia fast bowler Darcie Brown sits down with Willow Talk's Sam Ferris to discuss a diverse range of topics including childhood idols, Uber ratings, pre-game pump-up songs and WBBL danger players.

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As Australia's men's team pick dust themselves off after a first-up defeat to India, Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Ben Horne forensically analyse where it went wrong in Chennai and how it can be fixed ahead of game two against South Africa on Thursday night. Then the crew play a game of 'yes, no, waiting' before chatting about the success of the Australian women's team and the fastest 50-over century ever by South Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk.

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Australia lost its ICC Men's World Cup opener to India by six wickets after the hosts spinners ripped through the Aussies' middle order on a turning track in Chennai. Australia had India 3-2 in reply, but a costly dropped catch by Mitch Marsh let Virat Kohli off the hook and the rest was history. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin break it all down for you.

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Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey and Sam Ferris preview the upcoming ICC Men's ODI World Cup in India by taking a deep dive into Australia's squad and schedule before going over every team and making their predictions!

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Australia leg-spinner Alana King sits down with Willow Talk producer Sam Ferris to discuss her journey to the top level, her allergy to avocados, memories of Shane Warne, her love of tennis, her favourite ways to get a batter out and who to watch out for in the WBBL this summer. 

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Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup starting this week in India, Willow Talk host Adam Peacock caught up with Australia's top-ranked ODI bowler Josh Hazlewood to talk about the World Cup campaign, bowling to India legend Virat Kohli, his career goals, battling with injury, Australia's end-of-season tour to New Zealand and a tale about David Warner.

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Brad Haddin chats to Sam Ferris from India where Australia defeated India in the third ODI in Rajkot for a consolation win before naming their World Cup squad with one key change ahead of their first game against India on October 8.

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Ahead of the upcoming limited-overs series between the Australian women's cricket team and West Indies, Aussie captain Alyssa Healy chats to Willow Talk producer Sam Ferris about how captaincy has changed and/or matured her, when she's thinking of calling it quits, how she plays with pain, whether she's still chirpy on the field and the multi-format series in India later this year. 

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Brad Haddin chats to Sam Ferris from India where he's witnessed Australia get thumped not once but twice by India, which has caused all kinds of selection headaches with only three matches to go before the World Cup starts next week. Haddin and Ferris discuss Australia's batting order, India's incredible in-form players, one-day pitches and vegetarian restaurants - all the normal stuff.

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Brad Haddin is over in India so Adam Peacock and Sam Ferris are with you talking about India resting their big guns like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the first couple of ODIs against Australia, some of the backyard cricket setups sent in by fans from around the world and then Adam sits down with Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey. 

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Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin review Australia's 3-2 ODI series loss to South Africa and look ahead to the World Cup with a focus on the injury to Travis Head and who might replace him. Then the guys chat to Brendan Scott, co-founder of WCG Backyard Cricket - the ultimate backyard cricket setup in the country, maybe even the world! Finally, Adam and Brad nominate their risers and fallers for the week with some good and bad news for Sri Lanka fans. 

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Australia's 35th men's Test captain Greg Chappell is today's guest on Willow Talk. GC joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to discuss Australia's 111-run loss in the third ODI against South Africa, David Warner's path to the Australian team, how T20 cricket is changing the game globally, his time coaching India, memories of Richie Benaud, Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting and how The Chappell Foundation has helped young homeless Australians off the streets.

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Australia is still undefeated in the Mitch Marsh era thanks to two impressive, yet very different, ODI victories over South Africa. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap the first two ODIs, preview the upcoming three, discuss the good form of David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne, debate Tim David's pathway to the Australian one-day team, submit the Risers and Fallers for another week and hear from Ashton Agar on the World Cup, his Test axing and the BBL.

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Australia fast bowler Mitch Starc joins Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin to chat about the drawn Ashes campaign, upcoming one-day World Cup in India, receiving his Baggy Green from Richie Benaud, his desire to return to the IPL, a classic David Warner story and much more! 

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Australia swept/thumped South Africa 3-0 in the T20I series under new skipper Mitch Marsh. Adam Peacock is joined by former Australia allrounder Greg Blewett to recap the series, preview the upcoming five-match one-day series and talk W/BBL overseas player draft results. Then Adam sits down with Aussie Test No.3 Marnus Labuschagne to talk Ashes, his bromance with Steve Smith and his growing coffee business. Finally, Adam and Greg discuss the MCG hosting a India-Pakistan Test and if India need a new ODI captain. 

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