The Grandstand Cricket Podcast
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The Grandstand Cricket Podcast
Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.
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Has Marnus Labuschagne 'tinkered' his way out of the Test side?
After another lean series from Marnus Labuschagne, Ed Cowan is wondering whether he has 'boiled the frog slowly' by continuing to tinker with his batt...
Grandstand At Stumps: Starc domination, Aussie redemption and batting capitulation
It's only day 2 but that's all she wrote with Australia monstering a win over Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs to level the series. Mitch Starc to...
Grandstand At Stumps: Mitchell Starc "I don't think 18 wickets means it's a bad wicket"
orbin Middlemas, Jason Gillespie, Phil Jaqques and Stuart Clark dissect a topsy-turvy day of cricket that saw 18 wickets fall in Grandstand at Stumps....
The fallout from Darwin and what needs to change for Mackay
After the humiliation of Darwin, Corbin & Ed have lots to chat about including the how, the why and the where to next. There's questions around select...
Grandstand At Stumps: The greatest upset
A fairy tale finish for Bangladesh and what may be the greatest upset of the game for Australia as the first Test in Darwin wraps up on day 4. Corbin...
Granstand At Stumps: A Bangladesh upset is brewing and it's getting stronger by the session
It's day 3 and Aussie fans are still waiting for the expected comeback, but while Josh Hazlewood took his 300th Test wicket, it took until after lunch...
Granstand At Stumps: Bang-ball baffles Aussie bowlers on Day 2
Bangladesh have settled into their work and kept the Australians out on the field all day. They were led by their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and ro...
Granstand At Stumps: Aussies wilt on the first day of Top End clash
It's been more than two decades since international Test Cricket has been played in the Top End, with Australia taking on Bangladesh for their first A...
'Nowhere to hide’ or free swing? Your Australia v Bangladesh preview
The first of potentially 21 tests in 12 months starts this week in Darwin and Corbin and Ed debate whose place in the team is most at stake, what we c...
Stokes to the BBL, Clicky Ponting and Stephen Fleming's unique CV
A new England coach, a village cricket cheating scandal goes global and test cricket is just over a week away - this sport never disappoints. Corbin a...
The Aus squad has us asking if Lyon, Boland or Hazlewood miss out
The Australian squad for the first Bangladesh test in Darwin dropped and Corbin & Ed get their selectors hat on to try squeeze 13 into 11. Inglis is t...
Could Langer or Lehmann really be the next English test cricket coach?
With Justin Langer and Darren Lehmann's names being floated as possible English head coach replacements for McCullum, Corbin and Ed break down these v...
Pass/fail? We score Brendon McCullum's Bazball era
Brendon McCullum has been sacked as English test cricket coach, so was the chapter worth pursuing or are they back where they started? Corbin & Ed ass...
The Women's T20 World Cup trophy is back where it belongs
Hannah Darlington drops by to chat with Corbin and Ed about the convincing victory for Sophie Molineux's Australian team who beat England at Lord's -...
Ben Stokes retirement sums up what's wrong with Bazball
Ben Stokes' departure as English captain and player has Corbin and Ed declaring it in many ways, a perfect encapsulation of the Bazball era. So a year...
Did Australia just qualify for the LA Olympics by smoking Bangladesh?
After the 3-0 whitewash of Bangladesh and Australia's subsequent leap over NZ in the T20 rankings, Corbin and Ed await the conveniently timed announce...
It's June but the temperature in Aus cricket is boiling
Corbin and Ed reunite while the furnace of Australian cricket knows no off-season. The guys break down the latest developments in the BBL privatisatio...
Adam Voges on Cam Green's future, why he left WA and T20 coaching challenges
One of the greatest figures in WA cricket, Adam Voges, joins Corbin this week to talk about the next chapter in his coaching journey and reflect on th...
The teenager redefining cricket and Ed's all time ODI World XI
The IPL is done for another year and Josh Hazlewood and Tim David's RCB win back to back titles, but it's teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who is t...
IPL 2026: Head vs Kohli, the tournament trends and best Aussies
The IPL can be brutal to follow in the Australian time zone so we figured you might need a primer as the tournament comes to a close. Matt Roller from...
The players want it all - protection, pay, leave and loyalty
Corbin and Ed announce the biggest watch in the sale of the BBL discussions are the players. With articles, leaks, push backs and general murmurs, it...
Todd Greenberg on the "damn difficult" BBL privatisation process
The man in the middle of the BBL privatisation debate is Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg and he sits down with Corbin for half an hour to pull ba...
Setting the record straight on the BBL sale and what comes next
Cricket Australia have pressed pause on their proposed sale of the Big Bash for now so Corbin & Ed get into why all the states weren't on board, what...
If cricket is for sale, what do the players think?
There's been plenty of chat about BBL privatisation so Cricketers Association CEO Paul Marsh joins Corbin to give us the perspective of those at the c...
Inside the BBL privatisation stand off
It’s complicated, discussed mostly behind closed doors and momentous for the future of Australian cricket, so who else would you want to chat through...
Ryan Harris talks 'rhino rev ups', SACA glory and Australian coach aspirations
It's been a wildly successful two seasons for Ryan Harris in his first head coaching role with South Australia and he sits down with Corbin to talk us...
George Bailey chats relationships with the press, retirements and Ashes reviews
Chief selector George Bailey is one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket and joins Corbin to talk through the life of a selector. Wit...
A "proper" Sheffield Shield final sees SACA triumph and the Vics buckle
"It was a classic", according to Corbin & Ed and it's hard to argue with that advertisement for long form Australian cricket with South Australia back...
Straight up, this episode is MUST listen
If you’re craving some behind the scenes insights and thorough debate on BBL privatisation, the Brad Haddin appointment, a disgruntled Cam Green and a...
Shield final confirmed but the season batting numbers are grim reading
We know it will be Victoria vs South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final but the real question is, why have the runs been so hard to come by this...
Reckoning with the depth of India's T20 dominance
India thumped NZ to make T20 World Cup history and Corbin and Ed can't see anyone competing with them in the near future.
The boys break down t...
T20 World Cups every two years just don't resonate
The T20 World Cup final awaits but the real question is - should this tournament continue to be staged every two years?! Sure, there's a Finn Allen ce...
T20 World Cup semis and Alyssa Healy's fairytale finale
Has there been a better finale in cricket than Alyssa Healy's day out in Hobart against India with a 150 and a cheeky couple of overs with the ball. C...
“I would hate it”: The possible BBL flow on of The Hundred’s Pakistan issue
As potential Pakistan player bans for Indian owned teams in The Hundred get debated in the UK, Corbin and Ed ponder the domino effect here in the BBL...
Selectors under fire, South Africa shock India and the BBL money fight heats up
Australia are out of the T20 World Cup and the temperature has risen quickly. Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan unpack whether this was a planning failure...
Blame game: unpacking World Cup recriminations
Corbin Middlemas and Xavier Doherty unpack the group-stage exit from every angle. Was it selection? Was it the bowling? Or was it simply a poorly time...
Zimbabwe shock, Super Over thriller, and pink-ball intrigue
Australia’s T20 World Cup hopes are under pressure after a loss to Zimbabwe. Corbin and special guest Xavier Doherty break down the selection dilemmas...
The best T20 game ever and Steve Smith boards the flight
A double super over, Pakistan backflip, an Italian victory fuelled by Sydney grade cricket and where will Steve Smith slot into the team if he even do...
T20 World Cup scares, the Shield shines and Vaibhav destroys
The T20 World Cup is off and running and the theme is "nearly" wins for the minnows and lucky escapes for the big guns. Corbin and Ed run through the...
Australia without their big three, World Cup quirks and Shield chaos
The T20 World Cup is about to begin, but Australia start without Cummins, Starc or Hazlewood, raising bigger questions about depth, ageing fast bowler...