Tailenders

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• Emilio Gay: Let’s get to know you better.

  October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  Emilio Gay, England and Durham batter, is our very special guest this week. From meeting his cricketing hero Dwayne Bravo when he was just a kid to making his England test debut this summer, Emilio reflects on his cricketing journey so…

• Pimp Coat and Mood W***

  September 24, 2026 · 47 min

  ‘You’re Mark Wood bowling from the top end……..’  A look back at the career of one of our very favourite cricketers - Mark Wood, who this week announced his retirement from International Cricket. His best wickets, matches, spells and, of…

• Kate Cross: I had a dream that I couldn’t have dreamt of.

  September 17, 2026 · 49 min

  This week we’re joined by one of our favourite cricketers Kate Cross, who announced her retirement from the game earlier in the summer. She looks back at her playing highlights, how she got into the game, how women's cricket has changed…

• Does Joe Root shave one arm?

  September 8, 2026 · 47 min

  In Correspondence of Uncertainty this week… throwing the Babar out with the Bathwater, Mistaken Maccabees, and the big question of Joe Root’s possibly shaven right arm. Listen to the end to hear the England captain’s right of reply. Plus…

• Emergency Podcast: What’s more than wholesale?

  September 1, 2026 · 46 min

  For once the emergency isn’t an English one… Aatif Nawaz joins us as Pakistan send home nine of their touring party before the third and final test at Edgbaston. Flights have been booked for seven players and two coaches, including their…

• Broad and Anderson

  August 27, 2026 · 55 min

  A bonus episode featuring the greatest bowling partnership of all time - Stuart Broad and Sir Jimmy Anderson. Ahead of the unveiling of a portrait of the bowling greats, the Tailenders assembled in the Pavilion at Lord's to discuss the art…

• Saving Britain’s Nightclubs

  August 25, 2026 · 47 min

  In 2025 over 400 nightclubs and late night venues in the UK closed down but help is at hand in the form of the England men's cricket team who appear to be on a mission to keep these establishments open. Plus England v Pakistan…

• Mercurial Pakistan and Brilliant Bangladesh

  August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  Jimmy’s not impressed with the solar eclipse and Sharky’s stuck 15 billion miles from Earth so let’s move on to cricket - next up for England is unpredictable/mercurial/enigmatic Pakistan. Will Pope, Lawrence and Cox seize on their chance…