The Grandstand Cricket Podcast
Kanaal Besonderhede
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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Steve Smith is shaping the BBL finals picture
The Big Bash League is moving toward its finals phase and Steve Smith is once again at the centre of the conversation.
Corbin and Ed unpack how...
Ashes to Bashes: who's rising, ready and matters in the BBL
With the Ashes done and January cricket in full swing, Corbin and Ed turn their focus to the Big Bash and what this season. They assess crowd momentum...
Ashes retained, standards exposed: what this series really told us
Australia retain the Ashes with a 4–1 series win, but the margin tells only part of the story. Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan step back from the daily...
Ashes D5: 5th Test – Big moments, big players as Australia dominate the Ashes
Australia sealed the Ashes 4–1 with a composed five-wicket win on day five at the SCG, finishing the series in control when it mattered most.
En...
Ashes D4: 5th Test – Bethell arrives, Webster delivers as the Ashes enter the final day
Jacob Bethell gave England something they have lacked for much of this series: belief.
Arriving at the SCG without a first-class century to his...
Ashes D3: 5th Test – Head, Smith centuries as Australia take control
Travis Head set the tone early, igniting the match with another decisive hundred that lifted the tempo and left England exposed. Once Head departed, S...
Ashes D2: 5th Test – A good wicket, a missed opportunity, and Head hits back
England had the chance to bat Australia out of the contest on a high-quality SCG wicket, but despite a superb 160 from Joe Root, they failed to fully...
Ashes D1: 5th Test – Bad light, early stumps, England on top in Sydney
England finished day one of the fifth Ashes Test firmly on top after play at the SCG was called off early, leaving a sense that both the cricket and t...
Usman's pointed farewell and the final Ashes Test
Usman Khawaja announces his retirement, Corbin and Ed reflect on a career that spanned eras, conditions, and expectations. They unpack his late-career...
The game, the money, what comes next
The two-day Boxing Day Test continues to spark a wider conversation about the state of Test cricket. Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan begin in Melbourne,...
Ashes D2: 4th Test – England celebrate, but Test cricket isn’t meant to be rushed
England finally broke their drought in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but the speed of the win caught everyone off guard. Corbin and Ed un...
Ashes D1: 4th Test – If you blinked, you missed an innings
Australia batted twice on day one of the Boxing Day Test as chaos reigned at the MCG. Corbin and Ed unpack a day that moved too fast, exposed modern b...
Ronball reigns as Ashes celebrations bring new questions
The guys step back from the daily wrap to confront what the series result now unlocks. “We’ve now got lots of selection debates,” Cowan says, and few...
Ashes D5: 3rd Test – Australia Retain the Ashes in Adelaide
Australia sealed the Ashes in Adelaide by staying patient long enough for England to defeat themselves.
For a moment on day five, with wickets i...
Ashes D4: 3rd Test – What did they think was going to happen?
Australia tightened their grip on the third Ashes Test on day four, leaving England 228 runs away with just four wickets in hand as the match heads in...
Ashes D3: 3rd Test – So much for Bazball, It’s the Travball episode
Day three in Adelaide belonged to Travis Head. A century soaked in pressure, nerves at 99, a dropped chance, and another moment added to the legend at...
Ashes D2: 3rd Test – England melt in Adelaide
Australia ground England into the dust in brutal 40-degree heat, building relentless pressure and leaving them hanging on. Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cow...
Ashes D1: 3rd Test – A proper day of Test cricket in Adelaide
Australia hold the early edge after Day One in Adelaide, finishing on a surface that, as Ed put it, “looked tennis-bally” and made scoring off the fro...
Heat rises on England, metaphorically and literally
England arrive in Adelaide facing a must-win Test, but the odds are stacked. Australia have lost just once in their last 11 Tests, and only one team i...
The Adelaide litmus Test
The Bazballers have been re-charging in Noosa and the series is on the line in Adelaide. What levers can Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes pull to keep...
England Talk a Big Game, Australia Play One
While Australia sit 2-0 up in the series, the guys dig into whether England have fallen into an “exaggerated sense of their own ability” as they enjoy...
Ashes D4: 2nd Test – Neser validation, Smith stunner, Starc summer - Australia lead 2-0
2-0 after two Tests. A commanding performance delivers a clinical win. Neser top five wickets, Smith took a screamer, Stokes was brave but couldn't ho...
Ashes D3: 2nd Test – Starc legend grows as England wilts
Mitchell Starc is constructing an Ashes masterpiece. His defiant batting led Australia to a vital lead as England unravelled with the ball. The vetera...
Ashes D2: 2nd Test – Jake breaks in, but Australia fails to capitalise
Australia in control, but England hangs on. Another rollercoaster day of action as Weatherald arrives, England fights, and the Test hangs in the balan...
Ashes D1: 2nd Test – Root's final frontier, Lyon shock, Starc heroics
Ooft. A rollicking day of momentum shifts leaves the second Test evenly poised. Joe Root scored a maiden Aussie hundred. Nathan Lyon was overlooked in...
‘Piece of sh*t’ controversy, ‘eye black’ experiment, and batting order relevance
Usman Khawaja has unloaded on the Perth pitch. How justified is the spicy criticism and how much is reputation management? The opener is racing to be...
Perth verdict is in, now Brisbane awaits
Ed and Corb assess Pat Cummins’ likely pink-ball return but how will Australia rotate their quicks with Hazlewood waiting in the wings and selection p...
Saved our best for LIVE
Ed and Corb go big in person with the faithful in Sydney. Who will retire by end of series (hint: maybe Australians)? Opening conundrums? England’s eg...
'Brand over brains': England's refusal to learn
As England reckons with a humbling series defeat, the commitment to the Bazball ethos seemingly remains intact within the group. Ed and Corbin analyse...
Ashes D2: 1st Test - Travball Head-lines as Australia surf the chaos wave
Australia claim a volatile series opener after a Travis Head batting masterpiece capitalised on brilliant bowling from Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland...
Ashes D1: 1st Test - Starc shines, Stokes stars in manic opener
19 wickets, 300 runs and pure chaos in Perth. Mitch Starc took seven, Ben Stokes grabbed five, Usman Khawaja's back spasms dislocated Australia's batt...
Jim's Ashes Special: The 2005 nailbiter at Edgbaston
The history of the Ashes is littered with moments that have defined and intensified the rivalry between the two nations. As we anticipate what those m...
Ashes anticipation peaks as the injury rollercoaster continues
Corbin and Ed go deep in their Ashes preview as Australia's injury predicament deepens. With three quicks sidelined, we unpack how Australia will mana...
Jim's Ashes Special: Shane Warne and amazing Adelaide
As we gear up for the 2025-26 Ashes, legendary commentator Jim Maxwell is looking back at his favourite moments from this storied rivalry. In part fiv...
Hazlewood’s good, Wood’s warming, the Ashes are incoming
Josh Hazelwood might have been cleared for the opening Ashes Test, but Corbin and Ed reckon his scare has laid bare different headaches for Australia....
Jim's Ashes Special: Ben Stokes at Headingley
As we get ready for the 2025-26 instalment of the famous Ashes rivalry, legendary ABC commentator Jim Maxwell is looking back on his favourite Ashes m...
Jim's Ashes Special: The 2005 nailbiter at Edgbaston
The history of the Ashes is littered with moments that have defined and intensified the rivalry between the two nations. As we anticipate what those m...
Over prepared, under prepared, salad rolls and Corbin returns
Corbin Middlemas is back as the gents break down England and Australia's Ashes preparation or lack of, ahead of the first Test in Perth. The pair disc...
Jim's Ashes Special: Border and Thompson's almost miracle
With the 2025-26 Ashes on the horizon we are discussing legendary commentator Jim Maxwell's top six Ashes moments from his more than 50-year career. I...
Jim's Ashes Special: Border and Thompson's almost miracle
With the 2025-26 Ashes on the horizon we are discussing legendary commentator Jim Maxwell's top six Ashes moments from his more than 50-year career. I...