Episodes 314
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (91)
Since Nov 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Greg James, Jimmy Anderson and Felix White take an alternative (and sometimes musical) look at cricket...

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Untenable

Jun 03, 2026 1h 9m

Is the IPL, the biggest franchise tournament in World Cricket, becoming boring, predictable, too batter friendly and in need of a shakeup?Plus a lookahead to the 1st Mens Test between England and New…

The Greatest Fielder of All Time: Jonty Rhodes

May 28, 2026 48m

Jonty Rhodes, one of our favourite cricketers ever and arguably the best fielder the game has ever seen, is our very special guest this week. A whole generation of cricket fans, including us, grew up…

Left Arm Spin Special: Ashley Giles.

May 22, 2026 1h 6m

The King of Spain, Ashley Giles, is our special guest on this week’s Tailenders. Inevitably we travel back to the 2005 Ashes series - the greatest series of all time -  but also reflections on the…

Squad, Substitutes and Sponsorship Scandal

May 14, 2026 41m

We get Jimmy’s ‘hot take’ on the Men’s Test Squad Announcement and the appointment of Marcus North as National Selector. Plus more Charisma Substitutes, Mattchin has a new challenge and has…

Tailenders Army Bootcamp

May 07, 2026 54m

Our very own Issy Wong has been selected for the England T20 World Cup Squad - but what was it like waiting for THAT call? Plus what happened when the T20 Squad went on an Army Bootcamp, Jimmy kicks…

Tymal Mills: Fast Bowling and Franchises

May 01, 2026 1h

Fast bowler Tymal Mills is our special guest on this week’s show and is the subject of one of Mattchin’s most bizarre quizzical concepts in the history of Tailenders - and that’s saying something.…

Subs, Sausage Rolls and Silly Mid Off

Apr 22, 2026 53m

Jimmy can’t stop taking wickets, Fe and Mattchin have had an ‘Indie Cricket Day Out' at Bristol and Greg bumped into a cricketing legend at Lord’s - but who was it? Plus ‘Mattchin Time’, Restaurant…

1066 and All Out

Apr 10, 2026 55m

The County Championship is back and we’re loving it! Jimmy’s in the wickets and, despite it being absolutely freezing, there was a full #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover at Lords for Day 1 of…

A Live Crisis (aka Good Headaches)

Apr 01, 2026 1h

So due to a scheduling clash things went a bit awry on this week’s recording - but then Greg had a ‘stupid idea’.Cue: #Tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover in ‘live’ action. Plus: Happy A-IPL Fools…

Findings and Learnings

Mar 26, 2026 1h 9m

A review of a review. This week we’re joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah, associate editor at ESPNcricinfo to try and make sense of the Review into the Mens Ashes Series - which England lost 4-1. Plus…

Mystery Guest Match Special

Mar 20, 2026 43m

Who are you talking to in the Mystery Guest Match Special? Could it be Virat Kohli or could it be Daryl Mitchell? Please play along at home with Mattchin’s new and original (sort of) quiz.Plus Fe…

Mark Wood, Issy Wong and Chas Fireball

Mar 12, 2026 45m

Mark Wood, one of our favourite cricketers in the world, is back on Tailenders with an update on his injury and what he’s been up to while recuperating, his plans for the future and what it was like…

Emergency Podcast: Semi-final thriller

Mar 06, 2026 44m

What a match in Mumbai! England nearly pulled off a 'cricketing miracle' in a game that saw almost 500 runs scored.The Tailenders assemble - complete with Issy Wong and her Network Of Spies - to look…

Team of the 21st Century

Feb 28, 2026 48m

So who makes our England Mens Team of the 21st Century? Is it Stokes or Flintoff as the all-rounder? Who gets the nod as ‘keeper? What about openers? Is there room for Stuart Broad? Plus England keep…

The Associates

Feb 20, 2026 52m

We’ve been loving the performances of the so called ‘Associates’ at the Men’s T20 World Cup, so this week we’re joined by ICC commentator Andrew Leonard to chat all things Associate Cricket.Plus what…

Rage to Riches

Feb 13, 2026 37m

1922: The BBC was formed; 1936: The BBC launches TV service from Alexandra Palace; 1967: Radio 1 hits the airwaves; 1979: The BBC starts 24 hour Radio broadcasts; 1983: BBC Breakfast TV begins; 1994:…

International Relations: Nepal and The Netherlands

Feb 09, 2026 49m

After Nepal nearly cause one of the biggest shocks ever against England, The Tailenders assemble to review the start of the T20 World Cup, where the ‘minnows’ are causing a few problems for the more…

World Cup Dreams

Feb 02, 2026 56m

Scotland and Lancashire’s Michael Jones joins us to tell us about how one minute he was doing pre-season training with Jimmy at Lancs, the next he’s in India for the World Cup.Plus Issy Wong is back…

Little Yearns - The Second Innings

Jan 23, 2026 36m

It’s time to open the phones lines again for our second innings of ‘Little Yearns’. We cover broken bats, linseed oil, farts, Covid caps, helmet hair, Win Viz, TV graphics, and why did Chris Woakes…

Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro, Cinque

Jan 16, 2026 46m

So after the doom and gloom of The Ashes it’s time to banish the January Blues and look to the future. And to help us forget about what happened in Australia we’re joined by one of our favourite…

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