Alex Braae and Simon Day come out of retirement to record the podcast equivalent of a testimonial match for the year that was. The World Test Championship, the men’s T20 World Cup, Ajaz Patel’s historic 10-for, Simon’s Clear tattoo… what a time to be a New Zealand cricket tragic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks after Kane Williamson raised the World Test Championship mace, The Offspin reconvenes to reflect on the toll consecutive all-nighters took, how it feels to be cricket world champs and listen to the voice memos sent in over the last fortnight capturing our collective cricket emotions. This episode of The Offspin is brought to you by our friends at The Beer Spot 🍻   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NZL 140/2 & 249; IND 217 & 170 (NZL win by 8 wickets) | What a game of test cricket. Today's episode of The Offspin was recorded in the moments after New Zealand's greatest cricketing triumph, with Simon and Alex joined by Blackcaps super-fan Justin Latif to process the emotion of watching Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor bring home the World Test Championship mace. Brought to you by our friends at The Beer Spot 🍻   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IND 64/2 & 217; NZL 249 | After another day of rain, both members of The Offspin stayed up all night watching a riveting day of test cricket and are now struggling. Alex is holding it down in the studio, while Simon is in the hallway of a Wellington cafe, so sorry about the sound quality on this one. After this episode was recorded Simon hopped in a taxi and the driver was Ewen Chatfield – if that’s not a good omen for Day 6, nothing is. This podcast is brought to you by The Beer Spot....

NZL 101/2; IND 217 | Between them, The Offspin managed to watch almost every ball of what was an excellent day of test cricket for the Blackcaps. Alex has discovered the secret to staying up all night (it’s all about hydration), while Simon is attempting to take credit for all the wickets that fell while he slept through the first two sessions. Can the New Zealand middle order now build on a dominant display of pace bowling and resolute opening partnership? Or will the dreaded Southampton...

IND 146/3 | On a leisurely Sunday morning episode of The Offspin, Alex Braae is joined by producer Jonathan Pearce to break down an enthralling first proper day of test cricket. The pair discuss dreary old Southampton, the Indian batsmen putting the Black Caps bowlers under serious pressure, the texture of the radio commentary and playing carpark cricket in the USA.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With a rain delay in the UK, The Offspin is joined by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum. Without any actual cricket to talk about from the first day of the World Test Championship final, McCullum shares his expert knowledge on what players do during rain delays, his first summer on the Spark Sport commentary team, how he'd let players know they’ve been dropped and some highlights of his career.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s the day before the night of the World Test Championship final, but depending on which weather forecast you read the chance of any play in Southampton tonight is either bad or very bad. Alex and Simon muse over the squads, Simon makes some remarks about the abilities of certain members of the Indian XI that are definitely going to come back to haunt him and Alex shares some tips he got from a sleep expert. Stay tuned to The Offspin for new episodes every day of the World Test...

After an historic series victory over England, The Offspin is joined by real life professional cricket broadcaster (and diehard Blackcaps fan) Sonia Gray to discuss balancing professionalism with fandom. Who stayed up the latest for test two? What XI would they pick for the World Test Championship final? And what has Simon Doull been up to this week? The Offspin is brought to you with the support of our friends at The Beer Spot.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the first Blackcaps v England test in the books, Simon and Alex review how their bodies and minds held up to the demands of overnight cricket watching. Will they have the stamina to see out the next two tests? And who should play in those games – could some distinguished careers be about to be cut short? The Offspin is brought to you with the support of our friends at The Beer Spot.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You might not recognise the name of this episode’s guest, but you’ll certainly know some of the people he’s worked with. Kit Perera is an Auckland cricket legend, and in his capacity as a coach at Suburbs New Lynn has helped players like Jimmy Neesham, Jeet Raval, Ajaz Patel and Martin Guptill fine-tune their techniques and mental approach to the game. Alex and Simon pick his brain about cricket etiquette, coaching in low-decile schools and how lessons learned from cricket can be applied to...

Join various hosts of The Spinoff podcasts Gone by Lunchtime, On The Rag, The Real Pod, Paper Cuts, The Offspin, and Dietary Requirements as we look back at the car crash that was 2019. In this special end of year podcast hosted by Leonie Hayden, we dissect the country's response to national disasters, the highs and lows of MAFS, international literary scandals, the madness and tragedy of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Mad Chapman's Pulitzer Prize-winning chip ranking and more, plus we add our...

The Offspin Podcast is back by semi-popular demand for a bonus episode, with Black Caps Cricket World Cup hero Jimmy Neesham.  For those still suffering from the lead-weight despair of seeing the Black Caps losing the World Cup final in the closest possible way, talking about it helps. After a cathartic month playing T20 in Canada, allrounder Jimmy Neesham sat down with Simon and Alex from The Offspin podcast, to talk all things cricket and life. Over an hour in the studio, he talked about...

The Offspin podcast tries to make sense of the greatest cricket game of all time, at the same time as not seeing the Black Caps win it. Perhaps our guest Sam Flynn Scott has the right approach to this one – immediately upon arrival at the studio he decided to focus on how the Black Caps didn't actually lose the Cricket World Cup final. After all, it was tied on the field not just once but twice. But really, after a game like that, what else is there to do but hopelessly grasp at straws – when...

On the latest episode of The Offspin, the team are joined by actor, Lotto host, and hugely passionate cricket fan Sonia Gray as we dare to believe of a Black Caps World Cup victory. It's still hard to fathom, but we're in the final again. And it's against the English (down with Australia!). Ahead of the last game of the World Cup we've convened a panel to assess the Black Caps chances, assess the state of the fans who've been on a 5-week bender, and start to prepare for Sunday's final.   Back...

In today's episode of The Offspin podcast, Simon Day and Alex Braae go absolutely berserk over the semi-final win that put the Black Caps into the Cricket World Cup final. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In the latest episode of The Offspin, cricketer, commentator, activist and aspiring local board rep Peter McGlashan joins the show to mix sport and politics. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode of The Offspin, legendary all-rounder Dion Nash joins the show after a Black Caps performance that felt like a throwback to New Zealand cricket's dark days of teal. Once upon a time, the stereotype of New Zealand cricket was of freezing in the big games, fragile batting and despair – while still finding a way to make the World Cup semifinals. Well, last night the Black Caps rolled back the years in a 119 run loss to the English, to (probably) limp into the final four on the...

For the latest episode of The Offspin podcast, we're joined by writer, musician and cricket tragic Samuel Flynn Scott, to process the utterly insipid Black Caps loss against Australia.  Well, that was rubbish. The Black Caps have utterly failed to show any spine against Australia, leaving their Cricket World Cup campaign dangling slightly precariously as we approach the semi-finals. Fortunately, we're saved from the absolute despair that threatened to overwhelm us by the insights and asides...

We're joined by writer and broadcaster Ali Ikram, and his dad Hamid Ikram, to discuss their role in Pakistan's success at the 1992 Cricket World Cup and their potential in 2019. The parallels are becoming harder and harder to ignore. A round-robin World Cup, with Pakistan needing a win against New Zealand to survive. Their order of results lines up, there's an ul-Haq in the team, and young left-arm quick bowlers are tearing into batsmen. The Disney musical Alladin was released in 1992, and...

In this bonus episode of The Offspin podcast, Simon Day takes a walk around Eden Park with one of the most unlikely legends of New Zealand sporting history. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy