South Africa superstar Kagiso Rabada joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock to chat all things cricket, including bowling the IPL run-fest, his mentors, net battles with AB de Villiers, why Test cricket is the pinnacle, the best fast bowlers in his eyes, hardest batters to bowl to, bouncing other quicks and the Punjab parties that result in shirts coming off!  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener...

Explosive young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock to discuss his wild 18 months, time at the IPL, advice from Ricky Ponting and David Warner, being overlooked for Australia's men's T20 World Cup squad, his move from Victoria to South Australia, Christmas gifts and being scratched in the face by a monkey! Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's T20 World Cup squad is in! Adam Peacock and Sam Ferris run through the Aussie squad and the big inclusions from other nations before Adam sits down with bash brothers Ollie and Josh Davies.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Christian and Adam Peacock join you to talk about Australia's T20 World Cup squad which is set to be named on Wednesday, whether boom batter Jake Fraser-McGurk can force his way to the Caribbean, if the run-fest in the IPL is a good thing, what it's like switching states and ours sundries to cap it all off.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time World Cup winner and former Australia captain Aaron Finch joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock to discuss the state of the IPL and the controversial impact player, Australia's T20 World Cup squad, retirement, net battles with Mitch Starc, the potential of rising star Jake Fraser-McGurk, his Test career and a blow up in club cricket from his younger days!  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See...

Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Mitch Starc is today's guest on Willow Talk, joining host Adam Peacock to discuss his mixed start to his IPL return, banter among Aussie opponents, Glenn Maxwell opting to take a break from the IPL, young Indian speedster Mayank Yadav, being named one of Wisden's five cricketers of 2023, the upcoming T20 World Cup and much more.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See...

Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock discuss the big talking points from the IPL, Australia's rolling T20 World Cup squad, the big questions facing Australia's six domestic men's teams and the Aussies heading to Major League Cricket in the US of A.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's special guest is Australia white-ball spinner Adam Zampa, who joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock from the middle of Queensland to talk about his decision to withdraw from the IPL, winning the ODI World Cup, preparing for the T20 World Cup, possible tattoo additions, messy teammates, his Test cricket hopes and much more. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia women's captain Alyssa Healy returns to Willow Talk after a monster summer all over the world, joining Adam Peacock and NSW & Sydney Sixers quick Maitlan Brown to discuss the women's tour of Bangladesh, where the women's game is going, Maitlan's career and hidden talents before finishing with a look at the IPL and other matters around the cricket world.  Check out the She's in the Game pod here. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message...

Adam Peacock and Dan Christian join you today to talk about raw Indian fast bowler Mayank Yadav, the Australian women's team's perfect tour of Bangladesh, Ben Stokes omission from the T20 World Cup and what the County Championship is all about. Then Adam chats to WA coach Adam Voges from India about his coaching career, memories of the Cricket Academy under Rod Marsh and his historic Test batting average. Finally, Adam and Dan finish the show with a few extras, including the possible return...

Australia men's Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey joins Adam Peacock and Dan Christian to discuss his epic 98no in Christchurch, getting dropped from the World Cup after only one match, whether the Johnny Bairstow incident played on his mind throughout the summer, the hardest of the Aussie quicks to face in the nets and plans for the offseason. Then DC tells some wild stories of the some of his big-name IPL teammates. The MS Dhoni yarn is a belter!  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR...

Brad Haddin files a special report from India where he's working as an assistant coach at Punjab Kings XI. Hadds, Adam Peacock and Dan Christian review the first week of the IPL, how the Aussies are faring and how the fixture is finally settled. Then the team unpack the 2024-25 summer fixture announcement which includes five Tests against India, a Women's Ashes Test at the MCG and a hole in the calendar for the BBL. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a...

Australia's greatest off-spinner of all time Nathan Lyon (aka the GOAT!) joins Willow Talk host Adam Peacock on a special episode to discuss the Aussie Test summer, his angst at returning from injury, where he sees the current Test team, how many players he expects to retire in the next 12 months, his evaluation of England’s spinners in the Test series against India and how he went about bowling to some of the best in the business like Sachin Tendulkar and Kevin Pietersen.  Follow on Apple,...

The Indian Premier League is back bigger and better than ever. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin take you behind the scenes of how the IPL machine works before looking at each club and picking one player to watch.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the domestic summer is upon us with Western Australia hosting Tasmania in the final of the Sheffield Shield, starting Thursday. To preview the match, Willow Talk host Adam Peacock sits down with Shield leading wicket-taker Chris Tremain to get his thoughts and chat about his season, career and state of the game at domestic level. Then Adam chats to WA off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli from Perth on the final, keys to beating Tassie and the stressful group assignment that's due this...

On a special end-of-summer edition of Ask Hadds, Hadds answers your questions like what does Hadds bowl? Is India better under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli? Where does he rate Mark Waugh the batter? And what does he bowl? Plus Hadds gives good tips to all aspiring wicketkeepers.  Fill out the Willow Talk survey for you chance to win! Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are smiling from ear to ear as they recap Australia's nervy three-wicket win in Christchurch and reviewing India's dominant fifth Test win over England before Adam and Producer Sam Ferris chat to Tasmania veteran Matthew Wade about the Tigers' Shield success, his career evolution, reveals the real Tim David and the fastest bowlers he's kept to. Then Adam and Brad finish with Risers and Fallers.  Fill out the Willow Talk survey for you chance to win! Follow on...

Strap yourselves in for a wild hour with Australia legend and godfather of the Willow Talk podcast, Matthew Hayden. Haydos, Brad Haddin and Adam Peacock chat Australia-New Zealand 2nd Test, 4th Test between India and England and bulk war stories, including a classic Shane Warne story. Fill out the Willow Talk survey for you chance to win! Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

SURVEY TIME! We'd love to hear from you on how we can make Willow Talk better, so please fill out a quick survey here and by doing so go in the draw to win a $100 e-gft card.  Brad Haddin survived the first Test in Wellington where Australia beat New Zealand by 172 runs to go 1-nil up and retain the Trans-Tasman Trophy. Hadds joins Adam Peacock to chat about Cameron Green's player-of-the-match performance, Nathan Lyon's record-breaking 10-wicket haul, the struggles of Marnus Labuschagne and...

The Test summer is not over with Australia and New Zealand set to lock horns in a two-Test series starting Thursday, 29 February in Wellington. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin preview the series and discuss the key storylines before chatting with former Australia and Queensland fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz about his career, bowling to Laxman and Dravid for a whole day, his friendly rivalry with Brett Lee and the Mumbai Mumbler! Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on...

Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and Dan Christian discuss Australia's 3-0 men's T20 series sweep over New Zealand, pick their rolling T20 World Cup squads, unpack India's series-clinching win over England in the fourth Test at Ranchi, recap the one-day domestic finals won by Western Australia (men) and Tasmania (women) and finish with our Risers and Fallers.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Tim David's last-ball boundary sealed a thrilling six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first T20I in Wellington. Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin break that all done, plus preview the fourth Test between India and England and go over Hadds's history playing the Kiwis. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The summer of cricket is not over yet! On this episode of Willow Talk, Adam Peacock, Brad Haddin and News Corp chief cricket writer Ben Horne discuss Australia's opening men's T20I against New Zealand in Wellington, the financial issues facing the game's smaller nations, Australia's huge win over South Africa in the women's Test in Perth, India's record-breaking win over England in the third Test in Rajkot and the top performers in domestic cricket back home. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the...

Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin are with you to recap Australia's men's T20I series against the West Indies, Hadds shares his first take on his rolling Aussie T20 World Cup XI and then boys discuss Michael Atherton's column with Hadds clearing a few things up. Former Australia allrounder Dan Christian joins for a chat about his globe-trotting career, ODI hat-trick and memories from the 2002 Under-19 World Cup win. We finish with our Risers and Fallers for the week.  Follow on Apple, Spotify and...