Steve Harmison: Mental Health Battle, McCullum Debate & England’s Future | Stick To Cricket EP 34
2/24/20261 hr 23 min
Stick to Cricket returns as David “Bumble” Lloyd, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Sir Alastair Cook are joined by former England fast bowler Steve Harmison for one of the most open and powerful episodes yet - Brought
Harmison reflects on his introduction to cricket as a youngster and his current role as a Newcastle correspondent, before the conversation takes a more serious turn. In an incredibly honest discussion, Steve opens up about his mental health struggles, receiving a clinical depression diagnosis and the toll it took on both his career and his life. He explains how Marcu...
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First 90 secondsMichael Vaughan· Host0:00
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Steve Harmison· Guest0:08
How are you, Michael?
Michael Vaughan· Host0:10
How are you?
Steve Harmison· Guest0:10
You all right?
Michael Vaughan· Host0:10
Very well.
Phil Tufnell· Panelist0:10
Yeah, welcome, Steve.
Steve Harmison· Guest0:11
No, I'm all right.
Phil Tufnell· Panelist0:12
Bisc- I'm all right ... fruit.
Michael Vaughan· Host0:14
Yes. Ooh, nice. Smelly, they are. Um, what we all been up to? Anything this week? Any football, Steve, your team?
Steve Harmison· Guest0:22
No.
Michael Vaughan· Host0:23
Eddie Howe, he was under- He turned up- ... a bit of pressure, hasn't he, but?
Steve Harmison· Guest0:25
No, he wasn't. I don't think he was.
Michael Vaughan· Host0:27
Where does that nonsense come from?
Steve Harmison· Guest0:28
Yeah, just the modern sup- modern cricket, football supporter, isn't it?
Phil Tufnell· Panelist0:31
Yeah.
Steve Harmison· Guest0:31
You know, the, the, the modern supporter wants instant success. I mean, the Eddie Howe one is he's been a manager at Newcastle for four years. We were in the doldrums. We were on our way back to the championship. 19th in the Premier League.
Phil Tufnell· Panelist0:46
You look white.
Steve Harmison· Guest0:47
We've done- Take a cup. No, I'm all right. He's, he's been to the Champions League twice. He's had three directors of football, three chief execs, and, you know, we've had a few bad results. I mean, he's, uh, he's brilliant for me. I think he's, he's a brilliant manager, but he'll- he's also a brilliant person.
Phil Tufnell· Panelist1:02
Mm.
Steve Harmison· Guest1:02
And I mean- Steve's a nice bloke. He's a really, really nice guy. I mean, I get to interview him after each home game that I do.
Michael Vaughan· Host1:10
You're still the Talksport- Still do the report ... correspondent for Newcastle?
Steve Harmison· Guest1:13
Yeah.
Michael Vaughan· Host1:13
Is that, is that the title?
Steve Harmison· Guest1:14
[laughs] I think so, yeah. [laughs] Yeah. I tell you what's happening. I mean, I, I get some stick about what- [laughs] ... you got a cricketer doing that for, but I'm like, I don't talk tactics or anything like that.
Phil Tufnell· Panelist1:24
No.
Steve Harmison· Guest1:25
I tell you what... You're listening in the car, you're listening in the garden, and I tell you exactly what's happening.