The players want it all - protection, pay, leave and loyalty
5/18/202648 min
Corbin and Ed announce the biggest watch in the sale of the BBL discussions are the players. With articles, leaks, push backs and general murmurs, it feels like our cricketers have plenty of concerns and requests and we don't know what to believe and how they can expect to have their cake and eat it too.
The boys also discuss why state contracts as opposed to freelance cricket still has massive upside, there's white ball squads for the Pakistan and Bangladesh tours, the women's World Cup squad has some surprises, English cricket's latest movements and IPL trends to take note of.
To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.au
ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.
Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,’ hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast’
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First 90 secondsCorbin Middlemas· Host0:00
[upbeat music] ABC Listen. Podcasts, radio, news, music, and more. [upbeat music] ABC Cricket Podcast time with your boys, Corb Middlemass and Ed Cowan, for your Monday. Uh, my name's Corb Middlemass. I'm in Melbourne. Ed Cowan is in the Harbor City. Hello, Teddy.
Ed Cowan· Host0:22
Corb, how are you?
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:24
I'm very well. How's your fortnight away been? It's lovely to be back chatting cricket with you.
Ed Cowan· Host0:29
Yeah, it's nice to dip in and out this time of year, I'm not gonna lie. Don't... You know, cricket takes up so much mental energy on so many different vectors during the summer. It's kind of nice- [laughs] ... to dip in, in and out at this time. I'm not gonna lie on that. But enjoyed your interview last week.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:44
Ah.
Ed Cowan· Host0:45
That was a, that was, that was a big fish, Corb.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:46
What, uh, the, the chief executive of Australian Cricket, if you haven't heard it, uh, of course, you can find it here in the, the podcast store. Perhaps you can go back and listen to that and then catch up with what we're about to discuss here, which are obviously a couple of the key takeaways from it. What, uh, what jumped out through your listening device and into your- Ooh ... uh, into that sharp brain of yours that you picked up from the, the CEO?
Ed Cowan· Host1:05
I thought it was a, an entertaining listen and a, you know, Todd is very polished when, when he discusses all things cricket and he's a, a great, um, communicator on, on various levels. I thought you did a good job. I thought you pushed in places that other people probably hadn't, and good, good on Todd for coming on and happy to be