Episode Details

Are you all ready for the men’s Ashes? After our three-part ‘Memories of the Ashes’ series with Rick McCosker, Dennis Amiss and Richard Ellison joining us on today’s show is our regular cricketing pundit Roland Butcher, the former England International.

I caught up with Roland in Nottingham after day 3 of the county championship match between Nottinghamshire CCC and Warwickshire CCC to preview the most anticipated Ashes Test series on home soil since 2005.

Roland discussed the current topical issues, Moeen Ali’s return, Ben Stokes’s troublesome knee and the decision to replace Ben Foakes with the England hero of 2022 Jonny Bairstow.

Can the Aussies match the Bazball Test? Roland gives his valued opinions on the question all cricket fans are waiting to find out. Roland also reveals who he thinks will be the key players during the five-match series. 

Find out if Roland has changed his 2-2 prediction from an earlier podcast for the series and much more…

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