Tailenders
Episodes
A Live Crisis (aka Good Headaches)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So due to a scheduling clash things went a bit awry on this week’s recording - but then Greg had a ‘stupid idea’. Cue: #Tailendersoftheworldunit...
Findings and Learnings
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A review of a review. This week we’re joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah, associate editor at ESPNcricinfo to try and make sense of the Review into th...
Mystery Guest Match Special
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who are you talking to in the Mystery Guest Match Special? Could it be Virat Kohli or could it be Daryl Mitchell? Please play along at home with Mattc...
Mark Wood, Issy Wong and Chas Fireball
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wood, one of our favourite cricketers in the world, is back on Tailenders with an update on his injury and what he’s been up to while recuperat...
Emergency Podcast: Semi-final thriller
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What a match in Mumbai! England nearly pulled off a 'cricketing miracle' in a game that saw almost 500 runs scored.The Tailenders assemble - complete ...
Team of the 21st Century
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So who makes our England Mens Team of the 21st Century? Is it Stokes or Flintoff as the all-rounder? Who gets the nod as ‘keeper? What about openers...
The Associates
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been loving the performances of the so called ‘Associates’ at the Men’s T20 World Cup, so this week we’re joined by ICC commentator An...
Rage to Riches
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
1922: The BBC was formed; 1936: The BBC launches TV service from Alexandra Palace; 1967: Radio 1 hits the airwaves; 1979: The BBC starts 24 hour Radio...
International Relations: Nepal and The Netherlands
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After Nepal nearly cause one of the biggest shocks ever against England, The Tailenders assemble to review the start of the T20 World Cup, where the ‘...
World Cup Dreams
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland and Lancashire’s Michael Jones joins us to tell us about how one minute he was doing pre-season training with Jimmy at Lancs, the next he’...
Little Yearns - The Second Innings
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to open the phones lines again for our second innings of ‘Little Yearns’. We cover broken bats, linseed oil, farts, Covid caps, helmet...
Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro, Cinque
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So after the doom and gloom of The Ashes it’s time to banish the January Blues and look to the future. And to help us forget about what happened in ...
Review, Revelations and Relief
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
No more sleepless nights, no more doom scrolling and no more ‘it’s the hope that kills you’, The Ashes are over and like the England team The Ta...
Everything is a bit too late
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 5468 days England’s men have won a Test Match in Australia!Felix jumps into the hot seat and England and Lancs bowler Kate Cross is our specia...
Things I never want to hear again
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The good news is that England battled hard and took the 3rd Ashes Test into a fifth and final day in Adelaide. The bad news is they lost and Australia...
Therapy
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Come in, sit down, let’s talk about it together.We know it’s bad, we know England need a ‘cricketing miracle’, we know we’re all tired after...
So you’re saying there’s a chance?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the second men's Ashes Test at The Gabba - a venue England have not win at since 1986 - we assess the tourists' chances, the potential ...
Doom and gloom / Hope and happiness
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OK, so the 1st Mens Ashes Test did not go well. However it’s not over, there are still four Test matches to go, so time for some optimism.The Tailen...
The Definitive Ashes Preview
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tailenders News Alert: This podcast is available in audio AND vision - head to the BBC iPlayer to watch.The Ashes are nearly here and it’s time to o...
We can’t do Technology
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After several weeks of delay Mattchin at last gets to debut his much hyped new quiz ’Send it up for Review’, complete with original music.Plus G F...
We’ll have a look, of course we’ll have a look.…it’s Steve Finn
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former England fast bowler Steve Finn is our special guest as he shares the high and lows of his Ashes career, including being part of the last Englan...
Jimmy’s Underrated Ashes XI
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashes fever is gripping the Nation (sort of) and everyone is doing their Ashes XIs, so we thought we’d jump on that bandwagon with our own.Plus Jimm...
Bob Dylan’s Dot Balls
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mattchin organises a surprise delivery that causes chaos - and injury - amongst the Tailenders.Plus 1990s adverts, more on Phon Buntheon, The Women’...
Jamie George
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our very special guest this week is Saracens, England and Lions legend Jamie George who talks about sharing a room at school with Sam Billings, how Cr...
Will Jacks of all trades and the rest of the Ashes squad
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The squad for the men’s Ashes has been announced and we’re getting very excited as Jimmy gives his reaction to the players who will head to Austra...
Mattchin’s Moments
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mattchin has a new history-based feature that is most definitely not ‘something he just Googled and told us’.Plus another innings of ’The Anders...
Heather Knight and her alter ego
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our very special guest is a World Cup and Ashes winner, former England captain and a legend of the game: Heather Knight (plus her alter ego Shelley).W...
The Little Yearns Special
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The phone lines are open for our first ‘Little Yearns Special’ - those small, inconsequential things we’d love to do if we were International Cr...
Rated by Greg: Liam Livingstone
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Cup and IPL Winner Liam Livingstone, someone Greg has rated for many years, is our special guest. Some amazing insights about playing with Virat...
Mark Wood, Mattchin’s Match and More than 10
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy’s back with more rounds of ‘Mark Wood I Lie to You?’, Mattchin’s beach cricket match, turning it up to a Hundred, loads of listeners ‘...
On Annual Leave with Mark Butcher
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former England and Surrey batter Mark Butcher joins us to talk about the extraordinary story he has been investigating in his new BBC Sounds series ‘...
Emergency Podcast: WE DIDN’T THINK WE COULD LOVE CRICKET ANY MORE!
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live(ish) from The Richie Benaud commentary box at The Foster's Oval, an emergency podcast after one of the greatest Test matches ever which nearly co...
Mark Wood I Lie To You?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking News: The tables have been turned as Jimmy has a quiz for Mattchin and the rest of the Tailenders featuring England fast bowler Mark Wood. Pl...
Ashes (The other ones)
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a brand new Cricket Podcast ’The Anderson Tendulkar Trophy Podcast presented by Jimmy Anderson and Mattchin Tendulkar’ (Thank you for h...
Emergency Podcast: Theatre and Needle
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tailenders assemble to review an amazing 3rd Men's Test at Lord's between England and India. Plus, how Jimmy inspired Joe Root’s century, Roger ...
Edgbaston and The Crucible
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A full review of the 2nd Men's Test between England and India as the visitors square the series 1-1. Plus, should England play Jofra Archer in the 3rd...
Headingley delivers again
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1981, 2019 and now 2025 - Headingley delivers another classic Test Match. Plus, ‘How do you bowl at Rishabh Pant?’, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ...
We’re back with a VERY special guest
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tailenders are back and we’re joined by the one and only Kagiso Rabada. The legendary bowler, who helped South Africa claim the World Test Champ...
An update from G-Force
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An update from G-Force on a lovely day at Lord’s and some exclusive BBC Sounds content.
You scratch your back, I'll scratch mine
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Hundred Draft, breaking news from Greg and Fe, some homework for Jimmy and Mark Wood news. Plus new laws, another trip to The Tat Modern, Jack Rus...
The Shark Sized Banana
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A preview of the most pointless thing we’ve ever ignored, Mattchin’s Greatest Ever Quiz, Jimmy has a special present for Greg and we don our monoc...
England are out. Didn’t want to win it anyway. Next.
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tailenders are joined by Roushan Alam from ‘The Bangla Cricket Podcast' to get all the reaction to England going out of the tournament we’d al...
It’s The Champions Trophy!
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you need to know about the Champions Trophy, plus all the news from the England camp, training regimes, winding up Aussies and more exhibit...
Rowing the Atlantic… for a laugh
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode as we’re joined by Tailenders Rob, Charlie and Rob who decided to row the Atlantic for a laugh… and charity. Tales of capsizing,...
Chris Jordan
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
England bowler and World Cup winner Chris Jordan is our special guest. Plus, Mattchin has another round of Cricket Golf, more entries for the ’'Tat ...
The Queen of Tailenders
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Award Winning Elly Oldroyd is our special guest, plus Mattchin delivers his ‘best quiz ever’ (his words), a review of the latest Mens white ba...
The Tat Modern
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The eBay £15 Challenge, Coldplay, Women’s Ashes, the perils of punditry, German cricket, Mattchin’s batting technique and cricket on horseback.
Emergency Podcast: Jimmy’s Got Something To Say (2)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy has an exclusive announcement about his future, something that surprisingly hasn’t already been told to any other podcast. Plus he gives us th...
Idles, Issy and Incredible Cricket
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Jasprit Bumrah so good, what next for Virat Kohli and how did Sam Konstas shake up Australian cricket? Plus Jon Beavis, the drummer from Idles,...
The Christmas Special 2024
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Who’s coming round for Xmas and what are they talking about?' Find out with Mattchin’s Tendulkar’s brand new end of year quiz. Plus a look ba...
Don’t yawn, it’s the World Test Championship
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the latest from the England camp in New Zealand, more ‘Christmas Cricketers’, Mattchin’s ‘Guide to the World Test Championship’ and a sp...
Embrace the Cricket
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forget about the cold, the rain and the short days and get ready for a bumper week of cricket. Jimmy has all latest from the England camp in New Zeala...
Get to know Maxwell well
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aussie legend Glenn Maxwell is our special guest to chat about that extraordinary World Cup innings, recovering from a broken leg, singing in cabs, go...
Chris Woakes and Spontaneous Singing
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Woakes, officially THE nicest man in cricket according to Jimmy, is our special guest, but does he hate anything or anyone? Mattchin attempts to...
Is bowling bowling?
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the now ‘Award Winning’ podcast, Jimmy tells us about his IPL plans and FIVE (it’s the most you can get) other exclusiv...
Pitch marks to prove it
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A full review of the third men's Test match between England and Pakistan plus the biggest 'Indie News' ever, our first listener instalment of ‘Re-Wr...
Two Bounce Headbutt
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from meeting the High Commissioner, Jimmy has all the latest from Pakistan as the England men's team look to claim a series victory in the third...
Emergency Podcast: Record Breakers in Multan
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Stat-bombs' at the ready as the Tailenders assemble for an ‘Emergency Podcast' to dissect the extraordinary, record breaking Mens Test match in M...
Lauren Bell and New York Tales
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England bowler Lauren Bell and our Jimmy ‘nerd out’ on remodelled actions, out swingers, biomechanics and training regimes. Plus baseball, bad foo...
Books, Blast and Banterous du Beke
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two special guests join Greg, Jimmy, Felix and Mattchin on the latest Tailenders. First up Blast winning captain Jack Taylor gives us the lowdown on G...
Captain or cake and legal red tape
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Captain or cake? Comb or no comb? Which cricketer has Mattchin been playing Padel with? Which former England captain has stolen Felix’s idea to save...
Live from The Boardroom
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tailenders assemble in the ‘Greg and Felix Boardroom' at the Oval to celebrate the genius of Joe Root, find out more about Josh Hull and to disc...
Flat White, Magic Mike, Cold Water Plunge, Win The Hundred
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hundred Winners Saqib Mahmood and Eva Gray are our special guests as they reveal the secrets to a successful tournament.
Alice Capsey and indie gifts from Steve Lamacq
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg, Jimmy and Felix meet rising England star Alice Capsey as the Hundred reaches its climax - they chat about her stellar career and wish her a happ...
Remembering Graham Thorpe
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of mental health, depression and suicide.Greg, Jimmy and Felix pay tribute to Graham Thorpe, one of ...
Root, Reverse Swing and a Rubik's cube
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg, Jimmy and Felix discuss the remarkable Joe Root, the wonder of Mark Wood, and Issy Wong reveals what it’s liked to be bounced by ‘your other...
We sacked Dawid Malan
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A review of the Men's Second Test between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge. Plus what happened when the co-chairs of the Oval Invincibles m...
The Test Matchimonial
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy reflects on his final Test match for England at Lords plus what happened when The Tailenders got invited into the home dressing room, Mattchin’...
Pads Off: Jimmy/Mattchin
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Jimmy prepares for his final Test match we wanted to conduct a well researched, informative, ground breaking, career-spanning, exclusive interview ...
Baseball Barry v Colin Cricket
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mattchin provides a history of American cricket, a preview of the Men's T20 Semi Finals, the joy of Jos Buttler, Glastonbury cricketers plus what is a...
Timeless, timeless, timeless…
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A ’timeless’ pod covering your emails, questions, talking points and correspondence of certainty and uncertainty - like a Martin Lewis-esque Crick...
The Oscar Piastri Special
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tailenders go on a ’school trip’ to the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) to meet Australian Formula One driver and cricket fan Oscar Piastri.T...
The USA canter to victory
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An Emergency Podcast of sorts. The Tailenders assembled last night to react to the USA’s shock win over Pakistan in the Men's T20 World Cup, this ju...
Liiiiiiive from The Oval
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Windy Gantry at The Oval is the location for latest Tailenders as Greg, Jimmy and Felix preview the Men's T20 World Cup. Jimmy outlines his ‘Eng...
That’s the gist
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More on Jimmy’s retirement, including Mattchin’s list of ’things’ Jimmy can now do. Plus listener emails, a ticket dilemma, theatre reviews an...
Emergency Podcast: Jimmy’s Got Something To Say
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy assembled the team as he’s got something to tell the Tailenders listeners...
An Organised Walkie Talkie
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Issy Wong is back on the pod with news of her England team bonding weekend in the the lakes, the WIPL and a preview of the up coming white ball series...
Who Am I?
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While in India Jimmy turned down the chance to meet the Dalai Lama, but who would he get out of bed for? Find out in Mattchin’s new, listener genera...
The Michael Palin Special
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, comedian, broadcaster, documentary maker, presenter and all round genius Sir Michael Palin joins Greg, Jimmy and Felix for a very special epis...
The Boss
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On day one of the County Championship we were invited into the boardroom at Lord's to sit down with ECB Chair, Richard Thompson, the boss of English C...
Christmas all Summer
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The County Championship is back so we headed to Lord's to celebrate everything that’s great about county cricket. This episode includes an explanati...
The Cowdrey Lecture
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Brian Lara, Richie Benaud, Stephen Fry and Andrew Strauss, The Tailenders assembled at Lord's to deliver th...
The Draft
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re live(ish) from The Shardnado for The Hundred Draft with special guests Nasser Hussain, Charlotte Edwards, Grace Ballinger and Sam Billings. Pl...
700
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Jimmy gets his 700th Test wicket - not that you’d know it from his typical, understated reaction - but despite this we’re determined to cele...
Ebb and Flow/Part and Parcel/They had a Sniff
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A full review of the Men's 4th Test between India and England and a look ahead to the final match in the series. Plus Mattchin revives one of his clas...
He plays Cricket Dhoni?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A full review of the 3rd Men's Test between India and England, Dibbly Dobbly chat, more cricketing birds plus Mattchin has created a quiz format that ...
Jimmy’s back in the wickets!
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The extension is going to get built in the 'house that wickets bought'! We hear the full inside story of the second Men's Test between India and Engla...
The Country of Test Cricket
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sunday was arguably the greatest day of Test Cricket ever so we’ve brought together an ensemble cast including England bowler Issy Wong, Cricinfo Wr...
The Monopod
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was supposed to be a ‘Minipod’, was renamed a ‘Monopod’ and then became a ‘Pod but without Jimmy' who was travelling. Featuring cricketin...
The Rob Key Special
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Key, Managing Director of England Men's Cricket (aka Jimmy’s boss), is our special guest to discuss, amongst other things, the World Cup, The As...
Dodgy Pitches, Dave and Dumps
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Less than two weeks into 2024 and there is already loads of cricket to discuss. S.A v India, Australia v Pakistan, David Warner’s retirement, and ra...
The Christmas Special 2023
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pull up a chair and grab a mince pie as everyone is welcome around our metaphorical festive table for our ‘Christmas Special 2023’.Mattchin is on ...
Mattchin The Mindreader
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew that Mattchin doesn’t just do ’stolen/inspired by others’ quizzes but he is also a cricketing mindreader extraordinaire? Plus Jimmy giv...
The Final, Fantasy League and Foul Language
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A review of the Men's World Cup final, plus the winner of the Tailenders World Cup Fantasy League is revealed and an important language clarification ...
Was The World Cup Good?
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg, Jimmy and Felix discuss if the Men's World Cup has actually been any good. Plus a brand new quiz from Mattchin, breaking football news, Limp Biz...
Tour Tales, Timed Out and Timmy
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tales from the recent Tailenders Tour, the Angelo Mathews ’Timed Out' affair, can anyone stop India, and meet ’Timmy Banderson’. Plus Mattchin r...
On the Fun Bus
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded 'live’ on the Tailenders Tour Fun Bus as we travelled from Sheffield / Nottingham to Manchester. All the latest from the tour, a review of ...
World Cup Preview
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg, Jimmy and Felix preview the Men's ODI World Cup which starts in India later this week. Plus Mattchin is back for another round of arguably the b...
The Romance Special (The Fourth Date)
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An episode that proves Felix’s assertion that 'cricket equals love’. Plus Greg and Felix’s County Cricket Draft rivalry is going down to the wir...
Holland
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'The loosely cricket based podcast’ we cover golf, Spiderman, touring, ferries, customs, rugby and eventually some cricket. Plus ...