Big Bash Banter – Details, episodes & analysis

Join us on a meandering journey as we purport to discuss:

• Caring for Jacarandas: a call for help 
• WBBL challenger
• WBBL final 
• Alyssa Healy named Australian captain
• Susie Bates 300 games
• Amy Shark taking first bowl – good idea or bad idea? 
• A washout in Geelong 
• Are we done here? 

If you've made it this far, well done. 

Thank you to all our listeners!

Still your worldwide #1 Perth Scorchers WBBL pod!  

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

Is this the best Scorchers season ever? 

A bumper episode where we review the season so far, with a particular focus on Chloe Ainsworth, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Amy Edgar, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Maddy Darke!

Also on this episode:

• Thank you Meg Lanning!
• Why Afghanistan should not be playing international cricket.
• Belinda Clarke (yes, the first Australian to score an ODI double tonne).
• Yay for England - another moral victory. 

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

On this special bonus episode of Big Bash Banter, we preview the upcoming WPL tournament. We go through the top players from each team and predict who we think will win. This special episode features the exclusive debut of the soon to be WORLDWIDE SMASH HIT 'the WPL theme song'. 

Also on this episode, there is a discussion about the crazy WNCL final, as well as all the latest cricketing news. 

All this and more on the pod dedicated to the great sport of women's cricket!


UP Warriorz 
Mumbai Indians(MI)
Gujarat Giants(GG)
Delhi Capitals(DC)
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

An action-packed episode of Big Bash Banter as Wasteman returns to help review Australia's win over South Africa in the final of the T20 Women's World Cup. We also talk about the semifinals and how South Africa have lifted the chokers curse. Also on this episode:

• Australia v India Semi Final
• The conduct of Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur
• Predictions - how did we go? 
• Is Ash Gardner the best in the world? 

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Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

We're deep into the T20 Women's World Cup in South Africa and the finals are taking shape. Australia will play India in the first semi and England will take on South Africa.... unless South Africa choke. 

A lot of ground covered in this episode, including:

• the cricketing news (again featuring fake news)
• WPL 
• St Georges Park, the brass band and Gqeberha pronounciation 
• Sutherland in for Healy? 
• Stanning 

All this and more on the pod dedicated to the great sport of women's cricket! 

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

An action packed episode of Big Bash Banter. We're recording during the Women's Premier League auction and give our reactions live! We talk all about South Africa's opening WC loss, Australia's crushing victory over New Zealand as well as:

• Australia v India 1st test
• World cup predictions (featuring Wasteman) 
• Fan sign ratings  
• Sciver-Brunt name change 

All this and more on the world's #1 Perth Scorchers WBBL pod! 

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

Congratulations to our 5x BBL Champions the Perth Scorchers! On this episode, we talk about the game, focusing on the Eskinazi runout and the young genius of Cooper Connolly. Also on this episode:

• The debut of the cricketing news (featuring fake news!)
• Name pronunciation
• Dane van Niekerk's non selection for the 2023 women's T20 world cup in South Africa
• Ryan Daniels fails to predict the future  
• Optus Stadium
• The WPL action 
• Dominic Perrottet 
• India v SA v West Indies tri series update 

All this and more on the world's #1 Perth Scorchers WBBL podcast!

Credits:
Show intro - Freesound - "Upbeat Funky Loop - Electronic" by ispeakwaves

News -  Freesound - "News End Signature.wav" by mansardian

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

Special guest 'Wasteman' joins the pod for a long-awaited discussion about whether the boundary should be pushed back in women's cricket. We congratulate the men's Scorchers team on making (another!) final. Also on the pod:

• the under 19s women's world cup
• Women's IPL franchise sale
• the cost of cricket merchandise
• Leon Schuster
• Andrew Tye wins fashion week 
• 'frog in a blender' Paul Adams v Hatzoglou v Dooley

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

Welcome to season 2 of Big Bash Banter!

It's finals time in the BBL and we lend out support to the men's Perth Scorchers team, talking about their ability to adapt and the coaching prowess of 'Best Since Bradman' Adam Voges. 

We've restarted the pod in the lead up to the 2023 T20 world cup in South Africa. We're catching up on the Australian women's team after their series victories over India and Pakistan. We talk about the WNCL and the under 19s Womens World Cup, as well as the comments of Rashid Khan. 

All this and more on the world's #1 Perth Scorchers WBBL pod! 

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.

Welcome to our WBBL season finale! We review the Scorchers season and give every player a grade. We also go through the Adelaide Strikers victory over the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL08 final. Also on this episode:

• Is it true love or a scam?
• Welcome Faf du Plessis!
• Mel Jones Watch
• Sargents pies 
• What's next for Big Bash Banter?

Two mates talk cricket. Banter ensues.