For The Love Of Cricket – Details, episodes & analysis

Who sits where on the England team bus? And what's in your kit bag? Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad give you the inside story on life as an international cricketer, and tell you eveything you've ever wanted to know about playing for England.

They'll talk you through their first caps, how Broady turned to Paco Rabanne when he needed a wicket and the messages Jos writes on his bat.

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler start their new weekly cricket show on June 10th 2025, just in time for a huge summer.

What is it like playing in front of 90,000 die hard cricket fans? Why is Bumrah so good and how will he get on this summer vs England? And how did Virat Kohli help Jos?'Jos the Boss' is a powerhouse of the Indian Premier League. He's broke multiple records making him highly sought after by the ten franchises that take over the cricket calendar every May. Stuart Broad was part of the England team that did the unthinkable and beat India in their backyard in 2012.Listen to a unique look at the world's biggest cricket playing nation from two of England's finest.

England chase 371 on the final day to win the first Test vs India. Jos and Broady react to their 2nd biggest chase ever and tell you what the beer tastes like after you win a game like that.

Also, what does the slope do at Headingley? And did Broady and the Sky team make the train home on time after the match. We answer all the big questions.

Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad are back for episode three of For The Love Of Cricket as Rishabh Pant makes two hundreds for India in the first test against England. Ollie Pope is back in the runs, Harry Brook is caught on 99 and Jasprit Bumrah is still just the best bowler in the world.

How does it feel when you drop a catch? What will Shubman Gill be feeling after a century on his first day as captain? And what do we think of Michael Atherton’s dress sense? We answer all the big questions.

India have levelled the Test series, thanks in huge part to Jos’ IPL pal Shubman Gill scoring 269 at Edgbaston. The lads discuss the big talking points and look ahead to the next Test at Lord’s with a certain Archer lurking.

Plus Broady’s been photoed with David Beckham at Wimbledon, AB De Villiers has been in touch with the pod and Jos has been back in Blast action.

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Who would Jos Buttler have in his Ryder Cup team of cricketers? Who is the worst batting partner? Why did Broady get rejected from Lord’s?

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Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler relive England’s nail-biting victory over India at Lord’s.

They tell us what makes Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer such special cricketers and take us inside the psychology of a tight run chase.

They discuss the angry exchanges between the teams and remember moments when their own tempers boiled over in the heat of a Test match.

We also hear about Broady’s dinner with Brian Lara and his night in the “Wild West” of the Grade Cricketer podcast’s live show.

Plus, find out why Jos was dressed in a penguin outfit for an exercise class.

Broady and Jos are joined by IPL-winning analyst Freddie Wilde to discuss how data has transformed modern cricket.

Freddie tells us how his data insights helped a Royal Challengers Bangalore team featuring Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya break their IPL duck.

Broady recalls how an intervention from the data analyst at Nottinghamshire transformed his bowling and Jos explains how his own data-lead methods have turbo-charged his batting.

We hear about the influence of “mega-nerds” in data science and AI in modern cricket.

Plus, Freddie targets a “Three-peat” with the Oval Invincibles in the 2025 Hundred.

The knees are pumping. The crowd are up. The bails have been switched.

Stuart Broad took 604 Test wickets for England but became synonymous with bowling ‘those spells’.

Broad, and Jos Buttler, who had the best seat in the house for that 8/15, deep dive into Broady’s top three spells for England.

From the Oval to Johannesburg, listen to one of England’s greatest breakdown the magic.

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