Category Archives: Featured

Couch Talk 176 with Javagal Srinath

Posted on November 6, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath talks about the changes to his bowling that were aided by the introduction of technology, the late start to his career, the loss of some fine young Indian fast bowlers, his memories of 2003 … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 175 with Ed Cowan

Posted on October 14, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Australian batsman Ed Cowan talks about being dropped from the Test side after the first Test of Ashes 2013, how he dealt with it, his recent move from Tasmania back to New South Wales, his hopes of making a comeback … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 174 with Dr. Nitin Patel

Posted on October 9, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former India team doctor Nitin Patel discusses the reasons behind him resigning from his job with the Indian cricket team as team doctor after a period of 8 years, the challenges of the job, BCCI’s steps towards grooming more local … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 173 with Tom Moody

Posted on September 30, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former Australian allrounder Tom Moody talks about the two world cup winning Australian sides he was part of in 1987 and 1999, his different approaches to coaching international, shield and T20 franchises with Sri Lanka, Western Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 172 with David Gower

Posted on September 16, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former England captain David Gower talks about the handling of ‘individualistic’ players, and how he was managed as a young cricketer, the criticism of his batting that he didn’t try hard enough, the parallels to Kevin Pietersen, and also about … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 171 with Barry Richards

Posted on September 2, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former South Africa and Hampshire great Barry Richards talks about his recently released biography “Sundial in the shade”, his curtailed international career, facing some of the finest fast and spin bowlers, the tragedy of losing his son, batting alongside Viv … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 170 with Mike Gatting

Posted on August 17, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former England captain Mike Gatting talks about his career, highlighting the back-to-back Ashes wins in 1985 and 1986-7, the tour to India in 1984-5, his maturing as a batsman, the 1987 world cup and the rebel tour to South Africa … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 169 with Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber. “Death of a Gentleman”

Posted on August 10, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Cricket journalists Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber embarked on a journey in 2011 to make a cricket film about Test cricket. It ended up being a documentary about cricket governance, misadministration, shady deals and the takeover of the game by … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 168 with Damien Fleming

Posted on July 24, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former Australian bowler Damien Fleming talks about being a swing bowler and surviving and succeeding in the subcontinental conditions, his side-on bowling action inspired by Dennis Lillee, bowling in the death, the memorable final overs in 1996 World Cup semifinal … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 167 with Simon Jones

Posted on July 14, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Former England fast bowler Simon Jones talks about his inspirations in becoming a fast bowler, his injury-curtailed Test career, the captaincy of Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain vis-a-vis Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook, the influence of Duncan Fletcher’s coaching, and … Continue reading →

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