Middle Please, Umpire - a Cricket Podcast

A hotly requested mini pod, as Miles has a catch-up with co-host and hero of the 3rd Test, our own Mark Wood.

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Our second ever live recording as we journey to Woody’s home club at Ashington CC on the eve of the Ashes. We look at what’s ahead this summer while Miles learns a whole new language!

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A long overdue bonus episode as we find Woody mid-World Cup and Miles mid-tour. We catch-up on what’s been an eventful few months of cricket comebacks, blackberry picking season and lobster catching.

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A long overdue bonus episode as we find Woody mid-World Cup and Miles mid-tour. We catch-up on what’s been an eventful few months of cricket comebacks, blackberry picking season and lobster catching.

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Andy Zaltzman, TMS statistician and comedian joins this week and tells us about his dream job plus his cricketing highs and lows. Woody shares an honest insight on life as an injured cricketer while Miles reveals his ancestral England cricket roots in a bumper episode.

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McFly drummer and cricket obsessive Harry Judd joins for a brilliant chat as he and Miles enjoy a 90’s cricket love-in. Harry shares stories of facing some amazing cricket legends before simply nailing Woody’s Super Over!

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We are back for the second half of the season with Liam Plunkett as our special guest. He talks about his cricket and life in the USA, his England career and times with Woody.

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Lewis Moody is our special guest, and it’s a VERY special guest for Mark as he chats to one of his childhood heroes. He and Miles uncover Lewis’s journey from school team to Leicester Tigers and onto an England World Cup glory, as well as his love of cricket.

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It’s definitely Derek Pringle, and he is our esteemed guest this week as we chat about the 1992 World Cup final, his love of Test cricket, and whether he has ever been mistaken for Angus Fraser. Plus loads more in a really cracking chat.

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A corker of an episode as the brilliant Lockie Ferguson joins us direct from the IPL to ramp us up to 190mph of pace in one episode; and we enjoy a great chat! Miles shares his love of Lockie’s homeland while Mark exclusively reveals his post-cricket career path.

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Season Four is here, and it’s our first ever live show; held in Monmouth, the home of 4th XI legend and co-host Miles Jupp. There’s lots of current affairs to catch up on, and we also chart Mark’s relationship with club cricket though to England’s World Cup glory.

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Bonus episode to finish Season 3. Well, the Ashes didn’t go to plan but Miles and Woody catch up as Mark reflects on the experience, and Miles makes an unconventional bid to become England head coach for the Windies tour.

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(Probably) the final episode of Season 3 sees England and Somerset super spinner Jack Leach join Woody and Miles as we discuss bowling, THAT innings, and a rather amusing deep dive into his choice of sandwich.

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A glorious hour with the seminal voice of cricket on the radio, Jonathan Agnew. He reveals why Woody has become rather a household name at chez Aggers, plus we discuss the art of commentary and much more in a memorable interview.

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Let’s try and cheer ourselves up after that t20 semi final, as rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood joined Giles and Wark last summer and revealed the best way to get him out at cricket. He also tells us his ‘Guess Who?’ rival alongside a passionate chat on grass roots sport.

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An hour-long treat as Mark and Miles update one another on injuries and other less serious tales before England and Lancashire star Kate Cross joins us for a great chat on her England career, the Hundred, and the growing profile of the Women's game. No idea why Cilla Black seems to be ever-present however!

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5-time ICC Umpire of the Year, Simon Taufel is our special guest and becomes our very first umpire on the pod. The legendary Aussie official gives a fascinating and unique perspective of the sport. Meanwhile, Miles puts Woody into bat for a brilliant Super Over.

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Paul Collingwood, T20 World Cup 2010 winning captain in and fielding guru, joins Miles and Mark as our first guest of the season. Plenty of great chat as he talks catching drills, the evolution of T20 and shares a remarkable Boyzone connection that takes us down a strange path!

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Season 3 is here at last! Miles and Woody reunite and catch up on all things, ranging from preparing for the T20 World Cup, being Joe Root’s Deliveroo, blackberry picking season, and the correct etiquette at public urinals. Welcome back!

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We close Season 2 in style and welcome talisman of the podcast and Miles’s hero, Mike Atherton, as this week’s very special guest. Mark and Miles enjoy an extended chat with Athers and end up laughing a lot (as usual!).

We’ll be back later in the summer for Series 3.

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Pointless host, author, comedian and Sussex CCC fan Richard Osman joins the gang for some cricket conversation. Mark reveals how he was nearly sick in Eoin Morgan’s hat in India, while Miles tells of an eventful afternoon umpiring for Monmouth 3rd XI.

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West Indies legend and current director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, joins us from Antigua and delivers an extraordinary ‘Super Over’ alongside some great conversation. Mark also talks about his return to club cricket for Ashington CC.

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England Women’s superstar, and World Cup winner, Dannielle Wyatt is our special guest. She talks about her career highs and the challenges she’s faced. Meanwhile Miles reveals his piano moving disaster at home, as well as suggestions for what to do when you meet a cricketer at your local Esso.

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This week’s very special guest is Sir Sam Mendes; Oscar-winning director of films such as American Beauty, 1917, Skyfall, but mainly a huge cricket fan. Enjoy a glorious hour of fascinating conversation covering everything from 007 to T20.

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Mark is back from India and feeling much better as he and Miles welcome England legendary wicketkeeper Jack Russell. We find out some amazing things about THAT hat and much more on a stellar career. We also begin the great ‘cricketer in a petrol station’ campaign.

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Barmy Army legend Deco tells Mark and Miles some incredible tales of his astonishing 93 away Test matches on tour with England, including several robberies and the special connection between fans and players. Mark talks about snagging Virat Kohli’s wicket in India, plus everyone gets to sing a song!

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Mark and Miles are back with a very special guest, England Test captain Joe Root. They discuss the skipper’s duels with Woody as a teenager, and now their experiences together in the England squad. The mix of genuine cricket insight and fooling around you’ve (hopefully) been missing.

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We are coming back! Mark Wood and Miles Jupp are padding up for another innings of top cricket chat, alongside some brilliant guests who we simply can’t wait to chat with and share with you.

Season 2, Episode 1 is released on Thursday 25th March. Subscribe now and don’t miss a delivery.

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The last one in the current series. Jonny Bairstow is our special guest; discussing Mark and Jonny’s 20-year cricket relationship, facing mystery spin, Miles’s fielding mishaps and plenty more besides in a fascinating chat. Thanks to everyone that has listened to our first series...we’ll be back soon!

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The Times cricket reporter Lizzie Ammon joins us with a great insight on the ways of the press box, and her love of County cricket; while Miles and Mark discuss the merits of catching drills and bathroom basketball.

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Mark and Miles talk to legendary Aussie paceman Merv Hughes direct from Melbourne and enjoy a fascinating chat about when the Australian’s got tough, growing moustaches, drinking ouzo and much more.

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One of England’s finest batsmen and broadcasters, David Gower, joins Miles and Mark for an unforgettable, extended chat. They compare eras; including fast bowlers, inside the England dressing room; and Stokes v Botham. This interview was originally recorded in October 2020 as our pilot episode.

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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper and former Shropshire cricketer Joe Hart joins Miles and Mark to talk about facing a young Moeen, the regular cricket games at Spurs‘ training ground and how his team mates rate against his demon bowling.

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With Miles Jupp and Mark Wood. Jos Buttler brilliantly opens the batting as our first ever guest, recorded just after the recent T20s. Meanwhile, Mark tackles a Steve Harmison based Mastermind round.

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With Miles Jupp and Mark Wood.

Mark is back in the bubble, this time in Cape Town, so the guys enjoy an imaginary speed date at Frankie & Benny’s to break the ice. We discover the perils of overdoing the Lords lunch menu and accidentally hitting Mitchell Johnson for six.

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Here's a quick trailer where Miles Jupp tells us all about his new podcast with Mark Wood, dropping truthbombs and peeling back the onion on the world of cricket.

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A new series featuring comedian, writer and cricket super fan Miles Jupp, together with England’s World Cup winning bowler Mark Wood.

In this preview teaser recorded in September, Mark recalls his strange life inside the England bio-secure bubble during the summer of 2020.

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