For The Love Of Cricket

Australia legend Matthew Hayden joins Jos and Broady to discuss what newspapers have dubbed the ‘civil war’ in cricket down under after Usman Khawaja reopened the wounds of the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal.

They discuss how the story is dividing a proud sporting nation, whether the investigation should be reopened and whether it could widen divisions in the current Australia team in the run-up to the 2027 Ashes in England.

Jos and Broady react to Jacob Bethell’s knee injury setback, with the batter now facing a race to be fit for England’s three-Test tour of South Africa.
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00:00 Intro
2:37 Hayden on Sandpapergate controversy
7:00 Did Hayden expect more to come out on Cape Town 2018?
13:00 Stuart Broad’s view on the story
15:18 What next for Australia?
19:00 Hayden on Usman Khawaja
22:15 Will this widen rifts in Aussie camp?
24:40 Reverse swing
33:12 Hayden on modern batting
40:30 Bethell injury
43:10 Liam Patterson-White
48:20 England camp in Perth
51:50 Adil Rashid’s importance
59:00 Jos hamstring update
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Broady and Jos reconvene following Australia's final day collapse in the third Test in Cape Town.

They both admire Kagiso Rabada’s brilliance, Marco Jansen’s height and address age concerns for the old enemy.

Plus, should Jack Leach be back in the England fold? And does Prime Minister Andy Burnham need to work on his forward defence?
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Fresh from hamstring surgery, Jos Buttler joins Stuart Broad to discuss an extraordinary week in world cricket.

They analyse the reasons for England’s three straight defeats in the tri-series in Pakistan but reserve special praise for captain Harry Brook after his stunning 202.

England T20 opener Aneurin Donald joins the show to talk about his breakthrough summer and signing for Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.

In a raw and honest assessment, Broad expresses his shock and disappointment at Lancashire’s decision not to offer Sir Jimmy Anderson a new contract.

And are cracks starting to show in the Australia Test team?
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England batter and For the Love of Cricket co-host Jos Buttler relives his journey from the Somerset academy to the top of the men’s T20 run charts.

He recalls choosing cricket over tennis as a schoolboy and is joined by one of his early mentors, the strength and conditioning coach Darren Veness, who remembers young Jos as a ‘little hooligan’ he used to drive to matches.

With remarkable honesty and insight, Buttler lifts the lid on his physical and mental preparation to reach the top and relives captaining England to T20 World Cup glory in Australia before quitting after a difficult Champions Trophy campaign in 2025.

He picks out the best of his seven IPL hundreds and explains why he’s motivated to overcome his latest injury setback and go all the way with England once again.
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In another classic debate, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler get their heads together to list the top 10 Test match bowlers since 2000.

How do they split iconic spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah
Muralitharan? Has there been a better fast bowler than India’s Jasprit Bumrah? And do you agree with the ranking of England's finest Jimmy Anderson?

Broady lists the ingredients of a great Test bowler, while
Jos reveals which Aussie quick he found the toughest to face before they decide their final 10.
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