2nd Test preview with Matthew Hayden! Can England bounce back in Brisbane?
Sky Sports Cricket Podcast
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4.4 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
They discuss what it's like to play in Brisbane, the challenge of playing in a day-night Test match and whether England should stick with their attacking brand of cricket as they look to level the series.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start today's pod, we want to thank our sponsors for this episode. Tourism, Western Australia. |
| 0:06.4 | It's great to be back in Perth for the first Ash's test, Nass. |
| 0:09.6 | It sure is. I've always enjoyed spending time there. There's always something going on, |
| 0:13.9 | especially when the cricket's in town. |
| 0:15.8 | Yeah, that's right. But if you feel like you need a bit of peace and tranquility, |
| 0:18.9 | there are plenty of spots nearby where you can unwind, especially if you love your food and wine. |
| 0:24.7 | The Upd Margaret River region is a couple of hours south of Perth and is home to some fantastic |
| 0:30.6 | vineyards, beaches and award-winning restaurants. |
| 0:34.1 | And that's not to mention amazing scenery along the coast and the area's magnificent timber forests. |
| 0:40.6 | Part of the world where you can spot humpback whales out to sea and even swim with wild dolphins. |
| 0:45.8 | Leave the every day behind, get away from the well-known and well-trodden and reconnect with something unspoil, even a little wild, in Western Australia. |
| 0:57.0 | What a start that is from Crawley. Chris Wolkes nails it before. The ashes alive and test cricket alive. |
| 1:05.4 | Ice in his veins, Pat Cummins has led his team to a famous victory. |
| 1:11.0 | Yeah! He gets his team to a famous victory. Yeah, God, he gets a scoring to the landing. |
| 1:14.7 | England's captain, Ben Stokes, while he is there, England have hope. |
| 1:19.2 | Put the beer away, put the champagne on ice, |
| 1:22.4 | 24 years of pain in Australia. |
| 1:25.6 | Finally, they're beaten at home by England. |
| 1:28.8 | The Sky Cricket podcast has moved to Brisbane, and as befits the status of our guest, |
| 1:35.1 | we're in the penthouse of the Emporium Hotel. |
| 1:39.0 | It's on the banks of the Brisbane River, into which many in England captain has felt like |
| 1:43.4 | throwing himself after five days |
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