In The Salmon

In The Salmon

by Nuwan Ranasinghe & Hasith Peiris
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Season 3

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Todd Murphy the new father of Virat Kohli?

The conclusion of the England vs Bangladesh ODI series has Nuwan and Hasith praising the services of Shakib Al Hasan, who has now become just the third men's white ball cricketer to have more than 300 wickets and 3000 career runs to this name.In red ball cricket, the omission of Pat Cummins has meant that Steve Smith is set to captain Australia once more in the next Border-Gavaskar Test match. Nuwan and Hasith debate over whether Smith is really the right candidate from multiple perspectives, with Nuwan throwing a few other names in the ring to be the Aussie Test captain. The inaugural Women's Premier League launched on March 4th, and the duo sit down to discuss all the latest action in yet another pivotal and important milestone for the women's game.
S3 · E6
Apr 6, 2023
47:48

Season 3 - Episode 5 - South Africa's World Cup left to cook, and the mysterious rise of Harry Brook

The South African women's cricket team have done the impossible, qualifying for the final of the 2023 ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup for the first time in their country's history. Despite a spirited campaign with victories against England and New Zealand in the group stages, the Proteas came up short against the mighty Australians who went on to clinch their sixth Women's T20 Cricket World Cup title. Nuwan and Hasith unpack where it all went wrong for South Africa despite performing so well to reach the final and wonder what the other teams can do to catch up to Australia in the near future.In the men's game, the rise of young English batting prodigy Harry Brook has caught the attention of many in the cricketing world. The In The Salmon duo discuss and speculate on how dangerous this youngster could be for England, especially with the Ashes not far away.
S3 · E5
Mar 29, 2023
35:45

Season 3 - Episode 4 - India reigns supreme despite Murphy's debut dream

With a catchy new podcast intro tune, Nuwan and Hasith get stuck in discussing the highs and lows of the first Border-Gavaskar Test match, with India cruising to an innings and 132 run victory. This was despite Australia's new young 22-year old offspinner Todd Murphy taking an astonishing seven wickets on debut, causing the In The Salmon duo to analyse and dissect the youngster's performance and unpack what made him so successful on a turning track.Cries of the Indian curators pitch doctoring resurface once, with Nuwan and Hasith asking whether these are valid accusations to make given that most visiting teams are aware that spin will play a major part when competing against India in their backyard. The duo rap up the episode with an overview of the current highlights in the ongoing Women's T20 Cricket World Cup and the outcome of the WPL auction.
S3 · E4
Mar 28, 2023
44:06

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Hashim Amla bids adieu, Ben Stokes retirement comes under review

Nuwan and Hasith cover significant ground in this episode, as the duo start by discussing India securing their maiden global title by winning the inaugural ICC Women's Under-19 Twenty20 World Cup. They delve deep into examining what this could mean for the future of cricket and whether both the Indian men's and women's teams will become powerhouses of the game in the years to come. With Ben Stokes coming out of retirement to play one-day cricket again, it prompts Nuwan and Hasith to open up once again the discussion around the future of the 50-over format. They lament over its decline and confusion within the cricket calendar and analyse whether any further measures need to be put in place to keep this format of the game relevant and exciting. South African legend Hashim Amla recently called time on international cricket, with Nuwan and Hasith reminiscing over their favourite memories of his fantastic career.
S3 · E3
Mar 4, 2023
32:35

Season 3 - Episode 2 - The wonderful world of Shubman Gill

In this episode, Nuwan and Hasith discuss the meteoric rise of young Indian batting superstar Shubman Gill, who scored a whirlwind 126 off just 63 balls in 3rd T20 match against New Zealand. They unpack the key characteristics of his superlative knock and talk about his chances of securing an extensive career as a future Indian batting sensation. The conversation then turns to the topic of T20 cricket collectively, where Hasith highlights the game's shortest format's ever-growing expansion through the ECB's new incentivised contract program to attract, recruit and retain more players to partake in The Hundred. The duo discusses whether this is in the best interests of international cricket and instead talk through ways to find a balance between all three formats in a bid to prevent T20 from monopolising and gaining supremacy over the game.
S3 · E2
Feb 7, 2023
36:32

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Test cricket on easy mode and a T20 overload

In The Salmon is back for another season, and this time the duo invite up-and-coming young sports journalist Mitch Bourke to have a chat all things cricket and gain a bit of insight into his incredible achievements in the world of sports media to date. Mitch has been lucky enough to secure some massive interviews with the likes of Darren Berry, Dimuth Karunaratne and even Ruwantha Kellepotha whilst also reporting on numerous local cricket and AFL games in Victoria. The trio engage in a fierce debate over the future of David Warner whilst analysing how well Australia will fare in their upcoming Test tours of India and the Ashes. They discuss whether Australia's outstanding success in their home Test summer will translate to their performances overseas in what will become a defining year for Pat Cummins' Test captaincy. With T20 now the overarching format of the game dominating global cricket, Nuwan, Hasith and Mitch also examine whether there's too much of it being played and whether a viable outcome can be found that balances it with Test cricket and the one-day game. You can view all of Mitch's sports media work via his website at https://www.thesportinglandscape.com/
S3 · E1
Jan 20, 2023
41:50
Season 2

Season 2 - Episode 11 - All out for 15, and a 'Gabba pitch that was far too green

In this Christmas and Boxing Day special, Nuwan and Hasith discuss some of the more weird and wacky moments that have occurred in the cricket world of late. In the Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers secured one of the most stunning victories in the tournament's history, bundling out the Sydney Thunder for a grand total of just 15 runs in their pursuit of 140. It left us all scratching our hands wondering how this could have happened, with Nuwan and Hasith giving their take on what the Strikers did right and what the Thunder did so terribly, terribly wrong. The women's game has seen a highly entertaining battle of late, with the India women's team securing a nail-biting victory over the Aussies in the super over of the 2nd T20 match played at Mumbai. Nuwan and Hasith provide insight into what has made women's cricket so popular and entertaining over the years, with a special mention of Smriti Mandhana and her incredible batting talent. The first men's Test match between Australia and South Africa concluded in bizarre circumstances, with the Aussies wrapping up the game inside two days. The boys sign off this In The Salmon season finale episode by discussing whether this game was good for cricket as a whole and explain as to what more needs to be done to create a cricket pitch that provides an event contest between bat and ball.
S2 · E11
Dec 26, 2022
34:17

Season 2 - Episode 10 - England arise, West Indies demise, and a Bangladeshi surprise

It’s been a tumultuous week of men’s international cricket, starting with Australia humiliating a hapless West Indies by thrashing them two nil in the recently concluded Test series Downunder. Nuwan and Hasith discuss what more needs to be done to resurrect a West Indies cricket team that continues to grow more obsolete with each passing year in the red-ball format. Meanwhile England show the world that Test cricket is well and truly alive by securing a historic, rollercoaster victory against Pakistan in the first Test match at the Rawalpindi stadium. The In The Salmon duo debate whether this match is truly the greatest Test win of all time according to one Tik Tok video posted by a New Zealand cricket fan, who highlighted some of the risky yet brilliant tactical decisions England captain Ben Stokes had to make to ensure the game ended with a result rather than a boring draw. In one-day cricket, Bangladesh have won the three-match series over India defeating them two-one at home. The last game of that series, despite being a dead rubber, was a spectacular run-fest with young Ishan Kishan scoring his maiden ODI double ton off just 126 balls giving India a mammoth score of 409 for eight. Bangladesh were never in the hunt to chase that down, prompting Nuwan and Hasith to wonder why India refuse to give their young stars more opportunities to shine on the international stage.
S2 · E10
Dec 13, 2022
33:15

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Will the real West Indies please stand up?

Test cricket is finally back for this Australian summer, with Nuwan and Hasith (well, Nuwan mainly) eager to get chatting about the first recently concluded match of the Frank Worrell Trophy. As many expected, the West Indies lost in typical circumstances albeit some impressive resistive batting from their captain Kraigg Brathwaite and young talent Tagnerine Chanderpaul. Nuwan and Hasith discuss why the West Indies continue to struggle in Australia especially in red-ball cricket, as well as recapping all the other major Test matches happening around the world.
S2 · E9
Dec 7, 2022
34:35

Season 2 - Episode 8 - India, please explain?

Always a tournament heavyweight yet failing to win a global title in almost 10 years, India's inability to secure a trophy repeated once again at the Men's T20 World Cup. In this episode Nuwan and Hasith invite Indian cricket fan Pulkit Gupta to discuss his country's continued World Cup woes, providing some solid analysis as to why India just never seem to get to the finish line despite having one of the best teams in the game today.
S2 · E8
Nov 23, 2022
32:50
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