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Ed Cowan

Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.

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Ronball reigns as Ashes celebrations bring new questions

The guys step back from the daily wrap to confront what the series result now unlocks.

Published: MonMon 22 Dec 2025 at 5:15amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 34 minutes 25 seconds

Ashes D5: 3rd Test – Australia Retain the Ashes in Adelaide

Australia sealed the Ashes in Adelaide by staying patient long enough for England to defeat themselves.

Published: SunSun 21 Dec 2025 at 6:45amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds

Ashes D4: 3rd Test – What did they think was going to happen?

Australia tightened their grip on the third Ashes Test on day four, leaving England 228 runs away with just four wickets in hand as the match heads into a decisive final day.

Published: SatSat 20 Dec 2025 at 9:00amwith Corbin Middlemas

Duration: 23 minutes 34 seconds

Ashes D3: 3rd Test – So much for Bazball, It’s the Travball episode

Day three in Adelaide belonged to Travis Head. A century soaked in pressure, nerves at 99, a dropped chance, and another moment added to the legend at his home ground.

Published: FriFri 19 Dec 2025 at 9:45amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds

Ashes D2: 3rd Test – England melt in Adelaide

Australia ground England into the dust in brutal 40-degree heat, building relentless pressure and leaving them hanging on.

Published: 18 Dec 2025Thu 18 Dec 2025 at 10:45amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 25 minutes 53 seconds

Ashes D1: 3rd Test – A proper day of Test cricket in Adelaide

Australia hold the early edge after Day One in Adelaide, finishing on a surface that, as Ed put it, “looked tennis-bally” and made scoring off the front foot hard work.

Published: 17 Dec 2025Wed 17 Dec 2025 at 10:00amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

Heat rises on England, metaphorically and literally

England arrive in Adelaide facing a must-win Test, but the odds are stacked. Australia have lost just once in their last 11 Tests, and only one team in the 149-year history of Test cricket has ever come back from 2–0 down.

Published: 15 Dec 2025Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 3:45amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 44 minutes 16 seconds

The Adelaide litmus Test

The Bazballers have been re-charging in Noosa and the series is on the line in Adelaide. What levers can Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes pull to keep the tourists alive in the Ashes? Usman Khawaja is available for selection.

Published: 12 Dec 2025Fri 12 Dec 2025 at 4:50amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 59 minutes 13 seconds

England Talk a Big Game, Australia Play One

While Australia sit 2-0 up in the series, the guys dig into whether England have fallen into an “exaggerated sense of their own ability” as they enjoy their “reset in Noosa” ahead of the third test.

Published: 8 Dec 2025Mon 8 Dec 2025 at 7:10amwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 42 minutes 22 seconds

Ashes D4: 2nd Test – Neser validation, Smith stunner, Starc summer - Australia lead 2-0

2-0 after two Tests. A commanding performance delivers a clinical win. Neser top five wickets, Smith took a screamer, Stokes was brave but couldn't hold back Australia.

Published: 7 Dec 2025Sun 7 Dec 2025 at 12:00pmwith Corbin Middlemas and Ed Cowan

Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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