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By Pavandeep Singh
Updates usually weekly, or daily during England Test matches.
Top of Off Aug 07, 2020
Top of Off Episode 17 - England vs Pakistan, First Test, Day Two
Join us in our coverage of the First Test of the three Test series between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford! In this episode, we cover England's woeful batting collapse, discuss how Joe Root can find his form again, how good Shan Masood was in his batting innings of 156, and Jacob gets given a surprise ODI quiz!
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Top of Off Episode 16 - England vs Pakistan, First Test, Day One
Join us in our coverage of the First Test of the three Test series between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford! In this episode, we cover all things Babar Azam, give our two cents (and get very worked up) on how the shambles of bad light delays can be avoided, and Jacob gives us his 90MPH Take!
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Top of Off Episode 15 - England vs Pakistan Series Overview and England vs Ireland ODI Series Review!
In this episode we look back on the England vs Ireland ODI Series that has just finished, and then look forward to the England vs Pakistan Test Series that begins today (August 5th). Join us for our reviews and overviews, plus the introduction of a new and exciting segment: The 90MPH Take!
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Top of Off Episode 14 - England vs West Indies, Third Test, Day Five & Series Review
Join us as we review the events of the Final Test of the Series between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
Just how good Chris Woakes is in England.
Why we should all be incredibly grateful to West Indies Cricket for making this series possible.
What we think the most compelling themes of the series have been.
And...
How we think England should shape up to face Ireland in the ODI series!
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Top of Off Episode 13 - England vs West Indies, Third Test, Day Three
Join us as we review the events of the Final Test of the Series between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
Whether, with his spectacular performances with bat and ball, this game has been 'the Stuart Broad Show'.
What the future holds for the Broad and Anderson partnership.
If Rory Burns and Dom Sibley have settled the long running debate over England's opening two batsmen.
And...
Our prediction for what England's 2021 Ashes team will look like!
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Top of Off Episode 12 - England vs West Indies, Third Test, Day Two
Join us as we review the events of the Final Test of the Series between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
Whether England are in total control of this game, and what they need to do to get the win.
What the reasons were behind the collapse of the West Indies top order.
How technology can be used to rectify the recurring issues of bad light and no balls during the game.
And...
A cricket themed opera and our favourite examples of cricket in films and TV!
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Top of Off Episode 11 - England vs West Indies, Third Test, Day One
Join us as we review the events of the Final Test of the Series between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
Red for Ruth Day, sponsoring the great work of the Ruth Strauss Foundation (you can donate to the Ruth Strauss Foundation here: https://ruthstraussfoundation.com/).
What is going on with both England and the West Indies team selection.
Whether Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope proven themselves in this batting innings.
And...
Our all time favourite pieces of cricket commentary!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 10 - England vs West Indies, Second Test, Day Five
Join us as we review the events of Day 5 of the Second Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
What did England do well to win this Test, and where did England slip up.
Just how good Ben Stokes was in this Test.
Looking forward, what do England do with their bowling attack, and our team selections for the next Test
And...
Our (inevitably wrong) predictions for the next Test!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 9 - England vs West Indies, Second Test, Day Four
Join us as we review the events of Day 4 of the Second Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
How Stuart Broad's fiery spell on Day 4 shows he is still vital to this England team.
Whether the washout on Day 3 has seriously affected England's chances of winning this game.
What went wrong and what went right with England's bowling.
And...
Happy birthday Amar Virdi!! Our favourite young bowler!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 8 - Maia Bouchier joins us for: England vs West Indies, Second Test, Day Two!
We are delighted to be joined by a very special guest, pro-cricketer for Hampshire, the Southern Vipers and part of the England Academy, Maia Bouchier, as we review the events of Day 2 of the Second Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford!
Join us for our discussion of:
Just how good England's batting display was, and how important Ben Stokes is to England.
What Dom Sibley did right, and what the West Indies bowlers need to do better.
Whether spin bowlers will be the keys to deciding this match.
How exciting the possible return of spectators to cricket is.
And...
Who each of us would choose to meet if we could meet just one former England cricketer!
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Top of Off Episode 7 - England vs West Indies, Second Test, Day One
Join us as we review the events of Day 1 of the Second Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of Old Trafford.
Join us for our discussion of:
What on earth happened with the situation surrounding Jofra Archer's exclusion from the Test, and whether the response from the media was justified.
Just how successful Ben Stokes and Dom Sibley's partnership was over the course of the day.
What went wrong with the West Indies bowling.
And...
Jacob gets given a surprise cricket quiz! Listen in to see if his cricketing knowledge is any good!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 6 - A Beginner's Guide to Cricket!
By popular demand from our fans, in this special episode, we will be giving an introduction to cricket and explaining the basics of the game for beginners. Join us as we give an intro to the great game we love and answer questions from you, our fans, about the sport!!
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Top of Off Episode 5 - England vs West Indies, First Test, Day Five
In our fifth episode, we review the events of Day 5 of the First Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Join us for our discussion of:
- Just what the West Indies did right in this game to win it.
- Whether England's first innings collapse was the reason they lost this Test.
- How important Jofra Archer is for this England side and whether his performance on day 5 has given England more clarity on how to use him.
And...
- Our views of just how good Carlos Brathwaite was on his commentary debut!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 4 - England vs West Indies, First Test, Day Four
In our fourth episode, we review the events of Day 4 of the First Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Join us for our discussion of:
Whether England's opening two batsmen proved themselves over the course of the day.
If England's lead at the end of their innings will be enough to win this match.
The good and bad of the West Indian bowling attack and what they will need to do on Day 5 to win.
And...
The 'Question of the Joes!' What becomes of Joe Denly when Joe Root comes back into the England side.
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 3 - England vs West Indies, First Test, Day Three
In our third episode, we review the events of Day 3 of the First Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Join us for our discussion of:
How important Ben Stokes is to the England side.
Whether Ben Stokes equalised the stakes in his battle with Jason Holder.
How good the West Indies batting performance was over the course of the day.
And...
The good and bad of England's bowling attack!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 2 - England vs West Indies, First Test, Day Two
In our second episode, we review the events of Day 2 of the First Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Join us for our discussion of:
Whether England's batting collapse is a sign of a return to normal for this team.
Just how the West Indies were able to be so successful over the course of the day, and how West Indian Test fast bowling was resurrected.
Why there were such issues with the umpiring of the game.
And....
The battle between Jason Holder and Ben Stokes, and how Holder won today - and why Jason Holder is our cricketing man-crush!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Top of Off Episode 1 - England vs West Indies, First Test, Day One
In our first ever episode, we review the events of Day 1 of the First Test between England and the West Indies, being played in the bio-secure bubble of the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Join us for our discussion of:
Whether England have solved their pesky opening partnership problems.
How to make Test cricket more suitable for low light conditions.
How to revamp the LBW laws.
And....
Just when Amar Virdi will get his Test debut!
As a reminder, you can also find us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.