What's He On About? Cricket Podcast
Cricket commentator Charlie Harden discusses England Cricket’s rise, Australia’s imminent decline, random cricket stats, and anything vaguely related to cricket on this weekly 20-minute podcast. The show includes previews and reviews of professional matches, critiquing and praising player performances — all despite Charlie being nowhere near that level as a cricketer. Grab yourself a drink or a snack and nestle into this gem…
Episodes
33 episodes
India Demolish England - Which Bowlers Should England Play?
Gill averages 146 against England this summer with 430 runs in one gam! Akash Deep takes 10 upon returning to the Indian Test side as they roll England and win by 336 runs. England bowlers suffers after 6 ducks in their first innings for a comb...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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29:44
WTC Final Review and England vs India Preview With South African Cricket Coach
The second guest of the series, Gareth Schreuder, is one of the great cricket coaches and a man who has played with WTC winners, Marco Jansen and Tristan Stubbs. He gives his insight into this South African Cricket team and what this WTC Final ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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22:53
Australia vs South Africa WTC Final Preview
A Huge Test Starts Tomorrow! Here is a full preview of the WTC final predicted lineups and player stats. England have released their test squad 12 days early and Bethell is not going to play, fact! This pod also includes a T20 Blast roundup. Co...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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26:04
Eng vs WI and Who Are The Best Left Hand Cricketers Of All Time?
The episode begins with a review of the England vs West Indies ODI cricket series then I predict the T20 team for England's 3-match series vs West Indies. We culminate with the greatest left-hander XI of all time! Enjoy liquid cricket...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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28:45
England's 3 BIG Selection Questions In Test Cricket For 2025
Charlie reviews England's first test game of the summer against Zimbabwe along with a full review of the County Championship so far... Also included in the show is England's Starting XI for the India Test Series and England's ODI Lineup for the...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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32:35
England vs Zimbabwe Test Cricket Preview
England's Test Summer Starts This Week! Here's A Full Preview and a Round-Up Of County Championship Cricket last week. This Episode Also Contains A Review Of The County Select XI's 128-run win over...... Zimbabwe. Dont Forget To Ask Yourself Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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24:55
New England ODI, T20 and Test Squads + County Select XI vs Zimbabwe Cricket
County Championships Performances of the Week and Many Squad Reviews are inbound! Squads have been released for the World Test Championships and the County Select XI to play Zimbabwe. Most importantly however, England Cricket has released their...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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25:01
14 Year Old Hits IPL 100! Who Are England's Best Openers In County Cricket?
As Suryavanshi steals the show, this podcast never forgets its roots of County and England Cricket which is the main talking point as always. Why was Nottinghamshire vs Sussex such a big game? Who are the best county opening batters in 20...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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26:23
Who Is England's Best Test Spinner? County Championship Cricket Week 3
The Great Debate Of The England Spinner: Who Should It Be? How Many? Do We Even Need A Proper Spinner? Ahmed, Bashir, Leach etc. Performances from all over the County Championship are taken care of and delivered by Charlie as he gives his view ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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20:23
6 Cricketers That Must Play For England This Year & Who Will Play For England vs Zimbabwe?
Charlie embraces the top performers from County Championship Week 2 and 6 Players that need to be picked for England this Summer (but probably won't). Finally, who will England Play against Zimbabwe and How would I change it? Enjoy!
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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13:22
County Championship Round 1 + New England Captain
A Return To Glory! A magnificent first round of County Championship cricket comes to a close and we go back at it again on Friday. Harry Brook is given the white ball captaincy for England as Zak Crawley gets cleaned up by an Aussie. Worcesters...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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17:34
County Championship Cricket 2025 Preview
Charlie discusses the key stories you need to know about heading into the county champs this year, McKinney at Durham, Vince not at Hampshire and Bashir to Glamorgan. Do County Cricket performances carry as much weight as it used to when fighti...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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16:50
England Test Cricket: Who Bats at 3?
Charlie debates (with himself) who should bat at number 3 for England in Test Cricket. Before this, David Warner asks the English fans to boo him! Don't make this on your terms, Davey, this was gonna happen anyway. Pakistan get obliterated as t...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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19:34
India Roll The Champions Trophy! Smith Retires, Brook Out of IPL and Which England Legend Am I?
India plays boring cricket and wins every game in a random country. In other news, it is a (genuinely) sad day as Steve Smith retires from ODI cricket and Harry Brook removes himself from the IPL. Charlie wraps it up with a competition of who c...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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22:54
England Obliterated, Who Next? India Take it Easy and Champions Trophy Winner Confirmed
Charlie Mulls Over England Cricket's White Ball Devastation, Their Potential Future White Ball Captains and Some Mind-boggling Stats From The Treacherous Champions Trophy. India are kicking back and relaxing in Dubai whilst teams travel from co...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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22:48
England Rolled By Afghanistan - Where Did It All Go Wrong? Team of Champions Trophy Round 2 and Round 3 Predictions
Dear Oh Dear, Oh Dear. Tough day for England as they get rolled by Afghanistan and a tough day to be Joe Root. A deep analytical dive into English ODI cricket, if that's your kind of thing, and the What's He On About? Team of Round 2. The Episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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25:50
Ep 17 - Champions Trophy Team of Round 1 and Round 2 Round-Down
A lot of rounds today. My apologies. Anyway, Charlie discusses The WHOA Team of Round 1 in the Champions Trophy and was not keen on putting any Aussies in but had to at the last second despite the man actually being English. Then, the second ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:18
Ep 16 - Champions Trophy Special With Charlie Cooke, Australia Rolled By Sri Lanka and Thinker Of The Week
Charlie is joined by Charlie, pretty confusing. The Episode begins with a solo review of Australia's diabolical destruction by Sri Lanka. Then we migrate to the Champions Trophy Preview as the Charlies dive into each team, have a look at tourna...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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41:17
Ep 15 - England Rolling Continues, Australia Keep Rolling and the Biggest Victory in Test Cricket History
England Cricket keeps getting battered by India and I'm no longer having fun. However, we look forward optimistically to the Champions Trophy and England's selection thoughts. Every change Australia makes turns to gold and Sri Lanka takes a roy...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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19:08
Ep 14 - England Dominated By India in T20 Cricket, India Will Dominate England in ODI Cricket and Australia Dominate World Cricket
Charlie did not enjoy this. England Rolled by India and the prediction is similar for the ODIs. A deep dive into England's problems and India's success. Charlie talks about Australia through gritted teeth as they beat everyone in the world by a...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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20:57
Ep 13 - England India 3rd T20 Review, Australia Sri Lanka Test Preview, 3 Tier Test Cricket and Only One Aussie in the Test Team of the Year!
Charlie dives deep into the world of T20 internationals as Adil Rashid puts up the stop sign and tells India, 'You Shall Not Pass!'. Joe Root in T20 team for England? No Thanks. Jamie Overton's Future is coming under fire whilst Australia begin...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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19:26
Ep 12 - England India T20 Cricket Begins, Sri Lanka to shock Australia and Aussie Fans Rage
Charlie previews the England vs India T20 Series, explores the strength of England's batting lineup and takes you through every reason why Sri Lanka will batter Australia in Galle. Pakistan prepare a dustbowl for the West Indies who went onto g...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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11:28
Ep 11 - Two Tier Test Cricket System, England to Boycott Afghanistan Champions Trophy Fixture and 2025 Ashes Selection Question of the Week
This is Test Cricket Central commentated by a COMPLETELY unbiased Englishman. The episode covers the positives and negatives of the two-tier test cricket system, controversial views on England's Champions Trophy fixtures and 2025 Ashes drivel, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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14:29
Ep 10 - Test Cricket Weekly Round-up - Australia India Series Review, England's Next Test Opener and (Unofficial) Cricketer of the Year Goes To...
It's double figures for the Podcast, 3 more and we will be at Bumrah's BGT bowling average, didn't take long. If Zak Crawley was to get the boot, who would take up his warm seat? Is the England test opening spot up for grabs? To round things up...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:13
Ep 9 - Australia Roll Through India, South Africa and Pakistan's Thrilling Test Finale, Predicted England ODI XI and Cricketing Numpty of the Week
It's all happening as Charlie dips his toe back in the water of Cricket and realises its the perfect temperature so he takes a big run-up and jumps right in. India's draw plan folds and, unsurprisingly, the 'get forward and defend' method fails...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:24