The Analyst Inside Cricket

International cricket continues to produce remarkable results and England are on the wrong end of one again. Pakistan's last wicket pair of Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf somehow put together a record last wicket partnership of 88 to steal victory from the jaws of defeat in Lahore.

As England reflect on what went wrong, Simon Hughes and Simon Mann marvel at the miraculousness of Pakistan's win, consider what England could have done about it and recall other extraordinary last wicket stands.
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Simon Hughes visits Sixes Cricket - the cricket-themed installation at London Bridge - to face virtual versions of some of the great deliveries bowled by the likes of Mitchell Starc, Brett Lee, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar.

At this refurbished bar-restaurant he also meets Paul Burnham, its new investor and co-founder of the Barmy Army, to hear about some great winter supporters tours and entertainment ideas.

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A record breaking 200 from Harry Brook - England's first ODI double hundred - was not enough to prevent Sri Lanka from pulling off an incredble 430-run chase on an extraordinary day for cricket when South Africa also beat Austraia by an innings in the second Test in Port Elizabeth. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann catch their breath and try to explain the inexplicable.
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England lose their first odi in Pakistan by 87 runs as they collapse from 177-4 to 215 all out. The defeat exposes England's dependence on Joe Root and Harry Brook - who both were dismissed by genuinely good balls - and the fragility of some of their newer players. England were a touch sloppy in the field and not all that smart at times in the runchase having been 91-0. There's a lot of work to do to make them genuine contenders for the next World Cup as Baz McCullum reflected in his post-match comments.

The Simons review the match and where England could improve and also discuss South Africa's brilliant fightback against Australia in Port Elizabeth led by the brave, indefatigable Temba Bavuma.

Also - when did football overtake cricket as the most popular sport in the world?

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Chris Woakes, double World Cup winner, and one of the only men on the Lord's honours board for batting (a Test hundred) and bowling (a five wicket haul) joins the podcast to talk about his life. 'Wiz' reveals how his nickname originated, the early 'hairdryer' spray he received from England coach Andy Flower, the sledging from the Australians on his Test debut,.

Also - what he really thinks of Bazball, sharing a hotel and a dressing room with Virat Kohli and the other Indian stars, the trials and tribulations of being a fast bowler and the agony and stress of dislocating his shoulder in his final Test. And which cricketer he would like to be for a day...

Chris's autobiography The Wizard is out this week.

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