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Zero Ducks Given
by Zero Ducks Given
'Zero Ducks Given' is an irreverent look at the world of cricket - less about the stats, much more about the stories... From the highs to the lows and from the big nights out to the inevitable hangovers the morning after. Much loved former England and current Sussex cricketer Steven Finn will give insights from inside the dressing room. Joining him will be cricket-loving Radio X presenter Toby Tarrant and Test Match Special commentator Dan Norcross.
Episodes
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Perth MD-2
Dan has landed in Perth ahead of what is set to be the most anticipated Ashes series since the last one and has sent his first (of many we hope) audio postcards from Down Under. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ortolan
"This is not a definite goodbye..." Toby and Dan explain why we've been absent for a while and what the future might be for the UK's second favourite cricket podcast... The dynamic duo look back at a busy few weeks in the cricket world including Nottinghamshire's County Championship win, the...
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10 Days Late
We recorded this episode last week but Producer Sal has been so busy, that he's only just managed to edit it! Toby, Dan and Finny reflect on the ZDG charity game against The Final Word, a close encounter with some star performances on both sides. And the boys also have a chat about The Hundred...
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The One in Three Parts
A bumper episode of the podcast this week, broken down into three parts. First up, Toby pops round to Dan's mansion to look back at the 5th England v India Test match, THAT final day finish and The Hundred. Then Dan heads to Simon Finch's stag do...Simon AKA Finchy being the Barmy Army trumpeter....
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Story Time
Toby, Dan and Finny manage to find time in their hectic schedules to look back at the fourth Test between England and India and we have breaking news and immediate reaction on England's team for the fifth and final Test. The fabulous Melissa Story joins the boys this week to talk Shrek, England...
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Dreams
The Fab Three are back together for another episode as they look back at the third Test between England and India and ahead to the fourth Test Toby and Finny are delighted that Liam Dawson is back in the squad, there's a lot of love (yet again) for Joe Root as he is just 31 runs away from over...
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Lord's Day 5
England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22) India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 170 (Jadeja 61*; Stokes 3-48, Archer 3-55) England win by 22 runs and lead series 2-1 Where to begin with this tense final day of a compelling Third Test…
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Lord's Day 4
England 387 (Root 104, Carse 56, Smith 51; Bumrah 5-74) & 192 (Root 40; Sundar 4-22) India 387 (Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84) & 58-4 (Rahul 33*, Carse 2-11) India need 135 runs to win What a day of Test cricket! This paragraph from the BBC's Stephan Shemilt sums it up perfectly...
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Lord's Day 1
England 251-4: Root 99*, Pope 44, Stokes 39*; Reddy 2-46 Ben Stokes won the toss and Ben Stokes put England into bat on day 1 of the Third Test between England and India at Lord's. The home side ended the day 251-4,Joe Root unbeaten on 99 Toby was at Lord's, Dan was not but both were watching the...
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Jamie and His Magic Bat
Toby, Dan and Finny are back together to look back at the Second Test between England and India and also look ahead to the Third Test which sees the return of Jofra Archer to the England side for the first time in over four years. The trio also discuss South Africa's Wiaan Mulder's decision to…
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Edgbaston Day 5
India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93 England 407 & 271: Smith 88; Deep 6-99 India won by 336 runs; series level at 1-1 India have commandingly beaten England to win the second Test with Akash Deep ending the match with 10 wickets. Toby wraps up the day's play. Learn more about...
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Edgbaston Day 4
India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93 England 407 & 72-3: Pope 24*, Deep 2-36 England need 536 more runs to win England lost three top-order wickets before the close as India move closer to a win in the second Test after their captain Shubman Gill's run-fest continued at...
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Edgbaston Day 2
India 587: Gill 269, Jadeja 89; Bashir 3-167 England 77-3: Brook 30*; Deep 2-36 England trail by 510 runs Shubman Gill's 269 and three top order England wicket may have put India in a strong position after two days of the second Test at Edgbaston. India hit 587 in their first innings after...
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Edgbaston Day 1
Second Test, Edgbaston England win toss and elect to bowl India 310-5: Gill 114*, Jaiswal 87; Woakes 2-59 Captain Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten century on day one of the second Test with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting 87 to initially give india the upper hand. But with England taking five wickets…
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Glastonbury
Finny, Dan and Toby manage to find time to get together before Toby heads off to Glastonbury. They look back at the first Test between England and India and ask if Jasprit Bumrah is the greatest complete fast bowler of all time? Asking to change the ball during a game, how many times should it be...
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Headingley Day 5
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101) & 364 (Rahul 137, Pant 118; Tongue 3-72) England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Bumrah 5-83) & 373-5 (Duckett 149, Crawley 65, Root 53*) England win by five wickets, and lead the five-match series 1-0 Test cricket at its finest on Day 5 of the first Test with...
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Headingley Day 4
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101) & 364 (Rahul 137, Pant 118; Tongue 3-72) England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Bumrah 5-83) & 21-0 England need 350 more runs, India need 10 wickets Centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant and three wickets in four deliveries by Josh Tongue's has put the...
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Headingley Day 3
India 471 (Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101; Stokes 4-66, Tongue 4-86) & 90-2 England 465 (Pope 106, Brook 99, Duckett; Bumrah 5-83) India lead by 96 runs The First Test between England and India is beautifully poised at the end of Day 3. Harry Brook was out for 99 as England came within 6 runs of...
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Headingley Day 2
India 471: Gill 147, Pant 134, Jaiswal 101; Stokes 2-66, Tongue 4-86 England 209-3: Pope 100*, Duckett 62; Bumrah 3-48 England are 262 runs behind Wickets by Josh Tongue and an unbeaten century by Ollie Pope have ensured England end day 2 of the First Test against India with a foothold in the...
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Headingley Day 1
Centuries by Shubman Gill, making his debut as captain, and Yashasvi Jaiswal have put India in a strong position at the end of Day 1 of the First Test against England at Headingley.. Toby and Dan look back on the day and whether this is a sign of things to come all summer. Learn more about your…
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England v India Preview
Ahead of the England v India Test series, Dan, Toby and Finny get together to preview five matches full of intrigue. Tickets for our match against The Final Word taking place at Wormsley on 18th August uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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He Said Yes
Fresh from stints at Lord's, the fashionable Steven Finn and the sage of the podcast Daniel Norcross join Toby Tarrant to look back at the World Test Final as South Africa beat Australia. There's also a review of both England Men and Women's white ball series against West Indies. Tickets for our...
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The ZDG Book Club - Chapter 2
In the second of an occasional series, Dan sits down with two more authors as part of The ZDG Book Club. And both are recent winners of prestigious awards - The Cricket Society / MCC Book of the Year and the Wisden Book of the year Worrell, The brief but brilliant life of a Caribbean pioneer, -...
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The Trip
Dan and Finny are on a road trip so this episode was recorded as they navigated their way from Birmingham to Derby. The pair look back at both England Women and Men's recent fixtures with Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harry Brook in charge for their respective white ball series against West Indies with…
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Wrap Chat
The ZDG boys are back for another episode as they look ahead to the first men's Test of the summer as England take on Zimbabwe. We also find out how Finny got on in his recent padel tournament and what's in his wrap. Toby's off to the cinema and Dan is channelling his inner PJ and Duncan... Learn...
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The Happy Song
Virat Kohli has retired from Test matches and Finny tells us what it was like playing against one of the "Fab Four". Toby is looking forward to seeing Sam Cook in the first Test of the summer and Dan applauds the UAE Women T20 side. Oh, and hear Finny as you've never heard him before... Learn…
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Too Little Gravy
Well, where to begin with this week's episode? We find out that someone in Australia has been using pictures of Finny on a dating profile...and it's not the first this has happened! Is it wrong to ask another man to buy another man underwear and Finny is giving away shirts he once played in. Oh,...
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Save The Date
It's Happening! Zero Ducks Given are taking on our very good friends at The Final Word in a battle of the cricket podcasts and Adam Collins joins Toby and Dan to tell all in this extended episode. And you can be there! Tickets and details - The Final Word v Zero Ducks at Wormsley - Home Also this...
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The ZDG Book Club
In what some might say is a gear change for Zero Ducks Given, Dan has taken the reins of the podcast and in the first of an occasional series, brings you The ZDG Book Club. Ahead of the 2005 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, Dan sits down with two of the writers on the shortlist…
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Mrs Doubtfire
The County Championship is back and Finny, Dan and Toby offer their thoughts on the domestic season. They all also pick out a few names that could be in contention for the English international summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Retirement Village
Toby, Dan and Finny are back for another episode of the silver medal winning podcast. Dan visits a retirement village, Toby is still playing International Cricket Captain and Finny talks Tino Best. The boys also look ahead to the new season of the IPL with the Queen of Stats, the brilliant Erika...
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Human Piñata
Toby, Dan and Finny are scattered all over the place but we managed to work out time differences and technology! A Champions Trophy update as England got off to a disappointing start in their first match of the tournament. But much more importantly Finny is about to get back on the cricket pitch…
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CT Scan
The Champions Trophy is finally here (yay...?) Dan is in Karachi, Toby is in London and Finny is who knows where. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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White Jacket
The boys have had to get out of bed early and are so a bit grumpy as they record this week's episode. Finny (a.k.a. The Grim Reaper) has been on the television again as England get battered in India. The podcast has a new favourite cricketer, Finny finally gives us an exclusive and two of the…
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The Hundred of Millions
It's not a great time to be an England fan at the minute with the men and women struggling. The ZDG team dissect in a frank and honest discussion. Finny discusses the best ball he has ever faced and Daniel argues that The Hundred might just save us all (well, Derbyshire). Learn more about your ad...
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200 Not Out
200 up for Zero Ducks Given and yes we don't know how we've made it this far! To celebrate, Jason Gillespie joins Toby, Finny and Dan to discuss that unbeaten double century against Bangladesh as well as his thoughts on the Men's Ashes series later this year. And if that wasn't enough, Dan has a...
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Net Session
Toby, Finny and Dan discuss the disappointment of following both the England Men and Women's team this week as well as a net session between two members of the ZDG team... Pakistan continue to win at home and we look at Finny's top "victims" in international cricket. Learn more about your ad...
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Nervous 190s
The Women's Ashes are underway but it's been a bad start for England. Is there any way back? In other news, Jimmy Anderson is playing on for another year and we've come across some unofficial merch! Finny discusses his first ball in Test cricket and you could be spending Valentine's Day with the...
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Vote ZDG
Welcome to the first episode of 2025 as Toby, Dan and Finny regroup after a mini-break. The boys look back at the recent Australia v India series and gush over Jasprit Bumrah. They also discuss the proposed two tier system for international men's cricket and there's a preview of the Women's Ashes...
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Ashwinner
Ho ho ho and welcome to the Christmas episode of Zero Ducks Given. It's just any other episode, but we wish you festive greetings at the end. Toby, Dan and Finny talk about the surprise announcement of Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement. The boys also look back at England tour of New Zealand, the…
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Shingles
The opening salvos have been fired ahead of next year's mens Ashes series and the boys respond accordingly... Toby, Dan and Finny also look back at the the Test series so far against New Zealand that has seen Harry Brook and Joe Root excel as well as the women's white ball series away in South...
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Brydon Brydoff
The ZDG boys met up at the pub and recorded the new episode before it all got out of hand. The topics discussed included Finny's analyst role on TNT Sports' coverage of the New Zealand v England series, Brydon Carse, Jacob Bethell's magnificent score of 10 and Don Bradman being over rated. And...
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The Monster Under The Bed
England are in New Zealand for a three Test series and we've only gone and got Sir Alastair Cook to join us on the podcast! Along with his thoughts on cricket matters and Christmas, he also tells us about Finny's missing headphones (remember that saga?). The boys also eulogise about Jasprit…
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Lightbulbs
A busy busy episode as Toby, Dan and Finny look back at England's white ball tour of West Indies and Toby has a new favourite cricketer. The boys look ahead to the mouth watering Test series between Australia and India as well as assessing the England men's Test tour of New Zealand. And we're...
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Ollie Pope's Egg and Cress Sandwich
Finny has been on the telly again, next to G̶a̶r̶y̶ B̶a̶r̶l̶o̶w̶ Sam Billings. And so he gives us his view on the latest white ball games between England and the Windies. We also talk about angry bowlers, angry batsman and damage in changing rooms. Plus there's a chat with Lauren Bell and a...
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Schrodinger's Bazball
The boys are back and Finny gives his expert opinion on the West Indies v West Indies ODI series despite not seeing a single ball... New Zealand complete a stunning Test series win over India. And is there such a thing as "Schrodinger's Bazball"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Happy Birthday Toby
Another week another episode and the cricket just doesn't stop. It's also Toby's birthday and he is spending part of it (virtually) with Daniel and Finny, The boys ruminate on England's tour to Pakistan, where should Ollie Pope bat, New Zealand beating India in their own back yard and…
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Breakfast Buffet
The ZDG boys are still scattered all over the place with Finny in Pakistan, Daniel in the UAE and Toby in Tenerife but we've managed to get the first two together for an episode and the remaining member does join briefly. A look back at the Women's T20 World Cup, the Pakistan v England men's Test...
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Here, there and everywhere
Using the wonders of modern technology Finny, Toby and Daniel have, despite being in Multan, South London and the UAE, managed to record an episode. Finny reacts to the 1st Test of Pakistan v England, Daniel gives us an update on the Women's T20 World Cup and how much gin he has left. Plus, Toby...
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'Zero Ducks Given' is an irreverent look at the world of cricket - less about the stats, much more about the stories... From the highs to the lows and from the big nights out to the inevitable hangovers the morning after. Much loved former England and current Sussex cricketer Steven Finn will give insights from inside the dressing room. Joining him will be cricket-loving Radio X presenter Toby Tarrant and Test Match Special commentator Dan Norcross.
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