The inside story of the most triumphant tours in sporting history.
Season 2 returns this December as a box set, following the England cricket team on their astonishing 1986/87 series. A tour hugely significant for both nations – after this, England wouldn’t win the Ashes again for 18 years. The embarrassing defeat sent Allan Border’s Australia to rock bottom and yet, somehow, they recovered to become a cricket superpower. This is the story of that incredible journey, told by players from both teams plus host Mark Pougatch, who was a backpacking 18-year-old in Australia at the time. His diary brings to life an incredible story of unknown call-ups, unlikely heroes, and a result that shocked the sporting world.
In series 1, presenter Alastair Eykyn took us back to the legendary British and Irish Lions rugby tour in South Africa, 1997. With few giving them a chance, a disparate group of characters bonded into a band of brothers that upset the reigning world champions.
This is Inside The Tour – giving you the inside story, told by those who were there.
Bonus Episode: The Ashes '86/87 - Gladstone Small Guerrilla Cricket
Gladstone Small speaks with journalist Tony Bishop from Guerilla Cricket about the legendary 1986/87 Ashes tour.
How did England beat the Aussies? Where did Gladstone’s love of cricket came from?
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16 Dec 2021
Bonus Episode: The Ashes '86/87 - Prostate Cancer UK - Live panel
A special ‘Inside the Tour’ online event, in partnership with Prostate Cancer UK.
Mark Pougatch hosts a bonus episode where he’s joined by some familiar faces from the Inside The Tour podcast, as well as appearances from the 2021/22 Ashes squad members.
We’ve teamed up with Prostate Cancer for this event to help to raise awareness of prostate cancer, which former cricketer Allan Lamb is currently getting treatment for.
Guestlist:
Allan Lamb: Former England cricketer who played in the 1986/87 Ashes series. Since his prostate cancer diagnosis, he is raising awareness for others to get tested.
Gladstone Small: Former England cricketer who played a key role in winning the 1986/87 Ashes. He took the winning catch at the SCG.
Alec Stewart OBE: Former cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team.
Lawrence Booth: Cricket writer for the Daily Mail and editor of cricket magazine Wisden.
Take Prostate Cancer UK’s 30-second risk checker here:
https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=risk-checker&utm_content=organic-link
Find more info and donate to Prostate Cancer UK at prostatecanceruk.org
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3 Dec 2021
Episode 1: The Ashes ’86/87 - The Wooden Spoon Series
English cricket is in a bad place and Australia isn’t faring much better. As they prepare to meet in the Ashes of 1986/87, cricket’s ultimate contest dating back to the 1800s, there are tongue-in-cheek suggestions this is the battle for test cricket’s ‘wooden spoon’. England had lost 5-0 to the West Indies on their previous tour, to India and New Zealand at home that summer, banned their best player and changed their captain. It’s hard to imagine worse preparation. Australia were also feeling the impact of retirements and rebel tours, draining their team of talent. Did Allan Border really want to be the captain? Do the selectors know what they’re doing? This is the story of two proud nations, in cricketing disarray…
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