England Name Ashes Squad & Farewell Dickie Bird

In this episode of Cricket Unfiltered, Menners and Damien Watson reflect on the life and legacy of legendary umpire Dickie Bird, who has passed away at 92. They break down England’s newly announced Ashes squad, weigh up the domestic cricket form lines ahead of the summer, and assess Australia’s batting order dilemmas. The show also covers the Women’s World Cup, Ricky Ponting’s insights, and the suspension of USA Cricket. (01:00) Remembering umpire Dickie Bird – his legacy, style, and influence on world cricket (04:45) England announce their Ashes squad – surprises, balance, and selection calls (10:00) Domestic one-day cup thrillers and early Sheffield Shield intrigue (15:00) Ricky Ponting’s batting order suggestions & Australia’s top-six puzzle (21:55) Women’s World Cup preview – Grace Harris injury blow, Alyssa Healy’s future (27:25) Big Bash privatisation talk – Venky Mysore’s negotiating play (29:00) ICC suspends USA Cricket – what it means for governance and the Olympics Cricket Unfiltered Merchandise is Here! We’ve launched our official Cricket Unfiltered merch store thanks to a brilliant partnership with Exactamundo, a longtime supporter of the show. 🛒 Shop now:https://www.chickensaltoftheearth.com/shop/category/Cricket-Unfiltered?c=5469591 🎁 Use Promo Code: CU10 for 10% off your first order! From caps to tees, rep your love of cricket with some top-quality gear. Exactamundo is a video, animation, design and content production company. They produce digital signage, on-screen graphics, sideline animations and videos for sports teams like the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL and numerous American NBA, NFL and MLB teams.  They also create high quality videos and animations for the corporate world, such as product promos and explainer videos. Check them out at exactamundo.com.au Get the inserted AD’s FREE VERSION of the show on our Patreon Page Subscribe to our YouTube page for live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7koDKpKxe0e3yC7NXQx6Q Linktree for listening on podcast apps and finding us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cricketunfiltered Show twitter: https://twitter.com/auscricketpod Menners on twitter:  https://twitter.com/amenners TIKTOK: @cricketunfiltered Sponsorship enquiries for host read ads: [email protected] Email the show your cricket takes: [email protected] Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ Founder Andrew Menczel. The first episode aired August 2013.  It is a multi award-winning podcast team, the show has featured 15 Australian captains and some of the greatest legends of cricket and an episode is archived in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. Menners is an accredited cricket journalist and commentator and his interview with Alex Blackwell won a Cricket NSW Media Award. The show was the first ever regular weekly Australian cricket podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices