# The players want it all - protection, pay, leave and loyalty Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty.md Podcast: [ABC Cricket Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901) Published: 2026-05-18T03:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-cricket-podcast/bbl-sale-privatisation-contract-sa20-ipl-hundred-big-bash/106692830 Audio file: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kk/Z/o7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/episodes/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty Duration seconds: 2889 ## Resource Corbin and Ed announce the biggest watch in the sale of the BBL discussions are the players. With articles, leaks, push backs and general murmurs, it feels like our cricketers have plenty of concerns and requests and we don't know what to believe and how they can expect to have their cake and eat it too. The boys also discuss why state contracts as opposed to freelance cricket still has massive upside, there's white ball squads for the Pakistan and Bangladesh tours, the women's World Cup squad has some surprises, English cricket's latest movements and IPL trends to take note of. To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.au ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter. Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,’ hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast’ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/episodes/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.