{"podcast":{"title":"ABC Cricket Podcast","slug":"abc-cricket-podcast-407901","podcast_index_feed_id":407901,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/10584512/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-cricket-podcast/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/698089593986bf1bb0dadd048905fef0.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":233,"summary":"Broadcaster Corbin Middlemas and ex-Test opener Ed Cowan pull apart the biggest issues in cricket. Your weekly deep dive into the sport.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901"},"episode":{"title":"The players want it all - protection, pay, leave and loyalty","slug":"the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty","published_at":"2026-05-18T03:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-cricket-podcast/bbl-sale-privatisation-contract-sa20-ipl-hundred-big-bash/106692830","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kk/Z/o7.mp3","summary":"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’","meta_description":"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 feel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/episodes/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-cricket-podcast-407901/the-players-want-it-all-protection-pay-leave-and-loyalty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}