Graeme Swann: Pietersen Fallout, Facing Shoaib Akhtar and NYC With Sachin! | Stick to Cricket EP 66

Stick to Cricket returns as Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and David "Bumble" Lloyd are joined by former England spinner Graeme Swann to share stories from his playing days, reflect on some of English cricket’s biggest characters and discuss the state of the game today. 🏏

Swann looks back on some memorable moments from his career, including Andrew Strauss’s captaincy, the infamous story of Monty Panesar driving down the hard shoulder and England’s tour of South Africa under Nasser Hussain. He also reflects on his early days at Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire, idolising Allan Lamb and the elbow injury that brought his final Ashes tour into focus. Along the way, Swann shares some hilarious stories from his career that are guaranteed to get the panel laughing!

The panel revisit the challenge of facing Mitchell Johnson, discuss Sir Geoffrey Boycott’s famous self-belief and debate the current state of English spin bowling. Swann also opens up about the differences between coaching and commentary, his relationship with Kevin Pietersen and what it takes to get the best out of players.

Plus, there are stories about Swann’s appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, his all-time best XI, Sachin Tendulkar in New York and questions from the Stick to Cricket community. The conversation even takes a detour into Newcastle and the SAS!

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0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Strauss's captaincy stories 11:08 - Monty's drive down the hard shoulder 15:08 - Nasser and the South Africa tour 25:19 - Northants, Notts and idolising Alan Lamb 32:00 - Strictly Come Dancing 36:21 - Elbow injury and the final Ashes tour 42:41 - Facing Mitchell Johnson and Boycott's self-belief 48:41 - The state of English spin bowling 57:27 - Coaching vs commentary and the KP relationship 1:00:33 - Swann's Best XI and Tendulkar in New York 1:08:19 - Community questions, Newcastle and SAS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.