The Emerging Cricket Podcast

Nick, Tim and Bes wrap a bumper week of action in the Emerging world, with Group B of the Challenge League and the South Asian Games in full swing. The boys also discuss the ECL and it's opening up of ownership, and one of the league's greatest exponents, Pavel Florin who continues on his Australian adventure.

A huge thank you to those who posed us questions in last week's mailbag edition! Feel free to send in your questions and we can get 'round to them in future episodes!

In a change of pace the boys meet up in Sydney to answer all the questions submitted by you across our social media pages.

From tournaments to teams, formats and favourites, Nick, Tim and Bes discuss all the talking points in the emerging game.

The boys discuss a range of issues this week, from Nepal batting woes to the adventures of Pavel Florin in Australia. They wrap cricket from the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, and Bes gets excited about the new (and bigger) parity cycle linking 34 of the world's best.

The boys return for another EC pod where off-field news dominates headlines. Nalin Nipiko and Andrew Balbirnie slide into captaincy roles in Vanuatu and Ireland respectively, and Pavel Florin, after multiple attempts, is granted his wish to play cricket in Australia.

A crusade of Namibians are off on a roadshow showcasing the great game around their beautiful country, while play goes on in Malawi, as they host Mozambique in T20I cricket.

Tim returns to Australia to wrap the T20 World Cup Qualifier with Nick and Bes, as the team announce the EC Team of the Tournament.

The three then discuss the MCC's tour of Nepal where Sandeep Lamichhane and Paras Khadka sit out, before looking at Canada and USA's Caribbean Super50 squads.

Finally Bes wraps the show with news from the ECL, T20I cricket in Greece and Spain and other bits and pieces from the EC World.

Nick and Bes cross to Tim and Bertus de Jong of Cricbuzz (0:50) to discuss all the goings on at the T20 World Cup Qualifier (A repeat of yesterday's pod), before the pair home (28:27) at ECHQ discuss other goings on in the world of Emerging Cricket.

Daniel Beswick chats with Jacob Landsmeer at Sport FM in Perth, discussing the T20 World Cup Qualifier, where all six spots have been decided for Australia (shifted to India for 2021).

Tim and Bertus review - or offer a post mortem in Tim's case - of the HK v Oman elimination qualifier last night and also discuss the breaking news that the ICC plans to scrap the T20WCQ for the men's 2021 event.

Tim and Bertus review Scotland's shellacking of UAE where George Musey and Richie Berrington helped the Saltires to 199 which UAE only made 108 in reply.

The ECB suspends Ghulam Shabbir for absconding, while also mentioning he IS part of the ICC ACU investigation.

Gyanendra Malla is named skipper of Nepal and Tim wishes/hopes/predicts a victory for Hong Kong.

Tim, Bertus and Jay look at the two knockout matches left; four teams - two World Cup places on offer. Scotland has won the toss and batted in the afternoon game. And Hong Kong, who finished 4th in Group B, take on Oman in the evening game