The season is back and The Clean Take is back with it.

In Episode 6, Wizard and Fish return for the first episode of the 2025 season, and things kick off with a bang. Their two clubs went head-to-head on Saturday, and there's already drama — Wizard skipped the game for a trip to the Lakes, came back to a fine, and isn't entirely sorry about it. Fish, meanwhile, was being subbed off the gloves after 20 overs and banished to long-on in April mud.

Then the debate gets serious. Are cricket teas dying? Fish thinks so — and he's got plenty to say about it. From COVID quietly killing off the tradition to leagues refusing to enforce it, they go deep on why the proper post-match spread matters and who's to blame for its decline.

Plus, Wizard and Fish each share their personal targets for the 2025 season — the kind of honest, cricketer-to-cricketer chat you don't get anywhere else.

Expect fines, excuses, passionate rants, and the usual club cricket chaos. Welcome back.

Welcome back to The Clean Take Podcast!

In this episode, we’re embracing the chaos of village cricket as we rank some of the most outrageously “village” moments the game has to offer — from classic mishaps to the kind of scenes you only see on a Sunday afternoon. If you’ve played club cricket, you’ll definitely recognise a few of these…

We also look ahead to the season with our personal targets — what we’re aiming for this year, where we want to improve, and what would actually count as a successful campaign for us.

On top of that, we chat through the opening rounds of the County Championship, discussing early standouts, key performances, and what’s already catching our attention as the season gets underway.

As always, there’s a mix of cricket chat, honest opinions, and a few stories thrown in along the way.

So if you’re into village cricket, County Championship action, and a bit of everything in between, this is the episode for you.

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Welcome back to The Clean Take podcast! Today we’re diving straight into the latest cricket news, including the ongoing PSL scandal that’s been rocking the cricket world. With the County Championship season just getting underway, we chat about how these recent events are impacting the game and what it all means moving forward.

We also get into the nitty-gritty of cricket rules, from the controversies around ball tampering to what feels like a bit of a broken rulebook creeping into the sport. There’s plenty of debate, a few strong opinions, and of course, our usual in-depth cricket analysis throughout.

As always, we’re bringing you daily cricket insights and news, covering everything from PSL cricket to the County Championship, while trying to make sense of the latest developments across the game.

So if you’re after cricket analysis, honest discussion, and a deeper understanding of where the sport is heading, you’re in the right place.

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Wiz and Fish dive into the major news of the Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes are all staying on in their roles. They take on the ultimate challenge of picking their best England XI side of the last 30 years and break down their choices for which IPL teams to support this season, and discuss Ben Duckett's surprising decision to opt out of the tournament entirely. To wrap things up, they go through the worst fielding positions as picked by viewers and choose their choice for the worst spot on the pitch.

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Wiz and Fish dive into what’s being called one of the most controversial run-outs ever, from Pakistan’s clash with Bangladesh, and revisit some of cricket’s most debated moments. They also break down their picks for this year’s Hundred following the latest draft, and discuss the decision to leave out Liam Livingstone with Rob Key claiming he had “100 other things” on his mind. To wrap things up, they go through sledges and nicknames sent in by listeners and choose their favourite.