Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket Podcast · Grant Timms and Trevor Lee

2026 Silver Ashes and O70s World Cup with John Evans and Chris Lowe

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John Evans says the squad lost the first ODI last time because some players did not believe they were good enough.

1. Silver Stumps episode 91 focuses on the 2026 Silver Ashes and Over 70s World Cup across Australia and New Zealand. 2. John Evans, the skipper and Gloucestershire legend, and Chris Lowe, the tour manager, are the main guests because they are running the squad and the logistics. 3. The episode asks how an over-70s touring side prepares to defend two trophies across a five-and-a-half-week schedule. 4. Evans says the team last toured down under in 2023 and returned as proud owners of two trophies. 5. Lowe says he has been working on the tour for about 10 months and is looking forward to getting on the plane. 6. The hosts discuss a squad reshuffle after Duncan Elder dropped out through illness and Chris Swadkin stepped in as reserve batter. 7. Evans says the first three games are being managed so most players only play two out of three, especially the seam bowlers. 8. Lowe says everyone, including non-selected players, will do warm-ups and cool-downs. 9. They also talk about selection for the first ODI and the need to avoid overcooking all-rounders during repeated games. 10. Lowe explains that the tour includes arrival on 29 January, a rest day, a squad reception, and support for wives and other travellers. 11. He says the group will stay near Coogee Beach and use swimming pools, sea air, and social time as recovery between matches. 12. Lowe says he will write reports, manage coaches, keep in touch with the players, and coordinate with Sport of the Lady and Lindy Dupree. 13. The conversation covers discipline, with Chris saying he stands by the front door and the management group does not want a fines committee. 14. Evans says fines can drift into bullying, so the group decided to avoid them and make their own amusements instead. 15. They describe coach quizzes, barbecues outside rooms, and fish restaurants that became part of the last tour’s social routine. 16. The hosts say the World Cup will use a pink ball, and Lowe says the team is netting with helmets because helmets are compulsory against Australia. 17. Evans says the side has been asked to net with club and county teams because the last tour began with a first-ODI loss and doubts about international standard. 18. The tone is practical, conversational, and gently humorous, with a lot of detail about travel, selection, and player welfare. 19. People following seniors cricket, touring logistics, or over-70s Australia-New Zealand cricket will get the most from it. 20. Listeners wanting match commentary rather than planning details may skip it.

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