Gary Neville: How Cricket Shaped His Man United Career | Stick to Cricket EP 20

Gary Neville joins Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and David “Bumble” Lloyd on Stick to Cricket, brought to you by Betfair. The Manchester United legend opens up about his early love for cricket, why he chose football over pursuing a professional cricket career and who was the better cricketer out of him and his brother, Phil. Gary also recalls memories of Phil playing alongside Andrew Flintoff, explains how cricket helped shape his footballing mindset at Manchester United and even gives the team a batting demonstration! He compares footballers he’s played with to England’s current cricket squad, shares his thoughts on the upcoming Ashes series and says whether T20 or Test cricket is the better form of the game. Plus, Gary talks about his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson and reveals why Roy Keane remains the most influential teammate of his career. Don’t miss this fascinating crossover between football and cricket with one of England’s most insightful and competitive sporting figures. Subscribe so you never miss an episode of Stick to Cricket! This episode is sponsored by Huel. Get Huel for TEN pounds OFF with this exclusive offer for New Customers only with code STC at https://huel.com/stc (terms apply). 00:00 - Intro 06:33 - Gary and Phil playing cricket 21:00 - Gary's thoughts on modern day cricket 43:22 - Man United & England Cricketers Compared 52:00 - Modern Cricket Formats & Test vs. T20 1:01:00 - Community questions FOLLOW STICK TO CRICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram -   / sticktocricket   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... TikTok -   / sticktocricket   X - https://x.com/StickToCricket SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE    / @theoverlapcricket   SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN CHANNEL HERE    / @theoverlapbreakdown   SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP NEWSLETTER https://substack.com/@theoverlapnewsl... SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP US    / @theoverlapus   SUBSCRIBE TO NOT JUST FOOTBALL    / @theoverlapnotjustfootball   SUBSCRIBE TO STICK TO RUGBY HERE    / @theoverlaprugby   LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS Stick to Football - https://tr.ee/JI6l3Dj-4O The Overlap - https://tr.ee/h07F3Fsuh3 It Was What It Was - https://podfollow.com/1745066482 The Overlap US - https://podfollow.com/1769260064 The Breakdown Podcast - https://podfollow.com/1771490639 Not Just Football - https://podfollow.com/1772633121 ----------------------------------------------------------------------