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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the last week of World Cup action, including Australia's statement victory against England. Wisden India's Rahul Iyer joins the show to assess India's World Cup campaign so far. The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! / wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MO...

Ben and Yas are joined by Matt Roller to discuss the start of England's white-ball tour of New Zealand. They chat about Phil Salt and Harry Brook's fireworks in Christchurch and England's best XI before moving on to some more Ashes preview content, one of the most wholesome letters we've ever received and much, much more. Also on the show, a snippet of Jo Harman McGowan's hour-long chat with Damien Fleming, available to listen to in full on the Wisden Cricket Patreon channel. 0:00 Intro / 1:00 Timothy Taylor's / 1:52 Live show / 2:14 New Zealand vs England / 24:16 WPA Health Insurance / 24:40 Damien Fleming / 39:06 Liam Plunkett...

Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas round up another week of action from the Women's World Cup, and there's a chat with Bangladesh expert Tawhid Qureshi about their promising performances. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:50 Intro / 1:28 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:00 Seat Unique / 22:32 Win a signed bat! / 23:32 World Cup / 46:49 Bangladesh / 58:12 Outro

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A bumper show for you today! Butch, Lawrence, Phil and Yas discuss what impact Pat Cummins' reported setback could have on the Ashes, the war of words is already underway and everyone seems to have forgotten what moral means. Also on the pod, a look ahead to England's white-ball tour of New Zealand, the panel's favourite commentators, India vs West Indies, Pakistan vs South Africa, a chat with Sonny Baker, and Phil spends half an hour with the one and only Mark Wood. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:37 Intro / 1:19 Mark Butcher / 13:35 Pat Cummins / 28:44 Brydon Carse / 30:14 Morals / 46:05 Mark Wood / 46:50 Dineticq / 47:30 Mark Wood...

Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas round up the first week of action from the Women's World Cup, including two very contrasting victories for England, a brief scare for Australia and an important win for South Africa. Also on the show, Estelle Vasudevan chats to Katya about all things Sri Lanka ahead of their clash against England.

0:00 Intro / 1:18 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 20:38 Seat Unique / 21:13 World Cup / 52:58 Estelle Vasudevan / 1:11:45 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss Chris Woakes' England legacy, the race to open for Australia in the Ashes, West Indies' heavy Test defeat in India and more. 0:00 Intro / 0:38 WPA Health Insurance / 1:13 Patreon / 1:33 Chris Woakes / 18:38 England Lions / 25:41 Who will open for Australia? / 30:11 What's England's best attack? / 35:25 Mad Squirrel / 36:22 India vs West Indies / 45:01 ILT20 auction / 48:23 Cam Steel's blog / 49:24 New Zealand vs Australia / 50:37 Women's World Cup / 55:24 Outro

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Yas and Lauren discuss the first two games of the World Cup and a quietly good week for England before getting into a deep dive on South African cricket. Yas is joined by ESPN Cricinfo's Firdose Moonda to chat about the domestic set-up in South Africa and how they continue to punch above their weight, before Katya speaks to one of their brightest young stars, Annerie Dercksen. 0:00 Intro / 1:22 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 12:46 Seat Unique / 13:36 Firdose Moonda / 43:04 Annerie Dercksen / 1:03:33 Outro

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Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker and Yas Rana review the 2025 summer including Nottinghamshire's title triumph and Durham's dramatic relegation before picking their County Championship teams of the season.

Also on the show, Yas chats to Joe Root about technique, the influence of Brendon McCullum and this winter's Ashes, and PCA Chair Oliver Hannon-Dalby addresses player concerns over the 2026 domestic schedule. 0:00 Intro / 0:51 Patreon / 1:58 County Championship / 22:08 Mad Squirrel / 22:59 Why players are unhappy with the 2026 schedule / 38:31 Potential strike action / 46:04 Championship Team of the Season / 51:10 Joe Root interview / 1:04:14 The impact of Bazball on Joe Root / 1:10:15 Dineticq / 1:10:46 Moments of the summer / 1:18:58 Outro 🍺 MAD SQU...

The World Cup is nearly here! Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the tournament with power rankings, players to watch and more.

We've also got Lauren on the end of the English summer and the news that Kate Cross has lost her central contract, as well as a snippet of Aadya Sharma's interview with the great Mithali Raj. 0:00 Intro / 1:29 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:16 World Cup Power Rankings / 33:57 Kate Cross / 38:18 World Cup Power Rankings Pt.2 / 54:32 Mithali Raj interview / 1:07:07 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the announcement of England's Ashes squad to tour Australia, the somehow surprise inclusion of Will Jacks and Harry Brook replacing Ollie Pope as vice-captain.

Also on the show, the panel remember Dickie Bird, Worcestershire win the One Day Cup, there's some Asia Cup controversy and a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly. 0:00 Intro / 0:44 Mark Butcher / 25:17 England's Ashes squad / 37:27 Vice captaincy / 43:55 Will Jacks / 53:43 Mad Squirrel / 54:34 Ireland vs England / 1:00:05 Dickie Bird / 1:08:50 County Championship / 1:11:20 One Day Cup / 1:14:54 Asia Cup / 1:20:03 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:30:09 Outro 🍺 MAD SQUIRREL

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Yas Rana and Ben Gardner react to the announcement of England's squad for the 2025/26 Ashes.

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Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana wrap up the English domestic summer, selecting their One Day Cup Team of the Tournament and 2025 breakout stars.

Also on the show, Lauren Winfield-Hill on winning the tier two ODC with Yorkshire, England's planned intra squad series and the ongoing Australia vs India series, before Katya's interview with umpire Anna Harris about juggling life as a match official with her full time job as a doctor.

0:00 Intro / 1:28 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:22 One Day Cup / 42:23 Breakout stars / 47:03 Tammy Beaumont / 54:08 Anna Harris interview / 1:16:35 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Katya Witney, Lawrence Booth and Yas Rana discuss England's record-breaking display of hitting at Old Trafford, a thrilling T20 Blast Finals Day, England's looming Ashes selection calls and more.

Elsewhere in the show, Yas chats to Jersey and Glamorgan batter Asa Tribe about his incredible recent run of form.

0:00 Intro / 1:18 Mark Butcher / 15:40 England vs South Africa / 27:45 England's tour of Ireland / 32:01 Ashes chat / 39:06 Dineticq / 39:54 Blast Finals Day / 49:30 County Championship / 52:14 Patreon / 53:10 Asa Tribe interview / 1:13:10 Cricket and the environment / 1:17:54 Outro

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On today's episode there's a deep dive into the ticketing issues facing fans just a few weeks out from the World Cup, how some of the big teams are shaping up and a chat with Australian superstar Grace Harris.

0:00 Intro / 1:25 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 11:05 Ticketing issues / 20:59 Ticketing issues part two / 35:17 Grace Harris / 52:28 Outro

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Yas Rana is joined by ESPNCricinfo's Matt Roller and analyst Freddie Wilde to discuss the England-South Africa ODIs, Jacob Bethell's first century, an England recall for Sam Curran, the role of a cricket analyst and more.

Also on the show, Mark Butcher reviews England's performance in the ODIs and a thrilling week of T20 Blast quarter-finals.

0:00 Intro / 1:10 Mark Butcher / 29:50 Gullivers Sports Travel / 31:03 England vs South Africa / 45:02 Schedule / 49:29 Sam Curran / 56:15 Patreon / 56:51 The role of a cricket analyst / 1:15:06 Periculum Security Group / 1:24:06 Win Finals Day tickets! / 1:24:27 Listener questions / 1:34:53 Outro

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A busy, busy show for you today as Lauren, Butch and Yas wrap up The Hundred 2025, including a brilliant interview with Davina Perrin's parents reflecting on her stunning century at The Oval for Northern Superchargers.

0:00 Intro / 1:55 Mark Butcher / 11:17 Davina Perrin's parents / 29:13 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 1:02:50 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and The Telegraph's Tim Wigmore reflect on Oval Invincibles' third men's Hundred title in a row and wonder what the competition might look like next year under new ownership.

Later in the show, a preview of England's ODI series against South Africa, including a debut for Sonny Baker, and the latest from the One Day Cup. 0:00 Intro / 2:56 The Hundred / 12:11 What will the competition look like in 2026? / 23:25 Mark Butcher / 29:26 Ravichandran Ashwin / 31:29 Adam Zampa / 37:27 Mad Squirrel / 38:29 Patreon / 39:59 England vs South Africa ODIs / 54:40 Sri Lanka / 55:42 Metro Bank One Day Cup / 57:09 Outro

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Katya Witney, Raf Nicholson and Yas Rana discuss Dane van Niekerk's return to international cricket and the latest from The Hundred before selecting their women's ODI XI of the 21st century so far.

0:00 Intro / 1:41 The Hundred / 6:02 Dane van Niekerk / 12:06 World Cup schedule / 18:13 ODI XI of the 21st century / 45:49 Outro

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Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss the latest action from The Hundred, Cheteshwar Pujara's retirement, cricket on free-to-air TV and more.

Elsewhere in the show there's Butch on whether the Blast's revamp was a missed opportunity and Lisa Nandy – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about the government announcing new funding for cricket. 0:00 Intro / 1:31 Patreon / 2:22 The Hundred / 12:28 Mad Squirrel / 13:28 Cheteshwar Pujara / 24:53 Lisa Nandy / 36:01 Cricket on free-to-air TV / 41:32 Mark Butcher / 55:58 Australia vs South Africa / 56:49 One Day Cup / 59:52 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana dissect England's World Cup squad and chat about the latest action from The Hundred.

Later in the show, Katya speaks to Jess Jonassen about playing for Australia, coming to terms with losing her central contract and more.

0:00 Intro / 1:24 England's squad / 14:48 25 young players / 27:43 India's squad / 32:13 The Hundred / 37:34 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 53:04 Jess Jonassen / 1:14:02 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner react to England's latest white-ball squads, including a couple of exciting selections and Jacob Bethell's appointment as captain for the series against Ireland.

Also on the show, The Hundred, Metro Bank One Day Cup action, Australia vs South Africa, a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and much more.

0:00 Intro / 0:42 Mark Butcher / 15:36 Jacob Bethell / 23:55 Jordan Cox / 29:51 Main squad takeaways / 39:33 The Hundred / 52:15 One Day Cup / 54:22 Mad Squirrel / 54:58 Australia vs South Africa / 58:09 Other cricket / 1:00:42 Salix / 1:02:36 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:07:21 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney discuss the changes to the domestic calendar for 2026 and the latest from The Hundred before Katya speaks to England's Lauren Bell.

0:00 Intro / 1:11 Domestic changes / 10:53 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 29:22 Lauren Bell interview / 57:12 Ireland vs Pakistan / 1:03:38 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Katya Witney, Cameron Ponsonby and Ben Gardner discuss the start of another season of The Hundred, structural changes to the T20 Blast, Zimbabwe's latest heavy defeat and more.

There are also a few final reflections on the pulsating Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, including Katya's interview with one of India's stars from the series, Washington Sundar. 0:00 Intro / 1:02 Mark Butcher on The Hundred / 22:22 England vs India / 31:01 Washington Sundar interview / 1:01:58 Kia's Young Cricketers competition / 1:02:22 Live show / 1:04:13 T20 Blast changes / 1:10:03 The Hundred / 1:12:36 One Day Cup / 1:17:49 Mad Squirrel / 1:18:32 Zimbabwe vs New Zealand / 1:27:16 West Indies vs Pakistan / 1:28:41 Australia vs South Africa / 1:29:28 Outro

Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the start of The Hundred before Katya chats to England fast bowling star Issy Wong.

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Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana attempt to make sense of a completely bonkers fifth and final Test of the series between England and India.

0:00 Intro / 1:19 Final day / 8:18 England's approach / 19:07 Injury substitutes / 25:15 Joe Root / 27:05 Mohammed Siraj's workload / 34:43 Live show / 35:14 Undercooked cricketers / 41:04 Kia's Young Cricketers competition / 41:29 How will both sides be feeling? / 52:22 Remitly / 53:08 Picking our combined XI / 59:27 The Hundred starts... tomorrow! / 1:01:06 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana reflect on the English international summer as a whole and review the inaugural women's Vitality Blast Finals day.

Later in the show, Katya speaks to England's Freya Kemp. 0:00 Intro

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18:45 Reviewing the summer

26:21 Player of the Summer

32:08 Moment of the Summer

36:01 Schedule

42:42 Freya Kemp

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Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the fourth Test at Old Trafford which saw India pull off an epic rearguard.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:47 Intro / 1:37 Mark Butcher / 29:18 KIA's Young Cricketer Competition / 29:49 Remitly / 30:45 India / 51:33 England / 1:03:44 What will India do at The Oval? / 1:07:15 Mad Squirrel / 1:09:09 Joe Root / 1:24:06 Rehan Ahmed / 1:31:17 Ben's eBay purchase / 1:32:16 Win a brand new cricket bat! / 1:34:16 Outro

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A hefty podcast this week with Lauren Winfield-Hill on India’s ODI series victory over England, the director of the women’s professional game Beth Barrett-Wild speaking to Katya Witney about the first year of the new structure and New Zealand legend joining us to talk about how she’s found her summer at Durham. 

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Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Mark Butcher preview the fourth England-India Test, talk about a possible two-tiered World Test Championship and proposed changes to the domestic game in England from 2026.

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney and Yas Rana discuss the final T20I between England and India, and England's defeat in the first match of the ODI series.

Later in the show, Katya conducts a deep dive into the Tier 2 system and Yas chats to Kira Chathli about Surrey's excellent T20 Blast campaign so far.

0:00 Intro / 1:06 England vs India / 18:47 Tier 2 / 26:30 Lauren Parfitt interview / 35:03 Flora Bertwistle interview / 50:21 Kira Chathli interview / 55:53 Outro

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A huge week for the podcast as Liam Dawson is called up to England's Test squad! Also on the show, Australia's demolition of the West Indies in Kingston, over rates, dodgy balls, irresistible eBay listings and more.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:42 Intro / 1:58 Liam Dawson / 11:48 Perfect Draft / 12:56 West Indies vs Australia / 24:27 Over rates / 31:13 Balls / 37:40 Win ENGvIND 5th Test tickets / 38:10 Remitly / 38:59 Best young players in the world / 45:41 DineticQ / 56:48 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:59 David Gower eBay listings / 1:04:32 WCM offer / 1:05:28 Italy T20 World Cup / 1:08:04 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana try to make sense of an incredible Test and remarkable day five finish at Lord's.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:47 Intro / 1:10 The final day / 8:45 Jofra Archer / 17:30 India's approach / 22:38 Final wicket / 25:23 Ben Stokes / 30:39 India / 36:48 Win Test tickets / 37:17 Remitly / 38:06 Shoaib Bashir / 42:18 The war of words / 51:06 What's wrong with the balls? 56:26 Final thoughts / 1:02:35 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the third and fourth England-India T20Is.

0:00 Intro / 0:55 Lauren Winfield-Hill on ENGvIND / 22:31 England vs India / 36:58 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, and Yas Rana react to India's annihilation of England in the second Test at Edgbaston. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:47 Intro / 1:11 Perfect Draft / 2:25 Akash Deep / 11:13 England's fourth innings / 14:59 India's seamers / 17:31 Shubman Gill / 24:29 Win T20 tickets / 24:50 Remitly / 25:43 Lord's tickets / 26:08 Patreon / 27:59 England's bowling and the toss / 42:32 Conditions / 48:07 England's batting / 52:02 Jamie Smith / 55:49 Ben Stokes / 59:55 Other cricket / 1:01:14 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to India's comprehensive victories against England in the first two T20Is.

Later in the show Katya chats to Ella McCaughan who's enjoyed a brilliant 2025 so far, particularly in the T20 Blast.

0:00 Intro / 1:16 Lauren Winfield-Hill on ENGvIND / 17:23 India / 23:26 England / 44:24 Ella McCaughan interview / 58:23 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Cameron Ponsonby and Yas Rana look ahead to the second England-India Test at Edgbaston and discuss Jofra Archer's return to the Test squad.

There's also loads of other Test cricket to chat about including Australia's win in the Caribbean, a new South African wonderkid and Pathum Nissanka's incredible form, as well as the latest from the County Championship.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:45 Intro / 1:08 Perfect Draft / 2:34 Mark Butcher / 12:21 Remitly / 13:10 Jofra Archer / 22:27 India / 34:17 West Indies vs Australia / 44:00 Zimbabwe vs South Africa / 48:46 Win T20 tickets / 49:06 Gareth Batty / 1:03:40 Charles Tyrwhitt / 1:04:19 County Championship / 1:11:10 Sri Lanka...

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look ahead to the T20I leg of the England-India series which gets underway on Saturday.

Later in the show Katya chats to Davina Perrin, the highly-rated 18-year-old batter already involved in England A squads.

0:00 Intro / 1:06 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 8:39 Series preview / 13:58 Picking our combined XI / 20:17 T20 Blast / 24:26 Davina Perrin interview / 39:49 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's incredible victory in the first Test against India at Headingley.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:46 Intro / 1:13 Perfect Draft / 2:48 Mark Butcher / 19:26 Win T20 tickets / 19:54 Remitly / 20:45 Patreon / 21:19 England vs India / 38:59 Duckett / 49:56 Crawley & Pope / 55:38 England playing Bumrah / 58:43 England's top seven / 1:04:56 WCM offer / 1:06:15 Charles Tyrwhitt / 1:07:10 Moment of the Test / 1:10:42 What went wrong for India? / 1:21:00 England's bowlers / 1:23:52 Sunil Gavaskar / 1:25:23 Headingley / 1:28:55 Combined XIs / 1:34:10 Outro

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Following the ECB’s decision in May to ban trans women from competing in all levels of women’s cricket with immediate effect, Katya Witney unpicks a complex and controversial subject, and speaks to those who are feeling the impact.

Elsewhere in the show there's Lauren Winfield-Hill on all the latest action in the T20 Blast and England's squad to take on India, which includes a return for Sophie Ecclestone.

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Phil Walker sits down with the great Ravi Shastri to talk about Indian cricket, how it's changed over the decades, the current landscape of international cricket, how India are shaping up for the England Tests and much more.

It comes in a big week for Shastri in London. Last week, ICC Chair Jay Shah officially opened the Ravi Shastri Suite at Lord's, continuing Shastri's four decade-long association with the ground as a player, commentator and head coach.

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and the returning Phil Walker preview the England-India Test series which gets underway on Friday. There's team news from England, predictions about how India might balance their XI and some key battles to look out for over the course of the summer.

Also on the show, more reaction to South Africa's World Test Championship final win, a snippet of Yas' interview with Gary Kirsten, rule changes, tri-series nonsense and more.

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On this special bonus episode, Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Daniel Gallan and Mark Butcher react to South Africa's stunning World Test Championship final victory against Australia at Lord's.

We'll also have a regular weekly podcast previewing the England-India Test series on Wednesday/Thursday later in the week. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:51 Intro / 1:42 Mark Butcher on the WTC final / 17:37 World Test Championship final / 20:42 Key moments / 30:08 Lungi Ngidi / 33:45 Kagiso Rabada / 40:11 Aiden Markram / 49:20 Temba Bavuma / 53:34 Australia / 1:05:54 Outro

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Katya Witney chats to Linsey Smith about her journey back to the England side, while Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas Rana to discuss player safety and the latest from the T20 Blast.

0:00 Intro / 1:01 Linsey Smith intro / 6:10 Linsey Smith interview / 21:55 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 40:31 Outro

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It's World Test Championship final time! Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by South African journalist Daniel Gallan to preview the showpiece event, as the Proteas take on Australia at Lord's.

There's chat about selection dilemmas, what this would mean for South African cricket more broadly, getting over the 'chokers' tag, the World Test Championship as a competition and more.

Also on the show, Harry Brook registers another series victory as captain, Mark Butcher reacts to England's squad for the first Test against India, and there's a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly.

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana reflect on another comprehensive series win for England, this time in the ODIs. 0:00 Intro / 0:55 England vs West Indies / 13:38 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 32:12 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https...

Absolutely loads to get through on today's show.

There's Mark Butcher on England's 3-0 win in Harry Brook's first series as captain, a deep dive into Leicestershire's stunning start to 2025, RCB finally winning their first IPL title, some big name white-ball retirements and loads more. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:51 Intro / 1:30 Mark Butcher on ENGvWI / 23:10 Gullivers Sports Travel / 23:42 Leicestershire / 51:17 Patreon / 51:48 Dom Sibley interview snippet / 55:34 Win England vs India WT20I tickets / 56:03 IPL / 1:02:18 England Lions vs India A / 1:10:26 Glenn Maxwell and Heinrich Klaasen / 1:14:48 Wisden shop / 1:15:19 Scotland vs Nepal / 1:17:45 Outro 🚗 KIA UK

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana reflect on England's comfortable 3-0 series victory against the West Indies, despite Hayley Matthews' individual brilliance.

The Charlotte Edwards era started strongly, but it wasn't all good news for England, with Heather Knight ruled out of the rest of the summer through injury.

Elsewhere in the show there's chat about the County Cup Finals Day, the start of the Women's T20 Blast and an interview with Hampshire captain Georgia Adams.

0:00 Intro / 1:13 Hayley Matthews / 6:44 Heather Knight 11:26 New and returning faces / 14:52 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 27:50...

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and The Telegraph's Will Macpherson reflect on the first Test of the English summer, which saw Ben Stokes' side beat Zimbabwe inside three days at Trent Bridge.

There's chat about Shoaib Bashir, the Jacob Bethell conundrum and the Test as a spectacle, before digging into the Sikandar Rasa saga and the latest action from the County Championship.

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The start of the men's international summer is here!

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the historic one-off Test against Zimbabwe, chat about the latest round of County Championship action, Roston Chase's appointment as West Indies Test captain and more.

There's also a snippet of Jo Harman's interview with Zimbabwean stalwart Sean Williams, available to listen to exclusively on Patreon.

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look ahead to the start of the English international summer, which gets underway with a T20I series against West Indies.

Also on the show, Phil Walker's chat with England's new head coach, Charlotte Edwards, as a new era begins.

0:00 Intro / 1:05 Charlotte Edwards interview / 28:56 England / 33:46 West Indies / 37:53 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 51:43 India / 58:28 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the first England squads of the Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards era.

There's also Katya's fascinating chat with Emily Arlott, included in those squads after an excellent start to the season.

0:00 Intro / 1:27 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 16:04 England squads / 21:53 What's England's best XI? / 28:47 County round-up / 34:03 Emily Arlott interview / 1:01:59 Outro

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Isa Guha joins Phil Walker and Yas Rana to talk about Virat Kohli’s glittering Test career after the India great announced his immediate retirement from the format.

Later in the show, Mark Butcher talks about Kohli’s wider legacy as a Test cricketer.

There’s also discussion on England’s first white-ball squads of the summer, the upcoming World Test Championship final and Isa’s work at her charity, Take Her Lead.

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Following the the ECB’s ban on trans women participating in competitive recreational cricket, the panel get into why the decision was made and what the future holds for trans women in cricket. Later in the show there's Lauren Winfield-Hill on all the action from the Metro Bank One Day Cup. 0:00 Intro / 3:25 Suzi James speaks to Phil Walker about the decision / 35:07 Studio chat / 48:13 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 1:00:24 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the...

Loads to get through this week. There's Yas Rana and Phil Walker on James Rew's England call-up and Rohit Sharma's Test retirement, a special feature celebrating 20 years of Chance to Shine and Ben Gardner on a potential players' revolt. Mark Butcher also joins Yas to chat about talent ID in the wake of Rew's selection. 0:00 Remitly / 0:49 Intro / 2:19 James Rew / 11:30 Patreon / 11:53 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards / 12:11 Rohit Sharma / 23:39 County Championship / 30:26 Mark Butcher / 41:41 Chance to Shine Pt.1 / 57:36 Chane to Shine Pt.2 / 1:04:27 Howzat Travel / 1:04:51 The players' revolt / 1:20:31 ODI hospitality / 1:21:18 Outro

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Tim Wigmore and Cameron Ponsonby join Yas Rana to talk about Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record-breaking innings, the latest from the County Championship, Tim's new book on the history of Test cricket, potential IPL expansion and more.

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Loads of stuff to cover on this week's show.

Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed as England's new captain, Tier 1 action has continued with some standout performances, there's a look at what life is like for sides in Tier 3 and discussion about India's new ODI batting star. 0:00 Intro / 1:32 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Nat Sciver-Brunt and Tier 1 / 22:07 Charlotte Edwards interview snippet / 24:05 What life is like in Tier 3 / 39:46 India's newest batting star / 44:57 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive an...

Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss a dramatic finish to the Women's World Cup Qualifier and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflects on a historic opening round of Tier 1 county fixtures.

There's also Steve Snell, Head of Performance at Cricket Scotland, with a fascinating insight into the impact of Scotland's near miss at the World Cup Qualifier.

0:00 Intro / 1:31 Steve Snell on Scotland / 22:31 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Tier 1 / 41:22 World Cup Qualifier / 47:12 Outro

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Lawrence Booth joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2025.

Elsewhere in the show there's chat about round three of the County Championship, the latest from the IPL, Mark Butcher on finger spin and much more.

0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:04 Wisden 2025 award winners / 13:09 Lawrence's Editor's notes / 26:55 Questions / 32:32 Gullivers Sports Travel / 33:29 Mark Butcher / 44:09 Wisden Photograph of the Year / 45:15 County Championship / 1:01:14 IPL / 1:06:21 PSL / 1:07:54 BANvZIM / 1:08:49 Jon Hotten / 1:32:13 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the 2025 women's county season and discuss the latest from the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan.

0:00 Intro / 1:09 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:54 County season preview / 29:56 World Cup Qualifier / 47:27 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more.

Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship.

0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:21 Ben McKinney / 11:56 Zak Crawley / 17:45 Points system / 19:25 Cricket's bad light problem / 32:30 Phil's charter for 2026 / 35:15 Other County Championship results / 43:19 Mark Butcher / 59:29 Wisden...

A bit of a different episode today as Katya Witney conducts a deep dive into what makes Australia the best side in the world.

She speaks to Shawn Flegler, Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in Australia, about investment in the WNCL and WBBL, pathways for young players, leadership programmes and much more.

As someone who's experienced both the Australian and English domestic systems, Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Katya to look at how the two setups compare.

Elsewhere in the show, Georgia Elwiss chats to us about playing under Charlotte Edwards' leadership, both as...

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Nathan Johns and Katya Witney discuss Harry Brook's

appointment as England's new white-ball captain and the opening round of County Championship fixtures.

Later in the show there's chat about the scheduling of county cricket and the WCA report, as well as an interview with Rod Lyall about his new book on the governance of cricket.

0:00 Remitly / 0:45 Intro / 1:33 Mark Butcher / 16:06 Harry Brook / 18:46 County Championship / 37:21 County schedule / 45:50 WCA report / 1:00:42 WCA report part two / 1:21:51 IPL / 1:23:26 Outro

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England legend Charlotte Edwards is the new national team head coach. On this week's show, our panel discuss what she'll bring to the role and why it's great news for English cricket.

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The season is here! Can anyone stop Surrey? Yas Rana, Mark Butcher and Phil Walker preview the 2025 County Championship season, while Jack Leach talks to Katya Witney about his last 12 months and ambitions for 2025.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to Heather Knight's sacking as England captain, reflect on her legacy and discuss the candidates for taking over.

0:00 Intro / 1:07 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Heather Knight / 19:29 The right decision? / 25:59 Knight's legacy / 29:43 Who should be the next captain? / 46:57 Outro

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Yas Rana is joined by Cam Ponsonby to discuss Shoaib Bashir's loan move, why England need to give Sam Cook a chance, the IPL as a spectacle and more.

Elsewhere in the show there's Mark butcher on the start of the IPL and Jo Harman's interview with Derbyshire legend Wayne Madsen.

0:00 Remitly / 0:53 Intro / 2:08 Mark Butcher / 14:43 Covering England tours / 21:12 Shoaib Bashir / 32:53 Dan Worrall and Sam Cook / 43:21 IPL / 56:15 New Zealand vs Pakistan / 1:01:16 Usman Khawaja / 1:04:40 Lhuan-dre Pretorius / 1:06:10 County cricket / 1:13:41 Wayne Madsen interview / 1:41:47 Outro

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Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill are in the studio this week to react to Jon Lewis' sacking following England's disappointing winter.

There's reflection on his tenure and chat about potential replacements, before moving on to the WPL final and Nat Sciver-Brunt's incredible tournament.

0:00 Intro / 1:15 Jon Lewis / 16:35 Who should replace him? / 22:29 Women's Premier League / 24:34 Nat Sciver-Brunt / 30:47 New Zealand / 31:20 County season / 35:40 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and CricViz's Ben Jones preview the 2025 IPL, discuss the tools England need to win in Australia, reflect on The Hundred draft and more.

Elsewhere in the show there's Mark Butcher on Mark Wood's injury and some comments from David Warner, before Yas' fascinating interview with exciting young Hampshire and England Lions seamer Sonny Baker.

0:00 Intro / 1:34 England's next captain / 9:43 Mark Butcher / 19:26 What England need in Australia / 28:44 Sonny Baker interview / 1:02:22 Wisden survey / 1:02:52 IPL 2025 preview / 1:23:52 The Hundred draft / 1:38:31 T20 double headers / 1:41:07 Saudi T20? / 1:47:01 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss The Hundred draft, England's squads for their 'A' tour of Australia and the latest from the WPL.

Elsewhere in the show we hear from West Indies superstar Chinelle Henry, and Yas is joined by Kate Cross to chat about the rapid rise in pay in the women's game as well as the Ashes.

0:00 Intro / 1:20 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 24:26 Women's Premier League / 28:24 Chinelle Henry / 44:05 The Hundred / 59:37 England A squads / 1:05:25 Kate Cross / 1:17:03 Outro<...

Originally posted on our Patreon channel two weeks ago, Yas, Phil and Jo discuss a particularly special feature in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly – 100 hundreds that changed the game (and some that changed the world).

In it, a selection of the game’s best writers tell the stories behind a century of centuries spanning more than 250 years which left an indelible mark on an ever-evolving sport and, in some instances, sparked social or political change.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to India's victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, Harry Brook's withdrawal from the IPL and all the latest news from the world of cricket this week.

0:00 Seat Unique / 0:51 Intro / 1:35 India / 10:01 Rohit Sharma / 14:42 Are India set to dominate? / 18:46 WPA Health Insurance / 19:09 Moment of the Week / 22:44 New Zealand / 28:12 Patreon / 28:38 Final reflections on the Champions Trophy / 35:02 Lord's tickets / 36:06 Harry Brook / 42:21 Ben Stokes / 44:41 Wisden survey / 45:06 Steve Smith / 47:50 Pakistan / 52:48 Developing spinners in England / 1:01:15 Covid's legacy, five years on / 1:04:52 Outro

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Ahead of International Women's Day (March 8th), Katya Witney speaks to Lydia Greenway about her experiences in the game, England's 2005 Ashes heroes and those who came before professionalism.

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill then chat through all the latest action from the Women's Premier League and look ahead to England A's tour of Australia.

0:00 Intro / 1:35 Lydia Greenway interview / 22:27 Lauren's final / 24:59 Women's Premier League / 32:53 Australia A vs England A / 38:02 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher discuss Jos Buttler's resignation as white-ball captain and England's disastrous Champions Trophy campaign.

There's chat about potential successors to Buttler and new faces in the squad moving forward, before the focus switches to the knockout stages of the tournament this week.

0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:40 Intro / 1:24 Jos Buttler resigns / 14:36 Does anyone play 50-over cricket? / 27:02 Brendon McCullum / 35:57 Wisden survey / 36:26 Lord's tickets / 36:59 Predicting England's 2027 World Cup XI / 43:31 Gullivers Sports Travel / 48:35 Do India have an advantage? / 52:53 Champions Trophy semi-finals / 1:04:32 Outro

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the retention process for the 2025 Women's Hundred and Katya Witney speaks to Australia superstar Annabel Sutherland, currently out in India at the WPL.

0:00 Intro / 1:16 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:10 Annabel Sutherland interview / 37:47 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Irish freelance journalist Nathan Johns discuss all the action from the opening round of Champions Trophy action, including England's defeat to Australia and a comfortable victory for India against Pakistan.

Also on the agenda, the future of Test cricket for smaller nations, Jo Harman's interview with Brydon Carse, Mark Butcher on England vs Australia and a bumper new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly.

0:15 Gullivers Sports Travel / 1:05 Intro / 3:59 Australia / 9:08 England / 27:53 Patreon / 29:08 Mark Butcher on ENGvAUS / 44:54 India & Pakistan / 58:56 Manual / 1:00:21 The future of Test cricket for smaller nations / 1:08:11 Ireland / 1:10:01 Other...

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflect on the start of the 2025 Women's Premier League, before Katya Witney does a deep dive into England's new pace bowling development programme.

She chats to Ryana MacDonald-Gay, who played two Tests for England over the winter, and Chris Liddle, the coach in charge of the pace programme.

0:00 Intro / 1:26 Lauren Winfield-Hill on the WPL / 16:46 Pace bowling development programme / 25:11 Ryana MacDonald-Gay interview / 40:25 Chris Liddle interview / 1:03:05 Outro

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After a tricky start to 2025, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Kate Mason discuss the culture in English cricket before previewing the Champions Trophy, which gets underway this week.

Mark Butcher speaks to Yas ahead of the tournament, and Durham's young batting star Ben McKinney joins the show to chat about his winter with the England Lions.

There's also a snippet of Jo Harman's excellent interview with Carl Hooper, exclusively available on Patreon.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney preview the 2025 Women's Premier League, discuss the progress being made for Afghanistan's women and ponder what the sale of The Hundred actually means.

0:00 Intro / 1:12 WPL / 14:52 Afghanistan / 20:50 The Hundred sale / 30:35 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher discuss England's worsening white-ball struggles.

In what was Brendon McCullum's first assignment as full-time white-ball head coach, Jos Buttler's side claimed just one win from eight games on a chastening tour of India.

There's also chat about India's incredible strength, Australia's Test series victory in Sri Lanka, some huge names missing the Champions Trophy and more.

0:00 Manual / 1:35 Intro / 2:38 What's wrong with England? / 22:09 The balance of England's XI / 33:43 India / 41:11 Gullivers Sports Travel / 42:47 Champions Trophy / 48:15 Sri Lanka vs Australia / 54:12 T20 / 58:13 Zimbabwe vs Ireland / 59:46 West Indies / 1:00:28...

It's finally over. England's Ashes nightmare ended with an absolute thrashing in the MCG Test as Australia secured a comprehensive 16-0 whitewash.

Yas Rana, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney try to make sense of a miserable few weeks for England.

0:00 Intro / 1:19 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:13 Women's Ashes, part two / 42:25 U19 World Cup / 47:48 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker reflect on India's 4-1 T20I series victory, including a controversial concussion sub, Abhishek Sharma's stunning century and some very ordinary England batting.

Later on there's chat about the ongoing sale of The Hundred, the latest developments around two-tier Test cricket, Australia's thumping victory against Sri Lanka and more.

Somerset's Tom Banton speaks to Katya Witney about the ILT20 and his England ambitions, while Mark Butcher joins the show to discuss the T20Is and The Hundred.

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Katya and Yas on day three at the MCG and what might come next for England.

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Katya, Yas and Ben on a miserable second day for England as Annabel Sutherland and Beth Mooney punish a sloppy fielding display.

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Katya and Yas on the opening day of the MCG Test where Australia carried over their dominance from the white-ball leg of the tour.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and ESPNCricinfo's Matt Roller discuss England's T20I series against India so far, picking their best XIs and reviewing some of the standout performers from both sides.

Elsewhere in the show there's chat about West Indies' win in Pakistan, a thrilling Big Bash final, the sale of The Hundred and more.

Mark Butcher joins the show to chat about the ongoing T20I series, while Katya Witney speaks to Dan Lawrence about his time in the ILT20, the franchise circuit and England ambitions.

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It's gone from bad to worse over in Australia for England, who find themselves 12-0 down and on the verge of a humiliating clean sweep heading into this week's Test at the MCG.

Yas Rana, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney discuss another tough week for Heather Knight's side, the gulf between the two teams, a potential new captain and more.

0:00 Intro / 1:26 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 27:03 England's batting / 28:29 A change of captain? / 32:21 World Cup qualification / 33:02 U19 World Cup / 41:25 Outro

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A dominant performance from Australia as they clean sweep the T20I leg of the Ashes.

England great Charlotte Edwards joins the show and answers questions from our live audience at East Molesey CC in Surrey.

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Yas Rana and Phil Walker discuss India's convincing victory against England in the first T20I, an England Lions century for Rocky Flintoff and Phil responds to Fox Sports, who took exception to WCM's Test XI of 2024.

There's also Mel Farrell's brilliant interview with Will Smeed, as well as Mark Butcher on the start of the white-ball Bazball era and Pakistan's win against West Indies.

0:00 Intro / 2:13 India vs England / 20:19 Mark Butcher / 31:17 Phil responds to Fox Sports / 40:51 England Lions / 45:59 Will Smeed interview / 1:07:47 Outro

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England's winless run in the Women's Ashes continued, losing the second T20I by six runs on DLS. Katya and Yas discuss an entertaining but ultimately frustrating game for the tourists – one that saw proceedings brought to an early end by a downpour during the final over.

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Australia have officially retained the Women's Ashes at the earliest possible opportunity, winning all three ODIs and the first T20I.

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill chat about another dominant Australia performance, England's disappointing campaign and more.

0:00 Intro / 1:18 Australia / 7:05 England / 14:25 Sophia Dunkley / 17:50 Time for change? / 23:53 Alex Hartley / 32:24 Outro

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England's Ashes dream is officially over after Australia won the first T20I in Sydney by 57 runs and took an unassailable 8-0 lead. Katya and Yas react to the result.

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Australia are just one win away from retaining the Ashes after an 86-run win in Hobart helped them clean sweep the ODIs. Ben and Yas react to another disappointing defeat for England.

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Three weeks into January 2025, it’s awards time! Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reveal Wisden’s best Test innings and spells of 2024, as well as the magazine’s Test XI of the year.

Mark Butcher joins to chat about James Vince’s decision to quit first-class cricket for the PSL, there’s an exclusive interview with Dan Worrall, a round-up of all the franchise T20 leagues going on at the moment and much more.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney reflect on England's disappointing start to the 2025 Women's Ashes, losing the first two ODIs.

0:00 Intro / 1:01 England's approach / 12:13 Conditions / 16:13 Reasons for optimism / 27:00 Heather Knight & Jon Lewis / 30:47 Ireland vs India / 33:30 Outro

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Australia are 4-0 up in the Ashes after successfully defending 180 in Melbourne as England fail to get over the line in a chaotic run chase. Katya and Yas react to an extremely entertaining game.

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Ben and Yas react to the first ODI of the 2025 Ashes. Australia go 1-0 up in Sydney. You can listen to the full episode on the Wisden Patreon channel.

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2025 Women's Ashes – which gets underway this weekend – before Katya Witney is joined by a very special guest in Nat Sciver-Brunt, England's all-format superstar.

0:00 Intro / 1:11 Women's Ashes preview / 27:28 Nat Sciver-Brunt interview / 44:12 Outro

The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker reflect on the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which saw Australia win the SCG Test and take the series 3-1.

There's chat about both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's struggles, Jasprit Bumrah's workload and what the triumph means for this generation of Australian players.

Elsewhere in the show there's discussion about the ICC's reported plans to introduce a two-tier system for Test cricket and calls for England to boycott their Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.

Mark Butcher also joins Yas to chat about the role of...

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the auction dynamics of the WPL compared to other franchise competitions, before Katya Witney is joined by Karunya Keshav to conduct a deep dive into the state of Indian cricket.

0:00 Intro / 1:17 WPL dynamics / 19:44 The state of Indian cricket / 50:00 Outro

The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the fu...