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Women's cricket news and chat, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan

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    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 271: Knight's Injury; Jones's Monkey; Perrin's Blast Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 23:34


    This week:Has Heather Knight played her last game for England?Amy Jones gets a gorilla-sized monkey off her backWomen's Blast Off & our first visit to Old TraffordDavina Perrin smashing it for Bears

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 270: Arlott & Dunkley Shine; West Indies Woes; Loans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 27:12


    On the CRICKETher Weekly:Arlott & Dunkley shine as England winWest Indies woes & why the ICC needs to interveneLoans in county cricket: do we need tighter regulation?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 269: NSB Presser; England Squad; West Indies Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 26:56


    This week:NSB faces the pressEngland's new selectorLamb and Arlott in on domestic formWest Indies series predictions 

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 268: County Cup; England squad speculation; UAE 'Declaration'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 27:36


    This week:The magic of the County CupEngland v West Indies: will Lottie make any surprise picks?Controversy as UAE retire out their entire team v Qatar

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 267: Lottie talks NSB; Vice Captaincy; T20 WC Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 27:19


    This week:Lottie talks NSB captaincyWho will be vice captain?2026 T20 World Cup launched at Lord'sHampshire make the running in T1New BBC TV deal

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 266: Wisden Wins for Ecclestone & Smriti; Charlotte Edwards Portrait

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 22:46


    This week:Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Ecclestone win in Wisden⁠A new portrait of Charlotte Edwards in the Long Room⁠A breathless start to Tier 1 as Somerset pull off a heist & Warwickshire v Hampshire ends in a tie

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 265: NSB to captain; NRR drama at qualifiers; England A reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 30:47


    This week:Breaking news on the new Eng captain!NRR drama at the World Cup QualifierWinners & losers from the Eng A tourThe season has started & we're backing Surrey & The BlazeICC belatedly offer support to Afghanistan's women

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 264: Ellyse Perry; England 'A' 100s; World Cup Qualifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 17:47


    This week:Ellyse Perry signs for HampshireCapsey & Scholfield score 100s for England 'A'Ireland & Scotland fight for World Cup spots

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 263: Charlotte Edwards; Jon-Ball RIP; England A

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 24:23


    This week:Lottie is England coach: right outcome, wrong processLottie & Clare Connor's presser: what did we learn?England A infected by Jon-BallDisappointing news about BBC cricket coverage

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 262: England 'A' Win; England Captaincy; Social Media Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 22:35


    This week:Scrivens leads England A to a glorious series winHow long will the England captaincy interregnum last?Emergency talks to try to save the Hundred salesWhich counties are doing best at equal promotion of their women's teams?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 261: Lewis & Knight fired; captaincy candidates; what next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 30:43


    Raf & Syd reflect on a huge week in women's cricket:Jon Lewis & Heather Knight… you're fired!Captaincy candidatesWhat next for England?New Zealand in a pickle

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 260: MI Win WPL; The 100 Draft; England 'A' Squads

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 28:18


    This week:Mumbai Indians win the WPL finalWho are the MVPs of franchise cricket?Some odd valuations in The Hundred draftWhy are 4 senior players going on the England A tour?The cost of watching WPL

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 259: WPL; PCA; Kate Cross; Wides

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 21:39


    This week:Is this the best WPL yet?PCA demand action on unequal pay in The HundredKate Cross's honesty about the AshesReviewing wides in WPL: Syd has a solution

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 258: WPL; New Zealand Coaches & Captains; Hundred Retentions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 30:04


    This week: Ecclestone wins WPL super over! Do we need bonus points in WPL? New Zealand coaches and captains taking over the world Have Oval Invincibles botched the Hundred retentions process? An ECB Performance Camp in Abu Dhabi… while Rome burns back home

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 257: WPL Run Chases; NZ Captaincy; BBC County Coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 25:06


    This week: WPL: Risk v reward in run-chases UPW fielding errors & why Jon Lewis's facial expressions should get their own highlights reel Who will captain New Zealand v Sri Lanka? Will there be BBC radio coverage of the new women's county comps?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 256: WPL Bails; ECB Ashes Review; Lottie for England?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 29:15


    This week: An explosive start to WPL, including LED bails controversy! Who should sit on the ECB's Ashes review panel? Lottie throws her hat in the ring as the next England coach Aimee Maguire's bowling action: an explainer

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 255: Connor's Ashes inquest; systemic issues; The Hundred windfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 28:05


    This week:Connor's Ashes InquestAre the Ashes issues systemic?Does the sale of The Hundred mean the end of double-headers?Will women's cricket benefit from The Hundred windfall?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 254: Brilliant King; mediocre England; U19 WC; Afghanistan hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 21:10


    This week, in the wake of England's Women's Ashes drubbing:: Alana King weaves a web around England in the Test Australia's brilliance vs England's mediocrity U19 World Cup: has JonBall infected the entire pathway? Donate to Pitch Our Future here: https://asf.org.au/projects/its-game-on/pitch-our-future

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 253: England's new low; Lewis & Knight futures; fixing the culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 29:22


    This week: England reach a new low - what's gone wrong? Should Jon Lewis & Heather Knight be fired, & who might replace them? We get radical about how to fix the team culture

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 252: Ashes ODIs; Possible Changes; Aimee Maguire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 19:05


    This week: England whitewashed in the Ashes ODIs What can England change in the T20s? Aimee Maguire let down by coaches

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 251: Women's Ashes from North Sydney Oval; Team News; Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 14:34


    This week: We're at North Sydney Oval! Knight calls for more support for Afghanistan women's team in exile Team news ahead of the first Ashes ODI 2 contrasting approaches to Ashes training

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 250: Looking forward to 2025; Ashes & World Cup Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 25:04


    This week we look ahead to 2025: Our Women's Ashes predictions Can India win their home World Cup? Pressure builds on the ECB to boycott their match v Afghanistan

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 249: Ashes Squads + Schedule; 2024 Memorable Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 22:54


    This week: England & Australia announce their Ashes squads Why is the Ashes schedule so crazy? India thrash West Indies Our most memorable moments of 2024

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 248: DRS; Neutral Venues for India & Pakistan; Team of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 25:34


    This week: England win the Test v South Africa but was it overshadowed by DRS controversy? Neutral venue madness for India & Pakistan at World Cups ⁠Raf defends her Team of the Year

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 247: No DRS in Test; England Contracts; Pay Equality Abandoned

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 23:56


    This week: No DRS for England v South Africa Test England Contracts Announced ECB Abandon Pay Equality Ambitions

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 246: JonBall; The Greg Barclay Vacuum; WBBL Crowds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 26:03


    This week in women's cricket: Eng v SA 1st ODI: JonBall fails England again Greg Barclay - a moral vacuum How to get bigger crowds at WBBL

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 245: WBBL; England v South Africa; Surrey move to Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 25:23


    This week: Grace Scrivens wins WBBL, with a little help from Hayley Matthews England v South Africa is the Pointless Answer Surrey move to Kent

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 244: Voll & Scrivens; Keeping the counties in line; England in SA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 29:54


    This week: Voll & Scrivens get their shots in Australia ⁠How Beth Barrett-Wild is keeping the counties in line ⁠Heather Knight can't see the wood from the ripped-up trees in South Africa

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 243: Jon Lewis; Insta Woes; Strikers Exit WBBL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 30:07


    This week: All the gossip from THAT Jon Lewis presser Is Instagram really to blame for England's World Cup woes? Does the uneven spread of England players across the counties matter? Shock exit for Strikers in WBB

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 242: Capsey Scapegoated; Lewis Swinging; More Tests but not for NZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 21:10


    This week: Capsey scapegoated for World Cup loss? Jon Lewis comes out swinging against Alex Hartley ⁠More women's Tests in the FTP… but what about New Zealand?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 241 - Capsey at WBBL; England (Not) on FTA TV; End of a Regional Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 24:22


    This week: Capsey not clicking at WBBL England off Free to Air TV The End of an Era for Regionals

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 240 - WC Reflections; England Squads for SA; Kerr Injury

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 18:38


    This week: Will the ICC change the format of the next T20 World Cup? Will England make changes ahead of the SA tour / the Ashes? Melie Kerr: a victim of the relentless schedule? Cricket booted out of the Commonwealth Games  

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 239: World Cup Special; Big 3 Go Out; NZ Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 28:23


    World Cup Special: The Big Three crash out Lack of succession planning comes back to bite England The final - which of us correctly predicted the winner?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 238: T20 World Cup; Australia beat India; Scotland Jon-Balled

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 21:46


    This week: The T20 World Cup comes to the crunch Australia beat India Scotland get Jon-Balled

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 237: Jon-Ball; Kerr v India; Helmets Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 27:05


    This week's T20 World Cup round-up: England beat Bangladesh - but will JonBall work at Sharjah? New Zealand upset India Was Melie Kerr out? Australia's no balls Should players be allowed to bat without helmets?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 235: Equal Pay; Modi on The 100 Sale; Equal Governance; World Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 25:34


    This week: Equal pay in English domestic cricket but are some cricketers more equal than others? Lalit Modi shows the ECB who's boss Why abolishing the regions ≠ equal governance We preview the World Cup  

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 235: Sunrisers Win RHF; Legacy of Regionals; Australia v New Zealand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 29:31


    This week in women's cricket: Sunrisers win the RHF The legacy of Regionals Australia v New Zealand

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 234: Ireland Win; Smith & Smale Impress; Vipers Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 25:17


    This week: Ireland's famous win Have Bryony Smith & Seren Smale earned call-ups to the main England squad? Vipers out of the RHF: has Charlotte Edwards lost her touch? Our views on the 2025 English schedule

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 233: Kate Cross, Sunnies in the semis; England's batting rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 27:20


    This week: Kate Cross has a dream start to captaincy Syd celebrates Scrivens' Sunrisers scraping into the RHF semis Sparks bid farewell to captain Eve Jones - what's gone wrong? Bye bye Western Storm & Southern Vipers, hello Metro Bank & Vitality Should England be concerned about their batting ahead of the World Cup?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 232: World Cup Squads; No Scrivens or Gordon v Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 26:15


    This week: NZ & England's contrasting approaches to captaincy succession planning World Cup squads: Australia go pace-heavy, England put their trust in spin Why did Grace Scrivens & Kirstie Gordon miss out on Ireland selection? Chaos in the RHF as regions become counties What should Jay Shah do in his first 6 months in office?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 231: England Squads for WC + Ireland; Zimbabwe join the ICC Champs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 25:35


    This week: Selection dilemmas for England ahead of the World Cup Will England look to the next gen against Ireland? As Zimbabwe join the ICC Championship, is the schedule becoming too congested? Scotland, Thailand & Netherlands left out in the cold again by the ICC

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 230: The Hundred; World Cup Move; Commonwealth Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 26:09


    This week in women's cricket: Spirit beat Fire in a thrilling Hundred final at Lord's Where will the World Cup be moved to & what does that mean for England's plans? Scotland due to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but will it involve women's cricket? Our thoughts on Yorkshire's new coach

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 229: Grace Scrivens; Manchester Originals; Hundred Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 17:44


    This week, on the Official Vodcast of the Powerful Women's Cricket Lobby™: Will women's cricket actually see ANY of the money from the sale of The Hundred? What's gone wrong for Manchester Originals? Has Grace Scrivens silenced her critics? Our predictions for the finalists and the winner of The Hundred 2024!

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 228: Hampshire Sold to IPL; Brave Crisis; Fire Top Hundred

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 26:20


    This week: Hampshire sell off the family silver (and £60m debt) to Delhi Capitals ⁠The Hundred: What's gone wrong for Southern Brave? ⁠Welsh Fire top the table: the queens of pressure run chases ⁠Could Sri Lanka win the World Cup in Bangladesh?

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 227: The Hundred; Bangladesh; Dottin; Australia's Spring Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 26:05


    This week in women's cricket: The privatisation of The Hundred - will the new owners care about gender equality? Is Bangladesh the right place to host a World Cup right now? Deandra Dottin and Cricket West Indies sign a mutual desperation pact More details about Australia's new T20 Spring Challenge competition

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 226: New Zealand turn down a Test + The Hundred sales goes south

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 20:27


    This week in women's cricket: The issues with NZ's domestic structure & how the ICC could help Why NZC turned down a Test for the White Ferns, & was it the right call? ECB's plan to sell The Hundred goes belly up… …as do plans for a Super T10 in Scotland

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 225: England's Experiments; Capsey The Great; Tier 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 23:56


    This week in women's cricket: Have England's dizzying experimental selections gone too far? The return of Capsey The Great What will Tier 2 look like? The ECB's attempts to fit women's cricket into a men's cricket-shaped box

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 224: Afghanistan Women's Plea; England v New Zealand; Hollie Armo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 26:21


    This week: ⁠Afghanistan women in exile ask for help from ICC - will they get it? England v NZ - Returns to form for Capsey, Bell & Kemp ⁠Would this NZ team beat NZ from 2018? ⁠Why Hollie Armitage signing for Durham is good news for everyone! (Except Yorkshire!)

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 223: England v New Zealand; Tammy Beaumont; South Africa v India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 21:57


    This week's women's cricket news: England hammer New Zealand but does it mean Jon-Ball is working? Beaumont lifts the curtain on player management in the England camp Records smashed in the South Africa v India Test Why we need a women's Test Championship

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 222: CE Cup Finals Day; ⁠A Brace of Bryces; England T20 Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 23:16


    This week: We reflect on an amazing final Finals Day at Derby! A Brace of Bryces & why the current set-up benefits both Scotland AND England What progress has there been in 4 years of the Lottie Cup? Our favourite Lottie Cup memories Another boring England squad announcement

    The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 221: Dani Hazell; Tier 1 Names; England Squad; Kirstie Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 23:35


    This week: Dani Hazell to coach Durham - what a coup! Should counties retain regional names? What will Tier 2 look like? A very dull England squad announcement Kirstie Gordon's England v Scotland dilemma

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