Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast

It's Ashes week! Butch, Jo, Phil and Yas discuss South Africa's thrilling victory against India, the news that Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Test, England's warm-up game, their possible XI for Perth and more. 0:00 Timothy Taylor's / 0:35 Intro / 1:24 India vs South Africa / 15:06 Mark Butcher / 39:58 Lord's ballot / 40:43 Josh Hazlewood / 45:55 Brendan Doggett / 51:29 FREE WCM Ashes special / 52:56 Patreon / 53:50 Nightwatchman Quiz / 54:58 Important listener update / 57:28 England / 1:10:01 Predictions / 1:23:36 Cricket 26 / 1:38:45 Outro

Katya Witney chats to former England head coach Mark Robinson about winning the World Cup in 2017, his toughest selection calls, how coaching a women's side changed his perspective on the game and much more. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:37 Intro / 1:05 Mark Robinson interview / 57:22 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.

Yas and Lawrence are joined by broadcaster and friend of the show Adam Collins for yet more Ashes build-up chat after Australia announced their squad for the first Test. Also on the show, Butch on the squad and England's latest list of central contracts, and Adam tells us all about his brand new book, available to purchase via the link in the description below. 0:00 Naked Wines / 1:07 Intro / 2:39 Ashes discourse / 10:32 Mark Butcher / 22:01 Australia's squad / 40:53 Will Bazball work? / 47:41 Favourite Ashes kit / 50:19 Patreon / 51:01 Cricket 26 / 51:30 Ollie Robinson / 59:34 Adam's new book / 1:05:38 Outro

Lauren, Butch, Katya, Ben and Yas review India's victory in the World Cup final against South Africa and wonder what their historic win means for the future of women's cricket. Also on the show, Katya chats to former ICC Elite Panel Umpire Ian Gould about the standard of umpiring across the tournament and what it takes to be a television umpire. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:48 Intro / 1:21 World Cup final / 13:50 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 34:49 Mark Butcher / 47:41 Liam Plunkett Cricket / 48:07 World Cup reflections / 57:57 Ian Gould / 1:08:42 Team of the Tournament / 1:16:01 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.

India have won the Women's Cricket World Cup, England are still bad at ODI cricket and the Ashes preview chat continues with Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner, as well as Yas Rana's chat with Michael Vaughan. For more reaction to India's World Cup triumph, the Women's Weekly show with Lauren and Butch should be out tomorrow (Tuesday). 0:00 Intro / 1:15 World Cup / 17:18 Cricket 26 / 17:44 New Zealand vs England / 34:19 Ashes / 37:44 Australia / 41:24 Michael Vaughan / 52:29 Steven Finn / 1:01:07 Visit Melbourne / 1:01:42 The Hundred / 1:05:21 Pakistan / 1:06:12 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:17:48 Outro

Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas review the two Women's World Cup semi-finals, including an iconic innings from Jemimah Rodrigues to knock out Australia, Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp's stunning performances against England. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:47 Intro / 1:17 India vs Australia / 12:26 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 38:38 England vs South Africa / 54:03 Predicting the final / 56:06 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.

Do Harry Brook's side really need to 'go harder' in ODIs? Butch, Phil, Ben Yas try to make sense of two England collapses against New Zealand and what – if anything – it all means for the Ashes. Also on the show, New Zealand's bowling brilliance, who's winning the race to open for Australia, runs for Rohit and Kohli, a very special listener question and more. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:38 Intro / 2:32 Mark Butcher / 20:56 Liam Plunkett Coaching / 21:25 England / 34:57 New Zealand / 40:38 A very special listener question / 42:33 Patreon / 45:15 Australia / 48:18 Rohit and Kohli / 51:23 Pakistan vs South Africa / 56:49 Bangladesh vs West Indies / 57:41 Comments / 59:21 Outro

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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Coaching / 39:34 Ashes / 53:29 A very special letter / 56:32 Pakistan vs South Africa / 57:54 Canada Super 60 / 59:14 Auctions / 1:07:19 Outro

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 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.

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 interview / 1:17:09 New Zealand vs England / 1:19:39 TNT Sports / 1:23:23 Favourite commentators / 1:28:58 India vs West Indies / 1:30:23 Pakistan vs South Africa / 1:34:16 Sonny Baker / 1:42:35 Outro

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

Yas Rana and Ben Gardner react to the announcement of England's squad for the 2025/26 Ashes. We'll have more reaction on the full weekly show later in the week.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 ✈️ GULLIVERS SPORTS TRAVEL Experience England's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in early 2026: https://bit.ly/WisdenGulliversSriLanka2026

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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. 0:00 Intro 1:49 The Hundred 18:41 Issy Wong 35:27 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.

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

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 1:35 Lauren Winfield-Hill 18:45 Reviewing the summer 26:21 Player of the Summer 32:08 Moment of the Summer 36:01 Schedule 42:42 Freya Kemp 55:48 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.

Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's XI for the fifth Test against India at The Kia Oval.

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

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.  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. We've got a bespoke code for the Vitality Women's Blast Finals's Day this Sunday July 27th. If you follow the link in the description or use code WISDEN at check out, you can get £5 off adult tickets if you buy them before 5pm on Saturday July 26th. https://tickets.surreycricket.com/list/partnerAdvantage?code=WFDWISDEN

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. 0:00: Kia UK / 0:30: Intro / 0:17: Mark Butcher on India team For Old Trafford Test and Sledging /16:55: Win ENGvIND 5th Test Tickets  / 17:36 Remitly / 18:26 India Team Selection & Playing 3 Seamers in England / 25:51 Changing Weather in the UK / 27:02 Anshul Kamboj / 29:15 Gus Atkinson / 32:15 WTC Finals & Two-Tier Test Cricket / 43:40 What State Is Test Cricket Now? / 45:36 Mad Squirrel Brewery Collaboration  / 46:34 Player Complaints About County Schedule  / 54:29 Suggested Conference System  / 58:34 Problems With The Vitality Blast / 62:10 Ben's Gower eBay Acquisitions / 63:52 KIA Grassroots Game 

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 vs Bangladesh / 1:13:56 New rules / 1:18:37 Outro

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 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.

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

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. Read Katya's full piece: https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/how-can-we-ever-trust-them-again-the-far-reaching-effects-of-the-ecbs-transgender-ban 0:00 Intro / 1:14 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 21:53 Studio chat / 44:30 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.

A very, very special bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. 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.

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. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:48 Intro / 1:40 Mark Butcher / 13:57 Win T20 tickets / 14:28 Remitly / 15:12 Patreon / 16:22 World Test Championship final / 23:54 England vs India preview / 56:52 Charles Tyrwhitt / 57:51 Gary Kirsten interview / 1:10:36 Bat for a Chance / 1:17:37 Perfect Draft / 1:19:19 Rule changes / 1:20:41 Tri-series / 1:21:37 Outro

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

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 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.