The Wisden team is joined by a special guest from the world of cricket each week to discuss the game's biggest talking points.
Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the breaking news of Sophie Molineux's back injury, before a deep dive on the issues around the international schedule. Katya then speaks to Thailand's coach and captain on their 2028 T20 World Cup ambitions. 1:19 Sophie Molineux injury/8:40 T20I Scheduling/10:40 International vs Franchise/16:20 England's lack of cricket/24:30 Katya's tournament proposal/28:15 Test cricket/30:41 Thailand captain & coach/46:31 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. https://booking.ecb.co.uk/event/ed84bbd2-4cd2-4c2e-8c5c-5f683a36f478/summary
Yas Rana and Lawrence Booth reflect on another week of T20 World Cup action, with Harry Brook's game-defining knock against Pakistan making England the first of the four semi-finalists. Also on the show, Yas chats to cricket strategist Eddie Fitzgibbon about the future of the Associate Nations. 0:40 Intro/3:25 England's World Cup performance/7:00 Brook & Buttler/17:42 Usman Tariq & Babar Azam/22:01 England Lions & future England debutants/28:08 Pakistan shadow ban/33:39 India vs South Africa/39:22 West Indies/42:55 Eddie Fitzgibbon/01:00:42 Outro
Yas, Butch & Azhar Mahmood discuss both the possibility & ramifications of some teams not bidding for any Pakistan players ahead of next month's Hundred draft. 0:15 Intro/4:42:Butch/21:00 Butch & Azhar Mahmood 30:48 Outro
Katya Witney speaks to Lauren Bell about her hugely successful time winning the WPL with RCB this month, before discussing the make up of Australia's T20 side & the retirement of Tash Farrant with Lauren Winfield-Hill. 0:56 Intro/4:06 Lauren Bell on WPL & social media/27:57 Annabel Sutherland/33:47 Australia bowling options/37:23 Australia World Cup prep/39:07 Fatima Sana/41:13 Tash Farrant retirement 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. https://booking.ecb.co.uk/event/ed84bbd2-4cd2-4c2e-8c5c-5f683a36f478/summary
Yas and Ben reflect on the last week of T20 World Cup action, including Pathum Nissanka's stunning innings that led to Australia's early exit, before previewing the Super Eights. Also on the show, Yas chats to Essex seamer Jamie Porter and Ben hears from Leshia Hawkins about how money from The Hundred is being invested into grassroots facilities to boost access to cricket. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:41 Intro / 1:21 Pathum Nissanka / 8:14 Australia / 12:15 Super Eights / 29:04 Jamie Porter interview / 58:49 Recreational cricket investment / 1:10:11 Outro
Yas and Butch discuss Australia's crushing defeat to Sri Lanka, England's nervy wins against the Associate nations & India vs Pakistan. 0:00 Intro Sri Lanka vs Australia / 4:55 England's shaky form / 12:05 Jofra Archer / 14:00 Adil Rashid / 18:23 WPA Health Insurance / 18:47 India vs Pakistan 21:15 Babar Azam
Katya Witney & Lauren Winfield-Hill speak to Australia's Lucy Hamilton about her first season in the WPL, getting a Test call-up and playing the WNCL aged 15. 0:56 Intro/1:36 WPL/9:46 Test call up/13:46 Turning pro and social life/24:16 When Lauren first met Lucy/27:06 Influences growing up/30:56 Quickfire questions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Butch discuss Pakistan's withdrawal of their India fixture boycott, who Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reminds Butch of, and England's last-ball win against Nepal on the opening weekend of the T20 World Cup. 0:15 Intro/5:25 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi/10:25 England vs Nepal/ 13:20 USA v India /16:20 Liam Dawson
Ben, Phil and Yas react after Nepal fell agonisingly short of beating England in Mumbai and ask the question – is there a case to be made that they deserve more of the ICC's revenue split? Also on the show, Babar Azam's struggles, a broader round-up of the first weekend of T20 World Cup action, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's U19 World Cup final heroics and ANOTHER new T20 league... 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:34 Intro / 1:11 Nepal vs England / 22:24 Do Nepal deserve more money? / 36:45 Patreon / 37:15 Our brand new show... / 38:28 T20 World Cup / 47:43 U19 World Cup / 56:30 Sussex / 58:50 New Belgian T20 league / 1:00:42 Outro
Katya Witney & Lauren Winfield-Hill react to a high-scoring thriller of a WPL final before Katya speaks to Netherlands captain Babette De Leede on her team's qualification for their first ever T20 World Cup. 0:50 Intro/02:06 WPL Final/05:53 Delhi Capitals/08:45 Recovering from WPL final loss/11:55 Lauren Bell/18:44 Social media in women's game/23:32 WPL development this year/26:27 Captain De Leede on leading Netherlands to first ever T20 World Cup 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/cri... to champion the future of girls' cricket.
A packed show for you today! Cricexec's Zee Zaidi explains how Pakistan's boycott impacts the rest of the world game, Paras Khadka talks to Ben about Nepal's cricketing obsession ahead of their game against England and MCC Laws Manager Fraser Stewart tells Yas about some important updates to the Laws of Cricket. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:45 Intro / 1:27 U19 World Cup / 8:26 What Pakistan's boycott means / 31:51 Sussex / 34:06 Updates to the Laws of Cricket / 56:08 Nepal's cricketing obsession / 1:15:01 Outro
Yas and Butch discuss Pakistan's decision to boycott their fixture against India, preview the T20 World Cup and chat about England's victory against Australia in the U19 World Cup semi-final.
Ben Gardner & Phil Walker sit down to discuss England's World Cup chances & the recently announced England Lions squad and coaches. Yas Rana then speaks to Wisden board member and cricket strategist Eddie Fitzgibbon on the future of the world game. 0:15 Intro/02:15 U-19 World Cup/04:43 England T20 team for Sri Lanka series/11:27 Harry Brook/25:12 Scotland at the World Cup/29:46 Lions squad coaches/32:29 Stokes post-Ashes/37:07 West Indies vs South Africa/39:32 South Africa World Cup team/40:51 Eddie Fitzgibbon interview/01:09:12 Outro
Katya & Lauren react to Sophie Molineux's surprise appointment as Australia captain, as well as Nat Sciver-Brunt's destructive ton in the WPL. 0:33 Intro/01:23 Lauren on Molineux appointment/04:05 Will Molineux make their best XI?/08:11 Could they have split the captaincies?/10:15 Do Australia have too many leaders?/12:30 Are Australia in transition?/13:45 Other squad news/16:45 WPL news & NSB ton/23:43 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/cri... to champion the future of girls' cricket. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ben and Butch discuss Bangladesh's last-minute exclusion from the T20 World Cup and England's impressive 2-1 ODI series win in Sri Lanka.
A different one for you this week - Katya takes a look at what women's cricket can learn from the enormous strides made in women's football since the Euros win of 2022, speaking to Telegraph women's football reporter Kathryn Batte & Aston Villa Women Managing Director Maggie Murphy. 0:15 Intro/02:37 Kathryn Batte on evolution of the WSL/23:33 Katya reflections /25:25 Maggie Murphy on prioritising equity over equality /47:01 Katya reflections and 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/cri... to champion the future of girls' cricket. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Phil Walker chats with Afghanistan coach and former England No.3 Jonathan Trott to discuss life as an international coach, the Ashes, future coaching ambitions and his own storied England career. 07:44 Journey as Afghanistan coach09:15 Language barrier10:50 Highest & Lowest moments as coach14:13 How Afghanistan punch above their weight18:52 Afghanistan women's team22:43 Future of Afghanistan cricket24:14 Trott's immediate coaching future with Afghanistan & beyond28:59 Ashes reflections 31:41 Should England restart their journey?34:43 Bethell thoughts36:28 England career reflections39:03 Trott's best innings for England
Yas and Butch discuss the upcoming ODI series between England and Sri Lanka, with England in need of some wins to get their World Cup qualification back on track against a Sri Lanka side that are near unbeatable on home soil.
Phil Walker sits down with Mo Bobat, the Director of Cricket at London Spirit and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They chat about talent ID, auction strategy, what it takes to win, Jacob Bethell, England's Ashes campaign and more. 0:00 Intro / 0:49 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 20:48 Mo Bobat interview / 57:20 Outro
Yas and Lauren discuss Alyssa Healy's retirement before Katya chats to former England captain Heather Knight on her new non-playing role at London Spirit. 0:00 Intro / 1:22 Lauren on Alyssa Healy retiring / 27:34 Heather Knight interview / 48:23 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.
Yas, Katya and Jim start by putting the 2025/26 Ashes to bed once and for all, before chatting about the rebranding of teams in The Hundred, Shoaib Bashir's new club, our hopes and dreams for 2026 and much more. To finish the show, Tawhid Qureshi runs us through an eventful week in Bangladesh cricket. For Butch's take on the developing situation around Bangladesh and the T20 World Cup, check out Wednesday's episode. 0:00 Intro / 0:39 Ashes / 12:06 The Hundred / 21:14 2026's 'retired out' craze / 23:28 County news / 31:34 Daryl Mitchell / 33:32 2026 hopes and dreams / 42:19 Bangladesh / 58:48 Outro
Yas and Butch discuss why deteriorating relations between Bangladesh and India are causing complications for the scheduling of the T20 World Cup, a couple of strange omissions from South Africa's squad and some standout names from the SA20.
Yas and Lauren discuss a crazy opening weekend of the 2026 WPL before Katya chats to England legend Anya Shrubsole. 0:00 Intro / 0:37 Lauren on WPL 2026 / 17:13 Anya Shrubsole interview 54:18 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.
Katya Witney, Rahul Iyer and Aadya Sharma look ahead to the start of the 2026 Women's Premier League. 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.
Butch is off his long run to review England's 4-1 defeat in Australia.
Yas and Ben on the final day of the 2025/26 Ashes.
Yas and Cam on day four of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG.
Yas and Matt on day two of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG.
Yas and Lawrence on day two of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG.
Ben and Yas on day one of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG.
Yas is joined by Matt Roller to discuss England's T20 World Cup squad.
As another year comes to an end, the panel pick their favourite women's cricket moments of 2025. 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 & Yas discuss England's win at Melbourne, covering whether Jacob Bethell is now a lock at three for England, how Josh Tongue has emerged as one of England's brightest bowlers, and the dips in form for some of the Australian batters. PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! patreon.com/wisdencricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Butch and Yas reflect on England's victory at the MCG, their first in Australia for nearly 15 years.
After 14 years, England finally got over the line in an away Ashes Test. Cameron Ponsonby and Yas on the second day at the MCG. RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Riverstone Living for our Ashes Daily podcast! From beautiful London apartments to five-star service and a thriving community, Riverstone is all about staying independent and inspired. Get in touch with them for a tour today: https://www.riverstoneliving.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 wickets fell on the opening day of a chaotic Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Matt Roller and Yas on the first day at the MCG. RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Riverstone Living for our Ashes Daily podcast! From beautiful London apartments to five-star service and a thriving community, Riverstone is all about staying independent and inspired. Get in touch with them for a tour today: https://www.riverstoneliving.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Australia batter Phoebe Litchfield joins Lauren and Yas to talk about her journey from playing cricket in her back garden to becoming an all-format regular for her country. How did playing other sports aid her development? How does she think about her training? And what was it like playing men's grade cricket at the age of 14? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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/cri... to champion the future of girls' cricket.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A bonus daily episode from Matt and Yas reacting to the England team news for the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG.
We're Yas and Phil dissect England's latest Ashes defeat, discuss Brendon McCullum's position, the structural problems with English cricket and more. 0:00 Timothy Taylor's / 0:50 Intro / 2:51 Brendon McCullum / 20:21 Australia / 30:37 Wisden POTY / 31:16 Structural issues / 46:23 NV Play / 57:55 Outro
Mark Butcher joins Yas Rana to discuss Australia's victory at Adelaide - one that ensured their retention of the Ashes.
Cam and Yas on the day that Australia retained the urn despite resistance from Will Jacks and Jamie Smith on the final day in Adelaide.
Lawrence joins Yas to digest the fourth day at Adelaide, one that ends with Australia four wickets away from retaining the urn.
Ben and Yas on the third day's play in Adelaide.
It's not quite done yet but it's not far off. Phil and Yas on the second day at the Adelaide Oval.
Jo and Yas on the first day at Adelaide where Alex Carey's hundred was the standout performance of the day.
Katya chats to former New Zealand star Katey Martin about her playing career, life as a pundit, commentating on former teammates, calling New Zealand's T20 World Cup win and more. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:38 Intro / 1:40 Katey Martin / 56:47 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.
It's Christmas season, so everyone's in different places! Yas, Butch, Ben and ESPN Cricinfo's Matt Roller look ahead to the third Test at Adelaide, reacting to England's XI and the decision to leave out Shoaib Bashir. 0:00 Timothy Taylor's / 0:47 Intro / 1:12 Mark Butcher / 27:31 Wisden POTY / 27:58 England's XI / 49:55 Naked Wines / 50:54 The problem with England's squad / 1:00:07 WARNE: Treasures of a legend / 1:07:25 Outro
A slightly different episode this week, with Katya and Yas asking one big question: Why haven't England haven't produced a world class batter in the last decade? 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:39 Intro / 3:09 Alexia Walker / 34:42 Paul Shaw / 1:04:45 LWH Coaching / 1:05:11 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 1:28:36 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, Jo and Yas reflect on England's poor performance in the pink-ball Test in Brisbane and West Indies' incredible draw in New Zealand. 0:00 Timothy Taylor's / 1:01 Intro / 3:00 New Zealand vs West Indies / 10:43 WARNE: Treasures of a legend / 11:22 Brisbane Test / 27:30 Is Bazball dead? / 34:59 Alex Carey / 39:18 Wisden POTY / 39:48 Patreon / 40:11 Naked Wines / 42:36 Joe Root / 44:50 Change for Adelaide? / 53:01 Stokes, McCullum and Key / 56:47 Shakib Al Hasan / 58:18 Outro
Yas and Cam review the fourth and final day of the Brisbane Test.
Yas and Butch on Australia's comprehensive victory against England in the Brisbane pink-ball Test.
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