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Tim Wigmore is a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph and has also written for The Economist, The New York Times, ESPN Cricinfo, and The New Statesman, among others. We sat down to discuss his latest book - Test Cricket - A History, which is his most fascinating book yet. There is a unique mix of history, context, aesthetics, race & class which another writer could have easily papered over. Tim excels in his ability to weave stories across centuries with this one and making the history of the game we love not as overwhelming.We discuss the following -1. Legitimacy of Test Matches early on2. Fast Bowling Quartet3. Decline in Spin bowling4. Overperformance of Captains while they are Captains5. Resilience of Test Playing Nations to play after long gaps6. Role of Amateurs and Professionals in Cricket's long history7. Moral Victories8. Lovely references on Aesthetics of batting in the book9. Non-development of the women's game10. 4 Day tests and restructuring of the WTCYou can buy Test Cricket - A History from pretty much every good bookstore across Cricket playing nations along with Amazon as well.Buy the Book - Test Cricket - A HistoryAmazon USAmazon UKAmazon IndiaCrickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket:Amazon USAmazon UKAmazon IndiaCricket 2.0: Inside the T20 RevolutionAmazon USAmazon UK Amazon IndiaThe Best: How Elite Athletes are MadeAmazon USAmazon UKAmazon IndiaWhite Hot: The Inside Story of England Cricket's Double World ChampionsAmazon USAmazon UK Amazon India Second XI: Cricket In Its OutpostsAmazon US Amazon UK Amazon India In our previous chat with Tim, we had asked him for Book Recommendations. Those are below.Pundits from Pakistan by Rahul BhattacharyaBeyond a Boundary by CLR JamesThe Unquiet Ones by Osman SamiuddinDifferent Class Duncan Stone

Our thoughts on the recent developments in cricket in Pakistan & India, and what this means for the future of cricket?Timestamps:0:00 - PSL & IPL suspended 7:18 - Current state and future impact on cricket15:03 - Our experience with Indian cricket fans21:08 - ESPN Cricinfo underreporting PSL on social media 26:15 - India's monopoly in cricket 30:20 - Final thoughts

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to react to the news that Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed the new England Women's captain. They also look back at another round of County Championship action, and debate if Josh Tongue is in pole position to play Test Cricket for England this summer after his 5-fer helped Nottinghamshire beat Sussex to go top of Division One. The former Zimbabwe fast bowler Ed Rainsford looks back at their historic Test win over Bangladesh, and discusses how they are shaping up ahead of facing England next month. They also hear from New Zealand Cricket CEO Scott Weenick after they partnered with MLC, becoming the first ICC full member nation to form a partnership with a franchise competition, and ESPNCricinfo's Assistant Editor Matt Roller discusses reports the IPL schedule could be extended to 94 games from 2028. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:00 Intro / 2:48 India vs England / 12:41 What's England's best XI? / 23:10 Adil Rashid / 31:07 India / 37:22 Mark Butcher / 47:24 The Hundred / 51:50 Pakistan vs West Indies / 54:26 Big Bash / 59:02 T20 league round-up / 1:03:19 Understanding T20 tactics / 1:12:31 Dan Lawrence interview / 1:24:36 Outro Did you know 1/4 men in the UK suffer low Testosterone? That's where our partners Manual want to help! Use code WEEKLY45 for 45% off your blood test kit: https://bit.ly/WisdenManual2025

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison for another busy show. They debate if Joe Root should return to England's T20 side after a successful SA20 for the Paarl Royals, and whether he can manage as an all-format player at 34. Pakistan Cricket Writer and Broadcaster Behram Qazi joins the show to look back at their 120-run defeat to the West Indies in the second Test in Multan, with the visitors winning a Test in Pakistan for the first time since 1990. He also gives an update on the Champions Trophy. ESPNCricinfo's Valkerie Baynes reflects on England's heavy defeat to Australia in the Women's Ashes, and discusses what next for captain Heather Knight and Head Coach Jon Lewis. And they round up the week's other stories, as Rocky Flintoff scores a century for England Lions in Australia, and they bring you The Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look ahead to England's upcoming white-ball tour of India, with every ball live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They react to India's squad announcement, with several key players missing, and they also debate if England should boycott their upcoming Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan. The newly-appointed Kent Head Coach Adam Hollioake joins the show to discuss his new job, and ESPNCricinfo's Mohammad Isam discusses how people in Bangladesh are reacting to the proposed two-tier system in Test Cricket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the reported proposals that Test Cricket could be split into a two-tier system, with more opportunities for the 'Big 3' to play one another. Indian Cricket Writer Subhayan Chakraborty joins the show to reflect on what next for India after their 3-1 series defeat to Australia, and debate what next for both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. ESPNCricinfo's Valkerie Baynes previews the start of next week's Women's Ashes in Australia, and they discuss Sam Konstas' behaviour and where he needs to change after a controversial debut series. Plus, they end the show with the final word! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESPN Cricinfo Deputy Editor Andrew McGlashan joins the show to talk Australian Cricket v India test series, results so far, standout players & moments, preview the third test & more  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi there! Welcome to Episode 275 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast. The ICC has unveiled the 2025-2029 Future Tours Programme, which outlines the fixtures for the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship. This cycle, set to shape the lineup for the 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup, will expand to feature 11 teams – one more than the current 10. Notably, Zimbabwe will make their debut in the tournament, marking a significant step toward broader global representation in women's cricket. The second women's FTP that runs from May 2025 to April 2029, is a collective effort from its Members with the support of the ICC and aims to provide clarity around international fixtures across all three international formats with about 400 matches confirmed for the period. In this episode, we discuss the FTP and its implications for the world of women's cricket. On the podcast today for this discussion, we have Mohit Shah joining us. He is a freelance journalist who has been associated with ESPNcricinfo, ESPN and Women's CricZone in the past. A self-proclaimed cricket vegetable, he loves talking and reading about Olympic sports, kabaddi, and movies as well. Do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram and Threads and @neverontheback1 on Twitter (now called X) for the latest facts, updates, fresh content and a lot more coming up this cricket season.  The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Spotify for Podcasters and many other platforms and spread the word. Never on the Backfoot is also on YouTube so don't forget to subscribe to the channel and stay tuned for a lot of insightful content coming up there as well. Until next time, stay safe and take care, listeners!

Caoimhe Bray might only be in year nine, but the teenager is on the radar of two sports. She just hit the winning runs for the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL and she's also a member of the Junior Matildas. The last time a young woman had officials from both soccer and cricket circling it was Ellyse Perry, who's currently Bray's teammate at the Sixers. Which sport might the teenager pick? Just how talented is she? How do we manage expectations? We're diving in. Featured: Andrew McGlashan, journalist, ESPN Cricinfo. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Season 17, Episode 5: David Warner is at it again - available for selection! But no, that won't be happening. There's nobody better to be co-hosting with Adam than Alex Malcolm from ESPNcricinfo, who is across every inch of the Sheffield Shield at this fascinating time of the year. From there, reflections from the Women's World Cup, a lap around the Test-playing world, and further concerns about the health of the global game despite CA's strong financial story. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Go Ambassador cruising with Goochy, Aggers, Blowers and Alex Tudor from December 12-19! Pick up 10% off with finalword10 at checkout here - www.ambassadorcruiseline.com Get your Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw Find all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalword - including our Australia Live Show tickets! Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why did Steve Smith abandon the openers slot? It depends on who you ask. Smith says his teammates 'hated him up top'. Selector George Bailey reckons Smith indicated he wanted to move to number four. Coach Andrew McDonald indicated it was he and Pat Cummins who drove it. It's a fascinating subplot that has resulted in rolling auditions for the vacant slot. Alex Malcolm joins us to unpack the Smith conundrum and help us understand who might come next. Featured: Alex Malcolm, cricket analyst, ESPN Cricinfo.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Season 17, Episode 1: Is Hampshire but the first domino to fall? Now sold to the conglomerate that owns the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, county cricket could be set to change in ways that would've been barely believable a decade ago. It's the start of a very busy agenda that takes us around the World Test Championship, to domestic competitions near and far, and casts forward to the Women's T20 World Cup starting later in the week. For this, Adam Collins has ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller for company in the first ep of a new season. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Go Ambassador cruising with Goochy, Aggers, Blowers and Alex Tudor from December 12-19! Pick up 10% off with finalword10 at checkout here - www.ambassadorcruiseline.com Get your Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw Find all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalword - including our Australia Live Show tickets! Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand's 63-run test cricket loss to Sri Lanka has threatened their world championship final hopes. The tourists' tail was wrapped up in 22 balls on the fifth day of the test in Galle meaning the hosts climb to third in the standings on percentage points, with the Black Caps dropping to fourth. ESPN Cricinfo writer Andrew Fernando joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam about Bangladesh's historic series win in Pakistan and their chances in the upcoming two-Test series in India. Talking Points: Bangladesh's dream-like comeback wins in the two Tests in Rawalpindi A bowling attack with tremendous variety - world-class spin and promising pace The arrival of Nahid Rana - and his ferocious spells in Pakistan The symbolism of Bangladesh's series win amidst the political climate in the country Mehidy Hasan Miraz - workhorse, counter-puncher, MVP Can Bangladesh's attack adapt to India's varied conditions? The challenge of a two-Test series without any warm-up games India's unsettled top six  How spin-friendly conditions could help Bangladesh narrow the gap  Participants: Mohammad Isam (@Isam) | ESPNcricinfo Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Bangladesh's small wonders conjure a Rawalpindi miracle - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo Nahid Rana: a new express finds fame in Rawapindi - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo The quirks and challenges of covering Bangladesh cricket - 81allout podcast with Mohammad Isam on his book 'On the Tiger's Trail'  

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 8-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at The Oval, as England claim a 2-1 series win. ESPNCricinfo's Andrew Fidel Fernando discusses the significance of the win for the tourists, and what next for them. They react to Brendon McCullum's appointment as England White-Ball Head Coach, and discuss Andrew Flintoff becoming the new Lions Head Coach. England Women Head Coach Jon Lewis joins the show to look ahead to the start of next month's T20 World Cup in the UAE, and they pay tribute to the former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who announced his international retirement at the age of 37. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller chat about the potential impact of Ben Stokes' injury on England's Test side, The Hundred, Matthew Mott's replacement and much more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss some of the best young talent in The Hundred this season as well as the England white-ball head coach vacancy. 0:00 Graham Thorpe / 5:19 Gulliver's Sports Travel / 5:49 Ben Stokes & England's Test side / 16:38 The Hundred / 45:11 Mark Butcher / 1:01:15 Matthew Mott / 1:09:49 West Indies vs South Africa / 1:11:08 One Day Cup / 1:13:41 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:20:19 Global T20 Canada / 1:23:22 Sun stops play / 1:24:12 Outro ✈️ GULLIVERS SPORTS TRAVEL: Find out more about the 2025/26 Ashes: https://gulliverstravel.co.uk/event/england-cricket-tour-australia-ashes-series?utm_source=Wisden&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Ashes+2025-26

Should the promotion of a sporting culture be an objective of the government? How have CSR contributions helped to plug the gaps in the sports ecosystem? Why is Haryana a unique paradox in relation to women's participation in sports and their participation in other spheres of economic & social activities? In this episode of All Things Policy, Carl Jaison speaks to Sharda Ugra, who has been a sports journalist for over three decades, on some of these topics as India competes in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Sharda started her career with Mumbai tabloid Mid-Day before working with national daily The Hindu, India Today magazine and ESPNcricinfo.com / ESPN India. She worked with former New Zealand captain John Wright on his Indian Summers, his memoirs of his years coaching India and with Yuvraj Singh on The Test of My Life, an account of his diagnosis and recovery from cancer. She is based in Bangalore and is columnist with the Hindustan Times, Delhi and BBC World Service's Hindi website and also contributes to other publications. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. Find out more on our research and other work here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://takshashila.org.in/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take our 'China Challenge' survey here: https://shorturl.at/XMUW7 Check out our public policy courses here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://school.takshashila.org.in⁠

In this episode, we discuss cricket analytics, growing the game, quantifying pressure/clutch in sport with one of the pre-eminent analysts in our game, Tim Wigmore. Tim Wigmore is a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph, and has also written for The Economist, The New York Times, ESPNCricinfo and The New Statesman amongst others. He has written many books and we will be discussing his books and cricket writing in this episode. He has a unique lens on Cricket having covered the Associates extensively and thereon written about them and the global game. His books provide us a worldview into the past and the future with topics as diverse as the history of Afghanistan Cricket to deep dives into the process England followed to become double WC champions. We discussed T20 cricket, data v narrative, Afghanistan and the future of world cricket with respect to the short sightedness of those who run the game before rounding up with book recommendations from Tim Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket: Amazon US - https://bit.ly/3WuDTW0 Amazon UK – https://bit.ly/4fbFW8I Amazon India - https://bit.ly/4de3yrB Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution Amazon US - https://bit.ly/46moTgg Amazon UK - https://bit.ly/4feeLKw Amazon India – https://bit.ly/4faNRTI          The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made Amazon US - https://bit.ly/3Y8hKhq Amazon UK – https://bit.ly/4fbFJ5q Amazon India - https://bit.ly/3zSdFE0 White Hot: The Inside Story of England Cricket's Double World Champions Amazon US - https://bit.ly/3Wz7pKl Amazon UK - https://bit.ly/3WcF8rw Amazon India – https://bit.ly/4cVIDda Second XI: Cricket In Its Outposts Amazon US - https://bit.ly/3SgN5eb Amazon UK – https://bit.ly/4fcqVmW Amazon India - https://bit.ly/4bT8ErS Pre-Order his next book on Amazon UK – Test Cricket: A History - https://bit.ly/3yic7Tb Recommendations from Tim Wigmore Pundits from Pakistan by Rahul Bhattacharya - https://bit.ly/3LJwETG Beyond a Boundary by CLR James - https://bit.ly/3A0e9Ik The Unquiet Ones by Osman Samiuddin - https://bit.ly/4bTKM7G Different Class Duncan Stone - https://bit.ly/4fcYq8V

Mohammad Isam is Bangladesh cricket's leading voice and has been writing on cricket for over 15 years, first with The Daily Star and what will be 12 years very soon for ESPN Cricinfo. Isam bhai has a bird's eye view of Bangladesh Cricket and looks at the game not just as a journalist but also as someone who played the game with many of the players who have or are currently playing in the national setup. In this freewheeling chat, we discuss at length what happened in the Afghanistan Bangladesh game in the 2024 T20 WC, the larger context around Bangladesh cricket, influence of social media on the team and it's management, eerie similarities to the Indian Cricket team in the 1990's, the burden of being Bangladesh with the shadow of India and Pakistan, anecdotes on many cricketers known and unknown, remembered and forgotten, fast bowling arsenal for the future, business ideas for Asian nations barring India, chances of Bangladesh being overdogs by playing more with Associate nations, the vagaries of the first class structure which ends up governing the Bangladesh Cricket Board and book recommendations. Articles Mentioned on the Podcast: Javed Omar, no, yes, sorry in The Cricket Monthly - https://t.ly/7zAHp Left-arm revolutionaries in The Cricket Monthly - https://shorturl.at/aXvLA Books Mentioned on the Podcast: Pundits from Pakistan by Rahul Bhattacharya: https://shorturl.at/IL1O0 Sly Company of People Who Care by Rahul Bhattacharya - https://shorturl.at/b2N7n Mashrafe by Debabrata Mukhopadhyay (Book is in Bangla) https://shorturl.at/13564 Basil D'oliveira: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne - https://shorturl.at/Hibgo Book by Mohammad Isam: On the Tigers' Trail - https://t.ly/QuNnP

Dressed by our mates @BudgySmuggler We're back with Budgy Smuggler to pump up their new underwear campaign. Australia's Most Ordinary Rig Josh Clutterbuck and the NRL's Hottest player Herbie Farnworth front the campaign for Australia's most comfortable underwear. The code GRADE has been set up for a tasty 23% off our underwear and apparel and is valid until the end of June. Bradman's house is for sale, cricket's on Amazon, the World Cup's in America (partly), Jimmy Anderson is going to stop playing and Jimmy Bartel's on the show. Fair to say the game's changing. TGC's back for a run during the World Cup, so we start by discharging our takes on weeks-old news. Things like hosting a bucks at Bradman's childhood home, disgraceful news-breaking around Jimmy's retirement, and questioning why the Aussies are still talking about Bairstow. The IPL has finished – absolutely gutted. Zampa says he gets a bigger buzz from international cricket. Another disgrace. Dizzy says grade cricket in SA is selfish. Very out-of-touch. Triple premiership player Jimmy Bartel joins the show: he wants to talk cricket, we want to talk Harley Reid. ESPN Cricinfo's Alex Malcolm then balances matters with high-level insight into the World Cup. He talks structuring and match-ups, we talk tunnels and testicles. It's a (Stuart) Broad church, and it knows what it's doing. Great to be back. If you want to support The Grade Cricketer, please join us on Patreon at https://www.Patreon.com/gradecricketer  where you get #AskTGC Fridays every week and access to the entire back catalogue of Patreon work that has been going for 3 years now. An extra 4 hours per month, every month of TGC when you sign up! Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to the custom URL here: https://nordvpn.com/tgc to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It's completely risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/tgc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the wonderful occasion of R Ashwin's 100th test, the gang get together to finally deliver the long promised Cage Match. Join Tony, PGK, Srinath, Hank, and Chops as we talk about what we talk about when we talk about Ashwin talking about us talking about him. And also, a round up of the India England series, and the WTC standings. This episode also features two Ash na tribute songs by the incredible Prashant DP, and the always heavylifting Hank. Follow us: Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket Tony: https://twitter.com/notytony PGK: https://twitter.com/peegeekay Srinath: https://twitter.com/srinathsripath Mohan K: https://twitter.com/mohank Chops: https://twitter.com/el_chopernos

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. How does Brexit combine with cricket's T20 gold rush to create our Hitman for Hire? In the first episode of Hitman for Hire - A year in the life of a franchise cricketer, professional cricketer David Wiese explains how the loss of a full-time contract in English county cricket led him to become a freelancer, earning his living from one T20 tournament to another. David's ESPNCricinfo profile: www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-wiese-221140 David in action back in his Sussex days: https://youtu.be/_9CAD5GIHsI?si=MWpj9-ptZ7QQ1ueJ&t=182 Follow the show: Instagram: www.instagram.com/hitman_pod/ X: twitter.com/hitman_pod Get in touch: Email: hitmanforhirepod@gmail.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sam-keir-aa043078/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India v England, Dharamsala preview: It's the most beautiful ground in the world. These are the facts. Cameron Ponsonby is joined by Vithushan Ehantharajah from ESPN Cricinfo to preview the fifth and final Test of the series on what looks set to be a spectacular occasion. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find shirts, marathons and other links at linktr.ee/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Bits and Pieces goes deep into contract law and HR practices, and quite fittingly, we do this without the lawyer or the HR professional in our gang joining the pod. Our group randomly sympathises with Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, randomly ridicules the Dharamsala 100th Test darlings Ashwin and Bairstow. And somehow foretells Shardul Bedex Thakur's incredible Ranji semifinal performance. Murali's Bedex rap and PDP's David Attenborough impression of the Bairstow Migration are worth the entry price for this episode, which by the way is 0. Come for the bantz, stay for the hot-takes, and give us 5 stars, or else we'll terminate your contracts. Thank you. We are on Twitter: 1. Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket 2. Hank: https://twitter.com/mohank 3. Sandy: https://twitter.com/sandeeplanjewar 4. Max: https://twitter.com/maxdavinci 5. SpamMo: https://twitter.com/sleepyhead148 6. Adi: https://twitter.com/adi1112 Show notes: 1. The Bairstow Migration Ft. David PDP Attenborough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1PHtndb5jE 2. What's happened at the central contracts: https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/129667/shreyas-iyer-ishan-kishan-excluded-from-bcci-central-contracts 3. That Kane Williamson run-out: https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1763423873838490032 4. McGrath spotted Wagenaar/Wagner/WagonR before the world did: https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1224640238355566595 5. The PE teacher from Wayanad who's changing WPL: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/wpl-2024-sajana-minnu-mani-asha-sobhana-wayanad-cricket-elsamma-baby-mumbai-indians-delhi-capitals-news/article67890682.ece

How apt that following West Indies miraculous performance to share the Frank Worrell Trophy, Trinidad and Tobago cricket journalist Vaneisa Baksh joined us to talk about her latest book 'Son of Grace' - a biography on the great Frank Worrell. A project that began in 2016 has ended with Baksh putting together the fruits of her archive hunting to write a comprehensive account of Frank Worrell and his life and legacy. We often say on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast that understanding the history of West Indies cricket is critical to understanding our identity as West Indian people and this book does that and then some. Son of Grace can be purchased in print and hardcopy wherever you buy your books and it is one we highly recommend. For three decades Vaneisa Baksh has written about cricket and the West Indies. Her work has appeared around the Caribbean and the globe for international cricket websites such as ESPNcricinfo and in the esteemed Wisden Almanack. Her MPhil in Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies focused on West Indies cricket and cultural identity, such is her passion for the game. As always with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we go into a level of depth and analysis on West Indies cricket that you wont hear anywhere else. If you are listening on a podcast channel that allows you to leave a review and rating please do so as it really helps grow the podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you can become a patron for as little as £2/$2 a month here - https://www.patreon.com/Caribcricket?... You can also find out more about Caribbean Cricket Podcast here - https://www.caribbeancricketpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India v England, Ranchi Day 3: And just like that it's over….almost. Four Tests of drama culminated in a day where India were excellent and England fell to the wayside. India started the day 130 runs behind; but they end it 150 runs from a series victory. And surprise surprise, there's more DRS drama. Cameron Ponsonby is joined for this one by ESPN Cricinfo's Vithushan Ehantharajah.  Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find shirts, marathons and other links at linktr.ee/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephan Shemilt is in Ranchi on the eve of the fourth Test between England and India. Will Stokes bowl? How big an absence is Bumrah? Stephan gets the thoughts of ESPNcricinfo writer Vithushan Ehantharajah and hears from the England captain. Dinesh Karthik has his say on India and there's an exclusive chat with the star of the series so far – Yashasvi Jaiswal!Plus, TMS statistician Phil Long continues his epic journey across the country.

In the first episode of ESPNcricinfo Powerplay, Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes are joined by England allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt to chat about player auctions, club vs. country and so much cricket. Like what you've heard? Listen to a new episode every few weeks on your favourite podcast platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/powerplay-a-womens-cricket-podcast/id1731433540 https://open.spotify.com/show/5dcluzV89PsrIRgRjDNHfQ?si=ccddd0618db140c7

As the Black Caps prepare for the upcoming test series against the Proteas, questions have been raised about the team they're playing against.  The Proteas have sent an inexperienced team, leaving their big names in South Africa to play in the SA20 league.   Piney caught up with ESPNcricinfo's Firdose Moonda to discuss what this means for test cricket, and whether this Proteas team stands a chance against the Black Caps.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Socceroos are through to the round of 16 in the Asian Cup, but it wasn't a perfect performance against Syria so there is still work to do if they want to take out the title. In the Big Bash, four teams remain in the hunt for the Championship but they will all be missing key names. Plus hear from the Wallabies brand new coach. Featured: Daniel Garb, football reporter, ABC SPORT. Alex Malcolm, associate editor, ESPN Cricinfo. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Nick Brookes, Estelle Vasudevan, Dominic Machado and Mark Machado are joined by ESPNCricinfo's Andrew Fidel Fernando to discuss Sri Lanka's top 5 moments of 2023.Do you agree with the top 5?SUBSCRIBE TO THE MURALI END NEWSLETTER HERE: https://muraliend.substack.com/

In the second of our Christmas specials, Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana reflect on 2023 and pick out their moments of the year. They also look forward to 2024, chew the fat on England's recent series defeat in West Indies and much more. ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller joins the show to talk about the IPL auction, while John Spellar MP talks to Yas about his plans to return live Test cricket to free-to-air television. 0:00 Intro / 0:48 West Indies vs England / 13:50 South Africa vs India / 22:22 India vs Australia / 25:50 IPL auction / 42:44 Test cricket on free-to-air television / 53:41 Listener questions / 1:18:12 Moments of the year / 1:29:14 Outro You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly includes an exclusive interview with Travis Head, POTM in the World Cup final, and is available to order at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-73 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #IndianCricket #CricketAustralia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than a year ago Glenn Maxwell broke his leg so badly his international cricket career looked in serious jeopardy. Today we're marvelling at the finest ODI innings we've ever seen after Maxwell overcame a full-body cramp to score an unbeaten double-century. Cricket writer Alex Malcolm joins Patrick Stack to pull apart a mind-bending exhibition of cricketing excellence and explain the context of this Maxwell classic. Featured: Alex Malcolm, journalist, ESPN Cricinfo. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 31.2: Pakistan kept England alive for a couple of hours, but then they had to do their own work to stay there. Australia battled early, Smith and Labuschagne took us on holiday to Spain, Adam Zampa had some fun and then some more fun, and Ben Stokes kept trying to get up that damn mountain with Dawid Malan for sombre company. A big night at the mausoleum in Ahmedabad, as Geoff Lemon is joined by Matt Roller of ESPNcricinfo. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps.In this episode of the show, we discuss the Day 31 double-header, featuring the Black Caps v Pakistan and England v Australia.The boys are a bit flat this morning after a remarkable game of cricket in Bengaluru, which saw New Zealand score 401-6 off their 50 overs but lose to Pakistan via DLS after they finished at 200-1 after 25.3 overs.We talk gut punches, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Mohammad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, selection and more as we try to unpack the result.In the second half of the show, Baldy breaks down an Australian performance that all but assures them of a semi-final spot. We discuss Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa, Adil Rashid, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Miller's match report for ESPN Cricinfo and much more, before a quick word on tonight's top of the table clash between India and South Africa.We'll be back again tomorrow with more news and views, but until then please also take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website.You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including a recent conversation with Mike Hesson, plus chats with former World Cup stars Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 30: A match that a few weeks ago looked uneventful ended up with a lot riding on it. The two unfancied teams of the tournament had their most realistic shot at points against one another, to go with their less likely victories from earlier in the tournament. But it was a bizarre period of running that really decided the match, plus another clinical chase from a pair making it their trademark. Geoff Lemon is joined by Matt Roller of ESPNcricinfo. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are midway through the World Cup and it's fair to say that no one knows anything, none of it matters because India is a nearly unbackable favourite and the ICC are meeting at the end of the tournament anyway to decide the future of the format. Hope my team is good by the end of next week. Unfortunately Adam Zampa is not on the show, but Matt Roller from ESPNCricInfo is and he joins us from Bangalore in India to tell us how much air one can chew, if any of the teams near India are good and what the feeling is around the World Cup generally, from a fan's perspective.  Finally, Kim Garth and Tess Flintoff from the Melbourne Stars join us in the studio to discuss being rolled for 29, pumping around Europe before a call-up to the Australian squad, cricket in Ireland, Alyssa Healy's hand, Grace Harris hitting sixes with a broken bat and stupid questions men ask. If you want to support The Grade Cricketer, please join us on Patreon at https://www.Patreon.com/gradecricketer  for all the audio of our World Cup review shows. We are covering every game involving Australia, England, India and Pakistan. You'll also get #AskTGC Fridays every week and access to the entire back catalogue of Patreon work that has been going for 3 years now.   Link to the article about the Afghan Women's Cricketers here:  https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Fcricket%2Fthe-afghan-girl-who-led-her-cricket-teams-escape-101683130916340.html Use the code GETAFEW at pontingwines.com.au for 20% your order. We thank Ponting Wines for their support and for getting around #AskTGCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian men's and women's cricket teams have won everything you can in the sport. Until now. An Olympic gold medal could be up for grabs as the LA28 Olympic committee have recommended that cricket be added to the competition list for 2028. This is a big step in the ICC's push to crack the US market, but will it work? Featured: Andrew McGlashan, deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 0: It's about to land. Ten teams, a dozen cities, the best part of seven weeks. Take a deep breath and dive in with us, and the expert help of ESPNCricinfo's young gun Matt Roller. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look ahead to the start of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. ESPNCricinfo's Assistant Editor Matt Roller joins them to run through the runners and riders, and debate if England can win back-to-back World Cups. They also discuss whether India can win their first World Cup since 2011, discuss Pakistan's chances, and look at how the likes of Bangladesh and Afghanistan will fare. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson joins us to run through their chances, and the Netherlands all-rounder Logan van Beek explains why they are aiming to reach the semi-finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESPNcricinfo producer/presenter Yash Jha joins host Mayank for a chat on the state of ODI cricket today. Topics of discussion include its relevance, declining games and tournaments, scheduling challenges and future of the format.LinkYash Jha (@jhayash) / X (twitter.com)

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison to look back at Finals Day of the third season of The Hundred, with the Oval Invincibles winning the Men's title and Southern Brave winning the Women's title. ESPNCricinfo's Assistant Editor Matt Roller gives us his thoughts on the competition and how it can be improved, and we hear from Oval Invincibles captain Sam Billings. New Zealand Cricket commentator Daniel McHardy joins the show to look ahead to their 4 T20s and 4 ODIs against England, which starts this week - and we hear exclusively from the former England bowler Stuart Broad and the England International Lauren Winfield-Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Major League Cricket is here and so is Zampa's reference to the 20th of April. Is it good? Are we watching? What does The Star Spangled Banner mean to powerplays? Australia have successfully retained the Women's Ashes, but this is of course not enough, despite it being good for the game. The best series ever though; Alyssa Healy thinks not. India absolutely smash the West Indies in the 1st Test. How will splitting up the islands benefit anyone? Do the West Indies just need to WANT IT more? Alex Malcolm from ESPNCricInfo joins us in the studio to preview the 4th Men's Ashes Test at Old Trafford. It's some really nuffy cricket chat but also we complain about why bad things happen to the team that we like and how nothing is fair. #AskTGC comes in from Scotland and also Edmonton, Canada. What is the truth of cricket? Will our world's completely capitulate? Budgy is backing us big time this English summer, get around them at budgysmuggler.com. Use the code 'goodareas' for free shipping (valid in both the UK and AUS). Get Shane Watson's book, “Winning The Inner Battle”, at shanewatson.au Limited edition merch available: gradecricketer.com You get discounts, early access and an exclusive podcast every week when you sign up at patreon.com/gradecricketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrons: You have an extended show! A number of seismic shifts in the world's game with giants bundled out of World Cup qualifying as the Associates play up! We discuss all we can while we also reflect on the incredible work of Peter Della Penna in the Associate space after his departure from ESPN Cricinfo

We chat with ESPNcricinfo assistant editor Karthik Krishnaswamy and freelance writer Saurabh Somani on making sense of cricket in these times of excess. With leagues mushrooming around the world, and multiple formats to track, can journalists be expected to have a holistic view of the game? Talking Points: The evolution of cricket - and pressures on journalists - over the last decade The near-impossible task of watching cricket across formats and geographies The difficulty of 'connecting the dots' from age-group to international cricket The need to change one's writing to suit the rhythm of the format Making peace with not watching most of the cricket that is being televised The lack of bandwidth to take in the big picture The future of one-dayers and how its extinction could have far-reaching effects A future where journalists will need to pick formats to cover Balancing the demands of the market with the demands of journalism The future of cricket coverage with advances in video and Artificial Intelligence Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Participants: Karthik Krishnaswamy (@the_kk) Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (recently republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Karthik Krishnaswamy's articles on ESPNcricinfo 'Hard for journalists today to probe serious issues in cricket' - Pradeep Magazine  - 81allout podcast A Cop in Cricket - Neeraj Kumar - Amazon Will IPL franchise owners swallow international cricket whole? - Osman Samiuddin - ESPNcricinfo Is there too much cricket? - Cameron Pononsby - Wisden Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution - Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde - Amazon Hitting against the Spin - Nathan Leamon and Ben Jones - Amazon IPL, basketball and the tamasha paradox - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - sidveeblogs

A bit quiet in our niche cricket wheelhouses this week; almost like the schedule has been cleared to talk about one thing only. Anyway, Hazlewood is maybe getting fit, Jaiswal is in as a reserve, KL Rahul enjoyed himself, and Sabba made a tonne off 34 rocks. Oh, and the IPL Final was postponed 24 hours, and we recorded beforehand. On a serious note, Meg Lanning is out of the Ashes due to medical reasons and we wish her the best. ESPNCricinfo's Alex Malcolm joins us for some good, earnest Ashes cricket chat, before AskTGC references Wisden, internet dickheads, Ian Bell masks, and crisps/chips. Sign up to the Australian Cricket Family at cricket.com.au/acf before June 6 to get early bird discounts on tickets for the Aussie summer, with Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa all coming out. Budgy is backing us big time this English summer, get around them at budgysmuggler.com Limited edition merch available: gradecricketer.com Live show tickets available in Birmingham, Leeds and one London show: gradecricketer.com You get discounts, early access and an exclusive podcast every week when you sign up at patreon.com/gradecricketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 14, Episode 13: Cricket is getting rich, which means the BCCI is getting richer. Over the last week a huge yet unsurprising story broke that India's board is angling to take a huge share of ICC revenue for itself, putting one administration above everywhere else in the world. So what? Don't they bring in that cash? Well, it's never that simple. As senior editor of ESPNcricinfo, Osman Samiuddin has been on the beat for years, and is here to explain. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Help our Edinburgh Marathon runners raise funds for the Lord's Taverners at bit.ly/eddiemarathon, or learn about other Tavs projects with bit.ly/tavssignup. Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam on his decade-long career covering cricket and his recent anthology On the Tigers Trail. Isam touches on the culture of cricket media in Bangladesh and offers a number of personal nuggets  - bowling to Kevin Pietersen in the nets, talking to Javed Omar about a 'Hate to Love' piece, prompting a Mohammad Ashraful breakdown, following Mashrafe Mortaza on his election trail... and much more.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (recently republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) [podcast_subscribe id="1595"] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talking Points: The culture of cricket coverage in Bangladesh The journey from being a club cricketer to a journalist Hearing of Mustafizur Rahman's potential - and helping his rise Bowling to Kevin Pietersen in the Dhaka nets in 2010 The hopes invested in Mohammad Ashraful, and the eventual disappointment The Dhaka Premier League and its role in the cricketing fabric of Bangladesh The cottage industry of left-arm spinners in Bangladesh The journalist-player relationship and retaining one's journalistic objectivity  The brutal honesty of Mashrafe Mortaza The fateful day in Christchurch in 2019: when the team escaped from terrorists Participants: Mohammad Isam (@isam84) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Related: For those within Bangladesh, order Isam's book here The day I helped KP confront his spin demon - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo Javed Omar, no, yes, sorry - Mohammad Isam - The Cricket Monthly The original premier league - Mohammad Isam on the Dhaka Premier League - ESPNcricinfo Red Sun Rising - Sidharth Monga and Mohammad Isam - The Cricket Monthly Left-arm revolutionaries - Mohammad Isam - The Cricket Monthly A mountain of hope, a pile of Ash - Mohammad Isam - The Cricket Monthly Mashrafe's tale - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo On the campaign trail with Mashrafe Mortaza - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo

Podcast regulars Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana are joined by ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller to talk all things T20, including the future of cricket in the USA, The Hundred draft and English representation in the IPL. The panel also discuss a tough run of games for Suryakumar Yadav in the India-Australia ODIs, the Women's Premier League, Phil's chat with Ollie Robinson and much more. Mark Butcher joins the show to reflect on how the introduction of Major League Cricket in the USA could impact the English domestic schedule. Vote for us: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sp... Tom Hixson: http://rb.gy/shg6rc - use code: WISDEN15 for 15% off FrogBox: http://www.frogbox.live/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices