Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Jim Wallace and Mark Butcher review England's series-clinching 241-run victory in the second Test at Trent Bridge.

There's discussion on an improved West Indies performance, England's three centurions, Shoaib Bashir's fourth innings spell and England's struggles bowling at the tail.

Elsewhere in the show the panel assess the state of The Hundred ahead of its fourth season, India have a new head coach and Harry Tector joins us as Ireland prepare to take on Zimbabwe in a one-off Test this week.

0:00 Intro / 1:26 Mark Butcher on ENGvWI / 23:42...

Lauren Winfield-Hill and Yas Rana look ahead to the start of the 2024 women’s Hundred and reflect on England’s unbeaten summer against Pakistan and New Zealand.

England batter Alice Capsey joins the show to discuss the summer, wanting to be a genuine all-rounder, her Test cricket ambitions and more.

0:00 Intro / 1:20 The Hundred / 11:06 England vs New Zealand / 17:50 Alice Capsey / 21:18 Alice Capsey interview / 38:02 Domestic restructure update / 41:55 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney cover all the latest news from the world of cricket this week.

There's more reflection on James Anderson's final Test, discussion about who should replace him at Trent Bridge and a conversation about how the ECB could help Cricket Ireland.

Elsewhere in the show there's T20 Blast action, a review of India's 4-1 win in Zimbabwe and an exciting potential debutant for Australia's tour of the UK.

Mark Butcher joins Yas to discuss Gus Atkinson and Jamie...

Yas Rana and Phil Walker reflect on the first Test of the English summer, which saw James Anderson's illustrious career come to an end as England thrashed West Indies by an innings and 114 runs.

Off the field, there's discussion about the Test as a spectacle, the huge disparity between the two teams financially, what more can be done to help West Indies and whether Lord's is a good Test venue.

Back on the field, there's chat about Gus Atkinson's remarkable debut and a promising start to life in the...

Lauren Winfield-Hill and Yas Rana look back at the first three T20Is of England’s series against New Zealand that have served up a few clues for how England will attack this year’s T20 World Cup.

They also discuss the future of Test cricket and whether it should be held up on a pedestal in the same way that it is in men’s cricket.

0:00 Intro / 1:13 England vs New Zealand / 9:19 The future of women's Tests / 18:06 Outro

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Jo Harman look ahead to James Anderson's 188th and final Test match for England, as his astonishing career comes to an end this week at Lord's.

There's also a preview of the series against West Indies, an interview with England's new keeper Jamie Smith and chat about a remarkable round of County Championship action.

Mark Butcher joins Yas to reflect on the early years of Anderson and some of his career highlights.

*This episode was recorded a couple of hours before England's XI was announced*

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the latest news around the domestic restructure, England's convincing ODI series victory against New Zealand and Tash Farrant's position in the England setup.

0:00 Intro / 0:53 County contracts / 10:45 Tash Farrant / 15:18 ENGvNZ & Lauren Bell / 23:24 Outro

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On this very special episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Jo Harman are joined by the one and only Brian Charles Lara.

A legend of West Indies cricket, Lara joins the show to discuss the release of his new book, Lara: The England Chronicles, written alongside Phil, which is out now.

Before diving into some stories from years gone by, Lara gives his thoughts on the recent T20 World Cup, West Indies’ upcoming Test tour of England and even answers some listener questions.

An episode not to be...

On this bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, there's reaction to India's thrilling T20 World Cup final victory against South Africa and England's Test squad to take on the West Indies.

0:00 Intro / 1:42 England's Test squad / 25:14 Win T20 Blast tickets / 25:47 T20 World Cup final / 41:01 Mark Butcher on the Test squad / 47:21 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner come together for an emergency podcast to discuss England's crushing defeat against India last night.

0:00 Intro / 1:25 Mark Butcher on ENGvIND / 19:11 England / 30:34 India / 36:24 What next for England? / 51:19 Key, Mott & Buttler / 54:59 Outro

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