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Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.

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78:59

Hales, Brook and Wood impress in Pakistan, 'bad'...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/09/21

Mark Butcher reacts to England's win in the first T20I in Pakistan, their first international in the country for 17 years. The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk through an eventful week or so in the County Championship, one that saw 26 wickets fall in a single day at Chelmsford. They also chat about the latest T20 World Cup squad announcements, Lauren Winfield-Hill's domestic form, Australia's win over India, career-saving knocks and much more. You can buy the latest

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91:02

A Test that will go down in the history books, Hales...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/09/13

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Taha Hashim. They reflect on a historic Test match at The Oval, one that started the day after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. There's also discussion on Alex Hales' England recall, England women's win over India at Durham, Sri Lanka's Asia Cup win, Virat Kohli's return to form, Sam Cook's form at Essex, the County Championship and much more. You can purchase the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly at

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125:04

The Hundred special, England's T20 World Cup squad,...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/09/07

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the ECB confirmed Alex Hales as Jonny Bairstow's replacement in their T20 World Cup squad. Jo Harman, Phil Walker, and ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller join the show to delve deep into the state of The Hundred as it completes its second season, attempting to figure out if it's good, if it's working, and what comes next. Lauren Winfield-Hill, one of the stars of Oval Invincibles' title defence, and Darren Stevens, Kent stalwart and One-Day Cup semi-final hero, join

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69:45

Stokes, Foakes and Robinson shine in dominant England...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/08/29

The panel of Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to England's dominant series-levelling win at Old Trafford. There's also discussion on The Hundred, underrated county cricketers, the India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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90:53

South Africa blow England away at Lord's, what the...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/08/22

The panel react to South Africa's resounding win over England at Lord's. Mark Butcher shares his assessment on Zak Crawley and compares the youngster's struggles to those he faced himself in the early parts of his Test career. Ben Stokes joins the show to talk about his upcoming documentary, Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes, that is set to be released by Amazon later this week. There's also some chat on The Hundred, the Royal London One-Day Cup, the Asia Cup and much more. Due to a technical

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84:44

Can South Africa stop Bazball, Trent Boult steps away...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/08/15

The panel preview the England-South Africa Test series, with Dean Elgar telling everyone he is definitely not worried about Bazball even after his side were smashed by England Lions. They look at South Africa's selection dilemmas, including whether county cricket titan Simon Harmer will play. The also discuss the Ollie Robinson v Stuart Broad conundrum, and what the series could mean for Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley. Away from the Test series, they discuss Trent Boult being released from his New

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94:15

The Commonwealth Games ends, The Hundred starts, and...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/08/09

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman and Taha Hashim join Ben Gardner to discuss England's fourth-place Commonwealth Games finish, Lisa Keightley's legacy as she steps down as head coach, and the implications of Tahlia McGrath appearing in the final despite testing positive for Covid-19. They also discuss what to expect from incoming ECB chair Richard Thompson, the opening stages of The Hundred and the One-Day Cup, and Jason Roy's continuing poor form. The episode also includes a lengthy lookback at England's

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80:24

Robinson returns, the start of The Hundred and enjoy...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/08/03

Mark Butcher gives his thoughts on England's T20I series defeat to South Africa and assesses the Proteas' chances of challenging at this year's T20 World Cup. He also wonders what the immediate future of international cricket looks and where bilateral cricket fits alongside the growing power of T20 leagues. Elsewhere in the show, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's Test squad for the first two Test of the South Africa series, the start of the Commonwealth Games and much more. They

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81:11

Sam Curran impresses, England's new youth policy and...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/07/26

Mark Butcher gives his views on England's drawn ODI series against South Africa, including Sam Curran's potential with the bat in white-ball cricket. The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana talk up England's chances at the Commonwealth Games, review the most recent round of the County Championship, discuss the possibilities of England recalls for Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed, and run through some of the other headlines from the world game this week, including the recently released report

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82:44

Stokes' ODI retirement and is there actually too much...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/07/20

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to Ben Stokes' retirement from ODI cricket and discuss whether or not there is actually too much international cricket for the 'Big Three.' The panel also do their best to make sense of England's downturn in form in ODI cricket, talk about a chaotic Finals Day, the omission of Tammy Beaumont from England's Commonwealth Games squad, pick out a few players to watch from the county game and much, much more. Gullivers Sports Travel:

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44:38

Special episode: Ukrainian cricket during war and...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/07/18

Author Alex Preston and CEO of the Ukrainian Cricket Federation Kobus Olivier join the show to tell us about the recent history of cricket in Ukraine, how the sport has been affected by war and how next week's decision from the ICC about whether to grant Ukraine ICC membership could change the sport in the country forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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81:46

Topley's day out at Lord's, South Africa's World Cup...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/07/15

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Cameron Ponsonby and Yas Rana react to the first five games of the England-India white-ball series. They look back on a string of impressive performances from England seamers, a stunning knock from Suryakumar Yadav and wonder what the future of ODI cricket looks like. There's also discussion on a gripping round of County Championship action, a brief preview of Finals Day, a look at Emma Lamb's first international hundred, discussion on South Africa's series forfeit

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82:24

Will England ever lose again?

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/07/06

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana react to England's latest victory under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, a thrilling seven-wicket win at Edgbaston. They discuss Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow's form, the logic behind McCullum's philosophy and where India went wrong in Birmingham. There's also discussion on England women's drawn Test at Taunton last week where a number of new faces in the England Test side impressed. The panel also assess the ECB's treatment of the T20 Blast ahead of

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74:57

BazBall delivers England a 3-0 whitewash, Eoin Morgan...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/06/27

Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher dissect England's latest ridiculous Test win, which featured 10 wickets for Jack Leach and an extraordinary counterpunch from Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton. NZ Herald sports reporter Andrew Alderson joins the show to give the Kiwi perspective on the result, discuss what's next for Kane Williamson and wonder where the Black Caps go from here. They also look at what changes England could make for the India Test at Edgbaston, how the tourists will cope if

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70:10

Eoin Morgan's ODI future, Jamie Overton's upcoming...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/06/22

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to England's dominance in the opening two ODIs of their series in the Netherlands. They also look forward to Jamie Overton's Test debut at Leeds and discuss what to expect from the Surrey speedster. There's plenty of chat on the T20 Blast, England women's upcoming Test against South Africa, Chris Silverwood's initial success with Sri Lanka and more. Ben, Yas and Phil also respond to your questions, including one about getting into the game

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86:15

Jonny Bairstow thrills in a win for the ages

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/06/15

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana do their best to make sense of England's extraordinary win at Trent Bridge, one that saw them bounce back from conceding 553 in the first innings and needing 160 from the final session to make it two wins from two in the new Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes era. You can get 20 per cent off at Charles Tyrwhitt either in store or online with the code WISDENPOD. The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly – which features Felix White's

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81:02

Matt Parkinson joins the show, tactical retirements,...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/06/10

Matt Parkinson joins the show to tell us all about his Test debut at Lord's, one that saw him go from readying himself for a day trip to the Lake District to padding up at Lord's over the course of a few hours (we apologise for the audio quality for that part of the episode). Another England spinner – Charlie Dean – joins us later in the show ahead of the Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day to talk about her meteoric rise over the past 18 months. Elsewhere, cricket writer Jim Wallace joins Ben Gardner

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50:09

England win at Lord's, why NZ play so few Tests and...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/06/06

England beat New Zealand at Lord's to give Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes a winning start to their leadership of the Test side after Joe Root's fourth innings hundred helped them chase down 277 at the Home of Cricket. The panel of Jo Harman, Yas Rana and The Telegraph's Tim Wigmore react to the Test and talk about some of the questions that are explored in Tim's new book – Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket – that he co-authored with Stefan Szymanski, such as, why do New Zealand play so

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83:58

England-New Zealand preview, Ben Compton's run of...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/05/30

Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana preview the first Test of the England-New Zealand series that gets under way later this week. Mark Butcher also joins the show to give his views on the upcoming series as well as the County Select XI's victory over New Zealand at Chelmsford. The panel also talk about Eoin Morgan's future as England white-ball captain, the opening rounds of the T20 Blast, the IPL play-offs and the Women's T20 Challenge in India. For the month of June we're offering our listeners

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87:34

The first block of the CC comes to an end and Matty...

Wisden Cricket Weekly ·

2022/05/24

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look back at the biggest talking points from the latest round of County Championship action and reflect on the opening block of the competition as a whole. They also preview the T20 Blast that gets under way this week. The panel talk about the IPL, Charlotte Edwards Cup and the ongoing Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series as well as their favourite stats on the game. This episode also includes Yas' interview with new England quick Matty Potts that was

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