Earlier this year Cricket West Indies launched the brand new scouting system with a primary focus on the West Indies Championship.They unveiled a groundbreaking, data-driven scouting system aimed at identifying and developing the best cricketing talent across the region. Cricket West Indies, Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe joined us to talk us through the new system as well as delving into all other major changes in West Indies cricket in the last year. As ever please leave a rating, review

Daniel Norcross is joined by World Cup winner Alex Hartley and Sri Lanka cricket journalist Estelle Vasudevan. England avoided a shock defeat by Pakistan at the Women's World Cup, being saved by heavy rain in Colombo. We also hear from England allrounder Charlie Dean.

Women’s World Cup Day 16, Pakistan v England: Who benefited most from the rain? There’ll be arguments back and forth, but it seemed like we were on the verge of a historical result. Adam Collins is joined by Fidel Fernando from Colombo. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠

"Pakistan is a country of SLAs pretending to be pacers" - this throwaway text from Osman on PiPY led to this podcast: a discussion on the aesthetics of Pakistani bowling, how they changed irrevocably with Imran Khan, and how the continued presence of guys like Noman in the chaos since is what makes sports so beautiful. Follow us on Youtube!

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 /

Daniel Norcross is joined by World Cup winner Alex Hartley and Sri Lanka cricket journalist Estelle Vasudevan to reflect on the ups and downs of the World Cup so far. They debate Australia’s heroics, England’s spin bowling, India’s frailties and how Bangladesh have been the surprise package of the competition.

Menners and Damien Watson unpack a massive week in cricket — from Kerry O’Keeffe’s bold Ashes XI and the ongoing “Marnus dilemma,” to the Sheffield Shield bat-off, injuries testing Australia’s bowling depth, and Rachel Haynes’ news on Babar Azam. They also react to Stuart Broad’s claim that this is Australia’s “worst team since 2010,” debate Cummins’ Ashes fitness timeline, celebrate Alyssa Healy’s record chase at the Women’s World Cup, and close with “Can’t Let It Go” on Joel Davies’ controversial

Nas and Ath get together for a quick catch-up at the midway point of the ICC Women's World Cup on the latest episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast.After the weather saved them against Pakistan, Nas and Ath discuss whether England should be concerned about batting issues as the tournament reaches its final stages.Then, Ath sits down for an extended chat with John Mitchell, the head coach of the England Women rugby side who recently lifted the World Cup trophy at Twickenham.John reflects on that

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Actors Arjun Mathur (Made in Heaven) and Anshuman Jha (Mastram,Lakadbaggha) join Cyrus Broacha for a hilarious, thought-provoking chat about their new filmLord Curzon Ki Haveli— a dark comedy thriller that bends genres and expectations.They talk about working together, the madness of making a “locked-room” film, the role of intimate direction in modern cinema, and what it means to take bold creative risks in today’s Bollywood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Season 19, Episode 2: The Ashes runway continues, the Women's World Cup is mid-flight, and the Indian men's team are about to land in Australia for a white-ball series. It must be October. Also this week, an IPL franchise tries to buy two of Australia's biggest names year-round, Marnus makes another domestic ton, and if the CAXI is coming back, surely Will Bosisto must be doing the same? In red-ball cricket, West Indies resist India, South Africa tussle with Pakistan, and the Kookaburra ball is

The combined cells of Hughes and Mann take on the might of Chat GPT to evaluate England's greatest-ever Test cricketer. Prompted by a question from Simon Mann's daughter, they use various criteria to compare and rank England's finest cricketers past and present. So who do they say is England's greatest from the likes of Grace, Botham, Hobbs, Hutton, Hammond, Root, Anderson and Stokes, and does the super-computer agree?? All is revealed.... #cricket #testcricket #england Learn more about your ad

Bert delivers the latest news in the shocking arrests this morning out of the NBA that have shaken the sports world this hour and also visits with newly published author Tanner Castora in regard to his new book as well as this week's Dakota Marker matchup in Brookings.

Before the men lifted their first World Cup in 1975, the women had already done it in 1973. Yet that story was quietly forgotten.This episode of Cricktake revisits the rise, neglect, and revival of women’s cricket - from Rachael Heyhoe Flint’s pioneering World Cup to the WPL’s packed stadiums and Australia’s blueprint for professionalization. We explore how gender-bland sexism, selective memory, and structural bias shaped the sport’s past, and ask a simple question that still echoes today:When will

Welcome to the brand new cricket podcast, 'Sunday Service with Church and Vickers'. In the opening episode, co-hosts Mark Church and Hector Vickers discuss what to expect from the series, and Hector interviews Mark on his broadcasting career with the BBC. The hosts also give their cricketing observations of the week, and Mark opens his weekly segment, "The Church Sermon". The podcast is delighted to be sponsored by Newbery Cricket, working together to host the ultimate cricket competition, wi...

Tim loved the game of cricket from that first time he played as a six year old and took two catches in an U12s match. He very quickly got invited into the Netherlands junior programme and moved up to the full international team as a batter who was not afraid to hit the ball!Tim remembers the positive impact coach Nolan Clarke had on him from a young age and in particular the questions he was asked that helped him think about his game in a different way. Tim started coaching when his youngest son