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Wisden Cricket Weekly
Join Mark Butcher, Cameron Ponsonby and our rotating cast of brilliant journalists for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.
Episodes
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A Test that will go down in the history books, Hales returns and Silverwood's Sri Lanka revolution
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…
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The Hundred special, England's T20 World Cup squad, and Darren Stevens and Lauren Winfield-Hill join the show
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…
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Stokes, Foakes and Robinson shine in dominant England win, the Strauss Review and the Asia Cup
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…
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South Africa blow England away at Lord's, what the future holds for Crawley and Ben Stokes joins the show
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…
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Can South Africa stop Bazball, Trent Boult steps away from the international stage and big runs for Dawid Malan
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…
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The Commonwealth Games ends, The Hundred starts, and a lookback to England v South Africa, 2003
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…
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Robinson returns, the start of The Hundred and enjoy World Cups while you can
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…
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Sam Curran impresses, England's new youth policy and Sam Northeast joins the show after making history
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…
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Stokes' ODI retirement and is there actually too much international cricket?
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…
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Special episode: Ukrainian cricket during war and their route to ICC membership
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…
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Topley's day out at Lord's, South Africa's World Cup conundrum and an all-time great ODI innings
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…
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Will England ever lose again?
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…
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BazBall delivers England a 3-0 whitewash, Eoin Morgan steps down, and an India Test preview
Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher dissect England's latest ridiculous Test win, which featured 10 wickets for Jack Leach and an extraordinary…
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Eoin Morgan's ODI future, Jamie Overton's upcoming Test debut and getting into cricket as an adult
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…
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Jonny Bairstow thrills in a win for the ages
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…
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Matt Parkinson joins the show, tactical retirements, and cricket's marketing problem
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…
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England win at Lord's, why NZ play so few Tests and the future of Test cricket
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…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEngland-New Zealand preview, Ben Compton's run of form and the IPL final
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…
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The first block of the CC comes to an end and Matty Potts joins the show
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…
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England announce their Test squad, two new head coaches and remembering Andrew Symonds
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the announcement of England's 13-man squad for the first two Tests of the summer against New Zealand…
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Sibley and Burns back in the runs and the things in cricket we secretly don't care about
The panel of Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana round up all the latest County Championship action and have a stab at selecting the England XI for the opening…
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Stokes is appointed, an analytical view on selection, and a brand new tournament to get excited about
Mark Butcher gives his view on the decisions made by Ben Stokes in his first week as England's full-time Test captain, while Ben Gardner and Yas Rana are…
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Stokes likely to succeed Root, the possible return of Broaderson and a CC round-up
It's been a busy first week in the job for England's new managing director of men's cricket Rob Key. Multiple outlets are reporting that Ben Stokes is set to…
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Root resigns, Key is appointed and the Wisden Five are revealed
The panel of Mark Butcher, Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to a massive week in English cricket, one that saw Joe Root call time on his reign as…
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The Championship returns, Shrubsole retires and our uncapped England team of the century
On this week's show, the studio panel of Phil Walker, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at a run-filled opening round of the County Championship…
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Australia win the Women's Cricket World Cup, England's managing director search and a County Championship preview ft. Rory Burns
The panel discuss Australia's dominance in women's cricket and how England and the rest of the world can possibly catch up, after Meg Lanning's side won their…
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Root's last Test as captain? Who are the plausible options to replace him?
After England's heavy defeat at Grenada extended their winless run, Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana ponder what comes next for England and…
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Reaction to the Barbados Test, an impressive debut for Mahmood and the best 50 over World Cup ever?
This week's show comes directly from Barbados. Mark Butcher talks to Yas Rana to give his immediate thoughts on the game from the ground before a panel of Yas…
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Centuries for Root, Crawley, and Bairstow, dead pitches and changes to the Laws
Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the first Test of the West Indies-England series, one that saw Jonny Bairstow score his second Test hundred of 2022 and Zak…
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Shane Warne: 1969-2022
The panel pay tribute to the life of Shane Warne, who died suddenly at the age of 52 late last week. Warne's former Australia and Hampshire teammate Simon…
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A West Indies-England series preview, the health of cricket in the Caribbean and Carlos Brathwaite joins the show
Carlos Brathwaite joins the show to help preview the West Indies-England Test series that's about to get underway. Carlos also gives a fascinating insight on…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyRoot to bat three, a World Cup preview, Rahane and Pujara dropped and Ben Duckett joins the show
The panel look back at all the major news from the last week in international cricket, including Joe Root's decision to bat at three for England, Rohit…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyReaction to Broad's column, a chat with Alex Lees and answering your questions
As well as covering the headlines from the international game over the past week, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana react to Stuart Broad's column in the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEngland drop Broad and Anderson, go winless in another Ashes series and lose a World Cup final
The panel react to a hectic week in English cricket that saw two of their all-time greats dropped from the Test squad, three senior off-field figures in the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyA classic Ashes Test, West Indies beat England and Harmer's return to international cricket
Podcast regulars Taha Hashim, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on a classic Ashes Test at Canberra that had it all, the backlash to cricket's most recent DCMS…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyPicking our Test squads for the West Indies tour, McGrath's blitz and England's death bowling
An action-packed episode this week. Mark Butcher shares his views on the first two T20Is between England and West Indies in the Caribbean, before the panel of…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEngland collapse yet again and Virat Kohli resigns as India Test skipper
Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the latest England batting collapse, this time one that gave Australia…
Wisden Cricket WeeklySam Billings the red-ball cricketer, comeback centuries and Heather Knight
Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana look ahead to the Hobart Test - the fifth and final encounter of the 2021/22 men's Ashes. Taha - after speaking to Kent…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWhitewash avoided – England finally show some fight at the SCG
Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana share their thoughts on the most competitive Test of the series where England battled hard to just about…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAn SCG Test preview, Quinton de Kock's Test retirement and a chat with the Parkinson twins
The panel of Ben Gardner, Jo Harman and Yas Rana preview the fourth Ashes Test at the SCG, react to Quinton de Kock's unexpected retirement from Test cricket…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAustralia retain the urn: What's behind England's longstanding batting woes?
Australia retain the Ashes after a pair of calamitous batting performances from England at the MCG. Hometown hero Scott Boland took 6-7 on debut to brutally…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyChristmas special: Standout cricketing memories, controversial opinions and much more
In a bonus Christmas episode, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana briefly look back at the latest news from the world game before spending around…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEngland go 2-0 down after another feeble few days Down Under
The panel of Jo Harman, Taha Hashim, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to England's 11th defeat in 12 Tests on Australian soil. They analyse England's team…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyPink-ball Test preview, Kohli removed as ODI captain and cricket's relationship with concussion
Ben Gardner, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look ahead to the second Test of the 2021/22 Ashes, discuss the likely make-up of the two bowling attacks as…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAustralia blow England away at Brisbane
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to Australia's dominant first Test victory. They discuss what went wrong for England, give English…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyPreviewing the 2021/22 men's Ashes and Ajaz Patel takes all 10
The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview the 2021/22 men's Ashes which gets under way later this week, talk about Ajaz Patel's…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWhy England will definitely win the Ashes
The panel of Ben Gardner, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to a busy week in Test cricket with Tests played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. They…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyThe latest in English cricket's racism scandal and Tim Paine's resignation
Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner respond to the latest troubling developments in English cricket's racism scandal, including the news…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyMaking sense of a deeply troubling day for the English game
Our panel of Ben Gardner, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to Azeem Rafiq's remarkable account of his experiences of racism within cricket at…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAustralia are world champions, the toss and more accusations of racism in county cricket
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to Sunday's T20 World Cup final between Australia where the Aussies won the men's T20 World Cup for the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEmergency pod: Two brilliant semi-finals, what went wrong for England and a preview of the final
Pod regulars Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana bring you a second episode of the week – this time, on two thrilling semi-finals at the T20 World Cup. They…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyT20 World Cup semi-final previews and Yorkshire suspended from hosting international cricket
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana look back at the recently concluded T20 World Cup Super 12s, picking their breakout stars of the tournament…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyThe Rafiq story finally cuts through, Buttler's supreme form and French cricket
Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to the latest developments in the Yorkshire racism scandal that have seen the story create headlines…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyBen Stokes returns, Pakistan thrash India and the Quinton de Kock story
Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana discuss Ben Stokes' return to Test cricket, the opening games of the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyScotland's greatest day, Morgan's form, the game's relationship with concussion and a Rafiq update
Regulars Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to the opening few days of the T20 World Cup, including Scotland's historic (and unlikely) win…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyEngland's Ashes squad, a T20 World Cup preview and Justin Langer's LinkedIn account
CricViz analyst Ben Jones joins podcast regulars Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana to discuss England's Ashes squad, the upcoming T20 World Cup and much…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyLooking at whether Ashes will definitely go ahead and Charlotte Edwards joins the show
Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the latest news regarding this winter's Ashes and whether it will definitely go ahead. They also put forward their…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyMoeen Ali's retirement from Test cricket and your moments of the sumer
Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to Moeen Ali's retirement from Test cricket, the final round of the County Championship…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyReaction to England's cancelled tour of Pakistan, Kohli resigns and Charlie Dean
Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the controversial cancellation of England's proposed tour of Pakistan and the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyUnderstanding the Manchester Test cancellation, Azeem Rafiq and Cameroonian Mankads
Pod regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana discuss the controversial cancellation of the Old Trafford Test, talk about the latest…