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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
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: The Hundred draft & a chat with West Indies superstar Chinelle Henry
We've got loads in store for you on this week's episode. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss The Hundred draft, England's…
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An episode from Patreon: 100 hundreds that changed the game
Originally posted on our Patreon channel two weeks ago, Yas, Phil and Jo discuss a particularly special feature in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly –…
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India win the Champions Trophy & Harry Brook pulls out of the IPL
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to India's victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, Harry Brook's withdrawal from the IPL and…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Gujarat's surprise WPL title challenge & a chat with Lydia Greenway about England's 2005 Ashes heroes
Ahead of International Women's Day (March 8th), Katya Witney speaks to Lydia Greenway about her experiences in the game, England's 2005 Ashes heroes and those…
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Jos Buttler resigns and England crash out of another major tournament – what next?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher discuss Jos Buttler's resignation as white-ball captain and England's disastrous Champions Trophy campaign. There's chat…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: How The Hundred retentions really work, and a chat with an Australian superstar
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the retention process for the 2025 Women's Hundred and Katya Witney speaks to Australia superstar Annabel Sutherland…
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Has England's extreme pace policy backfired?
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Irish freelance journalist Nathan Johns discuss all the action from the opening round of Champions Trophy action, including England's…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Week one of the WPL & the future of England's pace bowling
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflect on the start of the 2025 Women's Premier League, before Katya Witney does a deep dive into England's new pace bowling…
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The current culture around English cricket and a Champions Trophy preview
After a tricky start to 2025, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Kate Mason discuss the culture in English cricket before previewing the Champions Trophy, which gets…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: WPL 2025 preview, Afghanistan & what does The Hundred sale actually mean?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney preview the 2025 Women's Premier League, discuss the progress being made for Afghanistan's women and ponder what the…
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Why are England struggling so much in white-ball cricket?
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher discuss England's worsening white-ball struggles. In what was Brendon McCullum's first assignment as full-time…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: It's finally over... Australia thrash England 16-0 & India win U19 World Cup
It's finally over. England's Ashes nightmare ended with an absolute thrashing in the MCG Test as Australia secured a comprehensive 16-0 whitewash. Yas Rana…
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Concussion sub controversy, two-tier Test cricket & is The Hundred sale good for the English game? With Tom Banton
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker reflect on India's 4-1 T20I series victory, including a controversial concussion sub, Abhishek Sharma's stunning century…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: King and Gardner seal the whitewash for the Aussies, what next for England?
Katya and Yas on day three at the MCG and what might come next for England. In association with Metro Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: England drop seven catches as Australia reassert their dominance
Katya, Yas and Ben on a miserable second day for England as Annabel Sutherland and Beth Mooney punish a sloppy fielding display. In association with Metro…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: Australia on course to take the series 16-0
Katya and Yas on the opening day of the MCG Test where Australia carried over their dominance from the white-ball leg of the tour. In association with Metro…
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Adil Rashid helps England bounce back in India & Dan Lawrence joins the show
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…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: How big is the gap between England and Australia?
It's gone from bad to worse over in Australia for England, who find themselves 12-0 down and on the verge of a humiliating clean sweep heading into this week's…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: Charlotte Edwards joins the show as England are heavily beaten in Adelaide
A dominant performance from Australia as they clean sweep the T20I leg of the Ashes. England great Charlotte Edwards joins the show and answers questions from…
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India hammer England, responding to critics & Will Smeed joins the show
Yas Rana and Phil Walker discuss India's convincing victory against England in the first T20I, an England Lions century for Rocky Flintoff and Phil responds to…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: England fall agonisingly short in rain-affected contest
England's winless run in the Women's Ashes continued, losing the second T20I by six runs on DLS. Katya and Yas discuss an entertaining but ultimately…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Australia retain the Women's Ashes – what next for England?
Australia have officially retained the Women's Ashes at the earliest possible opportunity, winning all three ODIs and the first T20I. Yas Rana and Lauren…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: England's Ashes dream officially over after Australia win 1st T20I
England's Ashes dream is officially over after Australia won the first T20I in Sydney by 57 runs and took an unassailable 8-0 lead. Katya and Yas react to the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes Daily: England outplayed again as Australia clean sweep the ODIs
Australia are just one win away from retaining the Ashes after an 86-run win in Hobart helped them clean sweep the ODIs. Ben and Yas react to another…
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Picking the best Test innings and spells of 2024, James Vince's Championship snub and a chat with Dan Worrall
Three weeks into January 2025, it’s awards time! Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reveal Wisden’s best Test innings and spells of 2024, as well as the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England fluff their lines twice – is there any way back?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney reflect on England's disappointing start to the 2025 Women's Ashes, losing the first two ODIs. 0:00 Intro / 1:01…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes daily: England fail to chase 181 as familiar problems resurface
Australia are 4-0 up in the Ashes after successfully defending 180 in Melbourne as England fail to get over the line in a chaotic run chase. Katya and Yas…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyAshes daily: Australia go 1-0 up - a missed opportunity for England?
Ben and Yas react to the first ODI of the 2025 Ashes. Australia go 1-0 up in Sydney. You can listen to the full episode on the Wisden Patreon channel. In…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Previewing the 2025 Women's Ashes, with Nat Sciver-Brunt
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2025 Women's Ashes – which gets underway this weekend – before Katya Witney is joined by a very special guest in…
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Australia win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, two-tier Test cricket & should England boycott Afghanistan?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker reflect on the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which saw Australia win the SCG Test and take the series 3-1…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: The state of women's cricket in India
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the auction dynamics of the WPL compared to other franchise competitions, before Katya Witney is joined by Karunya…
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Australia win MCG thriller and South Africa are WTC finalists
Our final podcast of 2024, and two Boxing Day classics to review. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to Australia's thrilling win against India at…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Ashes squads announced, schedule concerns and does the format need changing?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to the announcement of England and Australia's Ashes squads. There's also discussion about…
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Xmas special – End of year awards and best moments of 2024, with Kate Mason
It's our Christmas special! 🎄 Phil Walker, Yas Rana and TNT Sports' Kate Mason discuss Australia's new opener before reflecting on some of their favourite…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England's first Test win for a decade, WPL auction review & India vs West Indies
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney react to England beating South Africa by 286 runs in Bloemfontein – their first Test win in a decade. Also on the agenda…
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England smashed by New Zealand in Hamilton and Ravichandran Ashwin retires
Yas Rana, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to England's thumping defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton, and reflect on England's 2024 as a Test…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England win the ODIs, The Hundred's continued pay inequality & previewing the SAvENG Test
Loads to get through on this week's show. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney reflect on England's 2-1 ODI series victory against South Africa and look…
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England thump New Zealand & Australia bounce back in spicy Adelaide Test
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Katya reflect on England’s thumping of New Zealand and Australia’s dominant performance against India in Adelaide. There’s also chat…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England's batting struggles & how Melbourne Renegades won the WBBL
Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England's defeat in the first match of their ODI series against South Africa and a dominant performance from Australia against…
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Carse and Brook punish sloppy New Zealand & England’s controversial new T20 policy
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Matt Roller review England's convincing victory in the first Test against New Zealand. Harry Brook made 171 as the hosts were made to…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: What we learned from England's 3-0 T20I series win against South Africa
Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England’s 3-0 T20I series win in South Africa, as well as touching on the WBBL final and the state of the ODI…
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India destroy Australia in Perth & previewing New Zealand vs England
Yas Rana and Phil Walker review India's stunning win in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test and look ahead to the New Zealand-England Test series. Paul Ford…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: A chat with the brains behind the domestic restructure and previewing South Africa vs England
Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss the announcement of the 2025 women's schedule and look ahead to England's tour of South Africa. Three special guests join us…
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Previewing Australia vs India and is there a global run-scoring crisis?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher look ahead to the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and reflect on England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean. There's also…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen’s Cricket Weekly: England drop and recall Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is in the same week
Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss England’s squads to tour South Africa, headlined by Alice Capsey’s exclusion from the T20I side as the World Cup fallout…
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Picking England's best T20I and ODI XIs and Glenn Maxwell joins the show
Yas Rana and Phil Walker discuss England’s ongoing tour of the Caribbean, their ideal England ODI and T20I XIs, Australia’s new Test opener, begin to preview…
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England lose in the Caribbean and the World Test Championship race heats up
Following New Zealand's famous 3-0 whitewash against India and South Africa's victory in Bangladesh, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Dan Gallan discuss the state…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Celebrating New Zealand's epic World Cup win, with Suzie Bates & Eden Carson
A slightly different episode today. New Zealand legend Suzie Bates chats to Lauren Winfield-Hill and spinner Eden Carson joins Katya Witney to reflect on the…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Why do England keep underperforming at global T20 tournaments?
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney conduct a deep dive into England's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign, examining what needs to change if they're to…
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England humbled in Pakistan & New Zealand's famous series win in India
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher react to a thrilling week of Test cricket, one which saw England comfortably beaten in Pakistan and New Zealand pull off…
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India bowled out for 46, Pakistan-England third Test preview & where does Kagiso Rabada rank among the greats?
Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss all the latest news from the world of cricket this week, including New Zealand's stunning victory against India…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: New Zealand are Women's T20 World Cup champions
Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which saw New Zealand beat South Africa in the final on…
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England undone by Pakistan spin twins in Multan defeat
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner review Pakistan's 152-run victory against England in the second Test and react to an action-packed first two days of…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England shocked by West Indies and crash out of the T20 World Cup
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill try to make sense of England's comprehensive defeat to West Indies last night, which saw them crash out of the Women's T20…
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Why is Pakistan cricket such a mess? Babar, Naseem & Shaheen dropped in chaotic week
Saj Sadiq joins Yas Rana to discuss a turbulent week in Pakistan cricket, which saw three huge names – Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah –…
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Brook & Root dazzle as England smash 823-7 in remarkable Multan victory
Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. In response to Pakistan's 556 on an extremely flat pitch…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: England's statement win over South Africa, with special guest Tammy Beaumont
Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the first week of action from the Women's T20 World Cup. Tammy Beaumont also joins the show, reacting live to…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen’s Cricket Weekly: Can anyone stop Australia? Previewing the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup
Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which gets underway in the UAE this week. 0:00 Intro / 1:09 Part 1…
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Should Brook be given the ODI captaincy now? And how will England fare in Pakistan?
Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on the England-Australia ODIs, review the 2024 English season and look ahead to the upcoming Test tour of…
Wisden Cricket WeeklyWomen's Cricket Weekly: Is equal pay on the horizon?
Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner review the end of the 2024 English season, domestic women's salaries and cover all the latest news from the…