Brook appointed England captain, Banton's stunning 371 & County Championship thrillers

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Nathan Johns and Katya Witney discuss Harry Brook's

appointment as England's new white-ball captain and the opening round of County Championship fixtures.

Later in the show there's chat about the scheduling of county cricket and the WCA report, as well as an interview with Rod Lyall about his new book on the governance of cricket.

0:00 Remitly / 0:45 Intro / 1:33 Mark Butcher / 16:06 Harry Brook / 18:46 County Championship / 37:21 County schedule / 45:50 WCA report / 1:00:42 WCA report part two / 1:21:51 IPL / 1:23:26 Outro

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