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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 be named England Test skipper and Key has already outlined that the head coach role will be split in two. The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to those developments and round-up all the latest action from the County Championship. Later in the show, there's an interview with Kent's in-form opener Ben Compton about his meteoric rise and stellar start to the season with his new county. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Test captain and Rob Key appointed to the role of managing director of men's cricket at the ECB. How should Root's captaincy be remembered? What should we expect from Key at the helm? At the 44:30 mark, Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth reveals who this year's Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year are. You can order the Wisden Almanack at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricketers-almanack-2022-hardback There's also a section on the latest round of the County Championship as well as a brief chat on the IPL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 and discuss Rob Key's status as the frontrunner for the vacant England men's director of cricket job. At the end of the show, they pick their 'Uncapped County Championship XI of the Century'. They also celebrate Anya Shrubsole's career after England's 2017 World Cup final hero announced her retirement from the international game at the age of 30. Mark Butcher calls in to give his view on Ravichandran Ashwin's controversial tactical retirement in the IPL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 third consecutive world title. Mark Butcher brands the domestic schedule "horrendous", explains why producing quality pitches is so hard, and gives his take on the race to be the ECB's managing director of England men's cricket. There's a bumper County Championship preview, featuring an interview with Rory Burns, and title and promotion predictions. The panel also look at Babar Azam, who starred in Pakistan's ODI series win over Australia, and try and work out just how good he is. Wisden Cricket Monthly promotion: Listeners can try Wisden Cricket Monthly for just £9.99. To get your first three print issues for £9.99 and save 39% on the cover price, go to wisdensubs.com and enter offer code POD22. To get twice as many issues but none of the paper, go to bit.ly/wcwpod6 You’ll save a whopping 58% on the single issue price and be all set for the next six months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 specifically Joe Root's tenure as Test captain. They run through the possible candidates to replace Root should he leave the role. There's also discussion on what went right for West Indies and the women's World Cup after India's dramatic exit from the competition. Taha Hashim joins the show over Zoom to give his thoughts on the final Pakistan-Australia Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, Ben Gardner and freelance journalist Cameron Ponsonby go over the Test, discussing a particular encouraging debut from Saqib Mahmood, Kraigg Brathwaite and Jack Leach's pair of record-breaking displays of endurance, the future of Chris Woakes, a return to form for Ben Stokes and much more. Ben provides an update on the women's World Cup and wonders whether it's the most exciting 50 over World Cup – men's or women's – there has ever been. If you want to hear our reaction to the Karachi Test that saw Babar Azam play one of the all-time great fourth innings knocks, head to our Wisden Cricket YouTube channel where Taha Hashim provides his thoughts on the game from Karachi. Ben and Yas are in Barbados courtesy of sportsbreaks.com, who offer personalised ticket, travel and hotel packages centred around the biggest, most talked about sporting events in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Crawley register his second Test century of his career.. Yas is joined by Taha Hashim later in the show who looks back at the five days in Rawalpindi that were worth celebrating even if the cricket didn't always thrill. Ben and Yas also talk about the women's World Cup, India-Sri Lanka and the latest updates to the Laws of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Katich joins the show from the 15:36 mark to share his memories of one of the all-time greats, while Mark Butcher tells us what it was like to face and share a commentary box with Warne from 33:20. From 49:12, we read out some of the many touching tributes we've been sent over the last few days. RIP, Shane Warne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the health of the game in the Caribbean using insights from his own career that has taken him all over the world. Mark Butcher tells us how he's hoping England will change in the West Indies while pod regulars Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana get involved with it all, as well as rounding up all the latest news from the international game, including the warm-up games for the Women's World Cup and the build-up to Australia's first Test series in Pakistan in 24 years. Legendary cricket writer Scyld Berry also joins us towards the end of the show to tell us about his life covering England Tests abroad and also to talk about his new book, Beyond The Boundaries: Travels On England Cricket Tours. You can buy the book here: https://wisden.com/shop/beyond-the-boundaries-travels-on-england-cricket-tours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Sharma's appointment as India Test captain, the dual dropping of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, New Zealand's emphatic win over South Africa, a thrilling ODI between Bangladesh and Afghanistan and much more. The panel, joined by women's cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson, preview the upcoming women's World Cup from the 18-minute mark. From 1:12:09, Ben Duckett – one of the most consistent all-format batters in England – joins the show after a challenging winter away in Australia and Pakistan. The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Daily Mail in which he voiced his frustration at his omission from the England squad for the upcoming tour of the Caribbean. The panel also discuss some of the new/returning faces in that squad and there's a recording of Yas' interview with England newbie Alex Lees from the 31:57 mark. Mark Butcher joins the show from the 47:43 mark to give his thoughts on the possible impact of an expanded IPL and why we should be excited by Will Smeed after his 99 in the PSL. Phil, Jo and Yas spend the last section of the show answering a range of questions from the listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 men's game lose their jobs, the women's side go winless in the Ashes and their U19 side lose a World Cup final. There's also discussion on Justin Langer's resignation from the Australia men's coach job, India's ODI series against West Indies, Jason Roy's PSL form and much more. Freelance cricket writer Tanya Aldred joins the show from the 1hr 7 mark to discuss the Cricket For Climate initiative that was recently launched by Pat Cummins and a number of other big names from Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 hearing and a host of encouraging performances from English cricketers in franchise leagues around the world. Elsewhere, Mark Butcher gives his thoughts on England's series defeat in the Caribbean, Alec Stewart's rumoured link to the England head coach role and off stump guards. Sportsbreaks.com are offering personalised ticket, travel and hotel packages around the Barbados Test Match from 16th - 20th March this year. To find out more and to book your package, head to sportsbreaks.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the T20I-leg of the women's Ashes and pick an 18-man squad for England's upcoming Test tour to West Indies. There is also an interview with author Duncan Stone about his new book, 'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket.' The selection discussion begins at 35:10 The interview with Stone begins at 1:19:14 You can buy his book at: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/different-class-the-untold-story-of-english-cricket. Head to Sportsbreaks.com to book your holiday package for the Barbados Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 their 13th win in their last 15 home Ashes Tests. They answer your questions on how England can make improvements both in the short and long term. There is also discussion on Virat Kohli's resignation as India Test captain and India's 2-1 series defeat in South Africa. Head to Charles Tyrwhitt: https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/home To book your holiday to Barbados to watch England's upcoming Test there, head to: https://bit.ly/3K0VTPv To buy the latest Wisden Cricket Monthly, head to wisden.com/shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 head coach Matt Walker – gives us the lowdown of what to expect from Sam Billings the red-ball cricketer, Phil looks ahead to the women's Ashes and Yas rounds up everything that's been happening in the international game over the past week or so. The panel also pick their out-of-the-box England captaincy suggestions as well as their all-time favourite comeback centuries in international cricket. Across the course of the Ashes we've been working in partnership with Charles Tyrwhitt. Want to start the year wearing something sharp? Charles Tyrwhitt has a collection of smart-casual menswear all now with an extra 10% off their current sale using code WISDEN10. If you're interested in heading to Barbados for England's upcoming Test there, head to: https://bit.ly/34vF0vU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 escape from Sydney with a draw. The panel will discuss South Africa's win over India at The Wanderers and Bangladesh's historic win in New Zealand on a bonus episode later this week. Across the course of the Ashes we've been working in partnership with Charles Tyrwhitt. Want to start the year wearing something sharp? Charles Tyrwhitt has a collection of smart-casual menswear all now with an extra 10% off their current sale using code WISDEN10. That's code WISDEN10 to get an extra 10% off their January sale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, India's win at Centurion and much more. From the 54-minute mark, a section of Jo's interview with the Parkinson twins is played. You can read the full interview in the next issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly. Use the code Wisden10 at charlestyrwhitt.com to get 10% off anything in their current online sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 end England's Ashes hopes by bowling the tourists out for 68. The panel of Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana try to make sense of England's longstanding batting woes and look at what the short term future may hold for the England men's Test side. We apologise for the sound quality on this episode. A combination of a technical fault and our need to record the podcast remotely owing to a positive Covid-19 test in the team means that the sound quality is not quite at our usual level. We hope to be back to normal for next week's episode. Use the code Wisden10 at charlestyrwhitt.com to get 10% off anything in their current online sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 40 minutes answering your questions on everything from their favourite county players of the 1990s, their standout cricketing memories, their most controversial opinions, what they're looking forward to in 2022 and so much more. If you fancy the chance to win a £500 voucher to spend at Charles Tyrwhitt, simply visit the link below to enter the competition. Don't dawdle - entries close at midnight on 23rd December - bit.ly/3FtcWXc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 selections, ponder why so many of England's players aren't developing under the coaching set-up and discuss what they can do differently at Melbourne. Skip to 45:25 to hear Mark Butcher's take on the Test and to 57:25 for the panel's discussion on Australia's performance. If you fancy the chance to win a £500 voucher to spend at Charles Tyrwhitt, simply visit the link below to enter the competition. Don't dawdle - entries close at midnight on 23rd December - bit.ly/3FtcWXc You can still use the code WISDEN20 to get 20% off everything at Charles Tyrwhitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 well as the possible impact of the pink ball and how it will behave under the lights at Adelaide. There's also discussion on Virat Kohli's removal from the India ODI captaincy, Babar Azam's first international wicket, Kamran Akmal and much more. The panel also preview the upcoming issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly which is available at wisden.com/shop. If you fancy the chance to win a £500 voucher to spend at Charles Tyrwhitt, simply visit the link below to enter the competition. Don't dawdle - entries close at midnight on 23rd December - https://bit.ly/3FtcWXc You can still use the code WISDEN20 to get 20% off everything at Charles Tyrwhitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 supporters a few reasons to remain hopeful and marvel at a string of excellent Australia individual performances. During the Ashes, we are offering a discount code for our listeners at Charles Tyrwhitt. If you use the code WISDEN20 at checkout you'll get 20% off your order. You can visit their website here: www.charlestyrwhitt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 historic 10-for in Mumbai, Darren Gough's appointment at Yorkshire, the best and worst kits of all time and much, much more. During the Ashes, we are offering a discount code for our listeners at Charles Tyrwhitt. If you use the code WISDEN20 at checkout you'll get 20% off your order. You can visit their website here: www.charlestyrwhitt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 also provide tentative hope for England fans ahead of the men's Ashes series while Mark Butcher joins over the phone to give his views on the limited warm-up action England have managed to get under their belt. Ben updates us on the ICC's poor handling of the cancelled women's World Cup Qualifier and the panel answer your questions. Building up to and and during the Ashes we'll be offering a discount code for our listeners at Charles Tyrwhitt. If you use code WISDEN20 at checkout, as the code suggests, you'll get 20% off your order. https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner respond to the latest troubling developments in English cricket's racism scandal, including the news stories regarding Azeem Rafiq himself. They also discuss Tim Paine's resignation, why he had to go, and who takes over both as Australia Test captain and wicketkeeper. There's also a tribute to AB de Villiers, who retired from all cricket this week, and a round-up of the week's on-field action, with India beating New Zealand and Pakistan beating Bangladesh in a pair of T20I series, and the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier getting underway. Listeners can get a 20 per cent discount at Charles Tyrwhitt with the code WISDEN20 at checkout - https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 yesterday's DCMS hearing. They try to make sense of a troubling day for the English game and attempt to work out where we can go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 first time. Butch explains why the toss was so important across the tournament, Yas picks his team of the T20 World Cup, Jo waxes lyrical about Kane Williamson's performance in the final as well as Issy Wong's latest exploits in the WBBL and Phil provides an update on accusations of racist comments at Essex. Listeners can get a 20 per cent discount at Charles Tyrwhitt with the code WISDEN20 at checkout - https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 talk about the two games, preview the final and discuss what went wrong for Eoin Morgan's men in Abu Dhabi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 and preview the knockout stage of the competition. Taha, Jo and Yas also catch up with the latest developments in the Yorkshire racism scandal that has seen the county suspended from hosting international cricket. This conversation starts at 49:50. Check out sons.co.uk and use the code WISDEN30 to get £30 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 in the national non-cricket media. There's also discussion on England's dominant start to the T20 World Cup, Asif Ali's remarkable week, the tournament as a whole and much more. If you're already taking a multivitamin or are looking for something to strengthen your immune system this Autumn/Winter season then check out sons.co.uk and use the code WISDEN30 to get £30 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, Quinton de Kock's controversial unavailability for South Africa, an expanded IPL and more. Check out sons.co.uk and use the code WISDEN30 to get £30 off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 over Bangladesh. Mark Watt, a key performer for Scotland so far, joins the show for a short chat with Yas from Oman. There's also discussion on England's two warm-up games, cricket's attitude towards concussions and Taha – the journalist who broke the Azeem Rafiq story 14 months ago – provides an update on the saga's latest events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 more. Danny Morrison briefly appears for a conversation on MS Dhoni's match-winning knock in the IPL and what to expect from the UAE pitches at the T20 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 suggestions for what the county schedule should look like in 2022 and beyond, come up with ideas for a future cricket-based Netflix series and much more. England great Charlotte Edwards joins the show to reflect on seismic summer for the women's game and India's recent tour of Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, the England-New Zealand ODI series and much more. There is also an interview with Tara Norris, one of the stars of the RHF Trophy final, about her summer and her international aspirations. At the end of the show, we hear the moments of the summer from both the panelists and the listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 prospect of more internationals being cut from the calendar. They also talk about Finals Day, Virat Kohli's twin resignations, Charlie Dean's start to international cricket, the final round of the County Championship and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 update in the Azeem Rafiq story, the England-New Zealand T20I, the County Championship, Afghanistan, Irish dogs and Cameroonian Mankads. The kind people at Beer52 are offering a free case of eight craft beers, sourced and curated from the best breweries on the planet! All you need to do is go to www.beer52.com/WISDEN and cover £5.95 for postage. We’ve been recording the podcast over the last few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club, if you haven't heard about Sixes. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets! All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another stellar final day performance from India gave them the series lead after The Oval Test. The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look at what went so right for India and what went wrong for England. There's also discussion on England's ongoing white-ball series against New Zealand, Alice Capsey, the latest rounds of the County Championship and Misbah's last-minute resignation. We're working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case of eight unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code wisden at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the postage costs of £5.95 . Beer52 is the World’s largest beer club with over 175k active members. Each month members are sent a case with a different theme. Past themes have included Belgium, North & South Korea, California, New Zealand and many more. Your package comes with a magazine and two snacks and if you don’t like dark beer, you can choose the light option. So head to www.beer52.com/wisden to order your package today. We're recording the podcast over the next few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club. If you haven't heard about Sixes, Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets. All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana reflect on England's innings victory at Leeds, their first win of any kind in eight Tests. They discuss the form of the England quicks, Dawid Malan's successful return to the side, Joe Root's extraordinary run of scores and where it all went wrong for India. They also chat about the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, the County Championship and England women's upcoming series against New Zealand. We're recording the podcast over the next few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club, if you haven't heard about Sixes. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets. All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. We're also working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case off 8 unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code 'wisden' at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the postage costs of £5.95 Beer52 is the world’s largest beer club with over 175k active members. Each month members are sent a case with a different theme. Past themes have included Belgium, North & South Korea, California, New Zealand and many more. Your package comes with a magazine + 2 snacks and if you don’t like dark beer, you can choose the light option. And you can pause or cancel any time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana preview the third England-India Test, looking at what we should expect from the possible new additions to the team – Dawid Malan, Saqib Mahmood and Craig Overton. The panel also reflect on the first season of The Hundred. There's an interview with Jake Lintott who has enjoyed an extraordinary year in which he's gone from a teacher without a professional contract to a champion in The Hundred with a CPL gig later this summer. There's also a conversation with Glamorgan one-day skipper Kiran Carlson who led his county to their first trophy in 17 years. He offers insight on both this year's One-Day Cup and what it's like to count Marnus Labuschagne as one of your teammates. We're working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case off 8 unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code wisden at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the postage costs of £5.95. We're also recording the podcast over the next few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club, if you haven't heard about Sixes. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets! All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. To celebrate the 40 year anniversary of Botham's Ashes, the Sporting Club are running a series of dinners over the course of the summer... The next two coming up are at the Oval on the 9th September and Headingley on the 15th September Head to the Sporting Club website to get your tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at a Lord's classic that saw India seal a remarkable final day victory at the Home of Cricket. How much credit does Kohli deserve for his side's success? Why did things go so badly wrong for England on the final day? They also discuss West Indies' thrilling one wicket victory over Pakistan, the emergence of a new fast bowling superstar, the latest rounds of The Hundred and the One Day Cup. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets. Sixes have Clubhouses in Fulham, Fitzrovia and a third venue opening in Manchester on August 29th. All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes or when they arrive at the venue. Today’s podcast is also supported by pantsandsocks.com. So if you are listening to this wearing saggy, slightly faded underwear get yourself to pantsandsocks.com and treat yourself to some fresh, well-fitting designer underwear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regulars Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana are joined by Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast newbie Cameron Ponsonby to discuss an absorbing drawn Test at Trent Bridge, one that left the hosts with a number of questions to answer ahead of the Lord's Test later this week. They also discuss the latest rounds of The Hundred, the Royal London One Day Cup's breakout stars, Bangladesh's series win over Australia and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast regulars Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by Felix White and CricViz analyst Ben Jones to discuss the upcoming England-India series, the latest rounds of The Hundred and much more. Felix talks about his lifelong relationship with cricket as well as his journey as a Tailender. You can order his new book – It’s Always Summer Somewhere – at https://wisden.com/shop/its-always-summer-somewhere-a-matter-of-life-and-cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Gardner fills in for Yas Rana as host and is joined by Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim and Jo Harman to look at the great, the good and the not so good of The Hundred, English cricket's shiny new toy. Elsewhere, Jo Harman puts Butch's off-stump guard criticism to Ollie Pope, and the panel discuss how the rescheduled IPL makes clear how squeezed the cricketing calendar is becoming, whether the Ashes could be called off if players' families aren't allowed to travel, and the start of the One-Day Cup, including a maiden List A ton for Haseeb Hameed. The show concludes with the second part of a special feature on Botham's Ashes, in partnership with Botham Wines, in which Beefy dives deep into his eponymous series with Phil Walker, including the revelation of what inspired his spell of 5-1 at Edgbaston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana talk about the latest England Test squad, one that saw the return of Jonny Bairstow and the inclusion of Haseeb Hameed. While the show was being recorded, Hameed was busy compiling a first-class ton against the touring India side, an innings that puts him in good stead for a possible recall at some point in the England-India series – the panel discuss the Hameed story so far. Taha and Yas reflect on the first ever game of The Hundred, an absolute thriller at The Oval with a record-breaking TV audience. There's chat on the England-Pakistan T20I series, the T20 Blast and much more. Join the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast private league to take on our regular panelists. Men's league: https://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-men/leagues/invite/441 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Jones and Yas Rana react to England's 3-0 win over Pakistan, one achieved with a squad completely different to the one originally picked. They discuss a range of impressive performances across the board from an inexperienced team, England's multi-format series win over India, the final round of the County Championship group stage, the game's looming COVID-19 crisis, the first week of The Hundred and much more. Don't forget to sign up to our brand new fantasy game – The Cricket Draft, Powered by Wisden – for both the men's and women's competitions in The Hundred. Join the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast private league to take on our regular panelists. Men's league: http://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-men/leagues/join/10102aee79b4 Women's league: http://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-women/leagues/join/10102aee79b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the COVID-19 outbreak in the England camp that resulted in the announcement of an entirely new group for the Pakistan series, one that saw the inclusion of six entirely uncapped players. There's also discussion on the latest round of the County Championship, South Africa's T20I series victory over West Indies, Mithali Raj's return to the top of the ODI batting rankings and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's comprehensive T20I series victory over Sri Lanka and try to work out what England learnt from the three-game contest. They also react to the latest round of Blast fixtures, look forward to The Hundred Wildcard Draft and answer your questions. Head to wisden.com/shop to purchase the Wisden Summer Party Pack, where you can save £100 on our ales, tankards and beermats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to New Zealand's victory in the World Test Championship final, the England women's Test at Bristol, the low-key start to England men's white-ball summer, the latest action from the T20 Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and more. The show also features interviews with England's latest limited overs call-up George Garton and one of the most exciting young quicks in the women's game, Issy Wong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices