Wisden Cricket Weekly

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's first home Test series defeat in seven years and discuss what's going wrong with England's batting. They look back at the start of the T20 Blast, preview the World Test Championship final and come up with an alternative structure for the competition's next cycle. From the 1hr16 mark, Lord Botham joins the show to talk to Phil about the first half of the 1981 Ashes, the build-up to that series and of course, Headingley. This episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED. Get 20% OFF MANSCAPED + Free Shipping with promo code WISDEN at MANSCAPED.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman and Yas Rana are joined by The Telegraph's Izzy Westbury to discuss historical social media posts from England players that emerged during and after the first Test of the summer at Lord's, as well as the subsequent reaction to them. They also reflect on the Test itself, the latest rounds of the County Championship and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy before Izzy leads a discussion the women's Test game ahead of England women's Test against India women next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel discuss a low-key build-up to an evenly matched Test series between England and New Zealand, the individual narratives that should make following it intriguing, and give some scoreline predictions. There is also an interview with Ollie Robinson. In the County Championship, there were more thrilling finishes, with Saqib Mahmood and Lancashire flying high after downing Yorkshire, and Middlesex down in the dumps with Leicestershire pulling off a huge chase. The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy kicked off and was just as thrilling, with Sarah Glenn, who also joins the show, making sure that the first of two Amy Jones hundreds didn't go in vain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minutes after the recording session ended, news of Haseeb Hameed's England recall and Sam Billing's maiden Test call-up broke. Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the two additions to the squad, prompted by an injury to Ben Foakes that also means that James Bracey is almost certain to debut at Lord's next week. Mark Butcher, CricViz's Ben Jones, Phil and Yas chat about the last week in cricket, talk batting technique and discuss Ben's new book, Hitting Against The Spin, which includes a section on England's 2019 World Cup planning. Notts skipper Steven Mullaney joins the show to talk about his side's stellar start to the season as well as Hameed's England recall and there's a short interview, conducted by Taha Hashim, with Charlotte Taylor – the star of last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final – ahead of the first week of the 2021 tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's 15-man squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand which saw the inclusion of two uncapped players but not any of the group that recently left the IPL. The panel discuss England's priorities and wonder if they're placing too much emphasis on this winter's Ashes series. There's a discussion on Cameron Bancroft's recent interview with The Guardian in which he suggested that Australia's bowlers may have had knowledge of his actions during the infamous Cape Town Test in 2018. The panel also preview the new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and run through all the major headlines from the global and English game this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of the County Championship where Craig Overton impressed once again for Somerset. They briefly look at the upcoming England-New Zealand Test series, the recently concluded Pakistan-Zimbabwe series, Lauren Winfield-Hill's remarkable knock AGAINST England, bamboo bats and more. The second half of the show is devoted to England's 2015 series against New Zealand. After a thrilling Test series, the ODI series marked the beginning of England's four-year journey from World Cup also-rans to World Cup champions. Sam Billings, who made his England debut during that series, joins the show for a reflection on how England managed to turn around their white-ball fortunes so dramatically in such a short space of time. If you want to go straight to the Billings interview, head to the 44-minute mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of County Championship games including Matt Parkinson's most recent 'Warne-esque' delivery. The podcast also includes a 10-minute interview by Ben with Parkinson. The panel also reflect on the IPL's suspension and a fascinating conversation Phil recently had with the man who scored more professional runs than anyone else, Graham Gooch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look back at the last week in English cricket, one that saw Haseeb Hameed return to form as he scored twin hundreds – his first and second for Notts – against Worcestershire. There's a look back at the third round of the County Championship as well as Ed Smith's tenure as England national selector which came to an end last week. They also discuss the IPL and whether they think it should, or will, continue without postponement. The final 20 minutes of the show are devoted to England's series defeat at the hands of New Zealand at home in 1999, a result that consigned them to the bottom of the Test rankings. The series saw Butcher captain England for the first and ultimately only time, one Test before he was dropped from the side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the opening rounds of the County Championship, possible bolters for the Test summer, the IPL and much more. There is also an extended discussion on Dan Lawrence, who features on the cover of the latest Wisden Cricket Monthly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Jo Harman discuss the first round of the County Championship, including plenty of runs for some discarded England Test players, and a controversial stumping between Leicestershire and Hampshire. A review of the first games in the IPL starts at 35:30, with particular attention given to Sanju Samson's century and his debated decision to turn down a single on the penultimate ball of the game. From 55:50, our Wisden Almanack special section starts, featuring interviews with four out of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. The fifth interview will be made available on the Wisden Cricket YouTube, in Urdu with English subtitles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana discuss Fakhar Zaman's extraordinary innings against South Africa, Australia's world record ODI winning streak, West Indies' drawn home series against Sri Lanka and much more. There is also an exclusive interview with Sarah Taylor about her return to elite professional cricket in the first edition of The Hundred, and her recent experience as part of the Sussex men's team coaching set-up from 21:48. Finally, there's a bumper preview of the County Championship – that begins this week – where the panel pick out their predicted winners and breakout stars. That begins from 41:40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Mark Butcher's first episode as a regular member of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast panel alongside, he's joined by Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner as the team looks back at the final two games of England's tour of India and previews the IPL that gets under way later this month. If you want to skip straight to the IPL preview, head to 39:10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss England's three recent white-ball losses in India, the last week in international cricket, the contents of the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly – which is out this week – and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Gardner, Jo Harman and Yas Rana discuss the first three games of England's T20I series against India and look at how the two sides are shaping up ahead of the T20 World Cup. The panel also chat about the news that Kraigg Brathwaite will take over the West Indies captaincy and look at why Sri Lanka might struggle to qualify for the 2023 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The regular panel of Ben Gardner, Yas Rana, Jo Harman and Phil Walker look back at the India-England series as a whole and discuss where the series was won and lost. The panel also react to England's win in New Zealand, the postponement of the PSL, South Africa's new captains and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Phil Walker preview the final India-England Test, discuss how England can improve on spinning pitches in the future, England's series win in New Zealand and much more. Tammy Beaumont, the number one ranked batter in women's ODI cricket, also joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An unplanned show brought about by a chaotic couple of days in Ahmedabad looks back at Test cricket's eighth two-day Test since the end of World War II. Was the pitch 'poor'? How can England fare better in similar conditions in the future? Is Joe Root England's best spinner? Why does Ravichandran Ashwin remind Stuart MacGill of Steffi Graf? All those questions answered and much more in this emergency podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Jo Harman preview the third Test of the India-England series, look back at the IPL auction, England's win over New Zealand, David Gower's return to the commentary box, Devon Conway's form and much more. There is also an interview with Ashley Gray, the author of The Unforgiven: Missionaries or Mercenaries?: The Untold Story of the Rebel West Indian Cricketers Who Toured Apartheid South Africa. 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 defeat in the second Chennai Test and discuss Moeen Ali's return to the UK, England's rotation policy, West Indies' win in Bangladesh and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Taha Hashim, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana react to England's brilliant win in Chennai, only the second away Test win in India in the last eight years. Matthew Hayden is interviewed by Ben Gardner from the 38-minute mark, in a wide-ranging conversation on the Australian side, the culture of Australian cricket, Justin Langer and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Jim Wallace preview the first Test between India and England at Chennai and revel in English Test cricket's return to free-to-air television in the UK. They also discuss Pakistan's home Test win over South Africa, Justin Langer, James Vince and much more. There is also a 15-minute chat between Jo and Eoin Morgan from 37:05 about his journey to becoming England's white-ball captain, England's World Cup win and the early days of the IPL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel react to England's series-clinching win at Galle and how it affects their plans for the upcoming series against India, discuss England's rotation policy and look back at a busy week of international cricket in both the men's and women's games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of CricViz analyst Ben Jones, Yas Rana, Jo Harman and Phil Walker react to India's remarkable final day win over Australia at Brisbane, ending the hosts' 33 year unbeaten streak at the venue to secure an unlikely series win Down Under. They also discuss England's nervy but encouraging first Test victory in Sri Lanka and Yas speaks to Rob Lewis, the only England fan who managed to get to Galle for the Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The regular panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Jo Harman and Yas Rana discuss India's thrilling, controversial and at times, quite sad, draw at Sydney that sets the series up perfectly going into the final at Brisbane. They also preview England's series against Sri Lanka which starts later this week; podcast favourite Dan Lawrence is expected to make his long-awaited Test debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marcus Trescothick joins the show from the 36-minute mark to reflect on England's fascinating 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka that began nearly exactly 20 years ago. Before that, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana discuss the news of Moeen Ali's unfortunate positive Covid-19 test and its implications, New Zealand reaching the top of the ICC Test team rankings for the first time in their history, the start of the SCG Test between Australia and India and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final episode of 2020, the panel of Taha Hashim, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss the action from the three Boxing Day Tests with particular focus on India's brilliant win at the MCG. They also talk about what they're most looking forward to next year and what they hope will change within the game in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The regular panel of Yas Rana, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker discuss how India will respond to being bowled out for just 36 at Adelaide. They also share memories of Boxing Day Tests from years gone by and look back at the year in cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The regular panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner talk about England's squad for their tour of Sri Lanka, the start of the Australia-India series, New Zealand nearly topping the world rankings and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PA's Rory Dollard joins the show from South Africa to give the inside track on the postponement of England's ODI series against the Proteas. Sam Peters scrutinises the ICC's concussion protocols while the regular panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Phil Walker, talk about England's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka and make bold predictions about the XI England might put out in next year's Sydney Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of regular guests Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at England's impressive 3-0 series win over South Africa, with particular focus on Dawid Malan's continued brilliance in T20I cricket. Phil reflects on his recent conversation with Joe Root and there are discussions on Australia's win over India, New Zealand's comfortable series victory over West Indies and changes in US cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Taha Hashim, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Jo Harman preview the three sets of international series that get underway this week. They also try to make sense of the BBL's new rules and talk about what it takes to be a genuinely fast bowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graham Thorpe joins Phil Walker, John Stern and Yas Rana to pick Wisden's Test Team of the 1990s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CricViz analyst Ben Jones joins regulars Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to preview the T20 World Cup a year out from the tournament, assessing the likely contenders' strengths and weaknesses. They also look back at a busy week in cricket which included the IPL final, a Pakistani captaincy change and drama in the Sheffield Shield. Matt Parkinson joins the show from the 1:07:00 mark to talk about how he's become one of the best fantasy footballers in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Taha Hashim, Jim Wallace and Yas Rana preview the IPL play-offs, analyse England's squads for their tour of South Africa, get exciting about a pair of young quicks in the women's game and much more. An eight minute segment of Jo's recent interview with Joe Denly is played from 9:46. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana returns to hosting duties with Ben Gardner and Phil Walker joining him to discuss the week in cricket. Ebony Rainford-Brent and Dan Gallan guest to discuss the launch of the ACE Programme charity and the turmoil in South African cricket respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In addition to discussing the super over madness in the IPL, the County Championship reshuffle, and England's confirmed tour to South Africa, the panel pick a 'Season in the sun' XI of players who came from nowhere to shine brightly for a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jo Harman and Phil Walker join fill-in host Ben Gardner to discuss the IPL, Australia Women's winning streak, and the tricky question of how to manage a talented young batsman. Includes an interview with Zak Crawley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sanderstead CC's Dan Allen joins the show to explain how he made the Surrey club social media stars almost by accident, with viral clips of the on-field action being shared by, among plenty of others, Sachin Tendulkar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, in conjunction with Chance to Shine, marks Black History Month in the UK by celebrating the careers of some of England's most loved black cricketers. There are contributions from Roland Butcher, Alex Tudor, Devon Malcolm, Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent on their careers, experiences of racism in the game and questions around diversity in the here and now. Interviews conducted by Phil Walker, Yas Rana and John Stern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Perry from The Grade Cricketer joins the show to pay tribute to the life of Dean Jones, who passed away this week at the age of 59. Regular panelists Ben Gardner, Phil Walker, Jim Wallace and Yas Rana look back at the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's, the latest batch of central contracts, England's series win over West Indies and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the season now drawn to a close, Phil Walker and Yas Rana talk about their newfound love of netting, the ends of their summers, match teas and the record-breaking young quick at Phil's club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Phil Walker, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk about an incredible finish to the T20 Blast group stages and whether the tournament deserves more TV coverage, preview the final of the Bob Willis Trophy – the captains of both finalists, Tom Westley and Tom Abell, both join the show – and look back at the opening T20I of the England-West Indies series, as well as the first three games of IPL 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final Wisden CricketForce podcast with Natwest, we hear from members at Toft CC, Uffington CC, Welton CC about their efforts to raise funds and engage with their local community in 2020 through new and at times unconventional ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana reflect on England's first home ODI series defeat in five years, discuss what England's ODI team might look like at the 2023 World Cup, look back at the latest T20 Blast action, preview the IPL and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Greatest T20 series is back, and this time Yas Rana and CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde are joined by two-time World T20 winner with the West Indies Samuel Badree, as the panel debate who the format's greatest ever spin bowler is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first of three Wisden CricketForce podcasts with Natwest, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Finchley CC chairman Julian Powe and the GMA's Jason Booth join the show to talk about CricketForce, club cricket's reliance on volunteering and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jim Wallace, Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Taha Hashim look back at the careers of Ian Bell and Graham Onions, both of whom announced their retirements from the game over the past seven days, and reflect on England's 2-1 T20I series win over Australia, the final round of the group stage in the Bob Willis Trophy and much more. The show ends with a pre-recorded interview between Jo and Dean Headley, where Headley describes two of the three hat-tricks he took in 1996. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 12th and final episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz put together an all-time combined, India and Pakistan Test XI. Be prepared for one or two surprises, a few familiar names and a couple of major omissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first of three Wisden CricketForce podcasts with Natwest, Ebony Rainford-Brent talks about the African-Caribbean Engagement programme she helped set up at Surrey, Taha Hashim explores British Asian participation in Yorkshire, and Nigel Muirhead of Toft CC explains how CricketForce has benefitted his club in recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A show with a focus on T20 cricket. Regulars Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Jo Harman are joined by CricViz analyst Ben Jones as the panel reflects on England's T20I series against Pakistan. They also discuss the start of the Vitality Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the CPL. Birmingham Bears spinner Jake Lintott also joins the show to talk about his unusual route to first team county cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices