Wisden Cricket Weekly

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

The regular panel of Ben Gardner, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana look back at the last Test of the summer, revel in Zak Crawley's 267, discuss Colin Graves' tenure as ECB chairman and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 11 of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz put together an all time combined India-Pakistan ODI XI. They’ve got so many greats to choose from, who will they pick? And who will they choose to captain the side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a Test with very little cricket, the panel discuss possible changes that could be made to the game's bad light protocols, Zak Crawley's start to his Test career, England's spin options, another round of the Willis and the extraordinary life of Azeem Rafiq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With club cricket up and running again in England, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on how the opening stages of their respective seasons have gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 10th episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look at the India-Pakistan rivalry in the women’s game. They’re joined by Pakistan star Javeria Khan and former India bowler Snehal Pradhan to look at the increased backing being given to the women’s game in both countries, the difficult journey it was to get there, and of course the rivalry….which in the women’s game, is very one-sided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at England's epic three-wicket win at Manchester and how both teams will likely up for the second Test of the series. They also discuss some record-breaking performances in the Bob Willis Trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the ninth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look at the period from 2012 onwards, where India and Pakistan hardly played against each other. There was a short limited overs series in India in 2012/13, and after that, they only encountered each other in major tournaments. There were Asia Cups, World Cups – which India dominated in, and of course the ICC Champions Trophy Final in 2017 – one of Pakistan cricket's finest ever moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at Ireland's brilliant win over England in the final ODI of their three-match series, discuss which of the Pakistan quicks they're most excited by and revel in the brilliance of the first round of the Bob Willis Trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode eight of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are joined again by Azhar Mahmood and Ashish Nehra, to look at the years between 2007 and 2011. Both India and Pakistan both won World T20 titles, but under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, India had more success, winning the World Cup in 2011 and becoming the number one ranked Test side in the world. Pakistan, though, saw Shahid Afridi in prime form, and there were some absolute classic games between the two sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel look back at England's final day victory at Manchester to seal the Wisden Trophy, discuss Stuart Broad's recent form and look ahead to the Ireland and Pakistan series as well as the upcoming Bob Willis Trophy. Sam Lockyer joins the show to talk about his new film on Brian Lara, 501 Not Out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Club cricket is finally back! Yas Rana and Phil Walker talk about its return, the game's new regulations and the hurdles clubs had to jump over to get club cricket up and running again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode seven of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz speak to former India seamer Ashish Nehra and former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood about the rivalry between the two teams in the late-1990s and into the mid-2000s. Some of Pakistan’s greats were coming to the end of their careers, and under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India reached new heights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wisden quartet of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at England's series-levelling win in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the sixth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are once again joined by Waqar Younis and Vinod Kambli, as they look at the 1990s. There were tours to Canada, more classic games in Sharjah, THAT test series in 1999 and Pakistan built arguably their strongest side of all time for the 1999 World Cup, but still couldn’t beat India on the biggest stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The quartet of Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim, Yas Rana and Phil Walker look back at West Indies' victory over England at the Ageas Bowl as cricket made its long awaited return with a thrilling Test that ebbed and flowed throughout. The panel discuss the potential selection dilemmas facing England ahead of the second Test of the series in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the fifth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz head into the 1990s. It was the era of coloured clothing, Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup win, ODIs galore and lots of trips to Sharjah. Legends Waqar Younis and Vinod Kambli share their stories up until the 1996 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the fourth episode of Wisden and Cricviz's series, The Greatest T20, Ben Gardner and Freddie Wilde are joined by Mark Butcher to discuss who they think the format's greatest influencer is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Santokie Nagulendran, host of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, joins Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim, and Jo Harman to discuss the selection debates and key battles ahead of England's three-Test series against West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On episode 4 of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are joined by Kiran More and Waqar Younis to look at the mid to late 1980’s. Pakistan continued their dominance over India in the late 80’s, but come 1989, a certain Sachin Tendulkar, aged just 16, made his debut, opposite Waqar – and the rest, as they say, is history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Clark MP, whose cricket-related question in the Houses of Commons received a now-infamous response from the Prime Minister, joins the Wisden Club Cricket Podcast, in association with NatWest, to discuss when and how club cricket could safely return Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana pick an all time Test XI of batsmen with final career averages of under 40 and bowlers who retired with averages of over 30 – the 'when the stats do lie' XI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode three of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani & Aatif Nawaz continue their journey from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s with Zaheer Abbas, Sarfraz Nawaz & Kiran More. It was to be an era dominated by Pakistan, at least in bilateral series. India though, had bragging rights after winning the 1983 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the third instalment of Wisden and CricViz's series, The Greatest T20, England quick Tymal Mills joins CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde and Yas Rana to help pick the greatest fast bowler in the format's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Harmison joins Phil Walker and Yas Rana to talk about his life in cricket and there's also a chat with Dan Lawrence, one of eight uncapped players in England's 30-man training group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In episode two of The Greatest Rivalry with Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz, we move into the 1970’s with guests Farokh Engineer and Asif Iqbal. India and Pakistan fought two wars in 1965 and 1971, and as a result, played no cricket against each other for 17 years. That ended in 1978, with a historic series – a first win for Pakistan over their rivals. It was the era that saw legends like Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Abbas and Sunil Gavaskar all ply their trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two very different interviews in this week's show. Rob Moody, a.k.a Robelinda2, joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to explain how he built his extraordinary archive of video footage and Scotland's Calum MacLeod joins the show to talk about Scotland's win over England in Edinburgh that took place two years ago this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of the new podcast series, The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look back at the early days of the rivalry between the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams. The pair are joined by former India and Pakistan internationals Farokh Engineer and Asif Iqbal, who share their memories of the rivalry and reminisce over the friendships forged between the players on opposing sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second episode of Wisden and CricViz's 10-part series, The Greatest T20, former West Indies captain Daren Ganga joins Yas Rana and CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde to discuss who the greatest T20 side of all time is. Paul Nixon and Hassan Cheema also join the show to talk about the best English and Pakistani domestic sides in the format's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Phil Walker look back at England's 3-1 win over West Indies in 2000, a series that marked a shift in the fortunes of the England team under the leadership of Duncan Fletcher and Nasser Hussain. Michael Atherton and Dominic Cork feature on the show with some of their memories of that series. Jo, Yas and Phil also discuss the West Indies squad that's been named for their upcoming tour of England and look at how the England side might change if Joe Root misses the first Test of that series to attend the birth of his second child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Latter, the CEO of the Guernsey Cricket Board, joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to explain how Guernsey, with the help of a range of social distancing measures, brought cricket back to the British Isles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Norcross joins Jo Harman and Yas Rana to pick Wisden's County Championship team of the 2000s. The panel also discuss the announcement of England's 55-man training group ahead of the proposed start of the international summer in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of The Greatest T20, a new fortnightly 10-part collaboration between Wisden and CricViz on T20 cricket, England World T20 winner Luke Wright joins CricViz analyst and award-winning author Freddie Wilde and regular Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast host Yas Rana to discuss who the greatest T20 batsman of all time is. Wright also explains how T20 cricket has changed since it first featured in county cricket in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wisden trio of Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana pick an England Test team of the 2000s and an England ODI team of the 2000s. They also briefly discuss the ECB's progress towards bringing international cricket back this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots packed into this episode. Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss being allowed to net again, Scott Oliver discusses the likelihood of amateur cricket returning this summer, Johnno Gordon gives a perspective of the challenges facing club captains at the moment and Rob Cross explains why he and two other soldiers decided to run marathons to raise money for the NHS and Chance to Shine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Stern, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana select the Wisden Test Team of the 2000s, taking into consideration performances from January 2000 to December 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England World Cup winner Alex Hartley joins the Jo Harman and Yas Rana to talk about what the 2020 cricketing summer might look like in both the men's and the women's game. Hartley also talks openly about the loss of her central contract and looks back at a magical day at Lord's in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lancashire and England leg-spinner Matt Parkinson joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to discuss the postponement of The Hundred, Parkinson's career so far and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil Walker and Yas Rana get their teeth stuck into an age old debate that's split club cricketers for decades: should club cricketers walk when they nick it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Gower joins the show to look back at his remarkable life in the game both on the field and in the commentary box and explains that he has no intention of leaving cricket just yet. He also gives an update on what his Desert Island Discs choices are, 36 years after his appearance on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices