Wisden Cricket Weekly

After winning the toss and opting to insert New Zealand in on day one in Hamilton, England were on the receiving end of a Tom Latham masterclass as he carried his bat and ended a rain-affected day on 101*. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the ground and Taha Hashim in the Wisden offices about the biggest talking points of the day including England's decision to field an attack without a frontline spinner for the first time in seven years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief Phil Walker and Wisden writer Aadya Sharma join Ben Gardner to discuss what England's innings defeat to New Zealand means for Joe Root going forward, a mesmeric hundred in a lost cause from Babar Azam, India and Bangladesh's inaugural day/night Test, and much else besides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand seal a deserved innings victory at the Bay Oval after a string of rash shots condemn England to another overseas defeat. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the ground in New Zealand and Ben Gardner in London about New Zealand's superb all-round performance and discuss where England go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another excellent day for New Zealand at the Bay Oval. BJ Watling and Mitch Santner put on the highest seventh wicket partnership in New Zealand's history as Watling became the first Kiwi designated keeper to score a Test double century while Santer recorded his maiden Test ton. Santner's three late wickets turned the contest even further in New Zealand's favour but England still have an outside chance of batting out the final day for a draw. Lawrence Booth, from the ground in Mount Maunganui, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss the day's action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand grind England into the dirt on day three at the Bay Oval as BJ Watling bats out the entirety of the day to leave the Black Caps in a strong position with two days to go. Lawrence Booth, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana chat about the biggest talking points of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England recover from an early morning collapse to end day two in a strong position. Lawrence Booth, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to another topsy turvy day of Test cricket that ended with Sam Curran swinging it in England's favour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fifties from Ben Stokes, Rory Burns and Joe Denly leave England in a strong position at the end of an attritional first day of their series in New Zealand. Yas Rana talks to Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth on the phone from the ground and Taha Hashim at Wisden HQ in London to dissect an enthralling day of cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BBC's Elly Oldroyd joins Yas Rana and Jo Harman to discuss England's upcoming Test series in New Zealand, Somerset's points deduction, another home India innings victory, Liam Livingstone's decision to prioritise the County Championship over the IPL and Elly's time covering minor county cricket. All that plus Ryan Higgins' unlikely link to Scotland's Mark Watt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sir Alastair Cook joins the show to discuss England's chances in New Zealand and the growing challenge of opening the batting on home turf, and Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, and Taha Hashim discuss England's 3-2 T20I series win over New Zealand, Pakistan's prospects in Australia, and Haseeb Hameed's Space Jam connection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Viv Richards joins the show for a condensed conversation about his career while Yas Rana, CricViz's Ben Jones and Michael McCann talk about all things cricket, from England's T20I series in New Zealand to Michael's time working at the European Cricket League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief Phil Walker, magazine editor Jo Harman, and staff writer Ben Gardner discuss Shakib Al Hasan's ban for corruption breaches, Lisa Keightley's appointment as the first full-time head coach of England Women, and the young radicals taking over England's men's side. Jo speaks to Ollie Pope about his return from injury, and whether he's ready to bat at first drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BBC Radio London's Middlesex commentator Kevin Hand joins Ben Gardner and Taha Hashim to discuss the rights and wrongs of The Hundred's first 18 months, where the competition goes next, and the winners and losers from the draft. They also examine Middlesex's turbulent three seasons, Sarfaraz Ahmed's sacking, and the T20 World Cup Qualifier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kumar Sangakkara talks cricket's return to Pakistan, Sri Lanka's international resurgence, and his plans as the first non-British president of the MCC, while Taha Hashim and Ben Gardner discuss the rest of the goings on from an eventful week in international cricket - off the field at least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wisden trio of Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker chat about a week that saw the ECB announce a new head coach and a new structure to the women's domestic game. Essex's Jamie Porter also joins the show to talk about working with new England head coach Chris Silverwood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde and Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine editor Jo Harman join Ben Gardner to discuss the launch of The Hundred, Rohit Sharma the Test opener, and crisps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We hear from Sir Alastair Cook and Simon Harmer after Essex claim the title after Somerset briefly threatened to spoil the party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Leach joins the podcast for an interview that is interrupted twice by the cheeky Essex duo of Sir Alastair Cook and Tom Westley. Leach talks about his improvement as a batsman, Somerset's bright future and spin bowling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana and Harry Josephs react to day two from Taunton, Roelof van der Merwe talks through his rapid 59 and Harry talks to England's newest spinner, Matt Parkinson, about his first international call up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana, Harry Josephs and Cricbuzz's Vithushan Ehantharajah react to the England squad news that saw Jonny Bairstow dropped from the England Test squad and six uncapped youngsters called up for the first time. We also hear from Ed Smith and look back at the first day's play in the title decider in Taunton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lizzy Ammon joins Yas Rana to look back at a bonkers week of County Championship action. They also preview next week's title showdown at Taunton and chat about the recent England central contract news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the series ends at The Oval, Taha Hashim and Phil Walker look back at the highs and lows of the last six weeks in this end of series awards show special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana and Phil Walker react to the third day at The Oval. A day's play that saw Joe Denly fall agonisingly short of a maiden Test century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taha Hashim and Phil Walker look back at the second day's play at The Oval, one that saw England emerge as unlikely favourites to level the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana speaks to Jo Harman on the phone at The Oval as England squander their solid start on a good wicket at 'the People's Ground' before a Jos Buttler rescue act restored a modicum of respectability. Mitch Marsh the unlikely hero with the ball for Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graeme Swann joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to discuss what's gone wrong for England in the Ashes, what happens next, what's gone right for Australia, spin bowling and captaincy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine editor and editor-in-chief Jo Harman and Phil Walker look back on a fascinating final day's play at Old Trafford, work out where the Ashes was won and lost, and discuss what changes England should make for The Oval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taha Hashim is joined by CricBuzz's Australia correspondent Bharat Sundaresan to discuss Steve Smith's unyielding excellence, Mitchell Starc's return to form, and whether England can turn the tables yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich Evans and Taha Hashim discuss a day which started with much promise for England, but was punctured by the brilliance of Josh Hazlewood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taha Hashim is joined by Rich Evans and Ben Gardner to discuss day two of the Old Trafford Ashes Test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Digital editor Rich Evans joins Taha Hashim and Ben Gardner from Old Trafford to discuss a weird first day of the fourth Ashes Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper episode featuring Ben Gardner in conversation with Phil Walker and Jo Harman about the Headingley Test, Mark Robinson's England departure, the County Championship and more, an interview with Alex Carey on his peculiar career trajectory and Manoj Narayan on India's win in West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Gardner and the Cricbuzz's Australia correspondent Bharat Sundaresan look back at one of the most bonkers days in cricket's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ashes Daily 12: Joe Root gives England the faintest of glimmers by Wisden Cricket Weekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After England's third sub-100 score this year, Ben Gardner and Jarrod Kimber try to make sense of another mind-boggling day of Ashes cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ashes Daily 10: Archer's first five-for of many, Labuschagne's promise, and getting hit amidships by Wisden Cricket Weekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Steve Smith ruled out of the third Ashes Test in Leeds, the panel assess England's chances of levelling the series as well as looking back at the recent KSL and County Championship action. That plus a whole lot more in this week's Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taha Hashim and Phil Walker reflect on the final day of the Lord's Test and look ahead to what might happen in Leeds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana and Taha Hashim reflect on the fourth day at Lord's where a sickly blow to Steve Smith's neck overshadowed one of the all-time great Ashes duels between himself and Jofra Archer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jo Harman and Yas Rana talk about a shortened day three at Lord's that leaves the prospect of a result in the balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana and Phil Walker look back at the action from day two at Lord's where England were bowled out for 258 on a slow wicket as Cummins and Hazlewood starred for Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nathan Lyon spins Australia to victory on day five as England barely make the halfway point in the day. Yas Rana, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner look back at the day and look ahead to potential changes each side (mainly England) could make for the second Test at Lord's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Smith continued his quite frankly ridiculous recent Ashes form with his 10th Test hundred against England to set Australia in a position where they need 10 wickets to win the first Test of the series. Jo Harman and Yas Rana look back at the day's play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An ebbing and flowing third day ended with England with their noses in front. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, and Taha Hashim look back on an undulating day in which Chris Woakes saved England with the bat before Steve Smith brought Australia back into the contest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week is an aeon in cricket. Rory Burns scores a maiden hundred that he'll remember for the rest of his life as England move into a dominant position after the second day at Edgbaston. Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Jo Harman look back at another memorable day of Ashes cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, well, well. After all the chat and pre-Ashes hype, day one of the first Test at Edgbaston certainly delivered. A Steve Smith masterclass helped Australia come back from 122-8 to 284 all out, leaving them arguably ahead of the game after the first day of the 2019 Ashes. Yas Rana and Taha Hashim look back at a brilliant day of cricket, while Phil Walker waxes lyrical about a special Steve Smith century from the ground at Edgbaston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wisden trio of Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Jo Harman come together for a blockbuster Ashes preview featuring interviews with Glenn McGrath and Ireland hero Tim Murtagh. They look back at the Ireland Test, the Women's Ashes, county cricket and Mohammad Amir's retirement and look ahead to the men's Ashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana and Jo Harman are joined by Tom Huelin and former Hampshire wicketkeeper Michael Bates as they discuss the Women's Ashes, the Ireland Test, the Zimbabwe situation, the Hundred, the T20 Blast, the Euro T20 Blast, the art of wicketkeeping and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher and John Altman join Yas Rana in an Ashes special. They look back to the World Cup final and exchange stories about their time in and around the England and Australia sides of the 90s and early 2000s. Taha Hashim speaks to Yas about England's squad for the Ireland Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a fantastic, outrageous, extraordinary conclusion to the 2019 Men’s Cricket World Cup, Jo Harman is joined by Phil Walker and Felix White to try and make some sense of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Sunday, England will play their first Men’s Cricket World Cup final for 27 years, and their first live match on free-to-air television since 2005, taking on New Zealand at Lord’s. Jo Harman is joined by Jonathan Liew of The Independent, New Zealand Herald reporter Andrew Alderson and Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross to preview the final and discuss the key match-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices