Yas Rana, Phil Walker, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner talk all things county cricket, including the Kookaburra vs Dukes debate and the allocation of the eight Tier One women's counties.

There's also discussion on the latest round of the County Championship, reflection on the previous week's IPL action and an incredible innings from Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu.

Yas speaks to Simon Cook, Kent's Director of Cricket, about player recruitment and Kent missing out on Tier One status, while Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss the state of the county game.

0:00 Intro / 1:20 Mark Butcher / 8:36 Live show / 9:02 Rob Key & Kookaburra vs Dukes / 25:16 Women's counties / 44:26 Simon Cook, Kent Director of Cricket / 57:26 County Championship / 1:07:03 IPL / 1:15:11 Chamari Athapaththu / 1:20:35 Rocky Flintoff / 1:22:48 Testmatch / 1:32:35 Outro

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On this special episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Lawrence Booth joins Mark Butcher and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2024.

The panel remember former Kent and England spinner Derek Underwood, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 78, as well as discussing the merits of four day Tests and the latest round of County Championship action.

Phil Walker also chats to author Scott Oliver about his book Sticky Dogs and Stardust, the Wisden Book of the Year for 2024.

0:00 Intro / 0:47 Wisden award winners / 13:33 State of the game & four day Tests / 23:59 Live show / 24:54 Derek Underwood / 30:45 County Championship / 40:47 IPL / 47:42 Wisden Book of the Year / 58:15 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Yas Rana react to the first week of the County Championship, one that saw Sam Northeast break an all-time record at Lord’s and Sam Cook remind everyone of his England credentials, impressing with the Kookaburra ball.

Maia Bouchier talks to Katya about her breakout tour of New Zealand and there is also chat on Shoaib Bashir, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri.

0:00 Intro / 2:53 Mark Butcher / 14:02 Sam Cook / 21:39 Sam Northeast / 25:35 Shoaib Bashir / 32:13 Kashif Ali / 37:19 Other county news / 41:02 NZvENG / 49:10 Maia Bouchier interview / 57:41 IPL / 1:02:39 Ravi Shastri & Kevin Pietersen / 1:05:17 Outro

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Yas Rana and Phil Walker are joined by Ben Bloom to preview the 2024 county cricket season and discuss the release of Ben's new book – Batting For Time: The Fight To Keep English Cricket Alive.

Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss the county season, as well as Ben Stokes' withdrawal from the T20 World Cup.

Finally, Aadya Sharma dials in to chat about the remarkable rise of Mayank Yadav, the 21-year-old Indian speed sensation clocked at 97mph in this season's IPL.

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0:00 Intro / 0:59 Wisden Live Show / 1:51 Mark Butcher on Ben Stokes & the 2024 season / 19:51 County Championship preview / 55:36 Ben's new book & the future of English domestic cricket / 1:28:00 Total-Play Ltd / 1:35:59 Other stories from world cricket this week / 1:38:09 IPL / 1:53:02 Outro

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Keaton Jennings joins Phil Walker and Yas Rana to talk about his recent experience with the England Lions in India, the upcoming county season where he will once again captain a Lancashire side well placed to mount a serious title challenge, and how the professional game has changed over the course of his career.

Ben Gardner and Katya Witney join Yas to talk about England’s up and down tour of New Zealand, the opening stages of the IPL and a tumultuous, but broadly positive, week in Pakistani cricket.

0:00 Intro / 0:52 Keaton Jennings interview / 44:34 New Zealand vs England / 53:13 IPL / 1:02:58 Pakistan / 1:06:13 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka / 1:07:43 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:23:09 Outro

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Matt Roller, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to a busy week of international cricket, one that saw Jason Roy miss out on a contract for The Hundred.

There’s chat about the IPL, which starts on Friday, discussion around making the County Championship more accessible for a younger audience and Ben Gardner also heads to Canterbury for a chat with the new Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond and one of the most exciting young batters in the country in Tawanda Muyeye.

Mark Butcher talks about Roy, Alex Hales’ decision to play in the LPL over the T20 Blast, and his own time in Pakistan while Wisden India’s Sarah Waris joins for a discussion on the WPL.

We'll have a full review of the New Zealand vs England T20I series on next week's show.

0:00 Intro / 3:42 The Hundred & Jason Roy / 22:54 Mark Butcher on Roy, Alex Hales & the PSL / 43:31 England players in the IPL / 50:12 Future of the IPL / 1:02:28 Daniel Bell-Drummond & Tawanda Muyeye interview / 1:28:45 Wanindu Hasaranga / 1:32:44 Afghanistan / 1:44:07 Charity quiz / 1:46:02 County Championship / 1:54:00 Women’s Premier League / 2:07:19 Salix AJK Marque LIVE DRAW! / 2:10:59 Trivia / 2:12:55 Outro

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Phil Walker, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana share their final thoughts on England’s series defeat in India, and ponder what comes next for Ben Stokes’ team.

There’s also chat on England’s worst ever winters, the domestic restructure in women’s cricket, the PSL, the WPL, Australia’s win over New Zealand in Christchurch and more.

0:00 Intro / 1:40 Brendon McCullum / 10:54 Changes England could make / 22:50 Players in different eras / 31:07 Beating India at home / 37:40 Reasons for optimism / 44:48 James Anderson / 47:30 New Zealand vs Australia / 52:10 Phil Salt / 55:48 New Zealand vs England T20Is / 1:01:09 Women’s domestic restructuring / 1:13:29 Jimmy Adams x Brian Lara / 1:16:56 Women’s Premier League / 1:19:38 Pakistan Super League / 1:22:26 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka / 1:23:25 Trivia & outro

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India thumped England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth Test at Dharamshala to seal a comprehensive 4-1 series victory.

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher reflect on the final day of the series, including a five-wicket haul for Ravichandran Ashwin in his 100th Test, James Anderson's historic 700th Test wicket and yet another England collapse.

0:00 Recap / 0:39 England / 10:17 Changes for England? / 16:37 Mark Butcher on the fifth Test / 28:23 India / 38:26 James Anderson / 42:26 Funny moments / 44:41 Outro

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Centuries from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill ensured India took firm control of the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala.

Yas Rana is joined by Aadya Sharma to discuss the action.

0:00 Recap / 1:41 First session / 3:48 England's spinners / 12:44 Padikkal & Sarfaraz / 16:45 The pitch / 19:23 Stokes / 21:36 Wood / 23:11 Outro

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Yas Rana and Ben Gardner review all the action from the opening day of the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharmshala – a superb one for Kuldeep Yadav, but a miserable one for the visitors.

0:00 Recap / 1:22 Kuldeep Yadav / 10:35 Zak Crawley / 15:58 England's batting / 24:59 Ollie Pope / 30:47 Yashasvi Jaiswal / 32:25 Outro

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Jim Wallace, Katya Witney and Yas Rana preview the fifth India-England Test, one that will see Jonny Bairstow and Ravichandran Ashwin both play their 100th Tests.

There’s also chat on Australia’s win over New Zealand, the PSL, the WPL and more.

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0:00 Intro / 0:35 Dharamshala / 3:02 Shoaib Bashir & Tom Hartley / 10:45 Bazball / 20:42 Jonny Bairstow / 27:32 Ravichandran Ashwin / 32:20 Mark Butcher on INDvENG & PSL / 43:00 Total Play / 43:50 New Zealand vs Australia / 54:44 Afghanistan vs Ireland / 58:09 Women's Premier League / 1:03:53 Mining For Gold / 1:15:27 Outro

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