Test Match Special

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Insight and analysis from the Test Match Special team - including interviews with top players and special features.

  • 39 minutes 59 seconds
    No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Thunder teammate Olivia Thomas on autism, friendship and the power of cricket

    With April being Autism Awareness Month, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are joined by Thunder teammate Olivia Thomas to learn about her experiences of living with autism and ADHD.

    26 April 2024, 4:53 pm
  • 40 minutes 34 seconds
    County Cricket: How do you manage games as a captain?

    Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills and Emily Windsor to discuss this week's big stories coming out of the County Championship.

    They react to the eight women's teams which have been awarded tier one status from 2025 onwards.

    Warwickshire Men's captain and current highest run scorer in Division One Alex Davies joins them to talk about his great form so far this season, despite his struggles turning half-centuries into centuries. Also how he manages his bowlers who don't won't to be taken off and tales of Pakistan international Hassan Ali - the prankster.

    Plus, Ben Bloom, the author of Batting For Time, talks about the future of the domestic game.

    25 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 25 minutes 58 seconds
    The IPL - Rajasthan still rampant, RCB continue to struggle

    Why can't RCB find form despite the heroics of Virat Kohli? And can Rajasthan Royals continue their brilliant season? Nikesh Rughani and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala discuss it all.

    23 April 2024, 5:23 pm
  • 42 minutes 4 seconds
    No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - back in the country, baby!

    Kate Cross and Alex Hartley give their thoughts on the new women's domestic set-up and have tales of their winter adventures. Plus, Alex is becoming a golf person...

    19 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 46 minutes 28 seconds
    County Cricket: Should Kookaburra be here to stay?

    Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to bring you all the huge stories from the County Championship this week.

    They speak to Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson about the impact the Kookaburra ball has had on the competition and whether it's a good or bad thing for English cricket.

    They discuss the pressures of a player proving themself when moving to a new team and how can you put a stop to a batting collapse.

    Plus, Kevin speaks to the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024.

    18 April 2024, 4:00 am
  • 35 minutes 14 seconds
    The IPL - Brilliant Buttler does it again!

    Tymal Mills and Steven Finn join Nikesh Rughani to discuss Jos Buttler's latest heroics after another dramatic week in the IPL. Plus, we hear from Punjab Kings' Kagiso Rabada.

    16 April 2024, 8:09 pm
  • 48 minutes
    The new domestic season and remembering Derek Underwood

    Steve Crossman, Tymal Mills, Mark Ramprakash and Georgia Elwiss assess the key issues from the opening weeks of the County Championship season.

    Vic Marks joins the team to reflect on the death of England's most prolific spin bowler Derek Underwood.

    The team also look at whether using the Kookaburra ball is making it harder to take wickets and get results in the County Championship. And Georgia looks at England women's tour of New Zealand.

    TIMECODES 03:50 - Vic Marks on Derek Underwood 14:52 - Start of the County Championship season 33:12 - Kookaburra ball v Dukes ball 43:59 - England women's white ball tour of New Zealand.

    16 April 2024, 11:18 am
  • 41 minutes 17 seconds
    County Cricket: Runs in all directions as Northeast breaks Lord’s record

    Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills to bring you all the huge stories from the opening round of County Championship fixtures.

    They speak to Sam Northeast who hit an unbeaten 335 for Glamorgan against Middlesex at Lord’s, which is now the highest first class score recorded at the ground - overtaking Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990.

    Sam Cook reflects on his season opener for Essex as he took 10 wickets in the match, leading Essex to beat Nottinghamshire by 254 runs.

    Also, Kashif Ali talks to Kevin and Tymal about his journey to playing for Worcestershire and hitting two centuries in his two innings against Warwickshire.

    Plus, the Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Cricketers’ Association Daryl Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about the schedule demands of cricketers, how players are looked after with the commercial demands of playing so much cricket, and making sure players are staying safe when travelling for matches.

    And Emily Windsor wasn’t able to join Kevin and Tymal for the podcast, but she does send the guys a voice note as to why.

    10 April 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 53 seconds
    The IPL - Buttler's back and Shikhar Dhawan reveals the secret to staying at the top of your game

    Simon Mann, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Nikesh Rughani talk through some Buttler and Kohli brilliance, and we've got an exclusive interview with Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan.

    9 April 2024, 7:11 pm
  • 23 minutes 15 seconds
    No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - a series win in New Zealand!

    England bowler Kate Cross is fresh off the field at the end of the tour to New Zealand. Kate, Alex Hartley and former New Zealand wicket-keeper Katey Martin discuss the action.

    7 April 2024, 2:29 pm
  • 51 minutes 36 seconds
    County Cricket: The big County Cricket preview

    Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to look ahead to this season's County Championship.

    Durham head coach Ryan Campbell talks about his team's chances of winning Division 1 having just been promoted back up from Division 2, and he also gives an update of when we can expect to see Ben Stokes bowling. Whilst Durham's Chief Executive Tim Bostock talks about the 'honest conversation' the domestic game needs about private investment.

    4 April 2024, 9:11 pm
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