Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and CricViz's Ben Jones preview the 2025 IPL, discuss the tools England need to win in Australia, reflect on The Hundred draft and more.

Elsewhere in the show there's Mark Butcher on Mark Wood's injury and some comments from David Warner, before Yas' fascinating interview with exciting young Hampshire and England Lions seamer Sonny Baker.

0:00 Intro / 1:34 England's next captain / 9:43 Mark Butcher / 19:26 What England need in Australia / 28:44 Sonny Baker interview / 1:02:22 Wisden survey / 1:02:52 IPL 2025 preview / 1:23:52 The Hundred draft / 1:38:31 T20 double headers / 1:41:07 Saudi T20? / 1:47:01 Outro

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We've got loads in store for you on this week's episode.

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss The Hundred draft, England's squads for their 'A' tour of Australia and the latest from the WPL.

Elsewhere in the show we hear from West Indies superstar Chinelle Henry, and Yas is joined by Kate Cross to chat about the rapid rise in pay in the women's game as well as the Ashes.

0:00 Intro / 1:20 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 24:26 Women's Premier League / 28:24 Chinelle Henry / 44:05 The Hundred / 59:37 England A squads / 1:05:25 Kate Cross / 1:17:03 Outro

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Originally posted on our Patreon channel two weeks ago, Yas, Phil and Jo discuss a particularly special feature in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly – 100 hundreds that changed the game (and some that changed the world).

In it, a selection of the game’s best writers tell the stories behind a century of centuries spanning more than 250 years which left an indelible mark on an ever-evolving sport and, in some instances, sparked social or political change.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to India's victory against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final, Harry Brook's withdrawal from the IPL and all the latest news from the world of cricket this week.

0:00 Seat Unique / 0:51 Intro / 1:35 India / 10:01 Rohit Sharma / 14:42 Are India set to dominate? / 18:46 WPA Health Insurance / 19:09 Moment of the Week / 22:44 New Zealand / 28:12 Patreon / 28:38 Final reflections on the Champions Trophy / 35:02 Lord's tickets / 36:06 Harry Brook / 42:21 Ben Stokes / 44:41 Wisden survey / 45:06 Steve Smith / 47:50 Pakistan / 52:48 Developing spinners in England / 1:01:15 Covid's legacy, five years on / 1:04:52 Outro

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Ahead of International Women's Day (March 8th), Katya Witney speaks to Lydia Greenway about her experiences in the game, England's 2005 Ashes heroes and those who came before professionalism.

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill then chat through all the latest action from the Women's Premier League and look ahead to England A's tour of Australia.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher discuss Jos Buttler's resignation as white-ball captain and England's disastrous Champions Trophy campaign.

There's chat about potential successors to Buttler and new faces in the squad moving forward, before the focus switches to the knockout stages of the tournament this week.

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the retention process for the 2025 Women's Hundred and Katya Witney speaks to Australia superstar Annabel Sutherland, currently out in India at the WPL.

0:00 Intro / 1:16 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:10 Annabel Sutherland interview / 37:47 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Irish freelance journalist Nathan Johns discuss all the action from the opening round of Champions Trophy action, including England's defeat to Australia and a comfortable victory for India against Pakistan.

Also on the agenda, the future of Test cricket for smaller nations, Jo Harman's interview with Brydon Carse, Mark Butcher on England vs Australia and a bumper new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly.

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflect on the start of the 2025 Women's Premier League, before Katya Witney does a deep dive into England's new pace bowling development programme.

She chats to Ryana MacDonald-Gay, who played two Tests for England over the winter, and Chris Liddle, the coach in charge of the pace programme.

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After a tricky start to 2025, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Kate Mason discuss the culture in English cricket before previewing the Champions Trophy, which gets underway this week.

Mark Butcher speaks to Yas ahead of the tournament, and Durham's young batting star Ben McKinney joins the show to chat about his winter with the England Lions.

There's also a snippet of Jo Harman's excellent interview with Carl Hooper, exclusively available on Patreon.

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Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney preview the 2025 Women's Premier League, discuss the progress being made for Afghanistan's women and ponder what the sale of The Hundred actually means.

0:00 Intro / 1:12 WPL / 14:52 Afghanistan / 20:50 The Hundred sale / 30:35 Outro

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