Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

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  • 37 minutes 25 seconds
    An episode from Patreon: 100 hundreds that changed the game

    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 Monthlyย โ€“ย 100 hundreds that changed the game (and some that changed the world).

    In it, a selection of the gameโ€™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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    13 March 2025, 11:02 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    India win the Champions Trophy & Harry Brook pulls out of the IPL

    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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    10 March 2025, 6:59 pm
  • 43 minutes 46 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: Gujarat's surprise WPL title challenge & a chat with Lydia Greenway about England's 2005 Ashes heroes

    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.


    0:00 Intro / 1:35 Lydia Greenway interview / 22:27 Lauren's final / 24:59 Women's Premier League / 32:53 Australia A vs England A / 38:02 Outro


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    7 March 2025, 7:48 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Jos Buttler resigns and England crash out of another major tournament โ€“ what next?

    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.


    0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:40 Intro / 1:24 Jos Buttler resigns / 14:36 Does anyone play 50-over cricket? / 27:02 Brendon McCullum / 35:57 Wisden survey / 36:26 Lord's tickets / 36:59 Predicting England's 2027 World Cup XI / 43:31 Gullivers Sports Travel / 48:35 Do India have an advantage? / 52:53 Champions Trophy semi-finals / 1:04:32 Outro


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    3 March 2025, 6:28 pm
  • 43 minutes 32 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: How The Hundred retentions really work, and a chat with an Australian superstar

    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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    28 February 2025, 4:43 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    Has England's extreme pace policy backfired?

    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.


    0:15 Gullivers Sports Travel / 1:05 Intro / 3:59 Australia / 9:08 England / 27:53 Patreon / 29:08 Mark Butcher on ENGvAUS / 44:54 India & Pakistan / 58:56 Manual / 1:00:21 The future of Test cricket for smaller nations / 1:08:11 Ireland / 1:10:01 Other cricket / 1:15:05 Brydon Carse / 1:24:06 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:33:02 Outro


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    24 February 2025, 8:22 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Women's Cricket Weekly: Week one of the WPL & the future of England's pace bowling

    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.


    0:00 Intro / 1:26 Lauren Winfield-Hill on the WPL / 16:46 Pace bowling development programme / 25:11 Ryana MacDonald-Gay interview / 40:25 Chris Liddle interview / 1:03:05 Outro


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    22 February 2025, 9:44 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    The current culture around English cricket and a Champions Trophy preview

    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.


    *Apologies for any audio issues as we adjust to life in new surroundings*


    0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:32 Intro / 1:48 English cricket culture / 18:58 Being a TV host when things go wrong... / 26:36 Ben McKinney interview / 40:43 Sonny Baker / 43:21 total-play / 44:14 Champions Trophy / 1:01:28 Mark Butcher / 1:09:55 Manual / 1:11:49 Carl Hooper interview / 1:18:17 Kane Williamson & The Hundred / 1:20:45 Outro


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    18 February 2025, 4:25 pm
  • 33 minutes 20 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: WPL 2025 preview, Afghanistan & what does The Hundred sale actually mean?

    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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    14 February 2025, 5:09 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Why are England struggling so much in white-ball cricket?

    Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher discuss England's worsening white-ball struggles.

    In what was Brendon McCullum's first assignment as full-time white-ball head coach, Jos Buttler's side claimed just one win from eight games on a chastening tour of India.

    There's also chat about India's incredible strength, Australia's Test series victory in Sri Lanka, some huge names missing the Champions Trophy and more.


    0:00 Manual / 1:35 Intro / 2:38 What's wrong with England? / 22:09 The balance of England's XI / 33:43 India / 41:11 Gullivers Sports Travel / 42:47 Champions Trophy / 48:15 Sri Lanka vs Australia / 54:12 T20 / 58:13 Zimbabwe vs Ireland / 59:46 West Indies / 1:00:28 Outro


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    13 February 2025, 11:32 am
  • 53 minutes 37 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: It's finally over... Australia thrash England 16-0 & India win U19 World Cup

    It's finally over. England's Ashes nightmare ended with an absolute thrashing in the MCG Test as Australia secured a comprehensive 16-0 whitewash.

    Yas Rana, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney try to make sense of a miserable few weeks for England.


    0:00 Intro / 1:19 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:13 Women's Ashes, part two / 42:25 U19 World Cup / 47:48 Outro


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    6 February 2025, 2:21 pm
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