- 34 minutesIPL 2026 Awards: Magic Moments and Big Surprises
Content creator and cricket fan Henry.vr joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu in the Strategic Timeout studio to look back on this year’s IPL tournament as they pick their magic moments as well as the players who have delighted and surprised them.
30 May 2026, 2:23 pm - 54 minutes 46 secondsLeading England's Attack: Josh Tongue looks ahead after Ashes
Mark Chapman is alongside former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, former England fast bowler Steven Finn and the BBC’s cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt as they talk to Josh Tongue about his England career and discuss England's new National Selector.
We also hear from England Women's Head Coach Charlotte Edwards in build up to the T20 World Cup and talk to Durham Coach Dani Hazell who won the competition in 2017.
Timecodes: 1:30 Reflecting on the Ashes: Does Josh Tongue want to lead England attack? 08:00 England's self inflicted defeats 15:50 Process behind finding new National Selector 30:00 Does the new Selector need to be English? 34:50 Support for Zak Crawley: 37:45 Women's T20 World Cup 38:30 Charlotte Edwards speaking to Henry Moeran: 41:00 Durham Coach Dani Hazell: 45:00 Does success of other England Women's National teams add to T20 Pressure?:
27 May 2026, 2:36 pm - 49 minutes 57 secondsCounty Championship: Joe Root talks Yorkshire's rout of Surrey
Kevin Howells presents the best of the conversations around this week's County Championship results.
He talks to England's record run-scorer Joe Root following Yorkshire's huge win over Surrey, and Liam Dawson looks back at his red-ball career. Kevin also speaks to Nottinghamshire's Director of Cricket Mick Newell, Yorkshire Head Coach Anthony McGrath, and Mail on Sunday's Richard Gibson.
19 May 2026, 4:00 pm - 41 minutes 38 secondsStrategic Timeout: Chris Green talks IPL, Brendon McCullum & Shubman Gill
Australia all-rounder Chris Green joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL as well as discussing his career in franchise cricket and playing under Eoin Morgan and Brendon McCullum.
17 May 2026, 6:00 am - 44 minutes 34 secondsRobinson returns & Gay gets the nod
Henry Moeran is alongside World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent & BBC Cricket Correspondent Stephan Shemilt for reaction to England Men's Test squad.
They discuss Ollie Robinson getting recalled to the side, as well as Emilio Gay's possible chance to open the batting for England and the selections of James Rew and Sonny Baker.
13 May 2026, 7:58 pm - 25 minutes 8 seconds"It's Cricket's turn now": all eyes on the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
Henry Moeran is alongside England World Cup winners Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Alex Hartley as they look ahead to a huge summer of cricket for England's women, with the target of winning the T20 World Cup on home soil.
How has the preparation been? What is the strongest part of Charlotte Edwards' squad? And what are the minimum requirements for this set of players?
Test Match Special will have commentary of every ball of every match of the Women's T20 World Cup across BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra, and the BBC Sport app & website.
12 May 2026, 4:00 pm - 38 minutes 44 secondsStrategic Timeout: Mark Wood on the IPL, England & the pressure of playing
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England fast bowler Mark Wood joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL and shares how he’s faring ahead of a busy summer of cricket.
2 May 2026, 10:27 am - 24 minutes 5 secondsEngland's T20 World Cup Squad
England have announced their squad for this summer’s T20 World Cup. Kevin Howells speaks with Isabelle Duncan about the squad and we hear from head coach Charlotte Edwards as well as 18 year old surprise inclusion Tilly Corteen-Coleman.
30 April 2026, 11:15 am - 47 minutes 48 secondsThe art of spin bowling
Mark Chapman, Sir Alastair Cook, Jack Leach and, Phil Tufnell discuss the attitude towards spinners in England, how franchise cricket has affected the art of spin and whether England know what they want from their spinner heading into the summer.
How do you become a spinner? Is it down to the player or coach? Jack Leach and Phil Tufnell give insight into how they found themselves becoming spinners and, whether a batters’ attitude changes as you get older and as they get older.
As a spinner, what do you need from your captain? Is it blind faith? Is it protection if you are going for runs? The panel dive into the mind of a spin bowler and how they can adapt their game.
TIME CODES: 00:00 Intro and London Marathon 01:50 County Cricket’s substitute rule 04:03 The art of spin bowling 05:30 Captains and spinners 15:32 The nuance of spin 17:30 How did it start? 25:05 English attitude towards spin 33:26 When were you at your peak? 35:00 What if you started as a spin now? 38:20 The mental side 41:40 What do England want this summer?
27 April 2026, 9:51 pm - 27 minutes 52 secondsStrategic Timeout: Sooryavanshi Continues to Stun the IPL
Indian prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues his meteorological rise in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals. The batter, who has only just turned 15 stars with the bat yet again for his side, has made two 50+ scores this tournament - but how does he do it? Former England all-rounder Samit Patel and Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor join Amber Sandhu to discuss all the latest headlines from the Indian Premier League. Plus, Patel discusses his time in an England shirt and tells us what his only regret was when playing international cricket.
24 April 2026, 2:47 pm - 53 minutes 3 secondsBig changes for the England Test team?
Mark Chapman, Alex Hartley, Steven Finn and, Matt Prior discuss how England’s Test team is shaping up for the summer, the spots up for grabs and, who is best placed to take them. Less than two months to go until England begin their Test summer against New Zealand at Lord’s, by that time it will be nearly five months since Ben Stokes’ side trudged off the SCG having lost the 5th Ashes Test, losing the series 4-1.
Who should remain in the side? What are the main positions up for grabs? And is there someone who has done enough to make the step up?
They also discuss the new rules around replacing players in the County Championship which has proved controversial so far.
TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 06:15 How does selection work? 12:38 Opening batting partnership 16:35 Time for a new opening partnership? 24:37 James Rew and a positional dilemma 27:08 The cricket structure in England 30:31 Jacob Bethell and the Indian Premier League 34:34 Scores in the league 36:17 Favourites in the IPL 36:42 England’s pace bowlers 43:09 Spin bowlers 47:30 County Championship substitutes rule
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