Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team

  • 1 hour 53 seconds
    Women’s Cricket Weekly: Former England head coach on his toughest calls, and how to win a World Cup

    Katya Witney chats to former England head coach Mark Robinson about winning the World Cup in 2017, his toughest selection calls, how coaching a women’s side changed his perspective on the game and much more.

    0:00 Metro Bank / 0:37 Intro / 1:05 Mark Robinson interview / 57:22 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.


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    14 November 2025, 11:59 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Who will open for Australia and why did England move on from Ollie Robinson?

    Yas and Lawrence are joined by broadcaster and friend of the show Adam Collins for yet more Ashes build-up chat after Australia announced their squad for the first Test. Also on the show, Butch on the squad and England's latest list of central contracts, and Adam tells us all about his brand new book, available to purchase via the link in the description below. 0:00 Naked Wines / 1:07 Intro / 2:39 Ashes discourse / 10:32 Mark Butcher / 22:01 Australia's squad / 40:53 Will Bazball work? / 47:41 Favourite Ashes kit / 50:19 Patreon / 51:01 Cricket 26 / 51:30 Ollie Robinson / 59:34 Adam's new book / 1:05:38 Outro



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    10 November 2025, 4:15 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Women's Cricket Weekly: What does India's historic World Cup win mean for the future of women's cricket?

    Lauren, Butch, Katya, Ben and Yas review India's victory in the World Cup final against South Africa and wonder what their historic win means for the future of women's cricket. Also on the show, Katya chats to former ICC Elite Panel Umpire Ian Gould about the standard of umpiring across the tournament and what it takes to be a television umpire. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:48 Intro / 1:21 World Cup final / 13:50 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 34:49 Mark Butcher / 47:41 Liam Plunkett Cricket / 48:07 World Cup reflections / 57:57 Ian Gould / 1:08:42 Team of the Tournament / 1:16:01 Outro


    The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.


    🏏 LIAM PLUNKETT CRICKET Visit https://www.lpcricket.com and use the code "WISDEN" to get 10% off and take your cricket further 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #IndianCricket #CricketWorldCup

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    4 November 2025, 12:11 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    India become world champions and do England’s ODI struggles have any bearing on the Ashes?

    India have won the Women's Cricket World Cup, England are still bad at ODI cricket and the Ashes preview chat continues with Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner, as well as Yas Rana's chat with Michael Vaughan. For more reaction to India's World Cup triumph, the Women's Weekly show with Lauren and Butch should be out tomorrow (Tuesday). 0:00 Intro / 1:15 World Cup / 17:18 Cricket 26 / 17:44 New Zealand vs England / 34:19 Ashes / 37:44 Australia / 41:24 Michael Vaughan / 52:29 Steven Finn / 1:01:07 Visit Melbourne / 1:01:42 The Hundred / 1:05:21 Pakistan / 1:06:12 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:17:48 Outro


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    3 November 2025, 7:19 pm
  • 1 hour 48 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: Rodrigues special takes India to final and what next for England?

    Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas review the two Women's World Cup semi-finals, including an iconic innings from Jemimah Rodrigues to knock out Australia, Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp's stunning performances against England.


    0:00 Metro Bank / 0:47 Intro / 1:17 India vs Australia / 12:26 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 38:38 England vs South Africa / 54:03 Predicting the final / 56:06 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #CricketWorldCup

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    31 October 2025, 4:13 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Two dramatic England collapses in a week: do they really need to 'go harder' in ODIs?

    Do Harry Brook's side really need to 'go harder' in ODIs? Butch, Phil, Ben Yas try to make sense of two England collapses against New Zealand and what – if anything – it all means for the Ashes. Also on the show, New Zealand's bowling brilliance, who's winning the race to open for Australia, runs for Rohit and Kohli, a very special listener question and more. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:38 Intro / 2:32 Mark Butcher / 20:56 Liam Plunkett Coaching / 21:25 England / 34:57 New Zealand / 40:38 A very special listener question / 42:33 Patreon / 45:15 Australia / 48:18 Rohit and Kohli / 51:23 Pakistan vs South Africa / 56:49 Bangladesh vs West Indies / 57:41 Comments / 59:21 Outro 🍻 TIMOTHY TAYLOR'S We’re incredibly excited to be working with Timothy Taylor’s throughout the Ashes. Proper beer, brewed the right way, perfect for watching the cricket. To ensure you’re never stumped on where to find a great pint of Landlord, visit: https://timothytaylor.co.uk/pint-finder 🏥 WPA HEALTH INSURANCE Find out more about WPA Health Insurance, the most trusted health insurer in the UK: https://www.wpa.org.uk 🏏 LIAM PLUNKETT COACHING Visit https://www.lpcricket.com and use the code "WISDEN" to get 10% off and take your cricket further


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    29 October 2025, 6:55 pm
  • 55 minutes 28 seconds
    Women's Cricket Weekly: Is England's more cautious approach working?

    Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the last week of World Cup action, including Australia's statement victory against England. Wisden India's Rahul Iyer joins the show to assess India's World Cup campaign so far. The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! / wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #CricketWorldCup

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    24 October 2025, 4:05 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    What's made Phil Salt a world class T20 opener, what is England's best side and an out-of-the-box Ashes option

    Ben and Yas are joined by Matt Roller to discuss the start of England's white-ball tour of New Zealand. They chat about Phil Salt and Harry Brook's fireworks in Christchurch and England's best XI before moving on to some more Ashes preview content, one of the most wholesome letters we've ever received and much, much more. Also on the show, a snippet of Jo Harman McGowan's hour-long chat with Damien Fleming, available to listen to in full on the Wisden Cricket Patreon channel. 0:00 Intro / 1:00 Timothy Taylor's / 1:52 Live show / 2:14 New Zealand vs England / 24:16 WPA Health Insurance / 24:40 Damien Fleming / 39:06 Liam Plunkett Coaching / 39:34 Ashes / 53:29 A very special letter / 56:32 Pakistan vs South Africa / 57:54 Canada Super 60 / 59:14 Auctions / 1:07:19 Outro


    🍻 TIMOTHY TAYLOR'S We’re incredibly excited to be working with Timothy Taylor’s throughout the Ashes. Proper beer, brewed the right way, perfect for watching the cricket: timothytaylor.co.uk/pint-finder


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    20 October 2025, 4:40 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Women's Cricket Weekly: England unbeaten but fail to convince after rain spares their blushes against Pakistan

    Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas round up another week of action from the Women's World Cup, and there's a chat with Bangladesh expert Tawhid Qureshi about their promising performances. 0:00 Metro Bank / 0:50 Intro / 1:28 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 22:00 Seat Unique / 22:32 Win a signed bat! / 23:32 World Cup / 46:49 Bangladesh / 58:12 Outro


    The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.


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    17 October 2025, 11:25 am
  • 1 hour 48 minutes
    How much does Cummins' injury change things, a chat with Mark Wood & is the pre-Ashes war of words getting too much?

    A bumper show for you today! Butch, Lawrence, Phil and Yas discuss what impact Pat Cummins' reported setback could have on the Ashes, the war of words is already underway and everyone seems to have forgotten what moral means. Also on the pod, a look ahead to England's white-ball tour of New Zealand, the panel's favourite commentators, India vs West Indies, Pakistan vs South Africa, a chat with Sonny Baker, and Phil spends half an hour with the one and only Mark Wood. 0:00 WPA Health Insurance / 0:37 Intro / 1:19 Mark Butcher / 13:35 Pat Cummins / 28:44 Brydon Carse / 30:14 Morals / 46:05 Mark Wood / 46:50 Dineticq / 47:30 Mark Wood interview / 1:17:09 New Zealand vs England / 1:19:39 TNT Sports / 1:23:23 Favourite commentators / 1:28:58 India vs West Indies / 1:30:23 Pakistan vs South Africa / 1:34:16 Sonny Baker / 1:42:35 Outro


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    15 October 2025, 4:38 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Women's Cricket Weekly: England thrash South Africa but sneak past impressive Bangladesh

    Lauren, Katya, Ben and Yas round up the first week of action from the Women's World Cup, including two very contrasting victories for England, a brief scare for Australia and an important win for South Africa. Also on the show, Estelle Vasudevan chats to Katya about all things Sri Lanka ahead of their clash against England.


    0:00 Intro / 1:18 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 20:38 Seat Unique / 21:13 World Cup / 52:58 Estelle Vasudevan / 1:11:45 Outro


    The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.


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    10 October 2025, 10:52 am
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