Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the first England squads of the Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards era.

There's also Katya's fascinating chat with Emily Arlott, included in those squads after an excellent start to the season.

0:00 Intro / 1:27 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 16:04 England squads / 21:53 What's England's best XI? / 28:47 County round-up / 34:03 Emily Arlott interview / 1:01:59 Outro

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Isa Guha joins Phil Walker and Yas Rana to talk about Virat Kohli’s glittering Test career after the India great announced his immediate retirement from the format.

Later in the show, Mark Butcher talks about Kohli’s wider legacy as a Test cricketer.

There’s also discussion on England’s first white-ball squads of the summer, the upcoming World Test Championship final and Isa’s work at her charity, Take Her Lead.

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Following the the ECB’s ban on trans women participating in competitive recreational cricket, the panel get into why the decision was made and what the future holds for trans women in cricket. Later in the show there's Lauren Winfield-Hill on all the action from the Metro Bank One Day Cup. 0:00 Intro / 3:25 Suzi James speaks to Phil Walker about the decision / 35:07 Studio chat / 48:13 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 1:00:24 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 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket

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Loads to get through this week. There's Yas Rana and Phil Walker on James Rew's England call-up and Rohit Sharma's Test retirement, a special feature celebrating 20 years of Chance to Shine and Ben Gardner on a potential players' revolt. Mark Butcher also joins Yas to chat about talent ID in the wake of Rew's selection. 0:00 Remitly / 0:49 Intro / 2:19 James Rew / 11:30 Patreon / 11:53 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards / 12:11 Rohit Sharma / 23:39 County Championship / 30:26 Mark Butcher / 41:41 Chance to Shine Pt.1 / 57:36 Chane to Shine Pt.2 / 1:04:27 Howzat Travel / 1:04:51 The players' revolt / 1:20:31 ODI hospitality / 1:21:18 Outro

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Tim Wigmore and Cameron Ponsonby join Yas Rana to talk about Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record-breaking innings, the latest from the County Championship, Tim's new book on the history of Test cricket, potential IPL expansion and more.

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Loads of stuff to cover on this week's show.

Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed as England's new captain, Tier 1 action has continued with some standout performances, there's a look at what life is like for sides in Tier 3 and discussion about India's new ODI batting star. 0:00 Intro / 1:32 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Nat Sciver-Brunt and Tier 1 / 22:07 Charlotte Edwards interview snippet / 24:05 What life is like in Tier 3 / 39:46 India's newest batting star / 44:57 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 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket

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Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss a dramatic finish to the Women's World Cup Qualifier and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflects on a historic opening round of Tier 1 county fixtures.

There's also Steve Snell, Head of Performance at Cricket Scotland, with a fascinating insight into the impact of Scotland's near miss at the World Cup Qualifier.

0:00 Intro / 1:31 Steve Snell on Scotland / 22:31 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Tier 1 / 41:22 World Cup Qualifier / 47:12 Outro

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Lawrence Booth joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to talk about the release of this year's prestigious Wisden Almanack, including the award winners for 2025.

Elsewhere in the show there's chat about round three of the County Championship, the latest from the IPL, Mark Butcher on finger spin and much more.

0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:04 Wisden 2025 award winners / 13:09 Lawrence's Editor's notes / 26:55 Questions / 32:32 Gullivers Sports Travel / 33:29 Mark Butcher / 44:09 Wisden Photograph of the Year / 45:15 County Championship / 1:01:14 IPL / 1:06:21 PSL / 1:07:54 BANvZIM / 1:08:49 Jon Hotten / 1:32:13 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana preview the 2025 women's county season and discuss the latest from the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan.

0:00 Intro / 1:09 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 17:54 County season preview / 29:56 World Cup Qualifier / 47:27 Outro

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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more.

Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship.

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A bit of a different episode today as Katya Witney conducts a deep dive into what makes Australia the best side in the world.

She speaks to Shawn Flegler, Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in Australia, about investment in the WNCL and WBBL, pathways for young players, leadership programmes and much more.

As someone who's experienced both the Australian and English domestic systems, Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Katya to look at how the two setups compare.

Elsewhere in the show, Georgia Elwiss chats to us about playing under Charlotte Edwards' leadership, both as captain and coach, and there's an update from the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

0:00 Intro / 1:36 Pathways, selection and WBBL investment / 12:00 Developing young players / 24:30 Leadership and succession planning / 31:50 Georgia Elwiss on Charlotte Edwards / 46:49 World Cup Qualifiers / 1:02:58 Outro

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