Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

Kate Cross and Nasser Hussain join Ian Ward to analyse England’s eight-wicket drubbing by Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup which left them on the verge of an early exit. Joe Buttler said he can’t put his finger on why England have struggled in the competition. England’s white-ball head coach Matthew Mott insists team selection is not the reason his side slipped to a damaging defeat to Sri Lanka. While Nasser Hussain gives his opinion on the structure of English cricket and believes it’s a ’lame’ excuse for the holders' poor performance at the World Cup.

Ian Ward sits down with ECB managing director of men's cricket Rob Key to discuss the latest decisions on central contracts, with a new structure for 2023-24 in which multi-year contracts have been handed out for the first time.

Kate Cross and Nasser Hussain join Ian Ward to dissect England's thrashing by South Africa to leave them on the brink of World Cup elimination. We speak to white-ball head coach Matthew Mott for his thoughts on the heavy defeat, try to work out where England go next and who might be fit after Reece Topley was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a broken finger.

Nick Knight is joined Zak Crawley and ECB Performance Director, Mo Bobat to discuss England's shock upset defeat to Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup.

ECB men's performance director Mo Bobat tells Sky Sports what attributes England look for in players hoping to step up to international cricket, while Test opener Zak Crawley opens up on previously fearing for his place in the side and what the 'Bazball' style is really about.

Ian Ward is joined by Eoin Morgan and Nasser Hussain to discuss the action from the opening match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, as defending champions England were beaten emphatically by New Zealand. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra both notched scintillating centuries on their World Cup debuts as the Black Caps clinched a convincing victory by nine wickets.

As the countdown to the men's Cricket World Cup continues, Simon Doull and Kumar Sangakarra sit down to pick their greatest ever lineups from the tournament.

With the Cricket World Cup just days away, former captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton choose their best ever England World Cup lineups.

Daggers and Lyds return to discuss the end of the women's domestic season, which was another successful one for Charlotte Edwards and the Southern Vipers.Their captain, Georgia Adams joins us to speak about the success her side has enjoyed in recent years and also discusses her England ambitions.

Ian Ward is joined by Nasser Hussain, Eoin Morgan and Simon Doull to preview the upcoming Cricket World Cup. Eoin and Nasser select the exact same England starting XI, whilst Simon describes his choice for New Zeland. Are India the standout favourites to win the whole thing, or could it be South Africa's time?

Daggers and Lyds are back to discuss England’s ODI series win over Sri Lanka following a dominant display at Grace Road. Jon Lewis drops by to reflect on the series victory, as well as England’s exciting future and how young talent has given such great squad depth.Rumesh Ratnayake also gives a fascinating insight into the challenges and plans for progression within Sri Lankan cricket.

Daggers and Lyds are back to discuss Sri Lanka’s impressive turnaround in the T20 series against England that ended in defeat for the hosts. Should Issy Wong have been selected for England with the 21-year-old’s current run-up issues?Mahika Gaur also joins Lyds for a chat about life as an international cricketer following an impressive England debut.

England head coach Matthew Mott sits down with Michael Atherton as they discuss Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, and the World Cup squad.

Daggers and Lyds are back to discuss and dissect the group stages of The Hundred. We examine what went wrong for London Spirit and Trent Rockets, we look at the successful seasons for the Southern Brave and Northern Superchargers and have nothing but praise for Tammy Beaumont who is clearly in the form of her life!Smriti Mandhana joins Daggers for a chat about the Brave and the future of the WPL and we find out what Lyds is doing to find the next great all-rounder.

Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen and Ebony Rainford Brent take on the ultimate Sky Sports Lord's quiz. How did the trio get on?

Daggers and Lyds are back at the halfway point of The Hundred to discuss how the women's tournament is going so far.Which sides have the best chances to progress and which have the most work to do?

Daggers and Lyds catch up with India captain Harmanpreet Kaur to discuss The Hundred, the WPL and her passion for Test cricket. She also reflects on the growth of the women's game in India and reveals what it's like to be coached by Lyds!

Alex Hales chats to Sky Sports' Michael Atherton after announcing his retirement from international cricket. The batter opens up on why he made the decision, the mistakes he made off the field during his England days, and why he is proud of what he achieved. Hales also discusses franchise leagues and whether he misses playing first-class cricket.

Stuart Broad joins Nick Knight & Eoin Morgan to relive an incredible end to his Test career at the Kia Oval last week. They also look back through Stuart’s illustrious career and discuss the mindset it takes to reach and stay at the very top of the game.

Ian Ward, Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain and Ricky Ponting discuss England's 49 run win over Australia in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval as Stuart Broad claimed a wicket with his final ball in cricket to draw the series 2-2. Plus, hear reaction to an incredible Ashes series from Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali and England head coach Brendon McCullum.