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Pod regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana discuss the controversial cancellation of the Old Trafford Test, talk about the latest update in the Azeem Rafiq story, the England-New Zealand T20I, the County Championship, Afghanistan, Irish dogs and Cameroonian Mankads. The kind people at Beer52 are offering a free case of eight craft beers, sourced and curated from the best breweries on the planet! All you need to do is go to www.beer52.com/WISDEN and cover £5.95 for postage. We’ve been recording the podcast over the last few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club, if you haven't heard about Sixes. Sixes Cricket Club  is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets! All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another stellar final day performance from India gave them the series lead after The Oval Test. The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look at what went so right for India and what went wrong for England. There's also discussion on England's ongoing white-ball series against New Zealand, Alice Capsey, the latest rounds of the County Championship and Misbah's last-minute resignation. We're working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case of eight unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code wisden at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the postage costs of £5.95 . Beer52 is the World’s largest beer club with over 175k active members. Each month members are sent a case with a different theme. Past themes have included Belgium, North & South Korea, California, New Zealand and many more. Your package comes with a magazine and two snacks and if you don’t like dark beer, you can choose the light option. So head to www.beer52.com/wi

Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana reflect on England's innings victory at Leeds, their first win of any kind in eight Tests. They discuss the form of the England quicks, Dawid Malan's successful return to the side, Joe Root's extraordinary run of scores and where it all went wrong for India. They also chat about the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, the County Championship and England women's upcoming series against New Zealand. We're recording the podcast over the next few weeks from Sixes Cricket Club, if you haven't heard about Sixes. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets. All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes. We're also working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case off 8 unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code 'wisden' at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana preview the third England-India Test, looking at what we should expect from the possible new additions to the team – Dawid Malan, Saqib Mahmood and Craig Overton. The panel also reflect on the first season of The Hundred. There's an interview with Jake Lintott who has enjoyed an extraordinary year in which he's gone from a teacher without a professional contract to a champion in The Hundred with a CPL gig later this summer. There's also a conversation with Glamorgan one-day skipper Kiran Carlson who led his county to their first trophy in 17 years. He offers insight on both this year's One-Day Cup and what it's like to count Marnus Labuschagne as one of your teammates. We're working in partnership with Beer52 across the next few podcasts.. To get a free case off 8 unique Beers, head to www.beer52.com/wisden or use the code wisden at beer52.com when ordering and cover just the postage costs of £5.95. We're also recording the podcast over the next few weeks

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at a Lord's classic that saw India seal a remarkable final day victory at the Home of Cricket. How much credit does Kohli deserve for his side's success? Why did things go so badly wrong for England on the final day? They also discuss West Indies' thrilling one wicket victory over Pakistan, the emergence of a new fast bowling superstar, the latest rounds of The Hundred and the One Day Cup. Sixes Cricket Club is the new cricket-themed social entertainment venue, with restaurant, bar and cricket nets. Sixes have Clubhouses in Fulham, Fitzrovia and a third venue opening in Manchester on August 29th. All Wisden Podcast listeners can receive 10% off their Food & Drink by quoting Wisden10 on their booking notes or when they arrive at the venue. Today’s podcast is also supported by pantsandsocks.com. So if you are listening to this wearing saggy, slightly faded underwear get yourself to pantsandsocks.com and treat yourself to some fresh, well-fitting d

Regulars Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana are joined by Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast newbie Cameron Ponsonby to discuss an absorbing drawn Test at Trent Bridge, one that left the hosts with a number of questions to answer ahead of the Lord's Test later this week. They also discuss the latest rounds of The Hundred, the Royal London One Day Cup's breakout stars, Bangladesh's series win over Australia and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast regulars Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by Felix White and CricViz analyst Ben Jones to discuss the upcoming England-India series, the latest rounds of The Hundred and much more. Felix talks about his lifelong relationship with cricket as well as his journey as a Tailender. You can order his new book – It’s Always Summer Somewhere – at https://wisden.com/shop/its-always-summer-somewhere-a-matter-of-life-and-cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Gardner fills in for Yas Rana as host and is joined by Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim and Jo Harman to look at the great, the good and the not so good of The Hundred, English cricket's shiny new toy. Elsewhere, Jo Harman puts Butch's off-stump guard criticism to Ollie Pope, and the panel discuss how the rescheduled IPL makes clear how squeezed the cricketing calendar is becoming, whether the Ashes could be called off if players' families aren't allowed to travel, and the start of the One-Day Cup, including a maiden List A ton for Haseeb Hameed. The show concludes with the second part of a special feature on Botham's Ashes, in partnership with Botham Wines, in which Beefy dives deep into his eponymous series with Phil Walker, including the revelation of what inspired his spell of 5-1 at Edgbaston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana talk about the latest England Test squad, one that saw the return of Jonny Bairstow and the inclusion of Haseeb Hameed. While the show was being recorded, Hameed was busy compiling a first-class ton against the touring India side, an innings that puts him in good stead for a possible recall at some point in the England-India series – the panel discuss the Hameed story so far. Taha and Yas reflect on the first ever game of The Hundred, an absolute thriller at The Oval with a record-breaking TV audience. There's chat on the England-Pakistan T20I series, the T20 Blast and much more. Join the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast private league to take on our regular panelists. Men's league: https://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-men/leagues/invite/441 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Jones and Yas Rana react to England's 3-0 win over Pakistan, one achieved with a squad completely different to the one originally picked. They discuss a range of impressive performances across the board from an inexperienced team, England's multi-format series win over India, the final round of the County Championship group stage, the game's looming COVID-19 crisis, the first week of The Hundred and much more. Don't forget to sign up to our brand new fantasy game – The Cricket Draft, Powered by Wisden –  for both the men's and women's competitions in The Hundred. Join the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast private league to take on our regular panelists. Men's league: http://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-men/leagues/join/10102aee79b4 Women's league: http://fantasy.wisden.com/the-hundred-women/leagues/join/10102aee79b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the COVID-19 outbreak in the England camp that resulted in the announcement of an entirely new group for the Pakistan series, one that saw the inclusion of six entirely uncapped players. There's also discussion on the latest round of the County Championship, South Africa's T20I series victory over West Indies, Mithali Raj's return to the top of the ODI batting rankings and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's comprehensive T20I series victory over Sri Lanka and try to work out what England learnt from the three-game contest. They also react to the latest round of Blast fixtures, look forward to The Hundred Wildcard Draft and answer your questions. Head to wisden.com/shop to purchase the Wisden Summer Party Pack, where you can save £100 on our ales, tankards and beermats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to New Zealand's victory in the World Test Championship final, the England women's Test at Bristol, the low-key start to England men's white-ball summer, the latest action from the T20 Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and more. The show also features interviews with England's latest limited overs call-up George Garton and one of the most exciting young quicks in the women's game, Issy Wong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's first home Test series defeat in seven years and discuss what's going wrong with England's batting. They look back at the start of the T20 Blast, preview the World Test Championship final and come up with an alternative structure for the competition's next cycle. From the 1hr16 mark, Lord Botham joins the show to talk to Phil about the first half of the 1981 Ashes, the build-up to that series and of course, Headingley. This episode is brought to you by MANSCAPED. Get 20% OFF MANSCAPED + Free Shipping with promo code WISDEN at MANSCAPED.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman and Yas Rana are joined by The Telegraph's Izzy Westbury to discuss historical social media posts from England players that emerged during and after the first Test of the summer at Lord's, as well as the subsequent reaction to them. They also reflect on the Test itself, the latest rounds of the County Championship and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy before Izzy leads a discussion the women's Test game ahead of England women's Test against India women next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel discuss a low-key build-up to an evenly matched Test series between England and New Zealand, the individual narratives that should make following it intriguing, and give some scoreline predictions. There is also an interview with Ollie Robinson. In the County Championship, there were more thrilling finishes, with Saqib Mahmood and Lancashire flying high after downing Yorkshire, and Middlesex down in the dumps with Leicestershire pulling off a huge chase. The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy kicked off and was just as thrilling, with Sarah Glenn, who also joins the show, making sure that the first of two Amy Jones hundreds didn't go in vain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minutes after the recording session ended, news of Haseeb Hameed's England recall and Sam Billing's maiden Test call-up broke. Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the two additions to the squad, prompted by an injury to Ben Foakes that also means that James Bracey is almost certain to debut at Lord's next week. Mark Butcher, CricViz's Ben Jones, Phil and Yas chat about the last week in cricket, talk batting technique and discuss Ben's new book, Hitting Against The Spin, which includes a section on England's 2019 World Cup planning. Notts skipper Steven Mullaney joins the show to talk about his side's stellar start to the season as well as Hameed's England recall and there's a short interview, conducted by Taha Hashim, with Charlotte Taylor – the star of last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final – ahead of the first week of the 2021 tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's 15-man squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand which saw the inclusion of two uncapped players but not any of the group that recently left the IPL. The panel discuss England's priorities and wonder if they're placing too much emphasis on this winter's Ashes series. There's a discussion on Cameron Bancroft's recent interview with The Guardian in which he suggested that Australia's bowlers may have had knowledge of his actions during the infamous Cape Town Test in 2018. The panel also preview the new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and run through all the major headlines from the global and English game this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of the County Championship where Craig Overton impressed once again for Somerset. They briefly look at the upcoming England-New Zealand Test series, the recently concluded Pakistan-Zimbabwe series, Lauren Winfield-Hill's remarkable knock AGAINST England, bamboo bats and more. The second half of the show is devoted to England's 2015 series against New Zealand. After a thrilling Test series, the ODI series marked the beginning of England's four-year journey from World Cup also-rans to World Cup champions. Sam Billings, who made his England debut during that series, joins the show for a reflection on how England managed to turn around their white-ball fortunes so dramatically in such a short space of time. If you want to go straight to the Billings interview, head to the 44-minute mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of County Championship games including Matt Parkinson's most recent 'Warne-esque' delivery. The podcast also includes a 10-minute interview by Ben with Parkinson. The panel also reflect on the IPL's suspension and a fascinating conversation Phil recently had with the man who scored more professional runs than anyone else, Graham Gooch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices