The Daggers & Lyds Podcast

Daggers returns (Not for long, don't worry) to put the podcast to bed. 

After a very busy 24 hours over the weekend, the decisions were made to remove England Women’s head coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight. Daggers & Lyds get together to discuss the reasons behind their removal and the ECB review after the disastrous Women’s Ashes tour.   The pair answer questions sent in about who might fill both positions.  

Daggers & Lyds get together again to go through all the latest news from the world of women's cricket. England announce a TWENTY player "A" squad for their tour of Australia and the pair pick that apart.  The HUNDRED draft took place and they look at the headlines from that and how the squads are shaping up for the summer.  Plus the Mumbai Indians make it TWO WPL championships in the first thr...

Daggers (in India) and Lyds (in the UK) return with a look at the first two weeks of the Women's Premier League in India. Daggers catches up with commentary colleague and former Indian international Anjum Chopra to get her thoughts on how the first three years have fared, the possible expansion of the League and what the pathways are for young domestic players. Then, ahead of International Women's...

Daggers and Lyds return after a short break (which there is a very good reason for) to finally look over some of the reasons for England's performances in the Women's Ashes and to respond to some of the comments made by ECB Managing Director of Women's Cricket Clare Connor.     The look over the issues and the potential remedies going forward. Plus Daggers is in India for the WPL and also looks ba...

Daggers and Lyds get together to review a dominant start to the WAshes by Australia as they complete a 3-nil series whitewash of the 50 over part of the series.  That means a lead of 6-nil lead in the multi format system needing only 2 more points to retain the trophy.  The pair discuss the games and try and put a finger on what's gone wrong for England.

Daggers & Lyds are back for their big preview of the forthcoming Women's Ashes series.   After Australia retained the Ashes in England in 2023, this contest is one of the most eagerly anticipated in years after England won both the T20 and ODI sections of the multi-format series, with the Aussies winning the test at Trent Bridge.   Plus the pair answer some listener and viewer questions, and d...

Daggers & Lyds bring you a festive edition of the podcast including a review of the test between South Africa and England (at least thats one review that's not controversial) plus the series between India & WI and NZ v Australia.   They discuss the England central contracts and the hundred pay increases with a round-up of all the other news.   THE BIGGEST NEWS??? You'll have to watch to fi...

A Bumper episode!!! Daggers and Lyds round-up the ODI series between South Africa and England and are joined by Pace-Ace Lauren Filer for a chat! They then move onto Australia v India with Sky Sports colleague Mel Jones discussing their form and the recently ended WBBL.   Finally the pair go through an historic T20 series victory for Ireland over Bangladesh.   And finally Daggers rants about an ar...

In this episode Daggers & Lyds are joined by Sky Cricket colleague and former Australia international Mel Jones to chat about a topic which has returned to the headlines recently.   The plight of the Afghanistan women's team has been ongoing ever since the country returned to Taliban rule back in 2021. The Taliban refuse to allow women to play sports (amongst many other laws against women) and...

Daggers and Lyds are joined by spinner Charlie Dean after England's 3-0 T20 series win against South Africa. She chats about the post world T20 fallout, predictions of her being a possible future England captain and whether having a birthday so close to Christmas, she receives two lots of presents.   Plus the pair are across all the news of the moment in the women's game looking at the internation...

After a months break Daggers and Lyds are back for a new season of Women's cricket chat! Daggers is back from his epic road trip and also has someone for you to meet, while Lyds takes control of the pod! The pair discuss that plus the movements withing the England team ahead of their series v SA, Ind/NZ series, Pakistan central contracts, the latest county signings, WBBL and have a long discussion...

Daggers and Lyds round up the WT20 final, where little-fancied New Zealand managed to win their first title in 24 years overcoming a strong and spirited South Africa.  The pair take a look at the key moments in the game, the players who shone and give an overview of their impressions of the tournament. 

Daggers and Lyds catch up after Australia's demise at the hands of South Africa at the WWT20 in Dubai.   The "Big 3" are out of the competition and the pair react to that, then a bumper edition of the mailbag focussing on the England Women failing to reach the knockout stage.   Some tough questions were posed, and Daggers & Lyds do their best to answer them.

Daggers and Lyds catch up in the middle of the group stage of the ICC Women's T230 World Cup to review the matchers on both sides of the tournament, the performances, tactics and the surprises.   Sarah Glenn joined Lydia   for a chat to discuss their first two wins and what England have learned so far.   Plus the pair take a look at how the rest of the tournament may pan out.

Daggers (in the UK) and Lydia (In the UAE) get together and chat about the opening matches of the Women's T20 World Cup.   Lydia also chats about the batting techniques required in Dubai, given the heat and the slow nature of the surfaces. Meanwhile they discuss reports of the Pakistan Women's team not being paid and Durham signing Lauren Filer.

Daggers & Lyds have called on one of their commentary buddies to take a close look at Group B as they build up to the Women's World T20.   South African commentator Natalie Germanos who will be alongside Lydia on the commentary team in Dubai, joins the pair to take a look at the second group in a bit more depth via a game of "What's the Word?"

England fast bowler Lauren Bell joins Daggers & Lyds in the latest episode from Abu Dhabi as England continue their preparations for the upcoming Women's World T20. She opens up about the changes she's made over the last 12 months and why and how she's tried to take her game to the next level. Also Daggers & Lyds round up the local and international news in the world of women's cricket.

Daggers & Lyds chew the fat over the week's womens cricket news, with Irish success as England finish their series in the Emerald Isle, the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy semi finals are completed and the ICC align the women's prizemoney for Women's tournaments with the Men's.  The pair also start their big World T20 preview taking a look at Group A by way of a game of Over/Under!  

Daggers and Lyds have returned after a short break with a bumper edition!  Tammy Beaumont joins the pair from Belfast in the middle of the England women's series against Ireland fresh from a big performance in the 2nd ODI.  Daggers and Lyds then round up all the news from the Hundred, WBBL, CPL, RHF and tier one signings and the womens domestic game aligning with the mens in both 20 and 50 over fo...

Daggers and Lyds return for a whirlwind episode after a breathless start to the Women's 100 season! The pair take an overview of the opening couple of rounds and then grab the former World Cup winning Men's captain Eoin Morgan for a chat about the women's game and what England can expect in Bangladesh for October's World T20.

Daggers and Lyds take a look back over England Women's 5-nil drubbing of New Zealand in their recent T20 series. As well as looking back over the excellent performances throughout the series, Lydia chats at length with the Head Coach John Lewis, and the pair look ahead to who may be on the plane to Bangladesh for the WT20 in October.

Daggers and Lyds are joined by Durham CCC Director of cricket Marcus North and Head Coach Dani Hazell to unveil the first signing for the county ahead of the 2025 season  Not only that, but the reaction from both on Durham's successful bid to become a tier one county, how they're set up for next year and the processes involved in putting a squad together.

Daggers and Lyds head straight from the comms box onto the field to pick apart the good and the bad from the 3rd ODI between England and New Zealand.  England won the series 3-0 and the pair give their thoughts, opinions and analysis and are also joined again by Katey Martin who gives a view from the White Ferns. 

The latest edition of the podcast see Daggers and Lyds preview the upcoming and highly anticipated ODI & T20 women's series between England and New Zealand.  Former White Fern and now broadcaster Katey Martin joins the pair to chew the fat over the state of the NZ team, the players and expectations for the series.  Plus Daggers and Lyds round-up an excellent Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day at...