Stumped

On this week’s episode Alison Mitchell is joined by Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell to look back on India’s final day heroics in the fourth Test match at the Gabba, and ask if the win was the finest ever Test match performance in the country’s history. The team also dissect possible captaincy conundrums for both India and Australia. And we speak with England’s Dan Lawrence after he hit a maiden half-...

Australia head coach Justin Langer launches a passionate defence of captain Tim Paine and batsman Steve Smith, but how far has their behaviour in the third Test against India, and the reaction to it undermined efforts to restore the reputation of Australian cricket? Plus, a new book on the West Indian cricketer, lawyer and politician Learie Constantine, who played a pivotal role in improving race...

New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls on their journey to the top of the world Test rankings ahead of bigger, richer cricket nations like India, Australia and England. Reaction to an impressive debut for Australia opening batsman Will Pucovski in the third Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And the Nepalese cricket club in Tasmania that finally have their own home ground. Photo: Kane Wi...

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar gives his reaction to India's brilliant victory over Australia in Melbourne to level the series at 1-1 with two to play. Plus, Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce on her journey to being recognised as the women's associate player of the decade. Photo: Ajinkya Rahane and Shubman Gill (Getty Images)

Alison Mitchell brings you the best of Stumped in 2020. The show features an interview with the world's top fast bowler Pat Cummins and the unlikely secrets behind a leading umpire's success. Plus, the rise of women's cricket in Germany and an emotional Ebony Rainford-Brent calls for greater racial equality in the sport. Photo: (L) Australia Vice Captain Pat Cummins and (R) Former England player E...

Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are at the Adelaide Oval for reaction and debate as India and Australia go head-to-head in the opening Test, with Charu Sharma giving the Indian perspective. Plus, England's all-time record run-scorer Sir Alastair Cook looks ahead to a massive year for England's Test team with tours of Sri Lanka, India and Australia. Photo: Steve Smith (Getty Images)

Has Australia's batting crisis given India the advantage going into their eagerly-awaited Test series. The remarkable story of the team of Filipino domestic helpers making big waves in the Hong Kong cricket leagues. Plus, cricket supporters groups from around the world come together to fight for a bigger say in the future of the game. Photo: Virat Kohli (Getty Images)

Sydney Thunder bowler Hannah Darlington on Big Bash glory, future Australia selection and barefoot circles. Are England's coded messages from the dressing-room to the captain a vision of cricket's future or an underhand tactic that needs to be stamped out? The northern city that bore the brunt of Sri Lanka's civil war sets out to discover its first international cricketer. And reaction to Australi...

The weight is over for Australia and India as their heavyweight series gets underway in Sydney. England's Jos Buttler talks Twenty20 World Cup, Ashes and his captaincy hopes. And Paul Van Meekeren, the Dutch fast bowler delivering takeaway food during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Jos Buttler talks to Eoin Morgan (Getty Images)

From a Super Over at Lord's to the opening ball of the IPL final, Trent Boult is a man who thrives on pressure. The New Zealand fast bowler talks about success, failure and plenty in between. Plus, which cricketers have got the X-factor? The ones you leave on the bench apparently! We'll take a look at some controversial new rules designed to make the Big Bash even bigger. Photo: Trent Boult (Getty...

We hear from Mumbai Indians batting coach Robin Singh after the franchise won a fifth Indian Premier League title in eight seasons. Plus, has Covid-19 spoilt the Afghanistan story, or can natural talent and determination help them keep climbing cricket's ladder? And the parallels between the US election race and Test cricket. Photo: Mumbai Indians logo

Australia's former captain Steve Waugh tells us about his photographic journey through India in search of the spirit of cricket. Waugh also looks ahead to the titanic Test series between Australia and India and gives his views on the future of Test cricket. Plus, how women's cricketers at the Big Bash in Australia are using barefoot circles to raise awareness about the country's sometimes troubled...

We discuss the latest in the Men’s IPL and also preview the Women’s IPL challenge with former India bowler, Snehal Pradhan, and look at the clash in scheduling with the Women’s Big Bash. Plus, we speak to the Chief Executive of US Cricket, Iain Higgins, on their bid for ICC full member status by 2030. And with the whole of the South African cricket board resigning, we speak to Mo Allie live from C...

Has cricket lost touch with the Black Lives Matter movement? West Indies captain Jason Holder tells me the game has gone quiet on racism. Plus, could England and Australia playing different formats in different countries at the same time provide a financial lifeline to smaller nations? And Nigeria women's captain Samantha Agazuma on the cricketing journey she hopes will take her all the way to the...

With Sri Lanka's strict quarantine rules thwarting their return to the cricket field, we ask head coach Mickey Arthur if he can see a solution. And the power of a six - we look back at Javed Miandad's era-defining six for Pakistan against India in 1986 - and other key moments that changed the course of cricketing history. Plus, tributes to former New Zealand captain John Reid. Photo: Mickey Arthur...

Reaction to a record-equalling 21st consecutive one-day victory by Australia's remarkable women's team. Plus, Courtney Walsh on how he plans to turn West Indies women back into world beaters themselves. And the unexpected star of the English cricketing summer - umpire Michael Gough on how he gave up playing cricket at the age of 23 and went on to become statistically the best Test umpire in the wo...

Reaction to an astonishing week in the Indian Premier League, including a record run chase, a Super Over and a gravity-defying boundary save. Plus, as England legend Andrew Flintoff reveals his battle with bulimia, we'll hear the story of Sarah Coyte, the World Cup-winning Australia bowler who took a break from the game to deal with an eating disorder - and returned to win the Big Bash. Some liste...

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma pay tribute to Dean Jones, the great Australia batsman who has died at the age of 59. Plus, we're joined by Dhiraj Malhotra, CEO of Delhi Capitals, to discuss a controversial week in the Indian Premier League. Australia vice-captain Rachael Haynes looks welcomes the return of women's international cricket - with fans. And a dispute over Don Bradman's c...

Reaction to Australia's thrilling victory over England in the one-day series at Old Trafford. Former South Africa star Jonty Rhodes on the incredible advances in fielding in the Indian Premier League, which starts in Dubai this weekend. And as women's international cricket returns, West Indies batter Hayley Matthews relives the day when she toppled Australia to win the T20 World Cup at the age of...

We're joined by England batting great Ian Bell as he bows out of the game with 118 Test matches and more than 20,000 first class runs to his name. Find out more about a new campaign in Australia that's fronting up to racism and intolerance in cricket. Can England repeat their T20 dominance over Australia in the 50-over form? And a life of luxury in the IPL bio-bubble. (Photo: Ian Bell celebrates a...

Australia quick Riley Meredith joins us to look ahead to the series against their oldest rivals England. Plus, with women's international cricket set to return, we speak to two of England's biggest stars - Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver. And an existential threat to cricket in South Africa. We head to Cape Town to find out about the latest crisis in one of the sport's traditional strongholds. Phot...

On Stumped we discuss whether Jimmy Anderson is the greatest pace bowler of all time after he became the first seam bowler to take 600 Test wickets and we reflect on the third test match between England and Pakistan where Zak Crawley scored 267. How has the postponement of the Women's World Cup affected teams who were hoping to qualify? The head coach of the Dutch women's national side Sean Trouw...

We bid farewell to the iconic wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni and hear from his former India coach Greg Chappell. Plus - how do you solve a problem like bad light? We'll try to find a solution to one of cricket's oldest dilemmas. And can a ground-breaking sponsorship in the India Premier League help tackle the stigma around women's periods? Photo:MS Dhoni in 2005 (Getty Images)

We reflect on the first Test match between England and Pakistan and discuss the remarkable comeback from England. Plus Jos Buttler said he ‘owed his team some runs’ following his wicket-keeping mistakes, so the team look at how wicket-keeping has evolved over the years. The Women’s ODI World Cup has been postponed until 2022, so former England captain Charlotte Edwards joins us to speak about wome...

On Stumped this week, Alison Mitchell is back in the Old Trafford bio-bubble, as England - fresh from beating the West Indies - take on Pakistan in another three-Test series. Alison, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma will be speaking to the PCB's Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan. And they'll be joined by Ireland's High Performance Director Richard Holdsworth after his side recorded their highest succ...