Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2025 Women's Ashes – which gets underway this weekend – before Katya Witney is joined by a very special guest in Nat Sciver-Brunt, England's all-format superstar. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 Women's Ashes preview / 27:28 Nat Sciver-Brunt interview / 44:12 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker reflect on the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which saw Australia win the SCG Test and take the series 3-1. There's chat about both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's struggles, Jasprit Bumrah's workload and what the triumph means for this generation of Australian players. Elsewhere in the show there's discussion about the ICC's reported plans to introd...

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the auction dynamics of the WPL compared to other franchise competitions, before Katya Witney is joined by Karunya Keshav to conduct a deep dive into the state of Indian cricket. 0:00 Intro / 1:17 WPL dynamics / 19:44 The state of Indian cricket / 50:00 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of gi...

Our final podcast of 2024, and two Boxing Day classics to review. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to Australia's thrilling win against India at the MCG, as well as South Africa's victory against Pakistan which saw them secure World Test Championship final qualification. There's also chat about whether the WTC is actually good, there's finally an update on the 2025 Champions Trophy and...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to the announcement of England and Australia's Ashes squads. There's also discussion about the tour's relentless schedule, the Test being played last and whether it's time for the format of the women's Ashes to change. 0:00 Intro / 1:13 Scheduling / 12:06 Warm-up matches / 16:35 Time for a change? / 20:37 Australia / 27:57 England...

It's our Christmas special! 🎄 Phil Walker, Yas Rana and TNT Sports' Kate Mason discuss Australia's new opener before reflecting on some of their favourite players, moments and matches of the year, as well as some of their biggest gripes. We're recording another show – our last of 2024 – between Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all the support this year! 2025 promises to be a big one... 0:00...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney react to England beating South Africa by 286 runs in Bloemfontein – their first Test win in a decade. Also on the agenda is India's white-ball series against West Indies and the Women's Premier League auction, while Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to review the Test. 0:00 Intro / 1:10 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 13:40 South Africa vs England / 28:02 India vs West I...

Yas Rana, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to England's thumping defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton, and reflect on England's 2024 as a Test side. There's also chat about the drawn Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane and Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement from international cricket. 0:00 Intro / 1:28 New Zealand vs England / 12:32 Why do England collapse so often? / 20:36 England's...

Loads to get through on this week's show. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney reflect on England's 2-1 ODI series victory against South Africa and look ahead to the one-off Test, starting on Sunday. There's also chat about the WPL auction and Ireland's series in Bangladesh. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to discuss the continued pay inequality between the men's and women's Hundred, as well as t...

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Katya reflect on England’s thumping of New Zealand and Australia’s dominant performance against India in Adelaide. There’s also chat about the race for the World Test Championship final and a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, while Mark Butcher joins Yas to discuss Zak Crawley, Harry Brook and England’s top seven conundrum. 0:00 Intro / 1:42 Brydon Carse / 12:45 Harry...

Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England's defeat in the first match of their ODI series against South Africa and a dominant performance from Australia against India. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins the show to review the WBBL final, as well as discussing the value of inswing in women's cricket and how England can solve their batting struggles. 0:00 Intro / 1:09 SAvENG / 10:37 AUSvIND / 13:58 WBBL / 27...

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Matt Roller review England's convincing victory in the first Test against New Zealand. Harry Brook made 171 as the hosts were made to pay for a number of costly drops, while Brydon Carse was outstanding with the ball and Jacob Bethell made an immediate impression on debut. Elsewhere in the show there's chat about the ECB's controversial new NOC policy, South Africa vs Sri...

Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England’s 3-0 T20I series win in South Africa, as well as touching on the WBBL final and the state of the ODI Women’s Championship. Lauren Winfield-Hill will be on another show later this week to talk about the conclusion of the WBBL in more depth. 0:00 Intro / 1:12 SAvENG / 7:22 Sophia Dunkley / 11:32 Resting players / 15:48 Should this be a multi-for...

Yas Rana and Phil Walker review India's stunning win in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test and look ahead to the New Zealand-England Test series. Paul Ford joins the show to discuss New Zealand's chances, while Mark Butcher chats to Yas about England's decision to bat Jacob Bethell at No.3 on debut. *Please note, Yas and Phil's chat was recorded before England announced their XI* 0:00 Intro / 1...

Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss the announcement of the 2025 women's schedule and look ahead to England's tour of South Africa. Three special guests join us on this week's show, including Beth Barrett-Wild, the mastermind behind the domestic restructure in England. Surrey Director of Cricket Emma Calvert speaks to Yas, and Katya is joined by South Africa's Anneke Bosch to reflect on her career s...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher look ahead to the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and reflect on England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean. There's also discussion about the ongoing Champions Trophy fiasco, Tim Southee's Test retirement, some Abu Dhabi T10 chat and why Test batting has become so difficult. 0:00 Intro / 0:49 Australia vs India preview / 18:54 Is there a global run-scoring cr...

Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss England’s squads to tour South Africa, headlined by Alice Capsey’s exclusion from the T20I side as the World Cup fallout continues. Since that chat was recorded, Capsey has earned a recall following a number of injuries in the squad. Lauren Winfield-Hill chats to Yas about that saga, Courtney Winfield-Hill’s role in the England coaching staff and the latest action...

Yas Rana and Phil Walker discuss England’s ongoing tour of the Caribbean, their ideal England ODI and T20I XIs, Australia’s new Test opener, begin to preview the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and much more. Elsewhere in the show, Mark Butcher gives his thoughts after England took a 3-0 T20I series lead, and Jo Harman is joined by a very special guest in the form of Australian white-ball superstar Glenn M...

Following New Zealand's famous 3-0 whitewash against India and South Africa's victory in Bangladesh, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Dan Gallan discuss the state of the World Test Championship and the wider Test game. There's also chat about England's ODI series defeat to the West Indies – Mark Butcher joins us for that from the Caribbean – as well as their Test squad to tour New Zealand and the rele...

A slightly different episode today. New Zealand legend Suzie Bates chats to Lauren Winfield-Hill and spinner Eden Carson joins Katya Witney to reflect on the White Ferns' historic T20 World Cup triumph in the UAE. 0:00 Intro / 1:23 Suzie Bates / 40:30 Eden Carson / 56:33 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by br...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney conduct a deep dive into England's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign, examining what needs to change if they're to win the tournament on home soil in 2026. Lauren Winfield-Hill also joins the show to discuss England's next steps and the start of the WBBL. 0:00 Intro / 0:59 Lauren on WBBL & England / 28:56 England deep dive / 41:41 Struggling under pressure...

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher react to a thrilling week of Test cricket, one which saw England comfortably beaten in Pakistan and New Zealand pull off a rare series win in India. 0:00 Intro / 1:05 Pakistan vs England / 26:51 Sajid Khan & Noman Ali / 39:50 Rehan Ahmed / 45:48 Ollie Pope / 58:03 India vs New Zealand / 1:15:40 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:23:40 Outro 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY...

Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss all the latest news from the world of cricket this week, including New Zealand's stunning victory against India in Bengaluru, Kagiso Rabada's 300th Test wicket and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to preview the third Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 India vs New Zealand / 16:45 Mark Butcher / 25:54 Pakistan vs England / 38...

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which saw New Zealand beat South Africa in the final on Sunday. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 New Zealand / 14:59 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 45:22 South Africa / 53:06 Players of the tournament / 1:00:04 The tournament as a whole / 1:07:42 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aim...

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner review Pakistan's 152-run victory against England in the second Test and react to an action-packed first two days of India vs New Zealand. Mark Butcher also joins the show to reflect on an enthralling Test match in Multan. 0:00 Intro / 1:39 Pakistan's selection calls / 7:33 Did England do much wrong? / 12:09 Ben Duckett / 17:50 England on spinning pitches / 22...