Test Match Special BBC Radio 5 Live
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Men's T20 World Cup: The Pundits Pod
Henry Moeran takes us around The Oval, speaking to BBC Sport pundits on how they think the T20 World Cup will play out.
We hear from former England captain Michael Vaughan, World Cup winners Ebony Rainford-Brent and Tymal Mills as well as BBC commentators Alison Mitchell and Aatif Nawaz. They give their predictions on who will win the tournament, and how they expect England to get on.
And the Tailenders' team of Jimmy Anderson, Greg James, Felix White and Mattchin join the podcast as they look forward to the World Cup. -
Men's T20 World Cup preview - Can England make it two-in-a-row?
Dan Norcross is joined by World Cup winners Ebony Rainford-Brent and Alex Hartley, along with commentator Aatif Nawaz to preview the men’s T20 World Cup, which starts this weekend in the USA and the West Indies.
They look at the impact the tournament will have on the game in North America, as well as assessing whether the firepower in England’s batting line-up can propel them to victory.
They also ask if 2022 runners-ups Pakistan can go one better this time around, or if Australia, New Zealand or India will also take the title -
The IPL - Kolkata crowned IPL kings
Simon Mann is alongside Abhishek Jhunjhunwala & Nikesh Rughani for reaction to KKR’s comprehensive win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their third IPL title.
Hear the thoughts of Kolkata’s Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy after the thumping win, plus KKR’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar who Russell was keen to express him admiration for.
They also look back at the tournament as a whole, discussing the ‘impact player’ which was brought into the competition this year and whether it effectively rules out the role of an all rounder in the format. -
No Balls – Owls, snails and the first ODI of the summer
Kate’s played her first international of the summer against Pakistan, and she gives us behind-the-scenes insight following England’s unspectacular win at Derby.
Alex has news of her broken down car, while owls, snails and Pitbull all make an appearance.
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County Cricket: ‘The situation is worsening at New Road’
Kevin Howells, Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor are joined by Worcestershire CEO Ashely Giles.
They discuss the sad passing of Worcestershire spinner Josh Baker, at just the age of 20, and how the team will be commemorating Baker.
Plus, Giles talks about the future of New Road, Worcestershire’s ground, as the flooding issues it faces will only get worse going forward, he says. He also looks at the effects not being able to access the pitch and the training pitches has had on the Worcestershire side.
And, why is it so hard to get Tymal & Emily in one place at the same time? -
Jofra Archer's return and Tuffers' washing machine
Mark Chapman is joined by former England internationals Phil Tufnell and Georgia Elwiss, as well as Kent's Sam Billings to look at how England's men and women's sides are shaping up ahead of their respective World Cups.
They discuss Jofra Archer's potential return to international cricket in this week's T20 series against Pakistan and the impact the fast bowler could have.
Bowler Hannah Rainey joins the pod to tell us about Scotland's qualification for the women's T20 World Cup and giving up her career as a vet to focus full time on cricket.
And we have the latest from the Indian Premier League as the tournament reaches its knockout stages.
TIMECODES
02:02 England men's T20 World Cup preparation
21:54 Jofra Archer's return to international cricket
29:33 England women's series win v Pakistan
37:01 Hannah Rainey on Scotland's qualification and giving up being a vet
44:53 The IPL knockout stages
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