Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly
Wisden Cricket Weekly

Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.

  1. 23 HR AGO

    India destroy Australia in Perth & previewing New Zealand vs England

    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 / 1:45 Australia vs India first Test / 9:23 Jasprit Bumrah / 20:59 Jaiswal & Kohli / 30:58 Australia / 39:33 Mark Butcher on NZvENG / 48:15 New Zealand vs England preview / 1:03:42 Paul Ford on New Zealand / 1:33:50 IPL auction / 1:38:42 Essex / 1:40:08 Abu Dhabi T10 / 1:48:23 West Indies vs Bangladesh / 1:50:05 Outro 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #AUSvIND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2h 3m
  2. Women's Cricket Weekly: A chat with the brains behind the domestic restructure and previewing South Africa vs England

    4 DAYS AGO

    Women's Cricket Weekly: A chat with the brains behind the domestic restructure and previewing South Africa vs England

    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 so far, including that incredible semi-final knock against Australia at the T20 World Cup. 0:00 Intro / 1:20 2025 schedule / 9:36 Beth Barrett-Wild, the mastermind behind the restructure / 43:27 Emma Calvert, Surrey's Director of Women's Cricket / 57:19 South Africa vs England / 1:04:36 Anneke Bosch interview / 1:26:27 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #SAvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 32m
  3. Women’s Cricket Weekly: England drop and recall Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is in the same week

    18 NOV

    Women’s Cricket Weekly: England drop and recall Alice Capsey for South Africa T20Is in the same week

    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 from the WBBL. 0:00 Intro / 1:12 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 13:10 Alice Capsey / 22:10 Jon Lewis / 31:24 Paige Scholfield The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 🏏 WIN A SIGNED ENGLAND ODI BAT https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2HQ5YBL 👀 PATREON Sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #T20WorldCup #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    37 min
  4. 15 NOV

    Picking England's best T20I and ODI XIs and Glenn Maxwell joins the show

    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 Maxwell to talk about the release of his new book. 0:00 Intro / 1:22 Mark Butcher on WIvENG / 13:18 WIvENG / 23:04 Picking our best England XIs / 36:21 Glenn Maxwell interview / 1:03:01 Liam Norwell / 1:05:16 Nathan McSweeney / 1:09:15 India / 1:16:57 AUSvPAK / 1:17:49 Charlotte Edwards / 1:21:30 Questions / 1:28:02 Outro 📙 GLENN MAXWELL - THE SHOWMAN Available now online and at all good book shops: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Showman-Glenn-Maxwell/dp/1761631365 🏟️ SEAT UNIQUE: Elevate your next match day experience: https://bit.ly/SeatUniqueWCWP2024 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #WIvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 37m
  5. 7 NOV

    England lose in the Caribbean and the World Test Championship race heats up

    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 relentless nature of the international schedule. 0:00 Intro / 1:13 Mark Butcher on WIvENG / 19:24 WIvENG / 24:12 The state of the schedule / 31:42 England Test squad / 44:41 Central contracts / 46:20 India vs New Zealand / 56:38 South Africa / 1:07:54 Is the World Test Championship good? / 1:19:02 Anderson & Warner / 1:20:41 Outro 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #INDvNZ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 29m
  6. Women's Cricket Weekly: Why do England keep underperforming at global T20 tournaments?

    1 NOV

    Women's Cricket Weekly: Why do England keep underperforming at global T20 tournaments?

    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 / 45:37 Structure / 50:44 The Hundred / 56:02 Captaincy / 59:58 Fitness / 1:03:28 Six hitting / 1:09:36 Personnel changes / 1:13:47 Reasons for optimism / 1:17:46 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #T20WorldCup #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 24m

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Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.

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