Former international umpire Ian Gould joins Jonathan Agnew and Phil Tufnell to answer your questions about the weird and wonderful laws of the game. What happens if the ball strikes a drone or gets stuck in a falling toupee? If you think you’ve won, but celebrate by throwing the ball over the boundary are you penalised? And what’s the ruling if the ball gets stuck up a tree in your garden. Plus, some wonderful memories from Gould’s illustrious career as a top official.
Jun 23, 2026•37 min
Head INSIDE the England camp during the Women’s T20 World Cup with England stars Lauren Filer & Freya Kemp. Amber Sandhu sits down with them to discuss Kemp’s ability to hit the ball long, the 'coffee culture’ within the team, and why Filer was FIRED from her job at a supermarket. WATCH in full on the BBC Sport YouTube channel or on iPlayer.
Jun 22, 2026•24 min
Jonathan Agnew is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, as well as former New Zealand captain Jeremy Coney at The Oval for reaction to England's defeat to New Zealand, which levels the series 1-1. Hear from Brendon McCullum and Joe Root after a choatic two weeks for England, plus New Zealand captain Tom Latham and Matt Henry who took 11 wickets in the match.
Jun 21, 2026•34 min
Henry Moeran is joined by World Cup winners Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Alex Hartley as England beat Scotland by 38 runs in front of a record-breaking crowd at Headingley. We hear from player of the match Sophia Dunkley and all-rounder Dani Gibson who shared a powerful partnership with Freya Kemp. We also get reaction from both captains plus we hear from an emotional Scotland spinner Kirstie Gordon.
Jun 20, 2026•28 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the fourth day's play between England and New Zealand at The Oval. Hear from Josh Tongue, who took two wickets in New Zealand’s second innings, and Henry Nicholls, whose century got New Zealand well on their way to an imposing total. Plus, Andy Zaltzman gives us a stat-attack.
Jun 20, 2026•30 min
The Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey speaks to Jonathan Agnew. They discuss the inner workings of the Bank of England, tackling AI misinformation, and when he watched Aggers take 8 for 2 in a school match.
Jun 20, 2026•34 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and Jonathan Agnew for reaction to a tough day for England at The Oval in the third day of the second Test against New Zealand. Matt Fisher looks back on the day which also brought him his first half-century for England. Plus, we hear from Durham chief executive Tim Bostock who was "bemused" about doubts around England Test captain Ben Stokes' "state of mind". Also, Henry Moeran looks ahead to England's clash ...
Jun 19, 2026•24 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the second day's play between England and New Zealand at The Oval. Hear from Emilio Gay, who scored a second half-century for England, and New Zealand's century-hitter Glenn Phillips. Plus, what's it like being the parent of an England debutant? Aggers speaks to Stafford, the father of Jordan Cox.
Jun 18, 2026•46 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the first day's plat at The Oval between England and New Zealand. Hear from the wicket-taking debutant Sonny Baker, as well as New Zealand's Tom Blundell who scored a half-century for the Black Caps.
Jun 17, 2026•26 min
Cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, and the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew to discuss what the future holds for England’s Test side and Ben Stokes as the aftermath of Stokes and Atkinson’s curfew-breaking evening rumbles on.
Jun 17, 2026•34 min
Henry Moeran is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Daniel Norcorss dig into the huge amount of uncertainty surrounding England Men’s Test squad. Hear from Cricket Correspondent Stephhan Shemilt who speaks to England’s stand-in skipper Joe Root. Katherine Sciver-Brunt and former Ireland head coach Ed Joyce joins Alex and Henry to discuss England’s win over Ireland to keep their winning record in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. Hear from both captains, Nat Sciver-Brun...
Jun 16, 2026•37 min
We head INSIDE the England camp during the Women’s T20 World Cup with England stars Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith joining Amber Sandhu. The bowlers are currently ranked as the number one and number three in the world. Bell and Smith discuss what they do between matches to keep calm, what it’ll mean to have their friends and family watching from the stands at a home World Cup, and is ’The Shard’ really Bell’s nickname?! Test Match Special speaks exclusively to England’s T20 squad during the World ...
Jun 16, 2026•21 min
Alison Mitchell is alongside former England World Cup winners Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Alex Hartley for reaction to Danni Wyatt-Hodge's stunning century which gave England the perfect start to their World Cup campaign. Hear from Wyatt-Hodge, as well as both captains Nat Sciver-Brunt and Chamari Athapaththu, and Freya Kemp who took four wickets. The chief executive of the ICC Sanjog Gupta tells Matt Henry of his hopes for the tournament, and Ebony Rainford-Brent goes inside the England World Cu...
Jun 12, 2026•44 min
The ECB's Managing Director of Men's Cricket Rob Key says there remains uncertainty over the future of Ben Stokes. Plus we hear from Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook.
Jun 11, 2026•52 min
Alison Mitchell is joined by World Cup winner Isa Guha and former New Zealand wicket-keeper Katey Martin to look ahead to the Women's T20 World Cup. We also hear from many of the captains speaking to Henry Moeran on Waterloo Bridge.
Jun 08, 2026•49 min
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell for reaction to England's win over New Zealand at Lord's in the first Test of the series. Hear from England captain Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum, player of the match Ollie Robinson, and New Zealand captain Tom Latham.
Jun 07, 2026•34 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the third day's play at Lord's where England are in a dominant position against New Zealand. Plus, Simon speaks to Vaughan, Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn, and former New Zealand wicketkeeper Katey Martin about India's teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as he gets called up to the international squad for the first time.
Jun 06, 2026•33 min
Jonathan Agnew speaks to former Chief of MI6 Richard Moore. They discuss some of the secrets and myths around MI6, his substitute appearance for Oxford University, and some of the decisions he had to make whilst Chief at MI6.
Jun 06, 2026•48 min
Simon Mann is alongside the BBC's Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew, former England captain Michael Vaughan and TMS stats guru Andy Zaltzman to review the second day of the First Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s. A day where 17 wickets fell and Emilio Gay scored a half century. Hear from Gay and New Zealand bowler Nathan Smith who took six wickets on a frantic day.
Jun 05, 2026•27 min
Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan, Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew, and former New Zealand allrounder Jeremy Coney for reaction to sixteen wickets falling on a frantic first day of the Test at Lord's. Hear from England bowler Ollie Robinson and New Zealand bowler Will O'Rourke. Plus, Aggers speaks to the former England captains who have led the team in a Test match at Lord's, as the venue hosts its 150th Test. Hear from Sir Ian Botham, Alec Stewart, Mike Gat...
Jun 04, 2026•43 min
Simon Mann is alongside BBC Cricket correspondant Stephan Shemilt to look ahead to England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. Hear from England captain Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum, and New Zealand captain Tom Latham.
Jun 03, 2026•47 min
Ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, Henry Moeran is joined by Alex Hartley and Ffion Wynne to look ahead to the tournament and what team England will settle on as they attempt to win on home soil after white ball series against New Zealand and India.
Jun 02, 2026•30 min
Mark Chapman is joined by three men who all played for England, former captain Sir Alastair Cook, former batter Mark Ramprakash and former fast bowler Steven Finn. Not many England coaches survive a thrashing by Australia. But Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes will continue to lead the side starting with that 1st Test against New Zealand on Thursday at Lord’s. There’ll be at least one man making his debut at Lord’s on Thursday - Durham batter Emilio Gay is expected to open after a piling on the ru...
Jun 01, 2026•55 min
Content creator and cricket fan Henry.vr joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu in the Strategic Timeout studio to look back on this year’s IPL tournament as they pick their magic moments as well as the players who have delighted and surprised them.
May 30, 2026•34 min
Mark Chapman is alongside former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, former England fast bowler Steven Finn and the BBC’s cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt as they talk to Josh Tongue about his England career and discuss England's new National Selector. We also hear from England Women's Head Coach Charlotte Edwards in build up to the T20 World Cup and talk to Durham Coach Dani Hazell who won the competition in 2017. Timecodes: 1:30 Reflecting on the Ashes: Does Josh Tongue want to lead England ...
May 27, 2026•55 min
Kevin Howells presents the best of the conversations around this week's County Championship results. He talks to England's record run-scorer Joe Root following Yorkshire's huge win over Surrey, and Liam Dawson looks back at his red-ball career. Kevin also speaks to Nottinghamshire's Director of Cricket Mick Newell, Yorkshire Head Coach Anthony McGrath, and Mail on Sunday's Richard Gibson.
May 19, 2026•50 min
Australia all-rounder Chris Green joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL as well as discussing his career in franchise cricket and playing under Eoin Morgan and Brendon McCullum.
May 17, 2026•42 min
Henry Moeran is alongside World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent & BBC Cricket Correspondent Stephan Shemilt for reaction to England Men's Test squad. They discuss Ollie Robinson getting recalled to the side, as well as Emilio Gay's possible chance to open the batting for England and the selections of James Rew and Sonny Baker.
May 13, 2026•45 min
Henry Moeran is alongside England World Cup winners Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Alex Hartley as they look ahead to a huge summer of cricket for England's women, with the target of winning the T20 World Cup on home soil. How has the preparation been? What is the strongest part of Charlotte Edwards' squad? And what are the minimum requirements for this set of players? Test Match Special will have commentary of every ball of every match of the Women's T20 World Cup across BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra,...
May 12, 2026•25 min
Watch Strategic Timeout on the BBC Sport Youtube channel and on BBC iPlayer. England fast bowler Mark Wood joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL and shares how he’s faring ahead of a busy summer of cricket.
May 02, 2026•39 min
