This week: Overseas players in The Hundred: stick or twist? Southern Brave are the new Southern Vipers A punishing schedule for London Spirit Is The Hundred cricket's Wimbledon? Bigger grounds for the 2023 Women's Ashes - will the gamble pay off?
Aug 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 127
This week: Raf reviews Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women's Cricket Syd "charts" The Hundred Boundary sizes in The Hundred Captaincy - England & London Spirit's Heather Knight-shaped hole Why the ICC Future Tours Programme is nonsense You can buy Unveiling Jazbaa here ....
Aug 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 126
This week: Meg Lanning takes a break Lisa Keightley calls it quits with England - what's her legacy & who comes next? As The Hundred gets underway - who are the teams to beat?
Aug 14, 2022•19 min•Ep. 125
This week: We look back on the Comm Games medal matches We reflect on #B2022 more generally We ask: what does it mean for cricket at the Olympics?
Aug 08, 2022•24 min•Ep. 124
This week: Deandra Dottin's shock retirement The Commonwealth Games so far - Awesome Australia & (Slightly) Edgy England
Aug 01, 2022•22 min•Ep. 123
This week: The top 2 pull through in regionals England smash South Africa... but how much should we read into it? Katherine Brunt rejuvenated Commonwealth Games Stats - has Raf (finally) got some definitive answers?
Jul 24, 2022•26 min•Ep. 122
This week: Two big ODI wins for England What's going on with South Africa? Why have England picked Capsey & Kemp for the Commonwealth Games?
Jul 17, 2022•19 min•Ep. 121
This week: The Next Gen shine in regionals The truth behind the White Ferns pay deal Looking forward to England v South Africa ODIs Lizelle Lee's shock retirement... why?
Jul 10, 2022•20 min•Ep. 120
This week: Our memorable moments from the Test Did England get their strategies right? What changes can we expect for the ODIs? Player loans in the RHF
Jul 03, 2022•23 min•Ep. 119
This week: A new captain for the Windies England's Test team Who will open the batting? Who will open the bowling? Will the new Dukes ball give us a result?
Jun 26, 2022•23 min•Ep. 118
This week: Katherine Brunt's bizarrely-timed retirement from Tests What will England's squad for the Test look like? Ireland v South Africa ICC unbundles the women's media rights from the men's - a step towards separate governance?
Jun 19, 2022•21 min•Ep. 117
We're back! This week: More Coaching Moves Reflections on Mithali Raj's legacy Why Greg Barclay is talking nonsense on Test cricket and Afghanistan #CECup review: are Vipers too dominant?
Jun 12, 2022•31 min•Ep. 116
This week: ODI Status for 5 new teams Changes to the ICC Championship + WC qualification Amy Satterthwaite retires after losing her NZ contract
May 29, 2022•21 min•Ep. 115
This week: Regionals so far: Vipers and Sparks on top Coaching moves: Trevor Griffin to Storm, Charlotte Edwards to Sixers & Matthew Mott into the murky world of men's cricket Plus we show off our new T-shirts!
May 22, 2022•23 min•Ep. 114
We're getting married this weekend, so in a special pre-recorded episode Raf speaks to Rob from https://www.talkinaboutwomenscricket.com/ Rob is the author of From Peden to Haynes: Australia's Women Test Cricket Captains (amongst other books), and a women's cricket aficionado!
May 15, 2022•20 min•Ep. 113
FairBreak so far - Full Member batters v Associate bowlers Grace Scrivens stars for Kent What's the future of county cricket? Richard Bedbrook & the ECB's approach to the U19 World Cup
May 08, 2022•23 min•Ep. 112
This week: Marie Kelly & Issy Wong shine in regional warm-ups Anya Shrubsole & Laura Marsh update their LinkedIn statuses Heather Knight signs for FairBreak
May 01, 2022•23 min•Ep. 111
This week: What's the U19 World Cup for? Lizelle Lee & Dane van Niekerk win Wisden Women's cricket in WW2 Some goods and... less goods... from the County T20 Cup
Apr 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 110
ICC's Afghanistan Working Group Not Working? 2023 U19 World Cup - It's Gonna Be A Big One! Farewell to Anya Shrubsole... or is it?
Apr 17, 2022•21 min•Ep. 109
This week: Our #CWC22 post-mortem Where do England go from here? Latest team news in The Hundred New Australia contracts Our thoughts on the FairBreak Global tournament
Apr 10, 2022•35 min•Ep. 108
#CWC22 Final Insta-Reaction
Apr 03, 2022•15 min•Ep. 107
This week: England! India! West Indies! South Africa! New Zealand! Basically... the World Cup so far Plus our predictions for the semis and final of #CWC22
Mar 27, 2022•23 min•Ep. 106
This week: Dissecting the new Caribbean Premier League World Cup positions: what do teams need to do to qualify for the semis? Marizanne Kapp on fire for South Africa Plus we despair over England's ability to throw away wickets
Mar 20, 2022•23 min•Ep. 105
This week: A revolution in Ireland #CWC22 current standings Ash Gardner back with a vengeance Windies upset another apple cart What can & should England change from here
Mar 13, 2022•22 min•Ep. 104
Reviewing the opening games at #CWC22: South Africa & India survive scares Dottin causes havoc v New Zealand England come close v Australia Plus, how many games can a team afford to lose and still qualify?
Mar 06, 2022•23 min•Ep. 103
This week: The Hundred player retentions: an analysis Pros & cons of the free market Our World Cup predictions The madness of the ICC's 9-player rule
Feb 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 102
This week: We assess the big performances for New Zealand v India... and take some positives for India Will the Curse of Raf™ strike again for New Zealand? We look forward to a big summer of internationals in England - including a TEST (woooop) and an ODI at Lord's
Feb 20, 2022•22 min•Ep. 101
On our 100th episode: Our Ashes post-mortem How can England win the next Ashes Down Under? Was this a better or worse defeat than the 2019 Ashes? England's World Cup squad: any surprises? Remember to share your favourite moments from the last 100 episodes with us on the site!
Feb 13, 2022•24 min•Ep. 100
This week - a 'Where did it all go wrong?' special! Where did it all go wrong for England 'A'? Where did it all go wrong for England? Where did it all go right for Kate Cross?
Feb 06, 2022•22 min•Ep. 99
On the CRICKETher Weekly: Reflections on an absolutely bonkers #Ashes Test Should women's Tests be 5 days? What changes will the teams make going into the ODIs? What do we make of the truncated schedule for The Hundred?
Jan 30, 2022•23 min•Ep. 98