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Wisden Cricket Weekly

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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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Episodes

36 all out and 2020 in review

The regular panel of Yas Rana, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker discuss how India will respond to being bowled out for just 36 at Adelaide. They also share memories of Boxing Day Tests from years gone by and look back at the year in cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 21, 202059 min

A cancelled tour, Kane Williamson and the game's concussion protocols

PA's Rory Dollard joins the show from South Africa to give the inside track on the postponement of England's ODI series against the Proteas. Sam Peters scrutinises the ICC's concussion protocols while the regular panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Phil Walker, talk about England's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka and make bold predictions about the XI England might put out in next year's Sydney Test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 10, 20201 hr 8 min

Malan silences his doubters, Bairstow's Test return and Root's future

The panel of regular guests Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at England's impressive 3-0 series win over South Africa, with particular focus on Dawid Malan's continued brilliance in T20I cricket. Phil reflects on his recent conversation with Joe Root and there are discussions on Australia's win over India, New Zealand's comfortable series victory over West Indies and changes in US cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 03, 202056 min

International cricket returns, the BBL's new rules and express quicks

The panel of Taha Hashim, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Jo Harman preview the three sets of international series that get underway this week. They also try to make sense of the BBL's new rules and talk about what it takes to be a genuinely fast bowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 26, 202058 min

The Wisden Test Team of the 1990s

Graham Thorpe joins Phil Walker, John Stern and Yas Rana to pick Wisden's Test Team of the 1990s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 22, 20201 hr

An early T20 World Cup preview, Mumbai dominance and fantasy football

CricViz analyst Ben Jones joins regulars Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to preview the T20 World Cup a year out from the tournament, assessing the likely contenders' strengths and weaknesses. They also look back at a busy week in cricket which included the IPL final, a Pakistani captaincy change and drama in the Sheffield Shield. Matt Parkinson joins the show from the 1:07:00 mark to talk about how he's become one of the best fantasy footballers in the world. Learn more about your ad choice...

Nov 12, 20201 hr 13 min

IPL fireworks, Watson retires, rapid young quicks and Denly joins the show

The panel of Jo Harman, Taha Hashim, Jim Wallace and Yas Rana preview the IPL play-offs, analyse England's squads for their tour of South Africa, get exciting about a pair of young quicks in the women's game and much more. An eight minute segment of Jo's recent interview with Joe Denly is played from 9:46. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 06, 202043 min

The panel pick a 'Season in the sun' XI

In addition to discussing the super over madness in the IPL, the County Championship reshuffle, and England's confirmed tour to South Africa, the panel pick a 'Season in the sun' XI of players who came from nowhere to shine brightly for a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 23, 20201 hr 11 min

How Sanderstead CC are hoping to inspire a club cricket highlights revolution

Sanderstead CC's Dan Allen joins the show to explain how he made the Surrey club social media stars almost by accident, with viral clips of the on-field action being shared by, among plenty of others, Sachin Tendulkar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 12, 202022 min

A Black History Month special

The Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, in conjunction with Chance to Shine, marks Black History Month in the UK by celebrating the careers of some of England's most loved black cricketers. There are contributions from Roland Butcher, Alex Tudor, Devon Malcolm, Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent on their careers, experiences of racism in the game and questions around diversity in the here and now. Interviews conducted by Phil Walker, Yas Rana and John Stern. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Oct 09, 202051 min

Remembering Dean Jones, Alastair Cook's Lord's hundred and a chaotic week in the IPL

Sam Perry from The Grade Cricketer joins the show to pay tribute to the life of Dean Jones, who passed away this week at the age of 59. Regular panelists Ben Gardner, Phil Walker, Jim Wallace and Yas Rana look back at the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's, the latest batch of central contracts, England's series win over West Indies and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 30, 20201 hr 3 min

An epic last round of the Blast, the final of the Willis, the IPL and taking a knee

The panel of Phil Walker, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk about an incredible finish to the T20 Blast group stages and whether the tournament deserves more TV coverage, preview the final of the Bob Willis Trophy – the captains of both finalists, Tom Westley and Tom Abell, both join the show – and look back at the opening T20I of the England-West Indies series, as well as the first three games of IPL 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 22, 20201 hr 1 min

CricketForce Special Part 3: Creative fundraising

In the final Wisden CricketForce podcast with Natwest, we hear from members at Toft CC, Uffington CC, Welton CC about their efforts to raise funds and engage with their local community in 2020 through new and at times unconventional ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 18, 202022 min

Maxwell's magic, epic comebacks and John Cleese

Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana reflect on England's first home ODI series defeat in five years, discuss what England's ODI team might look like at the 2023 World Cup, look back at the latest T20 Blast action, preview the IPL and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 202052 min

Wisden and CricViz present...The Greatest T20: Who is the greatest T20 spinner?

The Greatest T20 series is back, and this time Yas Rana and CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde are joined by two-time World T20 winner with the West Indies Samuel Badree, as the panel debate who the format's greatest ever spin bowler is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 14, 202047 min

A celebration of Bell's career, Dawid Malan, the Willis and Headley's hat-tricks

The panel of Jim Wallace, Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Taha Hashim look back at the careers of Ian Bell and Graham Onions, both of whom announced their retirements from the game over the past seven days, and reflect on England's 2-1 T20I series win over Australia, the final round of the group stage in the Bob Willis Trophy and much more. The show ends with a pre-recorded interview between Jo and Dean Headley, where Headley describes two of the three hat-tricks he took in 1996. Learn more about your a...

Sep 11, 20201 hr 5 min

The Greatest Rivalry: An all-time combined Pakistan-India Test XI

In the 12th and final episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz put together an all-time combined, India and Pakistan Test XI. Be prepared for one or two surprises, a few familiar names and a couple of major omissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 07, 20201 hr 25 min

CricketForce Special Part 1: The ACE programme and British Asian integration

In the first of three Wisden CricketForce podcasts with Natwest, Ebony Rainford-Brent talks about the African-Caribbean Engagement programme she helped set up at Surrey, Taha Hashim explores British Asian participation in Yorkshire, and Nigel Muirhead of Toft CC explains how CricketForce has benefitted his club in recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 03, 202023 min

The arrival of Tom Banton, Moeen's return to form and left-arm wrist-spin

A show with a focus on T20 cricket. Regulars Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Jo Harman are joined by CricViz analyst Ben Jones as the panel reflects on England's T20I series against Pakistan. They also discuss the start of the Vitality Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the CPL. Birmingham Bears spinner Jake Lintott also joins the show to talk about his unusual route to first team county cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 2 min

Crawley passes Sachin, Buttler's series and Anderson joins the 600 Club

The regular panel of Ben Gardner, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana look back at the last Test of the summer, revel in Zak Crawley's 267, discuss Colin Graves' tenure as ECB chairman and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 26, 20201 hr 13 min

The Greatest Rivalry: A combined ODI XI

In Episode 11 of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz put together an all time combined India-Pakistan ODI XI. They’ve got so many greats to choose from, who will they pick? And who will they choose to captain the side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 21, 20201 hr 13 min

Managing rain delays and captaincy conundrums

With club cricket up and running again in England, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on how the opening stages of their respective seasons have gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 17, 202031 min

The Greatest Rivalry – The women's teams, a whole new rivalry

In the 10th episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look at the India-Pakistan rivalry in the women’s game. They’re joined by Pakistan star Javeria Khan and former India bowler Snehal Pradhan to look at the increased backing being given to the women’s game in both countries, the difficult journey it was to get there, and of course the rivalry….which in the women’s game, is very one-sided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Aug 14, 202043 min
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