Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to the announcement of England and Australia's Ashes squads. There's also discussion about the tour's relentless schedule, the Test being played last and whether it's time for the format of the women's Ashes to change. 0:00 Intro / 1:13 Scheduling / 12:06 Warm-up matches / 16:35 Time for a change? / 20:37 Australia / 27:57 England / 33:45 Format / 40:39 Future of women's Tests / 46:38 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in...
Dec 29, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's our Christmas special! 🎄 Phil Walker, Yas Rana and TNT Sports' Kate Mason discuss Australia's new opener before reflecting on some of their favourite players, moments and matches of the year, as well as some of their biggest gripes. We're recording another show – our last of 2024 – between Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all the support this year! 2025 promises to be a big one... 0:00 Gullivers Sports Travel / 0:45 Intro / 3:50 Resolutions / 6:15 Australia / 14:01 Players of the year...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney react to England beating South Africa by 286 runs in Bloemfontein – their first Test win in a decade. Also on the agenda is India's white-ball series against West Indies and the Women's Premier League auction, while Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to review the Test. 0:00 Intro / 1:10 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 13:40 South Africa vs England / 28:02 India vs West Indies / 33:29 Women's Premier League auction / 44:44 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in c...
Dec 20, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to England's thumping defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton, and reflect on England's 2024 as a Test side. There's also chat about the drawn Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane and Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement from international cricket. 0:00 Intro / 1:28 New Zealand vs England / 12:32 Why do England collapse so often? / 20:36 England's 2024 / 32:07 New Zealand / 38:53 England Lions / 40:53 Mark Butcher / 57:03 Wisden Cricket Monthly ...
Dec 19, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Loads to get through on this week's show. Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney reflect on England's 2-1 ODI series victory against South Africa and look ahead to the one-off Test, starting on Sunday. There's also chat about the WPL auction and Ireland's series in Bangladesh. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to discuss the continued pay inequality between the men's and women's Hundred, as well as the emergence of a new Australian white-ball star. 0:00 Intro / 2:08 The Hundred pay inequality / 12:...
Dec 14, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Katya reflect on England’s thumping of New Zealand and Australia’s dominant performance against India in Adelaide. There’s also chat about the race for the World Test Championship final and a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, while Mark Butcher joins Yas to discuss Zak Crawley, Harry Brook and England’s top seven conundrum. 0:00 Intro / 1:42 Brydon Carse / 12:45 Harry Brook / 16:20 Ollie Pope / 22:49 Jacob Bethell / 30:19 England’s top seven / 41:50 Gus Atkinson / 43...
Dec 10, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England's defeat in the first match of their ODI series against South Africa and a dominant performance from Australia against India. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins the show to review the WBBL final, as well as discussing the value of inswing in women's cricket and how England can solve their batting struggles. 0:00 Intro / 1:09 SAvENG / 10:37 AUSvIND / 13:58 WBBL / 27:03 Inswing / 34:56 England's batting / 44:52 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collabor...
Dec 06, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Matt Roller review England's convincing victory in the first Test against New Zealand. Harry Brook made 171 as the hosts were made to pay for a number of costly drops, while Brydon Carse was outstanding with the ball and Jacob Bethell made an immediate impression on debut. Elsewhere in the show there's chat about the ECB's controversial new NOC policy, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test and more. Mark Butcher also joins Yas to discuss the ...
Dec 03, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Yas Rana review England’s 3-0 T20I series win in South Africa, as well as touching on the WBBL final and the state of the ODI Women’s Championship. Lauren Winfield-Hill will be on another show later this week to talk about the conclusion of the WBBL in more depth. 0:00 Intro / 1:12 SAvENG / 7:22 Sophia Dunkley / 11:32 Resting players / 15:48 Should this be a multi-format points series? / 21:25 WBBL / 24:09 Women's Championship / 28:21 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in C...
Dec 02, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 / ...
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 23, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher look ahead to the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and reflect on England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean. There's also discussion about the ongoing Champions Trophy fiasco, Tim Southee's Test retirement, some Abu Dhabi T10 chat and why Test batting has become so difficult. 0:00 Intro / 0:49 Australia vs India preview / 18:54 Is there a global run-scoring crisis? / 31:59 West Indies vs England / 47:52 Tim Southee / 53:11 Champions Trophy / 59:46 Other news...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 / 31:2...
Nov 18, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 W...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast A slightly different episode today. New Zealand legend Suzie Bates chats to Lauren Winfield-Hill and spinner Eden Carson joins Katya Witney to reflect on the White Ferns' historic T20 World Cup triumph in the UAE. 0:00 Intro / 1:23 Suzie Bates / 40:30 Eden Carson / 56:33 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 ...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 / 1:0...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher react to a thrilling week of Test cricket, one which saw England comfortably beaten in Pakistan and New Zealand pull off a rare series win in India. 0:00 Intro / 1:05 Pakistan vs England / 26:51 Sajid Khan & Noman Ali / 39:50 Rehan Ahmed / 45:48 Ollie Pope / 58:03 India vs New Zealand / 1:15:40 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:23:40 Outro 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFER Save over 20% on a Bi-Annual Wisden Cricket digital subscription: https://pocketmags.com/offer...
Oct 28, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss all the latest news from the world of cricket this week, including New Zealand's stunning victory against India in Bengaluru, Kagiso Rabada's 300th Test wicket and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to preview the third Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 India vs New Zealand / 16:45 Mark Butcher / 25:54 Pakistan vs England / 38:47 West Indies vs England ODIs / 44:49 Kagiso Rabada / 49:24 David Warner & Australia / 56:47 Fullt...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which saw New Zealand beat South Africa in the final on Sunday. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 New Zealand / 14:59 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 45:22 South Africa / 53:06 Players of the tournament / 1:00:04 The tournament as a whole / 1:07:42 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...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner review Pakistan's 152-run victory against England in the second Test and react to an action-packed first two days of India vs New Zealand. Mark Butcher also joins the show to reflect on an enthralling Test match in Multan. 0:00 Intro / 1:39 Pakistan's selection calls / 7:33 Did England do much wrong? / 12:09 Ben Duckett / 17:50 England on spinning pitches / 22:12 Pakistan's spinners / 24:36 Kamran Ghulam / 28:10 Brydon Carse & Matthew Potts / 32:59 England's...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill try to make sense of England's comprehensive defeat to West Indies last night, which saw them crash out of the Women's T20 World Cup in the group stages. 0:00 Intro / 1:16 England vs West Indies / 19:00 Fitness and fielding / 26:10 Smith vs Bell / 29:11 West Indies / 34:26 Group A / 40:29 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...
Oct 16, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Saj Sadiq joins Yas Rana to discuss a turbulent week in Pakistan cricket, which saw three huge names – Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah – dropped for the second Test against England in Multan. 0:00 Intro / 1:10 Dropped or rested? / 3:36 Babar Azam / 11:59 Management / 19:10 Shaheen Afridi & Naseem Shah / 27:49 Priorities / 31:18 Second Test / 36:47 Outro 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new Patreon! http://patreon.com/...
Oct 15, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. In response to Pakistan's 556 on an extremely flat pitch, England racked up a stunning 823-7d in just 150 overs, with Harry Brook making a triple century. Joe Root made 262, surpassing Alastair Cook as England's leading Test run-scorer in the process, before England's bowlers got the job done on the fourth evening and fifth morning. 0:00 Intro / 1:14 England's approach / 10:57 Harry Brook / 15:54...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the first week of action from the Women's T20 World Cup. Tammy Beaumont also joins the show, reacting live to England's victory against South Africa in Sharjah alongside Yas and Katya Witney. 0:00 Intro / 1:02 Tammy Beaumont / 26:41 T20 World Cup so far / 45:59 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. He...
Oct 09, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which gets underway in the UAE this week. 0:00 Intro / 1:09 Part 1: with Lauren Winfield-Hill / 34:27 Part 2: with Yas & Katya / 58:02 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 fut...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on the England-Australia ODIs, review the 2024 English season and look ahead to the upcoming Test tour of Pakistan. There's also chat about India's thrilling win against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka hammering New Zealand, Hampshire's takeover and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss the ODIs and preview the Pakistan Test tour. 0:00 Intro / 0:35 Patreon / 2:20 England vs Australia / 28:25 Mark Butcher / 46:05 Rado / 46:32 Pakistan vs England / ...
Oct 01, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner review the end of the 2024 English season, domestic women's salaries and cover all the latest news from the international game. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to chat about equal pay and what 2025 currently looks like for Tier 2 counties, while Andy Tennant talks to Katya about Sunrisers' RHF triumph. 0:00 Patreon / 3:06 Intro / 4:00 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy / 14:19 Equal pay / 23:25 2025 season / 26:36 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 40:43 Andy Tennant interview...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the ongoing England-Australia ODI series, Surrey's third successive County Championship title and much more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to reflect on England's impressive win and Harry Brook's excellent century in the third match of the series. 0:00 Patreon / 4:05 Mark Butcher on ENGvAUS / 17:46 England vs Australia ODIs / 39:35 Rado / 40:02 County Championship / 1:00:19 Player power & One-Day Cup / 1:08:20 SLvNZ & INDvBAN / 1:10:30 Wisden Cric...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Cam Ponsonby discuss what to expect from pitches at the T20 World Cup, and chat about concussion checks following a couple of incidents in the first Australia-New Zealand T20I. Alice Capsey joins the show to talk about how England's preparation is going ahead of the showpiece event in the UAE. 0:00 Intro / 1:28 England's next generation / 6:48 Concussion checks / 13:11 T20 World Cup pitches / 22:03 Alice Capsey / 34:28 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in coll...
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