Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana reflect on England's innings victory at Leeds, their first win of any kind in eight Tests. They discuss the form of the England quicks, Dawid Malan's successful return to the side, Joe Root's extraordinary run of scores and where it all went wrong for India.

They also chat about the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast, the County Championship and England women's upcoming series against New Zealand.

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England come roaring back against India and a memorable week in the Blast

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to Moeen Ali's retirement from Test cricket, the final round of the County Championship, the England-New Zealand ODI series and much more.

There is also an interview with Tara Norris, one of the stars of the RHF Trophy final, about her summer and her international aspirations.

At the end of the show, we hear the moments of the summer from both the panelists and the listeners.

Moeen Ali's retirement from Test cricket and your moments of the sumer

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana look back at the recently concluded T20 World Cup Super 12s, picking their breakout stars of the tournament and preview the knockout stage of the competition.

Taha, Jo and Yas also catch up with the latest developments in the Yorkshire racism scandal that has seen the county suspended from hosting international cricket. This conversation starts at 49:50.

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T20 World Cup semi-final previews and Yorkshire suspended from hosting international cricket

Pod regulars Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana bring you a second episode of the week – this time, on two thrilling semi-finals at the T20 World Cup. They talk about the two games, preview the final and discuss what went wrong for Eoin Morgan's men in Abu Dhabi.

Emergency pod: Two brilliant semi-finals, what went wrong for England and a preview of the final

Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner respond to the latest troubling developments in English cricket's racism scandal, including the news stories regarding Azeem Rafiq himself. They also discuss Tim Paine's resignation, why he had to go, and who takes over both as Australia Test captain and wicketkeeper.

There's also a tribute to AB de Villiers, who retired from all cricket this week, and a round-up of the week's on-field action, with India beating New Zealand and Pakistan beating Bangladesh in a pair of T20I series, and the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier getting underway.

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The latest in English cricket's racism scandal and Tim Paine's resignation

The panel of Ben Gardner, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to a busy week in Test cricket with Tests played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. 

They also provide tentative hope for England fans ahead of the men's Ashes series while Mark Butcher joins over the phone to give his views on the limited warm-up action England have managed to get under their belt. 

Ben updates us on the ICC's poor handling of the cancelled women's World Cup Qualifier and the panel answer your questions.

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Why England will definitely win the Ashes

The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview the 2021/22 men's Ashes which gets under way later this week, talk about Ajaz Patel's historic 10-for in Mumbai, Darren Gough's appointment at Yorkshire, the best and worst kits of all time and much, much more.

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Previewing the 2021/22 men's Ashes and Ajaz Patel takes all 10

Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to Australia's dominant first Test victory.

They discuss what went wrong for England, give English supporters a few reasons to remain hopeful and marvel at a string of excellent Australia individual performances.

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Australia blow England away at Brisbane

Ben Gardner, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana look ahead to the second Test of the 2021/22 Ashes, discuss the likely make-up of the two bowling attacks as well as the possible impact of the pink ball and how it will behave under the lights at Adelaide. 

There's also discussion on Virat Kohli's removal from the India ODI captaincy, Babar Azam's first international wicket, Kamran Akmal and much more.

The panel also preview the upcoming issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly which is available at wisden.com/shop.

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Pink-ball Test preview, Kohli removed as ODI captain and cricket's relationship with concussion

The panel of Jo Harman, Taha Hashim, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to England's 11th defeat in 12 Tests on Australian soil. They analyse England's team selections, ponder why so many of England's players aren't developing under the coaching set-up and discuss what they can do differently at Melbourne.

Skip to 45:25 to hear Mark Butcher's take on the Test and to 57:25 for the panel's discussion on Australia's performance.

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England go 2-0 down after another feeble few days Down Under

In a bonus Christmas episode, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana briefly look back at the latest news from the world game  before spending around 40 minutes answering your questions on everything from their favourite county players of the 1990s, their standout cricketing memories, their most controversial opinions, what they're looking forward to in 2022 and so much more.

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Christmas special: Standout cricketing memories, controversial opinions and much more

Australia retain the Ashes after a pair of calamitous batting performances from England at the MCG. Hometown hero Scott Boland took 6-7 on debut to brutally end England's Ashes hopes by bowling the tourists out for 68.

The panel of Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana try to make sense of England's longstanding batting woes and look at what the short term future may hold for the England men's Test side. 

We apologise for the sound quality on this episode. A combination of a technical fault and our need to record the podcast remotely owing to a positive Covid-19 test in the team means that the sound quality is not quite at our usual level. We hope to be back to normal for next week's episode.

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Australia retain the urn: What's behind England's longstanding batting woes?

The panel of Ben Gardner, Jo Harman and Yas Rana preview the fourth Ashes Test at the SCG, react to Quinton de Kock's unexpected retirement from Test cricket, India's win at Centurion and much more.

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An SCG Test preview, Quinton de Kock's Test retirement and a chat with the Parkinson twins

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana share their thoughts on the most competitive Test of the series where England battled hard to just about escape from Sydney with a draw.

The panel will discuss South Africa's win over India at The Wanderers and Bangladesh's historic win in New Zealand on a bonus episode later this week.

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Whitewash avoided – England finally show some fight at the SCG

Phil Walker, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana look ahead to the Hobart Test - the fifth and final encounter of the 2021/22 men's Ashes. Taha - after speaking to Kent head coach Matt Walker – gives us the lowdown of what to expect from Sam Billings the red-ball cricketer, Phil looks ahead to the women's Ashes and Yas rounds up everything that's been happening in the international game over the past week or so. 

The panel also pick their out-of-the-box England captaincy suggestions as well as their all-time favourite comeback centuries in international cricket.

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Sam Billings the red-ball cricketer, comeback centuries and Heather Knight

Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the latest England batting collapse, this time one that gave Australia their 13th win in their last 15 home Ashes Tests. They answer your questions on how England can make improvements both in the short and long term. 

There is also discussion on Virat Kohli's resignation as India Test captain and India's 2-1 series defeat in South Africa.

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England collapse yet again and Virat Kohli resigns as India Test skipper

An action-packed episode this week. Mark Butcher shares his views on the first two T20Is between England and West Indies in the Caribbean, before the panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the T20I-leg of the women's Ashes and pick an 18-man squad for England's upcoming Test tour to West Indies.

There is also an interview with author Duncan Stone about his new book, 'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket.'

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Picking our Test squads for the West Indies tour, McGrath's blitz and England's death bowling

Podcast regulars Taha Hashim, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on a classic Ashes Test at Canberra that had it all, the backlash to cricket's most recent DCMS hearing and a host of encouraging performances from English cricketers in franchise leagues around the world.

Elsewhere, Mark Butcher gives his thoughts on England's series defeat in the Caribbean, Alec Stewart's rumoured link to the England head coach role and off stump guards.

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A classic Ashes Test, West Indies beat England and Harmer's return to international cricket

The panel react to a hectic week in English cricket that saw two of their all-time greats dropped from the Test squad, three senior off-field figures in the men's game lose their jobs, the women's side go winless in the Ashes and their U19 side lose a World Cup final.

There's also discussion on Justin Langer's resignation from the Australia men's coach job, India's ODI series against West Indies, Jason Roy's PSL form and much more. 

Freelance cricket writer Tanya Aldred joins the show from the 1hr 7 mark to discuss the Cricket For Climate initiative that was recently launched by Pat Cummins and a number of other big names from Australia.

England drop Broad and Anderson, go winless in another Ashes series and lose a World Cup final

As well as covering the headlines from the international game over the past week, Phil Walker, Jo Harman and Yas Rana react to Stuart Broad's column in the Daily Mail in which he voiced his frustration at his omission from the England squad for the upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

The panel also discuss some of the new/returning faces in that squad and there's a recording of Yas' interview with England newbie Alex Lees from the 31:57 mark.

Mark Butcher joins the show from the 47:43 mark to give his thoughts on the possible impact of an expanded IPL and why we should be excited by Will Smeed after his 99 in the PSL.

Phil, Jo and Yas spend the last section of the show answering a range of questions from the listeners.

Reaction to Broad's column, a chat with Alex Lees and answering your questions

The panel look back at all the major news from the last week in international cricket, including Joe Root's decision to bat at three for England, Rohit Sharma's appointment as India Test captain, the dual dropping of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, New Zealand's emphatic win over South Africa, a thrilling ODI between Bangladesh and Afghanistan and much more.

The panel, joined by women's cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson, preview the upcoming women's World Cup from the 18-minute mark.

From 1:12:09, Ben Duckett – one of the most consistent all-format batters in England – joins the show after a challenging winter away in Australia and Pakistan.

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Root to bat three, a World Cup preview, Rahane and Pujara dropped and Ben Duckett joins the show

Vithushan Ehantharajah joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to discuss another immensely busy week in cricket. They look back on six-hitting exhibitions from around the globe, a tense win for the England Women's team, Sri Lanka's unlikely trumph over South Africa and Duanne Olivier's decision to join Yorkshire on a Kolpak deal.

Episode 19 – Six education, unlikely wins and the Kolpak dilemma

Ollie Rayner joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to discuss the last week in the world of cricket, what Eoin Morgan is like in the dressing room, how cricket can often stifle colourful characters, the trials of being an English spinner and how he wants to put German cricket on the world map.

Episode 27 – Ollie Rayner on Eoin Morgan, colourful characters, being a spinner and Germany

The first episode of the Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast. Felix White and Lizzy Ammon join Yas Rana, Jo Harman and Phil Walker for a live show at the Bira 91 World Cup lounge in the Royal Garden Hotel. They weigh up England's chances, discuss the likely legacy of the tournament, look back at past England failures at the tournament and predict their semi-finalists.

World Cup special: Felix White and Lizzy Ammon on 1999, legacy and 2019's likely winners

Jo Harman, Phil Walker and the editor of PakPassion, Saj Sadiq, discuss West Indies' emphatic victory over Pakistan on the second day of the World Cup.

Pakistan blown away by brilliant West Indies

Dan Norcross joins Jo Harman and Phil Walker after a third dominant England win of the tournament. Dan also gives his opinion on the recent controversy regarding the freedom afforded to (or lack thereof) the World Cup broadcast commentators.

England supreme, commentary censorship and more injuries

Robin Smith, one of the greatest England batsmen of his era, a Hampshire institution and, in the words of Mark Nicholas, “A dashingly handsome player in every respect”, joins the author Jon Hotten and our host Phil Walker to discuss the World Cup so far, the unassuming genius of Joe Root, what it was like to face Warne and Marshall, and why he felt compelled to commit his astonishing life story to paper in his new autobiography, The Judge. Plus, hear some expert advice from Betfair’s cricket correspondent, Ed Hawkins, about the tournament’s upcoming matches.

Wisden Extra Podcast: An Audience with Robin Smith

A Glastonbury-bound Jo Harman joins Phil Walker from Lord’s to unpick England’s latest botched run chase - make that three in four now - as Australia gave their hosts a lesson in how to play hard-boiled tournament cricket. Are we on the cusp of the most exquisitely English of failures? Or is the No.1-ranked side in the world toying with us? We’ve been here before...

Panic on the streets of London

The panel discuss which of Joe Denly, Jos Buttler, and Jonny Bairstow England should take to Sri Lanka, whether England Women have a chance in the T20 World Cup, and why you should be careful going near monkeys.

Who England should take to Sri Lanka and why you should watch out for monkey scratches

In the absence of live cricket, the panel of Jo Harman, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner, pick a 'What Could Have Been XI', Ben Scott from Kinetic Cricket explains how you can keep fit at home and Ian Bell remembers his spell of 4-4 at Lord's.

The panel pick a 'What Could Have Been XI' and Ian Bell joins the show

England opener Dom Sibley joins the show and chats to host Yas Rana about the ups and downs of his route to the England team while the panel of Yas, wisden.com managing editor Ben Gardner and Wisden Cricket Monthly writer Jim Wallace talk about the ECB's efforts to give financial assistance up and down the country.

An extended interview with Dom Sibley and the ECB's £61 million emergency package

In the final episode of 2020, the panel of Taha Hashim, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss the action from the three Boxing Day Tests with particular focus on India's brilliant win at the MCG. They also talk about what they're most looking forward to next year and what they hope will change within the game in 2021.

India produce a Boxing Day special and our 2021 wishlist

Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly reflection on all the big stories from the game that week.

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