Haseeb Hameed's England return and how England's 2019 World Cup planning began

Minutes after the recording session ended, news of Haseeb Hameed's England recall and Sam Billing's maiden Test call-up broke. Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the two additions to the squad, prompted by an injury to Ben Foakes that also means that James Bracey is almost certain to debut at Lord's next week. Mark Butcher, CricViz's Ben Jones, Phil and Yas chat about the last week in cricket, talk batting technique and discuss Ben's new book, Hitting Against The Spin, which includes a section on England's 2019 World Cup planning. Notts skipper Steven Mullaney joins the show to talk about his side's stellar start to the season as well as Hameed's England recall and there's a short interview, conducted by Taha Hashim, with Charlotte Taylor – the star of last year's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final – ahead of the first week of the 2021 tournament.

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