Wisden Cricket Weekly

A huge week for the podcast as Liam Dawson is called up to England's Test squad! Also on the show, Australia's demolition of the West Indies in Kingston, over rates, dodgy balls, irresistible eBay listings and more. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:42 Intro / 1:58 Liam Dawson / 11:48 Perfect Draft / 12:56 West Indies vs Australia / 24:27 Over rates / 31:13 Balls / 37:40 Win ENGvIND 5th Test tickets / 38:10 Remitly / 38:59 Best young players in the world / 45:41 DineticQ / 56:48 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:59 David Gower eBay listings / 1:04:32 WCM offer / 1:05:28 Italy T20 World Cup / 1:08:04 Outro 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ Win tickets to day one of the fifth England vs India Test at The Kia Oval: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-test-tickets_wisden/ 🤝 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFER Subscribe to the print version of WCM – prices starting at £39.99 – for the chance to win one of two brand new DSC bats (£521 and £623 RRP)! https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/wcmdsc25 🍺 PERFECT DRAFT Pour pints like a pro at home! Get £20 off one of Perfect Draft's machines today with code WISDEN20: www.perfectdraft.com 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 🏏 DINETICQ Find out more about the DineticQ's science-backed coaching and how the PaceFlow app can help your game: https://www.dineticq.com 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana try to make sense of an incredible Test and remarkable day five finish at Lord's. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:47 Intro / 1:10 The final day / 8:45 Jofra Archer / 17:30 India's approach / 22:38 Final wicket / 25:23 Ben Stokes / 30:39 India / 36:48 Win Test tickets / 37:17 Remitly / 38:06 Shoaib Bashir / 42:18 The war of words / 51:06 What's wrong with the balls? 56:26 Final thoughts / 1:02:35 Outro 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ Win tickets to day one of the fifth England vs India Test at The Kia Oval: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-test-tickets_wisden/ 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the third and fourth England-India T20Is. 0:00 Intro / 0:55 Lauren Winfield-Hill on ENGvIND / 22:31 England vs India / 36:58 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 https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, and Yas Rana react to India's annihilation of England in the second Test at Edgbaston. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:47 Intro / 1:11 Perfect Draft / 2:25 Akash Deep / 11:13 England's fourth innings / 14:59 India's seamers / 17:31 Shubman Gill / 24:29 Win T20 tickets / 24:50 Remitly / 25:43 Lord's tickets / 26:08 Patreon / 27:59 England's bowling and the toss / 42:32 Conditions / 48:07 England's batting / 52:02 Jamie Smith / 55:49 Ben Stokes / 59:55 Other cricket / 1:01:14 Outro 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ Win tickets to watch the Surrey vs Warwickshire Women's T20 Blast fixture: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-t20/ Find out more about Kia's Young Cricketer competition: www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket.html 🍺 PERFECT DRAFT Pour pints like a pro at home! Get £20 off one of Perfect Draft's machines today with code WISDEN20: www.perfectdraft.com 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 🏟️ LORD'S TICKETSWatch England take on India in the second women's ODI at Lord's: http://tickets.lords.org/ 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to India's comprehensive victories against England in the first two T20Is. Later in the show Katya chats to Ella McCaughan who's enjoyed a brilliant 2025 so far, particularly in the T20 Blast. 0:00 Intro / 1:16 Lauren Winfield-Hill on ENGvIND / 17:23 India / 23:26 England / 44:24 Ella McCaughan interview / 58:23 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 https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Cameron Ponsonby and Yas Rana look ahead to the second England-India Test at Edgbaston and discuss Jofra Archer's return to the Test squad. There's also loads of other Test cricket to chat about including Australia's win in the Caribbean, a new South African wonderkid and Pathum Nissanka's incredible form, as well as the latest from the County Championship. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:45 Intro / 1:08 Perfect Draft / 2:34 Mark Butcher / 12:21 Remitly / 13:10 Jofra Archer / 22:27 India / 34:17 West Indies vs Australia / 44:00 Zimbabwe vs South Africa / 48:46 Win T20 tickets / 49:06 Gareth Batty / 1:03:40 Charles Tyrwhitt / 1:04:19 County Championship / 1:11:10 Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh / 1:13:56 New rules / 1:18:37 Outro 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ Win tickets to watch the Surrey vs Warwickshire Women's T20 Blast fixture: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-t20/ Find out more about Kia's Young Cricketer competition: www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket.html 🍺 PERFECT DRAFT Pour pints like a pro at home! Get £20 off one of Perfect Draft's machines today with code WISDEN20: www.perfectdraft.com 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 👕 CHARLES TYRWHITT Enjoy an exclusive 20% off Charles Tyrwhitt's summer range with code WISDEN20: bit.ly/WisdenCT2025 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look ahead to the T20I leg of the England-India series which gets underway on Saturday. Later in the show Katya chats to Davina Perrin, the highly-rated 18-year-old batter already involved in England A squads. 0:00 Intro / 1:06 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 8:39 Series preview / 13:58 Picking our combined XI / 20:17 T20 Blast / 24:26 Davina Perrin interview / 39:49 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 https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's incredible victory in the first Test against India at Headingley. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:46 Intro / 1:13 Perfect Draft / 2:48 Mark Butcher / 19:26 Win T20 tickets / 19:54 Remitly / 20:45 Patreon / 21:19 England vs India / 38:59 Duckett / 49:56 Crawley & Pope / 55:38 England playing Bumrah / 58:43 England's top seven / 1:04:56 WCM offer / 1:06:15 Charles Tyrwhitt / 1:07:10 Moment of the Test / 1:10:42 What went wrong for India? / 1:21:00 England's bowlers / 1:23:52 Sunil Gavaskar / 1:25:23 Headingley / 1:28:55 Combined XIs / 1:34:10 Outro 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ Win tickets to watch Surrey vs Glamorgan in Kia's Best Seats in the House: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket-best-seats-wisden/ Find out more about Kia's Young Cricketer competition: www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket.html 🤝 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFER Use code KOOKABURRA25 at wisdensubs.com when you subscribe to the print version of WCM – prices starting at £39.99 – for the chance to win one of two brand new Kookaburra bats (£375 RRP)! 🍺 PERFECT DRAFT Pour pints like a pro at home! Get £20 off one of Perfect Draft's machines today with code WISDEN20: www.perfectdraft.com 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 👕 CHARLES TYRWHITT Enjoy an exclusive 20% off Charles Tyrwhitt's summer range with code WISDEN20: bit.ly/WisdenCT2025 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following the ECB’s decision in May to ban trans women from competing in all levels of women’s cricket with immediate effect, Katya Witney unpicks a complex and controversial subject, and speaks to those who are feeling the impact. Elsewhere in the show there's Lauren Winfield-Hill on all the latest action in the T20 Blast and England's squad to take on India, which includes a return for Sophie Ecclestone. Read Katya's full piece: https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/how-can-we-ever-trust-them-again-the-far-reaching-effects-of-the-ecbs-transgender-ban 0:00 Intro / 1:14 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 21:53 Studio chat / 44:30 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 https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. 👀 PATREON Sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A very, very special bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. Phil Walker sits down with the great Ravi Shastri to talk about Indian cricket, how it's changed over the decades, the current landscape of international cricket, how India are shaping up for the England Tests and much more. It comes in a big week for Shastri in London. Last week, ICC Chair Jay Shah officially opened the Ravi Shastri Suite at Lord's, continuing Shastri's four decade-long association with the ground as a player, commentator and head coach. 🚗 KIA UK We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again this summer! Discover the future of electric vehicles at an exclusive event at a Kia dealership near you: https://kiaelectricexperience.co.uk/ 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices