Wisden Cricket Weekly

Our final podcast of 2024, and two Boxing Day classics to review.Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher react to Australia's thrilling win against India at the MCG, as well as South Africa's victory against Pakistan which saw them secure World Test Championship final qualification.There's also chat about whether the WTC is actually good, there's finally an update on the 2025 Champions Trophy and England have announced a squad for that tournament.0:00 Intro / 1:05 Australia vs India / 7:54 Sam Konstas / 15:18 Steve Smith / 20:33 Virat Kohli / 24:52 Nitish Kumar Reddy / 30:32 Jasprit Bumrah / 38:49 South Africa vs Pakistan / 42:39 World Test Championship / 50:39 Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan / 52:53 Champions Trophy / 1:00:18 England's squad / 1:07:27 Outro👀 PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #SAvPAK #AUSvIND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 OutroThe 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 future of girls’ cricket.👀 PATREONSign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #AUSvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 / 22:43 Favourite matches / 31:50 Our biggest gripes / 45:07 Bazball moments of the year / 56:32 Flashback Cameras / 57:58 Listener moments / 1:13:54 Outro🏟️ FLASHBACK CAMERASFind out more about Flashback Cameras: https://joinflashback.co/products/flashback-one35-camera?utm_source=wisden_media&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wisden_poty✈️ GULLIVERS SPORTS TRAVELExperience the 2025/26 Ashes: gulliverstravel.co.uk👀 PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #AUSvIND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 OutroThe 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 future of girls’ cricket.👀 PATREONSign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #SAvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 / 59:30 Patreon / 1:02:30 Australia vs India / 1:10:44 Ravichandran Ashwin / 1:25:32 Other cricket / 1:28:01 Fab Fours / 1:32:44 CRICBABY / 1:40:51 Outro🏟️ SEAT UNIQUEElevate your 2025 match day experience: https://bit.ly/WisdenxSeatUniqueENGvIND2025🤝 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLYSave more than 50% on a WCM subscription this Christmas! https://pocketmags.com/offer/trinorth-ltd/wcmchristmas?mc_cid=ae82ca94fa&mc_eid=b72f25348b🏏 CRICBABYBringing cricket into the lives of families and young children: https://cricbaby.com👀 PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #NZvENG #AUSvIND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 / 12:46 Australia vs India / 28:06 South Africa vs England ODIs / 37:25 SAvENG Test preview / 44:53 WPL auction / 49:59 Bangladesh vs Ireland / 52:53 OutroThe 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 future of girls’ cricket.👀 PATREONSign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #SAvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 / 43:12 New Zealand / 49:31 Rob Key / 55:47 Mark Butcher on NZvENG / 1:13:11 Australia vs India / 1:27:41 South Africa vs Sri Lanka / 1:31:47 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:38:22 Blood On The Tracks / 1:52:09 Outro✈️ GULLIVERS SPORTS TRAVELExperience the 2025/26 Ashes with Gullivers Sports Travel: https://bit.ly/3CIzmrp📙 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS – ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA: THE 1974/75 ASHESAvailable to purchase now: https://www.wisden.com/shop/blood-on-the-tracks👀 PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #NZvENG #AUSvIND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 OutroThe 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 future of girls’ cricket.👀 PATREONSign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #SAvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Ollie Pope conundrum and England's fast bowling stocks.0:00 Intro / 3:05 NZvENG first Test / 10:01 Gus Atkinson & Chris Woakes / 15:31 Jacob Bethell / 27:28 Brydon Carse / 36:10 Shoaib Bashir & Rehan Ahmed / 42:12 Zak Crawley / 43:38 Ollie Robinson / 46:20 New Zealand / 50:09 Patreon / 51:47 Mark Butcher on NZvENG / 1:07:15 England's new NOC policy / 1:23:05 South Africa vs Sri Lanka / 1:26:39 Ben Stokes' WTC comments / 1:28:45 West Indies vs Bangladesh / 1:30:58 Australia vs India / 1:34:57 Outro👀 PATREONFor bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #NZvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 OutroThe 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 future of girls’ cricket.👀 PATREONSign up to our brand new 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/WisdenCricInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricketTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket❓ DAILY QUIZ:Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY:Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrintDigital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital#Cricket #EnglandCricket #SAvENG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices