

Wisden Cricket Weekly
Wisden Cricket Weekly
Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 18min
Where do England go after almighty Ireland shock?
0:00 Intro0:17 England vs Ireland1:58 England's batting problems7:29 Ireland's impressive bowlers9:52 Must win game for England against Australia12:18 The Shot14:27 OutroIn the fifth of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Mark Butcher and Ben Gardner react to England's shock defeat to Ireland in the T20 World Cup Super 12.Rain curtailed the end of the fixture with England still five runs behind on DLS, after their batters failed to get going against a superb Irish bowling attack. Ireland had been bowled out for 157, Andrew Balbirnie's half-century ensuring they had enough runs on the board to defend their total.Mark and Ben also reflect once more on Virat Kohli's "Shot" - the gift that keeps on giving, and look ahead to what England's defeat means for their route to the knock-out rounds.The second game of today, New Zealand vs Afghanistan, was washed out without a ball being bowled. Both teams share the points from that fixture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 2022 • 13min
Finch struggles, Stoinis stuns as Australia down Sri Lanka
In the fourth of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Aadya Sharma, Daniel Senior and Ben Gardner react to Australia's convincing victory against Sri Lanka.Aaron Finch struggled throughout Australia's chase of 158, but an entertaining cameo from Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis' brutal knock of 59* off 18 balls powered the tournament hosts to a 7-wicket win in Perth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 2022 • 42min
The morning after India-Pakistan, rain thwarts South Africa - again - and the road to the 2024 T20 World Cup
0:00 Intro1:25 South Africa vs Zimbabwe12:02 Bangladesh vs Netherlands20:45 Virat Kohli's innings24:10 India vs Pakistan controversies31:41 Sarah Waris on Hardik Pandya36:23 OutroIn the third of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner react to the last two games from the first round of Super 12 fixtures.Bangladesh edged past Netherlands by nine runs thanks to Taskin Ahmed's 4-25, despite the best efforts of Colin Ackermann who hit 62 off 48 in the chase. In the other game, South Africa were left frustrated after rain stopped them from securing what would have been a comfortable victory in a rain-affected fixture against Zimbabwe.The panel also look back at yesterday's dramatic India vs Pakistan clash, reflecting on Kohli's incredible knock and addressing some of the 'controversial' calls towards the end of the match that have been the subject of much debate for the last 24 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Oct 23, 2022 • 20min
Virat Kohli seals an India-Pakistan all-time classic
In the second of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Abhishek Mukherjee, Matt Roller and Ben Gardner react to Sri Lanka's win over Ireland and a truly remarkable clash between India and Pakistan in front of more than 90,000 at the MCG.India beat Pakistan by four wickets off the final ball of the innings in one of the most dramatic T20 finishes you will ever see, with Virat Kohli producing a knock for the ages to rescue his side from 31-4 and secure a memorable victory.In Hobart, Sri Lanka breezed past Ireland by 9 wickets, with Kusal Mendis hitting an unbeaten 68* in an easy chase for the Asia Cup champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 22, 2022 • 26min
T20WC Daily: Curran and Wood star in England win, NZ hammer Australia
In the first of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Mark Butcher, Matt Roller and Yas Rana react to both games from the opening day of Super 12 action. England beat Afghanistan at Perth with Sam Curran starring with the ball, taking the best ever figures by an England player in a men's T20I. The game also saw Mark Wood bowl the fastest EVER T20 World Cup spell, Ben Stokes deployed as an opening bowler and England stagger over the finish line in an uncomfortable run chase.At Sydney, New Zealand hammered the reigning champions and tournament hosts Australia with Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tim Southee and Trent Boult all performing prominent roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 19, 2022 • 1h 26min
Liam Livingstone's Test call-up, an amazing start to the T20 World Cup and is there really too much cricket?
In this week's show, the panel of Ben Gardner, Katya Witney, Jo Harman and Yas Rana talk through England's Test squad for their tour of Pakistan – what was the thinking behind Liam Livingstone's inclusion? Why no Matt Potts? Will they change the balance of the side?The panel all make a series of predictions for the T20 World Cup while also discussing a remarkable opening few days to round one.There's discussion on the High Performance Review; Katya chats to Leicestershire chief executive Sean Jarvis about what the proposals would do to his county while we also hear what some active players have told the panel in recent weeks.Finally, there is a discussion with the artist Andrew Redden, whose collection of prints celebrating the UK's most loved cricket grounds is available to buy at wisden.com/shop - that is also where you can get your hands on the most recent edition of Wisden Cricket Monthly.n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 12, 2022 • 1h 10min
The new batch of central contracts, the best T20 players in the world and Ollie Pope joins the show
Mark Butcher is joined in the studio by CricViz analyst Ben Jones and podcast regulars Yas Rana and Ben Gardner. They discuss the latest batch of ECB central contracts, the first Australia-England T20I and how England are likely to line up at the T20 World Cup.There is an extended section on CricViz’s recent list of the best 20 men’s T20 players in the world that is featured in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and discussion around some of T20’s latest trends.Late on in the show there is a sneak preview of Jo Harman’s interview with Ollie Pope that is included in the latest Wisden Cricket Monthly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 4, 2022 • 1h 6min
Our moments of the summer, England win in Pakistan and Liam Norwell's epic nine-for
The panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at a memorable summer by sharing their moments of the season as well as looking at how England are shaping up for the T20 World Cup and reflecting on Liam Norwell's extraordinary performance on the final day of the domestic season to keep Warwickshire in Division One.They also talk about whether Joe Root was right to miss Yorkshire's final game of the season – an 18-run run loss to already relegated Gloucestershire, a defeat that saw Yorkshire's campaign also end in relegation.Mark Butcher shares his moments of the season and we also hear some of our listeners' highlights of the summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 24min
The high performance review, how Stokes fits into England's T20 team...and Mankads
The panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana try to make sense of Andrew Strauss' men's high performance review and its potential consequences. Mark Butcher joins the show from Pakistan to give his views on the review's recommendations as well as England's ongoing T20I series in the country, one that has seen a whole host of fringe players impress.There's also discussion on Surrey's County Championship win and England's 3-0 defeat to India, including Deepti Sharma's run out at the non-striker's end of Charlie Dean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 17min
Hales, Brook and Wood impress in Pakistan, 'bad' county pitches and career-saving knocks
Mark Butcher reacts to England's win in the first T20I in Pakistan, their first international in the country for 17 years.The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk through an eventful week or so in the County Championship, one that saw 26 wickets fall in a single day at Chelmsford. They also chat about the latest T20 World Cup squad announcements, Lauren Winfield-Hill's domestic form, Australia's win over India, career-saving knocks and much more.You can buy the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly at wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


