

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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Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 6min
England's COVID outbreak, Anderson reaches 1000 and cricket's Gareth Southgate
The panel of Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to the COVID-19 outbreak in the England camp that resulted in the announcement of an entirely new group for the Pakistan series, one that saw the inclusion of six entirely uncapped players.
There's also discussion on the latest round of the County Championship, South Africa's T20I series victory over West Indies, Mithali Raj's return to the top of the ODI batting rankings and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 9min
Is Chris Woakes England's greatest ever ODI bowler?
The panel of Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's comprehensive T20I series victory over Sri Lanka and try to work out what England learnt from the three-game contest.
They also react to the latest round of Blast fixtures, look forward to The Hundred Wildcard Draft and answer your questions.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 10min
New Zealand are world champions, the Shafali show and the rise of George Garton
The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Taha Hashim and Yas Rana react to New Zealand's victory in the World Test Championship final, the England women's Test at Bristol, the low-key start to England men's white-ball summer, the latest action from the T20 Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and more.
The show also features interviews with England's latest limited overs call-up George Garton and one of the most exciting young quicks in the women's game, Issy Wong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 16, 2021 • 1h 46min
England's first home series defeat in seven years, the future of the WTC and Botham on the '81 Ashes
The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's first home Test series defeat in seven years and discuss what's going wrong with England's batting. They look back at the start of the T20 Blast, preview the World Test Championship final and come up with an alternative structure for the competition's next cycle.
From the 1hr16 mark, Lord Botham joins the show to talk to Phil about the first half of the 1981 Ashes, the build-up to that series and of course, Headingley.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 58min
Ollie Robinson and the future of women's Test cricket
Podcast regulars Mark Butcher, Jo Harman and Yas Rana are joined by The Telegraph's Izzy Westbury to discuss historical social media posts from England players that emerged during and after the first Test of the summer at Lord's, as well as the subsequent reaction to them.
They also reflect on the Test itself, the latest rounds of the County Championship and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy before Izzy leads a discussion the women's Test game ahead of England women's Test against India women next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 2, 2021 • 1h 6min
England-New Zealand Test series preview, Saqib Mahmood downs Yorkshire, and the RHF Trophy kicks off
The panel discuss a low-key build-up to an evenly matched Test series between England and New Zealand, the individual narratives that should make following it intriguing, and give some scoreline predictions. There is also an interview with Ollie Robinson.
In the County Championship, there were more thrilling finishes, with Saqib Mahmood and Lancashire flying high after downing Yorkshire, and Middlesex down in the dumps with Leicestershire pulling off a huge chase.
The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy kicked off and was just as thrilling, with Sarah Glenn, who also joins the show, making sure that the first of two Amy Jones hundreds didn't go in vain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 2021 • 1h 30min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 19, 2021 • 1h 6min
England's Ashes obsession, their squad for the NZ Tests and Sandpapergate
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's 15-man squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand which saw the inclusion of two uncapped players but not any of the group that recently left the IPL. The panel discuss England's priorities and wonder if they're placing too much emphasis on this winter's Ashes series.
There's a discussion on Cameron Bancroft's recent interview with The Guardian in which he suggested that Australia's bowlers may have had knowledge of his actions during the infamous Cape Town Test in 2018. The panel also preview the new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and run through all the major headlines from the global and English game this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 12, 2021 • 1h 27min
Sam Billings joins the show, bamboo bats and Craig Overton's resurgence
Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of the County Championship where Craig Overton impressed once again for Somerset. They briefly look at the upcoming England-New Zealand Test series, the recently concluded Pakistan-Zimbabwe series, Lauren Winfield-Hill's remarkable knock AGAINST England, bamboo bats and more.
The second half of the show is devoted to England's 2015 series against New Zealand. After a thrilling Test series, the ODI series marked the beginning of England's four-year journey from World Cup also-rans to World Cup champions. Sam Billings, who made his England debut during that series, joins the show for a reflection on how England managed to turn around their white-ball fortunes so dramatically in such a short space of time. If you want to go straight to the Billings interview, head to the 44-minute mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 5, 2021 • 1h 20min
Parkinson's on fire, the IPL's postponed and Gooch on the art of batting
Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the latest round of County Championship games including Matt Parkinson's most recent 'Warne-esque' delivery. The podcast also includes a 10-minute interview by Ben with Parkinson.
The panel also reflect on the IPL's suspension and a fascinating conversation Phil recently had with the man who scored more professional runs than anyone else, Graham Gooch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


