Wisden Cricket Weekly

After winning the toss and opting to insert New Zealand in on day one in Hamilton, England were on the receiving end of a Tom Latham masterclass as he carried his bat and ended a rain-affected day on 101*. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the ground and Taha Hashim in the Wisden offices about the biggest talking points of the day including England's decision to field an attack without a frontline spinner for the first time in seven years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief Phil Walker and Wisden writer Aadya Sharma join Ben Gardner to discuss what England's innings defeat to New Zealand means for Joe Root going forward, a mesmeric hundred in a lost cause from Babar Azam, India and Bangladesh's inaugural day/night Test, and much else besides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand seal a deserved innings victory at the Bay Oval after a string of rash shots condemn England to another overseas defeat. Yas Rana talks to Lawrence Booth on the ground in New Zealand and Ben Gardner in London about New Zealand's superb all-round performance and discuss where England go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another excellent day for New Zealand at the Bay Oval. BJ Watling and Mitch Santner put on the highest seventh wicket partnership in New Zealand's history as Watling became the first Kiwi designated keeper to score a Test double century while Santer recorded his maiden Test ton. Santner's three late wickets turned the contest even further in New Zealand's favour but England still have an outside chance of batting out the final day for a draw. Lawrence Booth, from the ground in Mount Maunganui, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner discuss the day's action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand grind England into the dirt on day three at the Bay Oval as BJ Watling bats out the entirety of the day to leave the Black Caps in a strong position with two days to go. Lawrence Booth, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana chat about the biggest talking points of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England recover from an early morning collapse to end day two in a strong position. Lawrence Booth, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to another topsy turvy day of Test cricket that ended with Sam Curran swinging it in England's favour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fifties from Ben Stokes, Rory Burns and Joe Denly leave England in a strong position at the end of an attritional first day of their series in New Zealand. Yas Rana talks to Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth on the phone from the ground and Taha Hashim at Wisden HQ in London to dissect an enthralling day of cricket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BBC's Elly Oldroyd joins Yas Rana and Jo Harman to discuss England's upcoming Test series in New Zealand, Somerset's points deduction, another home India innings victory, Liam Livingstone's decision to prioritise the County Championship over the IPL and Elly's time covering minor county cricket. All that plus Ryan Higgins' unlikely link to Scotland's Mark Watt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sir Alastair Cook joins the show to discuss England's chances in New Zealand and the growing challenge of opening the batting on home turf, and Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, and Taha Hashim discuss England's 3-2 T20I series win over New Zealand, Pakistan's prospects in Australia, and Haseeb Hameed's Space Jam connection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Viv Richards joins the show for a condensed conversation about his career while Yas Rana, CricViz's Ben Jones and Michael McCann talk about all things cricket, from England's T20I series in New Zealand to Michael's time working at the European Cricket League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices