

Stumped
BBC World Service
The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.
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Oct 1, 2020 • 40min
Flintoff, bulimia and the strain of success
Reaction to an astonishing week in the Indian Premier League, including a record run chase, a Super Over and a gravity-defying boundary save. Plus, as England legend Andrew Flintoff reveals his battle with bulimia, we'll hear the story of Sarah Coyte, the World Cup-winning Australia bowler who took a break from the game to deal with an eating disorder - and returned to win the Big Bash. Some listeners may find this content upsetting.West Indies head coach Phil Simmons talks about the challenges facing cricket's poorer nations during the Covid-19 pandemic.Photo: Andrew Flintoff in 2005 (Getty Images)

Sep 24, 2020 • 43min
Dean Jones - a 'shocking loss' to cricket
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma pay tribute to Dean Jones, the great Australia batsman who has died at the age of 59.Plus, we're joined by Dhiraj Malhotra, CEO of Delhi Capitals, to discuss a controversial week in the Indian Premier League.Australia vice-captain Rachael Haynes looks welcomes the return of women's international cricket - with fans.And a dispute over Don Bradman's childhood cricket pitch prompts a debate over how we remember our sporting heroes.Photo: Dean Jones (Getty Images)

Sep 17, 2020 • 48min
Rhodes on cricket's fielding revolution
Reaction to Australia's thrilling victory over England in the one-day series at Old Trafford. Former South Africa star Jonty Rhodes on the incredible advances in fielding in the Indian Premier League, which starts in Dubai this weekend. And as women's international cricket returns, West Indies batter Hayley Matthews relives the day when she toppled Australia to win the T20 World Cup at the age of 18. Photo: Jonty Rhodes (Getty Images)

Sep 10, 2020 • 48min
Bell on Ashes glory and coaching ambitions
We're joined by England batting great Ian Bell as he bows out of the game with 118 Test matches and more than 20,000 first class runs to his name. Find out more about a new campaign in Australia that's fronting up to racism and intolerance in cricket. Can England repeat their T20 dominance over Australia in the 50-over form? And a life of luxury in the IPL bio-bubble.(Photo: Ian Bell celebrates and Ashes hundred in 2013. Credit: Getty Images)

Sep 3, 2020 • 42min
Meet Australia's new fast bowling star
Australia quick Riley Meredith joins us to look ahead to the series against their oldest rivals England. Plus, with women's international cricket set to return, we speak to two of England's biggest stars - Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver. And an existential threat to cricket in South Africa. We head to Cape Town to find out about the latest crisis in one of the sport's traditional strongholds.Photo: Riley Meredith (Getty Images)

Aug 27, 2020 • 41min
Anderson's 600, Dutch women's cricket and the CPL bio-bubble
On Stumped we discuss whether Jimmy Anderson is the greatest pace bowler of all time after he became the first seam bowler to take 600 Test wickets and we reflect on the third test match between England and Pakistan where Zak Crawley scored 267.How has the postponement of the Women's World Cup affected teams who were hoping to qualify? The head coach of the Dutch women's national side Sean Trouw joins us to explain what they have been doing during Coronavirus and how they have seen a rise in participation numbers since the start of the pandemic. Plus one of the biggest parties in world sport, the Caribbean Premier League began last week but how does the bio-bubble in Trinidad and Tobago compare to England? We speak to Danny Morrison who is a journalist there.Photo: James Anderson of England celebrates after taking the wicket of Azhar Ali of Pakistan to reach 600 Test Match Wickets during Day Five of the 3rd #RaiseTheBat Test Match between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl on August 25, 2020 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB)

Aug 20, 2020 • 46min
How 'rock star' Dhoni wowed the world
We bid farewell to the iconic wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni and hear from his former India coach Greg Chappell.Plus - how do you solve a problem like bad light? We'll try to find a solution to one of cricket's oldest dilemmas.And can a ground-breaking sponsorship in the India Premier League help tackle the stigma around women's periods?Photo:MS Dhoni in 2005 (Getty Images)

Aug 13, 2020 • 36min
Edwards: Missed opportunity to showcase women’s cricket
We reflect on the first Test match between England and Pakistan and discuss the remarkable comeback from England. Plus Jos Buttler said he ‘owed his team some runs’ following his wicket-keeping mistakes, so the team look at how wicket-keeping has evolved over the years. The Women’s ODI World Cup has been postponed until 2022, so former England captain Charlotte Edwards joins us to speak about women’s cricket and the lack of it to be exact - there has been no international women’s cricket played since March.. Plus, a report has been published saying 34% of players in a host of T20 domestic leagues have experienced either late, or non-payment, problems. We speak to the head of the global players’ union.Photo: Former England captain Charlotte Edwards during day two of the Kia Women's Test of the Women's Ashes Series between England and Australia Women in 2015 (Credit: Getty Images).

Aug 6, 2020 • 48min
Ireland's Green Machine
On Stumped this week, Alison Mitchell is back in the Old Trafford bio-bubble, as England - fresh from beating the West Indies - take on Pakistan in another three-Test series. Alison, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma will be speaking to the PCB's Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan. And they'll be joined by Ireland's High Performance Director Richard Holdsworth after his side recorded their highest successful run chase in One Day Internationals against world champions England.Image: Harry Tector of Ireland celebrates victory watched on by Saqib Mahmood of England during the Third One Day International between England and Ireland (Getty Images)

Jul 30, 2020 • 58min
Super Broad and Super League
Alison Mitchell, Alister Nicholson and Charu Sharma reflect on the first bio-secure Test series between England and the West Indies, and pay homage to Stuart Broad after he takes his 500th Test wicket. And as one bio-bubble in Manchester finishes, another starts in Southampton ahead of the launch of the inaugural 50-over Super League. We're joined by stand-in England head coach Paul Collingwood as his World Champions take on Ireland in a three-match ODI series.Image: England's Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite, his 500th Test wicket, on the final day of the third Test cricket match (Credit: Photo by MARTIN RICKETT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)


