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BBC World Service
The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.
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Oct 18, 2019 • 34min
World Twenty20: Can Singapore join the party?
Can Singapore continue their amazing rise by reaching the finals of the men's Twenty20 World Cup? Plus new regulations forcing Irish cricketers to decide between club and country. And why an Australian all-rounder only has himself to blame for the freak injury that's ruled him out of the start of their Test summer.Photo: West Indies celebrate World T20 in 2014 (Getty Images)

Oct 10, 2019 • 40min
Silverwood on the Ashes, Brexit and karate
England's new head coach Chris Silverwood tells us his plan for winning back the Ashes in Australia - and how a black belt in karate has helped him develop the skills to succeed in international cricket.Plus, rugby league's "Woman of Steel" Courtney Hill on why the new riches flooding into women's cricket might tempt her back to the sport she quit last year.Photo: Chris Silverwood (Getty Images)

Oct 3, 2019 • 37min
Can anyone stop Australia's women?
After more record-breaking feats from Australia's women's team, we'll ask whether their domination is damaging the credibility of the women's game. Plus, Afghanistan's new head coach Lance Klusener tells us what attracted him to one of the toughest jobs in cricket - and explains why his former team-mate Gary Kirsten is the right man to lead England.Photo: Alyssa Healy (Getty Images)

Sep 26, 2019 • 46min
England's new fast bowling hope
Meet Saqib Mahmood, the exciting young fast bowler England have picked to meet fire with fire in the next Ashes series. Plus, as confusion reigns in the Indian batting order - are teams overthinking their Twenty20 tactics? And the 43-year-old all-rounder whose recent heroics with bat and bowl have earned him a 23rd year on the English county circuit.Photo: Saqib Mahmood (Getty Images)

Sep 19, 2019 • 49min
A summer like no other
Reflections on a blockbuster summer of cricket in which England won the World Cup and Australia retained the Ashes. Should Steve Smith return to the Australia captaincy next year? Can England's next coach plug the holes in their batting order?As Cricket Australia's chief executive reveals plans for more lucrative matches with India, where would that leave the sport's poorer nations? Plus, an insider's guide to the workings of Spidercam.Photo: Steve Smith and Ben Stokes

Sep 13, 2019 • 34min
The return of the urn
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta discuss Australia retaining the Ashes, Afghanistan's historic test match win over Bangladesh and the latest on the future of MS Dhoni.The team also hear from Australia bowling coach Troy Cooley on his side's blistering pace attack which has been so effective throughout the series.Photo: Australia celebrate retaining the Ashes at Old Trafford (Image: Getty Images)

Sep 6, 2019 • 41min
Steve Smith: Eccentric but exceptional
On this week’s episode, Alison Mitchell is joined by Sunil Gupta and Jim Maxwell to look at how the Ashes series is panning out.As Steve Smith resumes his domination of the Ashes series, we’ll ask an England fast bowler if he can spot a single weakness in Australia’s batting superstar.
Plus, record-breakers of a different kind. The English village team that braved scorching heat and monsoon-like rain to play non-stop cricket for seven days!Photo: Australia batsman Steve Smith celebrates after reaching his double century as Joe Root applauds during day two of the 4th Ashes Test. (Getty Images)

Aug 29, 2019 • 48min
The miracle of Headingley (2019)
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss arguably one of the greatest days in Test match history. We hear from England bowler Chris Woakes who tells us what it was like in the dressing room when Ben Stokes hit the winning runs and their celebratory trip to Mcdonalds afterwards.Former England Captain David Gower compares the emotion of watching the match as a commentator to when he played in a similar Test Match in 1981 at Headingley. Finally we look at where it went wrong for Australia and what we can expect for the rest of the Ashes series going forward. Photo:Ben Stokes celebrates hitting the winning runs to win the 3rd Specsavers Ashes Test match. (Getty Images)

Aug 23, 2019 • 45min
Archer, Biscay and Concussion
With Australia’s leading batsman Steve Smith missing the third Ashes Test because of a concussion we look at what can be done to make the sport safer and ask what cricket can learn from rugby union with the help of Dr Barry O’Driscoll, former medical adviser to the International Rugby Board.Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are at Headingley where Jofra Archer starred on the opening day with the ball in hand. Charu Sharma reacts to Ravi Shastri keeping his position as India head coach and Ravi Shastri’s omission from India’s team for the first Test against West Indies.Photo: Jofra Archer celebrating his six wicket haul on day one (Getty Images)

Aug 16, 2019 • 48min
Inclusion, Ashes & Amla
How will England fare in the second Ashes Test and could the ECB follow Cricket Australia's new policies for Transgender inclusion?Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are at at Lords, and Sunil Gupta joins in the conversation from Delhi to discuss the main talking points from the second Ashes Test as England look to fight back and level the series.What can cricket in England learn from Cricket Australia's new policies for Transgender inclusion, and could the ECB follow suit?After South Africa’s second highest run scorer Hashim Amla announced his retirement from international cricket we reflect on his 15-year Proteas career with the help of Ashwell Prince, Vernon Philander and his potential successor, Zubayr Hamza. Plus we discuss the inclusion of a Women’s T20 competition in the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Chris Gayle’s decision to reverse his retirement.Photo: Lyon celebrating his wicket against England (AFP)


