Liam Plunkett won a Cricket World Cup with England in 2019 and has spent the last three years working to grow the sport in the United States, including as a player with the San Francisco Unicorns of Major League Cricket. With cricket set to return to the Olympics in Los Angeles for the 2028 games, Plunkett joined Section 415 with Kerry Crowley to discuss how he’s helping develop the infrastructure to support the sport’s expansion in the U.S.

This episode was hosted by Kerry Crowley and produced by Dakota London. Sophie Bearman is the Standard’s head of audio. Theme music by Hannis Brown and series art by Jess Hutchison.

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