Our panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview the 2023 World Cup that gets under way later this week with a rerun of the 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand.
Which sides are best placed to manage a variety of conditions and will India be as spin-friendly as is presumed?

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2023 Men's Cricket World Cup preview – can England go back-to-back?

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Following last week's conversations around the new women's domestic structure, Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill react to the news that Yorkshire's Tier 1 status has been bumped up to 2026.
They also reflect on England's 3-0 T20I series victory against Pakistan as they gear up for the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Sarah Bryce joins Yas later in the show to discuss Scotland's historic qualification for the T20 World Cup and what it means for cricket in the region.

0:00 Intro / 1:04 Yorkshire / 9:18 England vs Pakistan / 23:17 Scotland / 26:35 Sarah Bryce on Scotland's T20 World Cup qualification / 38:16 Outro

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Women's Cricket Weekly: England beat Pakistan 3-0, Yorkshire in Tier 1 & Scotland at the World Cup

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and CricViz analyst Ben Jones preview the men's T20 World Cup, which starts next week in the US and the Caribbean.
They discuss the conditions, which teams are best placed to mount a title challenge and what we should expect from the tournament.
Elsewhere in the show, the panel reflect on the most recent round of the County Championship – a good one for several current England players and hopefuls – as well as looking ahead to the IPL knockouts.
Mark Butcher dials in to chat about England's T20I series against Pakistan and the T20 World Cup, while Michael Yardy joins Yas to reminisce about England's famous T20 World Cup triumph in the Caribbean 14 years ago.

0:00 Intro / 0:47 County Championship / 21:02 Mark Butcher on ENGvPAK & T20 World Cup / 35:01 T20 World Cup / 1:00:00 Michael Yardy on England's 2010 T20 World Cup win / 1:23:29 IPL knockouts / 1:34:21 Outro

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Previewing the T20 World Cup & Ollie Robinson’s push to be England’s next Test keeper

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the most recent restructuring of English women's domestic cricket.
They look at why the change is necessary, implications for the counties not chosen – Yorkshire, in Lauren's case – and what impact it will have on the sport.
There's also chat about England's ongoing T20I series against Pakistan, with Heather Knight's side recovering from 11-4 to win the first match at Edgbaston by 53 runs.

0:00 Intro / 1:43 Lauren Winfield-Hill on Yorkshire missing out on Tier 1 / 23:21 Domestic restructuring / 35:58 England vs Pakistan / 45:04 Outro

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Women's Cricket Weekly: How the new women's domestic structure will change cricket in England

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner react to the news that James Anderson's glittering Test career will come to an end at Lord's this summer.
They reflect on Anderson's legacy, the circumstances surrounding the decision and look at potential candidates to replace him.
Elsewhere in the show there's a County Championship round-up, a debate about England's future Test wicket-keepers and Pakistan's T20I series in Ireland.
Mark Butcher also dials in to discuss Anderson's impending Test retirement.

0:00 Intro / 0:48 Mark Butcher on James Anderson / 13:08 James Anderson’s retirement / 28:59 Potential replacements / 43:03 County Championship & wicket-keepers / 56:51 England women / 58:13 Ireland vs Pakistan / 1:03:15 Trivia / 1:04:26 Outro

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James Anderson retires from Test cricket: is the timing right, and what's next?

On the first ever episode of the Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast, Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill are joined by England captain Heather Knight.
They discuss leadership, Knight's experiences in the job, how it's changed over the years, competing against Australia and much more.
Later in the episode, Katya Witney joins Yas to reflect on the latest round of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures and England's squads for the series against Pakistan.

0:00 Intro / 1:55 Heather Knight interview / 37:43 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy / 41:00 England squads / 51:30 Pakistan / 53:20 Outro

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2023 Men's Cricket World Cup preview – can England go back-to-back?

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