Australia are World Test champions after comfortably beating India in the 2023 final at The Kia Oval. The panel of Mark Butcher, Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner review the final and wonder what this means for the men’s Ashes that start this week at Edgbaston.
There’s also discussion on where it went wrong for India in the final, the future of the showpiece event in general, England’s women’s Ashes Test squad, the T20 Blast, Sam Hain and much more.
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Moeen Ali returns, Australia win the WTC final and should they be Ashes favourites?

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Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill reflect on England's 2-0 ODI series victory against Pakistan, with Nat Sciver-Brunt hitting a brilliant 124* in the final match of the series at Chelmsford.
England fast bowler Lauren Bell joins the show to look at the summer ahead and her journey so far with Katya Witney, before Tim Wigmore speaks to Yas about the evolution of fast bowling in the women's game.

0:00 Intro / 1:43 England vs Pakistan / 14:49 Lauren Bell interview / 24:11 The future of fast bowling / 31:29 Outro

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Women's Cricket Weekly: Sciver-Brunt hammers Pakistan & the future of fast bowling, with Lauren Bell

Former England captain and World Cup winner Eoin Morgan joins the show to preview the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the US with Melinda Farrell.
Mark Butcher also dials in to give his predictions for the tournament, which gets underway later this week.
Elsewhere in the show, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look at the tournament structure and give a few predictions of their own, before discussing the latest round of County Championship action, Jofra Archer's successful return to international cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2024 triumph.

0:00 Intro / 1:38 Eoin Morgan interview / 21:37 Chance to Shine / 22:44 Mark Butcher / 35:14 Howzat Travel / 35:52 T20 World Cup / 48:51 England vs Pakistan / 52:31 County Championship / 1:03:21 IPL / 1:10:55 Serious Sport / 1:20:41 Outro


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Eoin Morgan previews the T20 World Cup, Jofra Archer returns & KKR win the 2024 IPL

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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Moeen Ali returns, Australia win the WTC final and should they be Ashes favourites?

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