The day after a hugely controversial end to the England vs India series, bowler Kate Cross and Alex Hartley chat through *that* moment and the rest of the summer.

No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game...

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Kate Cross and Alex Hartley give their thoughts on the new women's domestic set-up and have tales of their winter adventures. Plus, Alex is becoming a golf person...

No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - back in the country, baby!

Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to bring you all the huge stories from the County Championship this week. They speak to Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson about the impact the Kookaburra ball has had on the competition and whether it's a good or bad thing for English cricket. They discuss the pressures of a player proving themself when moving to a new team and how can you put a stop to a batting collapse. Plus, Kevin speaks to the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024.

County Cricket: Should Kookaburra be here to stay?

Tymal Mills and Steven Finn join Nikesh Rughani to discuss Jos Buttler's latest heroics after another dramatic week in the IPL. Plus, we hear from Punjab Kings' Kagiso Rabada.

The IPL - Brilliant Buttler does it again!

Steve Crossman, Tymal Mills, Mark Ramprakash and Georgia Elwiss assess the key issues from the opening weeks of the County Championship season. Vic Marks joins the team to reflect on the death of England's most prolific spin bowler Derek Underwood. The team also look at whether using the Kookaburra ball is making it harder to take wickets and get results in the County Championship. And Georgia looks at England women's tour of New Zealand.  TIMECODES
03:50 - Vic Marks on Derek Underwood
14:52 - Start of the County Championship season
33:12 - Kookaburra ball v Dukes ball
43:59 - England women's white ball tour of New Zealand.

The new domestic season and remembering Derek Underwood

Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills to bring you all the huge stories from the opening round of County Championship fixtures. They speak to Sam Northeast who hit an unbeaten 335 for Glamorgan against Middlesex at Lord’s, which is now the highest first class score recorded at the ground - overtaking Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990. Sam Cook reflects on his season opener for Essex as he took 10 wickets in the match, leading Essex to beat Nottinghamshire by 254 runs. Also, Kashif Ali talks to Kevin and Tymal about his journey to playing for Worcestershire and hitting two centuries in his two innings against Warwickshire. Plus, the Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Cricketers’ Association Daryl Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about the schedule demands of cricketers, how players are looked after with the commercial demands of playing so much cricket, and making sure players are staying safe when travelling for matches. And Emily Windsor wasn’t able to join Kevin and Tymal for the podcast, but she does send the guys a voice note as to why.

No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate took four wickets at Lord's, and there's nothing else to say about the game...

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