This week - England cancel the tour of Pakistan, England women play New Zealand, the IPL is back, Finals Day was awesome and we are truly, truly bored of the County Championship!!

We dip into all the topics making cricket news this week and get mostly stuck in to why the County Championship has got it all wrong again. Enjoy!

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Join Glenn and Zac for a whistle-stop tour of this week’s major cricket stories!

A COVID outbreak in the India camp meant that the fifth and final Test against England was canceled, to the dismay of fans across the world. With questions abound, we attempt to answer one of the most puzzling: what on earth was India coach Ravi Shastri doing hosting an in-person book signing days before he tested positive for COVID?  

In other news, Yorkshire finally admitted that Azeem Rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying; yet they continue to repress the full report. Why? 

We finish up the episode by discussing the CPL semi finals and a massive week in the County Championship. Enjoy!

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This week we review the brilliant 4th Test between England and India and look ahead to the decisive 5th Test in Manchester on Friday.

Did India win that match or did England lose it? Just how good was that day 5 bowling spell from India? Bairstow or Buttler? Do you give Anderson and Robinson a well earned rest? Will rain ruin the 5th Test? All this and much more discussed this week! Enjoy!

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Join Will, Zac, and Glenn for a packed new episode!

After discussing Liam Plunkett's surprising decision to play cricket in the United States, the Rain Stopped Play team round up all the action in the thrilling T20 Blast quarter finals. 

Then it’s onto our main event: the third Test between England and India. The hosts bounced back from defeat in the second Test to hammer India, remembering how to bat in the process. Root continued his staggeringly good form, while all the English bowlers - especially Robinson - contributed with wickets.

Zac and Glenn revel in the victory, while Will tries his best to pretend it never happened. Enjoy!

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It's a little big of everything this week as Dan and Will round up the biggest stories in cricket from the delayed report of alleged institutional racism to come out of Yorkshire, to the triumphant finals of The Hundred over the weekend.

We start with the most important story of the week and walk through the biggest issues coming out of the

Then we give our final assessment of the inaugural Hundred, run through the teams of the tournament and briefly preview the third Test between England and India. Enjoy!

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Zac is in the hot seat hosting this week as Dan escapes the cricket to the relative sanctuary of the golf course.

Zac is joined by Glenn and Will to unpack one of the fiercest Test matches ever: India winning the war of words; England's post-lunch day 5 horror collapse; Bumrah and Shami's batting masterclass; Burns and Sibley's woes and much, much more.

We also try and piece together England's woeful batting line up and Glenn has some depressing suggestions for who might come in for the second Test. Enjoy!

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This week, Dan, Zac and Will gather to review the rain affected, drawn first Test between England and India. We dissect England's top order batting woes, debate who may or may not be called up for the second Test and ponder whether an emergency Malan or Moeen call up is on the cards?

We also offer a sincere apology to Jasprit Bumrah (who Dan decided should be rested last week) as well as commend the brilliant bowling display from the tourists.

We also chat about The Hundred - who is actually top of the leagues? - and predict our top threes as the group stages come to a conclusion. Enjoy!

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This week, we preview to the England and India Test series, we chat even more about The Hundred and Zac makes a revelation about his favourite thing in cricket.

Also this week, Glenn has been to a Royal London One Day Cup game, Will has made a u-turn and Dan pays far, far too much for a panama hat. Enjoy!

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Join Glenn and Will as they discuss The Hundred’s inaugural game and England’s thrilling T20I series against Pakistan! 

Will attended The Hundred’s opener, a nail-biting win for Oval Invincibles, so he gives us a fascinating insight into how the evening unfolded. Is Glenn, a consistent critic of the tournament, starting to be sold on its merits? 

England edged past Pakistan in the three match T20I series with a spectacular final over win on Tuesday night: we examine who were the stand-out performers for both teams and whether Pakistan have a chance of winning the upcoming World Cup.  

Finally, Will discusses India’s strange knack of playing multiple international sides in different continents and Glenn reminds everyone that the Royal London One Day Cup is underway today. Enjoy!

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Have we arrived at cricket's next epoch? Well, we try to answer that and much, much more in our highly anticipated preview of The Hundred!

We start by asking what is The Hundred? Why does it exist? What audience are the ECB targeting? What will the cricket be like on the field?

We then preview all 8 men's and women's teams. Who are we supporting and why? Are the Southern Brave clear favourites in both competitions? Will the lack of 'big' international names hurt the tournament? What are our favourite crisps?

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