Stumped

Stumped

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  • Cricket's return on Covid-19 knife edge

    As 10 Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19, can their tour of England really go ahead?

    Plus, the damaging effects of the coronavirus shutdown on recreational cricket in England.

    And an interview with England head coach Lisa Keightley as she plots their defence of the Women's World Cup in New Zealand next year.

    Photo: A cricket fan in Karachi (Getty Images)

    43 min
  • Waqar, Australian turmoil & Windies rebels

    As chief executive Kevin Roberts loses his job as CEO of Cricket Australia, we'll ask why the Covid-19 crisis has been so badly mishandled in one of the strongholds of the sport.

    Plus, Pakistan fast bowling great Waqar Younis looks ahead to their tour of England.

    And 'The Unforgiven' - a new book on the black West Indian cricketers branded traitors for taking money to play in apartheid South Africa.

    Photo: Waqar Younis (Getty Images)

    45 min
  • Racism in cricket

    As the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps across the world, we throw the spotlight on racial inequality in cricket.

    We hear from the first black woman to play for England, Ebony Rainford-Brent, on her experiences of racism growing up in the sport and how she's trying to make a difference with young cricketers at Surrey.

    We also hear from former West Indies captain Darren Sammy, who claims he was given a racially offensive nickname, and Aboriginal Australian John McGuire who says his path to the top of the game was blocked because of the colour of his skin.

    Picture: Ebony Rainford-Brent and Darren Sammy (Getty Images)

    51 min
  • The return of cricket

    We discuss the latest cricket news including the West Indies scheduled tour of England. Plus cricket is finally back! Eight weeks after the season should have begun, an exhibition match was played in Guernsey. We hear from some of the people involved and speak to Guernsey Cricket Board CEO, Mark Latter. And we find out how the England women’s cricket team is helping the German women’s team to make the game more competitive.

    Photo: The first cricket match back in the British Isles after Coronavirus (Credit: Hayden Atkin/BBC Guernsey)

    42 min
  • Psychological habits and how to break them

    We speak to a psychologist who explains to us why he have habits, if we can make new ones and break old ones and how difficult it will be for people to change theirs. This comes after Australia paceman Mitchell Starc said the ICC's temporary saliva ban could risk 'boring' cricket.

    Plus, we hear from ICC Women's Cricket Manager and former England player Holly Colvin on their 100% cricket campaign and how the women's game can grow globally.

    Credit: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc looks at the ball as he reaches his bowling mark on the third day's play of the second Test between Australia and South Africa (Photo: AFP)

    42 min
  • Cricket, but not as we know it

    The latest on cricket's return to the field of play. As the game introduces unprecedented measures to ensure the safety of players, will India agree to tour Sri Lanka - and will the West Indies deem it safe enough to travel to England in July?

    Plus, how a cricket tour of Britain in 1911 pointed the way towards an independent India.

    And table cricket on Table Mountain.

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    44 min
  • Archer eager for action

    England World Cup winner Jofra Archer talks about bowling with a tennis ball in his garage, playing behind closed doors and reveals the surprise name of the toughest opponent he's ever faced.

    We'll take you to India to find out how the nation is coping without its number one obsession - cricket.

    And Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor on how Covid-19 has stalled the cricketing revival in his country.

    Photo: Jofra Archer (Getty Images)

    38 min
  • The tropical island where cricket carries on

    Could women's cricket be the hardest hit by the Covid-19 shutdown? We hear from Middlesex captain Naomi Dattani, whose hopes of a breakthrough year have been shattered.

    Plus, we'll take you to the only cricketing nation in the world where the game is still being played. It's business as usual in the virus-free tropical island of Saint Helena.

    And how should Darren Lehmann's tenure as Australia coach be remembered?

    Photo: St Helena (Getty Images)

    38 min
  • How Sana Mir changed women's cricket in Pakistan

    As Sana Mir retires, we'll analyse her inspirational role for female cricketers in Pakistan with the coach who helped her become the number one bowler in the world.

    Plus, should The Hundred seek Indian investment following its postponement until 2021?

    And, how Twenty20 went from a hit and giggle to the face of modern cricket.

    Photo: Sana Mir (Getty Images)

    51 min
  • Smith's new challenge and blind cricket

    He was the uncompromising captain of South Africa for more than a decade. Now, as director of cricket, he's tasked with navigating a path through a crisis both on and off the field.

    Graeme Smith is our special guest this week.

    Plus, England visually-impaired captain Ed Hossell discusses the obstacles to the game in England.

    And will shining a cricket ball with saliva be considered bad taste after coronavirus?

    Photo: Graeme Smith (Getty Images)

    53 min

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The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.

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