Test Match Special

Test Match Special

By BBC Radio 5 LiveSportsNewsSports NewsCricket
Download on the App Store
  • Ranking

    2nd

    on Cricket

  • Favorites

    668

    Followers

  • Typical duration

    36 min

    per episode

  • If it hooks

    61%

    finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Test Match Special episodes

  • CWC Day 6: Wood and Woakes’ tweets, and the Wooden Spoon derby?

    Jeremy Coney and Mel Jones join Simon Mann in a soggy Cardiff as Sri Lanka edge past Afghanistan.

    Chris Woakes and Mark Wood try to identify which of their teammates are Beliebers, which like Friends, and which like Made in Chelsea, based on old tweets.

    And will we ever see Dale Steyn in a South Africa shirt again? He’s out of the World Cup, but India are finally about to make their debut.

    36 min
  • Tuffers and Vaughan: “Fielding cost England against Pakistan”

    Injured England batsman Sam Billings sits in for Phil Tufnell as Pakistan shock the hosts to win by 14 runs at Trent Bridge.

    We discuss where England went wrong, how Wahab Riaz proved his own coach wrong, and why this has been a bowler's World Cup so far.

    Plus there’s an appearance from a hovercover. Or is it Michael’s hairdryer?

    54 min
  • CWC Day 5: Big game Pakistan flip the script to beat England

    Well, well, well, Pakistan stun England in a major tournament once again. You'll hear from Michael Vaughan, Joe Root and Wahab Riaz on where the match was won and lost.

    Were there nerves in the England ranks? Sir Viv Richards drops by to explain what it's like to handle the pressure of being pre-tournament favourites. And Graeme Swann and Fazeer Mohammed have a bit of a ding dong over Mankadding.

    36 min
  • CWC Day 4: Time for South Africa to press the panic button?

    Are South Africa's worst nightmares about this World Cup already materialising? Do Bangladesh have the quality to challenge any side at the tournament? Questions posed by Dan Norcross and answered by Alec Stewart, Natalie Germanos and Roushan Alam on this episode of the TMS podcast at the World Cup. Andy Zaltzman's also on the pod to discuss whether 'pulled crickets' will ever become a thing, and the best crowd catches he's ever seen. You'll also hear from Eoin Morgan ahead of England's second match against Pakistan.

    40 min
  • CWC Day 3: Warner stars as Australia and New Zealand win

    Reaction to Australia and New Zealand opening their World Cup campaigns with straightforward wins over Afghanistan and Sri Lanka with Jimmy Anderson, Graeme Swann, Paul Farbrace and others. David Warner looks solid if unspectacular, is that typical of the Aussies' style under Justin Langer? Could Sri Lanka could well be the tournament's weakest side and how long before batsmen start playing the short ball properly?

    41 min
  • CWC Day 2: Windies humiliate Pakistan with bouncer barrage

    Curtly Ambrose joins the pod as the West Indies get their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start with victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge. He chats their hostile bowling, being able to hide Chris Gayle in the field, and his experience on TV reality show 'Dancing with the Stars'. Plus, Jos Buttler interviews friend and team-mate Adil Rashid on the secrets of successful leg-spin in white ball cricket.

    38 min
  • CWC Day 1: Stokes' stunner and Archer's pace light up Oval

    Michael Vaughan and Sam Curran join Jonathan Agnew at the Oval for reactions to England's opening World Cup win over South Africa.

    Ben Stokes tells us that his stunning catch was 'a fluke', plus we hear from Eoin Morgan, Graeme Smith and Imran Tahir, who's not happy with his side's batsmen.

    Sam Curran explains what it's like to get an IPL hattrick without realising, and we begin our quest to find the listener in the most obscure place.

    43 min
  • CWC 1 day to go: It’s time!

    The day before the World Cup starts, Jonathan Agnew speaks to Eoin Morgan at the Oval about expectations, performing, and what he’ll say to the Queen.

    South Africa coach Ottis Gibson answers whether he’d be interested in the England job after Trevor Bayliss, plus Natalie Germanos and Dean Wilson give their thoughts on the World Cup opener.

    Then Aggers heads off to the World Cup launch party, and speaks to the great and good of world cricket, including Sir Viv Richards, Mahela Jayawardene, Azhar Ali, Jacques Kallis and Kevin Pietersen.

    43 min
  • CWC 3 days to go: Michael Vaughan meets Eoin Morgan

    Eoin Morgan opens up to Michael Vaughan about how he and England turned their ODI form round, from the ‘humiliation’ of England’s defeat to Bangladesh in 2015, to becoming favourites at a home World Cup.

    Morgan tells how he was jealous of the style of cricket that New Zealand were playing four years ago, and how he wrote in his diary during the last World Cup about the need for change in English cricket.

    Don’t forget, there’s a new episode available every day throughout the tournament, so make sure you subscribe via BBC Sounds or your usual podcast app.

    27 min

About Test Match Special

From the publisher's feed

The Test Match Special team bring you the very best cricket reaction, insight & analysis.

Plus the No Balls podcast with Kate Cross and Alex Hartley brings a fine balance of nonsense and…

Best of Test Match Special

Ranked by our users in the last 21 days

More shows like Test Match Special

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,608 Listeners

The Archers by BBC Radio 4

The Archers

1,086 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,047 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,478 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,794 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,819 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

1,906 Listeners

Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show by talkSPORT (Steve Harmison, Jon Norman & Neil Manthorp)

Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show

38 Listeners

Tailenders by BBC Radio 5 Live

Tailenders

130 Listeners

Sky Sports Cricket Podcast by Sky Sports

Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

118 Listeners

The Grade Cricketer by RARE

The Grade Cricketer

127 Listeners

The Analyst Inside Cricket by Simon Hughes

The Analyst Inside Cricket

68 Listeners

Rugby Union Weekly by BBC Radio 5 Live

Rugby Union Weekly

310 Listeners

Wisden Cricket Weekly by Wisden Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

67 Listeners

The Final Word Cricket Podcast by Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon

The Final Word Cricket Podcast

101 Listeners

Ashes Weekly by The Guardian

Ashes Weekly

0 Listeners

ABC Cricket Podcast by ABC

ABC Cricket Podcast

39 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,220 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

715 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,004 Listeners

Willow Talk Cricket Podcast by LiSTNR

Willow Talk Cricket Podcast

19 Listeners

The Telegraph Cricket Podcast by The Telegraph

The Telegraph Cricket Podcast

9 Listeners

Cricket Et Al by Cricket Et Al

Cricket Et Al

24 Listeners

For The Love Of Cricket by Crowd Network

For The Love Of Cricket

54 Listeners

Stick to Cricket by The Overlap

Stick to Cricket

111 Listeners