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Kate is in London as the Northern Superchargers continue their Hundred campaign. She tells us about their dramatic draw with Southern Brave and the competition so far.
Alex is babysitting a pigeon and tells us about her new role, presenting the Hundred coverage.
And we find out who's got the best-looking bowling action in the game.
Simon Mann sits down with former England bowler Ricky Ellcock to take a look back at his extraordinary life.
Ricky discusses the FOUR life-saving brain surgeries he went through, having to prematurely retire from cricket because of SIX stress fractures in his back, and switching is focus to aviation and becoming the first black captain of Virgin Atlantic.
Simon Mann is alongside Steven Finn, Phil Tufnell & Carlos Brathwaite on the Edgbaston pitch for reaction to Mark Wood taking 5 wickets and England completing the series clean sweep as captain Ben Stokes hits England’s fastest ever test half century.
Hear from player of the match Mark Wood who was disappointed with his individual lack of results despite good performances across the series. Ben Stokes is pleased with England’s newcomers Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, with Atkinson saying it’s “the stuff of dreams” taking 22 wickets and being awarded player of the series. England head coach Brendon McCullum calls England’s perceived ‘Bazball’ batting style change as “natural progression” and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite rues the missed chances his side had to limit England’s batting order.
Andy Zaltzman breaks down the series with stats, and hear the lighter moments of the series from the TMS commentary box.
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Phil Tufnell & Fazeer Mohammed for reaction to the second day of the test at Edgbaston which saw
Jamie Smith proudly looks back on his innings despite just falling short of a century, and Jaydon Seales looks ahead to day three with optimism as the West Indies face an uphill battle.
Plus, Ainsley Harriott tells us about the ‘Taste of Cricket’ campaign which is working to celebrate the game’s diversity.
Jonathan Agnew talks to actor Samantha Bond from the TMS commentary box at Edgbaston.
Known for her roles as Miss Moneypenny during the Piers Brosnan era of James Bond, Downton Abbey, and The Marlow Murder Club, Samantha talks about knowing Bob Willis (on Blue for Bob day at Edgbaston), her experiences of stage fright, and having to kiss Piers Brosnan for three hours during a shoot.
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Vic Marks, Steven Finn, and Fazeer Mohammed for reaction to the first day’s play at Edgbaston where thirteen wickets fell.
England bowler Chris Woakes says he really found his groove bowling at Edgbaston, and the West Indies’ allrounder Jason Holder looks back on “really good” day for the visitors.
Plus, a full interview with ECB Chief Executive Richard Gould. He plays down recent reports of England’s white ball head coach Matthew Mott losing his job, as well as discussing the future of The Hundred and England’s role as a nation championing Test cricket.
Former international umpire John Holder joins Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks to rid you of your cricketing quandaries.
A six or a dead ball? A no ball or a wicket? And can you clean a cricket ball with your beard?
Jonathan Agnew is joined by BBC Sport's chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt and the Daily Telegraph's Will MacPherson to preview the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston.
We hear from captain Ben Stokes, who's named an unchanged side as England aim to complete a series clean sweep.
And former West Indies batter Carlos Brathwaite joins the pod to give an insight into potential Test debutant Akeem Jordan.
Henry Moeran is joined by the former England spinner Phil Tufnell, Sussex head coach and former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace and three-time Ashes winner Steven Finn to discuss the meteoric rise of England's new star spinner Shoaib Bashir after he tore through the West Indies batting lineup to secure victory for England in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
Captain Ben Stokes says Bashir's "shown the world what he can do" after becoming the youngest England bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a home Test aged just 20 years and 282 days old.
Somerset head coach Jason Kerr also joins the pod to talk about discovering Bashir playing for Berkshire against the Somerset second team and how he has the skills and temperament to make it to the very top.
It's time for The Hundred! Alex Hartley and Kate Cross preview the tournament, which begins this week.
Kate tells us about her excitement at joining up again with the Northern Superchargers and Alex has a new role for this year's competition.
The pair look at who the key players for each side could be, and who the main contenders for the women and men's titles are.
And we're joined by New Zealand international Lauren Down following the white-ball series against England. Lauren gives a fascinating insight into returning to international cricket just months after having her first child.
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