Test Match Special

Test Match Special

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  • England v West Indies: So long Jimmy

    Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan on the Lord’s pitch for reaction to Jimmy Anderson bowing out to cricket for England with a win over the West Indies.

    Hear from the man of the moment, Jimmy Anderson, as well as England captain Ben Stokes, Player of the match Gus Atkinson, Ollie Pope, and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite.

    41 min
  • England v West Indies: Anderson takes two as England close on victory

    Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Michael Vaughan and Carlos Brathwaite to discuss England's dominant display on day three at Lord's. They discuss England's variety of speed with the bat and Jamie Smith scoring 70 on debut whilst also impressing behind the stumps.

    England’s wicketkeeper Jamie Smith talks about the atmosphere in the stadium as he stood waiting for James Anderson to join him in the middle for England's last partnership, and West Indies bowler Jayden Seales reflects on the lessons his side will learn from this first test.

    Plus, Machel St Patrick Hewitt and Santokie Nagulendren from The Caribbean Cricket Podcast join Jonathan to discuss the troublesome times that West Indies cricket has been through in the past.

    39 min
  • England v West Indies: Dream debut for Atkinson as England dominate

    Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan and Carlos Brathwaite to discuss Gus Atkinson taking seven wickets on debut at Lord’s as James Anderson begins his farewell. They talk about the professionalism in England’s batting order, and look at the West Indies lack of preparation putting them on the back foot heading into this series.

    England’s debutant Gus Atkinson reacts to the day’s play and also West Indies assistant coach Jimmy Adams talks to Alison Mitchel.

    Plus, Andrew Strauss looks ahead to the 6th Red for Ruth day and talks about the way in which Anderson is leaving international cricket.

    34 min
  • Jimmy Anderson interview: farewell to an England great

    Jonathan Agnew sits down with James Anderson ahead of his final Test for England at Lord's, starting on Wednesday against the West Indies.

    More than 20 years after making his Test debut, England's leading wicket-taker reveals his favourite moments from his career and why he believes he's been at the top for so long.

    Anderson also discusses his future role helping England's pace bowlers, and reveals how much he's looking forward to playing in his final Test match.

    24 min
  • England ring changes for West Indies Tests

    Plenty of talking points in England’s opening men’s Test squad for the summer with the likes of Dillon Pennington and Jamie Smith included and Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow dropped. James Anderson, as expected, is in the squad for the Lord’s Test which will be his last before retirement. Meanwhile Jack Leach misses out in favour of his Somerset team-mate Shoaib Bashir.

    Isabelle Westbury is joined by former England spinner, coach, selector and director of cricket Ashley Giles who’s now Chief executive at Worcestershire to discuss the squad. She’s also joined by World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent and record breaking bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt.

    28 min
  • T20 World Cup: India champions, South Africa heartbroken

    India ended their 13-year wait for a world title by fighting back against South Africa in a thriller.

    Henry Moeran is joined by Steve Finn and Alex Hartley to reflect on a dramatic T20 World Cup final, where South Africa couldn't get over the line.

    There's reaction from captains Rohit Sharma and Aiden Markram. Plus player of the match Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, player of the tournament.

    42 min
  • T20 World Cup: England humbled by brilliant India

    England's World Cup defence is over as India thrash them by 68 runs to book their place in the final.

    Henry Moeran is joined by Steve Finn, Alex Hartley and Phil Tufnell to dissect where it went wrong for England.

    There's reaction from captains Jos Buttler and Rohit Sharma.

    Plus, we look ahead to Saturday's final between South Africa and India.

    31 min
  • No Balls: Meet the Prime Minister of Barbados

    A special guest joins the podcast this week from the T20 World Cup, as Mia Motley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks to Alex from a peculiar location within the Kensington Oval Cricket ground.

    She tells us about the future of the game in the Caribbean, life in Barbados and the challenges she faces as a leading woman in public life.

    Elsewhere, Kate is in the England camp as New Zealand arrive for a white-ball series. And Alex heads out on a catamaran.

    34 min

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