Test Match Special

Kevin Howells, Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor talk to Essex & South Africa batter Dean Elgar, Durham head coach Ryan Campbell, and South East Stars all-rounder Ryana MacDonald-Gay.

Elgar talks about settling into this season with Essex, whilst Campbell talks about what he’s seen from Ben Stokes in training and updates us on the England men’s captain’s bowling.

MacDonald-Gay talks about her incredible start to the season with South East Stars.

Plus, the drive for modern day cricket to attract the best athletes.

Nikesh Rughani, Steven Finn and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala react to the news Jofra Archer has been included in the England T20 World Cup squad, his first international call-up in more than a year. They also look at favourites India's squad, with Rishabh Pant returning after recovering from injuries sustained in a serious car accident.

And with the IPL heading towards the end of the group stage, the panel look at the fascinating battle to make the top four, with five teams currently separated by just two points.

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With April being Autism Awareness Month, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are joined by Thunder teammate Olivia Thomas to learn about her experiences of living with autism and ADHD.

Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills and Emily Windsor to discuss this week's big stories coming out of the County Championship.

They react to the eight women's teams which have been awarded tier one status from 2025 onwards.

Warwickshire Men's captain and current highest run scorer in Division One Alex Davies joins them to talk about his great form so far this season, despite his struggles turning half-centuries into centuries. Also how he manages his bowlers who don't won't to be taken off and tales of Pakistan international Hassan Ali - the prankster.

Plus, Ben Bloom, the author of Batting For Time, talks about the future of the domestic game.

Why can't RCB find form despite the heroics of Virat Kohli? And can Rajasthan Royals continue their brilliant season? Nikesh Rughani and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala discuss it all.

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley give their thoughts on the new women's domestic set-up and have tales of their winter adventures. Plus, Alex is becoming a golf person...

Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to bring you all the huge stories from the County Championship this week.

They speak to Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson about the impact the Kookaburra ball has had on the competition and whether it's a good or bad thing for English cricket.

They discuss the pressures of a player proving themself when moving to a new team and how can you put a stop to a batting collapse.

Plus, Kevin speaks to the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024.

Tymal Mills and Steven Finn join Nikesh Rughani to discuss Jos Buttler's latest heroics after another dramatic week in the IPL. Plus, we hear from Punjab Kings' Kagiso Rabada.

Steve Crossman, Tymal Mills, Mark Ramprakash and Georgia Elwiss assess the key issues from the opening weeks of the County Championship season.

Vic Marks joins the team to reflect on the death of England's most prolific spin bowler Derek Underwood.

The team also look at whether using the Kookaburra ball is making it harder to take wickets and get results in the County Championship. And Georgia looks at England women's tour of New Zealand.

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Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills to bring you all the huge stories from the opening round of County Championship fixtures.

They speak to Sam Northeast who hit an unbeaten 335 for Glamorgan against Middlesex at Lord’s, which is now the highest first class score recorded at the ground - overtaking Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990.

Sam Cook reflects on his season opener for Essex as he took 10 wickets in the match, leading Essex to beat Nottinghamshire by 254 runs.

Also, Kashif Ali talks to Kevin and Tymal about his journey to playing for Worcestershire and hitting two centuries in his two innings against Warwickshire.

Plus, the Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Cricketers’ Association Daryl Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about the schedule demands of cricketers, how players are looked after with the commercial demands of playing so much cricket, and making sure players are staying safe when travelling for matches.

And Emily Windsor wasn’t able to join Kevin and Tymal for the podcast, but she does send the guys a voice note as to why.