The Broken Wicket

Like Ben Stokes after too many Red Bulls, cricket never sleeps. Hot on the heels of the World Cup, the 2019 edition of the Vitality T20 Blast is barging its way into the summer, so it's time for Tim Part to get his fantasy league hat on again.

Tim talks to last year's Telegraph league winner Rob Graham to find out what it takes to win and has cranked up the TBW supercomputer again to give some player recommendations of his own.

It's all over bar the shouting for the World Cup group stage... which means it's business time!

Tim and Andrew return to discuss the (probable) semi-finals, the merits of the round robin format, and the spate of golden ducks. They also answer the hard-hitting questions such as "is spider-cam rubbish", "what's with vertical celebratory throws", and "would you poke Brad Haddin in the eye?"

Humidity has replaced rain and it's heating up in the World Cup kitchen. Tim and Andrew run the rule over all 10 teams, propose an XI of the tournament so far, and discuss a large pachyderm that has entered the recording studio.

As a special feature, Andrew consulted Dr David McCabe who has completed a Monte Carlo analysis of the remaining group stage fixtures, which is a lot less glamourous than it sounds.

Also featuring fantasy league chat, other (non-CWC19) news, and a reference to a sweaty armpit.

It's been a wet week in the World Cup, but The Broken Wicket's enthusiasm remains undiminished. So much so in fact, that Tim goes on one of his fun rants about the state of the game prompted by the media coverage of the tournament thus far.

Andrew joins Tim to discuss all the rest of the news - including heavy bails, Michael Holding, Alec Stewart and England Women's dominance over the Windies.

After the first week of the World Cup, Tim Part and Andrew Mizner pore over the tasty cricketing dishes (and the washed out semolina) that have been served up so far by the globe's best.

News, reviews, discussing the fan experience, and plating up our latest power rankings - this is the first course of your regular diet of Broken Wicket CWC19 updates.

It's quadrennial-ophenia. As the ten teams of the 2019 Cricket World Cup assemble, Tim Part and Andrew Mizner take a look at the prospects for each side.

Our hosts also take a closer look at the anatomy of the tournament. Who should you put in your fantasy XI? What the hell is the official song about? Why is there no mascot?

Help is also at hand from local experts Nakul Pande (@NakulMPande, India), Tim-CricketGuy (@Tim32_cricket, South Africa) and Adam Bell (@cricketeersnz, New Zealand).

The Broken Wicket is 1 year old! To celebrate here are some of our greatest hits including interview excerpts, a couple of previously unheard clips, and 17 different Ed Sheeran songs. (Not really.) (Thank god.)

Includes such classics as: Why cricketers cheat, Which Curran is best?, How data is changing cricket, How to pick & build a team, Which World Cup was best and What did Durham ever do for us?

Featuring: Jeremy Snape, Matthew Maynard & Anthony McGrath, Jarrod Kimber and many more.

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It's a World Cup and Ashes year, but we think the most exciting development in cricket in 2019 comes from an unexpected source.

Tim Part interviews European Cricket League founder Daniel Weston, and discusses the new league's potential impact with regular co-host Andrew Mizner and European cricket expert Bertus de Jong.

Tim also interviews Marcus Andersson, CEO of Wicket Gaming the company developing Cricket Tycoon, and Andrew runs through the news.

All without mentioning the B-word a single time.

Roving reporter Andrew Mizner interviews Dave Terrace of Cricket Without Boundaries and Saima Mohsin of the Street Child Cricket World Cup. Tim Part joins to discuss their work.

Cricket Without Boundaries uses cricket as a vehicle for delivering health and social messages in sub-Saharan Africa. www.cricketwithoutboundaries.com

The first Cricket World Cup for street-connected children will take place ahead of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. www.streetchildunited.org

Geeks assemble! The start of the County season heralds the return of the Telegraph Fantasy Cricket County Challenge.

Join Tim Part and Tasneem-Summer Sadiq Khan to recommend the best value players to select in your squad and to throw up some unexpected contenders.