The Daggers & Lyds Podcast

Daggers (in the UK) and Lydia (In the UAE) get together and chat about the opening matches of the Women's T20 World Cup. 

Lydia also chats about the batting techniques required in Dubai, given the heat and the slow nature of the surfaces.

Meanwhile they discuss reports of the Pakistan Women's team not being paid and Durham signing Lauren Filer.

Daggers & Lyds have called on one of their commentary buddies to take a close look at Group B as they build up to the Women's World T20. 

South African commentator Natalie Germanos who will be alongside Lydia on the commentary team in Dubai, joins the pair to take a look at the second group in a bit more depth via a game of "What's the Word?"

England fast bowler Lauren Bell joins Daggers & Lyds in the latest episode from Abu Dhabi as England continue their preparations for the upcoming Women's World T20.

She opens up about the changes she's made over the last 12 months and why and how she's tried to take her game to the next level.

Also Daggers & Lyds round up the local and international news in the world of women's cricket.

Daggers & Lyds chew the fat over the week's womens cricket news, with Irish success as England finish their series in the Emerald Isle, the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy semi finals are completed and the ICC align the women's prizemoney for Women's tournaments with the Men's. 

The pair also start their big World T20 preview taking a look at Group A by way of a game of Over/Under!  

Daggers and Lyds have returned after a short break with a bumper edition! 

Tammy Beaumont joins the pair from Belfast in the middle of the England women's series against Ireland fresh from a big performance in the 2nd ODI. 

Daggers and Lyds then round up all the news from the Hundred, WBBL, CPL, RHF and tier one signings and the womens domestic game aligning with the mens in both 20 and 50 over formats. 

Daggers and Lyds return for a whirlwind episode after a breathless start to the Women's 100 season!

The pair take an overview of the opening couple of rounds and then grab the former World Cup winning Men's captain Eoin Morgan for a chat about the women's game and what England can expect in Bangladesh for October's World T20.

Daggers and Lyds take a look back over England Women's 5-nil drubbing of New Zealand in their recent T20 series.

As well as looking back over the excellent performances throughout the series, Lydia chats at length with the Head Coach John Lewis, and the pair look ahead to who may be on the plane to Bangladesh for the WT20 in October.

Daggers and Lyds are joined by Durham CCC Director of cricket Marcus North and Head Coach Dani Hazell to unveil the first signing for the county ahead of the 2025 season 

Not only that, but the reaction from both on Durham's successful bid to become a tier one county, how they're set up for next year and the processes involved in putting a squad together.

Daggers and Lyds head straight from the comms box onto the field to pick apart the good and the bad from the 3rd ODI between England and New Zealand. 

England won the series 3-0 and the pair give their thoughts, opinions and analysis and are also joined again by Katey Martin who gives a view from the White Ferns. 

The latest edition of the podcast see Daggers and Lyds preview the upcoming and highly anticipated ODI & T20 women's series between England and New Zealand. 

Former White Fern and now broadcaster Katey Martin joins the pair to chew the fat over the state of the NZ team, the players and expectations for the series. 

Plus Daggers and Lyds round-up an excellent Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day at Derby, and keep across the other internayional series taking place involving Sri Lanka and West Indies and also India and South Africa.