The Telegraph Cricket Podcast

England wrapped up their series win against Pakistan with another comfortable victory to bring down the curtain on an eventful summer.

Jake, Nick and Will reflect on the Pakistan series and the summer as a whole, which started with McCullum and Stokes in charge and ended with Joe Root reinstated as captain.

We ask where this summer ranks amongst the most eventful in recent history and if England have emerged in a better or worse place heading into the winter series in South Africa.

Ollie Robinson returned in emphatic fashion and looks like the leader of England's attack but there are questions though for Ben Duckett, one of the pillars of Bazball. We ask what his future holds under Stephen Fleming.

We discuss what impact Kevin Pietersen could have after he was named as a mentor for the England white-ball setup and should Trescothick leave the setup entirely to develop further as a coach elsewhere? 

And we answer your questions as usual, too.

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England are two from two in the post-Bazball era and have wrapped up their series against Pakistan with a game to spare.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack all the action from the second Test and ask how much we can read into England's new regime, given the level of opposition they were facing.

One major positive has been England's seamers, particularly Ollie Robinson who continued his impressive summer form at Lord's with a third player of the match award.

Speaking of Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket' again faced criticism for producing another poor pitch. However, both Will and Nick agree it was significantly better than the pitch we saw earlier this summer against New Zealand.

Away from the action, Will gives us the latest on the Brydon Carse situation and we discuss Sky's decision to air an interview with Imran Khan's sons despite Pakistan threatening not to return to the field if they did so.

And we answer your questions as usual, too!

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England are up and running in the post Bazball era!

Jake, Nick and Will reflect on their dominant win over Pakistan and ask how much we can truly take from beating such a poor level of opposition.

We questioned the lack of spinners in the team given how hot the summer had been, but England's four-man seam attack stole the show and could prove to be pivotal in the winter when England face a much trickier test away in South Africa.

Despite the win, Nick says it would have been made better if we'd seen an Englishman hit a century. He also said that opener Emilio Gay will be fighting for his place heading into the winter with scrutiny growing on Jamie Smith, too.

Away from the Test match, there's discussion on the decision not to award an Ashes Test to Headingley, something both Joe Root and Ben Stokes have criticised.

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It's a new era for English cricket with a new coach and new captain. First up is a Pakistan.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack an eventful month which saw Brendon McCullum follow Ben Stokes out the exit door with Stephen Fleming and Joe Root in.

Nick questions why a decision on the coach was not made earlier this year and explains why the six months since the Ashes have been wasted. Will says it's a shocker that Fleming is not coming in for an immediate start this week against Pakistan.

Nick tells us why Joe Root was the right choice for England captain over Harry Brook and why he expects Root to be better this time around, having already captained the side earlier in his career.

As for matters on the pitch, there is concern over a lack of spinners given it's been the hottest summer in decades, and Nick also explains why he doesn't care how England plays, as long as they start winning Test matches again.

Plus, we answer all of your questions as usual too!

Read more from Nick and Will on Telegraph cricket: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/

Highlights:

• Time for England to win
• Is Root the right choice to replace Stokes?

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Jake, Nick and Will are joined in the studio by Sonia Twigg to reflect on the Women's World Cup final where Australia ran out comfortable winners over England!

Sonia and Will debrief a sobering afternoon for England at Lord's, asking if anything could have been done to beat an inspired Australia team or if the gap between the sides is simply too big.

We also look back on the tournament as a whole and how it managed to compete alongside a chaotic month for the men's Test team and the football World Cup.

Away from the Women's World Cup, we look at England's win against India. Nick discusses whether we are likely to see any changes in the coaching setup ahead of the Pakistan series, and we answer all your questions as usual too!

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England have lost their first series of the summer to New Zealand but there is only one story in town after Ben Stokes’ shock retirement.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack the series of events which led to Stokes mid-game retirement at Trent Bridge and ask if the former England skipper could have handled the situation better.

We ask how big of a miss Stokes will be as both a player and a captain moving forward, with Nick holding out hope that we have not seen the last of him in the Test arena just yet.

All roads point to Harry Brook as next England captain. We take a look at what England would look like under his leadership and why a potential combination of Brook and Brendon McCullum could be disastrous.

The team also discuss what the future holds for English cricket, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key.

And away from the Stokes circus, we check in with Sonia Twigg for all the latest from the Women’s T20 World Cup as England gear up for a semi-final against South Africa!

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Jake, Nick and Will are back to reflect on a chastening defeat for England against New Zealand following a chaotic fortnight for English cricket.

We discuss whether England had any chance to perform at their best following the Ben Stokes scandal, given the numerous changes to the side and the introduction of three debutants.

The guys break down exactly what happened with Stokes behind the scenes and whether his relationship with Brendon McCullum can be fixed now that his return to the side is confirmed.

Elsewhere, we get an update from Sonia Twigg on the Women's T20 World Cup and field all your questions as usual too!

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Will and Nick are joined by the Telegraph's Tim Wigmore to review England's win over New Zealand in their opening test match of the summer.

Despite the result, the win has been somewhat overshadowed by the Lord's pitch after it took just 166 overs to finish the test match. We ask if major work needs to be done with the surface and if the home of cricket should be put on notice over staging future test matches if something isn't done to improve it.

On the pitch, there was a sensational return for Ollie Robinson who returned to test cricket for the first time in two years, and there's praise also for Emilio Gay who batted well on debut under difficult conditions.

Elsewhere, we ask how much of a concern Ben Stokes form with the bat is and what can be done to rectify it? And should Jofra Archer be an automatic selection once he is available again given the form of England's attack.

And ahead of the start of the Womens T20 World Cup, we speak to the Telegraph's Sonia Twigg about England's chances this summer.

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Jake, Nick and Will are back ahead of a busy summer of Test cricket and the Women's T20 World Cup!

The guys discuss what we need to see from Brendon McCullum's side to convince everyone that the ECB made the right decision to keep him on as head coach following the Ashes hammering.

We look at the impact Emilio Gay will have as an opener replacing Zak Crawley and what has changed for Ollie Robinson to be recalled. We also discuss what Ben Stokes potentially dropping down the order could mean and how Jofra Archer's absence due to the IPL has been handled by the ECB

Plus, the minute monologue is back where Will takes aim at online AI slop. And we answer your questions as usual

, too!

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