Wisden Cricket Weekly

By Wisden Cricket Weekly

Join Mark Butcher, Cameron Ponsonby and our rotating cast of brilliant journalists for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.... more

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August 21, 2026 BUTCH REACTS: England win! Quicks thrill, captain Root back with a bang and can Pakistan get better?
Cameron Ponsonby and Mark Butcher on the Headingley Test, after England race to victory against a listless Pakistan, with Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue taking eight wickets each and all of the middle order chipping in.
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August 19, 2026 Capsey to keep against Ireland, Trent Rockets win The Hundred & the ECB's big transition
In this week’s Wisden Women’s Cricket Weekly podcast Katya is joined by Lauren Winfield-Hill, fresh from losing The Hundred final against Trent Rockets at Lord’s last Sunday.
Katya then sits down in the studio with The Cricketer’s Nick Friend & The Scoop’s Regina Suddahazai, where the agenda consists of further England squad reaction, the future of The Hundred & the ECB’s upcoming transition after the departures of Clare Connor, Beth Barrett-Wild & Jonathan Finch.
0:15 Intro
1:00 Metro Bank
1:29 Lauren reacts to Hundred final & England squad news
24:29 England future schedule & ODI squad reaction
36:35 England's senior players
43:10 ECB in transition & growth of domestic structure
58:19 Metro Bank One-Day Cup round-up
1:03:32 Tier 2 update
Take Her Lead, ECB and Metro Bank announce partnership to invest in the people powering women's and girls' cricket.
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1h 9min
August 17, 2026 England vs Pakistan preview, Bangladesh stun Australia & was The Hundred a success?
As England’s Test series against Pakistan begins at Headingley on Wednesday, Cameron is joined by Butch, Ben & Matt Roller to preview how the English team may line uo under Joe Root’s captaincy, before speaking with Cricinfo’s Danyal Rasool to get a steer on where the Pakistan camp is at.
Beyond the Test series are discussions around the success or otherwise of this year’s Hundred which concluded on Sunday night, Australia’s extraordinary defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in Darwin, and the highly dramatic semi-final’s of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
0:15 Intro
0:40 Butch on England vs Pakistan
18:50 Spinning options at Headingley & what to expect from the Root era
29:20 Patreon channel update
30:45 Danyal Rasool on Pakistan
40:20 Southall Travel
41:00 Series predictions & Test cricket landscape
46:35 Relationship between international and franchise cricket
54:21 Hundred coverage & success stories
1:04:15 Future of The Hundred
1:10:10 Metro Bank One-Day Cup
01:16:28 Visit Barbados
01:17:10 Australia vs Bangladesh
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1h 28min
August 14, 2026 Dani Gibson on the pod! Captaincy, coming back from injury, social media & life after cricket
In this week's Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast, Katya & Lauren speak with England & SunRisers Leeds star Dani Gibson.
After a successful summer for club and country that has seen a World Cup final at Lord's and a Hundred Eliminator on Friday this week, Dani breaks down her new captaincy role, the pressures of being England's finisher & life after cricket.
0:15 Intro
0:48 Metro Bank
1:19 Sunrisers Leeds through to eliminator & captaincy role
13:10 Coming back from injury all-rounder role for England
20:22 Busy summer schedule
24:29 Social media & life after cricket
32:05 Charlie Dean's advice on captaincy
36:24 Metro Bank outro
Take Her Lead, ECB and Metro Bank announce partnership to invest in the people powering women's and girls' cricket
https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/about-us/press-releases/news/take-her-lead-ecb-and-metro-bank-announce-partnership-to-invest-in-the-people-powering-womens-and-girls-cricket/
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40min
August 13, 2026 Flintoff steps down as Lions coach, Alec Stewart on the pod & the ICC's World Cup changes under fire
Cameron, Katya & Lawrence Booth look ahead to England's Test series against Pakistan starting next week, as well as assessing the relationship between The Hundred & The Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Cameron is then joined by England & Surrey legend Alec Stewart at the Kia Oval, before rounding things off with a look at this weeks joint statement from Cricket Scotland and Royal Dutch Cricket Association, criticising the ICC changes to World Cup qualification as 'disrespectful'.
0:15 Intro//0:45 Emilio Gay injury//4:35 England Performance & Test squad//13:15 Southall Travel//14:25 Relationship between The Hundred & the Metro Bank One Day Cup //23:15 Financial concerns for non-Hundred teams//27:55 Flintoff steps down as Lions coach//29:58 Alec Stewart on Surrey, English coaches & KIA's partnership at The Oval//45:57 Scotland & Netherlands joint statement to ICC//56:35 Outro
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58min
August 07, 2026 Butch reacts to England's Test squad for Pakistan series
Cameron and Butch discuss England’s squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan, including a recall for Dan Lawrence and the news that Jordan Cox is set to bat No.3 with Jacob Bethell sidelined by injury.
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18min
August 06, 2026 Why are there so few female coaches in the men's game? Plus Jon Lewis on coaching in The Hundred
In this week's Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast, Lauren Winfield-Hill updates Katya with the latest goings on at Sunrisers Leeds, before discussing the lack of women's cricket coaches in the men's game.
Katya is then joined by London Spirit Women's Head Coach Jon Lewis, where they cover everything from squad building ahead of this years competition, to working under Heather Knight, to the end of his tenure as England coach, and much more.
Finally, Katya and Admiral Group's Chief Sustainability Officer, Michelle Leavesley, discuss why Admiral have partnered with Glamorgan and Welsh Fire, and what other fields can learn from the growth of women's cricket.
0:15 Intro
0:48 Metro Bank
1:15 Lauren's Hundred update
5:50 Shared experiences across men's and women's Hundred teams
12:00 Hundred team songs
16:10 Women's coaching roles in cricket
28:54 Jon Lewis preamble & interview
1:07:02 Admiral
01:25:32 Metro Bank Outro
Take Her Lead, ECB and Metro Bank announce partnership to invest in the people powering women's and girls' cricket
https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/about-us/press-releases/news/take-her-lead-ecb-and-metro-bank-announce-partnership-to-invest-in-the-people-powering-womens-and-girls-cricket/
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1h 29min
August 04, 2026 What to expect from Root and Fleming, replacing Stokes & Australia’s huge year of Test cricket, with Chris Green
In a bumper episode Cameron speaks with Butch on how England can replace Ben Stokes in the Test side, before Phil unpicks the various combinations England could go with under Joe Root's captaincy.
Chris Green then makes his Wisden Cricket Weekly debut to discuss Australia's massive next 12 months in Test cricket where they will playing India, South Africa & England - all away from home.

0:15 Intro // 1:17 Southall Travel // 2:22 Butch on Fleming, Root & England's Stokes replacement // 26:57 How England replace Ben Stokes & Joe Root the captain // 33:33 Why did Harry Brook get the Test captaincy & other potential England changes // 44:35 Roasting Party // 56:15 Australia's huge 12 months of Test cricket // 1:02:38 Chris Green on Australia's next 12 months // 1:21:00 One-Day Cup & Hundred review
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1h 31min
July 31, 2026 What actually makes a good franchise cricket league?
With The Hundred well underway, Katya & Lauren Winfield-Hill assess what actually makes a good franchise league, considering tournament length, overseas player limits, auction timing, and much more.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Metro Bank
0:52 Positives of The Hundred
10:15 WBBL standard & length of competitions
16:00 Overseas player limits
25:00 Auction timing
32:43 FairBreak T20 & what attracts players to leagues?
42:27 Em Arlott to Yorkshire
The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket.
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54min
July 30, 2026 Stephen Fleming & Joe Root named as England Test head coach and captain
Cameron, Ben & Phil react to today's breaking news that Stephen Fleming is the new England Test head coach, and that Joe Root will once again captain the side.
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