Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Cameron Ponsonby and Yas Rana look ahead to the second England-India Test at Edgbaston and discuss Jofra Archer's return to the Test squad.

There's also loads of other Test cricket to chat about including Australia's win in the Caribbean, a new South African wonderkid and Pathum Nissanka's incredible form, as well as the latest from the County Championship.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:45 Intro / 1:08 Perfect Draft / 2:34 Mark Butcher / 12:21 Remitly / 13:10 Jofra Archer / 22:27 India / 34:17 West Indies vs Australia / 44:00 Zimbabwe vs South Africa / 48:46 Win T20 tickets / 49:06 Gareth Batty / 1:03:40 Charles Tyrwhitt / 1:04:19 County Championship / 1:11:10 Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh / 1:13:56 New rules / 1:18:37 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look ahead to the T20I leg of the England-India series which gets underway on Saturday.

Later in the show Katya chats to Davina Perrin, the highly-rated 18-year-old batter already involved in England A squads.

0:00 Intro / 1:06 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 8:39 Series preview / 13:58 Picking our combined XI / 20:17 T20 Blast / 24:26 Davina Perrin interview / 39:49 Outro

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's incredible victory in the first Test against India at Headingley.

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Following the ECB’s decision in May to ban trans women from competing in all levels of women’s cricket with immediate effect, Katya Witney unpicks a complex and controversial subject, and speaks to those who are feeling the impact.

Elsewhere in the show there's Lauren Winfield-Hill on all the latest action in the T20 Blast and England's squad to take on India, which includes a return for Sophie Ecclestone.

Read Katya's full piece: https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/how-can-we-ever-trust-them-again-the-far-reaching-effects-of-the-ecbs-transgender-ban

0:00 Intro / 1:14 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 21:53 Studio chat / 44:30 Outro

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A very, very special bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast.

Phil Walker sits down with the great Ravi Shastri to talk about Indian cricket, how it's changed over the decades, the current landscape of international cricket, how India are shaping up for the England Tests and much more.

It comes in a big week for Shastri in London. Last week, ICC Chair Jay Shah officially opened the Ravi Shastri Suite at Lord's, continuing Shastri's four decade-long association with the ground as a player, commentator and head coach.

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Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and the returning Phil Walker preview the England-India Test series which gets underway on Friday. There's team news from England, predictions about how India might balance their XI and some key battles to look out for over the course of the summer.

Also on the show, more reaction to South Africa's World Test Championship final win, a snippet of Yas' interview with Gary Kirsten, rule changes, tri-series nonsense and more.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:48 Intro / 1:40 Mark Butcher / 13:57 Win T20 tickets / 14:28 Remitly / 15:12 Patreon / 16:22 World Test Championship final / 23:54 England vs India preview / 56:52 Charles Tyrwhitt / 57:51 Gary Kirsten interview / 1:10:36 Bat for a Chance / 1:17:37 Perfect Draft / 1:19:19 Rule changes / 1:20:41 Tri-series / 1:21:37 Outro

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On this special bonus episode, Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Daniel Gallan and Mark Butcher react to South Africa's stunning World Test Championship final victory against Australia at Lord's.

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Katya Witney chats to Linsey Smith about her journey back to the England side, while Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas Rana to discuss player safety and the latest from the T20 Blast.

0:00 Intro / 1:01 Linsey Smith intro / 6:10 Linsey Smith interview / 21:55 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 40:31 Outro

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It's World Test Championship final time! Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by South African journalist Daniel Gallan to preview the showpiece event, as the Proteas take on Australia at Lord's.

There's chat about selection dilemmas, what this would mean for South African cricket more broadly, getting over the 'chokers' tag, the World Test Championship as a competition and more.

Also on the show, Harry Brook registers another series victory as captain, Mark Butcher reacts to England's squad for the first Test against India, and there's a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:44 Intro / 1:21 Mark Butcher / 16:15 World Test Championship final XIs / 31:52 How big is this for South Africa? / 37:58 Getting over the 'chokers' tag / 41:45 WTC as a competition / 45:49 Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius / 48:36 Heinrich Klaasen / 50:56 Win England vs India WT20I tickets / 51:20 Patreon / 51:44 The Pavilion End, St Paul's / 52:25 England vs West Indies / 1:00:36 England Lions & T20 Blast / 1:02:58 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:09:39 Outro

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Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana reflect on another comprehensive series win for England, this time in the ODIs.

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