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August 17 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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1 hr 28 min
August 14 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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40 min
August 13 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
SOUTHALL TRAVEL ✈️
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58 min
August 07 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.
SOUTHALL TRAVEL ✈️
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18 min
August 06 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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1 hr 29 min
August 04 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
SOUTHALL TRAVEL ✈️
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1 hr 31 min
July 31 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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54 min
July 30 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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23 min
July 28 Joe Root to return as captain? 2027 Ashes schedule, The Hundred begins & illegal gambling in cricket
Cameron, Ben, Katya and Butch discuss reports that Joe Root is set to captain England again, 2027 Ashes scheduling, the start of The Hundred and the first week of the One-Day Cup. Also on show, West Indies' Test against Pakistan in Tarouba, the possibility of England and Australia playing a Test in India, and a chat with investigative journalist Steve Menary about the rise of illegal gambling companies operating in cricket.
0:00 Intro / 1:05 Mark Butcher / 18:53 Southall Travel / 19:56 Joe Root as England Test captain / 29:16 West Indies vs Pakistan / 37:21 Ashes / 41:28 An Ashes Test in India? / 43:06 The Hundred / 55:01 One-Day Cup / 1:00:06 The rise of illegal gambling companies in cricket / 1:23:35 Outro
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1 hr 27 min
July 24 How new ownership has changed The Hundred, Blast Finals Day & Danni Wyatt-Hodge joins the show
Katya & Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the early signs of change as The Hundred gets underway this week, with teams now under new private ownership.
Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief Phil Walker then speaks with the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup top run-scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge, about the disappointment of England falling short in the final against Australia at Lord's, as well as her enduring ambitions to play all three formats.
0:15 Intro
0:42 Metro Bank
1:03 Lauren's positive start in The Hundred
5:35 How has The Hundred changed?
10:50 Dani Gibson as captain & the lack of English captains in The Hundred
22:22 T20 Blast Final's Day
29:35 Ashes schedule
33:35 Danni Wyatt-Hodge
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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57 min

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