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June 30 Ben Stokes retires... so what next? New Zealand win the series & Ireland's famous results against India
Cameron, Lawrence and Phil reflect on another chaotic week, one which saw Ben Stokes retire from international cricket and New Zealand win the series 2-1 at Trent Bridge. Also on the show, Nathan Johns joins us to chat about Ireland's historic 2-0 T20I series victory against India, the current T20 World Cup champions.
0:00 Intro / 0:34 KIA UK / 1:02 Initial reactions to Stokes' retirement / 7:34 Who takes over as captain? / 15:54 Key & McCullum / 28:24 The state of the England Test team / 32:44 How do England replace Stokes in their XI? / 40:53 KIA's Young Cricketer competition / 41:24 Gullivers Sports Travel / 42:54 New Zealand / 51:25 Ireland's famous series win against India / 1:04:29 West Indies vs Sri Lanka / 1:11:28 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh / 1:14:21 Outro
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1 hr 16 min
June 30 India’s T20 World Cup exit, and semi-finals preview with Lisa Sthalekar
Katya sits down in the studio with former Australia captain turned broadcaster Lisa Sthalekar & ESPNCricinfo's Firdose Moonda to preview the upcoming T20 World Cup semi-finals, as well as India's exit and everything else we've seen over the past week.
0:15 Intro
0:39 Metro Bank This Feels Different
1:00 Group stage reflections
9:34 Final group stage games & England vs South Africa
18:05 NZ say goodbye to legends
22:48 Why no quarter-finals and performance of lower-ranked teams
27:18 Pakistan
31:02 Around the wickets
32:19 World Cup crowds & match scheduling
45:25 India & Australia
59:45 Predictions
1:01:14 Metro Bank Outro
England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.
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1 hr 4 min
June 29 BUTCH REACTS: Ben Stokes' England retirement & New Zealand win the series after Trent Bridge victory
Cameron and Butch react to a wild 24 hours following Ben Stokes' international retirement, and New Zealand's deserved series victory after a dominant performance at Trent Bridge.
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33 min
June 26 England seal semi-final spot, and what the ICC's new pregnancy guidelines mean for female cricketers
Katya & Lauren discuss another week of the women's T20 World Cup as England confirm their semi-final spot, South Africa find their feet & Chamari Athapaththu's stunning century leads Sri Lanka to a dominant win over Ireland. Lauren then speaks about the ICC's recent issuing of return to play post-pregnancy guidelines.
0:15 Intro
1:32 Metro Bank: This Feels Different
1:51 England beat West Indies and confirm semi-final spot
6:48 High scoring at the World Cup
12:23 Sri Lanka vs Ireland
16:02 Tazmin Brits & SA find form
19:43 Australia vs Pakistan & Elysse Perry
27:20 ICC return to play post-pregnancy guidelines
England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.
https://bit.ly/4o7i2Qu
Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/
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42 min
June 24 Ben Stokes breaks his silence, four changes for Trent Bridge and England’s relationship with the WTC
Cameron, Ben and Phil react to Ben Stokes’ press conference, look ahead to the Trent Bridge Test, discuss their 12-point WTC deduction for slow over rates and more. We apologise for the quality of Ben's audio this week.

0:00 Intro / 1:06 KIA UK / 1:34 Audio disclaimer / 2:00 Ben Stokes / 22:45 Roasting Party / 23:10 Team news / 30:28 WTC points deduction / 34:55 2027 Test news / 38:10 Gullivers Sports Travel / 39:21 England vs India white-ball tour / 46:36 Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly / 47:05 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 53:08 Win England vs Sri Lanka ODI tickets / 53:30 Other cricket / 57:36 County Championship / 1:04:20 Test drive the KIA EV2 / 1:04:49 Outro
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📒 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS
Subscribe annually to the print version of WCM (£41.99) and receive a free copy of 'Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics' by Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon by using code WCMBEDTIME26: https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/wcm-pdbase
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#Cricket #EnglandCricket #CountyCricket #TestCricket #ENGvNZ

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1 hr 6 min
June 22 South Africa stun India, West Indies eye semi-finals, and what’s next for Scotland?
In a bumper episode of the Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast Katya & The Scoop's Regina Suddahazai break down the twists and turns of the women's T20 World Cup as it enters its third week and the tables take shape.
0:15 Intro//1:00 Metro Bank: This Feels Different //1:22 England remain unbeaten & Dunkley impresses//7:35 England Test squad for India//16:30 Frankie Mackay on New Zealand's iffy World Cup and future prospects//46:45 Scotland coach Craig Wallace on their impressive World Cup showing and future touring schedule//01:05:58 Regina's thoughts after Pakistan's World Cup exit//01:10:18 South Africa's win vs India//01:17:00 The Caribbean Cricket Podcast's Machel Hewitt on the West Indies' tournament thus far//01:37:05 Permutations
England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.
https://bit.ly/4o7i2Qu
Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!
http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
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1 hr 43 min
June 22 BUTCH REACTS: Ben Stokes & Gus Atkinson recalled for third NZ Test following incident investigation
Cameron and Butch react to the fallout from the Stokes-Atkinson incident, with both men recalled to England's squad for the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. This week's longer podcast episode will be recorded and released on Wednesday.
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27 min
June 18 Lauren reacts to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s ‘devastating’ injury, and New Zealand’s dire T20 World Cup start
Katya and Lauren Winfield-Hill cover the latest goings on at the 2026 T20 Women's World Cup.
0:15 Intro
0:57 Metro Bank: This Feels Different
1:19 Nat Sciver-Brunt injury & Dunkley to come in?
17:23 New Zealand’s poor World Cup
22:16 Pressures of fielding
24:56 Susie Bates
26:07 Sri Lanka & West Indies
30:08 South Africa
32:55 Metro Bank Outro
England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.
https://bit.ly/4o7i2Qu
Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!
http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
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36 min
June 16 England make four changes for The Oval, Williamson retires & a fresh twist in the BBL merger saga
Cameron Ponsonby, Ben Gardner, Lawrence Booth and Mark Butcher look ahead to the second Test at The Kia Oval, with England making at least four changes from their Lord's XI. Also on the show, Kane Williamson's retirement, the latest from the County Championship, and Alex Malcolm provides an update on the BBL merger saga.
0:00 Intro / 0:46 KIA UK / 1:13 Mark Butcher / 17:33 Brendon McCullum / 24:47 England's XI / 30:39 Ollie Robinson / 32:29 Kane Williamson / 43:23 MNDA chat with Chris Broad / 50:52 Women's T20 World Cup / 51:32 County Championship / 59:14 Win ODI tickets vs Sri Lanka / 59:35 Big Bash / 1:00:33 Alex Malcolm on the BBL / 1:14:36 Other cricket / 1:17:23 Outro
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1 hr 19 min
June 15 England’s strong start, Australia brush aside South Africa & why so many drops? With Lisa Sthalekar
Katya is joined by Ben Gardner & The Scoop's Anjali Doshi to round up what was an action packed opening weekend at the women's T20 World Cup that saw England impress against Sri Lanka, Australia dominate against South Africa & India sweep Pakistan aside.
0:15 Intro//0:57 Metro Bank: This Feels Different //1:17 England’s impressive opening performance //5:17 Danni Wyatt-Hodge //9:30 Freya Kemp //11:52 West Indies vs New Zealand //19:55 Why did NZ leave out Susie Bates?//22:45 Dropped catches across the tournament //24:30 Scotland vs Ireland //27:15 Roasting Party //27:54 Australia vs South Africa //32:40 Lisa Sthalekar on Australia’s strong start //51:37 India vs Pakistan //01:02:29 Final reflections //01:04:00 Metro Bank Outro
England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.
https://bit.ly/4o7i2Qu
Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/
👀 PATREON
For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!
http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket
AROUND THE WICKETS
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ROASTING PARTY
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1 hr 7 min

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