World Cricket Show

Adam & Tony discuss Harry Brook's appointment as England's new white-ball captain. The right choice? Or another case of overburdening your best player? And what was going on with all that chat about Ben Stokes?

They also try to make sense of the IPL as it stumbles towards the halfway stage, and give a few suggestions for improvements that will doubtless be welcomed by the organisers.

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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Adam & Tony reflect on the 2025 Champions Trophy. They start with an apology - after talking up this tournament on their preview show, in the end will it go down as a big disappointment? Has any host nation ever had a worse experience than Pakistan? Did India have an unfair advantage, and if so is that why they won? And what do New Zealand have to do to lift one of these trophies?

Plus, thoughts on England's dismal campaign. What's gone wrong for them in white ball cricket? Are they arrogant, entitled, and drunk on Bazball Kool-Aid? Or do they simply just not have the quality at the moment?

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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Adam & Tony deliver the definitive preview of the Champions Trophy, which is back after an 8-year absence. It's a strange competition, and it's come and gone and come and gone - but does it actually have a case for being the best tournament in cricket?

We also discuss the problematic hosting situation, before getting into the detail on the pitch. Will England get out of the group? And can anyone stop India?

Then in the second half, we take a trip down memory lane and recall the Champions Trophies of yesteryear - including the epic final we went to in 2004.

All this and more on this World Cricket Show Champions Trophy Preview.

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Adam & Tony open up the old mailbag and tackle some cracking questions from listeners. Starting with 4-day Tests - a crime against cricket? Or could they actually take the sport in a positive direction?

Plus, thoughts on cricket's Olympic comeback at LA 2028. Will it be a gamechanger for the sport, and even for the Olympics? And will there be a repeat of the 1900 final? (Spoiler alert - probably not)

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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Adam & Tony reflect on a momentous win for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Aussies now hold every 'trophy' they compete for in Test cricket - should we be talking about them (and Captain Cummins) as amongst the best of all time?

Plus, is Scott Boland on his way to becoming one of Australia's favourite sons? And what went wrong for India? Is Kohli finished?

There's also a debrief on South Africa's win over Pakistan, before talk turns to the ICC's latest wheeze - two division Test cricket. An intriguing way to spice up the Test game? Or a disaster waiting to happen?

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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Adam and Tony review two sensational Boxing Day Test matches, starting at the MCG where a world record crowd saw Australia defeat India. How have the Aussies turned things around? Is Smith back to his best? Is Konstas the future? And what's gone wrong for India?

Next, another thriller in Centurion, where South Africa dragged themselves over the line to defeat Pakistan by 2 wickets. Should we be taking the Proteas more seriously as a Test force?

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

KHURRAM SHAHZAD MAGIC DELIVERY

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All I want for Christmas is you...to pick a composite eleven.

It's Team Adam v Team Tony as the World Cricket Show hosts select their best eleven of the era since the podcast started in 2008. It's a draft - so they can't pick the same players. Who'll get Steve Smith? Dale Steyn? Joe Root? Will Kohli make the cut? What about KP? The answers will shock you, thrill you, appall you - it's edge-of-the-seat stuff as the teams are drawn and, crucially, a winner is determined.

All this and more on this very special World Cricket Show Christmas Special.

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Brian Lara eat your heart out!

On the historic 400th episode, Adam & Tony discuss England's win in Wellington: Brook's brilliance, Bethell's emergence, Atkinson's hat-trick, Crawley's struggles, New Zealand's collapse in form, and why Bazball's still the best.

Plus, Australia's sensational bounceback in Adelaide: the irresistible Mitchell Starc, the force of nature that is Travis Head, and whether Ashwin's LBW review was the worst of all time.

Finally, we roll back the years and reminisce about how the podcast started - with the help of some quite extraordinary press cuttings.

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show - 400 not out.

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Adam & Tony assess England's victory in the first Test in Christchurch. A commanding performance? Or were they actually just very lucky? Why did New Zealand have such a shocker? And, despite enjoying so much fortune, is Harry Brook cementing himself into the next Fab Four?

Plus, we attempt to establish if Glenn Phillips's absolutely worldie in Christchurch is in fact the best catch of all time. And if not, what is?

CATCHES DISCUSSED

Ben Stokes 2019

Andrew Strauss

Matthew Sinclair

Trent Boult

Jason Roy

Dwayne Leverock

Jonty Rhodes

Ben Stokes 2015

Paul Collingwood

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All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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The boys are still in town!

Adam and Tony reflect on a remarkable first Test between Australia and India in Perth. What a win for India - is Jaiswal the next big thing in Test cricket? And is Bumrah already one of the GOATs?

As for Australia, after one of their most shocking ever defeats, how do they turn it around? Is Labuschagne finished? And is Cummins up to holding things together?

Also this week, we discuss Darren Lehmann's claim that Joe Root is not an all-time great. As crazy as it sounds? Or might he actually have a point?

All this and more on the latest World Cricket Show.

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