Yas Rana and Phil Walker review India's stunning win in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test and look ahead to the New Zealand-England Test series. Paul Ford joins the show to discuss New Zealand's chances, while Mark Butcher chats to Yas about England's decision to bat Jacob Bethell at No.3 on debut. *Please note, Yas and Phil's chat was recorded…

Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss the announcement of the 2025 women's schedule and look ahead to England's tour of South Africa. Three special guests join us on this week's show, including Beth Barrett-Wild, the mastermind behind the domestic restructure in England. Surrey Director of Cricket Emma Calvert speaks to Yas, and Katya is joined by Sout…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Mark Butcher look ahead to the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and reflect on England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean. There's also discussion about the ongoing Champions Trophy fiasco, Tim Southee's Test retirement, some Abu Dhabi T10 chat and why Test batting has become so difficult. 0:00 Intro / 0:49 Australia vs Indi…

Yas Rana and Katya Witney discuss England’s squads to tour South Africa, headlined by Alice Capsey’s exclusion from the T20I side as the World Cup fallout continues. Since that chat was recorded, Capsey has earned a recall following a number of injuries in the squad. Lauren Winfield-Hill chats to Yas about that saga, Courtney Winfield-Hill’s role i…

Yas Rana and Phil Walker discuss England’s ongoing tour of the Caribbean, their ideal England ODI and T20I XIs, Australia’s new Test opener, begin to preview the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and much more. Elsewhere in the show, Mark Butcher gives his thoughts after England took a 3-0 T20I series lead, and Jo Harman is joined by a very special guest in t…

Following New Zealand's famous 3-0 whitewash against India and South Africa's victory in Bangladesh, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Dan Gallan discuss the state of the World Test Championship and the wider Test game. There's also chat about England's ODI series defeat to the West Indies – Mark Butcher joins us for that from the Caribbean – as well as…

A slightly different episode today. New Zealand legend Suzie Bates chats to Lauren Winfield-Hill and spinner Eden Carson joins Katya Witney to reflect on the White Ferns' historic T20 World Cup triumph in the UAE. 0:00 Intro / 1:23 Suzie Bates / 40:30 Eden Carson / 56:33 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims …

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney conduct a deep dive into England's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign, examining what needs to change if they're to win the tournament on home soil in 2026. Lauren Winfield-Hill also joins the show to discuss England's next steps and the start of the WBBL. 0:00 Intro / 0:59 Lauren on WBBL & England / 28:56 E…

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Mark Butcher react to a thrilling week of Test cricket, one which saw England comfortably beaten in Pakistan and New Zealand pull off a rare series win in India. 0:00 Intro / 1:05 Pakistan vs England / 26:51 Sajid Khan & Noman Ali / 39:50 Rehan Ahmed / 45:48 Ollie Pope / 58:03 India vs New Zealand / 1:15:40 Wisden Cricket …

Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss all the latest news from the world of cricket this week, including New Zealand's stunning victory against India in Bengaluru, Kagiso Rabada's 300th Test wicket and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to preview the third Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 India vs New Zealand / 1…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which saw New Zealand beat South Africa in the final on Sunday. 0:00 Intro / 1:11 New Zealand / 14:59 Lauren Winfield-Hill / 45:22 South Africa / 53:06 Players of the tournament / 1:00:04 The tournament as a whole / 1:07:42 Outro The Metro Bank Girls…

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner review Pakistan's 152-run victory against England in the second Test and react to an action-packed first two days of India vs New Zealand. Mark Butcher also joins the show to reflect on an enthralling Test match in Multan. 0:00 Intro / 1:39 Pakistan's selection calls / 7:33 Did England do much wrong? / 12:09 Be…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill try to make sense of England's comprehensive defeat to West Indies last night, which saw them crash out of the Women's T20 World Cup in the group stages. 0:00 Intro / 1:16 England vs West Indies / 19:00 Fitness and fielding / 26:10 Smith vs Bell / 29:11 West Indies / 34:26 Group A / 40:29 Outro The Metro Bank Girls…

Saj Sadiq joins Yas Rana to discuss a turbulent week in Pakistan cricket, which saw three huge names – Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah – dropped for the second Test against England in Multan. 0:00 Intro / 1:10 Dropped or rested? / 3:36 Babar Azam / 11:59 Management / 19:10 Shaheen Afridi & Naseem Shah / 27:49 Priorities / 31:18 Seco…

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan. In response to Pakistan's 556 on an extremely flat pitch, England racked up a stunning 823-7d in just 150 overs, with Harry Brook making a triple century. Joe Root made 262, surpassing Alastair Cook as England's leading Test run-scorer in the proces…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill review the first week of action from the Women's T20 World Cup. Tammy Beaumont also joins the show, reacting live to England's victory against South Africa in Sharjah alongside Yas and Katya Witney. 0:00 Intro / 1:02 Tammy Beaumont / 26:41 T20 World Cup so far / 45:59 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in c…

Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill preview the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup, which gets underway in the UAE this week. 0:00 Intro / 1:09 Part 1: with Lauren Winfield-Hill / 34:27 Part 2: with Yas & Katya / 58:02 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by b…

Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana reflect on the England-Australia ODIs, review the 2024 English season and look ahead to the upcoming Test tour of Pakistan. There's also chat about India's thrilling win against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka hammering New Zealand, Hampshire's takeover and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss the ODIs and …

Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner review the end of the 2024 English season, domestic women's salaries and cover all the latest news from the international game. Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Yas to chat about equal pay and what 2025 currently looks like for Tier 2 counties, while Andy Tennant talks to Katya about Sunrisers' RHF triumph. 0:00 Pat…

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the ongoing England-Australia ODI series, Surrey's third successive County Championship title and much more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to reflect on England's impressive win and Harry Brook's excellent century in the third match of the series. 0:00 Patreon / 4:05 Mark Butcher on ENGvAUS / 17:46 E…

Yas Rana, Katya Witney and Cam Ponsonby discuss what to expect from pitches at the T20 World Cup, and chat about concussion checks following a couple of incidents in the first Australia-New Zealand T20I. Alice Capsey joins the show to talk about how England's preparation is going ahead of the showpiece event in the UAE. 0:00 Intro / 1:28 England's …

Ben Gardner, Matt Roller, Yas Rana and Mark Butcher discuss England's drawn T20I series against Australia, Harry Brook's appointment as stand-in ODI captain, Gloucestershire's T20 Blast triumph and more. 0:00 Intro / 0:36 Liam Livingstone / 12:00 Jacob Bethell / 16:32 Central contracts / 24:16 Sam Curran / 31:16 Brydon Carse / 34:38 England vs Aust…

Yas Rana, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney and Phil Walker reflect on England's white-ball series against Ireland, which saw a couple of thrilling finishes. There's also chat about the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy semi-finals and England's struggles against particularly slow spin, while Roland Lefebvre joins Katya to discuss the battle facing the …

Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss the announcement of England's Test squad to tour Pakistan, a thrilling round of County Championship action, T20 Blast Finals Day and much more on this bonus Wisden Cricket Weekly episode. Australia's Cameron Green also joins the show to chat about his career so far as an all-format all-rounder, managin…

Ben Gardner, Katya Witney, Yas Rana and Mark Butcher react to a famous Test win for Sri Lanka against England at The Kia Oval. We'll have another episode covering everything else from the world of cricket later this week. 0:00 Intro / 1:41 England vs Sri Lanka – part one / 16:17 Howzat Travel / 17:08 Mark Butcher on ENGvSL / 26:55 Seat Unique / 27:…

Yas Rana, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss how conditions could playing a defining role in the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup, as well as reflecting on England's squad composition for the tournament in the UAE. Elsewhere in the show there's chat about England's ongoing series in Ireland and the latest action from the Racha…

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to the breaking news that Brendon McCullum will become England men's all-format head coach from 2025 after agreeing a deal to take on the white-ball sides. There's also reflection on a comfortable win at Lord's – which Mark Butcher dials in for – including stellar performances from Joe Root and Gus Atkins…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss England's squad for the upcoming women's T20 World Cup in the UAE, as well as the selection of a number of fresh faces for their white-ball series against Ireland. Later in the show, Katya Witney is joined by Paige Scholfield, one of those uncapped players picked to face Ireland for the first time. 0:00 Int…

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England’s five-wicket victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. They discuss Jamie Smith’s maiden Test century, Ollie Pope’s position at No.3, 20-year-old Josh Hull’s call-up as Mark Wood’s replacement and more. Later in the show there’s chat about Bangladesh’s historic win against P…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the fourth season of The Hundred, which saw London Spirit crowned champions at Lord's, as well as the decision to move the T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the UAE. Elsewhere in the show, Nathan Johns joins Yas for an in-depth discussion about the state of women's cricket in Ireland, while Katya Witney inte…

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview England's Test series against Sri Lanka which gets underway at Old Trafford this week. There's discussion about Ollie Pope's role as captain in Ben Stokes' absence, Dan Lawrence opening the batting, debate over team balance and whether Sam Curran should have been considered. Also on the agenda is the c…

Four years into the competition's existence, Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss the state of the women's Hundred, as well as trying to pinpoint where it's all gone wrong for Southern Brave in 2024. Elsewhere in the show, Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Katya to chat about Oval Invincibles' campaign, and there's a snippet of Phil Walker's fascinating i…

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller chat about the potential impact of Ben Stokes’ injury on England’s Test side, The Hundred, Matthew Mott’s replacement and much more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss some of the best young talent in The Hundred this season as well as the England white-ball head coach vacancy. 0:00 G…

Laura Wolvaardt joins Katya Witney to discuss the state of women’s cricket in South Africa, globetrotting on the franchise circuit, Test ambitions and more. 0:00 Intro / 1:52 Laura Wolvaardt interview / 23:05 Bangladesh update / 24:00 Outro 🎙️ LIVE SHOW: Birmingham, September 12: https://bit.ly/WCWPLiveShow0924 📊 WISDEN SURVEY: Complete the Wisden …

In this episode from November 2020, Phil Walker, John Stern and Yas Rana were lucky enough to be joined by the late Graham Thorpe to pick Wisden's Test Team of the 1990s. We're doing another live show, this time in Birmingham! Details here: https://bit.ly/WCWPLiveShow0924 You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: htt…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Phil Walker pay tribute to Graham Thorpe, who sadly passed away this week at the age of 55. They reflect on the career of one of England's greatest batters – a fan favourite for so many throughout the 90s and 00s – share their favourite memories, consider his impact as a coach on the current generation and much more. Our t…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill are joined by a very special guest this week – Sri Lanka legend, Chamari Athapaththu. They discuss Sri Lanka’s historic Asia Cup triumph against India, pathways for Sri Lanka’s women and an incredible few years for Chamari both internationally and on the franchise scene. Later in the show, Yas is joined Bangladesh …

*We apologise for Yas' microphone quality* On this bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast, Yas Rana speaks to Adam Hollioake. 20 years on from leaving Surrey as a player, he's back in South London as part of their coaching staff. And he’s been through a fair bit in that time. He moved back to Australia shortly after the death of his bro…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Santokie Nagulendran of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast reflect on England's 3-0 series win and wonder what's next for the West Indies. There's discussion around the narrative surrounding West Indies' performances, the state of cricket in the Caribbean, why some familiar names are missing from the Test side and more. Elsewhe…

Lauren Winfield-Hill and Yas Rana review the first week of the women's Hundred. There's chat about Lauren's Oval Invincibles getting off to a winning start, the differences between The Hundred and other competitions, and one of the best uncapped players in the country. Later in the show, Yas is joined by Sara Begg – an ECB coach developer – to talk…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner, Jim Wallace and Mark Butcher review England's series-clinching 241-run victory in the second Test at Trent Bridge. There's discussion on an improved West Indies performance, England's three centurions, Shoaib Bashir's fourth innings spell and England's struggles bowling at the tail. Elsewhere in the show the panel assess the …

Lauren Winfield-Hill and Yas Rana look ahead to the start of the 2024 women’s Hundred and reflect on England’s unbeaten summer against Pakistan and New Zealand. England batter Alice Capsey joins the show to discuss the summer, wanting to be a genuine all-rounder, her Test cricket ambitions and more. 0:00 Intro / 1:20 The Hundred / 11:06 England vs …

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Katya Witney cover all the latest news from the world of cricket this week. There's more reflection on James Anderson's final Test, discussion about who should replace him at Trent Bridge and a conversation about how the ECB could help Cricket Ireland. Elsewhere in the show there's T20 Blast action, a review of India's 4-1…

Yas Rana and Phil Walker reflect on the first Test of the English summer, which saw James Anderson's illustrious career come to an end as England thrashed West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. Off the field, there's discussion about the Test as a spectacle, the huge disparity between the two teams financially, what more can be done to help West I…

Lauren Winfield-Hill and Yas Rana look back at the first three T20Is of England’s series against New Zealand that have served up a few clues for how England will attack this year’s T20 World Cup. They also discuss the future of Test cricket and whether it should be held up on a pedestal in the same way that it is in men’s cricket. 0:00 Intro / 1:13…

Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Jo Harman look ahead to James Anderson's 188th and final Test match for England, as his astonishing career comes to an end this week at Lord's. There's also a preview of the series against West Indies, an interview with England's new keeper Jamie Smith and chat about a remarkable round of County Championship action. Mark B…

Yas Rana and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the latest news around the domestic restructure, England's convincing ODI series victory against New Zealand and Tash Farrant's position in the England setup. 0:00 Intro / 0:53 County contracts / 10:45 Tash Farrant / 15:18 ENGvNZ & Lauren Bell / 23:24 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaborat…

On this very special episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Jo Harman are joined by the one and only Brian Charles Lara. A legend of West Indies cricket, Lara joins the show to discuss the release of his new book, Lara: The England Chronicles, written alongside Phil, which is out now. Before diving into some stories…

On this bonus episode of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast, there's reaction to India's thrilling T20 World Cup final victory against South Africa and England's Test squad to take on the West Indies. 0:00 Intro / 1:42 England's Test squad / 25:14 Win T20 Blast tickets / 25:47 T20 World Cup final / 41:01 Mark Butcher on the Test squad / 47:21 Outro …

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner come together for an emergency podcast to discuss England's crushing defeat against India last night. 0:00 Intro / 1:25 Mark Butcher on ENGvIND / 19:11 England / 30:34 India / 36:24 What next for England? / 51:19 Key, Mott & Buttler / 54:59 Outro We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again! Enter Kia's…