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Test Match Special
Insight and analysis from the Test Match Special team - including interviews with top players and special features.
Insight and analysis from the Test Match Special team - including interviews with top players and special features.
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County Cricket: Should Kookaburra be here to stay?
Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to bring you all the huge stories from the County Championship this week.
They speak to Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson about the impact the Kookaburra ball has had on the competition and whether it's a good or bad thing for English cricket.
They discuss the pressures of a player proving themself when moving to a new team and how can you put a stop to a batting collapse.
Plus, Kevin speaks to the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024.
18 Apr 2024
46 MINS
46:28
18 Apr 2024
The new domestic season and remembering Derek Underwood
Steve Crossman, Tymal Mills, Mark Ramprakash and Georgia Elwiss assess the key issues from the opening weeks of the County Championship season.
Vic Marks joins the team to reflect on the death of England's most prolific spin bowler Derek Underwood.
The team also look at whether using the Kookaburra ball is making it harder to take wickets and get results in the County Championship. And Georgia looks at England women's tour of New Zealand.
TIMECODES 03:50 - Vic Marks on Derek Underwood 14:52 - Start of the County Championship season 33:12 - Kookaburra ball v Dukes ball 43:59 - England women's white ball tour of New Zealand.
16 Apr 2024
48 MINS
48:00
16 Apr 2024
County Cricket: Runs in all directions as Northeast breaks Lord’s record
Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills to bring you all the huge stories from the opening round of County Championship fixtures.
They speak to Sam Northeast who hit an unbeaten 335 for Glamorgan against Middlesex at Lord’s, which is now the highest first class score recorded at the ground - overtaking Graham Gooch’s 333 for England against India in 1990.
Sam Cook reflects on his season opener for Essex as he took 10 wickets in the match, leading Essex to beat Nottinghamshire by 254 runs.
Also, Kashif Ali talks to Kevin and Tymal about his journey to playing for Worcestershire and hitting two centuries in his two innings against Warwickshire.
Plus, the Chief Operating Officer of the Professional Cricketers’ Association Daryl Mitchell joins the podcast to talk about the schedule demands of cricketers, how players are looked after with the commercial demands of playing so much cricket, and making sure players are staying safe when travelling for matches.
And Emily Windsor wasn’t able to join Kevin and Tymal for the podcast, but she does send the guys a voice note as to why.
10 Apr 2024
41 MINS
41:17
10 Apr 2024
The IPL - Buttler's back and Shikhar Dhawan reveals the secret to staying at the top of your game
Simon Mann, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Nikesh Rughani talk through some Buttler and Kohli brilliance, and we've got an exclusive interview with Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan.
09 Apr 2024
42 MINS
42:53
09 Apr 2024
County Cricket: The big County Cricket preview
Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to look ahead to this season's County Championship.
Durham head coach Ryan Campbell talks about his team's chances of winning Division 1 having just been promoted back up from Division 2, and he also gives an update of when we can expect to see Ben Stokes bowling. Whilst Durham's Chief Executive Tim Bostock talks about the 'honest conversation' the domestic game needs about private investment.
04 Apr 2024
51 MINS
51:36
04 Apr 2024
The IPL – Rampant Rajasthan Royals & Stokes out of World Cup
Nikesh Rughani is alongside former England wicketkeeper & former Kolkata Knight Riders coach James Foster and Aatif Nawaz to look back on the first two weeks of IPL action. They discuss what has shocked them so far, why the Rajasthan Royals have started so well, and where it’s going wrong for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
ECB CEO Richard Gould speaks to Henry Moeran ahead of the upcoming season and winter just gone, and the news that Ben Stokes has decided to rule himself out of the T20 World Cup in the USA & West Indies. This is something England white ball batter Sam Billings also reacted to when speaking to Henry about a busy cricketing summer ahead.
02 Apr 2024
38 MINS
38:22
02 Apr 2024
Death, Disaster and Redemption: England in India 84-85 part 3
In the third of a three episode mini-series, Daniel Norcross is alongside Vic Marks, Prakash Wakankar and Jonathan Agnew to look back at England's turbulent tour of India in 1984/85.
This episode begins in Chennai (formerly Madras) with the test series between England and India finely poised at 1-1 with two to play. Can England complete the turnaround and go down in history as the first side to come from behind to win a test series in India? With Vic and Aggers with the England squad, they relive the moments of watching on as the David Gower-lead side attempt the feat.
Plus, they all look back on the legacy of this England squad and what comes next for them.
03 Mar 2024
37 MINS
37:02
03 Mar 2024
Death, Disaster and Redemption: England in India 84-85 part 2
In the second of a three episode mini-series, Daniel Norcross is alongside Vic Marks, Peter Baxter, Prakash Wakankar and Jonathan Agnew to look back at England's turbulent tour of India in 1984/85.
This episode begins at the end of England's first test against India in Wankhede, but 3rd December 1984 is remembered for a very different reason. The Bhopal disaster occurred. They discuss what is was like to be close to such a catastrophic event and how it affected the atmosphere inside the stadiums when playing cricket.
Switching focus back to the cricket, Vic recalls the beginning of England's fight-back in the second test of the series in Delhi.
02 Mar 2024
34 MINS
34:56
02 Mar 2024
Death, Disaster and Redemption: England in India 84-85 part 1
In the first of a three episode mini-series, Daniel Norcross is alongside Vic Marks, Peter Baxter and Prakash Wakankar to look back at England's turbulent tour of India in 1984/85.
Just hours after the England team had arrived India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated. What did this mean for the England team? What was it like to be in New Delhi? They discuss everything from restlessly staying in their hotels, to where they were when they were told the news, and whether this meant that any cricket would be played at all.
Hear the first person accounts of Vic Marks who was part of the England squad, Peter Baxter who was producing TMS from India, and Prakash Wakankar who was celebrating his birthday in Pune.
01 Mar 2024
37 MINS
37:04
01 Mar 2024
Shaun Udal on living with Parkinson’s and India 06
Former Hampshire and England offspinner Shaun Udal joins Daniel Norcross to talk about England’s tour of India in 2006, including the famous “Ring of Fire” win in Mumbai. Plus they discuss how his life has changed since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2019.
28 Feb 2024
40 MINS
40:29
28 Feb 2024
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - PSL and WPL time baby!
The India and Pakistan adventures have begun for Kate and Alex, and they’ve got the latest from the PSL and WPL camps.
Including team songs, learning Hindi and nocturnal Alex.
Look out for some special emails, too!
21 Feb 2024
44 MINS
44:06
21 Feb 2024
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - It's a Valentine's Special with two very special guests!
Your two favourite Red Roses - Kate Cross and Alex Hartley - team up with the Tailenders team to talk all things Valentine's Day. Stand by for some truly cringeworthy stories...
13 Feb 2024
49 MINS
49:56
13 Feb 2024
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate's in Spain, Alex is getting ready for Pakistan!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are both set for cricketing adventures - Alex is off to coach in Pakistan, Kate's heading to the Women's Premier League. Plus, more animal quandaries.
08 Feb 2024
39 MINS
39:59
08 Feb 2024
Cook's recipe for success in India
Daniel Norcross talks to Alastair Cook about what it takes to play cricket in India. Cook captained England to a test series victory in India in 2012, which is still the last time a visiting team won a test series there. Alastair talks about what England do differently to other nations visiting India, where Alastair ranks India as the toughest place to go, and being in a hotel overlooking the Himalayas with 2000 waiting outside for the team.
07 Feb 2024
32 MINS
32:39
07 Feb 2024
Kevin Pietersen: Mumbai 2012 in his own words
Kevin Pietersen looks back to November 2012 and his inredible innings of 186 against India in Mumbai. The 2012 series was the last time a touring team won a test series in India. The innings has since been compared to the recent heroics of Ollie Pope following his 196 against India which helped England to win the first match of a five test series.
31 Jan 2024
29 MINS
29:42
31 Jan 2024