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Rob Key on England’s Men’s Cricket
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52:04Mark Chapman is joined by Michael Vaughan, Jimmy Anderson and England men’s managing director Rob Key. They talk about where England’s men’s cricket is at the moment – what’s next? How will England look to change the picture across the board? And what will the process be to replace Jos Buttler as white-ball captain?…
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Incredible India win Champions Trophy & Rob Key reacts to England’s woes
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55:07Simon Mann presents reaction to India beating New Zealand and winning the 2025 Champions Trophy. He’s alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley, the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew & Indian commentator Prakash Wakankar. Hear from India’s winning captain Rohit Sharma, as well as Virat Kohli. Plus, player of the tournament New Ze…
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New Zealand nail South Africa to reach final
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29:52Simon Mann presents reaction to New Zealand beating South Africa to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside former England allrounder Vic Marks and the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for analysis of New Zealand’s win in Lahore. Hear from both captains, Temba Mavuma & Mitchell Santner, as well as player of the match, Rachin …
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Henry Moeran presents reaction to India beating Australia to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz for analysis of India’s win in Dubai. Former Australia ODI & T20 captain Aaron Finch gives his thoughts on the Aussies’ loss. Hear from both captains, Rohit Sharma and St…
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England hammered & head home winless
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34:40Simon Mann presents reaction to England’s defeat to South Africa from Karachi which means their Champions Trophy campaign ends without them winning a game. For the final time as England captain, Jos Buttler gives his thoughts on the loss. As does South Africa captain Aiden Markram. England bowler Chris Woakes, former England allrounder Vic Marks, a…
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Buttler resigns as white-ball captain
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26:55As Jos Buttler steps down as England limited overs captain, we hear from him and coach Brendon McCullum.Plus, Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks, who has known Buttler since he was a teenager.De către BBC Radio 5 Live
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What’s going wrong with English cricket?
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54:00After England crash out of the Champions Trophy, Henry Moeran and the TMS team ask just what’s going wrong at the moment. Across the men’s and women’s teams, England have lost 16 out of the 17 games they’ve played in 2025. Is it an attitude problem? An image problem? Captaincy? Or is there more to it than that? Henry is joined by World Cup winner A…
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Livingstone reflects on Aus loss & Kohli century sees off Pakistan
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41:56Henry Moeran presents reaction as Virat Kohli hits his fifty-first ODI century as India pile pressure on Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, with the host nation’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages dangling by a thread. In Lahore, Jonathan Agnew and Simon Mann assess England’s tournament hopes after a defeat to Australia in their first game…
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England lose to Inglis' Australian heroics
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39:15Simon Mann is with former England allrounder Vic Marks, the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and former England batter Dawid Malan for reaction to England's defeat to Australia in their Champions Trophy opener in Lahore. England captain Jos Buttler gives his thoughts on the loss, as does Ben Duckett despite a record-breaking innings o…
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‘The Hundred’ sales: What does it all mean?
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56:50Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by the BBC’s Sports Editor Dan Roan, Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt & TMS commentator Daniel Norcross to analyse ‘The Hundred’ team sales. We’ll hear from ECB Director of Business Operations Vikram Banerjee, as well as Southern Brave & Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills. We’ll also be answering some of the questions yo…
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross have a final catch-up before the Women’s Ashes get underway. Kate gives an injury update with the first game right around the corner, and they discuss why women should play more Test cricket. Vote for No Balls in the Sport Podcast Awards 2025 – we’re nominated for THREE categories, and it only takes a minute to vote: Best …
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross look ahead to the Women’s Ashes which starts in Sydney which week. They discuss who the star performers might be, and what the mentality is inside the England camp after a dominant tour in South Africa. Plus, Alex has some WAshes predictions. Listen to every ball of the Women’s Ashes from Australia on BBC Sounds, or via th…
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Australia reclaim Border Gavaskar Trophy
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36:10We review another absorbing Test as Australia won by six wickets at the SCG to take the series against India 3-1 and reclaim the Border Gavaskar series for the first time in over a decade. We get analysis from Alison Mitchell, former Australia coach Darren Lehmann and former Australia bowler Stuart Clark. Isa Guha speaks with player of the match Sc…
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Red ball rivalries & white ball worries
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49:23Henry Moeran is alongside the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman to look ahead to England’s Men’s 2025. With a home Test series against India and the Ashes down under at the end of the year, it could prove to be a pivotal year for Ben Stokes as captain.De către BBC Radio 5 Live
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Henry Moeran is alongside commentator Dan Norcross & TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman pick their global cricketing awards for 2024 - the Full Tosscars. Which India bowler has had an incredible year? Which English batter(s) gets nominated for worst shot of the year? And which side goes home with the best win of the year?…
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2024 is going to be a memorable year for Joe Root. He became England’s highest ever run scorer, and overtook Sir Alastair Cook’s Test century record for England too, but how did that feel and how did he get there? In his own words, along with England captain Ben Stokes and friend & longtime teammate Jimmy Anderson, he talks us through his incredibl…
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Alex Hartley and Kate Cross have a festive catch up after Kate’s return from South Africa. They discuss Kate’s back injury which meant she hardly played in South Africa and the road to recovery ahead of next month’s Ashes series in Australia. They also reflect on England’s success in all formats across the series which served as good preparation be…
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It’s been 10 years since the death of former Australia player Phillip Hughes. The 25 year old passed away after being struck on the neck by a short ball during a Sheffield Shield match. It was a tragedy which sent shock waves across the cricketing world and the anniversary is being marked with commemorations throughout Australia. In a special tribu…
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross discuss England’s dominant displays in England’s T20 series win against South Africa Women, and how the tour is great preparation ahead of the Women’s Ashes next month. Plus, they ask you for your best cricketing look-alikes after Jacob Bethell was likened to… Pat Butcher. [email protected] Listen to every game of E…
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross look ahead to England’s tour of South Africa with Kate in the ODI and Test squad. She discusses how she’s been preparing for the series having had six weeks away from cricket. They speak to a listener who has named their puppy after one of them, and have you named a pet after someone famous? [email protected]…
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross talk about how Kate’s preparation has gone as she gets ready to head to South Africa for England’s ODIs and Test. They discuss the tent which has been built at England’s High Performance Centre to help players acclimatise to pitch conditions around the world, as well as more of your stories on naming pets after sport stars…
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Urooj Mumtaz: from bowlers to molars
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33:28Jonathan Agnew speaks to former Pakistan captain Urooj Mumtaz. Now splitting her time between cricket commentary and dentistry, Mumtaz talks about the struggles of not being allowed to play cricket as a child, the opportunities for women in cricket now compared to when she was growing up, and how she'll be straight back to her dental practice once …
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South Africa or New Zealand - who'll win the Women's T20 World Cup?
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37:59Henry Moeran is joined by England bowler Tash Farrant and Daniel Norcross to look ahead to the Women's T20 World Cup Final between South Africa and New Zealand in Dubai.De către BBC Radio 5 Live
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Alec Stewart looks back on success with Surrey
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44:03Kevin Howells is alongside Surrey correspondent Mark Church to speak to former Surrey Director of Cricket Alec Stewart. They discuss Stewart’s legacy as he moves into a new role with Surrey, as well as his thoughts on the long-term future of the County Championship and howDan Worrall was his “best signing” at the club…
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England’s historic 2022 win in Pakistan
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34:14Jonathan Agnew and the TMS team share memories of the astonishing England tour to Pakistan in 2022. England won the first series they’d played in Pakistan in 17 years, becoming the first side to complete a 3 nil victory with some record breaking batting and outstanding bowling. Aggers is joined by Simon Mann, Andy Zaltzman, Aatif Nawaz and Alex Har…
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