Joe Root talks captaincy, McCullum and why ba...

Jake, Nick and Will are back to reflect on a chastening defeat for England against New Zealand following a chaotic fortnight for English cricket. We discuss whether England had any chance to perform at their best following the Ben Stokes scandal, given the numerous changes to the ...  Show more

Will and Nick are joined by the Telegraph's Tim Wigmore to review England's win over New Zealand in their opening test match of the summer.Despite the result, the win has been somewhat overshadowed by the Lord's pitch after it took just 166 overs to finish the test match. We ask ...  Show more

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at a catastrophic defeat for England in the third Ashes Test against Australia at the MCG. They discuss yet another batting collapse, which saw England dismissed for just 68, and debate how the ...  Show more

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 33-run defeat to Australia, which meant they were officially knocked out of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. They hear from a frustrated England captain Jos Buttler, and debate whether B ...  Show more

Alan Dymock is joined by Stuart Barnes to look back on an historic weekend of rugby as Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland all defeated Southern Hemisphere opposition to set up series deciding matches. Mark Palmer also joins the podcast to reflect on why Scotland were able to wi ...  Show more

It was another pulsating day of test cricket between India and England. Captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat on a controversial wicket in Ranchi - which was full of cracks and variable bounce - and England promptly fell to 112-5. After being heavily criticised ...  Show more