The Country of Test Cricket

Jimmy’s not impressed with the solar eclipse and Sharky’s stuck 15 billion miles from Earth so let’s move on to cricket - next up for England is unpredictable/mercurial/enigmatic Pakistan. Will Pope, Lawrence and Cox seize on their chance to impress? At time of recording Banglade ...  Show more

It’s goodbye Bazball, hello Flemball - but what can we expect from the Stephen Fleming era? Plus the Tailenders find themselves in a social media pile on, Dinosaur cricketers (literally), more cricketing confessions need absolving, perhaps the best ‘Garden Furniture Shoutout’ eve ...  Show more

Fresh from a thrilling Test match in Bristol, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley reveal all from the field and commentary box. Plus, former England batsman James Taylor joins the pod. 

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 152-run defeat to Pakistan to set up a series decider in Rawalpindi this week. They hear from the England captain Ben Stokes, and debate if England have a problem playing on spin-fr ...  Show more

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 157-run defeat to India in the fourth Test at the Oval. They discuss what went wrong, what changes they'd make for the fifth Test, and they hear in-depth from David 'Bumble' Lloyd a ...  Show more

England bowler Kate Cross and World Cup winner Alex Hartley discuss the Women's Ashes Test, plus discover that some people think a cornflake sandwich is a good breakfast option...