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"COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE" – Butch reviews the Ashes and suggests what England need to change

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Butch is off his long run to review England's 4-1 defeat in Australia. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: htt…

"HORRIBLE MESS" – Butch on the Bangladesh World Cup fiasco & England's ODI series win in Sri Lanka

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Ben and Butch discuss Bangladesh's last-minute exclusion from the T20 World Cup and England's impressive 2-1 ODI series win in Sri Lanka. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up…

"I gained 1 million followers in a week" | Lauren Bell on winning the WPL & her soaring social media following

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney speaks to Lauren Bell about her hugely successful time winning the WPL with RCB this month, before discussing the make up of Australia's T20 side & the retirement of Tash Farrant with Lauren Winfield-Hill. 0…

"It's an uncomfortable experience" | Hundred Auction reaction with Lauren Winfield-Hill

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney and Lauren-Winfield Hill on the women's Hundred auction this week that saw player salaries go through the roof. Katya then hosts a panel of Sarah Bryce, Fran Wilson, Lou Meadows & Beth Barrett-Wild to speak …

"It's impossible to justify" | Why have England prioritised intra-squad matches over county cricket?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

This week Katya Witney speaks to Lauren Winfield-Hill & Phil Walker in the studio about the action-packed start to the season, before Phil sits down with England World Cup winner Sarah Taylor for a deep dive on all thing…

"There's no clarity" | What is the ICC’s vision for the future of women’s Test matches?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

This week Katya Witney speaks to Lauren Winfield-Hill & former Australia captain & broadcaster Lisa Sthalekar on the uncertain future of Women's Test cricket, before rounding up what has been a busy period in the interna…

2026 County Championship preview & do dropped England players have a right to be aggrieved?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

The English summer is nearly here! Yas, Ben and Katya preview the 2026 County Championship, including title favourites, relegation contenders, players to watch and everything in between. Also on the show, disgruntled ex-…

59% of pro male cricketers are privately educated: What is English cricket doing about the state school divide?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

The Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast gives a peep behind the Patreon curtain for a special episode on the state of state school cricket in the UK. A report released by the Sutton Trust earlier this year highlighted male pro…

A chat with Mo Bobat: Inside the mind of an IPL winner

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Phil Walker sits down with Mo Bobat, the Director of Cricket at London Spirit and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They chat about talent ID, auction strategy, what it takes to win, Jacob Bethell, England's Ashes campaign an…

AUCTION REACTION: Dani Gibson becomes most expensive English player in women’s Hundred history

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney and Ben Gardner discuss today's first ever Hundred auction, with franchises both new and old splashing the cash on a day that saw player salary records tumble. 0:29 Intro/1:20 Dani Gibson/5:21 Pre-signings v…

April 13, 2026 | Wake Up Classy 97

Wake Up Classy 97 The Podcast

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, April 13th, 2026 / It's a Monday, and Josh and Chantel are fully committed to dragging you through the week with them! They kick things off with a wild deep dive into ho…

Are auctions ‘vulgar’? How they really work, and England’s biggest challenges this summer

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas, Phil and The Telegraph's Will Macpherson discuss the biggest stories from The Hundred auction, with input from London Spirit analyst from Freddie Wilde about what it's really like to be involved. Also on the show, a…

Ashes Daily: Australia win in Sydney but still time for more drama on final day of the series

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Ashes Daily

Yas and Ben on the final day of the 2025/26 Ashes. 👀 Sign up to the Patreon for extended episodes: http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 🏠 RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Riverstone Living for our Ashe…

Ashes Daily: Bethell breakthrough hundred lights up the SCG

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Ashes Daily

Yas and Cam on day four of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG. 👀 Sign up to the Patreon for extended episodes: http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 🏠 RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Riv…

Ashes Daily: Passive England put to the sword by Head and Smith centuries

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Ashes Daily

Yas and Matt on day two of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG. 👀 Sign up to the Patreon for extended episodes: http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 🏠 RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Riv…

Ashes Daily: Sloppy England fail to make the most of Joe Root's 160

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Ashes Daily

Yas and Lawrence on day two of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG. 👀 Sign up to the Patreon for extended episodes: http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 🏠 RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with…

Ashes Daily: Why no spinner? Brook and Root put England in command after surprising Australia selection call

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Ashes Daily

Ben and Yas on day one of the fifth and final 2025/26 Ashes Test at the SCG. 👀 Sign up to the Patreon for extended episodes: http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 🏠 RIVERSTONE LIVING We are proud to have partnered with Rive…

Australia reveal surprise new captain & NSB scores first ever WPL ton | Women's Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya & Lauren react to Sophie Molineux's surprise appointment as Australia captain, as well as Nat Sciver-Brunt's destructive ton in the WPL. 0:33 Intro/01:23 Lauren on Molineux appointment/04:05 Will Molineux make thei…

Australia's early exit, predicting the semi-finalists and a chat with Jamie Porter

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Jamie Porter

Yas and Ben reflect on the last week of T20 World Cup action, including Pathum Nissanka's stunning innings that led to Australia's early exit, before previewing the Super Eights. Also on the show, Yas chats to Essex seam…

Brendon McCullum retained: Is he lucky to have kept his job as England's Head Coach?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Butch, Yas, Ben and Lawrence react to the news that Brendon McCullum, Rob Key and Ben Stokes will all continue in their roles following England's 4-1 Ashes defeat over the winter. 0:00 Intro / 0:47 Mark Butcher on McCull…

Butch & Azhar Mahmood on the potential Pakistan shadow ban in The Hundred

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas, Butch & Azhar Mahmood discuss both the possibility & ramifications of some teams not bidding for any Pakistan players ahead of next month's Hundred draft. 0:15 Intro/4:42:Butch/21:00 Butch & Azhar Mahmood 30:48 Outr…

Butch Reacts: The race for England places heats up, Jamie Smith’s technical change & Euro Cup chat

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Butch Reacts

Butch & Yas on the race for England spots as the County Championship got underway last week, Jamie Smith's technical adjustments since the Ashes & the prospect of a European cricket nations cup. 0:15 Intro & England spot…

Butch reacts to India's T20 World Cup triumph & Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Butch and Yas review India's thrashing of New Zealand in the men's T20 World Cup final. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket …

Butch reacts: Australia on the brink, England's nervy wins & India thrash Pakistan

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Butch discuss Australia's crushing defeat to Sri Lanka, England's nervy wins against the Associate nations & India vs Pakistan. 0:00 Intro Sri Lanka vs Australia / 4:55 England's shaky form / 12:05 Jofra Archer /…

Butch reacts: Pakistan withdraw India boycott, England’s scare vs Nepal & Sooryavanshi bats like Sobers?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Butch discuss Pakistan's withdrawal of their India fixture boycott, who Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reminds Butch of, and England's last-ball win against Nepal on the opening weekend of the T20 World Cup. 0:15 Intro/5:2…

Butch reacts: The Bangladesh T20 World Cup scheduling farce & South Africa's strange squad

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Butch discuss why deteriorating relations between Bangladesh and India are causing complications for the scheduling of the T20 World Cup, a couple of strange omissions from South Africa's squad and some standout …

Could England really miss out on the 2027 ODI World Cup? Butch previews Sri Lanka series

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Butch discuss the upcoming ODI series between England and Sri Lanka, with England in need of some wins to get their World Cup qualification back on track against a Sri Lanka side that are near unbeatable on home …

England into the semi-finals, Buttler’s concerning form & The Hundred addresses Pakistan shadow ban

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas Rana and Lawrence Booth reflect on another week of T20 World Cup action, with Harry Brook's game-defining knock against Pakistan making England the first of the four semi-finalists. Also on the show, Yas chats to cri…

Headaches for Charlotte Edwards? Inside England’s South Africa winter training camp

Wisden Cricket Weekly

In a bumper episode Katya Witney speaks to Em Arlott & bowling lead Chris Liddle to get an insight into the ongoing England training camp in South Africa. Katya then speaks to new Surrey 50-over captain Kira Chathli abou…

How England are shaping up for the World Cup, the future of the world game & Ben Stokes the coach?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Ben Gardner & Phil Walker sit down to discuss England's World Cup chances & the recently announced England Lions squad and coaches. Yas Rana then speaks to Wisden board member and cricket strategist Eddie Fitzgibbon on t…

How the India-Pakistan fallout impacts world cricket, new law changes & Nepal's cricket obsession

Wisden Cricket Weekly

A packed show for you today! Cricexec's Zee Zaidi explains how Pakistan's boycott impacts the rest of the world game, Paras Khadka talks to Ben about Nepal's cricketing obsession ahead of their game against England and M…

India crowned T20 World Cup champions, McCullum set to stay and Bethell’s latest statement hundred

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Phil are joined by Lawrence Booth to discuss the final of the T20 World Cup, the future of England's T20 side and the news that Rob Key and Brendon McCullum are expected to continue in their respective roles. 0:0…

Indian Premier League Cricket

Acquired· Ben Gilbert

When you saw this episode pop up in your feed, you either jumped for joy and hit play immediately (in which case you’re not reading this), or you said “Huh. That’s a surprising episode.” Well, if you’re in group two, boy…

Is there space for James Rew in England’s Test side and should Ollie Robinson be in line for a recall?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas, Phil and Lawrence discuss the opening round of County Championship action, including centuries for Jamie Smith and James Rew, a thrilling finish at Northants and Ollie Robinson's first innings five-wicket haul. 0:00…

Joe Root EXCLUSIVE: How long I'll continue playing, "not envying Kohli" & scoring hundreds in Australia

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Last month, Phil Walker travelled up to Sheffield for an exclusive sit-down interview with the one and only Joe Root. They chatted about the Ashes, parenthood, fame, unfinished business with England and much more for the…

Nadine de Klerk on South Africa’s T20 World Cup ambitions, dealing with pressure and winning the WPL

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney and Lauren-Winfield Hill speak to RCB & South Africa star all-rounder Nadine De Klerk about playing under pressure in India, her relationship with Marizanne Kapp & her ambitions ahead of this year's World Cu…

Nepal nearly stun England, Associates challenge the big teams and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's U19 World Cup heroics

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Ben, Phil and Yas react after Nepal fell agonisingly short of beating England in Mumbai and ask the question – is there a case to be made that they deserve more of the ICC's revenue split? Also on the show, Babar Azam's …

Our cricketing hopes for 2026, final Ashes reflections and will the Hundred rebrands work?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas, Katya and Jim start by putting the 2025/26 Ashes to bed once and for all, before chatting about the rebranding of teams in The Hundred, Shoaib Bashir's new club, our hopes and dreams for 2026 and much more. To finis…

Pakistan's boycott, T20 World Cup preview & England U19s in the World Cup final

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Butch discuss Pakistan's decision to boycott their fixture against India, preview the T20 World Cup and chat about England's victory against Australia in the U19 World Cup semi-final. 🏥 WPA HEALTH INSURANCE Find…

Sophie Molineux’s injury, a deep-dive on the international calendar & Thailand’s World Cup hopes

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the breaking news of Sophie Molineux's back injury, before a deep dive on the issues around the international schedule. Katya then speaks to Thailand's coach and captain on t…

Special report: What can women's cricket learn from women's football? | Women's Cricket Weekly

Wisden Cricket Weekly

A different one for you this week - Katya takes a look at what women's cricket can learn from the enormous strides made in women's football since the Euros win of 2022, speaking to Telegraph women's football reporter Kat…

T20 World Cup semi-final preview and what's next for Rehan Ahmed?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss England's T20 World Cup campaign so far and look ahead to this week's semi-finals. 0:00 Intro / 0:31 England / 7:21 Rehan Ahmed / 17:31 Jos Buttler / 24:29 India / 30:58 New…

What to expect from The Hundred auction, Alyssa Healy’s fairytale ODI ending & a chat with Lauren Filer

Wisden Cricket Weekly· Lauren Filer

Katya Witney and Lauren Winfield-Hill discuss the cancelling of England's training camp in Abu Dhabi before looking ahead to the upcoming Hundred auction next week. Katya then speaks to England's Lauren Filer about her r…

Wisden Almanack Special with Tom Holland & Lawrence Booth

Wisden Cricket Weekly

On Wisden week Yas speaks to Lawrence Booth about all things Almanack as the 2026 edition is released on Thursday, before speaking to rival podcast host Tom Holland about his favourite cricketers & relationship with the …

Women's Cricket Weekly: Alyssa Healy retires and Heather Knight’s new non-playing role in The Hundred

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Lauren discuss Alyssa Healy's retirement before Katya chats to former England captain Heather Knight on her new non-playing role at London Spirit. 0:00 Intro / 1:22 Lauren on Alyssa Healy retiring / 27:34 Heather…

Women's Weekly: Dramatic WPL finishes and a chat with England legend Anya Shrubsole

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Yas and Lauren discuss a crazy opening weekend of the 2026 WPL before Katya chats to England legend Anya Shrubsole. 0:00 Intro / 0:37 Lauren on WPL 2026 / 17:13 Anya Shrubsole interview 54:18 Outro The Metro Bank Girls i…

Women's Weekly: Lauren reacts to thrilling WPL final & Netherlands qualify for the T20 World Cup

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney & Lauren Winfield-Hill react to a high-scoring thriller of a WPL final before Katya speaks to Netherlands captain Babette De Leede on her team's qualification for their first ever T20 World Cup. 0:50 Intro/0…

Women's Weekly: Lucy Hamilton on what the WPL is really like, maiden Australia call-up and making her WNCL debut at 15

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney & Lauren Winfield-Hill speak to Australia's Lucy Hamilton about her first season in the WPL, getting a Test call-up and playing the WNCL aged 15. 0:56 Intro/1:36 WPL/9:46 Test call up/13:46 Turning pro and s…

Women's Weekly: WPL 2026 preview! Power rankings, predictions and players to watch

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Katya Witney, Rahul Iyer and Aadya Sharma look ahead to the start of the 2026 Women's Premier League. The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams b…

“I felt like I wasn’t good enough” | Kate Cross on life after England & an in-depth county preview

Wisden Cricket Weekly

This week Katya Witney speaks to The Cricketer's Nick Friend & Ben Gardner to preview the county season ahead, before speaking to Lancashire quick Kate Cross about her post-England career ambitions. 0:31 Intro & MetroBan…