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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 283: World Cup Squads; Kate Cross; Aussies in The 100
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33:08This week: England’s World Cup squad: Kate Cross omitted Alice Capsey & Danni Wyatt-Hodge included, and will Heather Knight actually get on the plane? Shafali Verma misses out on a home World Cup A new World Cup venue = havoc for players, fans & journalists Aussies dominate in The Hundred
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 282: Hundred Form; Blast & One Day Cup Changes; Run-Out Queens
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27:19This week: Will form in The Hundred impact on World Cup selections? Syd gets cross about the changes to the Blast & One Day Cup Why didn’t the ECB release their Ashes review? Who is English cricket’s Run-Out Queen?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 281: The Hundred; New Owners, New Changes; Spirit Make a Statement
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24:01This week we discuss The Hundred: Has it been a success? What changes will the new owners make? London Spirit make a statement at Lords Trent Rockets captaincy
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 280: Essex's Season Over; England Player Availability; Hundred Problems
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28:35On the CRICKETher Weekly: Essex out of the One Day Cup England player availability The Hundred hits more problems
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 279: T2 Finals Day Shambles; Surrey Triumph; Ecclestone's Interview
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32:30This week: Polly Starkie on the shambles of Tier 2 Blast Finals Day Surrey triumph in the Tier 1 Blast - but a good day for Issy Wong Sophie Ecclestone’s odd interview with Sky England v India Test at Lord’s… but it’s only 4 days
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 278: England Level ODIs v India; Obstructing the Field; Bonus Points
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21:37This week: England win at Lord’s after India struggle to figure out 29-over cricket Should Tammy Beaumont have been out obstructing the field? The case for abolishing bonus points
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 277: India's Dynasty; England in Transition; Somerset Flop
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25:27This week: India look to build a dynasty while England claim to be a “team in transition” Our radical answer to the Alice Capsey Problem Jodi Grewcock shines for England A Somerset flop in the Blast
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 276: England v India; Captaincy Omnishambles; Grace Scrivens
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16:35This week: England win a bonkers 3rd T20 v India England's captaincy omnishambles in the 2nd T20 Grace Scrivens all-but confirmed as England's NEXT skipper
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 275: Smriti’s Century; England A Wins; Hundred Captains
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28:47This week: Bend It Like… Wyatt Hodge England revert to JonBall after Smriti Mandhana’s hundred Charis Pavely shines for England A v New Zealand A Dean to captain in The Hundred but who will lead Rockets?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 274: World Cup Schedule; 4 England Squads; Decoupling The 100
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30:56This week: A hectic 2025 World Cup schedule Sophie Devine’s impending ODI retirement 4 England squads in the same week 🤯 English players win big in the WBBL draft Does decoupling The Hundred risk downgrading the women’s comp?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 273: England Squad v India; England 'A'; Taylor Swift
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31:55This week: Ecclestone returns for England v India Wicket-keeping succession plans Who will feature for England A v New Zealand A? T20 Blast: Somerset v Lancashire (Taylor’s Version)
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 272: Blast Crowds; England v West Indies Reflections; World Cup Schedule
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27:59This week: Making the most of the Women's Blast Reflections on England v West Indies World Cup venues announced… but won't someone think of the freelancers? After visiting every ground in England, which are our favourites?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 271: Knight's Injury; Jones's Monkey; Perrin's Blast Off
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23:34This week: Has Heather Knight played her last game for England? Amy Jones gets a gorilla-sized monkey off her back Women's Blast Off & our first visit to Old Trafford Davina Perrin smashing it for Bears
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 270: Arlott & Dunkley Shine; West Indies Woes; Loans
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27:12On the CRICKETher Weekly: Arlott & Dunkley shine as England win West Indies woes & why the ICC needs to intervene Loans in county cricket: do we need tighter regulation?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 269: NSB Presser; England Squad; West Indies Predictions
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26:56This week: NSB faces the press England's new selector Lamb and Arlott in on domestic form West Indies series predictions
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 268: County Cup; England squad speculation; UAE 'Declaration'
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27:36This week: The magic of the County Cup England v West Indies: will Lottie make any surprise picks? Controversy as UAE retire out their entire team v Qatar
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 267: Lottie talks NSB; Vice Captaincy; T20 WC Launch
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27:19This week: Lottie talks NSB captaincy Who will be vice captain? 2026 T20 World Cup launched at Lord's Hampshire make the running in T1 New BBC TV deal
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 266: Wisden Wins for Ecclestone & Smriti; Charlotte Edwards Portrait
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22:46This week: Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Ecclestone win in Wisden A new portrait of Charlotte Edwards in the Long Room A breathless start to Tier 1 as Somerset pull off a heist & Warwickshire v Hampshire ends in a tie
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 265: NSB to captain; NRR drama at qualifiers; England A reflections
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30:47This week: Breaking news on the new Eng captain! NRR drama at the World Cup Qualifier Winners & losers from the Eng A tour The season has started & we’re backing Surrey & The Blaze ICC belatedly offer support to Afghanistan’s women
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 264: Ellyse Perry; England 'A' 100s; World Cup Qualifiers
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17:47This week: Ellyse Perry signs for Hampshire Capsey & Scholfield score 100s for England 'A' Ireland & Scotland fight for World Cup spots
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 263: Charlotte Edwards; Jon-Ball RIP; England A
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24:23This week: Lottie is England coach: right outcome, wrong process Lottie & Clare Connor’s presser: what did we learn? England A infected by Jon-Ball Disappointing news about BBC cricket coverage
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 262: England 'A' Win; England Captaincy; Social Media Equity
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22:35This week: Scrivens leads England A to a glorious series win How long will the England captaincy interregnum last? Emergency talks to try to save the Hundred sales Which counties are doing best at equal promotion of their women’s teams?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 261: Lewis & Knight fired; captaincy candidates; what next?
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30:43Raf & Syd reflect on a huge week in women's cricket: Jon Lewis & Heather Knight… you're fired! Captaincy candidates What next for England? New Zealand in a pickle
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 260: MI Win WPL; The 100 Draft; England 'A' Squads
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28:18This week: Mumbai Indians win the WPL final Who are the MVPs of franchise cricket? Some odd valuations in The Hundred draft Why are 4 senior players going on the England A tour? The cost of watching WPL
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 259: WPL; PCA; Kate Cross; Wides
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21:39This week: Is this the best WPL yet? PCA demand action on unequal pay in The Hundred Kate Cross’s honesty about the Ashes Reviewing wides in WPL: Syd has a solution
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 258: WPL; New Zealand Coaches & Captains; Hundred Retentions
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30:04This week: Ecclestone wins WPL super over! Do we need bonus points in WPL? New Zealand coaches and captains taking over the world Have Oval Invincibles botched the Hundred retentions process? An ECB Performance Camp in Abu Dhabi… while Rome burns back home
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 257: WPL Run Chases; NZ Captaincy; BBC County Coverage
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25:06This week: WPL: Risk v reward in run-chases UPW fielding errors & why Jon Lewis’s facial expressions should get their own highlights reel Who will captain New Zealand v Sri Lanka? Will there be BBC radio coverage of the new women’s county comps?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 256: WPL Bails; ECB Ashes Review; Lottie for England?
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29:15This week: An explosive start to WPL, including LED bails controversy! Who should sit on the ECB’s Ashes review panel? Lottie throws her hat in the ring as the next England coach Aimee Maguire’s bowling action: an explainer
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 255: Connor's Ashes inquest; systemic issues; The Hundred windfall
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28:05This week: Connor's Ashes Inquest Are the Ashes issues systemic? Does the sale of The Hundred mean the end of double-headers? Will women's cricket benefit from The Hundred windfall?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 254: Brilliant King; mediocre England; U19 WC; Afghanistan hope
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21:10This week, in the wake of England's Women's Ashes drubbing:: Alana King weaves a web around England in the Test Australia’s brilliance vs England’s mediocrity U19 World Cup: has JonBall infected the entire pathway? Donate to Pitch Our Future here: https://asf.org.au/projects/its-game-on/pitch-our-future…
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 253: England's new low; Lewis & Knight futures; fixing the culture
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29:22This week: England reach a new low - what’s gone wrong? Should Jon Lewis & Heather Knight be fired, & who might replace them? We get radical about how to fix the team culture
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 252: Ashes ODIs; Possible Changes; Aimee Maguire
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19:05This week: England whitewashed in the Ashes ODIs What can England change in the T20s? Aimee Maguire let down by coaches
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 251: Women's Ashes from North Sydney Oval; Team News; Training
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14:34This week: We’re at North Sydney Oval! Knight calls for more support for Afghanistan women’s team in exile Team news ahead of the first Ashes ODI 2 contrasting approaches to Ashes training
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 250: Looking forward to 2025; Ashes & World Cup Predictions
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25:04This week we look ahead to 2025: Our Women’s Ashes predictions Can India win their home World Cup? Pressure builds on the ECB to boycott their match v Afghanistan
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 249: Ashes Squads + Schedule; 2024 Memorable Moments
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22:54This week: England & Australia announce their Ashes squads Why is the Ashes schedule so crazy? India thrash West Indies Our most memorable moments of 2024
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 248: DRS; Neutral Venues for India & Pakistan; Team of the Year
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25:34This week: England win the Test v South Africa but was it overshadowed by DRS controversy? Neutral venue madness for India & Pakistan at World Cups Raf defends her Team of the Year
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 247: No DRS in Test; England Contracts; Pay Equality Abandoned
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23:56This week: No DRS for England v South Africa Test England Contracts Announced ECB Abandon Pay Equality Ambitions
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 246: JonBall; The Greg Barclay Vacuum; WBBL Crowds
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26:03This week in women's cricket: Eng v SA 1st ODI: JonBall fails England again Greg Barclay - a moral vacuum How to get bigger crowds at WBBL
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 245: WBBL; England v South Africa; Surrey move to Kent
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25:23This week: Grace Scrivens wins WBBL, with a little help from Hayley Matthews England v South Africa is the Pointless Answer Surrey move to Kent
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 244: Voll & Scrivens; Keeping the counties in line; England in SA
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29:54This week: Voll & Scrivens get their shots in Australia How Beth Barrett-Wild is keeping the counties in line Heather Knight can’t see the wood from the ripped-up trees in South Africa
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 243: Jon Lewis; Insta Woes; Strikers Exit WBBL
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30:07This week: All the gossip from THAT Jon Lewis presser Is Instagram really to blame for England’s World Cup woes? Does the uneven spread of England players across the counties matter? Shock exit for Strikers in WBB
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 242: Capsey Scapegoated; Lewis Swinging; More Tests but not for NZ
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21:10This week: Capsey scapegoated for World Cup loss? Jon Lewis comes out swinging against Alex Hartley More women’s Tests in the FTP… but what about New Zealand?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 241 - Capsey at WBBL; England (Not) on FTA TV; End of a Regional Era
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24:22This week: Capsey not clicking at WBBL England off Free to Air TV The End of an Era for Regionals
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 240 - WC Reflections; England Squads for SA; Kerr Injury
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18:38This week: Will the ICC change the format of the next T20 World Cup? Will England make changes ahead of the SA tour / the Ashes? Melie Kerr: a victim of the relentless schedule? Cricket booted out of the Commonwealth Games
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 239: World Cup Special; Big 3 Go Out; NZ Win
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28:23World Cup Special: The Big Three crash out Lack of succession planning comes back to bite England The final - which of us correctly predicted the winner?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 238: T20 World Cup; Australia beat India; Scotland Jon-Balled
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21:46This week: The T20 World Cup comes to the crunch Australia beat India Scotland get Jon-Balled
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 237: Jon-Ball; Kerr v India; Helmets Debate
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27:05This week's T20 World Cup round-up: England beat Bangladesh - but will JonBall work at Sharjah? New Zealand upset India Was Melie Kerr out? Australia’s no balls Should players be allowed to bat without helmets?
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 235: Equal Pay; Modi on The 100 Sale; Equal Governance; World Cup
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25:34This week: Equal pay in English domestic cricket but are some cricketers more equal than others? Lalit Modi shows the ECB who’s boss Why abolishing the regions ≠ equal governance We preview the World Cup
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 235: Sunrisers Win RHF; Legacy of Regionals; Australia v New Zealand
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29:31This week in women's cricket: Sunrisers win the RHF The legacy of Regionals Australia v New Zealand
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The CRICKETher Weekly – Episode 234: Ireland Win; Smith & Smale Impress; Vipers Collapse
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25:17This week: Ireland’s famous win Have Bryony Smith & Seren Smale earned call-ups to the main England squad? Vipers out of the RHF: has Charlotte Edwards lost her touch? Our views on the 2025 English schedule
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