Stumped
Episodes
Meet the Italian International who has never set foot in the country
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Charu Sharma debate whose responsibility is player welfare? Is it the players themselves, coaches, individual club...
The biggest sporting result in Vanuatu's history
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With all 20 teams heading to the men’s T20 World Cup announcing their provisional squads, Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma debate the s...
From Australia to New York: The World Cup pitches travelling 17,000 kilometres
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma debate who should be India's wicketkeeper for the Men's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and America. Indi...
What is the best way to prepare for a Cricket World Cup?
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With less than fifty days to go until the Men's T20 World Cup, Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma look at how some of the twenty teams are ...
Who is the toughest player in men's cricket?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charu Sharma, Jim Maxwell and Nikesh Rughani are joined by Richard Sydenham who has written a book exploring what makes a cricketer tough and the phys...
David Wiese: Franchise cricket is nearing saturation point
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by globetrotter and franchise cricket extraordinaire David Wiese. He has played in no fewer t...
Marais Erasmus: My life as an international umpire
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma debate the new rule in the Indian Premier League which allows two bouncers to be bowled in an over. They...
IPL: Scouting India's next star
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Royal Challengers Bangalore claimed their first Women’s Premier League title after beating Delhi Capitals in the final. We speak to former England c...
Jimmy Anderson: The David Bowie of cricket
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta celebrate England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson. Anderson has become the first fast bowler to take 700 Test ...
Does cricket need a two-tier World Test Championship?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss the retirement of New Zealand's Neil Wagner after his former teammate Ross Taylor said his retir...
Japanese Cricket Icon: Shizuka Miyaji
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charu Sharma, Brett Sprigg and Nikesh Rughani all reflect on the Test series which has seen India continue their fine unbeaten home run and we ask if ...
The WPL and the Bucket Hat Cult
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma all preview the second edition of The Women's Premier League. We discuss which players to look out for a...
Australia's Mitchell Marsh on the power of talking
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mitchell Marsh has had an extraordinary couple of years from being recalled to the Australia Test team, winning the 50 over World Cup and being named ...
Jaiswal: India's next 'legend'?
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third youngest player from India to score a Test double century at the age of 22. With the series against England finely p...
Kevin Sinclair on backflips and West Indies historic win
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair tells Alison Mitchell that Test cricket will live for "a very long time. We have an in depth interview with Kev...
Saumy Pandey: India’s Junior Jadeja
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the rising stars of the cricketing world showcasing their talent at the Under 19's World Cup in South Africa, we ask, can India's youngsters reta...
Super Shamar Joseph
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma all react to West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph's dream debut in Test cricket. Joseph struck gold wit...
Ellyse Perry: Greatest female cricketer we've ever seen
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma all react to Ellyse Perry's historic achievement of reaching 300 caps for Australia during the Twenty20 ...
How to save Test cricket?
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are in Sydney for David Warner's final Test match for Australia before he retires. They discuss who will replace him a...
The Best of Stumped in 2023
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This programme contains discussions about alcoholism and references to mental health. If you are suffering distress or despair and need s...
Jim Maxwell: Celebrating 50 years of Australia's 'Voice of Summer'
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stumped's Jim Maxwell has been a part of ABC for 50 years. He joined the organisation at the age of 22 in 1973 as a trainee and has now commentated on...
David Warner: Answering his critics?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are in Perth as Australia take on Pakistan in the opening Test match of the Australian Summer. They are joined by Suni...
WBBL winner: 'I taught myself how to bowl spin'
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by Zimbabwe’s Anesu Mushangwe who has just won the Women's Big Bash League with the Adelaid...
The WBBL final: Will Adelaide Strikers dominate?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charu Sharma, Jim Maxwell and Nikesh Rughani preview the Women’s Big Bash League final. They discuss the dominance of the Adelaide Strikers captaine...
Australia captain Pat Cummins is a 'special human being'
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Sunil Gupta look back at the Men’s 50 Over World Cup final and debate if Travis Head will be the next superstar of...
Will Virat Kohli help India win the World Cup?
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss Virat Kohli's World Cup record breaking semi-final performance. Kohli helped India reach the fin...
ICC's Geoff Allardice discusses the latest on Afghanistan women's cricket
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell is joined by the Chief Executive of the ICC, Geoff Allardice. He is challenged on the plight of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team...
Meet the first female coach in the Pakistan Super League
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by Catherine Dalton who is the first female coach in the Pakistan Super League. She will also ...
Afghanistan's secret to success
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by Afghanistan assistant coach Raees Ahmadzai. He was part of the Afghanistan team that progre...
Sinalo Jafta on alcoholism, rehab and recovery
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This programme contains discussions about alcoholism and references to mental health. If you are suffering distress or despair and need s...
India World Cup: ‘This is your Bollywood movie’
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you mentally prepare to win the Cricket World Cup? Alison Mitchell, Sunil Gupta and Jim Maxwell speak with the man who helped mastermind India’...
World Cup fever, proud Dutchman and Gandhi's cricket connections
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next 46 days, the sport's biggest tournament will showcase the world's top ten 50-over teams and with India starting their campaign against A...
India’s first gold medal and Pakistan’s trailblazing captain Nida Dar
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan’s Nida Dar discusses her incredible year. The 36-year-old has become captain of the Pakistan Women's team, made her 100th ODI appearance fo...
De Kock on retirement, taking the knee and unfinished business
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stumped’s Alison Mitchell is joined by South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton De Kock to discuss why he has decided to retire from one day cricket afte...
Laura Wolvaardt: Touring Pakistan for the first time
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a month where South Africa's women's team toured Pakistan for the first time, we speak to interim captain Laura Wolvaardt about how she is adjustin...
Rahul returns for India and the 16 year-old record breaker, who’s still at school
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Stumped this week, Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma speak to 16 year-old Vaishnave Mahesh who has become the youngest player, male or ...
The first red card in cricket
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunil Narine, the Trinbago Knight Riders spinner has made unwanted history by becoming the first cricketer to receive a red card during a Caribbean Pr...
Neil Wagner: Limo rides, post-match football and the beauty of Test cricket
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A post-match football game against the opposition, a beer, and a limousine drive up a mountain. That’s how New Zealand fast-bowler Neil Wagner celeb...
Spencer Johnson: From greenskeeper to Australia’s Baggy Green?
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As recently as three years ago Spencer Johnson was working as a greenskeeper in Australia, supplementing his income as he recovered from a nightmare s...
Lydia Greenway on cricket's first female shoe
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four-time Ashes winner Lydia Greenway joins us to discuss how she’s been working on the design of the first performance shoes for women cricketers i...
Ollie Pope: The fairytale finish for Broad
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The England vice captain Ollie Pope joins us to reflect on a dramatic Ashes series. Pope was ruled out of the contest after dislocating his right shou...
'Harmanpreet Kaur should be banned for 12 months'
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the two-match ban given to India captain Harmanpreet Kaur by the International Cricket Council sufficient? Jim Maxwell doesn’t think so. On this ...
Major League Cricket: Will it break America?
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re heading to America to meet the co-owner of a Major League Cricket franchise. Anand Rajaraman is an entrepreneur who has sold businesses to Ama...
The most entertaining Ashes ever?
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell is joined by Clint Wheeldon and Sunil Gupta to reflect on an exhilarating Ashes series across both the men’s and women’s game, wit...
The fall of West Indies
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where has it all gone wrong for West Indies? Charu Sharma, Jim Maxwell and Nikesh Rughani discuss the decline of a once-great cricketing nation as the...
When Bluey meets Cricket
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma all react to the landmark review into cricket in England and Wales, which says racism, sexism, classism ...
The Ashes rollercoaster
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss the drama of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston - from Ben Stokes’ shock first-innings declarat...
Stumped at Lord’s with Justin Langer and Clare Connor
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta meet at Lord’s to look back on the World Test Championship final and preview the upcoming Ashes series....
The World Test Championship Final and Moeen Ali's Test return
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped, Jim Maxwell and Alex Hartley are at The Oval where the ICC World Test Championship Final is taking place between Australia and...
MS Dhoni: The Tom Brady of the IPL?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma reflect on arguably the greatest Indian Premier League final ever and ask whether MS Dhoni should retire...
Shabnim Ismail: I 'almost' retired before the World Cup
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped we are joined by one of the fastest bowlers in the women's game, Shabnim Ismail who has just retired from international cricket...
Marcus Harris: ‘We can end 22-year wait for an away Ashes victory’
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Maxwell catches up with Marcus Harris, who has been named in Australia’s squads for the World Test Championship final against India and the upco...
Najam Sethi: ‘Pakistan doing everything we can to host the Asia Cup’
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following crunch talks in the United Arab Emirates, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Najam Sethi tells Alison Mitchell that there is still ...
Is short format cricket at breaking point?
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss the volume of short format cricket. While the Indian Premier League continues to flourish, there...
Ireland: The challenges of Test status
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a rollercoaster of a journey for Ireland since securing Test status back in 2017. Ireland have lost all five Tests they have played but this...
Happy 50th birthday Sachin Tendulkar
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Charu Sharma are joined by Lawrence Booth, the editor of the Wisden Almanack. As the 160th edition is published he d...
Kim Cotton: The trailblazing umpire
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charu Sharma, Brett Sprigg and Nikesh Rughani are joined by New Zealand umpire Kim Cotton. Kim became the first female on-field umpire to stand in a m...
Hayley Matthews: 'Captaining West Indies is still my number one priority'
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from West Indies captain and WPL winner Hayley Matthews. She tells us that playing for her country is still her ‘number one priority’ and ...
Amelia Kerr on winning the WPL & being open about mental health
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This programme contains discussions about mental health and references to suicide. For more support, go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/programm...
Stumped on tour: The Women’s Premier League in Mumbai
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped, our very own Charu Sharma flies out to Mumbai to visit some of the game’s biggest stars as the inaugural Women’s Premier...
Firooza Afghan: ‘Let us represent Afghanistan’
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Afghanistan women’s cricketer Firooza Afghan who fled the country following the takeover of the Taliban in 2021 and now resides in Melbo...
The Women's Premier League has arrived
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Women’s Premier League is finally underway. Sunil Gupta tells us what it is like in India, the stand out stars and the team discuss the tourname...
Would England enforce an Ashes follow-on?
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped, Jim Maxwell tells us that he believes England would not enforce a follow-on against Australia in the Ashes. Engla...
Night cricket in Pakistan
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
India have retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy after thrashing Australia in the first two Tests of the series. Jim Maxwell tells Alison Mitchell where...
The Women's Premier League auction
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a momentous week in women’s cricket when the Women’s Premier League Auction took place Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss th...
R Sridhar: My years with Shastri, Kohli and Dhoni
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped, R Sridhar takes us into the heart of the India dressing room. The former fielding coach for the men’s national ...
India’s World Cup history makers
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
India beat England by seven wickets in an exciting one-sided final held in South Africa to clinch their first world title. Could India winning the Und...
'I found out about my Pakistan call-up on TV'
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped, Pakistan batsman Tayyab Tahir joins Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma to discuss his first call-up to...
Shukri Conrad: 'I face a monumental task with South Africa'
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped, Shukri Conrad joins Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta for his first interview since being appointed as...
Belinda Clark: My statue, the Women's IPL and Afghanistan
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Australia captain Belinda Clark joins Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma after a statue was unveiled of her at the Sydney Cricket Gr...
Steve Smith's milestone and the female bat pioneer
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are at the Sydney Cricket Ground as Australia take on South Africa in their third and final Test Match of the series. ...
The best of Stumped in 2022
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma take a look back at the best of Stumped in 2022. The show features an interview with former Australian w...
Gillespie: Shane Warne, the BBL and Men's Ashes
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by Adelaide Strikers Head Coach Jason Gillespie. His side created history by bowling out Sydn...
Who should Australia fear?
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss which Test side should be the most confident going into 2023 and who should be the most worried....
Chanderpaul: Father and son
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are in Adelaide where Australia are taking on the West Indies in their second and final Test Match of the series. Tage...
Batting brilliance or poor pitches?
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Men's Australian Summer has begun with a Test Match against the West Indies. Alison Mitchell and Jim Maxwell have watched the first two days inclu...
Heather Knight: Captaincy, coaching and comebacks
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Geoff Lemon and Sunil Gupta are joined by England women’s captain Heather Knight to preview their tour to the Caribbean and discuss...
England's heroics and the IPL dilemma
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Charu Sharma reflect on England winning the Men’s T20 World Cup and speak to World Cup winner Tymal Mills. Plus we...
Is Pakistan's name on the T20 World Cup?
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell reflect on Pakistan’s journey to the final of the Men’s T20 World Cup.We are joined by Netherlands c...
Wasim Akram: In my own words
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time and former captain of Pakistan, Wasim Akram. H...
India v Pakistan: The greatest T20 match ever
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Has there ever been a better T20 match than the one between India and Pakistan? Jim Maxwell reckons it was “the greatest sporting event ever staged ...
Saudi Arabia: Cricket’s sponsorship dilemma
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped, should cricket care where its funding comes from?The International Cricket Council have announced a partnership w...
Josh Hazlewood: How I became the world’s best T20 bowler
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been an incredible turnaround for Josh Hazlewood. Between March 2016 and September 2020, the fast bowler did not play in a T20 match for Austra...
Jonny Bairstow: My 2022
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped, Alison Mitchell speaks to England cricketer Jonny Bairstow about the highs and lows of 2022. The batter has been ruled out o...
Mankad: Is it in the spirit of the game?
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Which side are you on? In the eyes of many, it is seen as unsporting manner despite being perfectly within the laws of cricket, is a run out at the no...
The inside story of England's tour of Pakistan
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, we speak to a journalist staying in England’s team hotel during their f...
'I taught the DRS system to the Queen'
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, we remember Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monar...
Zimbabwe’s historic win in Australia
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, we react to Zimbabwe’s shock win over Australia. It’s the ...
Graeme Smith: SA20 to follow IPL's example
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta, we speak to the former South Africa captain and commissioner of the new SA20...
Shadab Khan: 'Babar Azam is the best in the world'
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta, we speak to Pakistan’s white-ball vice-captain Shadab Khan ahead of the ...
Chris Gayle: Introducing The 6ixty
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta, we speak to the self-proclaimed Universe Boss…Chris Gayle! The West Indies...
Australia: The perfect team?
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s domination of the women’s game continues! Aside from winning both the T20 and ODI formats of the World Cup, as well as being the holde...
Pakistan: 25 years of international cricket
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Isabelle Westbury, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, how did Pakistan's women go from having never played an international m...
Lizelle Lee: Why I quit South Africa
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by the reigning One-Day international cricketer of the year, Lizelle Lee who explains why she ...
Suzie Bates: From Olympic basketballer to Commonwealth Games cricketer
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma we look ahead to the Commonwealth Games with New Zealand star Suzie Bates. 1...
Prabath Jayasuriya: Sri Lanka’s unlikely star
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, we discuss Sri Lanka's heroic win over Australia to draw the Warne-Murali...
England v India: The record-breaking Test
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta, are England the most feared side in Test cricket? After earning their four...
Lauren Cheatle: ‘My cancer restored my love for cricket’
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, we’re joined by Australian international Lauren Cheatle as she eyes a r...
Dan Christian: Diary of a cricketer
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta we ask whether you would rather miss the birth of your first child or have ...
Jonny Bairstow: 'The innings of his life'
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Stumped, Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma look back at England’s dramatic final day victory over New Zealand in the seco...