Test Match Special

How Australia won the 1988 Women’s World Cup

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Mitchell is alongside former England captain Jane Powell and cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson to look back at the 1988 Women's Wo...

Record breaking India shock Australia to reach Women’s World Cup Final

30 Oct 2025

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India beat holders Australia by 5 wickets in a thrilling World Cup semi-final. Analysis by Melissa Story, Nikesh Rughani, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and St...

How England won the 1993 Women’s World Cup

30 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell is alongside cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson to look back at England’s second World Cup title, which they won on home...

Women’s World Cup: England head home hammered by South Africa

29 Oct 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Daniel Norcross for analysis of England’s thumping defeat to South ...

No Balls: The amazing Alyssa Healy

29 Oct 2025

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Australia captain Alyssa Healy joins Kate Cross and Alex Hartley on the podcast. They discuss her Desert Island teammates, her sadness around the rain...

From The Ashes: Michael Vaughan

28 Oct 2025

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The BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt speaks to Michael Vaughan about the 2002/03 Ashes in Australia, and how that prepared him for the i...

Women's World Cup: England set for semi-final showdown with South Africa

28 Oct 2025

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Henry Moeran is with Alex Hartley, Daniel Norcross and Ffion Wynne to look ahead to the ICC Women's World Cup semi-finals. Plus, we hear from England ...

Why is it so hard to win the Ashes in Australia?

27 Oct 2025

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Steven Finn, Jim Maxwell and Jack Leach join Mark Chapman to continue build-up to the Ashes series down under. How bad is Pat Cummins injury? Is Ollie...

How Australia won the 1997 Women's World Cup

27 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell looks back at the 1997 Women's World Cup, with Australia sealing their fourth title at the tournament held in India. New Zealand World...

Women’s World Cup: England finish on a high as Devine departs

26 Oct 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Alex Hartley for reaction to England’s thumping victory over New Ze...

How New Zealand won the 2000 Women's World Cup

25 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell is alongside New Zealand World Cup winner Debbie Hockley to discuss her side's route to winning the 2000 Women's World Cup at home in ...

How Australia won the 2005 Women's World Cup

24 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell speaks to Australia's World Cup winning wicketkeeper Julia Price about her memories of winning the tournament in South Africa in 2005.

How England won the 2009 Women’s World Cup

23 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell speaks to ICC Media Rights Manager Aarti Dabas as they look back at England’s third World Cup title, their first overseas.

No Balls: England march on & Crossy's magic-mania

21 Oct 2025

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Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss England's win over India in the World Cup, confirming their place in the tournament's semi-finals. Plus, why did C...

From The Ashes: Stuart Broad

20 Oct 2025

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The BBC's Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt speaks to Stuart Broad about his incredible Ashes career.Broad looks back from winning The Ashes in 2...

How Australia won the 2013 Women's World Cup

18 Oct 2025

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Alison Mitchell is alongside Australia all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar to look back at Australia's sixth World Cup title, beating the West Indies in the fi...

How England won the 2017 Women's World Cup

17 Oct 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley, 2009 World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent, and TMS statistician Phil Long for a look ba...

How Australia won the 2022 Women's World Cup

16 Oct 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside 2017 England World Cup winner Alex Hartley and BBC Sport cricket writer Ffion Wynne to look back at the 2022 Women's World C...

Women’s World Cup: Review of the tournament at the halfway stage

15 Oct 2025

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Daniel Norcross is joined by World Cup winner Alex Hartley and Sri Lanka cricket journalist Estelle Vasudevan to reflect on the ups and downs of the W...

No Balls: A truly DEVINE episode

13 Oct 2025

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Kate Cross & Alex Hartley speak to New Zealand's legendary captain Sophie Devine as she plays in her last ODI World Cup before retirement. They di...

Women’s World Cup: England make it three from three against Sri Lanka

11 Oct 2025

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Daniel Norcross is joined by World Cup winners Alex Hartley and Lisa Sthalekar to look back on England's 89-run win over Sri Lanka. Plus, we hear from...

No Balls: Victory for England & a World Cup Q&A

06 Oct 2025

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Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss England's World Cup win over South Africa and Alex's first week in Guwahati for Test Match Special. Plus, they ans...

No Balls: Alex arrives in India with World Cup fever!

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Cross & Alex Hartley actually talk cricket as they look ahead to the 2025 Women’s World Cup.They discuss Alex’s not-so-smooth journey to ...

No Balls: A trio of trophies & Crossy's England future...

23 Sep 2025

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Alex Hartley is alongside Kate Cross to discuss Crossy's England future as she announces that her England contract hasn't been renewed. They also talk...

What is it like to enter the Australian Ashes cauldron?

20 Sep 2025

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Alison Mitchell is alongside former England Ashes batter Dawid Malan and England World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent to discuss the pressure England...

No Balls: Crossy’s back to County Cricket after The Hundred

16 Sep 2025

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Kate Cross & Alex Hartley discuss the trials and tribulations of playing cricket towards the end of the season. They have their say on the awful a...

Baztalks

14 Sep 2025

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England coach Brendon McCullum joins Daniel Norcross, Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt and former England bowler Steven Finn to review the inter...

No Balls: EMERGENCY - Crossy’s won The Hundred!

02 Sep 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross record an emergency pod as Crossy wins The Hundred with the Northern Superchargers!

The 2025 TMS Hundred Awards

01 Sep 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn, World Cup winner Alex Hartley, and TMS commentator Alison Mitchell to award the unofficial...

No Balls: Alana King & I

27 Aug 2025

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One of Australia’s finest ever leg-spinners, Alana King, joins Kate Cross & Alex Hartley following her lengthy stint in the UK with Lancashire T...

No Balls: Crossy's World Cup squad reaction

22 Aug 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross discuss Crossy's omission from England's World Cup squad for the tournament in India & Sri Lanka next month. Crossy ...

Introducing... Sonny Baker

20 Aug 2025

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Manchester Originals and Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker is set for an England debut after being called up for the squads to face South Africa and I...

No Balls: Ellyse Perry enters the chat

15 Aug 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross are joined by legendary Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry. She discusses getting up-to-speed as captain of Birmingham Ph...

Who makes your Ashes XI?

11 Aug 2025

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Jonathan Agnew is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and Test Match Special statistician Andy Zaltzman to discus...

No Balls: Headingley, happiness on-field & a Hartley head injury

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Cross & Alex Hartley convene in a hotel room the morning after Kate’s winning start in The Hundred with the Northern Superchargers. Should ...

No Balls: The Hundred, The Oval Test, and Oasis

05 Aug 2025

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Alex Hartley and Kate Cross look ahead to The Hundred starting, with Crossy entering her third year at Northern Superchargers. They react to the drama...

Making a Masterpiece: Behind Settling the Score

30 Jul 2025

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Eleanor Oldroyd takes you behind-the-scenes in the making of the iconic collaboration between Test Match Special and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.Th...

Catchin' Sachin: the Root to the record

28 Jul 2025

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With Joe Root now second on the all time Test run-scorers list, Jonathan Agnew, Sir Alastair Cook and Cheteshwar Pujara ask if he can pass Sachin Tend...

View from the Boundary: Dame Sarah Storey

26 Jul 2025

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Dame Sarah Storey tells Jonathan Agnew about her love of cricket and how she's continued to dominate Paralympic sport over the last three decades.

No Balls: India legend Smriti Mandhana

24 Jul 2025

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Alex Hartley and Kate Cross are joined by India legend Smriti Mandhana to discuss where her love of cricket began, captaining Royal Challengers Bangal...

Mark Wood: Ask Me Anything

21 Jul 2025

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Jonathan Agnew presents your questions to England bowler Mark Wood in the TMS commentary box at Lord’s. Who is his dream bowling partner? How do you...

View from the Boundary: Mishal Husain

20 Jul 2025

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Broadcaster and author Mishal Husain joins Jonathan Agnew for a View from the Boundary in the TMS commentary box at Lord’s. They discuss her experie...

Simon Jones: The 2005 Ashes and me

18 Jul 2025

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Simon Jones remembers England’s 2005 Ashes glory, in what could be the most iconic and influential summer in English cricketing history.Watch How To...

The rise of women's cricket in India with Mithali Raj

17 Jul 2025

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Alison Mitchell speaks to former India women's captain Mithali Raj about how much women's cricket has evolved in India. Raj tells us about her journey...

No Balls: India ODIs in sight as the Lord’s Test ends in village fashion

16 Jul 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross gauge the mood in the England camp ahead of their ODI series against India. They look at the England team being in trans...

No Balls: The Grade Cricketer come to play

13 Jul 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross are joined by Sam Perry and Ian Higgins, who you will know better as The Grade Cricketer.The globally known podcasters j...

Joe Root - the World’s greatest catcher

11 Jul 2025

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Stephan Shemilt speaks to Joe Root after he becomes the record catch-taker in Test cricket, surpassing Rahul Dravid’s 710 catches. He discusses his ...

View from the Boundary – Paul Sinha

08 Jul 2025

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Jonathan Agnew takes a View from the Boundary with comedian and professional quizzer Paul Sinha. Best known as the “Sinnerman” from TV quiz progra...

Shubman Gill, The Prince

07 Jul 2025

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We profile India’s new test captain Shubman Gill who could become one of cricket’s superstars. Simon Mann is joined by Cheteshwar Pujara, Deep Da...

The King of Spain and I – Ashley Giles

06 Jul 2025

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Jonathan Agnew talks to former Warwickshire and England spinner Ashley Giles about his life and career. Giles has been an England player, coach, selec...

TMS meets superfan Ravi

05 Jul 2025

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Jonathan Agnew welcomes TMS superfan Ravi into the TMS commentary box. Ravi is visually impaired and plays as part of the Lord’s Taverners supers 1s...

No Balls: Incredible India, acai allergies & who would Alex take to Glasto?

01 Jul 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross look back at Smriti Mandhana’s heroics as India beat England in the first T20 of the series at Trent Bridge.They also ...

View from the Boundary - Joanne Harris

26 Jun 2025

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Author Joanne Harris speaks to Jonathan Agnew as she tells the story of her career at her first day at a Test match. She reveals some amazing details ...

Jasprit Bumrah – the best of all time?

25 Jun 2025

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Jonathan Agnew, Steven Finn, Cheteshwar Pujara and Sir Alastair Cook debate whether India's brilliant Jasprit Bumrah is the most complete fast-bowler ...

The 1975 World Cup Final - fifty years on

21 Jun 2025

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Jonathan Agnew hears from Sir Clive Lloyd, Dickie Bird and more to remember the West Indies' thrilling win against Australia to lift the first Men's W...

Is Test cricket thriving or simply surviving?

15 Jun 2025

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Simon Mann is joined by author and cricket journalist Tim Wigmore, BBC sport writer Tim Abraham and lead commentator Jonathan Agnew to reflect on how ...

No Balls: Richmond chairman reveals all after THAT 2 all out

12 Jun 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross speak to Richmond Cricket Club chairman Chris Goldie after THAT viral innings which saw his side bowled all out for two....

Temba Bavuma: Breaking Barriers

10 Jun 2025

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South Africa captain Temba Bavuma opens up to Alison Mitchell ahead of South Africa’s World Test Championship final against Australia. They talk abo...

An evening with the Aussies

09 Jun 2025

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Alison Mitchell speaks to Australia captain Pat Cummins, wicketkeeper Alex Carey, and bowler Beau Webster from the Australian High Commission in Londo...

The team of the year with no fixtures

04 Jun 2025

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BBC Cricket reporter Henry Moeran hears how the Scotland Women’s cricket team went from being their nations team of the year and their historic firs...

No Balls: County Cup glory & spin bowling 101

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Hartley & Kate Cross talk about Crossy winning the FIRST EVER Women's County Cup with Lancashire Thunder, her send-off when she bowled Kira C...

The making of new England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt

28 May 2025

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Stephan Shemilt has been speaking to some of the people who have known Nat Sciver-Brunt the longest to determine if they always knew she was captaincy...

View from the Boundary - Geoff Norcott

24 May 2025

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Comedian & writer Geoff Norcott joins Jonathan Agnew is the TMS commentary box at Trent Bridge.He tells Aggers about his love for cricket starting...

The cricketers who stood up to Mugabe

23 May 2025

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Alison Mitchell speaks to Former Zimbabwe bowler Henry Olonga and former England captain Nasser Hussain about the black armband protest which caused O...

No Balls: …We’re back!

21 May 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross are back as a new era begins for England’s women with Charlotte Edwards as head coach and Nat Sciver-Brunt as captain....

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stuns the IPL

29 Apr 2025

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After 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed record after record en route to his 35-ball hundred, Henry Moeran is joined by former IPL batter Abhishe...

The Cowdrey Lecture Pt 2: What does TMS mean to you?

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you a special episode from Lords, where the TMS team had the honour of hosting the 2025 MCC Cowdrey Lecture. In this second part, Jonathan Ag...

The Cowdrey Lecture Pt 1: What is the Spirit of Cricket?

04 Apr 2025

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We bring you a special episode from Lords, where the TMS team had the honour of hosting the 2025 MCC Cowdrey Lecture. In this first part, Jonathan Agn...

Rob Key on England’s Men’s Cricket

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman is joined by Michael Vaughan, Jimmy Anderson and England men’s managing director Rob Key. They talk about where England’s men’s cri...

What’s going wrong with English cricket?

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After England crash out of the Champions Trophy, Henry Moeran and the TMS team ask just what’s going wrong at the moment. Across the men’s and wom...

‘The Hundred’ sales: What does it all mean?

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by the BBC’s Sports Editor Dan Roan, Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt & TMS commentator Daniel Norcross to analy...

No Balls: WAshes stage is set

10 Jan 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross have a final catch-up before the Women’s Ashes get underway. Kate gives an injury update with the first game right aro...

No Balls: The WAshes await

06 Jan 2025

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross look ahead to the Women’s Ashes which starts in Sydney which week. They discuss who the star performers might be, and ...

Australia reclaim Border Gavaskar Trophy

05 Jan 2025

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We review another absorbing Test as Australia won by six wickets at the SCG to take the series against India 3-1 and reclaim the Border Gavaskar serie...

Red ball rivalries & white ball worries

01 Jan 2025

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Henry Moeran is alongside the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman to look ahead to England’s Men’s...

The 2024 TMS Awards

26 Dec 2024

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Henry Moeran is alongside commentator Dan Norcross & TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman pick their global cricketing awards for 2024 - the Full Tossca...

Joe’s route to success

23 Dec 2024

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2024 is going to be a memorable year for Joe Root. He became England’s highest ever run scorer, and overtook Sir Alastair Cook’s Test century reco...

No Balls: Christmas Special

21 Dec 2024

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Alex Hartley and Kate Cross have a festive catch up after Kate’s return from South Africa.They discuss Kate’s back injury which meant she hardly p...

Phillip Hughes - 10 years on

06 Dec 2024

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It’s been 10 years since the death of former Australia player Phillip Hughes. The 25 year old passed away after being struck on the neck by a short ...

No Balls: Kate on tour!

03 Dec 2024

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross discuss England’s dominant displays in England’s T20 series win against South Africa Women, and how the tour is grea...

No Balls: Kates & Dogs

22 Nov 2024

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross look ahead to England’s tour of South Africa with Kate in the ODI and Test squad. She discusses how she’s been prepa...

No Balls: South Africa awaits

22 Nov 2024

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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross talk about how Kate’s preparation has gone as she gets ready to head to South Africa for England’s ODIs and Test. Th...

Urooj Mumtaz: from bowlers to molars

21 Oct 2024

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Jonathan Agnew speaks to former Pakistan captain Urooj Mumtaz.Now splitting her time between cricket commentary and dentistry, Mumtaz talks about the ...

South Africa or New Zealand - who'll win the Women's T20 World Cup?

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Moeran is joined by England bowler Tash Farrant and Daniel Norcross to look ahead to the Women's T20 World Cup Final between South Africa and Ne...

Alec Stewart looks back on success with Surrey

12 Oct 2024

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Kevin Howells is alongside Surrey correspondent Mark Church to speak to former Surrey Director of Cricket Alec Stewart.They discuss Stewart’s legacy...

England’s historic 2022 win in Pakistan

08 Oct 2024

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Jonathan Agnew and the TMS team share memories of the astonishing England tour to Pakistan in 2022.England won the first series they’d played in Pak...

No Balls: The Golf Day

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally here! Kate and Alex take on umpires Anna Harris and Sue Redfern in the first No Balls Players-Umpires golf day. But who will come out on ...

In at the deep end - the psychology of test cricket

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Mann is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell & Russel Arnold to discuss the pressures of test cricket.From trying to settl...

No Balls: Kate Cross's Barmy Army

11 Sep 2024

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Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are in Belfast after Kate secured her first series win as England captain. She tells us she is enjoying the responsibility...

View from the Boundary - Tony Banks

07 Sep 2024

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Jonathan Agnew speaks to musician, and founding member of Genesis, Tony Banks in the TMS commentary box at The Oval.Tony discusses having Allan Lamb i...

No Balls: Captaincy & Keyrings

03 Sep 2024

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Kate and Alex are back to reflect on Crossy being England captain for their upcoming tour to Ireland. We also respond to plenty of listener emails, an...

The price is right? The cost of Test Cricket

01 Sep 2024

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Jonathan is joined by The Guardian's Ali Martin, Wisden Editor & Daily Mail journalist Lawrence Booth, the BBC's Chief Cricket Writer Stephan Shem...

View from the Boundary - Ben Willbond

31 Aug 2024

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Jonathan Agnew speaks to actor and screenwriter Ben Willbond.Known for his role in the BBC sitcom Ghosts, Ben discusses the success of the series, as ...

The first time Sri Lanka came to town

30 Aug 2024

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Simon Mann looks back to 1984, when Sri Lanka played their first ever test in England. At Lord's, England captain David Gower chose to bowl after winn...

View from the Boundary - Stuart Maconie

23 Aug 2024

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Jonathan Agnew talks to BBC 6Music presenter, writer & music journalist Stuart Maconie.They discuss Stuart starting to work in radio via NME, his ...

Ask The Umpire - with John Holder

22 Aug 2024

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Former international umpire John Holder joins Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks for answers to your cricketing predicaments.What if the ball hits a pigeon?...

Remembering Graham Thorpe

21 Aug 2024

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Jonathan Agnew looks back on Graham Thorpe's life with Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and Thorpe's former captain Michael Vaughan.Thorpe’s former PE t...

No Balls: Holidays and the Hundred finals

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Alex are back to reflect on the Hundred and victories for Oval Invincibles' men and London Spirit's women. Spirit bowler Tara Norris joins th...

No Balls: Hundred success and presenting mishaps

08 Aug 2024

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Kate Cross and Alex Hartley return, and Kate is loving life as the Northern Superchargers enjoy a strong campaign in the Hundred. She tells us all abo...

No Balls: Strawberries, pigeons and The Hundred

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate is in London as the Northern Superchargers continue their Hundred campaign. She tells us about their dramatic draw with Southern Brave and the co...