Test Match Special

Tuffers and Vaughan: “We’re a long way off confirming West Indies tour”

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Chapman, Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan bring you the latest on when we may get some live cricket. West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave joi...

KP and Colly remember England’s World T20 triumph

13 May 2020

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10 years on from England’s first ever triumph in a men’s global tournament, man of the tournament Kevin Pietersen and captain Paul Collingwood loo...

#40from40: Sid Waddell

07 May 2020

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Darts commentary legend Sid Waddell chats to Simon Mann in 2005, reflecting on his life and career behind the microphone.

#40from40: Mark Webber

07 May 2020

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Motorsport star Mark Webber takes a View from the Boundary at the Oval in 2011, giving Jonathan Agnew a fascinating insight into life in an F1 car.

Remembering Edgbaston 2005

05 May 2020

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A special programme from 2015 as Michael Vaughan shares his memories of the 2005 Edgbaston Ashes Test. Plus, we hear from listeners telling us where t...

#40from40: Paul Merton

30 Apr 2020

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Comedian and broadcaster Paul Merton joins Aggers for a rainy 'View from the Boundary' at the Oval in 2013.

#40from40: Roy Hudd OBE

30 Apr 2020

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The final 'View from the Boundary' conducted by the legendary Brian Johnston as he's joined by comedian Roy Hudd in 1993.

#40from40: Hugh Grant and Russell Crowe

23 Apr 2020

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Actors Hugh Grant (in 2005) and Russell Crowe (in 2009) visit the Test Match Special commentary box to discuss their love of cricket.

#40from40: Sir Sam Mendes

23 Apr 2020

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Oscar-winning director Sir Sam Mendes has a break from James Bond duties to take a 'View from the Boundary' in 2015.

#40from40: Rory Bremner

16 Apr 2020

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Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner joins Brian Johnston to take View From the Boundary during the Ashes of 1985 and gets a big surprise...

#40from40: Waleed Khan

16 Apr 2020

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16-year-old Waleed Khan joins TMS at Headingley in 2018 to tell a remarkable story of courage, survival and hope.

#40from40: Peter O'Toole

09 Apr 2020

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Actor Peter O'Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, takes a 'View from the Boundary' with Brian Johnston in 1991.

#40from40: Daniel Radcliffe

09 Apr 2020

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Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe chats to Jonathan Agnew on his 18th birthday during a Test against India in 2007.

#40from40: Happy Birthday Aggers!

04 Apr 2020

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In honour of Jonathan Agnew's 60th birthday, we listen back to a special interview from 2016 when Aggers was asked the questions by Sir Michael Parkin...

#40from40: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

02 Apr 2020

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HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh chats to Brian Johnston about his love of cricket in a classic 'View from the Boundary' interview from 1987.

#40from40: John Cleese

02 Apr 2020

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Actor and comedian John Cleese joins Brian Johnston for a memorable interview during a Test match Headingley in 1986.

#40from40: Malala Yousafzai

30 Mar 2020

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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai chats to Simon Mann at Edgbaston in 2016 in a memorable View from the Boundary interview.

#40from40: Lily Allen

30 Mar 2020

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Pop star Lily Allen chats to Jonathan Agnew in a 2009 interview that remains one of Test Match Special's most famous moments.

#40from40: Ben Travers

30 Mar 2020

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Brian Johnston chats to playwright Ben Travers in the very first View from the Boundary interview. Look out for memories of watching WG Grace amongst ...

The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show

23 Mar 2020

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Mark Champan, Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan bring you the latest news from the world of cricket, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact th...

Will rain wash away England's World Cup dream?

04 Mar 2020

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With rain forecast in Sydney, the two Women's T20 World Cup semi finals are in serious doubt and England could be eliminated without a ball bowled. He...

Tuffers and Vaughan: Third Test Preview

13 Jan 2020

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Mark Chapman brings you the first Tuffers and Vaughan of 2020. With Michael away, Graham Onions stands in to help Phil preview England’s third test....

Bob Willis 1949-2019

04 Dec 2019

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Eleanor Oldroyd pays tribute to former England captain Bob Willis, who has died at the age of 70. His teammates Mike Brearley, Vic Marks and David Gow...

The Oval day 4: What a summer

15 Sep 2019

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We hear from Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Steve Smith after England's 135-run win at The Oval meant a drawn Ashes series for the first time ...

The Oval day 3: Denly guides England towards victory

14 Sep 2019

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Michael Vaughan, Glenn McGrath and Alec Stewart have their say on England batting themselves into a strong position to win the match and tie the serie...

Old Trafford Day 4: England left needing another miracle

07 Sep 2019

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Michael Vaughan says England will need a 'Michael Atherton in Johannesburg type innings' (185 not out off 492 balls having occupied the crease for ove...

View from the Boundary: Jeremy Bowen

07 Sep 2019

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Long-time BBC Middle East editor and fanatical cricket listener Jeremy Bowen joins Aggers to chat covering upwards of twenty wars across the globe, ex...

Old Trafford Preview: Can England capitalise on Stokes’ heroics?

03 Sep 2019

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Jonathan Agnew and ABC’s Geoff Lemon look ahead to the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford where England will look to capitalise on Ben Stokes' heroic...

Headingley Day 2: The Day England lost the Ashes?

23 Aug 2019

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Michael Vaughan says the Ashes are heading back to Australia as a dismal English total of 67 looks to have gift wrapped victory for the tourists at He...

Headingley Day 1: Archer stars again as Australia lose 8 wickets in a session

22 Aug 2019

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Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook react to a day of a huge momentum swings at Headingley. Rain, bad light, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne fru...

Headingley preview: Can Australia cope without Steve ‘Gandalf’ Smith?

21 Aug 2019

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Jonathan Agnew and ABC’s Geoff Lemon look ahead to the third Ashes Test at Headingley where England have an opportunity to level the series – whic...

Tuffers and Vaughan: Jofra has shifted the momentum

19 Aug 2019

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Phil and Michael talk about the momentum shift in the Ashes series after Jofra Archer’s hostile bowling at Lord’s, which will ‘send shivers down...

Lord's Day 1: Archer gets his cap & Mitchell Johnson's Ashes memories

14 Aug 2019

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Mitchell Johnson joins the pod to chat about his first experience of playing international cricket at Lord's when he went at more than 6 an over. He t...

Andrew Strauss and Glenn McGrath on the devastating impact of cancer

14 Aug 2019

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Ahead of the Ruth Strauss Foundation Day at Lord’s, Andrew Strauss sat down with Glenn McGrath to talk about the impact of losing their wives to can...

Lord’s Preview: Can England bounce back?

13 Aug 2019

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Jonathan Agnew and Geoff Lemon look ahead to the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. We hear from Joe Root on what Jofra Archer could do on his Test debut....

Tuffers and Vaughan: The Second Test Preview

12 Aug 2019

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England coach Paul Collingwood joins the pod to talk putting Edgbaston behind them, a new-look side without Jimmy or Moeen, and whether there's an emo...

Edgbaston Day 5: Epic Aussie victory and a McGrath 5-0 prediction

05 Aug 2019

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Michael Vaughan, Glenn McGrath and Geoffrey Boycott have their say on a Nathan Lyon-inspired Australia taking a 1-0 lead in the Ashes. We discuss whet...

Inside the Mind of an Ashes Captain

30 Jul 2019

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Michael Vaughan speaks to Sir Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Allan Border and Ian Chappell about what it's like captaining in cricket's oldest rivalry...

Tuffers and Vaughan: England are World Champions

15 Jul 2019

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Did that really happen? Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan are back together after the most incredible cricket match that saw England crowned as World C...

CWC Day 46: Cricket’s coming home

14 Jul 2019

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Jonathan Agnew presents all the reaction from Lords as England have won their first ever Cricket World Cup by scoring more boundaries than New Zealand...

CWC Day 45: The Final Countdown

13 Jul 2019

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The day before the World Cup final, Eoin Morgan joins Jonathan Agnew to explain just what winning the tournament would mean to him, and to the game in...

CWC Day 44: Team of the tournament

12 Jul 2019

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Jimmy Anderson, Isa Guha, Andy Zaltzman and Prakash Wakankar go through their team of the World Cup so far. Plus Eleanor Oldroyd and Simon Mann reveal...

CWC Day 43: Is cricket coming home?

11 Jul 2019

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Did it really happen? Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook join Jonathan Agnew to relive England’s emphatic win over Australia that puts them into ...

CWC Day 42: England prepare for Aussies, as New Zealand stun India

10 Jul 2019

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Jonathan Agnew speaks to England captain Eoin Morgan ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston - we're also joined by former ...

CWC Day 41: NZ vs India on hold, barefoot Aussies and departing Chief Execs

09 Jul 2019

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Jonathan Agnew is joined by former New Zealand captain Jeremy Coney and Prakash Wakankar on a frustrating day at Old Trafford, where rain has halted t...

Tuffers and Vaughan: The semi final preview

08 Jul 2019

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Tuffers is off again this week, so Paul Farbrace takes his place as he joins Michael to look ahead to the World Cup semi-finals.Michael works out a un...

CWC Day 38: Rohit shines at Headingley and Australia lose their final group game

07 Jul 2019

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Rohit Sharma became the first man to score five centuries in a single World Cup as India chased down 265 with 6.3 overs to spare at Headingley. We hea...

CWC Day 34: India through, Bangladesh out and England’s date with destiny

02 Jul 2019

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Eoin Morgan joins the pod ahead of England’s date with destiny against New Zealand. The England captain discusses the success of the team meeting he...

CWC Day 33: The art of opening and West Indies fall short. Again.

01 Jul 2019

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After his heroics against India, England's Jason Roy takes us inside the mind of an opener. Graeme Swann and Jeremy Coney look ahead to England agains...

CWC Day 32: Bairstow shines as England revive World Cup hopes

30 Jun 2019

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Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Prakash Wakankar, Vic Marks and Andy Zaltzman discuss England’s crucial 31-run win over India at Edgbaston in the C...

CWC Day 31: Pakistan squeeze past Afghanistan, and England prepare for India

29 Jun 2019

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The pressure is mounting on England after Pakistan squeezed past Afghanistan on day 31 – Aatif Nawaz and Daniel Norcross were watching at Headingley...

CWC Day 30: South Africa take the sting out of Sri Lanka's campaign

28 Jun 2019

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As a swarm of bees interrupts play at the Cricket World Cup, Charles Dagnall, Scott Read and ex-England assistant coach Paul Farbrace review South Afr...

CWC Day 29: India thrash West-Indies to close in on semi-final

27 Jun 2019

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West Indies are knocked out of the World Cup after being comprehensively beaten by India at Old Trafford - Prakash Wakankar and Curtley Ambrose join S...

CWC Day 28: Pakistan win heaps pressure on England

26 Jun 2019

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Jeremy Coney and Aatif Nawaz join Charles Dagnall to reflect on Pakistan keeping their hopes of a World Cup semi-final place alive as they moved to wi...

CWC Day 27: England hopes hang in the balance as Australia march on

25 Jun 2019

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Michael Vaughan says England turned up at Lord's this morning with the look of a side who thought they could lose the game. Is the pressure of tournam...

Tuffers and Vaughan: The fast bowling special

24 Jun 2019

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Sir Curtly Ambrose and Robin Smith explain the arts of both bowling fast, and facing pace. Curtly tells us that it’s all about building up a reputat...

CWC Day 26: A big England Australia preview, a Bangladesh win, and an Afghan tantrum

24 Jun 2019

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Eoin Morgan joins the pod on the eve of England and Australia at Lord's. We ask if England will stick to their guns after the Sri Lanka defeat, look a...

CWC Day 25: South Africa out, Pakistan show promise, and Jimmy on pedalos

23 Jun 2019

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After a fifth defeat in seven matches South Africa become only the second side to be eliminated from the World Cup. We ask why they've been so sub-par...

CWC Day 24: Afghan and West Indian chases fall just short on epic day

22 Jun 2019

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Two thrilling matches to recap as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami combine at the death to deny Afghanistan arguably the greatest upset in World Cup ...

CWC Day 23: England stumble to Sri Lanka ahead of big pressure games

21 Jun 2019

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The Cricket World Cup cat is well and truly amongst the tournament pigeons as England suffer a second defeat of the group stage to bring Sri Lanka and...

CWC Day 22: New-look Warner guides Australia towards semi-finals

20 Jun 2019

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The new-look, less cavalier David Warner hits the highest individual score of the World Cup so far, his 166 the key to Australia's 48-run win over Ban...

CWC Day 21: Clinical Kane and Woakes on bowling at the death

19 Jun 2019

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Jeremy Coney and Natalie Germanos join Simon Mann to look back on Kane Williamson’s superb century that helped New Zealand past South Africa in the ...

CWC Day 20: Captain Morgan's Joy of Six

18 Jun 2019

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England have gone top of the World Cup standings thanks to an astonishing blitz of six hitting from Eoin Morgan, writing himself into the record books...

Tuffers and Vaughan: Robin Smith opens up

17 Jun 2019

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Tuffers, Michael and Chappers are joined by former England batsman Robin Smith, who speaks very frankly an openly about his mental struggles when play...

CWC Day 19: Sensational Shakib, wilting Windies and Curran for Love Island?

17 Jun 2019

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We're in the England camp ahead of the match with Afghanistan; Eoin Morgan refuses to rule out a return for the axed Alex Hales, whilst Mark Wood give...

CWC Day 18: India show their class to leave Pakistan on the brink

16 Jun 2019

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A Pakistani supporter may have arrived at the ground on an beautiful horse but there was nothing elegant about the performance of the men in green at ...

CWC Day 17: Australia go top, Amla ambles, and the big India Pakistan preview

15 Jun 2019

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All eyes on Old Trafford for the most eagerly awaited match of the tournament as India and Pakistan face off. In this pod you’ll hear from Waqar You...

CWC Day 16: Root’s heroics, Woakes at 3, and England’s ‘perfect performance’

14 Jun 2019

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Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and Jonathan Agnew reflect on England’s ‘perfect performance’ to beat West Indies by 8 wickets, but there are...

CWC Day 15: England await explosive West Indies

13 Jun 2019

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Alastair Cook chats England's task against the West Indies, whether or not Jason Roy could feature in the Ashes, the sleepless nights he had when lead...

CWC Day 14: Warrior Warner, outstanding Amir and UN full member states

12 Jun 2019

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Finally a day with no rain! David Warner’s brilliant century helped Australia squeeze past Pakistan in a thrilling match in Taunton, despite a super...

CWC Day 13: Swanny's guide to rain delays and cricket-loving corgis

11 Jun 2019

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Yet more rain means Sri Lanka and Bangladesh never even take the field but fortunately Graeme Swann and Paul Farbrace are in superb form as they guide...

CWC Day 12: Rain, retirements and the evolution of pace bowling

10 Jun 2019

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Pacemen Curtly Ambrose and Tymal Mills talk about their careers and how fast bowling has evolved and former Protea captain Graeme Smith discusses the ...

CWC Day 11: Impeccable India, sticky bails, and David 'dot ball' Warner

09 Jun 2019

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Michael Vaughan says India are the best team in the tournament so far after a 36-run win over Australia. We try to make sense of the conservative Auss...

CWC Day 10: Jason Roy hits 153 as England beat Bangladesh in Cardiff

08 Jun 2019

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Jonathan Agnew and Michael Vaughan react to England piling on their highest World Cup total in a 106-run defeat of Bangladesh, whilst New Zealand comf...

CWC Day 9: England set for Bangladesh and cricket theme parks

07 Jun 2019

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Pakistan and Sri Lanka fall foul of only the third washout in World Cup history so we speak to Eoin Morgan as England prepare to face their bogey side...

CWC Day 8: Starc reminder, Plunkett's prep and the Windies rejuvenation

06 Jun 2019

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Nathan Coulter-Nile with the bat then Mitchell Starc with the ball earn Australia victory, their tenth ODI win on the spin. The West Indies may have c...

CWC Day 7: No drama Sharma, New Zealand nerves and Trump the cricketer

05 Jun 2019

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India's tournament is up and running with Sharma, Chahal and Bumrah all in top form. We discuss Dhoni's role as the team's invaluable 'CPU', why South...

CWC Day 6: Wood and Woakes’ tweets, and the Wooden Spoon derby?

04 Jun 2019

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Jeremy Coney and Mel Jones join Simon Mann in a soggy Cardiff as Sri Lanka edge past Afghanistan. Chris Woakes and Mark Wood try to identify which of ...

Tuffers and Vaughan: “Fielding cost England against Pakistan”

03 Jun 2019

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Injured England batsman Sam Billings sits in for Phil Tufnell as Pakistan shock the hosts to win by 14 runs at Trent Bridge. We discuss where England ...

CWC Day 5: Big game Pakistan flip the script to beat England

03 Jun 2019

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Well, well, well, Pakistan stun England in a major tournament once again. You'll hear from Michael Vaughan, Joe Root and Wahab Riaz on where the match...

CWC Day 4: Time for South Africa to press the panic button?

02 Jun 2019

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Are South Africa's worst nightmares about this World Cup already materialising? Do Bangladesh have the quality to challenge any side at the tournament...

CWC Day 3: Warner stars as Australia and New Zealand win

01 Jun 2019

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Reaction to Australia and New Zealand opening their World Cup campaigns with straightforward wins over Afghanistan and Sri Lanka with Jimmy Anderson, ...

CWC Day 2: Windies humiliate Pakistan with bouncer barrage

31 May 2019

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Curtly Ambrose joins the pod as the West Indies get their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start with victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge. He c...

CWC Day 1: Stokes' stunner and Archer's pace light up Oval

30 May 2019

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Michael Vaughan and Sam Curran join Jonathan Agnew at the Oval for reactions to England's opening World Cup win over South Africa. Ben Stokes tells us...

CWC 1 day to go: It’s time!

29 May 2019

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The day before the World Cup starts, Jonathan Agnew speaks to Eoin Morgan at the Oval about expectations, performing, and what he’ll say to the Quee...

CWC 3 days to go: Michael Vaughan meets Eoin Morgan

27 May 2019

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Eoin Morgan opens up to Michael Vaughan about how he and England turned their ODI form round, from the ‘humiliation’ of England’s defeat to Bang...

CWC 4 days to go: 10 moments that shocked the Cricket World Cup

26 May 2019

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Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by Jonathan Agnew and Jim Maxwell to look back on the Cricket World Cup’s 10 most shocking moments. From Kevin O’Brien’...

CWC 5 days to go: Smith's ton steers Australia to victory

25 May 2019

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Simon Mann brings reaction as England fell to a 12-run defeat by Australia in a thrilling World Cup warm-up match in Southampton after Steve Smith's f...

CWC 6 days to go: The captains' podcast

24 May 2019

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With six days to go, Mark Chapman is joined by all ten of the captains at the Cricket World Cup in front of a live audience of journalists and local s...

CWC 7 days to go: The preview podcast

23 May 2019

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A week away from the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, we launch our daily podcast that will run throughout the tournament. Michael Vaughan ...

The World Cup Years: 1999

21 May 2019

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Kevin Howells and Andy Zaltzman complete their look back on the four Cricket World Cups to have been held in the UK.Alec Stewart, Gus Fraser and John ...

The World Cup Years: 1983

18 May 2019

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Kevin Howells and Andy Zaltzman continue their look back on the four Cricket World Cups to have been held in the UK. Andy reveals that the first ever ...

The World Cup Years: 1979

15 May 2019

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Kevin Howells and Andy Zaltzman continue their look back on the four Cricket World Cups to have been held in the UK. As we reflect on the 1979 World C...

The World Cup Years: 1975

12 May 2019

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Kevin Howells and Andy Zaltzman begin their look back on the four men's World Cup tournaments previously held in the UK and their impact on the game. ...

Lahore 2009: Cricket’s terror attack 10 years on

03 Mar 2019

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Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace explain what it was like to be in the Sri Lanka team bus that was attacked 10 years ago in Lahore, Pakistan. Islamist...

Saying goodbye to Dad

21 Aug 2018

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Patrick Taylor joined Jonathan Agnew to reflect on the amazing reaction to his e-mail to TMS about the death of his father.

Aggers speaks to Heather Knight

21 Aug 2018

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Test Match Special brings you an in-depth interview with Heather Knight during lunch on day four of the third Test between England and India. The Engl...

Simon Hughes talks to James Anderson

20 Aug 2018

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Test Match Special brings you an in-depth interview with England's leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson, as he opens up to Simon Hughes about his ...