Test Match Special
Episodes
CWC Day 14: Warrior Warner, outstanding Amir and UN full member states
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...