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This week:
- England unconvincing with the bat - but what changes should they make?
- Beth Mooney rescues Australia
- Nadine de Klerk upsets India’s apple-cart
- World Cup umpiring woes
- Our views on plans for a WPL mega-auction
This week:
- India & Australia wobble at the World Cup
- Kim Garth helps Ash Gardner save Australia's blushes
- England win bigly… but does it mean much?
This week:
- Has the move back to counties been a success?
- How accurate were our season predictions?
- Mind games in the World Cup warm-ups
- Can England win the World Cup… and win back the fans?
This week:
- Hampshire’s Mudbath
- Tiers 1&2 ditch their Playing Conditions
- Freya Davies retires
- Sarah Glenn signs for Yorkshire
- Why Australia & India’s World Cup prep is better than England’s
This week:
- Yorkshire & Glamorgan vs the rain at Worcester
- Middlesex to go pro by 2029 - but what does that mean for the rest of Tier 2?
- Why is 2026 Blast Finals Day on a weekday?
- The ICC get their facts wrong about female umpires
This week:
- Tier 2: Yorkshire, Glamorgan & Middlesex v The Rest
- Tier 1: Warwickshire go out
- Grace Harris in Australia’s World Cup squad
- Is it right to price World Cup tickets so low?
On the CRICKETher Weekly:
- Northern Superchargers triumph in The Hundred
- Davina Perrin’s once-in-a-lifetime century
- CSA make a mess of bringing Dane van Niekerk back into the fold
- NSB bites back after being blamed for the Kate Cross non-selection
This 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
This 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?
This 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
On the CRICKETher Weekly:
- Essex out of the One Day Cup
- England player availability
- The Hundred hits more problems
This 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
This 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
This 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
This 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
This 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?
This 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?
This 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)
This 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?
This 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
On 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?
This week:
- NSB faces the press
- England's new selector
- Lamb and Arlott in on domestic form
- West Indies series predictions
This 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
This 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
This 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
This 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
This week:
- Ellyse Perry signs for Hampshire
- Capsey & Scholfield score 100s for England 'A'
- Ireland & Scotland fight for World Cup spots
This 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
This 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?
Raf & 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
This 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
This 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
This 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
This 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?
This 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
This 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?
This 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
This 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
This week:
England whitewashed in the Ashes ODIs What can England change in the T20s? Aimee Maguire let down by coaches
This 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
This 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
This week:
- England & Australia announce their Ashes squads
- Why is the Ashes schedule so crazy?
- India thrash West Indies
- Our most memorable moments of 2024
This 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
This week:
- No DRS for England v South Africa Test
- England Contracts Announced
- ECB Abandon Pay Equality Ambitions
This 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
This week:
- Grace Scrivens wins WBBL, with a little help from Hayley Matthews
- England v South Africa is the Pointless Answer
- Surrey move to Kent
This 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
This 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
This 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?
This week:
- Capsey not clicking at WBBL
- England off Free to Air TV
- The End of an Era for Regionals
This 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
World 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?
This week:
- The T20 World Cup comes to the crunch
- Australia beat India
- Scotland get Jon-Balled
This 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?
This 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
This week in women's cricket:
- Sunrisers win the RHF
- The legacy of Regionals
- Australia v New Zealand
This 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
This week:
- Kate Cross has a dream start to captaincy
- Syd celebrates Scrivens’ Sunrisers scraping into the RHF semis
- Sparks bid farewell to captain Eve Jones - what’s gone wrong?
- Bye bye Western Storm & Southern Vipers, hello Metro Bank & Vitality
- Should England be concerned about their batting ahead of the World Cup?
This week:
- NZ & England’s contrasting approaches to captaincy succession planning
- World Cup squads: Australia go pace-heavy, England put their trust in spin
- Why did Grace Scrivens & Kirstie Gordon miss out on Ireland selection?
- Chaos in the RHF as regions become counties
- What should Jay Shah do in his first 6 months in office?
This week:
- Selection dilemmas for England ahead of the World Cup
- Will England look to the next gen against Ireland?
- As Zimbabwe join the ICC Championship, is the schedule becoming too congested?
- Scotland, Thailand & Netherlands left out in the cold again by the ICC
This week in women's cricket:
- Spirit beat Fire in a thrilling Hundred final at Lord’s
- Where will the World Cup be moved to & what does that mean for England’s plans?
- Scotland due to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but will it involve women’s cricket?
- Our thoughts on Yorkshire’s new coach
This week, on the Official Vodcast of the Powerful Women's Cricket Lobby™:
- Will women's cricket actually see ANY of the money from the sale of The Hundred?
- What's gone wrong for Manchester Originals?
- Has Grace Scrivens silenced her critics?
- Our predictions for the finalists and the winner of The Hundred 2024!
This week:
- Hampshire sell off the family silver (and £60m debt) to Delhi Capitals
- The Hundred: What’s gone wrong for Southern Brave?
- Welsh Fire top the table: the queens of pressure run chases
- Could Sri Lanka win the World Cup in Bangladesh?
This week in women's cricket:
- The privatisation of The Hundred - will the new owners care about gender equality?
- Is Bangladesh the right place to host a World Cup right now?
- Deandra Dottin and Cricket West Indies sign a mutual desperation pact
- More details about Australia's new T20 Spring Challenge competition
This week in women's cricket:
- The issues with NZ’s domestic structure & how the ICC could help
- Why NZC turned down a Test for the White Ferns, & was it the right call?
- ECB’s plan to sell The Hundred goes belly up…
- …as do plans for a Super T10 in Scotland
This week in women's cricket:
- Have England’s dizzying experimental selections gone too far?
- The return of Capsey The Great
- What will Tier 2 look like?
- The ECB’s attempts to fit women’s cricket into a men’s cricket-shaped box
This week:
- Afghanistan women in exile ask for help from ICC - will they get it?
- England v NZ - Returns to form for Capsey, Bell & Kemp
- Would this NZ team beat NZ from 2018?
- Why Hollie Armitage signing for Durham is good news for everyone! (Except Yorkshire!)
This week's women's cricket news:
- England hammer New Zealand but does it mean Jon-Ball is working?
- Beaumont lifts the curtain on player management in the England camp
- Records smashed in the South Africa v India Test
- Why we need a women’s Test Championship
This week:
- We reflect on an amazing final Finals Day at Derby!
- A Brace of Bryces & why the current set-up benefits both Scotland AND England
- What progress has there been in 4 years of the Lottie Cup?
- Our favourite Lottie Cup memories
- Another boring England squad announcement
This week:
- Dani Hazell to coach Durham - what a coup!
- Should counties retain regional names?
- What will Tier 2 look like?
- A very dull England squad announcement
- Kirstie Gordon’s England v Scotland dilemma
This week on the CRICKETher Weekly:
- State of play in the #CECup
- What should double headers look like next year?
- Surrey announce their first 4 contracts - but where will England players end up?
- Why the USA should have hosted a women’s World Cup (not a men’s one)
This week in women's cricket news:
- England unconvincing v Pakistan
- A run-down of possible future England captains - is Scrivens really such a mad option?
- Lancashire get the timing wrong on double headers
- Sparks part ways with coaches mid-season - a bold move!
This week in women's cricket:
- The ECB cave to Yorkshire... again
- England fail to inspire or entertain v Pakistan
- Exciting games in the Lottie Cup
- Issy Wong goes on loan to Storm
This week:
- Why England v Pakistan is a poor test ahead of the World Cup
- Are England picking on potential instead of results?
- The ECB's "record-breaking financial results"
- NSW and Victoria win big in Australia's new 20-over state competition
This week's bumper edition of women's cricket news:
- England v Pakistan - is JonBall working?
- Scotland are going to a World Cup but what’s the future for Ireland?
- ECB take a stand (ish) on Afghanistan
- How will privatisation of The 100 impact the women?
- Yorkshire’s new plan to get into Tier 1
This week:
- RHF Trophy: Diamonds pull off a thriller v Sparks!
- England squad v Pakistan: was it selected by AI or Jon Lewis?
- Bess Heath becomes Amy Jones's formal understudy
- Will England take an A team to Ireland?
- Cricket Australia shorten WBBL - Syd isn't happy
In women's cricket news this week:
- RHF Trophy: What’s gone wrong for the Blaze & right for the Vipers?
- Dani Hazell reacts to Durham beating Yorkshire in the race to host a Tier 1 side
- Is AI being used to select the England squad v Pakistan?
- Plus, meet Vipers superfan Deirdre
On the women's cricket show week:
- Stars upset Vipers in the RHF Trophy
- Winners & losers in the race to host a Tier 1 county
- Meg Lanning opens up about her international retirement
- 3 women winners for Wisden
In women's cricket news this week:
- We're gearing up for a strange final season of regionals
- Who is the best overseas signing?
- Can Vipers do the double again?
- PCA report highlights continued issues with pay & facilities
- We review 2 documentaries: Cricket Actually and Bring The Thunder
This week in women's cricket:
- England win the ODI series v NZ but struggle with the bat
- Sophie Devine shines but what's the future for NZ?
- Is the jury still out on Alice Capsey?
- England U19s win their tri-series
- Are male cricketers overpaid?
This week:
- England v NZ T20s: Bouchier and Filer positives for England
- England A lose to NZ: Has the regional system failed?
- 2025 Women's Ashes: Cricket Australia want to #FillTheMCG again
This week's women's cricket roundup:
- England stuff up v NZ
- A shambolic Hundred draft
- Cricket Scotland try to shoehorn women into their Super 10 tournament
- Cricket Australia take an important stance v Afghanistan
This week in women's cricket:
- RCB’s shock triumph in the WPL final
- Eng v NZ - TB reclaims her spot but who will open the bowling with Bell?
- Project Darwin bidders face the music at the ECB - what can cricket learn from women’s football?
This week's women's cricket news:
- WPL: Delhi Capitals choke AGAIN, plus how can Smriti Mandhana get even better?
- Project Darwin UPDATE: Why Durham's Tier 1 bid video beats Kent's press release hollow
- England's U19 team to tour Sri Lanka announced
In this week's women's cricket news:
- WPL so far: Capsey on fire
- The Hundred retentions: any surprises?
- Kent attempt to crowd-fund their Tier 1 bid
- Why ECB moving the Worcester ODI is a mistake
This week we're previewing WPL 2024:
- Can Mumbai Indians retain their title?
- Will Alice Capsey get on the field for Delhi Capitals?
- Are Gujarat Giants destined to be the perennial losers?
- What does success look like for the competition in Year Two?
This week's women's cricket update:
- Sutherland stars for Australia v South Africa
- Is captaincy affecting Laura Wolvaardt?
- Are Australia still favourites for the 2024 World Cup?
- Financial woes for the English counties: what does this mean for the new women's structure?
This week in women's cricket news:
- South Africa go toe-to-toe with Australia
- Some odd selections by Australia ahead of the WACA Test
- The new 3-day red-ball fixture in Australia
- Dane van Niekerk to return to international cricket?
- Worcestershire opt out of Project Darwin Tier 1
This week's big women's cricket stories:
- We dissect the new domestic restructure: who wins & who loses?
- England & England A squads v New Zealand
- A strange press conference with the England coach
This week in women's cricket:
- England stars withdraw from WPL
- South Africa's historic win v Australia
- Cricket West Indies takes a step towards equal pay
In our 200th episode (wooop!):
- Higher salaries in The 100 - but could the money be more fairly distributed?
- New rules about player selection - what, why & will they work?
- 4 West Indian players retire at the same time... is something afoot?
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This week's women's cricket round-up:
- Harmanpreet Kaur v Alyssa Healy - who wins in the battle of the captains?
- Why we should be worried about the financial woes of Yorkshire & Middlesex CCCs
- Norma Izard RIP
This week we're zoning in on Australia v India:
- Shafali Verma's comeback
- Phoebe Litchfield's arrival
- Are India focusing on T20 cricket at the expense of ODIs?
- Plus in her 300-match career, what are our favourite Ellyse Perry moments?
All the latest from the world of women's cricket!
- Our highlights of 2023
- Nick Hockley speaks out in favour of multi-Test series
- Would we still need a multi-format Women's Ashes?
- Is there room for red-ball domestic competitions in Australia & England?
The big stories in women's cricket:
- Australia show England how you play Test cricket in India
- England U19s tour to Sri Lanka announced
- Fisticuffs between the counties: how the ECB have played a blinder with Project Darwin
This week in women's cricket:
- India scuttle England in the Test
- Heather Knight's bizarre post-match press conference
- Australia appoint their captain... and their next captain?
- Danni Wyatt sold in the WPL Auction
Your weekly women's cricket update, with Raf & Syd:
- English domestic restructure: is it joy to the world?
- England contracts for Bouchier & Gibson, but disappointment for Davies
- England beat India in the 1st T20, but how convinced were we?
This week's women's cricket news:
- Strikers pull off a miracle in the #WBBL09 final
- Amanda-Jade Wellington rocks the Player Mic
- Delhi Belly strikes England A v India
- Plus a plea to the BBC to cover the England v India Test match
This week's women's cricket round-up:
- Why we should be cautious about private investment in The Hundred
- 2024 fixtures announced... well, sort of!
- Are CE Cup/ Blast double headers working?
- Why we're a tad disappointed with the England A squad v India
This week's women's cricket news:
- WBBL: The path to qualification for Sixers & Hurricanes
- Why Scorchers & Strikers are topping the table this season
- Is Annabel Sutherland in line for the Australia captaincy?
- A 3-day break between Tests for India - what were the BCCI thinking?!
This week's women's cricket news:
- Meg Lanning's shock retirement
- England v India - THREE squads!
- The return of Farrant and Wong?
- Is Capsey on course for a Test debut?
- ICC hypocrisy over Afghanistan & Sri Lanka
This week's women's cricket news:
- WBBL trials & tribulations for England's Smith & Jones
- Chamari Athapaththu's purple patch in lime green
- England's coaching reshuffle
- Trouble at t'mill at Yorkshire
This week's women's cricket news:
- ICEC Commissioners plus Sunrisers' Amu Surenkumar & Grace Scrivens honoured by The Cricket Society
- England, England A and Australia to play India
- 2 Tests in a calendar month! The BCCI plot World Test Domination
Women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan:
- Broken things - Alyssa Healy's hand and Grace Harris's bat
- Should WBBL be reduced to 10 games?
- Cath Dalton & Alex Hartley break down coaching barriers in men's cricket
- Men's & women's PCA reps clash about the future of The Hundred
All the big women's cricket stories!This week:
- Cricket at the LA '28 Olympics
- England's Youthful Batting Camp in Mumbai
- Has the cricket world given up on Afghanistan's women?
This week in women's cricket:
- Hayley Matthews beats Australia - is it the end of an era?
- Are T20s REALLY less predictable than ODIs?
- We bemoan the lack of consistent communication about England & regional contracts
- Who might apply to be the next Thunder coach?
This week's women's cricket news:
- ECB's response to ICEC - talking the right talk but will they walk the walk?
- Will we get an England Test at Lord's?
- Domestic salaries: why we need to level up
- South Africa v New Zealand & why NZC's lack of a pathway is coming home to roost
Women's cricket news & views, with Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan.This week:
- The RHF Final brings the season to a close
- We look back on our favourite moments of the summer
- What increased prize money for the Men's World Cup might mean for the Women's game
All the big news from the world of women's cricket. This week:
- Raf tells Parliament how to fix women's sport
- Sunrisers shine & Diamonds decline in the RHF
- We get cross about the lack of a Blaze home ground for the RHF Eliminator
- England v Sri Lanka ODIs reviewed
- What next for Bess Heath?
This week's women's cricket news:
- England v Sri Lanka - the T20 series post-mortem
- The return of Meg Lanning
- England A to tour New Zealand
- Shocking disparities in pay for women umpires
The big stories this week in women's cricket:
- The totally (un) official inquest into England's loss to Sri Lanka
- English players win the draft lottery in WBBL
- Equal match fees... stop us if you've heard this rant before!
This week in women's cricket:
- How Southern Brave triumphed in the Women’s Hundred
- A washout in the Eliminator - do the rain rules need to change?
- Why South Africa’s new domestic professional structure might just be better than England’s
This week in women's cricket news:
- Our experience attending The Hundred as fans
- Sune Luus vs Hilton Moreeng - what a mess
- We rant about a truly bonkers England squad v Sri Lanka
This week's women's cricket news:
- How Charlotte Edwards masterminded The Hundred draft
- The Hundred: Gender equality come rain or shine
- Who might be included in the England squad v Sri Lanka?
- The myth of "niceness" in women's sport, busted
This week's women's cricket news:
- Our thoughts on Barbie-gate
- Why the Women's Hundred needs a different set of commentators to the men's
- Welsh Fire on top: has the draft worked?
- A Mandhana moment of madness for Southern Brave
Plus... watch Jarrod Kimber's video here.
This week's women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan:
- Harmanpreet Kaur's 2-match ban - is it fair?
- Problems with a 5-team Olympic competition for cricket
- Why Raf is supporting Northern Superchargers in The Hundred
- Make sure to follow us over on Threads & Instagram - @crickether1
Women's cricket news & views, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan.
This week:
- Rain in the RHF
- Reflections on the Women's Ashes
- Are fast bowlers doomed in women's cricket?
- Does the Ashes points system need to change?
The latest women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan.
This week:
- Australia retain the Women's Ashes at the Ageas Bowl
- England's south-centric schedule next summer
- The ICC announce equal prize money, but does that mean we've achieved equality?
The latest women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan.
- Alice Capsey thrills at Lord's
- Dani Gibson's bravery
- Are Australia losing their touch?
- A crazy-busy summer in 2024 to look forward to!
This week:
- What next for the ECB after the #ICEC report?
- Is it time to abolish the MCC?
- How Australia sneaked across the line at Edgbaston
- Plus a bonus video bomb from Paul Shaw!
This week:
- Wow - what a Test!
- Your questions answered: red-ball domestic cricket, the points system & can England win the Ashes from here?
- We discuss the Commission for Equity's damning report into cricket in England and Wales
This week:
- We go to parliament with Dane van Niekerk
- England scrabble about for Katherine Sciver-Brunt's replacement
- England & England A dominate the 3-day warm-ups v Australia
The Latest Women’s Cricket News, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan:
- Thunder at Finals Day - literally!
- Farewell to Anya Shrubsole
- Weird goings on at Sunrisers
- Ashes squad announcement - who should be included based on Lottie Cup performances?
The latest women's cricket news, with Raf & Syd:
- Who’s on track for CE Cup Finals Day?
- Our take on THAT Thea Brookes interview
- Where the PCA gets it wrong
- Syd has a bonkers idea about Bryony Smith… & an excellent one about women’s county cricket
The latest women's cricket news, with Raf & Syd:
- Shock news about Meg Lanning
- Should Bryony Smith play in the Ashes?
- What's gone wrong at Western Storm?
- In the wake of Kent's decision to charge their Blast viewers, are paid-for live-streams the future?
Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan bringing you the latest women's cricket news.
This week we discuss the start of the Lottie Cup:
- The evolution of batting in English domestic cricket
- Who is winning the race to be England wicketkeeper in the Ashes?
- Is Heather Knight MIA?
- Plus, do the ICC's new Playing Conditions about mandatory helmets go far enough?
On Women's County T20 Finals Day, we continue our deep-dive into women's domestic cricket:
- New contracts for Scotland - and how the ECB can help grow Scottish cricket via the regions
- The problems with women's club cricket...
- ...and what that means for the future of women's county cricket
Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan with the latest women's cricket news.This week:
- It's the end of an era as Katherine Sciver-Brunt retires
- Round 4 of the #RHFTrophy - why is Syd on the phone to the ECB?
- Plus, we ask you: If the Hundred really is ending, what should the future of women's domestic cricket look like?
Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan with the latest women's cricket news.This week:
- We're at Beckenham watching Vipers get back on track in the RHF
- Raf chats to Player of the Match Lauren Bell
- Rumours that The Men's Hundred could be abolished... but what about the women?
- Why we're uncomfortable about the proposed overseas draft in WBBL
This week:
- Wisden honours for Beth Mooney & Harmanpreet Kaur
- The RHF Trophy is back - Sunrisers shock Vipers and Paige Scholfield hits her first 100 in 10 years!
- Should The Hundred be doing more to promote regional cricket?
Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan with the latest women's cricket news.
This week:
- WPL set to clash with WBBL - what happens now?
- Players to watch out for in the RHF Trophy
- New report into the finance of English cricket - is The Hundred sustainable?
- West Indies sack Courtney Walsh, but was he the problem?
This week:
-
WPL going home and away
- Frustrating pay disparities in England men's & women's cricket
- We've FINALLY got some red ball domestic cricket... but why are the ECB keeping it so quiet?
This week:
- FairBreak on TV & why the ICC needs to intervene in the broadcast landscape
- Australia's pay rises & the importance of player associations effectively representing their women members
- Will Phoebe Litchfield get to play in the Ashes?
This week:
- What the BCCI need to do to build on the success of WPL
- The Hundred Draft & the problem with 'Winging It'
- Why we need to take a stand on Afghanistan because #CricketIsAHumanRight
This week:
- Raf reflects on what cricket might learn from Canadian ice hockey
- WPL: current standings
- What went wrong for Deandra Dottin...
- ...and what's gone right for Dane van Niekerk?
- Is Clare Connor's new job all it seems?
This week:
- An exciting week at WPL
- Sophia Dunkley's career uptick
- Are the boundaries too short? And if so... why?
Thanks to Cricket Coffee Co for sending us some free coffee. You can find Boundary Breaker at cricketcoffeeco.com #ad
This week, we're in Cape Town, recovering from 2 cracking T20 World Cup semi-finals:
- Australia get past India
- South Africa shock England
This week, we're back in the ol' US of K:
- Takeaways from the World Cup - Aus, India & Eng v the rest?
- Changing perceptions of women's sport in South Africa
- The game we didn't see - England v Australia
- Build-up to WPL
- The Mystery of Dottin
This week:
- England & Australia dominate at the #T20WorldCup
- Thoughts on THAT over by Katherine Sciver-Brunt
- Player retentions in #TheHundred
- Why Vipers fans will love the new allocation process for regional cricket
This week, from Paarl in South Africa:
- The launch of the Catch Trust and MCC Foundation's Women's Empowerment Programme in Khayelitsha
- At the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka shock South Africa...
- ... while England batter the West Indies
This week:
- You Ask Us: Pitches in the U19 World Cup & Optics in The Hundred
- Were CSA right to drop Dane van Niekerk, and how high a bar is 9:30 for 2km?
- What counts as personal data in cricket?
- How much does "experience" matter in umpiring?
This week:
- India are U19 World Champions!
- U19 WC format - could it be improved?
- Thoughts on The Hundred fixtures
- Katherine Brunt's retirement from regionals
- Big Women's IPL news!
On the CRICKETher Weekly:
- U19 World Cup - Eng & NZ in pole position!
- Controversies in Aus & South Africa - DvN dropped & CA's scheduling clash
- Pay bonuses in the Men's Hundred... but not the women's?
- Why we need season tickets in regionals
This week:
- Drama at the U19 World Cup
- A big win for England v Zimbabwe
- Are Australia in trouble already?
- Australia stand up to Afghanistan... but will the ICC follow?
This week:
- Thoughts on England's World Cup squad: Comebacks for Capsey & Cross; chances for Gibson & Bouchier
- Rumours of high salaries in the Women's IPL - how bonkers are they & is it a good thing?
This week we review 2022:
- Our favourite moments of the year
- Key themes: mankadding & mental health
- Was it a good one for women's cricket?
- Plus, our predictions for 2023!
On the CHRISTMASher Weekly:
- Reflections on England v West Indies
- Meg Lanning's comeback
- Raf reviews The Bodyline Fix by Marion Stell
This week:
- England vs West Indies: Big wins for England, but is there a but?
- India vs Australia: Whoever wins... England lose!
- Broadcast rights are (still) a mess
This week:
- England smash West Indies
- Injury setbacks for Capsey & Kemp
- Farewell to Mignon du Preez & Carla Rudd
- Have we missed an opportunity for red ball domestic cricket?
This week:
- The Capsey Conundrum - how do England fit her in to their XI?
- England's vice-captaincy
- An expanded domestic fixture list for 2023... but no Lord's final
This week:
- WBBL Review - England players, the final & Charlotte Edwards' golden touch
- Our impressions of new England coach Jon Lewis
- England squad to tour WI & the comeback of Lauren Winfield-Hill
- Syd's thoughts (rant incoming!) about THAT £400m
This week:
- We scratch our heads over The Hundred draft
- Good news for Ireland and Scotland
- ICC Working Group on Afghanistan STILL not working
This week
- More regional contracts announced
- What the Blazes is going on in the East Midlands?
- England's tour to the Caribbean - a challenge for the new coach
- Rugby union's "MCG Moment"
This week:
- Why we shouldn't make The Hundred women-only
- England contracts: a HUGE shake-up
- Regional contracts: lots of player movement... & could Vipers be in trouble?
This week:
- Charlie Dean & Davina Perrin win Cricket Society awards
- Conflict over the future of The Hundred
- Equal match fees for India - good news?
- Domestic pay rises in England - why now?
This week:
- Alyssa Healy becomes vice-captain of Australia
- Matt Mason appointed England fast bowling coach
- England’s U19 squad - why no Capsey or Kemp?
This week:
- Lauren Winfield-Hill, Bess Heath & Alice Capsey shine like Stars in the WBBL
- Is the WBBL under threat from other tournaments?
- The dominance of bowlers in the Asia Cup
- How to incentivise boards to properly invest in women's cricket
This week:
- Awards for Katherine Brunt, Nat Sciver and Freya Kemp
- Who is England's next captain... and who is their next vice-captain?
- Why umpire Anna Harris's journey is a lesson to us all
This week we review the 2022 season:
- Diamonds win the RHF!
- Plans to shake up Sunrisers & Lightning
- Our favourite moments of the season
- England's recent struggles
- Plus, what mad rule change would Syd like to see?
This week, in a special cross-over episode recorded with the Noughtie Child Podcast at Lords:
- Reflections on England v India
- THE MANKAD
- The challenges that lie ahead for England's new coach
- Previewing the RHF final
This week:
- Can Vipers win their 3rd RHF Trophy?
- Why Lightning are moving to Notts... & won't be Lightning anymore
- Australia & England's contrasting approaches to captaincy succession planning
- Charlotte Edwards pulls out of the race to be the next England coach
- Farewell to Rachael Haynes
This week:
- RHF resumption and the return of Dottin to Thunder
- The hot potato of the England captaincy
- Are internationals in England in September a good idea?
This week we wrap up #TheHundred:
- Kapp & Windsor bring it home for Invincibles
- Should there be a draft?
- Is it time for single headers?
- Has anyone made a case for selection v India?
- And will Brave coach Charlotte Edwards have a different job in a few weeks time…?
This week:
- Overseas players in The Hundred: stick or twist?
- Southern Brave are the new Southern Vipers
- A punishing schedule for London Spirit
- Is The Hundred cricket's Wimbledon?
- Bigger grounds for the 2023 Women's Ashes - will the gamble pay off?
This week:
- Raf reviews Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women's Cricket
- Syd "charts" The Hundred
- Boundary sizes in The Hundred
- Captaincy - England & London Spirit's Heather Knight-shaped hole
- Why the ICC Future Tours Programme is nonsense
You can buy Unveiling Jazbaa here.
This week:
- Meg Lanning takes a break
- Lisa Keightley calls it quits with England - what's her legacy & who comes next?
- As The Hundred gets underway - who are the teams to beat?
This week:
- We look back on the Comm Games medal matches
- We reflect on #B2022 more generally
- We ask: what does it mean for cricket at the Olympics?
This week:
- Deandra Dottin's shock retirement
- The Commonwealth Games so far - Awesome Australia & (Slightly) Edgy England
This week:
- The top 2 pull through in regionals
- England smash South Africa... but how much should we read into it?
- Katherine Brunt rejuvenated
- Commonwealth Games Stats - has Raf (finally) got some definitive answers?
This week:
- Two big ODI wins for England
- What's going on with South Africa?
- Why have England picked Capsey & Kemp for the Commonwealth Games?
This week:
- The Next Gen shine in regionals
- The truth behind the White Ferns pay deal
- Looking forward to England v South Africa ODIs
- Lizelle Lee's shock retirement... why?
This week:
- Our memorable moments from the Test
- Did England get their strategies right?
- What changes can we expect for the ODIs?
- Player loans in the RHF
This week:
- A new captain for the Windies
- England's Test team
- Who will open the batting?
- Who will open the bowling?
- Will the new Dukes ball give us a result?
This week:
- Katherine Brunt's bizarrely-timed retirement from Tests
- What will England's squad for the Test look like?
- Ireland v South Africa
- ICC unbundles the women's media rights from the men's - a step towards separate governance?
We're back! This week:
- More Coaching Moves
- Reflections on Mithali Raj's legacy
- Why Greg Barclay is talking nonsense on Test cricket and Afghanistan
-
CECup review: are Vipers too dominant?
This week:
- ODI Status for 5 new teams
- Changes to the ICC Championship + WC qualification
- Amy Satterthwaite retires after losing her NZ contract
This week:
- Regionals so far: Vipers and Sparks on top
- Coaching moves: Trevor Griffin to Storm, Charlotte Edwards to Sixers & Matthew Mott into the murky world of men's cricket
Plus we show off our new T-shirts!
We're getting married this weekend, so in a special pre-recorded episode Raf speaks to Rob from https://www.talkinaboutwomenscricket.com/
Rob is the author of From Peden to Haynes: Australia's Women Test Cricket Captains (amongst other books), and a women's cricket aficionado!
- FairBreak so far - Full Member batters v Associate bowlers
- Grace Scrivens stars for Kent
- What's the future of county cricket?
- Richard Bedbrook & the ECB's approach to the U19 World Cup
This week:
- Marie Kelly & Issy Wong shine in regional warm-ups
- Anya Shrubsole & Laura Marsh update their LinkedIn statuses
- Heather Knight signs for FairBreak
This week:
- What's the U19 World Cup for?
- Lizelle Lee & Dane van Niekerk win Wisden
- Women's cricket in WW2
- Some goods and... less goods... from the County T20 Cup
- ICC's Afghanistan Working Group Not Working?
- 2023 U19 World Cup - It's Gonna Be A Big One!
- Farewell to Anya Shrubsole... or is it?
This week:
- Our #CWC22 post-mortem
- Where do England go from here?
- Latest team news in The Hundred
- New Australia contracts
- Our thoughts on the FairBreak Global tournament
This week:
- England! India! West Indies! South Africa! New Zealand!
- Basically... the World Cup so far
- Plus our predictions for the semis and final of #CWC22
This week:
- Dissecting the new Caribbean Premier League
- World Cup positions: what do teams need to do to qualify for the semis?
- Marizanne Kapp on fire for South Africa
- Plus we despair over England's ability to throw away wickets
This week:
- A revolution in Ireland
-
CWC22 current standings
- Ash Gardner back with a vengeance
- Windies upset another apple cart
- What can & should England change from here
Reviewing the opening games at #CWC22:
- South Africa & India survive scares
- Dottin causes havoc v New Zealand
- England come close v Australia
Plus, how many games can a team afford to lose and still qualify?
This week:
- The Hundred player retentions: an analysis
- Pros & cons of the free market
- Our World Cup predictions
- The madness of the ICC's 9-player rule
This week:
- We assess the big performances for New Zealand v India... and take some positives for India
- Will the Curse of Raf™ strike again for New Zealand?
- We look forward to a big summer of internationals in England - including a TEST (woooop) and an ODI at Lord's
On our 100th episode:
- Our Ashes post-mortem
- How can England win the next Ashes Down Under?
- Was this a better or worse defeat than the 2019 Ashes?
- England's World Cup squad: any surprises?
Remember to share your favourite moments from the last 100 episodes with us on the site!
This week - a 'Where did it all go wrong?' special!
- Where did it all go wrong for England 'A'?
- Where did it all go wrong for England?
- Where did it all go right for Kate Cross?
On the CRICKETher Weekly:
- Reflections on an absolutely bonkers #Ashes Test
- Should women's Tests be 5 days?
- What changes will the teams make going into the ODIs?
- What do we make of the truncated schedule for The Hundred?
This week it's all about the #Ashes:
- Where did England lose the 1st T20?
- How will both sides approach the Test?
- Mooney's Miracle & Tayla's Troubles
Plus some worrying news about the World Cup in New Zealand.
This week, we're asking questions:
- Can South Africa win the World Cup without Dane van Niekerk?
- Can Scotland triumph in the Commonwealth Games Qualifier?
- Can England beat Australia (and Covid) in the Women's Ashes?
- And why the heck wasn't Amanda-Jade Wellington included in Australia's Ashes squad?
This week:
- Controversy surrounding India's World Cup squad: no Shikha Pandey or Jemimah Rodrigues
- The rejigged Women's Ashes schedule: who benefits?
- What are Crictos?
This week we're feelin' 2022, looking ahead to the 3 big events of the year:
- The Women's Ashes
- The World Cup in New Zealand
- The Commonwealth Games
Can anyone stop Australia winning all three?
This week, we look back on 2021:
- Syd & Raf's Favourite Moments of the Year
- The domestic season: Capsey Comes of Age
- England at Home: The ups and the downs
- A two-Test year!
- Overall, was 2021 a Good Year for women's cricket?
This week:
- TWO England Ashes squad announcements
- England's new "bold" approach against Australia - will it work?
- Who should have been selected for the A tour but wasn't?
- We rhapsody about Alice Capsey... again!
This week:
- Disappointment for the Commonwealth Games qualifiers
- Cricket in the Olympics?
- The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket
- Overcoming institutional racism & sexism: our suggestions
The link to the ICEC survey is here: https://eu.research.net/r/PH2H6XM
This week we discuss England's Oman training camp:
- A way back for Kirstie Gordon?
- Why no Eve Jones?
- Sophie Ecclestone "resting"
Plus, salaries in The Hundred have increased for the women - but is it enough?
This week:
- Shambles at the ICC Qualifiers
- Did WBBL's new format work?
- Tash Farrant regains her England contract
- The ECB's new diversity plan
- Is English cricket institutionally sexist?
This week:
- Final standings in WBBL
- Should Australia drop Meg Lanning?
- World Cup Qualifiers: Super Sixes and Fortuitous Fives
- ICC changes: "Working Group" on Afghanistan and new Women's Cricket Committee
- Azeem Rafiq's testimony on racism in cricket
To donate to ACE: https://aceprogramme.com/donating/
This week:
- WBBL - Why have the Sixers been at sixes and sevens?
- County Cricket - Does a groundswell of support mean the ECB should u-turn?
- Football - What can the WSL learn from The Hundred?
- Jan Brittin - Charlotte Edwards' idol inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame
On the show this week:
- Harmanpreet on fire for Renegades in WBBL
- Eve Jones for England?
- Amelia Kerr is Back, Baby
- New regional contracts for Alice Capsey, Grace Scrivens and Danielle Gregory
This week:
- Grace Harris and Kim Garth tearing up WBBL
- A new franchise tournament in Hong Kong next May
- Fran Wilson's retirement... and why others should follow her example by moving out of their comfort zones
This week:
- WBBL round-up: Tas-rain-ia, Sophie Devine's century, plus how are the English players faring?
- Rob Taylor leaves Lightning: are we too quick to blame the coach when things go wrong?
- Why are West Indies going to Pakistan when England stayed at home?
On the CRICKETher Weekly this week:
- WBBL so far: COVID, a Super Over and too many wides!
- Sky's refusal to confirm if they'll show the WBBL semis & final
- Pay increases for Australia's women players
This week:
-
AUSvIND - Is Australia's crown slipping?
- Should Jemimah Rodrigues be the next Indian captain?
- Cricket TV rights - Is there a better way?
- Sophia Dunkley and Alice Capsey - Cricket Writers Club Award Winners
This week we discuss:
-
INDvAUS Test - was a draw inevitable?
- Final reflections on #ENGvNZ
- PCA Award-Winners Eve Jones & Alice Capsey
- England A tour to Australia
- The Hundred & the Commonwealth Games: how to square the scheduling circle
In this week’s episode we discuss:
- The cancellation of England’s tour to Pakistan
- England players in WBBL
- England v New Zealand & Australia v India
- The drama of the RHF Trophy final
- The batter-batsman debate
This week:
- Who will join Vipers in the final of the RHF Trophy?
- Will England make changes for the 2nd ODI v New Zealand?
- Will England's tours to Pakistan and Australia go ahead as planned?
- Mankadding... does Syd have the solution?
This week:
- Standings in the RHF Trophy
- England v NZ T20 series review
- Charlie Dean in England’s ODI squad
- Were CA right to cancel their men’s Test v Afghanistan?
We’re at the Ageas Bowl to discuss:
- Finals Day in the Charlotte Edwards Cup
- Reflections on the CE Cup as a whole
- England v New Zealand so far
- England’s debutants (Emma Lamb & Maia Bouchier) and non-debutants (Alice Capsey)
This week, Raf & Syd discuss:
- The state of play in the regional CE Cup
- Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean & Emma Lamb in the England squad v NZ
- Rumours of 2 more sides in The Hundred
- Scotland’s Big Win in the Europe World Cup Qualifiers
This week: https://youtu.be/TWefTCyJmuQ
-
The Hundred final:
-
What went wrong for Brave?
-
Marizanne Kapp's superb spell
-
Do we need another semi-final?
- Overseas players in next year's comp
- Raising the women's salaries
- Expansion of the ICC Women's Championship
More discussion about The Hundred in this week’s episode:
- Southern Brave qualifying for the final
- Smriti Mandhana replaced by Gaby Lewis
- Raf’s interview with Beth Barrett-Wild (head of the women’s comp)
- The depth of domestic talent on show
- Dilemmas for 2022: scheduling alongside the Commonwealth Games, plus will the ECB persist with double headers?
This week we’re once again focusing on #TheHundred :
- How close are Southern Brave to qualification for the final?
- Sophia Dunkley & Maia Bouchier’s run-chasing masterclass
- How have we found watching it on TV?
- Deandra Dottin & helmets
- The BBC’s decision to extend their coverage of the women’s comp
- Why are double headers working so well?
This week we’re all about The Hundred:
- How close are Superchargers and Brave to qualification?
- What’s behind the success of these two sides?
- What Raf learned from covering the men’s game at the Ageas Bowl
- Should there be a combined men’s & women’s points table?
This week, we discuss:
- England A v Australia A during the Women’s Ashes: how will it work?
- The Hundred (Women’s Competition): off to a flyer?
- Jemimah Rodrigues – the innings of the competition so far
- Is this a breakthrough moment for women’s cricket?
This week:
- We look back at the England v India multi-format series…
- … and ahead to The Hundred, Women’s Competition
This week we’re at sunny Hove! We discuss:
- Ellyse Perry’s absence from The Hundred – does it matter?
- Should Emma Lamb be playing for England?
- The 2nd T20 v India at Hove – what could & should England do differently?
This week:
- We look back at the England v India ODI series & ahead to the T20s
- Were we all wrong about Mithali Raj?
- High-profile Australian withdrawals from The Hundred in spite of ECB’s offer of £10,000 bonuses
- Equal pay in The Hundred
This week:
- The 1st round of the Charlotte Edwards Cup
- Two young stars – Scrivens & Capsey
- Kari Carswell’s appointment by Middlesex/MCC
- No Wyatt in England’s ODI squad v India
- England’s XI – who makes the cut?
This week, it’s all about England:
- England contracts for the next 18 months
- England’s squad for the Test v India
- England’s new vice-captain
This week:
- Shock results in the RHF Trophy as Sparks push Vipers off the top spot
- Have Sophia Dunkley & Danni Wyatt stamped their cards for England?
- How to win a women’s Test!
This week, we discuss:
- Ireland v Scotland
- The 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
- The future of regional cricket
This week:
- Kent’s county trophy
- The Ashes schedule rejigged… again!
- Australia v India Test
- Syd’s pink ball rant
- A win for Stump Out Sexism
This week:
- Who “won” the County T20 Cup?
- India’s squad to play England
- Stump Out Sexism – unequal play and equal pay
- No Aussies in The Hundred?
This week:
- Susie Rowe, Holly Colvin and the new English domestic set-up
- Whose performances put them in the frame for England this summer?
- Indian players in The Hundred
- Should there be a statue of Rachael Heyhoe Flint at Lord’s?
This week:
- Do multi-sport athletes have an advantage over early specialists?
- The importance of the 50-over London Championship
- Kumar Sangakkara’s plea for more ICC investment in women’s cricket
In this week’s show, we discuss:
- The start of the County T20 Cup
- Is domestic women’s cricket too complicated?
- What Syd made of his first 100-ball cricket match
- Does the media need to be more critical of women’s cricket?
- Good news for coverage of women’s cricket via the ECB Reporter’s Network
This week:
- Why Raf interviewed Beth Mooney in a onesie
- Should there be a separate Wisden 5 COTYs for women’s cricket?
- England’s busy summer ahead
- What does the Bristol Test mean for the future of women’s Test cricket?
- Why Raf’s new book The Women in Whites should be on your Christmas list
This week:
- Update on Women’s County Cricket Day
- ICC abolishing ties and powerplays
- New Zealand v Australia series review
- Thoughts on Australia’s “winning streak”
- Why we need to look after our cricketers better
This week Raf and Syd are joined by Richard Clark for a Women’s County Cricket special!
On the show this week:
- We look back at the WNCL final…
- …. and the 1st Australia v New Zealand T20
- We ask if Ellyse Perry is past her prime…
- … and if Hannah Darlington is the future?
This week:
- Rain in Sydney means DRAMA in WNCL
- South Africa’s rise to No. 2 in the ICC Rankings
- Gender parity in The Hundred: some radical suggestions!
It’s our 1 year anniversary! We celebrate by discussing:
- India v South Africa
- BCCI “going rogue” on Twitter to announce a Test v England
- Clare Connor’s Q&A with the Cricket Society: ECB plans for club cricket & making the women’s game more diverse
- Latest from the WNCL
- Concerns about cuts to the ECB Reporters Network
This week:
- We review England’s T20 series v New Zealand
- Where do New Zealand go from here?
- Clapgate™ – Raf has opinions on THAT Alex Hartley tweet
- WNCL’s 10 million permutations & how we know Victoria have qualified
In our 50th episode:
- England’s ODI series victory over New Zealand
- Is Tammy Beaumont England’s best batter?
- Who should open for England in ODI cricket?
- Seam bowler selections
- Predictions for the T20 series
This week:
- England’s selection dilemmas for the 1st ODI v New Zealand
- Raf & Syd’s Official Series Predictions
- T20 World Cup documentary The Record
- Scotland’s new head coach Mark Coles
This week:
- England’s first warm-up in New Zealand
- Who will open the bowling for England v NZ?
- Tasmania’s winning start to WNCL
- How Cricket Australia “broke” WNCL… and how they are looking set to fix it!
On the show this week:
- Awards season in Australia
- How Lisa Sthalekar changed the course of cricket history
- Concerns over England’s aging batting line-up
Raf & Syd are back discussing:
- Raf’s cricket-related recommendations to the House of Lords
- Pakistan v South Africa ODIs
- How England are faring in quarantine in New Zealand
- The Warm Sun On My Face – A beautiful new book on New Zealand cricket
Tom Moffat, CEO of FICA, talks about:
- The FICA Women’s Report
- The future of women’s Test cricket
- Working with the ICC to push forward the women’s game
In this week’s episode, we discuss:
- FICA’s Women’s Professional Cricket Global Employment Report
- Should we be pushing for equal pay in women’s cricket?
- England’s squad to tour New Zealand
- Tash Farrant’s recall
This week, Raf & Syd talk upcoming tours!
- England’s historic visit to Pakistan in October
- England in New Zealand in February: Squad predictions
- Will Lisa Keightley call up any uncapped players?
- Increased interest in women’s tours from broadcasters
This week:
- The vodcast so far: did our 2020 predictions come true?
- Worries about WNCL
- Australia v India matches “postponed”
- What’s confirmed – and not confirmed – in the calendar for 2021?
Raf & Syd look back at a VERY strange year in women’s cricket.
- The RHF Trophy
- The MCG
- What was…
- … and what wasn’t!The CRICKETher Weekly Vodcast - Episode 42
This week, on our 40th episode:
- Why Pakistan’s tour of South Africa in Jan 2021 is good news for women’s cricket
- Our thoughts on the revised schedule for the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand
- The return of county cricket in 2021 (yay!)
- Trevor Griffin’s ambitions to be England coach
This week on the show:
- Qualification for the next T20 World Cup
- Should the World Cup be expanded to 12 or more teams?
- Clearing Boundaries – a beautiful new book you can buy from https://www.bradman.com.au/
On this week’s show:
- The 41 new domestic contracts
- How professional ARE the contracts?
- Can England now keep up with Australia?
- Western Storm’s “extra” contract
This week, on the CRICKETher Vodcast:
- WBBL semis and final
- How the Thunder won it
- What went wrong for the Stars?
- Venue changes for the Women’s Hundred
This week, we discuss:
- Our predictions for the WBBL semis & final
- What’s gone wrong for the Sixers this season?
- Commonwealth Games qualification process
- England v New Zealand & South Africa in 2021
On this week’s show, Raf and Syd discuss:
- WBBL: current standings and injury worries
- The final of the T20 Challenge
- Fielding standards (& THAT Nat Sciver catch)
- Bubble fatigue in women’s cricket
This week, Raf and Syd discuss:
- The state of play in WBBL
- Is Sophie Devine the best batter in the world?
- Velocity bowled out for 47 in the Women’s T20 Challenge
- Should we have a full Women’s IPL next year?
Raf and Syd discuss:
- Taking The Knee at WBBL
- Ebony Rainford-Brent’s ACE program
- How the system failed Maia Bouchier & Emily Smith
This week Raf & Syd discuss:
- Ireland v Scotland fixtures in Spain
- Laura Wolvaardt’s exciting start to WBBL
- Syd’s undying loyalty to Hobart Hurricanes & why Raf is supporting Perth Scorchers
- Could Georgia Hennessy and Clare Boycott be among the 15 additional players getting regional contracts?
Raf and Syd discuss:
- Qualification for the Commonwealth Games
- What should next year’s RHF Trophy be called?
- What should the format be, and should England players play in it?
- How do the regional competitions fit into the overall domestic structure?
Raf & Syd discuss the implications of Australia’s dominant 21-match ODI winning streak for the future of the international game:
- Will Australia’s dominance eventually kill international cricket?
- Should the ICC be redistributing funds in order to level the playing field?
- How long will it take England (& other nations) to catch up with Australia?