EPISODE · Apr 15, 2025 · 1H 17M
Cricket's bad light problem and is change imminent in the England Test team?
from Wisden Cricket Weekly · host Wisden Cricket Weekly
Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship. 0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:21 Ben McKinney / 11:56 Zak Crawley / 17:45 Points system / 19:25 Cricket's bad light problem / 32:30 Phil's charter for 2026 / 35:15 Other County Championship results / 43:19 Mark Butcher / 59:29 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:56 IPL / 1:06:53 Other cricket / 1:11:18 Outro 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS PRINT: Use the code WCMFREE25 to subscribe to the magazine on a monthly, auto-renew basis and get your first magazine for free! After that it's just £3.67 per month! https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/wcmfree25/ DIGITAL: Visit https://pocketmags.com/offer/trinorth-ltd/wcmenglishsummer to subscribe to our brilliant digital magazine for 6 months at just £7.99. Offer expires on May 7. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #CountyChampionship #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship. 0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:21 Ben McKinney / 11:56 Zak Crawley / 17:45 Points system / 19:25 Cricket's bad light problem / 32:30 Phil's charter for 2026 / 35:15 Other County Championship results / 43:19 Mark Butcher / 59:29 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:56 IPL / 1:06:53 Other cricket / 1:11:18 Outro 💸 REMITLY Download the Remitly app today and enjoy a special offer on your first transfer: https://bit.ly/WisdenRemitly2025 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS PRINT: Use the code WCMFREE25 to subscribe to the magazine on a monthly, auto-renew basis and get your first magazine for free! After that it's just £3.67 per month! https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/wcmfree25/ DIGITAL: Visit https://pocketmags.com/offer/trinorth-ltd/wcmenglishsummer to subscribe to our brilliant digital magazine for 6 months at just £7.99. Offer expires on May 7. 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket ❓ DAILY QUIZ: Take on our daily cricket quiz: https://www.wisden.com/quizzes/daily-quiz 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #CountyChampionship #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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