A bit of everything on this week's Rain Stopped Play. In Part One, we break down the week's cricket - PSL, India vs West Indies, New Zealand vs South Africa and the India Women take on New Zealand ahead of next month's World Cup. Stick around for some fun in Part Two, as we reflect on the key debates coming out of our US Cricket special which dropped this weekend, and read out a few listener comments. If you haven't listened yet, you can go check that special podcast out here, featuring some...

The United States of America isn’t the first place that comes to mind when we think of cricket, but, as we explore in this very special episode, it’s time to start paying attention to the sport’s development across the pond.  The U.S. has been chosen as a co-host of the 2024 Cricket World Cup, while USA Cricket, the sport’s domestic governing body, has sanctioned Major League Cricket: a new T20 franchise league that aims to bring the best players in the world to the country’s shores. Even the...

The super, über, mega IPL auction was a lot of fun and the Rain Stopped Play team are here to react to the highs and lows of the weekend's frantic bidding wars. Also, we go around the grounds to India, Australia and New Zealand and Zac rounds up the latest action from the PSL while Karachi Kings bottle a potential win in front of our eyes. This week's pitch inspection focuses in on Stuart Broad's angry Mail column that was released on Sunday, and we round it all off as usual with Zac's Quick...

Lots to get stuck in to this week as the Ashes debacle finally comes home to roost. After 3 sackings in as many days, we ask how England should rebuild this year, why hasn't Tom Harrison stood down and could Justin Langer take over as coach?Plus... we take you Around the Grounds with updates on the Pakistan Super League, India’s ODI series against the West Indies, England managing to lose the Ashes for the 2nd time this year, and for the first time on this podcast India win a trophy! All that...

With the Women's Ashes producing one of the best Test matches we can remember, we ask whether women's tests need a fifth day, how good is Heather Knight and can England win the ODIs to finally claim an Ashes down under? On the men's side, did anyone actually learn anything from England's B+ Team trip to Barbados? Either way, it looked like a lot of fun so we round up which batters may have made a case for themselves and ask why our death bowling is so poor. Plus thank you to special guest...

England try their best to throw away a huge lead in the West Indies, the wheels come off India and the Women's Ashes is off to a damp non-start! Plus, in Part Two (25:48): we discuss the huge issue of the cost of youth cricket and ask whether this is contributing to excluding working class people from the game. To add to the discussion, we include 5 minute highlights on the topic from our interview last week with cricket social historian Duncan Stone giving his perspective. If you haven't...

For an extra RSP Deep Dive this week, we interview author and social researcher Duncan Stone. Duncan's explosive new book, Different Class: The Story of English Cricket exposes an alternative social history of the game from its earliest days to the present, and indeed the future. He shows how the use of a 'gentleman's amateur' approach was formed to the deliberate exclusion of working class participation in the game, how that thinking went on to underpin our thinking on the 'spirit of...

Part One 02:10 - England crash to 4-0 in Australia 17:24 - India's defeat in SA & the end of the Kohli era 31:49 - Ireland make history in the West Indies 34:29 - Zac's update on the U19 World Cup! Part Two 36:41 - Pitch Inspection: Mark Ramprakash on the Yorkshire Scandal 44:25 - Women's Ashes Preview 53:50 - Zac's Quick Question A packed Rain Stopped Play this week! As the Ashes and India vs South Africa series come to an end, we wrap up the key talking points before looking ahead to...

A New Year brings a slightly new format for Rain Stopped Play, with the introduction of our new segments Around the Grounds, Tweet of the Week and Zac's Quick Question.  Essentially, we still just chat about cricket - starting with England's somewhat mood-settling draw in Australia, India's tight series in South Africa and a truly extraordinary few days in Bangladeshi cricket history. Join Dan, Will, Glenn and Zac for another incredible year of cricket, by and for the fans. Follow us on...

In our second ever special episode, Zac is joined by Scouting Cricket's Ronan Alexander for a comprehensive preview on the Under-19s World Cup which starts on January 14th. The guys take you through each team playing at this year's World Cup team by team and pick out a few key players to keep an eye out for. Listen out for some predictions towards the end of the episode too! Massive thanks to Ronan for joining us on the pod this week and sharing his expertise with us. You can find him on...

So, this is it. Australia have officially retained the Ashes with two tests to spare. A longer Rain Stopped Play today as we take a deep dive into where England lost this series, how deep the crisis in the game goes and whether we can ever be competitive in the Test format again. Plus, is Chris Silverwood on another planet and who could replace Joe root as captain? Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod

Happy Holidays! We know we said we wouldn't be back before Christmas on the previous podcast - it turns out, that wasn't true! In a bonus Christmas special, our full RSP team have a bit of fun looking back over the year that was cricket in 2021 - our highs and lows, heroes and villains, and at last some accountability for the worst take someone has uttered on this podcast. We revive the Rain-ies, our surely now famous set of improvised cricketing awards. Featuring: Game of the YearMoment of...

It's a Sad England special on this week's Rain Stopped Play. It's cold, Covid is back with a vengeance and Joe Root is taking shots at his own bowlers. Dan, Glenn and Will are here to wade through the darkness and hopefully provide a cathartic moan before looking to the future. Plus, stay to the end for a frankly bizarre detour through the England camp's woes, via US foreign policy and the Marshall Plan. Merry Christmas! Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod and be sure to catch us Live on...

It’s a real throwback episode today, as Rain Stopped Play’s co-founders Dan and Glenn reunite for a Moscow mule-fueled analysis of England’s dismal performance in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Well, we say dismal—Dan was feeling pretty optimistic until an hour alongside Glenn’s downbeat company reminded him of England’s many, many, problems.   Indeed, it took all of one ball in this Ashes to shatter English aspirations, as the tourists’ plans were left looking more exposed than Rory...

Better late than never - we bring you the RSP team's preview thoughts on England vs Australia, just in time for the first ball to be bowled. Can Dan stomach an England team missing Broad *and *Anderson? Will England win a game? Where on Earth is the 5th test being held? Join Dan and Zac for their final thoughts ahead of one of the strangest Ashes series we can remember. And no, we're not going to talk about Tim Paine. Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod, and if you're listening on the day...

For our first Rain Stopped Play Deep Dive, we take a closer look at how some of cricket's biggest names became embroiled in it's deepest scandal in decades. More importantly, we look at not just what went wrong, but how we begin to fix it. Special thanks to Taj Butt, Chris Marshall, Tom Brown and Adam Kelly for giving us their thoughts. And wait to the end for a discussion on how we move forward with RSP regulars Will Singh and Glenn Houlihan. Follow our guests on Twitter: @ButtTaj,...

Yes, well done Australia - we are all very, very happy for you. A reluctant Rain Stopped Play team have gathered to congratulate Australia and review the comfortable win at the men's T20 World Cup final. To cheer ourselves up, we've come up with our very own awards to commemorate the 2020(2021) T20 World Cup - The Rainys! We hand out awards to our player of the tournament and our favourite moment of the tournament. We also have awards for the the saddest moment of the tournament and the...

Welcome to Rain Stopped Play's snapshot reaction to the two semi finals at the men's T20 World Cup. We round up the Kiwi's redemption versus England, work out what exactly Australia keep doing to win games and try hard not to blame Hasan Ali for Pakistan's devastating loss. Was that Morgan's last game in charge of England? Will David Warner's form see Australia over the line? And what is the best hairstyle to have in Dubai? All this and a voice note from Glenn in this episode, enjoy! Follow...

As the title would suggest, this was a particularly disorderly episode. It appears, sadly, that the T20 World Cup has put the entire Rain Stopped Play team off cricket. Will Australia or New Zealand cause an upset in the semi finals? Can Dan ever watch a team chase down 140 again? More importantly, what on earth took place on Zac’s rail replacement bus? All will be revealed. Don’t forget: tune in, drop out.  Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod

Join us for another chaotic show as a full Rain Stopped Play cohort debate the biggest stories in cricket this week. After Glenn escapes from a broken lift in time to make the recording, the episode begins with a sober reflection on Yorkshire’s latest PR debacle. Who on earth is signing off on these appalling statements?  Then we tackle all things T20 World Cup: England’s rampant wins, India’s shocking defeats, and the very tired looking minnows. As the race to book a place in the...

It's our first T20 World Cup round up episode and the lads are itching to get stuck into England and Pakistan's perfect performances. We start with the stunning Ben Stokes news and chat about the upcoming IPL expansion - how much is an IPL franchise now worth? We also briefly round up the preliminary stages of the World Cup with pod favourites Scotland and Namibia making it through to the Super 12s but Will's favourites Oman sadly falling short. We then dive into the post mortem for India:...

As the name suggests, this podcast is looking at the best of the rest of the teams at the Men's T20 World Cup. Dan and Zac cover the hopes and dreams of Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan. How bad are South Africa? Are Australia a sneaky favourite? Which Pakistan will show up? All this and more in our final preview ahead of the World Cup. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod

It's our second podcast previewing the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup! This episode focusses on what we think are the best three teams coming into the competition: England, India and the West Indies. Does Dan jump the gun calling England favourites? Is Will's potential India XI the most chaotic ever? And Zac tells us why the West Indies are so much fun and how they're going to win the whole tournament again...Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod

Join us for a very special episode as we preview the T20 World Cup 'minnows' involved in the tournament's opening group stage. In what becomes a surreal hour, the Rain Stopped Play team each introduce two teams they have researched, or in some cases, fallen in love with. Glenn is now a die-hard Namibia supporter, Dan's dreaming of Scottish success, and Will's writing a PhD thesis about Oman. Most importantly, we all want Papua New Guinea to do well. It's chaos. Follow us on Twitter:...

It's Zac and Will on the pod this week and, unfortunately, they forgot to press the record button the first time around, so you're listening to take two of this podcast. They promised the first pod they recorded was an awe inspiring game changer, so did they manage to recreate it a second time around? The chaps round up the closing action of the IPL group stages, chat about the India vs Australis women's Test match and spend the 10 seconds that the BWT Final deserved. Also, is there too much...