Episodes
Former international umpire John Holder joins Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks to rid you of your cricketing quandaries. A six or a dead ball? A no ball or a wicket? And can you clean a cricket ball with your beard?
Published 07/26/24
Published 07/26/24
Jonathan Agnew is joined by BBC Sport's chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt and the Daily Telegraph's Will MacPherson to preview the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston. We hear from captain Ben Stokes, who's named an unchanged side as England aim to complete a series clean sweep. And former West Indies batter Carlos Brathwaite joins the pod to give an insight into potential Test debutant Akeem Jordan.
Published 07/25/24
Henry Moeran is joined by the former England spinner Phil Tufnell, Sussex head coach and former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace and three-time Ashes winner Steven Finn to discuss the meteoric rise of England's new star spinner Shoaib Bashir after he tore through the West Indies batting lineup to secure victory for England in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Captain Ben Stokes says Bashir's "shown the world what he can do" after becoming the youngest England bowler to take a...
Published 07/23/24
It's time for The Hundred! Alex Hartley and Kate Cross preview the tournament, which begins this week. Kate tells us about her excitement at joining up again with the Northern Superchargers and Alex has a new role for this year's competition. The pair look at who the key players for each side could be, and who the main contenders for the women and men's titles are. And we're joined by New Zealand international Lauren Down following the white-ball series against England. Lauren gives a...
Published 07/23/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan and Carlos Brathwaite on the Trent Bridge pitch for reaction to Shoaib Bashir taking five wickets and England bowl the West Indies out in just one session to seal the series against West Indies. Captain Ben Stokes reveals he didn't see a victory coming so quickly, whilst Bashir reflects on a "special" evening taking five wickets in his first time bowling on home soil. Player of the match Ollie Pope tells Aggers that he's pleased to...
Published 07/21/24
Jonathan Agnew welcomes former Crystal Palace and Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison to the TMS commentary box. The 5Live football pundit discusses his friendship with former England bowler Alex Tudor, how he dealt with the pressure of developing through youth football, and the differences between captaining a cricket team to a football team. Plus, Clinton reveals the hard work that goes into being a pundit.
Published 07/21/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook and Fazeer Mohammed to look back on England’s batters building a strong lead over the West Indies on day three at Trent Bridge. Chris Woakes reflects on a day where there was more for the bowlers because of the conditions, and West Indies’ Josh Da Silva reveals the “fun” he had during the last wicket partnership with Shamar Joseph. Plus, Simon Mann speaks to former Glamorgan all-rounder Sam Kirnan, who coaches the West Indies’ Kavem Hodge & Alick...
Published 07/20/24
Jonathan Agnew talks to Dr Adam Rutherford. The scientist, educator and author regularly appearing on television and radio, and along with Dr Hannah Fry hosts the hugely successful BBC Sounds podcast “The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry”. From the TMS commentary box at Trent Bridge they discuss Adam's style when playing cricket, the lack of scientific testing to fully understand how and why a cricket ball swings, and which TMS regular is Aggers loosely related to?
Published 07/20/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & Fazeer Mohammed for reaction to Kavem Hodge’s hundred which keeps West Indies in the test at Trent Bridge. England assistant coach Paul Collingwood gives an injury update on Mark Wood who went off the field late on in the day & Kavem Hodge says the West Indies’ success is down to digging in and sticking to their plan. Plus, Stuart Broad speaks to Aggers as he reacted to having an end named after him at Trent Bridge.
Published 07/19/24
Daniel Norcross gathers together four legendary West Indies players who have all been Knighted for their services to cricket and who all come from the same island. Antigua may be only 14 miles long and just 11 miles wide, with a population 550 times smaller than the UK – but it has produced an incredible number of great cricketers. Norcross has been speaking to Sir Andy Roberts, Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Viv Richards.
Published 07/19/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan & Fazeer Mohammed for reaction to the first day’s play between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge. Century-hitter Ollie Pope reflects on a "strong" day for England and West Indies spinner Kevin Sinclair says they let England get too many runs as poor fielding and dropped catches hurt his side's determination to limit the home team. Plus, author Simon Lister joins Aggers to talk about the first permanent black captain of...
Published 07/18/24
Following on from James Anderson’s retirement, Henry Moeran is joined by Phil Tufnell, Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Steven Finn to discuss his final Test Match and to look at what’s next for England. They talk about who may replace him and what an England side without him will look like. Plus Lauren Bell drops by ahead of the final match of England’s women’s T20 series with New Zealand.
Published 07/15/24
Alex and Kate are back for a full catch-up after a mini-summer break. It's Alex's first podcast in the UK for a while and she has tales of returning from the World Cup and being in Barbados during Hurricane Beryl. Crossy has a sore neck, but that hasn't stopped her becoming the best seam bowler in the World during the series against New Zealand! But is she a better ranked all-rounder than Alex? And there's plenty of time for listeners' questioners, including the most embarrassing autograph...
Published 07/13/24
Jonathan Agnew speaks to Michael Anderson, Jimmy’s father, to learn more about the legendary bowler away from the cricket pitch. They discuss him developing as a youngster at Lancashire, playing snooker, and when the family began to believe Jimmy could make it as a professional cricketer. Plus, Anderson’s Tailenders co-hosts Greg James, Felix White, and Matt Horan (Mattchin). They talk about the alternative side to Anderson, as well as the “fierce competitor” mode that he sometimes brings to...
Published 07/13/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan on the Lord’s pitch for reaction to Jimmy Anderson bowing out to cricket for England with a win over the West Indies. Hear from the man of the moment, Jimmy Anderson, as well as England captain Ben Stokes, Player of the match Gus Atkinson, Ollie Pope, and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite.
Published 07/12/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Michael Vaughan and Carlos Brathwaite to discuss England's dominant display on day three at Lord's. They discuss England's variety of speed with the bat and Jamie Smith scoring 70 on debut whilst also impressing behind the stumps. England’s wicketkeeper Jamie Smith talks about the atmosphere in the stadium as he stood waiting for James Anderson to join him in the middle for England's last partnership, and West Indies bowler Jayden Seales...
Published 07/11/24
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan and Carlos Brathwaite to discuss Gus Atkinson taking seven wickets on debut at Lord’s as James Anderson begins his farewell. They talk about the professionalism in England’s batting order, and look at the West Indies lack of preparation putting them on the back foot heading into this series. England’s debutant Gus Atkinson reacts to the day’s play and also West Indies assistant coach Jimmy Adams talks to Alison Mitchel. Plus, Andrew Strauss looks...
Published 07/10/24
Jonathan Agnew sits down with James Anderson ahead of his final Test for England at Lord's, starting on Wednesday against the West Indies. More than 20 years after making his Test debut, England's leading wicket-taker reveals his favourite moments from his career and why he believes he's been at the top for so long. Anderson also discusses his future role helping England's pace bowlers, and reveals how much he's looking forward to playing in his final Test match.
Published 07/10/24
Jonathan Agnew hears from both captains and the retiring Jimmy Anderson ahead of the first Test. Plus, Fazeer Mohammad and Stephan Shemilt offer their pre-match thoughts.
Published 07/09/24
Plenty of talking points in England’s opening men’s Test squad for the summer with the likes of Dillon Pennington and Jamie Smith included and Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow dropped. James Anderson, as expected, is in the squad for the Lord’s Test which will be his last before retirement. Meanwhile Jack Leach misses out in favour of his Somerset team-mate Shoaib Bashir. Isabelle Westbury is joined by former England spinner, coach, selector and director of cricket Ashley Giles who’s now Chief...
Published 06/30/24
India ended their 13-year wait for a world title by fighting back against South Africa in a thriller. Henry Moeran is joined by Steve Finn and Alex Hartley to reflect on a dramatic T20 World Cup final, where South Africa couldn't get over the line. There's reaction from captains Rohit Sharma and Aiden Markram. Plus player of the match Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, player of the tournament.
Published 06/29/24
Henry Moeran, Steven Finn, Alex Hartley and Geoff Lemon look ahead to the T20 World Cup Final and discuss England's disappointment. Plus, we hear from Matthew Mott and Ben Stokes.
Published 06/28/24
England's World Cup defence is over as India thrash them by 68 runs to book their place in the final. Henry Moeran is joined by Steve Finn, Alex Hartley and Phil Tufnell to dissect where it went wrong for England. There's reaction from captains Jos Buttler and Rohit Sharma. Plus, we look ahead to Saturday's final between South Africa and India.
Published 06/27/24
After a dramatic Super Eights, we're ready for the semi-finals in the Caribbean. Henry Moeran, Steven Finn and Geoff Lemon preview two huge games and predict the finalists.
Published 06/25/24