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The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.
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Mar 8, 2019 • 51min
Chin Music to Cha-Cha-Cha
Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose on his unlikely reinvention as a ballroom dancer in Australian TV show Dancing with the Stars.Plus, we meet the man at the centre of cricket's fight against corruption. Alex Marshall, head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, speaks to us from Sri Lanka, one of several cricket-playing countries where match-fixing is not a criminal offence.(Photo: Siobhan Power and Curtly Ambrose Credit: Network 10)

Mar 2, 2019 • 39min
Sri Lanka's history makers
The incredible rebirth of Sri Lankan cricket.Embarrassed by England and thrashed in Australia, how did Sri Lanka become the first Asian team to win a Test series in South Africa? Former all-rounder Russel Arnold has his say.Plus what's happened to the England women's team? World champions in 2017 - and yet struggling to qualify automatically for the defence of their crown in 2021.Photo: Oshada Fernando (Getty Images)

Feb 23, 2019 • 40min
Can England handle World Cup favourites tag?
With fewer than 100 days to go until the Cricket World Cup, we'll hear from the great West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, who lifted the inaugural trophy in 1975. He is unhappy that the tournament has not developed into a truly global event. Plus, former England captain Nasser Hussain tells us why he thinks the hosts and favourites can finally win the World Cup at the 12th time of asking.(Photo: Joe Root in Barbados. Credit: Getty Images)

Feb 16, 2019 • 38min
Root's stance on homophobia
This week, West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel was banned for four ODIs after comments made to Joe Root. The panel discuss the incident which overshadowed England's victory in St Lucia.From Aussie Rules football to international cricket - hear from Australian rising star Jhye Richardson.And there are ten overseas star players that play in both the Women's Big Bash League and the Kia Super League. Even though Rachel Priest plays cricket all over the world, she doesn't represent her nation anymore. She joins us on the programme to explain why.Picture - Shannon Gabriel and Joe Root (Credit - Getty Images)

Feb 8, 2019 • 43min
Are West Indies back for good?
West Indies are back - but for how long? Does the trouncing of England truly herald a second coming for the former giants of the game?Plus former Australia opener Chris Rogers weighs up the strengths and weaknesses of England and Australia six months before the Ashes.And the great Antarctic cricket bat mystery. Photo: John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite celebrate (Getty Images)

Jan 31, 2019 • 48min
When England Stormed Sabina Park
As Australia host Sri Lanka in Canberra, we ask why it's taken so long for the capital city of a cricket-mad nation to stage a Test match.Plus David Capel recalls England's landmark victory over the West Indies in Jamaica in 1990.And the All Blacks take on the Black Caps in New Zealand.Photo: England celebrate in Jamaica (Getty Images)

Jan 24, 2019 • 44min
Strength and Survival: The Billy Cookson Story
English cricketer Billy Cookson on the car crash in Australia that almost cost him his life and his long journey to recovery in a hospital thousands of miles from home.Plus, news and views from the Gabba in Brisbane where a new-look Australia are taking on Sri Lanka.And as Joe Root leads England in the West Indies, his predecessor Alastair Cook speaks about his development as a Test captain.Photo: Car (Victoria Police) and Billy Cookson (Alison Mitchell)

Jan 19, 2019 • 41min
An Audience With AB de Villiers
South Africa's AB de Villiers explains why he thinks playing in Pakistan is worth the risk - and leaves the door slightly ajar for a World Cup return. Plus, three former Pakistan captains give their views on the team's recent slump. And has India's MS Dhoni saved his World Cup place?Photo: AB de Villiers (Getty Images)

Jan 10, 2019 • 46min
India's History-Makers
As India complete the first ever Test series victory in Australia, Alison Mitchell speaks to former India batsman Aakash Chopra and Jim Maxwell runs the rule over the new faces in Australia's squad to play Sri Lanka.Plus West Indies interim coach Richard Pybus speaks to Stumped reporter Sam Sheringham about the size of his task as the Windies prepare to host England.Photo: Virat Kohli (Getty Images)

Jan 3, 2019 • 42min
Is This the Best India Team to Tour Australia?
Ailson Mitchell and Jim Maxwell are at the Sydney Cricket Ground as India take on Australia in the final Test.We speak to a relieved Dale Steyn after the South Africa fast bowler ended his three-and-a-half year wait to become his country's record Test wicket-taker.And we'll be joined by Smriti Mandhana, the Indian batting star and recently crowned women's cricketer of the year.Photo: Chesteshwar Pujara (Getty Images)


