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Cricket's newest Test nations face an exciting 2019 after their historic debuts.We'll tell the stories behind Ireland and Afghanistan's journeys to Test cricket.Plus former Ireland international Niall O'Brien and Afghan journalist Emal Pasarly on the next steps in cricket for their respective countries.Picture: Afsar Zazai (AFP) & Kevin O'Brien (Getty Images)

As Australia level the series with India in Perth, former Australia batsman Ed Cowan analyses the spat between captains Tim Paine and Virat Kohli.Plus Dwayne Bravo on the West Indies' love affair with Twenty20 cricket.Picture: Virat Kohli and Tim Paine (Getty Images)

One Test down, and it is advantage India Down Under. In a thrilling final day in Adelaide, India claimed victory - their first on Australian soil since 2008. The Stumped team analyse the action and savour what looks to be a Test series for the ages. Can India go on to do something special? Or will Australia stamp out their ball-tampering demons in their first home Test since the scandal in March? We hear from Australian greats Allan Border and Mitchell Johnson, along with Indian batter Aakash Chopra. (Photo: Virat Kohli celebrates victory. Credit: Getty Images)

This week’s episode comes from Adelaide as Australia take on India in their first home Test since their ball-tampering scandal in South Africa earlier this year. Alison Mitchell is joined by Harsha Bhogle and Jim Maxwell in the Adelaide Oval commentary box as they reflect on the action so far.

Australia women's captain Meg Lanning reflects on their dominant victory over England in the World Twenty20 final.Plus, as cricket makes a bid for inclusion in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, South Africa's Paul Adams remembers his team's gold medal in the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur.Photo: South Africa celebrate 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medal (Getty)

Reaction to the opening exchanges between Australia and India as the Aussies name their squad for the first two Tests.Are safety concerns and lack of opportunities in schools limiting the take-up of cricket among girls in India?Plus, we meet 30-year-old New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel, who inspired his team to one of the closest victories in Test history. Photo: Ajaz Patel (Getty Images)

Australia have their fourth World Twenty20 title in sight - we hear from Ellyse Perry on how the women's team have bypassed the fiasco involving the scathing cultural review on Cricket Australia.This week, Australia fast bowler John Hastings retired because of a bleeding lung condition and we hear from England spinner Jack Leach on coping with Crohn's disease.Picture - Ellyse Perry (Getty Images)

It's being called a global epidemic. More allegations of match-fixing at the highest level of cricket.But why aren't the players implicated by Al Jazeera being named, and what more can be done to cut the link between the fixers and the players?Plus - as one great bowler prepares to call time on his career, another announces himself on the game's biggest stage.

In an in-depth interview first broadcast in 2018, Australian legend Shane Warne looks back at his cricketing career, from taking 708 wickets in 145 Tests for Australia to bowling the most famous delivery of all time: the Ball of the Century.Image: Shane Warne (Credit: BBC)

Australia look to repair relationships and build bridges from the cheating scandal that rocked the sport - we discuss Australia's new look squad as they face Pakistan in a two Test series in the UAE. We also look ahead to the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League with rising star, Nepal's international Sandeep Lamichhane and we speak to Chris Carter who has decided to give up a career in cricket to become a pilot.Picture - Tim Paine (Credit - Getty Images)