Test Match Special
BBC Radio 5 Live
The Test Match Special team bring you the very best reaction, insight & analysis of the Ashes Test series with daily episodes from down under.
Episodes
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Feb 13, 2024 • 50min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - It's a Valentine's Special with two very special guests!
Your two favourite Red Roses - Kate Cross and Alex Hartley - team up with the Tailenders team to talk all things Valentine's Day. Stand by for some truly cringeworthy stories...
Feb 8, 2024 • 40min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Kate's in Spain, Alex is getting ready for Pakistan!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are both set for cricketing adventures - Alex is off to coach in Pakistan, Kate's heading to the Women's Premier League. Plus, more animal quandaries.
Feb 7, 2024 • 33min
Cook's recipe for success in India
Daniel Norcross talks to Alastair Cook about what it takes to play cricket in India. Cook captained England to a test series victory in India in 2012, which is still the last time a visiting team won a test series there. Alastair talks about what England do differently to other nations visiting India, where Alastair ranks India as the toughest place to go, and being in a hotel overlooking the Himalayas with 2000 waiting outside for the team.
Jan 31, 2024 • 30min
Kevin Pietersen: Mumbai 2012 in his own words
Kevin Pietersen looks back to November 2012 and his inredible innings of 186 against India in Mumbai. The 2012 series was the last time a touring team won a test series in India. The innings has since been compared to the recent heroics of Ollie Pope following his 196 against India which helped England to win the first match of a five test series.
Jan 30, 2024 • 43min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - England win in India and Alex hits the slopes!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley give their low-down on the England and West Indies men's wins over the weekend, and Alex has the latest from her first skiing trip in 15 years.
Jan 24, 2024 • 26min
India Test series preview - can Stokes and co overcome their toughest assignment?
Jonathan Agnew is joined by Stephan Shemilt and Prakash Wakankar to preview England's Tests in India. Plus, Ben Stokes on how his side will approach this toughest of challenges.
Jan 22, 2024 • 41min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - New cars, England's men in India and a boost for Hundred salaries
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley look at the big cricketing issues of the week (at least some of the time). There's India chat, Hundred money discussions and Alex has a new car.
Jan 15, 2024 • 45min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - dating apps, dog poo bags and David Warner's helicopter
Cricketers Kate Cross and Alex Hartley talk through another week in their lives in cricket. There's a remarkable story about directions, and Kate remembers a joke gone wrong...
Jan 5, 2024 • 36min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - New Year, same No Balls
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are together to look back on Alex's bed-bound Christmas, plus a look-ahead to the New Year with some resolutions from your favourite cricketing duo.
Dec 22, 2023 • 43min
Snow Balls: The Christmas Podcast - It's finally the Aggers episode!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley talk through what went wrong in the Test versus India, and after months of promises it's time to hear from BBC commentary legend Jonathan Agnew.
