

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.
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Aug 2, 2023 • 33min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast – Broad’s bail tricks and Hundred hopes
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley reflect on an amazing end to the MAshes and WAshes summer and discuss whether Stuart Broad’s bail tricks will catch on. And they look ahead to the start of the Hundred and offer their predictions on which team will win and whether Kate or Alex will take more wickets!

Jul 31, 2023 • 35min
Ashes Daily: Atherton catches up with McGrath
Jonathan Agnew brings together one of the greatest Ashes rivalries for a catch up.Michael Atherton and Glenn McGrath join Aggers in the Test Match Special commentary box at The Oval. They discuss the battles they used to have on the pitch and McGrath getting the wicket of Atherton 19 times in Ashes cricket.

Jul 30, 2023 • 37min
Ashes Daily: The Stuart Broad story
Jonathan Agnew presents a look back on the life and career of Stuart Broad. Hear from Stuart's father, former England opener Chris Broad, his mother Carole, and teammate Steven Finn on his experiences with Broad.

Jul 29, 2023 • 39min
Ashes Daily: View from the Boundary - Stephen Mangan
Jonathan Agnew talks to actor, comedian, presenter and writer Stephen Mangan in the TMS commentary box at The Oval.Mangan recalls memories of following England around the world, watching cricket while in geography lessons at school, and meeting Robert De Niro.

Jul 28, 2023 • 40min
Ashes Daily: View from the Boundary - Eddie Hearn
Daniel Norcross talks to promoter, chairman of Matchroom Sport, the Professional Darts Corporation and presenter of 5Live’s No Passion No Point podcast, Eddie Hearn for his views on the game of cricket.Hearn discuss whether the result outweighs the result in sport, how personalities helps cricket grow, and how cricket was the only sport he played growing up.

Jul 25, 2023 • 44min
Ashes Daily: All eyes turn to the Oval
Henry Moeran is joined by the BBC's Chief Cricket Writer Stephan Shemilt and Australian journalist Geoff Lemon to preview the fifth and final Test. Plus, we hear from Harry Brook.

Jul 25, 2023 • 35min
Ashes Daily: Ask The Umpire - with John Holder
Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks ask former international umpire John Holder your questions on the laws of cricket

Jul 22, 2023 • 1h 4min
Ashes Daily: Ball of the century - 30 years on
Jonathan Agnew, Mike Gatting, Mark Taylor, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan & Isa Guha look back on *that* ball from Shane Warne, and share stories of the late Australian. Hear the moment Mike Gatting faced a recreation of the ball from a bowling machine and former Australia captain Mark Taylor finally apologises to Jonathan Agnew for blocking his view of the ball.

Jul 19, 2023 • 38min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - WAshes done, and what a journey it was...
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley have lived the WAshes on the field and in the commentary box. Here's the inside story, including dropped catches, dropped trophies and lots more!

Jul 18, 2023 • 31min
Ashes Daily: England win the ODI series to level the Women’s Ashes
England thrashed Australia in Taunton to draw the Women's Ashes series and inflict a first bilateral one-day international series defeat on the tourists since 2013.In this podcast Henry Moeran is joined by Hundred winner Emily Windsor, former Australia captain Alex Blackwell and England World Cup winner Alex Hartley to look back on a momentous day. We hear from England captain Heather Knight, Australia captain Alyssa Healy and player of the series Nat Sciver-Brunt.


