Test Match Special
BBC Radio 5 Live
The Test Match Special team bring you the very best cricket reaction, insight & analysis.Plus the No Balls podcast with Kate Cross and Alex Hartley brings a fine balance of nonsense and cricket as they welcome some of the biggest names in the sport.
Episodes
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Mar 15, 2023 • 36min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - live from the desert!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are in the Middle East for a pre-season training tour. All the gossip from the trip plus a special catch-up with Saqib Mahmood and Matt Parkinson.
Feb 27, 2023 • 23min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - World Cup review!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley look back on the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup as Australia win for a sixth time. Plus, Kate tells us about a truly horrible paint colour.
Feb 22, 2023 • 39min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - time for the semis!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss record-breaking scores, breakout stars and the T20 World Cup semi-finals! Plus, more reflections on the franchise opportunities coming up.
Feb 15, 2023 • 34min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - World Cup wins and WPL auction drama
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss England's strong start to the T20 World Cup. Plus, a full breakdown of the WPL auction and how it's changed the women's game forever.
Feb 9, 2023 • 37min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Never knowingly under-bowled
England Women's coach Jon Lewis is the guest live from South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup! Also, Alex has a very bold pair of new shoes...
Feb 1, 2023 • 37min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - how do you cut your sandwiches?
Cricketers Kate Cross & Alex Hartley are back to discuss India's win at the U19 World Cup, and a surprise omission from South Africa's squad. There's also time for plenty of icks!
Jan 25, 2023 • 45min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Scrivens Above!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley get all the gossip from the Women's U19 T20 World Cup with England captain Grace Scrivens. Plus, Alex reveals the lengths she went to find her phone...
Jan 13, 2023 • 42min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Salsa, Spots and Supermarkets
England bowler Kate Cross and World Cup winner Alex Hartley are back together for the new year! There's much to discuss, not least that Kate has been picked for the T20 World Cup.
Dec 23, 2022 • 36min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - (a quickly run) Single All the Way!
Kate Cross and Alex Hartley, your favourite cricketing Christmas crackers, are back together again to talk festive icks, retro presents, and - oh yes - England's win in Pakistan!
Dec 22, 2022 • 36min
England’s revolution through the eyes of Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes brings us inside the England camp after a year to remember for the men's Test side. We hear details of Bairstow’s Trent Bridge blitz, the record breaking win over India and how the Lord’s defeat to South Africa was quickly put to bed leading to a series win. Plus, Stokes also recalls how he steered England’s white ball side to T20 glory at the MCG.
