

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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Jul 27, 2021 • 57min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Remember the name!
Kate and Alex are joined by Carlos Brathwaite - T20 World Cup winner, commentary superstar and fellow Manchester Original. And yes, he does talk about the Shipping Forecast...

Jul 20, 2021 • 36min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - it's only Harmanpreet Kaur on the pod!
All the usual fun and nonsense plus Harmanpreet Kaur, one of India's greatest players, stops by ahead of playing in the opening game of The Hundred. Oh, and we also discuss spuds.

Jul 13, 2021 • 39min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Captain Crossy, preparing for The Hundred and melted ice cream
As they prepare to become Manchester Originals, Kate and Alex talk ODI catches, who's the better captain and dissect some VERY unusual listener habits.

Jul 6, 2021 • 52min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Crossy's 5-for, Tammy Beaumont, and messy flats
Superstar batter Tammy Beaumont joins Kate and Alex for a chat as they reflect on the recent ODI series vs India. Plus, Alex wishes she'd kept Kate's flat a little bit tidier...

Jun 28, 2021 • 46min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - ODI victory, stolen mugs and more(!) Hartley fielding heroics
Fresh from a big performance against India in the first ODI, Kate Cross joins Alex Hartley to talk about England's white-ball series. Look out for some memorable emails, too.

Jun 22, 2021 • 45min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Test match fun, publicity shoots and a chat with James Taylor
Fresh from a thrilling Test match in Bristol, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley reveal all from the field and commentary box. Plus, former England batsman James Taylor joins the pod.

Jun 15, 2021 • 55min
No Balls: The Cricket Podcast - Chris Woakes, special catches and dodgy DIY
England's Kate Cross and World Cup winner Alex Hartley arrive on BBC Sounds to talk life, lockdown and a bit of cricket. England star Chris Woakes is this week's special guest.

Apr 13, 2021 • 33min
The 2021 IPL is up and running
The most expensive player in IPL history - Chris Morris - tells TMS about the pressure to perform, plus Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Kal Sajad and Henry Moeran preview the tournament.

Feb 14, 2021 • 35min
15 wickets fall on day two in Chennai
Jonathan Agnew is joined by former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook to discuss a dominant day for India in Chennai. Plus, we hear from Graham Thorpe.

Feb 13, 2021 • 37min
'"India well on top" after the first day in Chennai
Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook talk through a day that saw a century for Rohit Sharma and plenty of excitement for the bowlers.


