Test Match Special
by BBC Radio 5 Live
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- 🇺🇸US · Cricket#11M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Cricket#11M to 3M
- 🇩🇪DE · Cricket#11M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Cricket#31M to 3M
- 🇯🇵JP · Cricket#1300K to 800K
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Should Root be captain? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred
Jul 27, 2026
22m 05s
What is the greatest cricket book?
Jul 24, 2026
41m 40s
Did Bazball work? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred
Jul 22, 2026
20m 25s
England continue hunt for new head coach & The Hundred preview
Jul 20, 2026
55m 49s
England seal series with record Lord's ODI total
Jul 19, 2026
48m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 7/27/26 | Should Root be captain? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred | Aatif Nawaz is behind-the-scenes as the BBC TV team descends on Trent Bridge for Trent Rockets against London Spirit, but he's asking them - should Joe Root be the next Test captain?Hear from Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn, former India batter Ajinkya Rahane, world cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent, former #1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, and former India international Deep Dasgupta.Plus, Rahane speaks to Amber Sandhu about his time working for the BBC. | 22m 05s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | What is the greatest cricket book? | 2026 is the National Year of Reading and to mark the event the TMS team debate which is the best cricket book of all time?From the iconic “Beyond a Boundary” by CLR James to Harry Thompson’s “Penguins Stopped play”. From Duncan Hamilton’s biography of Harold Larwood to the groundbreaking autobiography of Marcus Trescothick “Coming Back to me”.Daniel Norcross is joined by award winning writer Simon Wilde, journalist and vociferous reader Jim Wallace and author and broadcaster Annie Chave who is also a judge for the Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year. We also hear from Andy Zaltzman, Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew, Jeremy Coney, and Simon Mann on their favourite cricket booksThe 2026 National Year of Reading is the biggest campaign in a generation designed to help more people to discover or rediscover the joy of reading with the theme to “Go all in” on passions and interests. | 41m 40s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Did Bazball work? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred | Henry Moeran is at The Oval during The Hundred opener between MI London and SunRisers Leeds chatting to the Test Match Special team their thoughts on Bazball whilst not on TV.Hear from Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Carlos Brathwaite, Katey Martin, Steven Finn, and even Tymal Mills whilst he's having his makeup done before going on air! | 20m 25s | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | England crickethead coach search+4 | Phil TufnellTymal Mills+4 | EnglandThe Hundred+3 | PakistanIndia | England crickethead coach+7 | — | 55m 49s | ||
| 7/19/26 | ODI seriescricket+4 | Sir Alastair CookDeep Dasgupta | BBCIndia | — | EnglandIndia+6 | — | 48m 41s | ||
| 7/17/26 | RugbyWorld Cup+3 | Sarah Bern | Red Roses | Lord’sTwickenham | RugbyWorld Cup+3 | — | 26m 15s | ||
| 7/17/26 | cricketODI series+4 | Vic MarksDeep Dasgupta | BBC Radio 5 Live | Sophia GardensLord's+2 | Joe RootODI series+5 | — | 37m 23s | ||
| 7/14/26 | England cricketIndia cricket+3 | Deep DasguptaVic Marks | Bob Willis fund | IndiaEdgbaston | England cricketIndia defeat+3 | — | 38m 07s | ||
| 7/13/26 | England cricketTest match+5 | Alex HartleyKatherine Sciver-Brunt+1 | BBCBBC Radio 5 Live | Lord'sIndia | England cricketIndia cricket+7 | — | 48m 28s | ||
| 7/12/26 | retirementcricket+3 | Heather Knight | England | — | Heather Knightretirement+3 | — | 38m 20s | ||
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| 7/12/26 | Brendon McCullumEngland Men's cricket+3 | Jonathan AgnewSteven Finn+1 | ECB | — | Brendon McCullumEngland cricket+3 | — | 40m 49s | ||
| 7/11/26 | England cricketIndia cricket+4 | Michael CarberryDeep Dasgupta | EnglandIndia | Lord’s | Jos ButtlerHarry Brook+6 | — | 47m 15s | ||
| 7/10/26 | cricketwomen's cricket+4 | Alex HartleyAnnesha Ghosh+1 | — | Lord’s | Sophie EcclestoneLord's+7 | — | 46m 18s | ||
| 7/7/26 | England inflict record defeat on India | England beat World Champions India by 125 runs at Trent Bridge to go two up in the T20 series. It’s India’s heaviest T20 defeat. England made 201/5 and then bowled out India for only 76.Simon Mann is joined by former England bowler Steven Finn and ex India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta. Plus, Henry Moeran speaks with the two captains Harry Brook and Shreyas Iyer.The 4th T20 is on Thursday with commentary on 5 Sports Extra from 5.15pm. | 16m 16s | ||||||
| 7/5/26 | England well beaten as Australia get SEVENTH world title | Alison Mitchell is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley, former New Zealand wicketkeeper Katey Martin, and Australian commentator Geoff Lemon for reaction to Australia’s seventh world title, beating England in a full-house at Lord’s.Also, hear from England head coach Charlotte Edwards, Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney. | 37m 15s | ||||||
| 7/4/26 |  Sciver-Brunt on T20 World Cup Final: "You don't want any what-ifs..." | Nat Sciver-Brunt chats to Henry Moeran looking ahead to the World Cup Final against Australia. Plus, the thoughts of 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley and BBC Sport's Matt Henry. | 32m 24s | ||||||
| 7/4/26 | Inside the Women’s T20 World Cup: Dunkley and Jones give us the goss! | Head inside the England camp during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. England World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent speaks to batter Sophia Dunkley and wicketkeeper Amy Jones about featuring in Vogue magazine, as well as their funniest cricketing moment and which England legend was once Jones’ landlady?You can WATCH this episode in full on BBC iPlayer just by searching 'Test Match Special'. | 21m 05s | ||||||
| 7/3/26 |  Sciver-Brunt 75 sends England into World Cup Final | Henry Moeran is joined by England World Cup winner Alex Hartley and South Africa broadcaster Firdose Moonda to reflect on England’s 40 run semi-final win in front of a record crowd at the Oval. We hear from player of the match and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt plus England spinner Sophie Ecclestone and the South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt. And we discuss how England can beat Australia on Sunday in a final you can hear on BBC Sounds from 3pm. | 26m 05s | ||||||
| 7/1/26 | The 2017 World Cup winners’ reunion | Isa Guha gets together some of England’s key figures from their 2017 World Cup victory. Captain Heather Knight, player of the final Anya Shrubsole, player of the tournament Tammy Beaumont, fellow opener Lauren Winfield Hill and Danni Wyatt-Hodge who was part of the squad then and like Knight is in the current team hoping to lift another World Cup trophy at Lord’s this week. | 43m 47s | ||||||
| 7/1/26 | What next for England's Men? | Daniel Norcross is alongside former England captain Sir Alastair Cook and former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta to discuss what comes next for England.Is Harry Brook the answer? Is there another experienced member of the squad who could step up in the meantime? And could a captaincy candidate come from outside the current squad? | 31m 29s | ||||||
| 6/30/26 | Ben Stokes: the man of the moments | Jonathan Agnew is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, and Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn for a look-back at Ben Stokes' England career.Hear some of Stokes' iconic moments, and retired captain speaks to Simon Mann. Plus, cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt puts Stokes' career into context. | 36m 46s | ||||||
| 6/29/26 | “I’m Done” Stokes says no going back on retirement. | Ben Stokes joins the podcast as he ends up on the losing side in his last international game.Jonathan Agnew also gets the thoughts of Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Andy Zaltzman and Jeremy Coney.Plus, we hear from Brendon McCullum, Joe Root, Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell. | 46m 09s | ||||||
| 6/28/26 | Stokes retires from international cricket | Simon Mann speaks to out-going England captain Ben Stokes as he announces his retirement from international cricket during the final Test match at Trent Bridge between England and New Zealand.Hear reaction from former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, as well as Jonathan Agnew and Steven Finn. | 42m 12s | ||||||
| 6/28/26 | View from the Boundary: Luke Kempner | Jonathan Agnew is joined by comedian, actor, and impressionist Luke Kempner at Trent Bridge. Kempner has just finished a West End run and World tour playing the iconic Master of the House Thenardier in the musical Les Misérables. Kempner tells Aggers how he was introduced to cricket by his TMS loving Nan, he shares the story of his most embarrassing batting experience and of course there are plenty of impressions including Henry Blofeld, Geoff Boycott, Richie Benaud, Jim Maxwell, Jeremy Coney and Aggers himself. | 34m 54s | ||||||
| 6/27/26 | England Women overpower New Zealand at The Oval | Henry Moeran is joined by World Cup winner Isa Guha, Geoff Lemon and Annesha Ghosh to look back at England's convincing win over New Zealand to power into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. We hear from player of the match Danni Wyatt-Hodge, both captains as well as the England head coach Charlotte Edwards. And Alex Hartley tells Dan Norcross what it's like playing in a World Cup semi-final. | 42m 44s | ||||||
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Chart history for Test Match Special
Peaked at #1 in United States, top 10 in 37 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in United States.
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Chart Positions
50 placements across 37 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 37 markets.