About this episode
Mark Chapman discusses England's upcoming Test summer with former players and a New Zealand bowler.
Mark Chapman is joined by three men who all played for England, former captain Sir Alastair Cook, former batter Mark Ramprakash and former fast bowler Steven Finn. Not many England coaches survive a thrashing by Australia. But Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes will continue to lead the side starting with that 1st Test against New Zealand on Thursday at Lord’s. There’ll be at least one man making his debut at Lord’s on Thursday - Durham batter Emilio Gay is expected to open after a piling on the runs during the opening block of the County Championship. Ollie Robinson is also back in the squad for the first time since being dropped after the tour of India in 2024. England’s Test summer begins where rain and grey skies are forecast. The panel get a look into the opposition and are joined by New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry. On Tuesday, it’s England women’s last match before the T20 World Cup which starts next week. They face India at Taunton with the series level at one all. All rounder Dani Gibson joins Test Match Special. TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:50 Brendon McCullum 03:50 McCullum given a second chance 08:30 Mark celebrating Arsenal’s Premier League title 09:30 How England should…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Chapman
Guests: Sir Alastair Cook, Mark Ramprakash, Steven Finn, Matt Henry, Dani Gibson
Topics covered
- England cricket
- New Zealand test
- County Championship
- debut players
- women's cricket
- T20 World Cup
Keywords
- England cricket
- New Zealand
- debut
- County Championship
- T20 World Cup
- women's cricket
- Brendan McCullum
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: England, New Zealand, India, County Championship, T20 World Cup
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