About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Ben Stokes scandal on England's cricket performance and features insights on the Women's T20 World Cup.

Jake, Nick and Will are back to reflect on a chastening defeat for England against New Zealand following a chaotic fortnight for English cricket. We discuss whether England had any chance to perform at their best following the Ben Stokes scandal, given the numerous changes to the side and the introduction of three debutants. The guys break down exactly what happened with Stokes behind the scenes and whether his relationship with Brendon McCullum can be fixed now that his return to the side is confirmed. Elsewhere, we get an update from Sonia Twigg on the Women's T20 World Cup and field all your questions as usual too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake, Nick, Will

Guest: Sonia Twigg

Topics covered

• Ben Stokes
• England cricket
• New Zealand cricket
• Women's T20 World Cup
• cricket analysis
• team changes
• debutants

Keywords

• Ben Stokes
• England cricket
• New Zealand
• Brendon McCullum
• Women's T20 World Cup
• debutants
• cricket analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England, New Zealand, Brendon McCullum

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