About this episode

The episode discusses the structure of the English summer, ECB's financial concerns, and various cricket matches including England Lions and Bangladesh's series win against Pakistan.

An action-packed show for Cam's first episode in the hosting chair. There's chat about the structure of the English summer, potential financial struggles for the ECB in 2027, replacements for the injured Jacob Bethell, England Lions' defeat to South Africa A, Bangladesh's series win against Pakistan and so much more. 0:00 Intro / 1:45 KIA UK / 2:14 Mark Butcher / 16:31 English summer scheduling & finances / 27:46 Jacob Bethell & England vs New Zealand / 40:34 England Lions / 44:18 Women's podcast / 45:19 Club cricket / 47:19 Win T20 Blast tickets with KIA UK / 47:47 T20 Blast / 59:37 IPL / 1:04:42 Bangladesh vs Pakistan / 1:13:09 Outro KIA UK 🚗 Find out more about KIA’s range of EVs: https://www.kia.com/uk/electric-hybrid-cars/electric-cars/ Win T20 Blast tickets: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-t20/ 📒 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS Digital: https://pktmags.com/wisdensummer26 Print: https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/WCMBEDTIME26 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 #Cricket…

People in this episode

Host: Cam

Topics covered

• English summer cricket
• ECB financial struggles
• Jacob Bethell injury
• England Lions performance
• Bangladesh series win
• T20 Blast
• IPL

Keywords

• England cricket
• Jacob Bethell
• ECB
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• T20 Blast
• IPL
• cricket scheduling
• Cam

Sponsors

KIA UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ECB, England Lions, Bangladesh, Pakistan

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