"It's impossible to justify" | Why have England prioritised intra-squad matches over county cricket?

About this episode

The episode discusses England's focus on intra-squad matches over county cricket and features insights from players and experts.

This week Katya Witney speaks to Lauren Winfield-Hill & Phil Walker in the studio about the action-packed start to the season, before Phil sits down with England World Cup winner Sarah Taylor for a deep dive on all things England Lions, dealing with anxiety and agoraphobia & curating her perfect slip cordon. 0:31 Intro & Lauren's start to the season//12:23 Amu Surenkumar//14:57 Davina Perrin//18:34 England player availability//28:35 Sarah Taylor preamble//37:09 Sarah Taylor The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/ 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #countycricket #englandwomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Katya Witney, Phil Walker

Guests: Lauren Winfield-Hill, Sarah Taylor

Topics covered

• England cricket
• intra-squad matches
• county cricket
• anxiety
• agoraphobia
• girls' cricket

Keywords

• England Lions
• county cricket
• Sarah Taylor
• anxiety
• agoraphobia
• cricket teams
• girls' cricket

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Metro Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund, ECB, Wisden Cricket Monthly

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