Test Match Special

Mar 10 2025 457 ep. 38 mins 26.5k

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Insight and analysis from the Test Match Special team, including interviews with top players.

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Rob Key on England’s Men’s Cricket

Mar 10 2025 52 mins

Mark Chapman is joined by Michael Vaughan, Jimmy Anderson and England men’s managing director Rob Key. They talk about where England’s men’s cricket is at the moment – what’s next? How will England look to change the picture across the board? And what will the process be to replace Jos Buttler as white-ball captain?

Incredible India win Champions Trophy & Rob Key reacts to England’s woes

Mar 09 2025 55 mins

Simon Mann presents reaction to India beating New Zealand and winning the 2025 Champions Trophy. He’s alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley, the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew & Indian commentator Prakash Wakankar.Hear from India’s winning captain Rohit Sharma, as well as Virat Kohli. Plus, player of the tournament New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra

New Zealand nail South Africa to reach final

Mar 05 2025 29 mins

Simon Mann presents reaction to New Zealand beating South Africa to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside former England allrounder Vic Marks and the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for analysis of New Zealand’s win in Lahore.Hear from both captains, Temba Mavuma & Mitchell Santner, as well as player of the match, Rachin Ravindra. Simon, Jonathan

India win a thriller in Dubai

Mar 04 2025 38 mins

Henry Moeran presents reaction to India beating Australia to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside England World Cup winner Alex Hartley and TMS commentator Aatif Nawaz for analysis of India’s win in Dubai.Former Australia ODI & T20 captain Aaron Finch gives his thoughts on the Aussies’ loss.Hear from both captains, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith, as well as play

England hammered & head home winless

Mar 01 2025 34 mins

Simon Mann presents reaction to England’s defeat to South Africa from Karachi which means their Champions Trophy campaign ends without them winning a game.For the final time as England captain, Jos Buttler gives his thoughts on the loss. As does South Africa captain Aiden Markram.England bowler Chris Woakes, former England allrounder Vic Marks, and the BBC’s chief cricket comme

Buttler resigns as white-ball captain

Feb 28 2025 26 mins

As Jos Buttler steps down as England limited overs captain, we hear from him and coach Brendon McCullum. Plus, Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks, who has known Buttler since he was a teenager.

What’s going wrong with English cricket?

Feb 27 2025 54 mins

After England crash out of the Champions Trophy, Henry Moeran and the TMS team ask just what’s going wrong at the moment. Across the men’s and women’s teams, England have lost 16 out of the 17 games they’ve played in 2025. Is it an attitude problem? An image problem? Captaincy? Or is there more to it than that? Henry is joined by World Cup winner Alex Hartley, and TMS colle

Livingstone reflects on Aus loss & Kohli century sees off Pakistan

Feb 23 2025 41 mins

Henry Moeran presents reaction as Virat Kohli hits his fifty-first ODI century as India pile pressure on Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, with the host nation’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages dangling by a thread.In Lahore, Jonathan Agnew and Simon Mann assess England’s tournament hopes after a defeat to Australia in their first game. England allrounder Liam Livin

England lose to Inglis' Australian heroics

Feb 22 2025 39 mins

Simon Mann is with former England allrounder Vic Marks, the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and former England batter Dawid Malan for reaction to England's defeat to Australia in their Champions Trophy opener in Lahore.England captain Jos Buttler gives his thoughts on the loss, as does Ben Duckett despite a record-breaking innings of 165.Australia's Leeds-born game

The Champions Trophy Preview

Feb 18 2025 47 mins

Mark Chapman is joined by former England international Steven Finn, and the Southern Brave and Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills to preview the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai.They look at England’s form coming into the tournament and the criticism Brendan McCullum’s side have received over the amount of training they did in India.We also get the view from Pakistan with TMS