Round The Stumps Podcast

Get ready as the England white ball squads reconvene for three T20s and three ODIs against Sri Lanka to close out the summer. With injuries floating around the England camp, who will they play? Who will Sri Lanka bring to the British Isle and what is to be made of Kevin Pietersen's return to the England set up?

It's back to winning ways for England as the reset of the reset seems to have worked to perfection. Their four-string pace bowling attack is dominant as Jordan Cox and Dan Lawrence continue to give the England selectors a good headache to have. But what is going on with Pakistan with seven players dropped from the squad and the removal of their head coach ahead of the final Test? We chat all this and more in the latest Round The Stumps podcast.

I sat down with Liam Clarke, comedy cricket content creator, to discuss all things cricket. How did he get to run in the Vitality Blast Finals Day Mascot Race? What is his opinion on the effect of The Hundred on domestic cricket? And how did he react when the Brydon Carse news broke? We discuss all this and more in the latest Round The Stumps podcast.

With bat, ball and in the field, England were on top of the opening Test against Pakistan, showing just how clinical they can be in victory. We look over their impressive performance, players who might be in danger in the future and what we can expect from the second Test this week at Lord's.

Seven Tests remain for England before Australia travel to take on the Ashes next summer, and each of those seven tests is as important as the next. But a new coach - not yet with the squad - new captain, and still not having the desired 11 available to play leaves this series feeling a bit transitional.

There's been a lot going on in the world of cricket, so come and take some time with the latest Power Play Podcast to catch you up-to-date with everything that's been going on.

New investment, new team names, new players and a new trophy. There's a lot to get your head around ahead of The Hundred starting on Tuesday 21sy July, with opening fixtures seeing MI London take on SunRisers Leeds. Get up to scratch with how The Hundred works and what you should be looking out for! Join the Round The Stumps Fantasy League with code NCK5HS

Ben Stokes has walked, Brendon McCullum has been stood down as Test Head Coach and England have just over a month to replace them both. It's all a bit of a mess for the ECB, and we sit down and try to work out what is next for the England Men's Test team. Who do you think should be the next Head Coach and Captain for England?

The amount of firsts for India in this T20 series against England shows just how far the reigning world champions have fallen, and just how well England are doing in this format. Now ranked world number 1, England showed no mercy as they trounced India in a 4-0 series win, taking the series with a game in hand. In this episode, we look back over the series, some stand out performances and where it went wrong for India before looking ahead to the ODI leg of the series which gets underway on the 14th July.

As Chris Millard steps down as Managing Director for the Barmy Army, England's Cricket Supporter's Club, we sat down to discuss his time with the world-renowned group, the growth and changes he's seen during his eight years running the ship, Ashes Down Under and the current state of English cricket. Thanks once again to Chris for giving his time to the podcast!

In this Power Play Podcast, we look over Tammy Beaumont's international career, discuss the latest in the Ben Stokes retirement story and see where all the counties stand in the Women's and Men's Vitality Blast as we approach Finals Day.

English Test cricket sees itself in a dire need of a rebuild after the post-Ashes reset has failed and cost the dressing room its captain. But what comes next? What even was Bazball? How was it so successful to start but so disappointing at its end? We talk all that and more in the latest Round The Stumps Podcast.

England take on India in a 5-match T2o series ahead of three ODIs

What a rollercoaster this Test was. Not only have New Zealand taken their first Test series of three or more tests victory in England since 1999 and England have lost their first Test series of three or more tests at home since 2012, but Ben Stokes departed from International cricket, effective immediately. We'll talk through all that and more in the third test review from the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy England vs New Zealand Test series.

As we come to the end of the group stage of the ICC 2026 T20 Women's World Cup, we look back over the performances of all of the teams, discuss how the semi finals might unfold and predict who will be champions after the final on Sunday.

In the wake of curfewgate and enforced changes to the squad, England entered the second Test against New Zealand very much with a disrupted team, something which New Zealand took full opportunity to exploit with incredible performances from Glenn Phillips and Matt Henry. We discuss the performance of England in this Test whilst looking ahead to the final game at Trent Bridge and talk about England's prospects of winning the series, and what might happen if they don't.

In the latest Power Play Podcast, we reflect on Kane Williamson's incredible international career, talk the latest on the Ben Stokes/Gus Atkinson situation (that is still, somehow, going on) and catch up on who is looking like they're going to make qualification in the ICC 2026 T20 Women's World Cup.

The ICC 2026 Women's T20 World Cup is on the brink of starting, so we take this moment to sit down, explain the format and go through the squads to try and make a prediction of who will come out as World Champions in just under a month's time.

Rob Key address the media on Thursday ahead of the second New Zealand Test to talk about the Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson nightclub incident. In this Power Play Podcast, we react to his response to the ongoing situation and discuss whether England Cricket has a drinking culture or if the issue is much bigger than that.

The impressive England Test victory over New Zealand at Lords was overshadowed by an unsatisfactory wicket, heavily bowler favouring conditions and an incident that saw Ben Stokes and GUs Atkinson break the team curfew. We discuss all this and what the future of England Test cricket could look like in the latest Round The Stumps Podcast.