Test Match Special

The ECB's Managing Director of Men's Cricket Rob Key says there remains uncertainty over the future of Ben Stokes. Plus we hear from Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook.

Henry Moeran is alongside the BBC's Cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt and ESPNCricinfo's Vithushan Ehantharajah to reflect on the news that Joe Root will be leading England in the second Test against New Zealand following the decision to omit Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson from the squad following a breach of team curfew. We also hear from the ECB Director of Cricket Rob Key as well as the BBC's Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew and former England captain Alastair Cook.

Alison Mitchell is joined by World Cup winner Isa Guha and former New Zealand wicket-keeper Katey Martin to look ahead to the Women's T20 World Cup. We also hear from many of the captains speaking to Henry Moeran on Waterloo Bridge.

Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell for reaction to England's win over New Zealand at Lord's in the first Test of the series. Hear from England captain Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum, player of the match Ollie Robinson, and New Zealand captain Tom Latham.

Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan and Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the third day's play at Lord's where England are in a dominant position against New Zealand. Plus, Simon speaks to Vaughan, Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn, and former New Zealand wicketkeeper Katey Martin about India's teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as he gets called up to the international squad for the first time.

Jonathan Agnew speaks to former Chief of MI6 Richard Moore. They discuss some of the secrets and myths around MI6, his substitute appearance for Oxford University, and some of the decisions he had to make whilst Chief at MI6.

Simon Mann is alongside the BBC's Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew, former England captain Michael Vaughan and TMS stats guru Andy Zaltzman to review the second day of the First Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s. A day where 17 wickets fell and Emilio Gay scored a half century. Hear from Gay and New Zealand bowler Nathan Smith who took six wickets on a frantic day.

Simon Mann is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan, Chief Cricket Commentator Jonathan Agnew, and former New Zealand allrounder Jeremy Coney for reaction to sixteen wickets falling on a frantic first day of the Test at Lord's. Hear from England bowler Ollie Robinson and New Zealand bowler Will O'Rourke. Plus, Aggers speaks to the former England captains who have led the team in a Test match at Lord's, as the venue hosts its 150th Test. Hear from Sir Ian Botham, Alec Stewart, Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch.

Simon Mann is alongside BBC Cricket correspondant Stephan Shemilt to look ahead to England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. Hear from England captain Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum, and New Zealand captain Tom Latham.

Ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, Henry Moeran is joined by Alex Hartley and Ffion Wynne to look ahead to the tournament and what team England will settle on as they attempt to win on home soil after white ball  series against New Zealand and India.

Mark Chapman is joined by three men who all played for England, former captain Sir Alastair Cook, former batter Mark Ramprakash and former fast bowler Steven Finn. Not many England coaches survive a thrashing by Australia. But Brendan McCullum and Ben Stokes will continue to lead the side starting with that 1st Test against New Zealand on Thursday at Lord’s. There’ll be at least one man making his debut at Lord’s on Thursday - Durham batter Emilio Gay is expected to open after a piling on the runs during the opening block of the County Championship. Ollie Robinson is also back in the squad for the first time since being dropped after the tour of India in 2024. England’s Test summer begins where rain and grey skies are forecast. The panel get a look into the opposition and are joined by New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry. On Tuesday, it’s England women’s last match before the T20 World Cup which starts next week. They face India at Taunton with the series level at one all. All rounder Dani Gibson joins Test Match Special. TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:50 Brendon McCullum 03:50 McCullum given a second chance 08:30 Mark celebrating Arsenal’s Premier League title 09:30 How England should approach the New Zealand test 17:00 Emilio Gay 22:00 The challenges of making your England debut as an opener 26:10 Making debuts 28:12 The recall of Ollie Robinson 29:53 New Zealand bowler Matt Henry joins the pod 37:30 Are New Zealand underestimated? 40:30 England Women’s final game before the World Cup 40:50 Dani Gibson joins the pod 48:50 The 15-year-old MVP in the Indian Premier League

Content creator and cricket fan Henry.vr joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu in the Strategic Timeout studio to look back on this year’s IPL tournament as they pick their magic moments as well as the players who have delighted and surprised them.

Mark Chapman is alongside former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, former England fast bowler Steven Finn and the BBC’s cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt as they talk to Josh Tongue about his England career and discuss England's new National Selector. We also hear from England Women's Head Coach Charlotte Edwards in build up to the T20 World Cup and talk to Durham Coach Dani Hazell who won the competition in 2017. Timecodes: Reflecting on the Ashes: 1:30 Does Josh Tongue want to lead England attack?: 08:00 England's self inflicted defeats: 15:50 Process behind finding new National Selector: 17:30 Does the new Selector need to be English? 30:00 Support for Zak Crawley: 34:50 Women's T20 World Cup 37:45 Charlotte Edwards speaking to Henry Moeran: 38:30 Durham Coach Dani Hazell: 41:00 Does success of other England Women's National teams add to T20 Pressure?: 45:00

Kevin Howells presents the best of the conversations around this week's County Championship results. He talks to England's record run-scorer Joe Root following Yorkshire's huge win over Surrey, and Liam Dawson looks back at his red-ball career. Kevin also speaks to Nottinghamshire's Director of Cricket Mick Newell, Yorkshire Head Coach Anthony McGrath, and Mail on Sunday's Richard Gibson.

Australia all-rounder Chris Green joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL as well as discussing his career in franchise cricket and playing under Eoin Morgan and Brendon McCullum.

Henry Moeran is alongside World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent & BBC Cricket Correspondent Stephan Shemilt for reaction to England Men's Test squad. They discuss Ollie Robinson getting recalled to the side, as well as Emilio Gay's possible chance to open the batting for England and the selections of James Rew and Sonny Baker.

Henry Moeran is alongside England World Cup winners Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Alex Hartley as they look ahead to a huge summer of cricket for England's women, with the target of winning the T20 World Cup on home soil. How has the preparation been? What is the strongest part of Charlotte Edwards' squad? And what are the minimum requirements for this set of players? Test Match Special will have commentary of every ball of every match of the Women's T20 World Cup across BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra, and the BBC Sport app & website.

Watch Strategic Timeout on the BBC Sport Youtube channel and on BBC iPlayer. England fast bowler Mark Wood joins Traitors finalist Faraaz Noor and Amber Sandhu to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL and shares how he’s faring ahead of a busy summer of cricket.

England have announced their squad for this summer’s T20 World Cup. Kevin Howells speaks with Isabelle Duncan about the squad and we hear from head coach Charlotte Edwards as well as 18 year old surprise inclusion Tilly Corteen-Coleman.

Mark Chapman, Sir Alastair Cook, Jack Leach and, Phil Tufnell discuss the attitude towards spinners in England, how franchise cricket has affected the art of spin and whether England know what they want from their spinner heading into the summer. How do you become a spinner? Is it down to the player or coach? Jack Leach and Phil Tufnell give insight into how they found themselves becoming spinners and, whether a batters’ attitude changes as you get older and as they get older. As a spinner, what do you need from your captain? Is it blind faith? Is it protection if you are going for runs? The panel dive into the mind of a spin bowler and how they can adapt their game. TIME CODES: 00:00 Intro and London Marathon 01:50 County Cricket’s substitute rule 04:03 The art of spin bowling 05:30 Captains and spinners 15:32 The nuance of spin 17:30 How did it start? 25:05 English attitude towards spin 33:26 When were you at your peak? 35:00 What if you started as a spin now? 38:20 The mental side 41:40 What do England want this summer?