England make four changes for The Oval, Williamson retires & a fresh twist in the BBL merger saga
6/16/20261 hr 18 min
Cameron Ponsonby, Ben Gardner, Lawrence Booth and Mark Butcher look ahead to the second Test at The Kia Oval, with England making at least four changes from their Lord's XI. Also on the show, Kane Williamson's retirement, the latest from the County Championship, and Alex Malcolm provides an update on the BBL merger saga. 0:00 Intro / 0:46 KIA UK / 1:13 Mark Butcher / 17:33 Brendon McCullum / 24:47 England's XI / 30:39 Ollie Robinson / 32:29 Kane Williamson / 43:23 MNDA chat with Chris Broad / 50:52 Women's T20 World Cup / 51:32 County Championship / 59:14 Win ODI tickets vs Sri Lanka / 59:35 Big Bash / 1:00:33 Alex Malcolm on the BBL / 1:14:36 Other cricket / 1:17:23 Outro KIA UK 🚗 Find out more about Kia’s range of EVs: https://www.kia.com/uk/electric-hybrid-cars/electric-cars/ Win tickets to the England vs Sri Lanka ODI: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-england-srilanka Test drive Kia's EV2: https://www.kia.com/uk/new-cars/ev2/ ROASTING PARTY ☕️ Find out more about Wisden's Official Coffee Partners: https://roastingparty.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=wisden_roastingparty_2026 MNDA 🧠 We're proud to be supporting the Motor Neurone Disease Association this summer: www.mndassociation.org/cricket 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket #EnglandCricket #TestCricket #ENGvNZ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsCameron Ponsonby· Host0:00
[rock music] Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. I'm Cameron Punshon. I'm joined this week by the second-best chess player in the UK cricket media, Lawrence Booth, and the second most attractive journalist in the cricket media in Ben Gardner. Nathan Johns is number one, in case anyone was wondering. Uh, England will have two, maybe even three debutants at the Kia Oval. We also have an update on Ben Stokes. The great Kane Williamson retires. Cricinfo's Alex Malcolm joins the show to provide an update on the Big Bash privatisation sale, and a roundup of all the domestic and international cricket you may or may not have missed. But first of all, this summer Wisden is proudly sponsored by our long-term partners over at Kia UK. Kia is leading the way in electrification with their game-changing range of six electric vehicles, including the boundary-pushing EV9, the all-rounder EV5, and Kia's smallest electric vehicle, the brand new EV2. Kia wants to help cricket fans get closer to the action with their weekly movement that inspires moment. Stay tuned for chances to win unforgettable experiences at the Kia Oval this summer. But before we get into that, I spoke to Mark Butcher about all the latest news. [upbeat music] Butch, well, a somber press conference I'd say from head coach Brendon McCullum today, where he expressed