How England could replace Bethell, the ECB's commercial worries & what to expect from Bazball this summer
5/27/20261 hr 14 min
An action-packed show for Cam's first episode in the hosting chair. There's chat about the structure of the English summer, potential financial struggles for the ECB in 2027, replacements for the injured Jacob Bethell, England Lions' defeat to South Africa A, Bangladesh's series win against Pakistan and so much more. 0:00 Intro / 1:45 KIA UK / 2:14 Mark Butcher / 16:31 English summer scheduling & finances / 27:46 Jacob Bethell & England vs New Zealand / 40:34 England Lions / 44:18 Women's podcast / 45:19 Club cricket / 47:19 Win T20 Blast tickets with KIA UK / 47:47 T20 Blast / 59:37 IPL / 1:04:42 Bangladesh vs Pakistan / 1:13:09 Outro KIA UK 🚗 Find out more about KIA’s range of EVs: https://www.kia.com/uk/electric-hybrid-cars/electric-cars/ Win T20 Blast tickets: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/kia-oval-t20/ 📒 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS Digital: https://pktmags.com/wisdensummer26 Print: https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/WCMBEDTIME26 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #TestCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsCameron Bunzli· Host0:00
[rock music] Hello.
Ben Gardner· Panelist0:15
Hello.
Cameron Bunzli· Host0:16
Welcome to the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast. The Yas is dead. Long live me- [laughs] ... I guess.
Ben Gardner· Panelist0:23
It's fine.
Cameron Bunzli· Host0:24
I am your new host, Cameron Bunzli, and I'm joined by more regular and friendly faces and legs today in Ben Gardner and Phil Walker.
Ben Gardner· Panelist0:33
You, you, you asked for us, didn't you?
Cameron Bunzli· Host0:35
Of course.
Ben Gardner· Panelist0:36
You, you requested us.
Cameron Bunzli· Host0:37
I requested- You wanted a nice home win to get you, to get you going. On the first day I ever walked into a Wisden office back at The Oval- Right ... who were the friendly faces that greeted me then? Should we talk about what's on the show?
Ben Gardner· Panelist0:46
Yeah.
Cameron Bunzli· Host0:47
On this week's show... Put some music in there this time, from now. [laughs] Uh, more exist- existential questions about the English summer as the 2028 Olympics clashes with test cricket and the ECB project a loss for the 2027 despite an Ashes taking place, but because India do not tour. What is happening and how to solve it all in 15 podcast minutes featuring Phil, Brendon McCullum's third act with Mark Butcher, a test debut for James Rew is in the offing. Lions runs for Acer Tribe. The Blast gets underway. The IPL reaches its final week, and Bangladesh completes a two-nil sweep over Pakistan. Well, we've kind of done this bit, but before we... How, how is everyone feeling about, about regime change, and more to the point, a, a lack of Yas?
Ben Gardner· Panelist1:27
Uh.