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Test Match Special

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  • Test Match Special

    India-Pakistan to go ahead and England scrape past Nepal

    09/2/2026 | 46 mins.
    Mark Chapman is joined by T20 World Cup winner Tymal Mills, former England spinner Phil Tufnell and Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt to discuss the opening few days of the World Cup.
    The big news today is that Pakistan will play India in the Group match on Sunday after Pakistan's government lifted their boycott with Bangladesh's blessing. Wisden editor Lawrence Booth joins the panel to talk about the internal politics of world cricket.
    England are off to a winning start, just, so what did we learn about Harry Brook's captaincy? 
    And are the smaller nations catching the established powers in international cricket?
    You can hear ball-by-ball commentary of every match of the T20 World Cup on BBC Sounds
  • Test Match Special

    England survive World Cup scare against Nepal

    08/2/2026 | 32 mins.
    Henry Moeran is with Steven Finn and Prakash Wakankar in Mumbai.
    Sam Curran joins the podcast to explain how he held his nerve at the end, plus we hear from player of the match Will Jacks and the two captains Harry Brook and Rohit Paudel.
    And we reflect on the exciting start to the tournament with associate nations like USA, Scotland & the Netherlands also coming close to shock victories.
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    The Men’s T20 World Cup Preview

    06/2/2026 | 39 mins.
    We have the latest on whether the Pakistan v India game will go ahead or not, we assess the chances of England after their impressive T20 form in Sri Lanka and we ask whether Ireland or Scotland could spring a surprise and reach the Super 8s.
     
    Every ball of the tournament is live on BBC Sounds with action clips and highlights on the BBC Sport website and app.
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    No Balls: Watt's this? Scotland at the T20 World Cup?

    03/2/2026 | 31 mins.
    Alex Hartley and Kate Cross speak to Scotland bowler Mark Watt as he and the rest of Scotland's team arrive in India for the Men's T20 World Cup. He talks about the scramble for visas and flights to get over to India, as well as the team's schedule ahead of their tournament opener against the West Indies.
    You can hear every ball of every match of the Men's T20 World Cup on BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport app and website.
  • Test Match Special

    No Balls: Sciver-Brunt's tricks, dinner party picks, and Crossy's icks

    30/1/2026 | 36 mins.
    Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss Sciver-Brunt scoring the first ever century in the WPL for Mumbai Indians. Plus, who makes it in to their dream dinner party line-up, who's qualified for the Women's World Cup, and what gave Crossy the ick during the episode?

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The Test Match Special team bring you the very best cricket reaction, insight & analysis.Plus the No Balls podcast with Kate Cross and Alex Hartley brings a fine balance of nonsense and cricket as they welcome some of the biggest names in the sport.
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