Henry Moeran speaks to former England captain Michael Vaughan, BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew, and former New Zealand wicket keeper Katey Martin to discuss Stephen Fleming being appointed England's new Test head coach and Joe Root returning to captain the side.
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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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Folge vom 30.07.2026Fleming & Root to lead England Test team
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Folge vom 29.07.2026Flazball incoming? Fleming set to be Test head coachDaniel Norcross is alongside Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn and former England Test opener Michael Carberry to discuss the prospect of Stephen Fleming becoming the next England Test head coach.Finny & Carbs wonder what he needs to fix with England, and Jamie Overton, who played under Fleming at Chennai Super Kings, tells Daniel Norcross about playing under him.
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Folge vom 27.07.2026Should Root be captain? Behind-the-scenes at The HundredAatif Nawaz is behind-the-scenes as the BBC TV team descends on Trent Bridge for Trent Rockets against London Spirit, but he's asking them - should Joe Root be the next Test captain?Hear from Ashes-winning bowler Steven Finn, former India batter Ajinkya Rahane, world cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent, former #1 T20 batter Dawid Malan, and former India international Deep Dasgupta.Plus, Rahane speaks to Amber Sandhu about his time working for the BBC.
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Folge vom 24.07.2026What is the greatest cricket book?2026 is the National Year of Reading and to mark the event the TMS team debate which is the best cricket book of all time?From the iconic “Beyond a Boundary” by CLR James to Harry Thompson’s “Penguins Stopped play”. From Duncan Hamilton’s biography of Harold Larwood to the groundbreaking autobiography of Marcus Trescothick “Coming Back to me”.Daniel Norcross is joined by award winning writer Simon Wilde, journalist and vociferous reader Jim Wallace and author and broadcaster Annie Chave who is also a judge for the Cricket Writers' Club Book of the Year. We also hear from Andy Zaltzman, Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew, Jeremy Coney, and Simon Mann on their favourite cricket booksThe 2026 National Year of Reading is the biggest campaign in a generation designed to help more people to discover or rediscover the joy of reading with the theme to “Go all in” on passions and interests.