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BBC Radio 5 Live

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.

Test Match Special

James Gregg is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, Steven Finn and, Alex Hartley who look at what’s ahead for Stephen Fleming, who has been appointed as the new England Test head coach - replacing his former New Zealand teammate Brendan McCullum.
 
Joe Root has been made captain for a second time - 4 years after stepping down.
 
Fleming will take charge after England’s three match Test series against Pakistan, with Marcus Trescothick taking interim charge for that series.
 
Fleming’s first Test will come on England’s tour of South Africa in December.
 
Does he have what it takes to bring that winning feeling back to the England team?
 
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Alex’s ice cream prank
01:30 Stephen Fleming appointment
08:10 England Director of Men’s Cricket Rob Key
17:20 How across it will Fleming be?
22:18 Have England wasted the summer?
26:37 How will Fleming’s first few weeks look?
33:20 Joe Root captain again
44:20 Root’s record
48:00 Will we see Ben Stokes come back?

Can Fleming and Root bring success to England?

England's new captain Joe Root speaks to Henry Moeran about being England Test captain once again. England's director of men's cricket Rob Key speaks to Henry Moeran just twenty-four hours after appointing Stephen Fleming as Test coach and Joe Root as captain.

Former England Test batter Dawid Malan and 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley discuss Key's interview and ask whether England have wasted their Test summer so far.

Plus, hear from Chris Jordan who played under Fleming at both Southern Brave in the Hundred and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and former New Zealand team mate and coaching contemporary Shane Bond.

Root is a "very excited" as Key insists England have 'not wasted summer'

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.

Fleming & Root to lead England Test team

Daniel 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.

Flazball incoming? Fleming set to be Test head coach

Aatif 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.

Should Root be captain? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred

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 books

The 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.

What is the greatest cricket book?

Henry Moeran is at The Oval during The Hundred opener between MI London and SunRisers Leeds chatting to the Test Match Special team their thoughts on Bazball whilst not on TV.

Hear from Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Carlos Brathwaite, Katey Martin, Steven Finn, and even Tymal Mills whilst he's having his makeup done before going on air!

Did Bazball work? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred

Henry Moeran is joined by former England spinner Phil Tufnell, London Spirit bowler Tymal Mills and Durham coach Ryan Campbell as England continue the hunt for a new head coach and captain, a month before the next Test Series against Pakistan. Whilst the search goes on for the new Test head coach after Brendon McCullum’s sacking last Sunday, McCullum has remained as England’s white-ball coach and has led England to a 2-1 ODI series win against India since his sacking. The panel discuss what England need from their test head coach and who the leading contenders are.

The 2026 edition of The Hundred is set to get underway with significant changes from previous years. The panel are joined by Vikram Banerjee, managing director of The Hundred to go through the new changes and what it means for the tournament. Chair of Glamorgan Mark Rhydderch-Roberts and co-owner of Welsh Fire Sanjay Govil also join the podcast to discuss the business element of the tournament.

TIME CODES:
00:00 Intro
01:00 England’s hunt for a head coach
10:00 Should it be a short-term appointment?
13:45 The search for a captain
20:40 Runners and riders for the coach position
29:20 Ben Stokes and Durham
32:45 A new era for The Hundred and managing director Vikram Banerjee
42:00 Is The Hundred different?
45:46 Mark Rhydderch-Roberts and co-owner of Welsh Fire Sanjay Govil
49:00 The business behind a team
53:34 Tymal and Tuffers ahead of the tournament

England continue hunt for new head coach & The Hundred preview

Simon Mann is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, the BBC chief commentator Jonathan Agnew and former India wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta to look back at England's ODI series win over India. We hear from captains Harry Brook and Shubman Gill as well as Ben Duckett who made the highest men's ODI individual score at the Home of Cricket in striking 141 off 135 balls as England won by 27 runs.

And during the interval at Lord's, Jonathan spoke with both Sir Clive Lloyd and Brian Lara as the pair paid tribute to the great Sir Garfield Sobers who passed away at the age of 89.

England seal series with record Lord's ODI total

Alison Mitchell is joined at Lord’s by World Cup winning Rugby player Sarah Bern. The tighthead prop was part of the Red Roses team that triumphed at Twickenham last summer.

Fleming & Root to lead England Test team

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