We are back much, much earlier than we thought we'd be for this week's episode where we review the chaotic 3rd Test between India and England.

Join an angry Dan, a surprisingly calm Zac, a composed Will and Glenn, who tees off (not aggressively) at Ed Smith's rotation policy, to try and make sense of what just happened.

Unlike for the 2nd test, we initially engage heavily in some pitch discourse after the game was wrapped up inside two days. Should we solely blame the pitch for what happened?

Away from pitch issues, Axar is excellent, Bairstow needs the toilet and we announce the Matt Hancock Arena.

Enjoy the chaos.

It's our first T20 World Cup round up episode and the lads are itching to get stuck into England and Pakistan's perfect performances.

We start with the stunning Ben Stokes news and chat about the upcoming IPL expansion - how much is an IPL franchise now worth?

We also briefly round up the preliminary stages of the World Cup with pod favourites Scotland and Namibia making it through to the Super 12s but Will's favourites Oman sadly falling short.

We then dive into the post mortem for India: were Pakistan just the much better team on the day? Enjoy the pod!

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This week, Dan and Glenn are joined by Cow Corner's Southern Correspondent Tim for a detailed review of New Zealand's two home Test matches against Pakistan.

After discussing Anantha Narayanan's wonderful Upset Index, the Cow Corner team celebrate New Zeland's meteoric rise to number one in the ICC Test rankings. Kane Williamson and Kyle Jamieson continued their sensational form, while Pakistan struggled to contain the hosts.

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Join Dan and Will for an emergency World Test Championship Final preview podcast.

Before we get on to the two teams, we have a quick chat about the WTC as a whole. Is it worth our time? Is it the best format Test cricket can produce? How do you share a trophy?

We also fully preview both India and New Zealand sides and, in true RSP style, Dan and Will mostly agree on the 22 men we'll see face off this week. Enjoy!

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After rounding up this week’s cricket news – what is Graeme Swann on about these days? – Dan, Zac, and Will review Australia’s recent ODI and T20I matches against India.

In a particularly lively episode, the Cow Corner team dive into the contentious switch hit debate, analyse India’s concussion substitute controversy, and celebrate Hardik Pandya’s sensational ODI form. If you haven’t already, give us a Twitter follow @CowCorner8 

We take you through all the talking points and discussion from a packed weekend of cricket, including the highs and lows of England's draw in the West Indies, India extending their ridiculous unbeaten home record and Australia dominating in Pakistan.

Plus - it's three losses from three for England in the Women's World Cup. What's gone wrong?

Lots of fun on today's RSP - first up, we're delighted to be joined by special guest Hamad to discuss the fantastic conclusion to this year's PSL.

Plus, in Part Two (23:29) we go around the grounds rounding up the best of this week's action, England announce the most boring Test team ever live on air, and one of our best (worst) ever Quick Questions.

Let us know your thoughts! You can be part on the RSP Community on Discord here or tweet us @RainStoppedPod. Thanks for listening.

This week, Zac steps up to co-host with Dan and together they deliver a dynamic analysis of the Vitality Blast Finals Day and the opening weeks of the Indian Premier League.

Running through the first five rounds of IPL fixtures, they pick out the standout players so far and discuss the crucial balance of each team.

This episode, Dan, Glenn, and Zac preview England's exciting upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

After a hammering against South Africa over winter, Sri Lanka are in real need of a positive result at home. England, meanwhile, are without Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer but still have a strong squad to chose from. Who will play? Who do we think will win the series? Join us to find out!

Join Will, Zac, and Glenn for a packed new episode!

After discussing Liam Plunkett's surprising decision to play cricket in the United States, the Rain Stopped Play team round up all the action in the thrilling T20 Blast quarter finals. 

Then it’s onto our main event: the third Test between England and India. The hosts bounced back from defeat in the second Test to hammer India, remembering how to bat in the process. Root continued his staggeringly good form, while all the English bowlers - especially Robinson - contributed with wickets.

Zac and Glenn revel in the victory, while Will tries his best to pretend it never happened. Enjoy!

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A sad week for cricket as we lost Shane Warne

In part two (8:58) we go Around The Grounds to discuss India's thrashing of Sri Lanka, the run-fest that is Pakistan vs Australia and round up all the action from the first week of the Women's World Cup. Finally, for part three (37:47) we preview the Test series between the West Indies and England which starts today. Is this England's most underwhelming bowling attack ever? Is the proposed batting line up the start of a new dawn? Will the West Indies continue its great form against England? All of that, plus Zac's Quick Question, enjoy!

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This week, Glenn, Dan, and Zac are joined by Cow Corner’s Southern Correspondent Tim for a Bob Willis Trophy special!

With a heavy Somerset bias, they lament the disappointing result of the final while appreciating the enduring quality of England legend Alastair Cook. The episode concludes with a discussion about the future of the brilliant, and vital, county game.

We welcome cricket analyst, author and all round top bloke Ben Jones from CricViz onto the podcast for this very special episode previewing the 2022 IPL. Ben joins Dan and Zac to talk through what we should expect from the 2022 IPL, the new format and the potential Covid pitfalls while looking at all the main talking points coming into this year's tournament.

We also delve into the two new franchises, which England or overseas players to watch and which young Indian players to keep an eye out for. We wrap it all up with our predictions and some fantastic kit chat - we very much hope to dedicate a full hour of kit chat at some point in the future...

Thanks again to Ben (@benjonescricket) for joining us this week and we hope you enjoy the episode! Be sure to follow us on Twitter @RainStoppedPod where you can also find our Discord channel.

England try their best to throw away a huge lead in the West Indies, the wheels come off India and the Women's Ashes is off to a damp non-start!

Plus, in Part Two (25:48): we discuss the huge issue of the cost of youth cricket and ask whether this is contributing to excluding working class people from the game. To add to the discussion, we include 5 minute highlights on the topic from our interview last week with cricket social historian Duncan Stone giving his perspective. If you haven't done so, please listen to the full interview here.

Finally, we round up the IPL & crazy Brendan Taylor suspension news, and play along with The Run Out Blog's hypothetical Test match...

Part One

England vs WI 01:40

IND vs SA 13:01

Women's Ashes 20:40

U19 World Cup Update 22:12

Part Two

Read along with our Pitch Inspection 26:10 - Age-group cricket pricing out talented children, says former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior

Interview with Duncan Stone 34:35

The News 40:22

A Bit of Fun 52:15 - we play along with The Run Out Blog's hypothetical Test match - you can join in here!

Zac's Quick Question 55:32 - Who scored less than Rahane and Pujara last year? Plus a real teaser of a question to work on for next week...

Let us know your thoughts! You can be part on the RSP Community on Discord here or tweet us @RainStoppedPod. Thanks for listening.

As the name suggests, this podcast is looking at the best of the rest of the teams at the Men's T20 World Cup.

Dan and Zac cover the hopes and dreams of Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan.

How bad are South Africa? Are Australia a sneaky favourite? Which Pakistan will show up? All this and more in our final preview ahead of the World Cup. Enjoy!

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For our first Rain Stopped Play Deep Dive, we take a closer look at how some of cricket's biggest names became embroiled in it's deepest scandal in decades. More importantly, we look at not just what went wrong, but how we begin to fix it.

Special thanks to Taj Butt, Chris Marshall, Tom Brown and Adam Kelly for giving us their thoughts. And wait to the end for a discussion on how we move forward with RSP regulars Will Singh and Glenn Houlihan.

Follow our guests on Twitter: @ButtTaj, @MarshallCAJ3107, @tombrown1593 & @AdamKelly07

Chris Marshall's website: chrismarshall.ws or email disgrunteldmembers@outlook.com if you are a Yorkshire member.

Some of Tom Brown's studies can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23750472.2021.1949382

Where do you think cricket goes from here? Let us know your thoughts via Twitter: @RainStoppedPod or email us via rainstoppedplaypod@gmail.com.

Music credit: Keep Calm And Podcast by Podsafe

This week, Dan and Glenn are joined by Cow Corner’s Northern Correspondent Zac – who, much like Dawid Malan, is cementing his name on the team sheet – to review the T20I series against Australia.

The trio also discuss stand out players from the Bob Willis Trophy and end with a fiendish quiz.

If you want the chance to win a shirt from a Hundred team (who doesn't?) join Cow Corner’s FPL League! Code: 4i7uza

We’re delighted to be joined by Paul—AKA Twitter’s @SlogSweeping—this week for a masterclass in fantasy cricket! Paul finished second overall in The Cricket Draft’s T20 Blast fantasy game (a truly remarkable achievement) and we discuss everything that happened on Finals Day, picking up some fantastic words of wisdom for our own fantasy strategy along the way. 

But before that, England’s Test captain Ben Stokes shocked the cricket community by announcing he is retiring from One Day Internationals. His retirement sparked a fierce debate around ODIs, and what their place is within the contemporary cricket ecosystem. Zac and Glenn leap to the format’s defense, aiming to win over a skeptical Dan. Do they succeed? Listen to find out! 

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Join Glenn, Zac, and Tim as they review New Zealand’s outstanding Test series victory in England.

After rounding up an exciting start to the T20 Vitality Blast season, the Rain Stopped Play team attempt to work out what exactly went so wrong for the hosts as they crumbled to their first series defeat on home soil since 2014. 

With England’s youthful batting line up misfiring, what changes should the selectors make for the upcoming India series? After a difficult series, when will James Bracey next play for England? Finally, we revisit an age-old question: should Ben Stokes bat at three? Join us to find out! 

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This week, it's the most decisive pod in RSP history as we wrap up the T20I series.

We finally decided Malan's time in England's T20 side is done! Should Buttler float around the entire order? Is Alex Hales a must-pick for the World Cup?

Also, there's plenty of Indian selection issues, a bit of chat about the first ODI and we debate what our favourite umpiring combination is. Enjoy!

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Join us for another chaotic show as a full Rain Stopped Play cohort debate the biggest stories in cricket this week.

After Glenn escapes from a broken lift in time to make the recording, the episode begins with a sober reflection on Yorkshire’s latest PR debacle. Who on earth is signing off on these appalling statements? 

Then we tackle all things T20 World Cup: England’s rampant wins, India’s shocking defeats, and the very tired looking minnows. As the race to book a place in the semi-finals heats up, who do we think will be joining England and Pakistan in the knockout stage? Tune in to find out! 

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Join Glenn and Zac for a whistle-stop tour of this week’s major cricket stories!

A COVID outbreak in the India camp meant that the fifth and final Test against England was canceled, to the dismay of fans across the world. With questions abound, we attempt to answer one of the most puzzling: what on earth was India coach Ravi Shastri doing hosting an in-person book signing days before he tested positive for COVID?  

In other news, Yorkshire finally admitted that Azeem Rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying; yet they continue to repress the full report. Why? 

We finish up the episode by discussing the CPL semi finals and a massive week in the County Championship. Enjoy!

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It's a jam packed episode this week with a preview of the England vs New Zealand Test series, a review of the IPL Final and Pitch Inspection to squeeze into 80 minutes of podcast air time.

Part 1 sees us discuss whether Ollie Pope will work at number three, whether it should be Overton or Broad for that final spot and if Brook deserves a go over Bairstow. For part 2 (29:09) we react to the result of the IPL Final and ask how the tournament got on with two new franchises on board. Finally, for part three (55:34), we have our weekly Pitch Inspection discussing the over priced Vitality Blast tickets and why the media's coverage of this is such a problem. Enjoy the episode and we'll be back same time next week!

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This week, Dan, Glenn, and Zac review the highs and lows of the Australia ODI series, which England narrowly lost. The trio discuss Jason Roy’s poor form, England’s exciting pace attack, and our favourite gap year spinner, Adam Zampa. 

They also round up an exciting week in the Vitality Blast and the opening two games of the Indian Premier League.

Better late than never - we bring you the RSP team's preview thoughts on England vs Australia, just in time for the first ball to be bowled. Can Dan stomach an England team missing Broad *and *Anderson? Will England win a game? Where on Earth is the 5th test being held?

Join Dan and Zac for their final thoughts ahead of one of the strangest Ashes series we can remember. And no, we're not going to talk about Tim Paine.

Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod, and if you're listening on the day this comes out, you can join us on there for our very first live Twitter Spaces at 11PM UK time, so you can get your questions in, join us for the toss and hear Glenn and Will's series predictions

As the title would suggest, this was a particularly disorderly episode. It appears, sadly, that the T20 World Cup has put the entire Rain Stopped Play team off cricket.

Will Australia or New Zealand cause an upset in the semi finals? Can Dan ever watch a team chase down 140 again? More importantly, what on earth took place on Zac’s rail replacement bus? All will be revealed. Don’t forget: tune in, drop out. 

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This week we review the brilliant 4th Test between England and India and look ahead to the decisive 5th Test in Manchester on Friday.

Did India win that match or did England lose it? Just how good was that day 5 bowling spell from India? Bairstow or Buttler? Do you give Anderson and Robinson a well earned rest? Will rain ruin the 5th Test? All this and much more discussed this week! Enjoy!

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England finally have two promising opening batsmen and a dynamic bowling attack... Is it too good to be true?

Find out with Dan and Glenn as they embark on an entertaining review of the West Indies series.

Join Dan and Glenn—other podcast members will return soon, we promise—as they analyse England’s record-breaking tour of the Netherlands! 

Sixes rained down in Amstelveen as an intimidatingly strong England team put a youthful Netherlands side to the sword. Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, and Phil Salt led the charge in the first match, while Liam Livingstone wrapped up the carnage by blasting England’s quickest ever ODI fifty. 

However, one tourist missed out on the fun: captain Eoin Morgan, who recorded painful consecutive ducks. With a sustained poor run of form over the last year, is his side in the team now in doubt... or are his critics overreacting? Form is temporary, yet class is permanent after all. All that, plus a quick preview of the third Test between England and New Zealand. Enjoy! 

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Part One

02:10 - England crash to 4-0 in Australia

17:24 - India's defeat in SA & the end of the Kohli era

31:49 - Ireland make history in the West Indies

34:29 - Zac's update on the U19 World Cup!

Part Two

36:41 - Pitch Inspection: Mark Ramprakash on the Yorkshire Scandal

44:25 - Women's Ashes Preview

53:50 - Zac's Quick Question

A packed Rain Stopped Play this week! As the Ashes and India vs South Africa series come to an end, we wrap up the key talking points before looking ahead to the Women's Ashes, and ask who could possibly replace Virat Kohli as India's next captain.

Plus, the first of our new segment 'Pitch Inspection', in which we highlight one piece of cricket writing we recomend you read - starting with Mark Ramprakash's column on the latest developments in the Yorkshire scandal. You can read Mark's article here:

We're now on Discord! You can use this link and login via the website or computer/mobile app to join our own little RSP Community, complete with chat, Q&A and reminders of every new podcast and livestream. Join us: https://discord.gg/fETm7xnn

Finally, we'll be live on Saturday night for a Twitter Spaces covering the build-up to England's first T20 against the West Indies! Join us at twitter.com/RainStoppedPod

Thanks for listening!

It's Zac and Will on the pod this week and, unfortunately, they forgot to press the record button the first time around, so you're listening to take two of this podcast. They promised the first pod they recorded was an awe inspiring game changer, so did they manage to recreate it a second time around?

The chaps round up the closing action of the IPL group stages, chat about the India vs Australis women's Test match and spend the 10 seconds that the BWT Final deserved.

Also, is there too much cricket, will there be an Ashes series and did Zac or Will remember to press record the second time around?

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Cow Corner’s run of IPL specials continues!

This week, Dan and Zac are rejoined by London Correspondent Will to discuss Mohammed Siraj’s sensational spell versus KKR and Kings XI Punjab’s surreal double super over win against Mumbai Indians.

Zac also launches an unprecedented campaign for the cricket community to acknowledge that Sam Curran is a better cricketer than Ben Stokes. Yes, we’re already looking forward to referencing that statement in future episodes.

A New Year brings a slightly new format for Rain Stopped Play, with the introduction of our new segments Around the Grounds, Tweet of the Week and Zac's Quick Question. 

Essentially, we still just chat about cricket - starting with England's somewhat mood-settling draw in Australia, India's tight series in South Africa and a truly extraordinary few days in Bangladeshi cricket history. Join Dan, Will, Glenn and Zac for another incredible year of cricket, by and for the fans.

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This week, the Rain Stopped Play team break down all the action from last week's IPL auction ahead of the 2021 season.

Dan, Zac and Will go through each franchise's business on auction day to decipher who has the best and who had the worst of the players on offer.

Did Rajasthan pay too much for Morris? Are Sachin Baby and Arjun Tendulkar the same person? Did Sunrisers Hyderabad forget they were at an auction?

Dan and Zac apologise in advance if they were too harsh on your franchise, but Will does not so any questions or general anger should be pointed in his general direction.

Let us know who you think had the best auction and who will win IPL 2021 by contacting us on Twitter - @RainStoppedPod - or by using #rainstoppedplay

Enjoy!

It's a bitesize, bonus episode this week as we round off the news over the last week in cricket.

As we explain at the top of the podcast, we started off this podcast as our Hundred preview, but it quickly descended into a much longer news segment once we started talking about the County Championship's bizarre points system.

So, consider this a bonus episode and our full Hundred preview will be out on Monday! Today, we cover England vs Pakistan, England Women vs India Women, the end of the first stage of the County Championship and plenty of other news from the week. Enjoy!

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This week, Dan and Zac round up the first half of the BBL in Australia. After briefly discussing the state of play in the various Test matches across the world, the pair get stuck in to the first half of the BBL season.

Why have the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder started so well? Why are the Adelaide Striker so inconsistent? And is Zac in line to become the chief strategist for Afghanistan in the 2021 World Cup? Find out all this and more in this week's episode.

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Join, Dan, Glenn and Zac as they discuss England’s impressive win against Sri Lanka in Galle. Although the result was emphatic, plenty of questions remain for England.

Despite helping themselves to a five-wicket haul each, Jack Leach and Dom Bess still lacked conviction during spells, while England’s opening batsmen both failed to reach double figures. Could Jonny Bairstow opening be the answer? We talk ourselves into, and out of, that terrible idea. More importantly, what on earth has Randy Caddick been doing for the last ten months? Tune in to find out!

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The super, über, mega IPL auction was a lot of fun and the Rain Stopped Play team are here to react to the highs and lows of the weekend's frantic bidding wars.

Also, we go around the grounds to India, Australia and New Zealand and Zac rounds up the latest action from the PSL while Karachi Kings bottle a potential win in front of our eyes. This week's pitch inspection focuses in on Stuart Broad's angry Mail column that was released on Sunday, and we round it all off as usual with Zac's Quick Question.

Let us know your thoughts! You can be part on the RSP Community on Discord here or tweet us @RainStoppedPod. Thanks for listening.

We’re back! Although Dan remains on holiday (must be nice) and Will has a Master’s dissertation to write (boring!) Zac and Glenn are reunited to guide us through an eventful week of cricket. 

Rob Key had barely finished announcing that Jonny Bairstow was going to open the batting in the upcoming T20I World Cup before England’s star player suffered a serious injury while playing golf. With Jason Roy’s form flatlining, what will England’s batting line-up look like in Australia? We examine England’s WC squad announcement, alongside catching up on a thrilling Test series against South Africa. 

In Part Two we examine all the action in the Asia Cup, and conclude by reflecting on the recently completed second season of The Hundred. Why was the women’s tournament so much stronger than the lackluster men’s, and what went so tragically wrong for the men’s Welsh Fire franchise? Thanks for listening! 

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This week, Dan and Glenn are once again joined by Cow Corner’s Northern Correspondent Zac to debate the T20I series against Pakistan.

Did Moeen Ali finally overcome his rough run of form?

Did Babar Azam deserve a 5/10 rating from Wisden?

Most importantly, will Zac improve on a disappointing start to the reboot of his own cricket career?

All will be revealed.

We're joined once again by our women's cricket expert Ellie to delve into the World Cup final between England and Australia - a game that was dominated by Alyssa Healy's match winning knock. Did England get the decision at the toss wrong? Or were Australia always destined to win?

In part two, we're joined by a very happy Will as he revels in the fact his Rajasthan Royals are being semi-decent at cricket. He brings us his yearly 'outside shout' for IPL winners and some trademark football analogies too. We round off with a chat about South Africa vs Bangladesh and chat about Ross Taylor's last game for New Zealand.

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With the Women's Ashes producing one of the best Test matches we can remember, we ask whether women's tests need a fifth day, how good is Heather Knight and can England win the ODIs to finally claim an Ashes down under?

On the men's side, did anyone actually learn anything from England's B+ Team trip to Barbados? Either way, it looked like a lot of fun so we round up which batters may have made a case for themselves and ask why our death bowling is so poor.

Plus thank you to special guest Hammad for joining us in Part Two (34:37) to chat through a hectic start to the Pakistan Super League, how the English contingent is getting on there and why his beloved Karachi have crashed to 3 straight defeats.

Finally, we round off with our weekly segment Zac's Quick Question (58:13) giving us the answer to last week's "real puzzler" and setting us a question somebody might actually know the answer to this time.

Let us know your thoughts! You can be part on the RSP Community on Discord here or tweet us @RainStoppedPod. Thanks for listening.

In another Rain Stopped Play Special, we're joined by special guest Ellie to preview the upcoming ICC Women's 50 Over World Cup, which starts on March 5th.

The team preview the hopes of each of the eight teams competing at this year's tournament in New Zealand and give thier predictions for overall winner, runner up, top run scorer, top wicket taker and breakout star of the tournament.

What do you think of our predictions? Let us know on Twitter @RainStoppedPod or on our Discord channel. Thanks again to Ellie (@fiveforeight) for joining us for this special episode!

It’s a real throwback episode today, as Rain Stopped Play’s co-founders Dan and Glenn reunite for a Moscow mule-fueled analysis of England’s dismal performance in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Well, we say dismal—Dan was feeling pretty optimistic until an hour alongside Glenn’s downbeat company reminded him of England’s many, many, problems.  

Indeed, it took all of one ball in this Ashes to shatter English aspirations, as the tourists’ plans were left looking more exposed than Rory Burns’ leg stump. Why did England bat first? Why was Broad left out? Why can nobody convert a 50 into a big score? Were—as Glenn half-jokingly suggests—England painfully attempting to play 4D chess? Hit play to find out! 

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In packed episode, Dan, Glenn, Will, and Zac come together for the first ever time to catch up on a busy and thrilling week of international cricket. 

After discussing other Tests and the ICC Awards of the Decade, the Cow Corner team analyse India’s remarkable comeback win against Australia. Impressive debuts from Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj alongside a true captain’s innings from Ajinkya Rahane propelled India to victory, while the Australian batsmen continued to surprisingly struggle at home. Follow us on Twitter: @CowCorner8

It's a bumper edition of the podcast this week as we preview the County Championship season and Bob Willis Trophy.

Dan, Glenn, Zac and Tim preview all 18 counties - some more than others (sorry Northants fans) - ahead of the revamped red-ball English season.

Who will under perform? Who might over perform? And will Somerset come second again?

All this and much more answered this week. Enjoy!

For an extra RSP Deep Dive this week, we interview author and social researcher Duncan Stone. Duncan's explosive new book, Different Class: The Story of English Cricket exposes an alternative social history of the game from its earliest days to the present, and indeed the future.

He shows how the use of a 'gentleman's amateur' approach was formed to the deliberate exclusion of working class participation in the game, how that thinking went on to underpin our thinking on the 'spirit of cricket' and how it still informs top-down decision-making today.

Duncan pulls no punches, and launches his book at a time of scandal and crisis in the English game, where all of us are looking to the future and asking, 'what next?' We think you'll enjoy hearing from his unique and well-researched perspective.

You can here more from Duncan on Twitter @StoneDunk

We'd love to hear your thoughts. Join in the conversation with us in the RSP community on Discord here, on Twitter @rainstoppedpod or email us at rainstoppedplaypod@gmail.com.

A weary and jaded Cow Corner gather to review one of the greatest test matches and test series of the modern era.

This week, Dan, Glenn, Zac and Will get stuck to all of the stories coming out of the fourth and final test between Australia and India.

We discuss how this young Indian side pulled off a historic victory, which debutants fared the best and ask whether Rishabh Pant could have a future as a specialist batsmen.

We also give a postmortem on the series for Australia. We try to decipher what went wrong with Nathan Lyon, who can bat at number 5 and we ask whether Tim Paine will still be captain before this year's Ashes.

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Zac is in the hot seat hosting this week as Dan escapes the cricket to the relative sanctuary of the golf course.

Zac is joined by Glenn and Will to unpack one of the fiercest Test matches ever: India winning the war of words; England's post-lunch day 5 horror collapse; Bumrah and Shami's batting masterclass; Burns and Sibley's woes and much, much more.

We also try and piece together England's woeful batting line up and Glenn has some depressing suggestions for who might come in for the second Test. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Rain Stopped Play's snapshot reaction to the two semi finals at the men's T20 World Cup.

We round up the Kiwi's redemption versus England, work out what exactly Australia keep doing to win games and try hard not to blame Hasan Ali for Pakistan's devastating loss.

Was that Morgan's last game in charge of England? Will David Warner's form see Australia over the line? And what is the best hairstyle to have in Dubai?

All this and a voice note from Glenn in this episode, enjoy!

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So, this is it. Australia have officially retained the Ashes with two tests to spare. A longer Rain Stopped Play today as we take a deep dive into where England lost this series, how deep the crisis in the game goes and whether we can ever be competitive in the Test format again.

Plus, is Chris Silverwood on another planet and who could replace Joe root as captain?

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This week, we round off the action in the brilliant Pakistan vs England T20I series. After England's back-to-back wins to clinch the series, is the team peaking at just the right time? And for Pakistan, have they answered enough questions ahead of the World Cup?

Join Dan and Glenn as they round up the individual winners and losers of the mammoth series and look ahead with their England starting XIs for their first World Cup match vs Afghanistan.

The United States of America isn’t the first place that comes to mind when we think of cricket, but, as we explore in this very special episode, it’s time to start paying attention to the sport’s development across the pond. 

The U.S. has been chosen as a co-host of the 2024 Cricket World Cup, while USA Cricket, the sport’s domestic governing body, has sanctioned Major League Cricket: a new T20 franchise league that aims to bring the best players in the world to the country’s shores. Even the USA Men’s national team is generating excitement: shocking Ireland by beating the tourists in a T20I match in December 2021. Surely the signs for cricket’s growth are looking promising? 

Five expert guests join the podcast to help us work out if this really is a watershed moment for cricket in the U.S., or whether all this progress might be yet another false dawn. 

Thank you to: 

Peter Della Penna, ESPNcricinfo 

Tom Dunmore, Major League Cricket 

Smit Patel, CricBuzz

Steve Steinberg, CricAmerica

Todd Myers, Willow TV

Extra music: 

Something In the Air by HoliznaCC0 (Free Music Archive)

Cool Jazzy Bass & Vibraphone by M33 Project (Free Music Archive)

Well, what a Test Match that was! With all three results still possible as we entered day 5, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes took the game by the scruff of the neck and took England over the line in spectacular style. Join Dan and Glenn as they react to yet another brilliant game between these England and New Zealand sides and try to process just how good that chase was.

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This week, Dan and Zac preview the exciting Australian T20 domestic tournament: Big Bash League (BBL).

After discussing Tottenham Hotspur’s joyous cricket video, Cow Corner’s dynamic duo unpack BBL’s new rules and examine the squad of every team in the league. They close by talking about Jake Fraser-McGurk’s unfortunate encounter with an angry monkey and Zac’s extraordinary full BBL league table prediction.

This week, Dan, Zac and Will gather to review the rain affected, drawn first Test between England and India. We dissect England's top order batting woes, debate who may or may not be called up for the second Test and ponder whether an emergency Malan or Moeen call up is on the cards?

We also offer a sincere apology to Jasprit Bumrah (who Dan decided should be rested last week) as well as commend the brilliant bowling display from the tourists.

We also chat about The Hundred - who is actually top of the leagues? - and predict our top threes as the group stages come to a conclusion. Enjoy!

Lots to get stuck in to this week as the Ashes debacle finally comes home to roost. After 3 sackings in as many days, we ask how England should rebuild this year, why hasn't Tom Harrison stood down and could Justin Langer take over as coach?

Plus... we take you Around the Grounds with updates on the Pakistan Super League, India’s ODI series against the West Indies, England managing to lose the Ashes for the 2nd time this year, and for the first time on this podcast India win a trophy!

All that plus Part Two (40:10) - our weekly Pitch Inspection on the Australia team's foray into climate activism, Zac's Quick Question and a bit of Wordle-themed fun.

Let us know your thoughts! You can be part on the RSP Community on Discord here or tweet us @RainStoppedPod. Thanks for listening.

Part One

England's coaching clear-out (00:00)

Women's Ashes (15:13)

India win the U19 World Cup! (21:00)

Pakistan Super League update (29:05)

Part Two

The News (40:13)

Pitch Inspection - read along with our discussion on Cricket and the climate crisis here. (44:18)

Nurdle! (49:20)

Zac's Quick Question (50:19)

This week we whether we're seeing the beginnings of a seismic shift in the makeup of world cricket. Before all of that though, in part one, we have a quick chat up to give our first impressions of the 2022 Hundred, England's poor white ball summer and the brilliant action at the Commonwealth Games cricket!

In part two, and in thanks to some brilliant journalism from Tim Wigmore at The Telegraph, we spend the final half hour of the show discussing the relationship between domestic T20 cricket leagues and wider international cricket. Are we seeing the emergence of a football style club and country set up? Is there an apetite for an effective IPL for 12 months of the year? Listen and find out!

This week, Dan, Zac, and Will - Cow Corner’s IPL dream team - discuss the end of the competition’s group stages, present their teams of the tournament, and lament Rajasthan’s tragic achievement of finishing bottom of both the league standings and Fair Play Award table.

They also bring up Glenn’s luckless Brentford FC as often as possible, which he didn’t appreciate while editing, and welcome the podcast’s first sponsor: the gold standard of hatchbacks, Tata Altroz.

Another fascinating Test this week as the guys break down all of the stories from the 2nd Test between India and England.

Will tries to work out whether Rohit or Ashwin's performance was the key to India's win, Glenn discovers his new dream job and Zac has this week's 'Jack Leach Stat Of The Week'.

We also begin to dissect the Moeen Ali situation: has he been hung out to dry again by the ECB?

We also get stuck in to a bit of pitch chat, but mostly blame Michael Vaughan #onon

Enjoy!

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Join Dan and Glenn as they unpack England’s magnificent 3-0 T20I series win in South Africa.

Reunited once again, Cow Corner’s original pair discuss Dawid Malan’s stunning batting performances, a brilliant T20I debut for South Africa’s George Linde, and England’s controversial - and hilarious - dressing room codes.

Glenn and Zac are joined by Hammad to discuss the thrilling bilateral T20I series between Pakistan and England! 

Four matches in and the teams are tied at 2-2 after a succession of entertaining games. How on earth did Pakistan win the fourth game—God's plan, says Hammad—and where did England throw it away? What have we learnt so far from the series, and which places are still up for grabs within both teams going into the World Cup?

All that, plus a very special announcement from Zac. Enjoy! 

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This week its another IPL episode and - for some reason - there was a lot of anger to be shared between Dan, Will and Zac.

This week in the IPL we look at CSK's success, SRH's miserable failure and ask whether the IPL should go ahead at all amid India's Covid crisis. All this, plus Zac has a story about a bus driver, Will's flag is droopier than ever and Dan gets something right for once.

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This week its an IPL special as we look ahead to the 2021 edition of the tournament.

We discuss all eight franchises for precisely 6-minutes each and weigh up their chances of winning this year's IPL.

Also this week, Dan forgets Dinesh Karthik plays cricket, Zac bowls four consecutive no-balls and Will is even more pessimistic about Rajasthan. Enjoy!

Join Dan, Zac, and Glenn as we discuss all the key developments in cricket this week.

We start with George Dobell’s puzzling support of Joe Clarke in The Cricketer. After receiving a backlash for his article, which suggested Clarke may become a future “role model” despite his past participation in a misogynistic group chat, Dobell doubled down on Twitter. Why is he dying on this hill?

We then turn to the Wisden Cricketers of the Year and learn that Dan doesn’t know what an almanack is.

In Part Two we round up all the action in the IPL and Country Championship. Jos Buttler is flying, and Somerset are struggling, so nothing new there.

More importantly, why isn’t the ECB bothering to advertise the Country Championship’s outstanding selection of international players? Yet another excuse for us all to complain. Enjoy!

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Join us for a very special episode as we preview the T20 World Cup 'minnows' involved in the tournament's opening group stage.

In what becomes a surreal hour, the Rain Stopped Play team each introduce two teams they have researched, or in some cases, fallen in love with. Glenn is now a die-hard Namibia supporter, Dan's dreaming of Scottish success, and Will's writing a PhD thesis about Oman. Most importantly, we all want Papua New Guinea to do well. It's chaos.

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With the news that Brendon McCullum is now the new Test coach for the England men's team, Dan and Zac sat down for a quick chat about their initial reactions. Exciting? Surprising? An inspired choice? Find out what the chaps think in this short reaction episode.

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There's been too much going on to give this episode and, as you can see in the title, we're covering a lot this week.

Join Glenn, Dan and Zac as they wade through the county cricket news including Jimmy's 1000th wicket, Bess' 7-fer, Sibley's duck and Amla's mammoth 250 ball innings for Surrey. There's time for an update from the Blast as well as from the England Women's series vs India.

Then, we ask was England vs Sri Lanka the worst white ball series ever? And with that whole squad now in Covid isolation, we try and make a starting XI out of the 18 new faces to play Pakistan this week. Enjoy!

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This week, the formal Rain Stopped Play post mortem takes place as we pick apart England's performance in the 4th test.

We start with the news (2:30) and chat about the PSL being suspended, the IPL fixtures being announced and England women dominating their tour of New Zealand.

We then (15:28) take a quick look at India's dominance across the 4th Test and the series and ask what they can learn as they build towards the World Test Championship Final.

Finally, England are in the crosshairs (29:25) and we discuss team selection, rotation policy, batting order and ask what the ECB should prioritise in a busy year.

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Join Dan, Glenn, and Tim as they assess the first Test match between England and New Zealand. 

Unfortunately, events off the field overshadowed the cricket played at Lords as historical racist and sexist tweets posted by debutant Ollie Robinson emerged during the first day’s play. The Rain Stopped Play team discusses what the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can and should do to tackle racism within the game, and what consequences Robinson might face for his actions. 

On the pitch, England caused controversy by opting to bat for a draw after a seemingly generous declaration by New Zealand gave them 273 to chase in the final innings. Should England have attacked more? Why does England’s middle order look so brittle? Finally, does anyone care about over rates? Listen in and find out!

1:33 County Championship 

10:50 Robinson, Racism, and the ECB

36:02 The Test Match

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Join Dan, Glenn, and Zac for a preview of England’s exciting Test series against New Zealand.

After discussing how Zac was sledged by a 14 year old wicketkeeper at the weekend (Zac silenced his young critic with a masterful 8* from 39 deliveries) and celebrating Glenn’s Fantasy Premier League triumph, the Rain Stopped Play team gets stuck into England’s selection issues for the upcoming two Test series. 

Who should open? Who should bowl? Is Colin de Grandhomme making medium pace fashionable again? Join us and find out! 

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Join Dan and Glenn as they discuss England's thrilling final day victory to level the series against West Indies.

We'll examine Stuart Broad's exceptional bowling, Dom Sibley's patient batting, and Chris Woakes' unfortunate record of playing beautifully and being immediately dropped afterwards. We'll also make predictions for the final test and share our Tweet of the Week.

England’s dismal run of nine Tests without a win finally came to an end as they completed the third-highest chase at Lord's!

Join Dan, Zac, and Glenn as they run through all the main talking points from an entertaining and somewhat chaotic first Test versus New Zealand. Joe Root appeared to relish his new post-captaincy role, Matthew Potts impressed on debut, and Ben Foakes finally looks like fulfilling his potential. However, England’s top order still struggled, showing everything certainly isn’t perfect under Rob Key’s new regime.

New Zealand’s specialist batters also failed, and poor Colin de Grandhomme had a match to forget. Will they bounce back and beat England at Trent Bridge later this week?

All that, plus a look at how our Blast fantasy teams are faring (not well!) and a round-up of international action. Thanks for listening!

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In our second ever special episode, Zac is joined by Scouting Cricket's Ronan Alexander for a comprehensive preview on the Under-19s World Cup which starts on January 14th.

The guys take you through each team playing at this year's World Cup team by team and pick out a few key players to keep an eye out for. Listen out for some predictions towards the end of the episode too!

Massive thanks to Ronan for joining us on the pod this week and sharing his expertise with us. You can find him on Twitter @ronan_45 and @ScoutingCricket or at the website https://scoutingcricket.com

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Join Dan and Glenn as they discuss England's first 'Bubble Test' against West Indies.

Is Denly's position untenable?

Should Broad have played?

What on earth is going on in the Bubble hotels?

All this and more will be debated.

This week - England cancel the tour of Pakistan, England women play New Zealand, the IPL is back, Finals Day was awesome and we are truly, truly bored of the County Championship!!

We dip into all the topics making cricket news this week and get mostly stuck in to why the County Championship has got it all wrong again. Enjoy!

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Well, what a week that was! Another thrilling win for the men's Test side, another chase in the fourth innings and another heroic knock by Jonny Bairstow. A full Rain Stopped Play team are here this week to react to the final Test of a fantastic series between England and New Zealand.

But before all of that (5:28) we react to the breaking news that Eoin Morgan has retired from all international cricket with immediate effect. What sort of legacy will he leave? Was it the right time to go? Is Buttler the only candidate to replace him?

In part two (16:01) we dive deep into the third and final Test between England and New Zealand as well as briefly preview the fifth - yes fifth - Test with India that starts on Friday. And in part three (55:14) we take a look at the state of play women's Test match between England and South Africa and round the pod off with Zac's Quick Question.

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Yes, its the 20% season review that everyone was asking for, and we have delivered. Dan, Zac and Will are back with a review of the first 20% of this year's IPL.

After quickly summing up the headlines coming out of the County Championship in England, the boys get stuck in to the lively start of IPL 2021. Where have Sunrisers gone wrong so far? Are RCB looking ominous? Is Rajasthan's batting order more stable than Will's flag? Tune in to find out. Enjoy!

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This week, a very excited Cow Corner team preview the first Test between India and England in Chennai.

After a brief discussion on whether a new T2 league should be formed, Dan, Glenn, Zac and Will get stuck in to all the main stories ahead of the first test.

Starting with England, we ask: What should their top three look like? Is it time for Moeen Ali to come back? Can Broad and Anderson fit into the same XI?

We then discuss what India's bowling attack might look like, ask where Pant should bat and ponder over the options for replacing the injured Ravi Jadeja.

Listen out for our predicted starting XIs for both teams and forgive Glenn for including Hardik after he forgot about a man called Virat Kohli.

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This week, Dan, Glenn and Zac discuss all the main talking points from another gripping few days of Test cricket between Sri Lanka and England.

After a quick summary of the various other international fixtures going on across the world, we start by once again discussing why it's Joe Root's world and we're just living in it.

We also ponder whether England should play both Broad and Anderson for the first Test in India and we have a much calmer discussion about what England should do at the top of the order.

We then try and work out where it all went so horribly wrong for Sri Lanka on day four and Zac asks 'How many Embuldeniyas is too many Embuldeniyas?'

Stay around to the end of the pod where we have a quick chat about England's rotation policy for the upcoming tour of India.

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It's our second podcast previewing the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup!

This episode focusses on what we think are the best three teams coming into the competition: England, India and the West Indies.

Does Dan jump the gun calling England favourites? Is Will's potential India XI the most chaotic ever? And Zac tells us why the West Indies are so much fun and how they're going to win the whole tournament again...Enjoy!

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It’s our fiftieth podcast! A massive thank you to all of our regular listeners and welcome to those who are new to Rain Stopped Play.

This week, after debating whether the England vs Sri Lanka limited overs tour is worth anyone’s time and catching up on the T20 Blast, the RSP team get stuck into the sensational World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand. 

Despite rain affecting the match, New Zealand managed to force a thrilling win on the sixth and final day. We wax lyrical about the immensely likable New Zealand team and assess what went wrong for India; is anyone’s place in the team in jeopardy? 

2:24 News 

19:42 WTC Final

51:06 Zac's Cricket Career Update 

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In another packed episode, Dan, Glenn, Will and Zac get stuck in to all the main issues to come out of the gripping third test between Australia and India.

The guys start with an important discussion on the impact of the racist abuse aimed at the India players throughout the match and highlight the importance of Mohammed Siraj's refusal to let the abuse slide. How will Australian cricket address the inherent problem within their culture?

To issues on the field, the Cow Corner team then dissect the excellent Rishabh Pant knock and the significance of India's defiant second innings. Glenn officially un-cancels Steve Smith's career, Zac confesses his love for Marnus Labuschagne and Will questions what options India have left for the fourth test.

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Join Glenn and Zac as they reflect on another packed week of international cricket!

Over in blissful Barbados, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite broke records with his magnificent effort with the bat in the second Test against England. Despite a lifeless pitch, the tourists did their best to force a result on the final day—but the West Indies earned a deserved draw with a watchful defensive display. We discuss the game’s standout performers, and look forward to the decisive third Test.

The Women’s World Cup continues to entertain with a string of thrilling games in New Zealand. England are fighting back… But will they make it through the group stage? We round up all the action from what is turning out to be a tournament for the ages.

Finally, there’s an exciting start to the third Test between Pakistan and Australia, and Glenn manages to ruin the quiz for everyone. Thanks for listening!

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This week, Dan and Glenn react to the not such breaking news that Ben Stokes is now the captain of the men's Test team. We discuss whether Rob Key has made the right decision or whether he's played it safe with the only realistic option currently in the side.

What will a Ben Stokes Test side look like? Will the role overload him? Who will be his vice? All this and much more discussed on this week's pod, enjoy!

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Barney Ronay in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/29/ben-stokes-has-the-drive-and-celebrity-wattage-to-revive-the-pulse-of-test-cricket

This week Dan and Glenn are joined by Cow Corner's first guest, Oval Correspondent Will. Fighting off tiredness, time difference, and dodgy Wi-Fi, the three cricket fans discuss Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, and Pakistan's forgotten hero: Fawad Alam.

Happy Holidays! We know we said we wouldn't be back before Christmas on the previous podcast - it turns out, that wasn't true!

In a bonus Christmas special, our full RSP team have a bit of fun looking back over the year that was cricket in 2021 - our highs and lows, heroes and villains, and at last some accountability for the worst take someone has uttered on this podcast.

We revive the Rain-ies, our surely now famous set of improvised cricketing awards. Featuring:

• Game of the Year
• Moment of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Hero/Villain of the Year
• Coldest/Hottest Take of the Year

And finally, be sure to stick around to the end for our New Year's Resolutions for cricket in 2022.

We hope this podcast gives you some brief respite from the Ashes - we'll be back before the new year to round up the 3rd Test, and if you're on Twitter you can join our livestream Spaces on Boxing Day night. Until then, thank you very much for listening over this bizarre year, we all hope you have a very happy Christmas and some restful time with your family.

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Intro/Outro music courtesy of Podington Bear, under Creative Commons creative license: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Happy_Holidays_Merry_Sythmas/Jingle_Bells_1305

It’s over! This week Dan, Zac, and Will lament the conclusion of the thirteenth season of the IPL. They discuss Mumbai Indians’ convincing tournament win, the iconic CRED Power Play, and how Moeen Ali bizarrely managed to get run out during a free hit.

In Episode Twelve, Dan and Zac are joined by Cow Corner’s London Correspondent Will for another detailed discussion about this year’s frantic IPL.

The two co-hosts reflect on their misplaced criticism in last week’s episode, while Will makes a bold case for Sunrisers Hyderabad wining the competition.

There's only one topic of conversation on the lips of England cricket fans right now, and that is the position of Joe Root as men's Test captain. After the 1-0 series loss to the West Indies - and two embarrassing batting collapses - is Root's position as captain tenable? Are there any replacements? Is the whole system rotten to the core? We have our say on who should be in charge for the upcoming summer.

Elsewhere, the England Women's team are once again doing the nation proud with a hard-fought run to the semi finals of the World Cup, can they continue their run and make it back to back titles? The IPL has started off in typically exciting fashion and Zac has a Quick Question that isn't answered on air. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter: @RainStoppedPod

This week brings a very precise mid-series review as we discuss the ongoing T20I series between India and England

While Zac was slightly distracted by baking bread, the guys chat about how the series is poised after 2-and-a-bit games and how England and India are shaping up ahead of the T20 World Cup this year.

How may anchor players is too many anchor players? Is Malan too slow? What is Stokes' role in the side? Why is Will angry at Iyer? All of this and plenty more throughout the pod, and stay tuned toward the end to see how Zac's bread turns out.

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Cow Corner Productions brings you a BBL special for your Sunday evening.

Join Dan and Zac as they walk you through the good, the bad and the ugly from BBL 10 as Sydney Sixers were crowned back-to-back champions.

The good: Alex Hales and James Vince. The bad: Melbourne Renegades. The ugly: The X-Factor subs. All this and more in this week's BBL special!

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Join Glenn and Will as they discuss The Hundred’s inaugural game and England’s thrilling T20I series against Pakistan! 

Will attended The Hundred’s opener, a nail-biting win for Oval Invincibles, so he gives us a fascinating insight into how the evening unfolded. Is Glenn, a consistent critic of the tournament, starting to be sold on its merits? 

England edged past Pakistan in the three match T20I series with a spectacular final over win on Tuesday night: we examine who were the stand-out performers for both teams and whether Pakistan have a chance of winning the upcoming World Cup.  

Finally, Will discusses India’s strange knack of playing multiple international sides in different continents and Glenn reminds everyone that the Royal London One Day Cup is underway today. Enjoy!

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We take a break from Test cricket to discuss England's One Day International series against Ireland.

With many of the first team not playing, did any less experienced England players make a case for their inclusion in future squads?

Should Tom Banton be batting higher up the order?

Most importantly, are Joe Denly and James Vince the same person?

Join Dan and Glenn to find out!

Have we arrived at cricket's next epoch? Well, we try to answer that and much, much more in our highly anticipated preview of The Hundred!

We start by asking what is The Hundred? Why does it exist? What audience are the ECB targeting? What will the cricket be like on the field?

We then preview all 8 men's and women's teams. Who are we supporting and why? Are the Southern Brave clear favourites in both competitions? Will the lack of 'big' international names hurt the tournament? What are our favourite crisps?

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Join Dan, Will, and Glenn, as they analyse India's impressive ODI series victory against England. After rounding up this week's cricket news - including Jofra Archer's unfortunate encounter with a fish tank - the Rain Stopped Play trio discuss all of the main talking points from the exciting series.

Can we finally accept Jonny Bairstow is a quality cricketer? How do the Curran brothers fit into the England team? And where on earth did all of the Indian spinners go? Listen to find out!

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Join Dan, Zac, Glenn, and Tim for a lively round-up of the 2021 County Championship. 

After discussing England’s squad for the upcoming New Zealand Test series and its potential impact on domestic teams, the Rain Stopped Play team approach their analysis by selecting a stand-out fixture from each round of games played so far. Dan surprises everyone by unleashing a torrent of hate against Craig Overton, while Glenn is laughed out of the podcast after floating the idea of Adam Lyth returning to international duty. 

As always, the podcast concludes with everyone making their (inevitably wrong) final group standing predictions. Enjoy!

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This episode Dan and Glenn are joined by Cow Corner’s second guest, Northern Correspondent Zac, for our review of the Pakistan series!

We discuss Zak Crawley’s stunning 267, Jack Leach’s future, and Jimmy Anderson’s extraordinary longevity.

We conclude by lamenting Kevin O'Brien’s ill-advised decision to park in Cow Corner, which, unfortunately, resulted in him smashing a six into his own car window.

Join Dan, Will, and Glenn for the most hilarious Rain Stopped Play episode in recent memory. 

The source of our laughter? A fake IPL league that conned Russian punters (yes, it really is that ridiculous) into placing bets on matches that were completely staged. We dive deep into the story that has gripped the international cricket community—uncovering potentially new crucial evidence on the ‘Century Hitters T20’ YouTube channel in the process. 

Then we turn to real cricket, although England’s white ball team may wish this last week of cricket against India had also been staged. We discuss England’s failures, India’s brilliance, and conclude the podcast by examining Jonathan Liew’s excellent article ‘Bazball isn’t a philosophy or blueprint—it is a response to a game in decay.’ Enjoy!

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Yes, well done Australia - we are all very, very happy for you.

A reluctant Rain Stopped Play team have gathered to congratulate Australia and review the comfortable win at the men's T20 World Cup final.

To cheer ourselves up, we've come up with our very own awards to commemorate the 2020(2021) T20 World Cup - The Rainys!

We hand out awards to our player of the tournament and our favourite moment of the tournament. We also have awards for the the saddest moment of the tournament and the controversially named 'Most Hated Team' award. Did we miss any out? Did we go in too hard on Bangladesh? Let us know on Twitter @RainStoppedPod. Enjoy the episode!