Test Match Special
Podcast insight, analysis and reaction from the Test Match Special team, including interviews with top players.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 545
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
England lose at Lord’s & Cummins injury concerns
Alison Mitchell presents reaction from Lord’s as England lose a close encounter to South Africa which seals the World Test Champions a first series win in England since 1998.
Captains Harry Brook and …
No Balls: EMERGENCY - Crossy’s won The Hundred!
Alex Hartley & Kate Cross record an emergency pod as Crossy wins The Hundred with the Northern Superchargers!
The 2025 TMS Hundred Awards
Henry Moeran is alongside Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn, World Cup winner Alex Hartley, and TMS commentator Alison Mitchell to award the unofficial 2025 TMS Hundred Awards.
Which batter hit the bes…
No Balls: Alana King & I
One of Australia’s finest ever leg-spinners, Alana King, joins Kate Cross & Alex Hartley following her lengthy stint in the UK with Lancashire Thunder and Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
They discuss Al…
No Balls: Crossy's World Cup squad reaction
Alex Hartley & Kate Cross discuss Crossy's omission from England's World Cup squad for the tournament in India & Sri Lanka next month. Crossy talks about the tough call from head coach Charlotte Edwa…
Introducing... Sonny Baker
Manchester Originals and Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker is set for an England debut after being called up for the squads to face South Africa and Ireland in September by head coach Brendon McCullu…
Jos Buttler on white-ball captaincy, his Test career and The Hundred
Steven Finn speaks to former England white-ball captain Jos Buttler, who reflects on his time in charge of the national side.
Buttler discusses the highs of winning the T20 World Cup in 2022, as well …
Bethell captains & Baker eyes England debut
Henry Moeran is alongside Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn and former England batter Michael Carberry to discuss the decision to make 22-year-old Jacob Bethell captain for England's T20 series in Ire…
No Balls: Ellyse Perry enters the chat
Alex Hartley & Kate Cross are joined by legendary Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry. She discusses getting up-to-speed as captain of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, as well as her journey into cri…
View from the Boundary: Rory Kinnear
Actor Rory Kinnear joins Jonathan Agnew to give his View from the Boundary at The Oval. They discuss how living close to The Oval has fuelled Rory's love of cricket, why Robin Smith was his favourite…
First week of The Hundred, Chris Woakes and Ashes Preparation
Mark Chapman, Sir Alastair Cook and Southern Brave’s Tymal Mills react to a blistering opening week of The Hundred. Grace Harris and London’s Spirit’s strong start and some of the top performers in t…
Who makes your Ashes XI?
Jonathan Agnew is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and Test Match Special statistician Andy Zaltzman to discuss who plays for England in the first Ashes Test d…
No Balls: Headingley, happiness on-field & a Hartley head injury
Kate Cross & Alex Hartley convene in a hotel room the morning after Kate’s winning start in The Hundred with the Northern Superchargers. Should there be substitutes in cricket, what would Alex call a…
Richard Thompson on Test matches, the Hundred and the Olympics
Jonathan Agnew speaks to the ECB chair Richard Thompson in a wide-ranging interview at The Oval.
They look at the future of Test cricket, what the investment in The Hundred franchises could mean for t…
Introducing... Hansie Cronje: Fall From Grace
TMS listeners, we'd like to introduce you to the new series of Sport’s Strangest Crimes called 'Hansie Cronje: Fall From Grace.'
As big Cricket fans, we want to give you the chance to listen to Episo…
England v India: What comes next?
Henry Moeran, Jonathan Agnew, Steven Finn and Deep Dasgupta analyse England and India’s thrilling series, which ended in a 2-2 draw after a tense climax at The Oval. Do the panel think it was the bes…
No Balls: The Hundred, The Oval Test, and Oasis
Alex Hartley and Kate Cross look ahead to The Hundred starting, with Crossy entering her third year at Northern Superchargers. They react to the dramatic finale to England’s Test series against India…
England v India: India triumph in classic at The Oval
Jonathan Agnew presents reaction from India’s thrilling final day victory over England, as a pulsating series finishes in a 2-2 draw.
He’s joined by Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, and Deep Dasgu…
England v India: Late Indian wickets set up thrilling finale
On an action-packed day at the Oval, Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and Deep Dasgupta review the penultimate day’s events.
We hear from Joe Root after centuries from him and Harry …
England v India: Late Crawley wicket gives India advantage
Jonathan Agnew presents a look back at Day Three at the Oval, as Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century and the late wicket of Zak Crawley put India in a strong position to win the final Test.
Michael Vaughan, Si…