The CRICKETher Weekly

On the women's cricket show week:

• Stars upset Vipers in the RHF Trophy
• Winners & losers in the race to host a Tier 1 county
• Meg Lanning opens up about her international retirement
• 3 women winners for Wisden

This week in women's cricket:

• England win the ODI series v NZ but struggle with the bat
• Sophie Devine shines but what's the future for NZ?
• Is the jury still out on Alice Capsey?
• England U19s win their tri-series
• Are male cricketers overpaid?

This week:

• England v NZ T20s: Bouchier and Filer positives for England
• England A lose to NZ: Has the regional system failed?
• 2025 Women's Ashes: Cricket Australia want to #FillTheMCG again

This week's women's cricket roundup:

• England stuff up v NZ
• A shambolic Hundred draft
• Cricket Scotland try to shoehorn women into their Super 10 tournament
• Cricket Australia take an important stance v Afghanistan

This week in women's cricket:

• RCB’s shock triumph in the WPL final
• Eng v NZ - TB reclaims her spot but who will open the bowling with Bell?
• Project Darwin bidders face the music at the ECB - what can cricket learn from women’s football?

This week's women's cricket news:

• WPL: Delhi Capitals choke AGAIN, plus how can Smriti Mandhana get even better?
• Project Darwin UPDATE: Why Durham's Tier 1 bid video beats Kent's press release hollow
• England's U19 team to tour Sri Lanka announced

In this week's women's cricket news:

• WPL so far: Capsey on fire
• The Hundred retentions: any surprises?
• Kent attempt to crowd-fund their Tier 1 bid
• Why ECB moving the Worcester ODI is a mistake

This week we're previewing WPL 2024:

• Can Mumbai Indians retain their title?
• Will Alice Capsey get on the field for Delhi Capitals?
• Are Gujarat Giants destined to be the perennial losers?
• What does success look like for the competition in Year Two?

This week's women's cricket update:

• Sutherland stars for Australia v South Africa
• Is captaincy affecting Laura Wolvaardt?
• Are Australia still favourites for the 2024 World Cup?
• Financial woes for the English counties: what does this mean for the new women's structure?

This week in women's cricket news:

• South Africa go toe-to-toe with Australia
• Some odd selections by Australia ahead of the WACA Test
• The new 3-day red-ball fixture in Australia
• Dane van Niekerk to return to international cricket?
• Worcestershire opt out of Project Darwin Tier 1

This week's big women's cricket stories:

• We dissect the new domestic restructure: who wins & who loses?
• England & England A squads v New Zealand
• A strange press conference with the England coach

This week in women's cricket:

• England stars withdraw from WPL
• South Africa's historic win v Australia
• Cricket West Indies takes a step towards equal pay

In our 200th episode (wooop!):

• Higher salaries in The 100 - but could the money be more fairly distributed?
• New rules about player selection - what, why & will they work?
• 4 West Indian players retire at the same time... is something afoot?

Don't forget to let us know your favourite episodes / moments below!

This week's women's cricket round-up:

• Harmanpreet Kaur v Alyssa Healy - who wins in the battle of the captains?
• Why we should be worried about the financial woes of Yorkshire & Middlesex CCCs
• Norma Izard RIP

This week we're zoning in on Australia v India:

• Shafali Verma's comeback
• Phoebe Litchfield's arrival
• Are India focusing on T20 cricket at the expense of ODIs?
• Plus in her 300-match career, what are our favourite Ellyse Perry moments?

All the latest from the world of women's cricket!

• Our highlights of 2023
• Nick Hockley speaks out in favour of multi-Test series
• Would we still need a multi-format Women's Ashes?
• Is there room for red-ball domestic competitions in Australia & England?

The big stories in women's cricket:

• Australia show England how you play Test cricket in India
• England U19s tour to Sri Lanka announced
• Fisticuffs between the counties: how the ECB have played a blinder with Project Darwin

This week in women's cricket:

• India scuttle England in the Test
• Heather Knight's bizarre post-match press conference
• Australia appoint their captain... and their next captain?
• Danni Wyatt sold in the WPL Auction

Your weekly women's cricket update, with Raf & Syd:

This week's women's cricket news:

• Strikers pull off a miracle in the #WBBL09 final
• Amanda-Jade Wellington rocks the Player Mic
• Delhi Belly strikes England A v India
• Plus a plea to the BBC to cover the England v India Test match

This week's women's cricket round-up:

• Why we should be cautious about private investment in The Hundred
• 2024 fixtures announced... well, sort of!
• Are CE Cup/ Blast double headers working?
• Why we're a tad disappointed with the England A squad v India

This week's women's cricket news:

• WBBL: The path to qualification for Sixers & Hurricanes
• Why Scorchers & Strikers are topping the table this season
• Is Annabel Sutherland in line for the Australia captaincy?
• A 3-day break between Tests for India - what were the BCCI thinking?!

This week's women's cricket news:

• Meg Lanning's shock retirement
• England v India - THREE squads!
• The return of Farrant and Wong?
• Is Capsey on course for a Test debut?
• ICC hypocrisy over Afghanistan & Sri Lanka

This week's women's cricket news:

• WBBL trials & tribulations for England's Smith & Jones
• Chamari Athapaththu's purple patch in lime green
• England's coaching reshuffle
• Trouble at t'mill at Yorkshire

This week's women's cricket news:

• ICEC Commissioners plus Sunrisers' Amu Surenkumar & Grace Scrivens honoured by The Cricket Society
• England, England A and Australia to play India
• 2 Tests in a calendar month! The BCCI plot World Test Domination

Women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan:

• Broken things - Alyssa Healy's hand and Grace Harris's bat
• Should WBBL be reduced to 10 games?
• Cath Dalton & Alex Hartley break down coaching barriers in men's cricket
• Men's & women's PCA reps clash about the future of The Hundred

All the big women's cricket stories! This week:

• Cricket at the LA '28 Olympics
• England's Youthful Batting Camp in Mumbai
• Has the cricket world given up on Afghanistan's women?

This week in women's cricket:

• Hayley Matthews beats Australia - is it the end of an era?
• Are T20s REALLY less predictable than ODIs?
• We bemoan the lack of consistent communication about England & regional contracts
• Who might apply to be the next Thunder coach?

This week's women's cricket news:

• ECB's response to ICEC - talking the right talk but will they walk the walk?
• Will we get an England Test at Lord's?
• Domestic salaries: why we need to level up
• South Africa v New Zealand & why NZC's lack of a pathway is coming home to roost

Women's cricket news & views, with Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan. This week:

• The RHF Final brings the season to a close
• We look back on our favourite moments of the summer
• What increased prize money for the Men's World Cup might mean for the Women's game

All the big news from the world of women's cricket. This week:

• Raf tells Parliament how to fix women's sport
• Sunrisers shine & Diamonds decline in the RHF
• We get cross about the lack of a Blaze home ground for the RHF Eliminator
• England v Sri Lanka ODIs reviewed
• What next for Bess Heath?

This week's women's cricket news:

• England v Sri Lanka - the T20 series post-mortem
• The return of Meg Lanning
• England A to tour New Zealand
• Shocking disparities in pay for women umpires

The big stories this week in women's cricket:

• The totally (un) official inquest into England's loss to Sri Lanka
• English players win the draft lottery in WBBL
• Equal match fees... stop us if you've heard this rant before!

This week in women's cricket:

• How Southern Brave triumphed in the Women’s Hundred
• A washout in the Eliminator - do the rain rules need to change?
• Why South Africa’s new domestic professional structure might just be better than England’s

This week in women's cricket news:

• Our experience attending The Hundred as fans
• Sune Luus vs Hilton Moreeng - what a mess
• We rant about a truly bonkers England squad v Sri Lanka

This week's women's cricket news:

• How Charlotte Edwards masterminded The Hundred draft
• The Hundred: Gender equality come rain or shine
• Who might be included in the England squad v Sri Lanka?
• The myth of "niceness" in women's sport, busted

Women's cricket news & views, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan. This week:

• Rain in the RHF
• Reflections on the Women's Ashes
• Are fast bowlers doomed in women's cricket?
• Does the Ashes points system need to change?

The latest women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan.

This week:

• Australia retain the Women's Ashes at the Ageas Bowl
• England's south-centric schedule next summer
• The ICC announce equal prize money, but does that mean we've achieved equality?

The latest women's cricket news, with Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan.

• Alice Capsey thrills at Lord's
• Dani Gibson's bravery
• Are Australia losing their touch?
• A crazy-busy summer in 2024 to look forward to!

This week:

• What next for the ECB after the #ICEC report?
• Is it time to abolish the MCC?
• How Australia sneaked across the line at Edgbaston
• Plus a bonus video bomb from Paul Shaw!

This week:

• Wow - what a Test!
• Your questions answered: red-ball domestic cricket, the points system & can England win the Ashes from here?
• We discuss the Commission for Equity's damning report into cricket in England and Wales

This week:

• We go to parliament with Dane van Niekerk
• England scrabble about for Katherine Sciver-Brunt's replacement
• England & England A dominate the 3-day warm-ups v Australia

The Latest Women’s Cricket News, with Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan:

• Thunder at Finals Day - literally!
• Farewell to Anya Shrubsole
• Weird goings on at Sunrisers
• Ashes squad announcement - who should be included based on Lottie Cup performances?

The latest women's cricket news, with Raf & Syd:

• Who’s on track for CE Cup Finals Day?
• Our take on THAT Thea Brookes interview
• Where the PCA gets it wrong
• Syd has a bonkers idea about Bryony Smith… & an excellent one about women’s county cricket

The latest women's cricket news, with Raf & Syd:

• Shock news about Meg Lanning
• Should Bryony Smith play in the Ashes?
• What's gone wrong at Western Storm?
• In the wake of Kent's decision to charge their Blast viewers, are paid-for live-streams the future?

Raf Nicholson & Syd Egan bringing you the latest women's cricket news.

This week we discuss the start of the Lottie Cup:

• The evolution of batting in English domestic cricket
• Who is winning the race to be England wicketkeeper in the Ashes?
• Is Heather Knight MIA?
• Plus, do the ICC's new Playing Conditions about mandatory helmets go far enough?

On Women's County T20 Finals Day, we continue our deep-dive into women's domestic cricket:

• New contracts for Scotland - and how the ECB can help grow Scottish cricket via the regions
• The problems with women's club cricket...
• ...and what that means for the future of women's county cricket