The Telegraph Cricket Podcast – tackling the biggest talking points in the English game
Welcome to The Telegraph Cricket Podcast. Between our chief cricket correspondent Nick Hoult, our cricket news correspondent Will Macpherson and our features editor Jake Goodwill, we will take you through all the biggest talking points in English cricket and give insight on what is happening behind the scenes, too.
Every episode, the trio will review England's summer Test matches at a pivotal point in the 'Bazball' era to ensure you are as informed as possible.
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Nick Hoult, Chief Cricket Correspondent
Nick started his journalism career at the Northampton Chronicle and Echo and joined The Telegraph staff in 2006. He has been covering the England team full-time since 2008.
Will Macpherson, Cricket News Correspondent
Will has covered the international and domestic game for The Telegraph since joining in 2022 from the Evening Standard, where he covered both cricket and rugby union. The focus of his work is what is happening behind the scenes in the English game, from squad selection to the sale of franchises.
Jake Goodwill, Sport Features Editor
Jake joined the Telegraph in 2019, moving into an editor role three years later. He plays a key role in shaping The Telegraph 's cricket coverage alongside the rest of the editorial team.
Episode One
Rob Key on a defining six months for Bazball era
England are just days away from getting their Test match series against India underway and, ahead of all the action, we have a brand new podcast which will keep you up to speed over the next couple of months.
Telegraph Sport's features editor Jake Goodwill joins our chief cricket correspondent Nick Hoult and cricket news correspondent Will Macpherson to preview the series.
They are joined in the studio by the managing director of England men's cricket, Rob Key, who gives his thoughts on the English summer so far, the challenge India will bring and how it will prepare his side for the Ashes tour later this year. He also provides an update on the fitness of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, and tells us why Freddie Flintoff is a future England coach in the making.
We also field a number of your questions too!
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