A summer of change for England's men
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Simon Mann is alongside England bowler Mark Wood and former England captain Alastair Cook to look back on this summer's international cricket.
They discuss the players brought in to the England sides, as well as what can be taken away from test series wins against Sri Lanka and the West Indies. Plus, how the red ball side is shaping up ahead of 2025's summer test series against India & The Ashes in Australia next winter.
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| 0:52.0 | Hello I'm Simon Mann and welcome to the Test Match Special Podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm alongside Mark Wood and Alistair Cook to discuss the big takeaways in what's been a summer of change for England. We reflect on England |
| 1:04.6 | men's international summer with an eye on the long-term future of the team with a |
| 1:08.8 | test series against India in the summer of 2025 and of course the ashes down under next winter. |
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| 1:20.0 | Let's start with you, Mark. I mean did England on the back of India, did England change |
| 1:28.3 | their style, their approach this summer? I think a little bit. |
| 1:34.0 | I don't think it was, I mean the messaging was very similar in terms of what the team values are. |
| 1:39.0 | Your team tend to revisit that quite a bit before series and just |
| 1:44.5 | Brennham comes on a big one on meetings and either Stokesy to be to be to be honest it's more |
| 1:48.6 | a chat together from the dressroom or on a huddle on the field and just always you know when new players |
| 1:54.0 | come in and it's just always topping up that message of what is the message of just I |
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