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Test Match Special

An evening with the Aussies

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Alison Mitchell speaks to Australia captain Pat Cummins, wicketkeeper Alex Carey, and bowler Beau Webster from the Australian High Commission in London.

In front of a live audience they discuss the mood in the squad ahead of the World Test Championship final, the younger players joining the squad, and returning to Lord's for the first time since the 2023 Ashes series when Carey infamously stumped Jonny Bairstow.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

0:05.1

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

0:08.7

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,

0:13.5

moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

0:19.1

And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music

0:21.7

means we can tell those stories like no one else.

0:24.5

We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.

0:28.6

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now

0:31.3

or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,

0:36.1

check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

0:40.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:48.9

Hello, I'm Alison Mitchell and welcome to the Test Match Special podcast and welcome to the Australian

0:53.6

High Commission in London.

0:55.2

We're in the exhibition hall, three enormous chandeliers, stunning Australian marble columns.

1:01.6

In front of a live audience, I've had the opportunity to speak with Australia Captain Pat Cummins,

1:06.6

as well as wicketkeeper Alex Carey and fast bowler, Bo Webster.

1:10.1

TMS will have full ball-by- ball commentary of the World Test Championship Final between Australia

1:14.5

and South Africa.

1:15.7

Ahead of the match then, we'll talk about the return to Lords after the infamous events of the

1:19.8

2023 Ashes Test, the shape of the Aussie Test Squad and their thoughts on Stuart Broad

1:26.0

helping their rivals as the legendary England bowler

1:28.5

briefly joins the South Africa coaching setup.

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