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Test Match Special

Brook begins white ball captaincy with emphatic win

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Steven Finn and Carlos Brathwaite to discuss England’s 238 run win at Edgbaston in Harry Brook’s opening match as full time white ball captain.

We hear from Brook plus player of the match Jacob Bethell and West Indies captain Shai Hope. Also we reflect on Blue for Bob day in memory of Bob Willis hearing from former Prime Minister Sir John Major and Aggers takes a medical test live on air!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.

0:03.7

My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.

0:08.4

I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced

0:12.2

pundits and the biggest sports stars.

0:14.3

Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.

0:19.1

But the best thing about doing this at the BBC

0:21.6

is our unique access to the sporting world. What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that

0:27.4

create a real connection to dedicated sports fans across the UK. So if you like this podcast,

0:33.0

head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:40.5

You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:46.0

I'm Jonathan Agnew and welcome to the Testamatch Special podcast

0:49.3

as Harry Brooke enjoys an emphatic start to his white ball captaincy.

0:53.6

Car swings and it goes through the keeper, down to the boundary.

0:57.0

It's four bys and England will end.

1:00.0

On 400, they've done it, they brought up the 400 of the last ball.

1:04.0

She tosses this up and has bowled him.

1:07.0

That is it. That is the coup de grace.

1:09.0

Adil Rashid gets his band, gets Joseph bowled through

1:12.4

the gate with the wrong end. The West Indies have been bowled out. We'll hear from Brooke, the player

1:16.7

of the match, Jacob Bethel, who talks about the decision to miss the Zimbabwe test to play in the

1:20.8

IPL, and the West Indies captain Shea Hope. And there'll be analysis from Stephen Finn and Carlos Brathwaite. And of course, we'll talk Blue for Bob Day in memory of the former England fast bowler, Bob Willis.

1:32.1

You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

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