County Cricket: 'Fit for purpose'? Reaction to players' calls for less cricket
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Howells, Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor debate the PCA's survey calling for a reduction in County Cricket.
Chair of Sussex County Cricket Club, Jon Filby, rejects calls for fewer matches to be played in the County Cricket season.
Jason Kerr, Head Coach of Somerset County Cricket Club, tells us what it's like to be in a demanding schedule.
Plus, Will MacPherson of the Telegraph outlines the main areas of debate and attempts to find answers quickly.
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| 0:40.0 | This is the CMS County Championship Championship Podcast with Kevin Howes. |
| 0:45.0 | Hello and welcome to our latest TMS County Cricket Podcasts with myself along with Emily |
| 0:50.5 | Windsor and to Mar Mills, we make only one promise that we will be fit for purpose |
| 0:55.4 | talking to a coach from Somerset, the head coach Jason Kerr, County Cricket Chair from |
| 0:59.9 | Sussex, John Philby, journalist Will McPherson of the Telegraph, their reaction to the PCA survey |
| 1:06.2 | published this weekend with former England Captain Joe Root calling for a reduction of domestic |
| 1:11.7 | cricket and its schedule. |
| 1:13.2 | This is the CMS County Championship Podcast with Kevin Howls. |
| 1:19.2 | John Philby is chair at Sussex County Cricket Club. |
| 1:22.4 | John thank you very much for joining us. |
| 1:24.7 | There's some hefty meaty subjects for us to talk about, but I think it is only right that |
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