County Cricket: Should Kookaburra be here to stay?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Howells is alongside Tymal Mills & Emily Windsor to bring you all the huge stories from the County Championship this week.
They speak to Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson about the impact the Kookaburra ball has had on the competition and whether it's a good or bad thing for English cricket.
They discuss the pressures of a player proving themself when moving to a new team and how can you put a stop to a batting collapse.
Plus, Kevin speaks to the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth, about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2024.
Transcript
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| 0:41.0 | This is the CMS County Championship Podcast with Kevin Howls. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello and welcome to our latest Test Match Special Podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | Our main guest this week is the England and Hampshire all-round and Liam Dawson must be to Liam in a few moments of time. |
| 0:55.4 | Also of course we've got Tamal and Emily alongside me but one win, only one win in 18 games |
| 1:02.1 | in the men's county Championship over the first two rounds this season. |
| 1:06.3 | Did the Cucabra kill the competition and entertainment and even does it matter? |
| 1:11.6 | Is it here to stay to be extended for seasons to come regardless of what others may say and do within the county game? |
| 1:19.4 | Well all of that to come plus Lawrence Booth who's the editor of the |
| 1:23.0 | wisdom cricketers almanac on a podcast this week. |
| 1:26.8 | This is the CMS County Championship |
| 1:29.6 | Podcast with Kevin Howe's. |
| 1:31.8 | Tamal, how are you doing? You okay? |
| 1:34.0 | Very good, thank you. |
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