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Test Match Special

In at the deep end - the psychology of test cricket

Test Match Special

BBC

News, Cricket, Sports News, Sports

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann is alongside Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell & Russel Arnold to discuss the pressures of test cricket.

From trying to settle in as a debutant to controlling the anxiety of a batter, they tell all as to what was needed to face the challenges at the highest level and where they found their strengths in tough moments. Opening up about issues facing Glenn McGrath, keeping calm when rain delays play, and being “allergic to fielding practice”.

Transcript

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0:34.9

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0:38.6

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0:43.7

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

0:48.8

You sent the staff some of the Josh Hull would play in the last test match in the summer.

0:52.4

I think quite a lot of people

0:54.0

would be surprised at that. Not least, Josh Hull himself. So what we've done is we've assembled a panel of experts,

1:00.9

former players, he played so much to test cricket to talk about their

1:04.1

debuts and the experience of being a debutant as well and what works, what doesn't work.

1:09.8

And they all had a quite unusual, significant debuts. We've got Sir Nice to Cook here.

1:14.4

We've got Michael Vaughan and we've got Russell Arnold as well.

1:16.6

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

1:22.1

So let's remind ourselves of your various debuts.

1:27.1

Alisto, reflect on your debut.

1:30.5

Tell us what happened.

1:31.5

Remind us what happened. Remind us what happened.

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