Is County Cricket fit for purpose?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Kevin Howells is joined by two former England coaches, Paul Farbrace and Peter Moores, who are now involved back in the County game. They look ahead to the domestic season and ask if Championship cricket should be getting the criticism it is receiving because of the failures of the England Test team.
And Kevin is joined by fellow commentators Nikesh Rughani, Mark Church and Emily Windsor to find out which teams will be challenging this season in the men’s and women’s game.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcast |
| 0:04.6 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:09.7 | Hello there, quick get together on a TMS podcast on the eve of a brand new county |
| 0:15.6 | cribbit season, with the every ball of every game. |
| 0:19.0 | You can find commentary on the BBC's sport album and website. |
| 0:22.6 | Delighted and privileged, I reckon, to say we've got two brilliant guests with us and |
| 0:27.1 | another few I'll introduce in a few moments time. |
| 0:29.1 | But poor far brace and Peter Moore's are with us. |
| 0:31.6 | We're going to try and bottom out by so many high profile players of the past. |
| 0:36.5 | Now I want to bring about major change to the system, which actually gave them the opportunities |
| 0:41.9 | it did. |
| 0:42.9 | So we'll be looking at, you know, why was it so good for them? |
| 0:45.4 | Isn't so good now? |
| 0:46.5 | In other words, another kick-in really for county cricket, because England have feared |
| 0:49.3 | so badly. |
| 0:50.3 | Men's cricket in the winter is that right. |
| 0:52.3 | We'll explore that in a few moments time. |
| 0:54.8 | Our colleague, Nick Escherigani, joined us to reflect on the fallout and much needed |
| 0:59.0 | progress to the domestic game, which is needed in light of the Azim Rafiq investigation. |
| 1:03.8 | Also, Nick Escher is an ambassador for Leicestershire. |
| 1:06.6 | What would the future look like for them in a shiny, elite world of cricket? |
| 1:10.8 | Emily Windsor is back to talk on men's cricket and the women's schedule this summer. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.