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Test Match Special

Jacks & Ahmed stun New Zealand in Colombo

Test Match Special

BBC

News, Cricket, Sports, Sports News

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Daniel Norcross is alongside 2017 World Cup winner Alex Hartley and Aatif Nawaz for reaction to England's thrilling victory over New Zealand in Colombo. Hear from player of the match Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Harry Brook and Mitch Santner.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.6

Oh, hello. You have chosen a BBC podcast, but before you listen to it, we thought you might like our podcast too.

0:12.1

You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw.

0:15.2

And me, Annie Mack. And we talk about the week in music.

0:18.2

All the news, all the cultural happenings in the UK and beyond.

0:22.2

And great guests. And it's on BBC Sounds. Yes, where you can also enjoy lots of

0:27.1

playlists, music mixes and live radio. Everything from my six music breakfast show to Radio

0:33.2

3 Unwind. But obviously start with our our podcast sidetrack. Obviously. Obviously.

0:40.1

So if you like music, listen on BBC Sans.

0:45.3

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

0:48.6

Henry, into Jacks.

0:50.6

Well, he's got a fair bit on that.

0:51.8

He's going to run away for four.

0:53.1

And England have won the game.

0:59.4

Short and pulled round the corner. And England have won by four wickets with three balls to spare.

1:05.8

New Zealand are not yet through to the semifinals and England will top the group. And I don't know how that's happened. It's come from nowhere.

1:20.9

England have won an extraordinary game here at the R. Pramadasa Stadium to clinch top spot in their group.

1:27.9

They were already through to the semifinals, but now they have won three out of three by defeating New Zealand by four wickets in dramatic and thrilling fashion.

1:28.9

I'm Daniel Norcross alongside me is World Cup winner.

1:32.3

Alex Hartley as we reflect on what was an absorbing, fascinating game of cricket on a very

1:38.9

unusual surface.

1:40.3

The first thing that everybody needs to understand here is that these pictures are nothing like the ones we get in India and this one particularly today turned so extravagantly.

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