Matt Prior: "The wicketkeeper needs to be the drummer of the band"
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Steven Finn, Matt Prior and Simon Katich join Mark Chapman to preview the third Test of the Ashes in Adelaide. Josh Tongue come in for Gus Atkinson, what next for Shoabib Bashir after being left out, the likely return of Nathan Lyon and captain Pat Cummins to the Australian side and we hear from Harry Brook.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Ellis, our podcast is nearly 500 episodes old. |
| 0:10.0 | But what have we learnt? |
| 0:11.0 | Ellis James and John Robbins. |
| 0:13.0 | I've learnt that when you're doing live radio, if somebody texts in in block capitals, it's very really a good sign. |
| 0:18.0 | We've had a confused text, it says, I want to listen to this rubbish. |
| 0:21.9 | I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders |
| 0:23.9 | in a board game, |
| 0:24.8 | don't mention it on the show, |
| 0:26.2 | you are going to get an unexpected call. |
| 0:28.3 | Oh, dear, oh dear. |
| 0:31.2 | Ellis James and John Robbins, |
| 0:32.7 | 500 not out. |
| 0:34.1 | Lovely stuff. |
| 0:35.5 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.2 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:43.3 | Hello, welcome to the Test Match special pod ahead of the third Ashes test in Adelaide. |
| 0:48.3 | Ball by Ball Commentary on TMS from 5 to 11 tomorrow night and throughout the week. |
| 0:54.8 | With us this evening, Stephen Finn, Simon Kattich and Matt Pryor, |
| 0:59.5 | and we'll get on to the cricket very shortly. |
| 1:03.1 | But I would imagine, Simon, given the terrible events over the weekend at Bondi, |
| 1:08.4 | that the atmosphere might feel a little different tomorrow in Adelaide. |
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