No Balls: Crossy's World Cup squad reaction
Test Match Special
BBC
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🗓️ 22 August 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Alex Hartley & Kate Cross discuss Crossy's omission from England's World Cup squad for the tournament in India & Sri Lanka next month. Crossy talks about the tough call from head coach Charlotte Edwards, as well as how she's coming to terms with the decision and how she's processed it whilst being in the middle of The Hundred with the Northern Superchargers.
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| 0:00.0 | Al, we've got to issue a swear warning because you are an absolute potty mouth. Not another one. And you need to remember that your grandma listens to this. She does. She also abuses me on social media. But don't worry, we beep it out. See your kids can listen. And Grandma Jean. Cross. I'm doing round the wicket. Holder. Boulder, leaving a ball alone, Litchfield. |
| 0:22.9 | I think it's the wobble ball, and it just nips back. |
| 0:25.5 | It jags back. |
| 0:26.5 | It's the nipbacker. |
| 0:27.4 | That is a beauty from Kate Cross. |
| 0:29.4 | An absolute seed. |
| 0:31.4 | That is a beauty from Cross. |
| 0:36.4 | Hello, and welcome back to No Balls, the cricket podcast podcast with me, Alex Hartley and you, Kate Cross. |
| 0:43.0 | Hello. |
| 0:43.7 | I don't really know. I don't, I won't ask you if you're okay, but I know you're not. |
| 0:48.2 | Oh God, Al. |
| 0:50.6 | Oh, Crossy. What a day yesterday. |
| 0:54.3 | One of the worst, I reckon. |
| 0:56.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:57.8 | Yeah, you've had some bad ones too, but... |
| 1:01.2 | I actually feel... |
| 1:01.9 | Now that we've started this, I actually feel quite sick in my mouth. |
| 1:05.8 | Oh, no. |
| 1:06.8 | Which is how I felt yesterday. |
| 1:09.5 | Well, the worst thing about yesterday was, for anybody that hasn't seen or lives under a rock... |
| 1:14.6 | A bit context. |
| 1:16.5 | The 50 over World Cup squad came out yesterday at 11 a.m. |
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