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It's a job I really love because we get to tell the stories that really matter to people here,

but which also resonate and apply to listeners around the world.

And because the team is such a diverse

range of skills and strengths, we have trained journalists, people who love digging through

archives, we've got drama and even comedy experts. We really can do those stories justice. So if

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

Hello, welcome to the Test Match Special podcast. I'm Henry Moran, and in this episode, we're looking ahead to a busy year of 2025 in men's international cricket.

From the Champions Trophy to India Tests at Home, then the ashes down under.

There is so much to get stuck into, as there is, I should say, in the women's game.

And Kate Cross and Alex Hartley will be

bringing you their preview of the next year in their own unique way on Nobles, the Cricket

podcast, early in the new year. For now, though, strap yourselves in for a magical,

futuristic tour of what we've got to look forward to. You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

Well, who better to dust off their crystal balls

than the BBC's chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew

and the Sultan of Statistics, the Dion of Data,

Andy Zaltzman.

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