Stokes speaks to TMS as Cummins could return
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Eleanor Oldroyd is alongside Jonathan Agnew and ABC’s Corbin Middlemas to look ahead to the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. They discuss England’s preparation on the eve of the day-night Test match, as well as the boost Australia could get by bringing back their captain Pat Cummins.
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| 0:42.5 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:53.6 | Hello, I'm Eleanor Aldroyd and welcome to the TMS podcast from the Gabba on the eve of the second Ashes test, the daynighter at this iconic ground. |
| 0:58.5 | To come, we'll be talking to England skipper Ben Stokes and chatting with Jonathan Agnew and the ABC's Corbyn Middleness as England make their final preparations for the test, |
| 1:03.7 | which starts at 4am GMT on Thursday. |
| 1:07.0 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. So it's hello to Agas, hello to Corbyn. |
| 1:15.1 | Corbyn, welcome to TMS. Welcome to the pod. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:18.6 | Well, it's lovely to be here in Brisbane together. And we look out over this ground. So as the eve of the test match, you can see the pops of yellow with the maroon and the blue seats in this extraordinary |
| 1:29.4 | multicoloured bowl with a blue sky above and the sun is just setting as we're sitting here. |
| 1:35.8 | And Agas, it looks peaceful, it looks tranquil. Come two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It's not going |
| 1:41.7 | to be either of the other things. No, it's a brutal place, this is. |
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