THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy is struck by a photo of Shaoib Bashir, and Toby reads an open letter about England's playing fields

"These are young men with fragile careers chasing dreams."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (11'10): Tony Lewis’ Christmas Present: India v England 1972 at Delhi

"England at least remain unbeaten on Christmas Day"

THE REVIEW (19'46): Flintoff (2025), Disney Plus

"It was delightful to see Ponting visibly pissed off when recalling the events of 2005."

Recorded 5 January 2026

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy empathises with Durham's demise, and Toby marks Chris Woakes' test retirement

"Dwayne Bravo - a true road warrior of the franchise era."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): The Run Reaper

"This was all about reducing the air resistance when you play the shot. The physics here - well, it's fair to say that I'm not a physicist..."

THE REVIEW (19'00): The 2005 Ashes: Settling the Score (BBC, July 2025)

"I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I know that it combines my two great loves, and that it's worth a listen."

Recorded 7 October 2025

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy admires a test debutant towards the end of his fourth decade, and Toby encounters Plum Warner in a new context

"I don't score quickly enough, that's my real issue."

FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): The One-Eyed Cricketer - the remarkable life of Colin Milburn

"Often you saw him batting with both feet off the ground, in a sort of gravity-defying act"

THE REVIEW (22'17): Basingstoke Boy by John Arlott (1990)

"There's an extraordinary page where he describes narrowly missing joining the Manchester United team who were in the Munich air crash."

Recorded 17 November 2025