Test Match Special

Elly Oldroyd is joined by former England bowler Steven Finn & the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt for reaction to Day 4 of the 3rd and final Test between England and New Zealand. We hear from England captain Ben Stokes, who reflects on the tour and the year, and we also get the thoughts of Head Coach Brendon Mccullum too, who looks ahead to 2025.They discuss Jacob Bethell’s impressive performances, Will O’Rourke’s fiery display with the ball and Steven tells us about his good friend Tim Southee, after he bows out of Test cricket on a high.

Elly Oldroyd is joined by former England batter Mark Ramprakash & the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt for reaction to Day 3 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand. England Assistant Coach Marcus Trescothick gives his thoughts on the day’s play and the injury to captain Ben Stokes.They discuss what that injury could mean moving forwards, New Zealand’s decision to not declare and Zak Crawley’s never-ending struggles against Matt Henry. Mark also reminisces on the time he spent giving Kane Williamson batting tips when he was playing in England at the start of his career.They also touch on England Women’s impressive day with the bat on Day 1 of their Test against South Africa.Live text commentary of England’s Test series against New Zealand is available on the BBC Sport website & app.

Simon Mann is joined by former England fast bowler Steven Finn & the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt for reaction to Day two of the third and final Test between England New Zealand. England assistant coach Paul Collingwood gives his thoughts on the day’s play.They discuss Zak Crawley’s series and his struggles against New Zealand quick Matt Henry, the fielding tactics used against the Kiwi’s tail, and England’s trend of finishing Test series poorly.Plus, after Henry’s success over Crawley, who did Steven have similar dominance over?Live text commentary of England’s Test series against New Zealand is available on the BBC Sport website & app.

Henry Moeran is joined by former England and Surrey batter Mark Ramprakash & the BBC’s Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt for reaction to Day 1 of the third and final Test between England New Zealand. We hear from fast bowler Matthew Potts, who took 3 wickets on his return to the side. There’s discussion around England’s fast bowling unit, Ben Stokes’ long spell and their persistence with the short-ball tactic against the tail. They also look at Rachin Ravindra’s continued disappointment with the bat for New Zealand, Tim Southee’s remarkable six-hitting record and England Women’s one-off Test against South Africa.Plus, there had to be some chat about Strictly Come Dancing, with a former winner on the pod.Live text commentary of England’s Test series against New Zealand is available on the BBC Sport website & app.