The Telegraph Cricket Podcast

England are two from two in the post-Bazball era and have wrapped up their series against Pakistan with a game to spare.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack all the action from the second Test and ask how much we can read into England's new regime, given the level of opposition they were facing.

One major positive has been England's seamers, particularly Ollie Robinson who continued his impressive summer form at Lord's with a third player of the match award.

Speaking of Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket' again faced criticism for producing another poor pitch. However, both Will and Nick agree it was significantly better than the pitch we saw earlier this summer against New Zealand.

Away from the action, Will gives us the latest on the Brydon Carse situation and we discuss Sky's decision to air an interview with Imran Khan's sons despite Pakistan threatening not to return to the field if they did so.

And we answer your questions as usual, too!

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England are up and running in the post Bazball era!

Jake, Nick and Will reflect on their dominant win over Pakistan and ask how much we can truly take from beating such a poor level of opposition.

We questioned the lack of spinners in the team given how hot the summer had been, but England's four-man seam attack stole the show and could prove to be pivotal in the winter when England face a much trickier test away in South Africa.

Despite the win, Nick says it would have been made better if we'd seen an Englishman hit a century. He also said that opener Emilio Gay will be fighting for his place heading into the winter with scrutiny growing on Jamie Smith, too.

Away from the Test match, there's discussion on the decision not to award an Ashes Test to Headingley, something both Joe Root and Ben Stokes have criticised.

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It's a new era for English cricket with a new coach and new captain. First up is a Pakistan.

Jake, Nick and Will unpack an eventful month which saw Brendon McCullum follow Ben Stokes out the exit door with Stephen Fleming and Joe Root in.

Nick questions why a decision on the coach was not made earlier this year and explains why the six months since the Ashes have been wasted. Will says it's a shocker that Fleming is not coming in for an immediate start this week against Pakistan.

Nick tells us why Joe Root was the right choice for England captain over Harry Brook and why he expects Root to be better this time around, having already captained the side earlier in his career.

As for matters on the pitch, there is concern over a lack of spinners given it's been the hottest summer in decades, and Nick also explains why he doesn't care how England plays, as long as they start winning Test matches again.

Plus, we answer all of your questions as usual too!

Read more from Nick and Will on Telegraph cricket: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/

Highlights:

Time for England to win
Is Root the right choice to replace Stokes?
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Jake, Nick and Will are joined in the studio by Sonia Twigg to reflect on the Women's World Cup final where Australia ran out comfortable winners over England!

Sonia and Will debrief a sobering afternoon for England at Lord's, asking if anything could have been done to beat an inspired Australia team or if the gap between the sides is simply too big.

We also look back on the tournament as a whole and how it managed to compete alongside a chaotic month for the men's Test team and the football World Cup.

Away from the Women's World Cup, we look at England's win against India. Nick discusses whether we are likely to see any changes in the coaching setup ahead of the Pakistan series, and we answer all your questions as usual too!

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