Weekly Show: World Cup semi-final previews, England’s next generation and women’s cricket in Afghanistan

Our panel of Jo Harman, Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview 2023 World Cup knockouts with India, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa all vying for the title in the final week of competition. Mark Butcher joins the show to talk about England’s squad for the two white-ball tours of the Caribbean next month. Elsewhere, there’s discussion on the two England women’s squads selected for their upcoming tour of India, Meg Lanning’s international retirement and Sri Lanka’s suspension from the ICC with Sri Lanka expert Estelle Vasudevan. Feroza Afghan, one of the first women to be awarded a contract in Afghanistan, then speaks to Katya towards the end of the episode to talk about the struggles facing women’s cricketers from Afghanistan and on how much support they have been getting from the game’s governing bodies. Broadly Speaking, Stuart Broad’s autobiography, is out now in hardback, ebook and audio: https://amzn.to/3tsar6V Follow England in India in January with Gullivers Sports Travel - find out more at gulliverstravel.co.uk today. Over the course of the World Cup we’re once again working with our loyal friends at Charles Tyrwhitt. Get 20% off by using promo code WICKET20 at checkout. You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly includes an exclusive interview with Adil Rashid and is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-72 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #CricketWorldCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices