Wisden Cricket Weekly

With the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup getting underway this week, Katya looks back on the last time England hosted the tournament in 2009, a tournament they won.

Whilst England's 2017 World Cup win is often attributed as being a momentous moment for the women's game in the UK, the 2009 T20 World Cup laid the foundations for what was to come.

On-field heroes Claire Taylor and Lydia Greenway, as well as coach England Mark Lane and journalist Raf Nicholson, speak to a different sporting landscape, and a tournament that set the ball rolling for the success of the women's game.

0:15 Intro
1:13 Metro Bank Champion of Women's & Girls Cricket
1:36 Setting the scene on where women's cricket was in 2009
7:37 Double-header style tournament
10:17 Taunton group stage with Mark Lane
16:55 Claire Taylor's extraordinary form
22:31 Semi-final at The Oval
31:15 Final at Lord's
34:41 Celebrations
39:19 Legacy of the 2009 World Cup

England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.

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Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/

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Cameron Ponsonby is joined by Mark Butcher, Katya Witney and ESPN Cricinfo's Matt Roller to try and make sense of the rapidly-developing Stokes-Atkinson nightclub story. We apologise if you can hear any of the building work going on in the background outside the studio.

0:00 Intro / 1:08 KIA UK / 1:35 Mark Butcher / 20:23 Stokes-Atkinson incident / 29:48 How does it impact the team? / 34:49 Lord's pitch / 41:07 Roasting Party / 42:20 Women's T20 World Cup / 51:48 Win Women's T20 Blast Finals Day tickets / 52:24 England Lions / 59:10 Big Bash merger / 1:06:26 MNDA / 1:07:14 Other cricket / 1:16:29 Outro

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Cameron, Ben and Phil react to England's 115-run victory against New Zealand in the first Test of the series at Lord's.

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Katya & Lauren analyse England's selection headaches after they completed an impressive chase at Taunton to take the T20I series against India. Katya is then joined by England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt to discuss her fitness ahead of the World Cup, and Sophia Dunkley on her summer so far.

0:15 Intro
0:39 Metro Bank This Feels Different
1:00 England’s series win over India
5:28 Knight & Capsey & England’s impressive chase
10:20 Nat Sciver-Brunt on fitness & WC preparation
20:07 What will England’s World Cup XI look like?
25:06 Sophia Dunkley on her summer so far
26:27 England’s plans without NSB bowling
28:44 Sophie Ecclestone & Linsey Smith
32:39 Maddy Villiers & T20 Blast round-up
42:54 Metro Bank Outro

England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future.
The new era's here, and Metro Bank are right at the heart of it.
This team. This chance. This moment.
This Feels Different.

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Cam, Lawrence and Phil look ahead to the start of the English Test summer – with input from New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra  – ahead of the first Test at Lord's, and review everything else that's been going on in the world of cricket.

0:00 Intro/ 1:18 Kia UK / 2:07 England / 13:04 New Zealand / 18:11 Rachin Ravindra interview / 39:23 Keith Prowse / 42:21 ICC changes / 54:25 Win Kia's Best Seats in the House / 55:01 The Hundred / 59:14 T20 Blast / 1:02:05 Big Bash / 1:03:14 IPL / 1:07:52 Other cricket / 1:09:52 Test drive Kia's EV2 / 1:10:19 Outro

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