Test Match Special
Hosted by Henry Moeran and Stephan Shemilt and Simon Mann and Mark Chapman · BBC Radio 5 Live
4.7from 1,010 ratings
- 991
- Episodes
- 473
- Transcribed
- 1,010
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Test Match Special
The Test Match Special team bring you the very best cricket reaction, insight & analysis. Plus the No Balls podcast with Kate Cross and Alex Hartley brings a fine balance of nonsense and cricket as they welcome some of the biggest names in the sport.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
473 of 991 episodes have a transcript.
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
McCullum on return to Aus
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How good is England’s ODI side a year out from the World Cup?
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Unbelievable last-wicket stand beats England
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McCullum on return to Aus
Published 1 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We know that we need to be adaptable. If you look at that World Cup, it's played over three different countries, there's potentially 13 games, there's a lot of varying and contrasting conditions. You need to be very adaptable to what's required. […]
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- Brendon McCullum
- Alex Hartley
- Steven Finn
- Jonathan Agnew
- Ben Duckett
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 135 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 875 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts Test Match Special?
Henry Moeran and Stephan Shemilt and Simon Mann and Mark Chapman host the show. Published by BBC Radio 5 Live.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Test Match Special take guests?
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