Forza Italy, and four in the EC Pod house this week! Nick Skinner and Tom Grunshaw meet up in the UK, with Daniel Beswick and Tim Cutler in the southern hemisphere wrapping Europe T20 World Cup Qualifying, the ICC Conference and Development Awards (of which Tim was part of both), plus more action on the field around the world!

Aaman and Nate are joined by Peter Della Penna, Zee Zaidi and Brian Walters to discuss USA's potential 2026 T20 World Cup squads. Each panel member picks a 15 man squad with two traveling reserves.

Treated to more incredible cricket! Tim, Nick and Bes discuss news and events from all five ICC regions, from a triple Super Over tussle and League 2 magnificence, to pay disputes, Canadian T20WC qualification and Tim's run for a spot on the ICC Chief Executives Committee!

Aaman Patel is joined by San Francisco Unicorns domestic star Sanjay Krishnamurthi. The hometown hero talks about the debut of a Bay Area venue, playing in front of friends for the first time, and his recent performances for USA.

Bes back, cricket everywhere, and good cricket too! Karan KC proves again he is the Chuck Norris of cricket, Ahmed Raza turns heads though Nepal and Thailand prevail in Asia Women's T20WC Qualifying, an in-depth look at League 2 at the halfway mark and much, MUCH(!) more in this 90 minute special!

In this episode of Big Innings, we break down Pubudu Dassanayake's return as head coach of the USA Men's team ahead of the crucial CWCL2 matches in Florida. We also review the USA Women's showing vs Zimbabwe. Plus, a sneak peek at what's coming in Major League Cricket

Nick is joined by Shounak to discuss the Women's World Cup Qualifier, where Pakistan and Bangladesh qualified ahead of a spirited Scotland and Ireland. Bes sends a review of the men's EAP U19s qualifier, plus there's a roundup of several recent series around the globe.

Emerging Cricket's own Rod Lyall has published a book! It's called The Club: Empire, Power and the Governance of World Cricket. So this week, Rod joins Nick to discuss the ICC's history of administration and take a look at some of the issues facing the future of the game. It's a fascinating chat, and patrons get a bonus half-hour extra over on Patreon!