After a mostly dry start to the season, rain finally played a part (well, it is April after all), and only two matches did not finish in a draw. There was still plenty of quality cricket played in round 3 of the Rothesay County Championship.

In this episode, Matt delves into Ethan Brookes doing his best Ben Stokes impression, highlights the farcical scene at Lord's, and asks, 'What is going on with Glamorgan?'.

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Round 2 of the Rothesay County Championship backed up a wonderful week 1 with another group of pulsating matches.

In this episode, Matt goes through Warwickshire's one-wicket victory over Durham in the game of the week, talks about how Sussex have grabbed his attention and put themselves in dark-horse title contention before casting his eye on the historic defeat of Worcestershire at Headingley by Yorkshire.

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The Rothesay County Championship is back! In this episode, Matt recaps the brilliant battling display of Worcestershire against Somerset in the game of the week.

He then dives into the performances that caught his attention and a couple that disappointed him. The episode starts with a brief discussion about Harry Brook's appointment as England Men's White Ball Captain.

Read Andrew Miller's piece on Brook being named skipper: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/right-man-wrong-time-why-harry-brook-had-to-be-captain-too-soon-1480188

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In this episode, Matt is joined by Aaron of The County Cricket Podcast to discuss Division 1 of the County Championship in depth.

They go team-by-team, breaking down their strengths, weaknesses, key players, and hot prospects. Will Surrey win their 4th title in a row? Or will Somerset finally break their duck?

Get in touch with the show at forwarddefensivepod@gmail.com or @forwarddefpod on social media. Check out Aaron on The County Cricket Podcast.

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You might have forgotten about it but the ICC Champions Trophy is back. In this episode, Matt goes team by team breaking down their chances, key players, and their biggest weaknesses.

The best eight ODI sides are battling for the title, and it looks incredibly even on paper... Except for India looming like the final boss of a video game.

If you want to listen to your team then check out the time stamps below:

Overview (00:28)

Bangladesh (01:57)

India (04:44)

New Zealand (09:15)

Pakistan (13:00)

Afghanistan (17:58)

Australia (22:24)

England (27:39)

South Africa (36:20)

Winner (41:36)

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T20 World Champions India have continued their dominant run by brushing aside England at home. Is this the dawn of India's 20-over domination?

Despite the change of coach, England's familiar failings against spin and inflexible fast bowling remain. In this episode, Matt looks at what changes they could have made and why they came up short.

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The dust has settled on one of the most hyped and highly anticipated Test series of all time between Australia and India. Despite it coming down to the final game, is Indian Test cricket at a crossroads?

The struggling form of their star batters, new talents failing to pick up the baton, and a bowling attack that relies on an all-world talent. That is the anatomy of a side heading for a rebuild or period of transition.

Ben Wylie on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/plottheball.com

Jasprit Bumrah is better than ever — but that’s not enough for India:

https://www.plottheball.com/p/jasprit-bumrah-is-better-than-ever

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England had already won their first series in New Zealand since 2008 and were looking to seal a 3-0 clean sweep but the Black Caps wanted to give Tim Southee a perfect send off.

In this episode, Matt looks at how the tourists floundered to their second 400+ run Test Match defeat of 2024, asks is Southee gets the respect he deserves, and ponders what England do with Ben Stokes after his latest injury setback.

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