# 'If Stokes plays, he captains' - Michael Vaughan

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Podcast: [Test Match Special](https://stenobird.com/podcast/test-match-special-470353)
Published: 2026-06-18T19:36:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsvn7m
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## Resource

Simon Mann is alongside former England captains Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for reaction to the second day's play between England and New Zealand at The Oval. Hear from Emilio Gay, who scored a second half-century for England, and New Zealand's century-hitter Glenn Phillips. Plus, what's it like being the parent of an England debutant? Aggers speaks to Stafford, the father of Jordan Cox.

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