{"podcast":{"title":"Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show","slug":"following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643","podcast_index_feed_id":808643,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/d0e70954-32ac-4e91-86c3-1c34bfb4a075","website_url":"https://talksport.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0ca91a8cbe27093cf12b/1739913793978-0135dd0a-f1ef-4966-85f4-2afe2e6a5d4c.jpeg","author":"Hall Matt","episode_count":1653,"summary":"Ashes winner Steve Harmison and Neil Manthorp host Following On, your ultimate cricket podcast for the biggest news from the crease. This is your complete guide to world cricket with weekly global cricket news, debate, and tour previews. When we're on tour, you're on tour as you'll get live on-the-ground post-match breakdowns for every England Test, ODI, and T20 match. Plus, join Howzat For A Pod every Wednesday for pub-style debate on the week's biggest stories - from Ben Stokes, to The Hundred, to the Women's World Cup. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talksport/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Remember to hit Follow , give us a five star rating, and leave a review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T12:17:42.401416+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643"},"episode":{"title":"Cricket Collective - Should James Rew OPEN for England & Is Bethell Not Playing in the IPL Bad News for the Test side?","slug":"cricket-collective-should-james-rew-open-for-england-is-bethell-not-playing-in-the-ipl-bad-news-for-the-test-side","published_at":"2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643/cricket-collective-should-james-rew-open-for-england-is-bethell-not-playing-in-the-ipl-bad-news-for-the-test-side","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643","url":"https://shows.acast.com/cricketweekpodcast/episodes/cricket-collective-should-james-rew-open-for-england-is-beth","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/cricketweekpodcast/e/69e7ce9ec8a506316dc0c0e7/media.mp3","summary":"Is James Rew ready to open the batting for England after a superb start to the County Championship season, or does he need to bat in the top order for Somerset soon? Does he come in for Zak Crawley, or do England re-arrange the batting order to fit him in? Is Jacob Bethell putting his place in the side at risk by not playing any Cricket before the New Zealand series? Can Warwickshire challenge for the County Championship after a strong victory over Essex? Is England's fast bowling stocks bright ahead of the 2027 Ashes? Does the injury sub rule already need to be abandoned after yet more criticism this week? Is it an own goal by England's Women to play intra-squad matches instead of domestic Cricket? Instagram: @talkSPORT_Cricket YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vsecLHNgTj-yoNumw63lQ X: @Cricket_TS @NeilManthorp @Harmy611 Hosts: Neil Manthorp and Steve Harmison Producer: Scott Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Is James Rew ready to open the batting for England after a superb start to the County Championship season, or does he need to bat in the top order for Som…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2856,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643/episodes/cricket-collective-should-james-rew-open-for-england-is-bethell-not-playing-in-the-ipl-bad-news-for-the-test-side/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/following-on-talksport-s-cricket-show-808643/cricket-collective-should-james-rew-open-for-england-is-bethell-not-playing-in-the-ipl-bad-news-for-the-test-side.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}