{"podcast":{"title":"The Analyst Inside Cricket","slug":"the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903","podcast_index_feed_id":492903,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG5373347098","website_url":"https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/058a077c-88da-11ec-80f3-eb5de9c2de33/image/edde7e5169683f85bce4e61b53df73b8.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sport Social Podcast Network","episode_count":984,"summary":"Proper cricketing analysis, opinion and insight from former Middlesex bowler Simon Hughes, aka The Analyst, the BBC's Simon Mann, and former England keeper and Ashes winner Matt Prior. The most authoritative cricket podcast out there.. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T08:18:34.355215+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903"},"episode":{"title":"WHAT IT TAKES IT TO BE A TEST CAPTAIN","slug":"what-it-takes-it-to-be-a-test-captain","published_at":"2026-07-27T18:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903/what-it-takes-it-to-be-a-test-captain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8073152177.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8073152177.mp3","summary":"England are expected to announce Joe Root as the new Test captain. Although he is likely to do a better job than second time around, it also underlines the lack of alternatives. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann explore the list of successful England captains with two former England players - Matt Prior and Mark Ramprakash . They discuss what were the attributes of some of England's best Test match skippers and what assets you need now - in addition to a good team - to prevail in the modern game. This is the first of two podcasts on England's leadership crisis. Part 2 on choosing a Test match coach is released tomorrow. #cricket #testmatch #england Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"England are expected to announce Joe Root as the new Test captain. Although he is likely to do a better job than second time around, it also underlines th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2318,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903/episodes/what-it-takes-it-to-be-a-test-captain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analyst-inside-cricket-492903/what-it-takes-it-to-be-a-test-captain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}