2026 County Championship preview & do dropped England players have a right to be aggrieved?

Cricket

Year2026

Duration1h 5m

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The English summer is nearly here! Yas, Ben and Katya preview the 2026 County Championship, including title favourites, relegation contenders, players to watch and everything in between. Also on the show, disgruntled ex-England players, a look at Sussex's off-field problems, updates from the IPL and PSL, and an extraordinary story coming out of South Africa. 0:00 Intro 1:30 County Championship Division One 12:54 Sussex's mismanagement 19:22 Middlesex and Lancashire's struggles 25:48 Division One continued 31:02 Division Two 38:14 Disgruntled England players 47:31 Rule changes 51:44 PSL 54:48 IPL 1:00:28 Beyers Swanepoel 1:03:14 Kevin Pietersen 1:05:43 Outro 📒 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY OFFERS Digital for £13.99: https://pocketmags.com/offer/trinorth... Print for £39.99: https://forwardpress.imbmsubscription... 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!   / wisdencricket   👉 SUBSCRIBE:    / @wisdencricket   #Cricket #EnglandCricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #IPL