Joe Root joins the show, our end of season review & could players really go on strike? | Wisden Pod

Lawrence Booth, Phil Walker and Yas Rana review the 2025 summer including Nottinghamshire's title triumph and Durham's dramatic relegation before picking their County Championship teams of the season. Also on the show, Yas chats to Joe Root about technique, the influence of Brendon McCullum and this winter's Ashes, and PCA Chair Oliver Hannon-Dalby addresses player concerns over the 2026 domestic schedule. 0:00 Intro 0:36 Patreon 1:43 County Championship 21:53 Mad Squirrel 22:44 Why players are unhappy with the 2026 schedule 38:16 Potential strike action 45:49 Championship Team of the Season 50:55 Joe Root interview 1:03:59 The impact of Bazball on Joe Root 1:10:00 Dineticq 1:10:31 Moments of the summer 1:18:43 Outro ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🍺 MAD SQUIRREL Shop the new Wisden x Mad Squirrel beer range: https://madsquirrelbrew.co.uk/product... 🏏 DINETICQ Explore how Dineticq's PaceFlow app could help your game: https://www.dineticq.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!   / wisdencricket   👉 SUBSCRIBE:    / @wisdencricket   📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #CountyCricket