Alex and Vivek cover India Women’s first World Cup win, Rohit and Kohli’s swansong down under, England’s ongoing identity crisis, the enigma of Babar Azam, and the shifting fault lines of world cricket.0:00 - Intro0:57 - Women’s WC5:15 - Pak vs SA, Babar Azam13:13 - Virat-Rohit18:15 - Eng vs NZ27:12 - Ashes - England38:48 - Ashes - Australia42:41 - Chris Woakes Retirement43:43 - Global Cricket Structure 54:42 - USA Cricket56:15 - Listener Questions

Intro0:57 - Women’s WC5:15 - Pak vs SA, Babar Azam13:13 - Virat-Rohit18:15 - Eng vs NZ27:12 - Ashes - England38:48 - Ashes - Australia42:41 - Chris Woakes Retirement43:43 - Global Cricket Structure 54:42 - USA Cricket56:15 - Listener Questions

3. THE ASHES

Alex and Vivek obsess over pitches, selections, guns, passengers, victories, defeats, and schadenfreude. From India–England dogfights to Ashes psychodramas, it’s not about the highlight reel, it's about the tightrope between brilliance and collapse.