Jamie Smith stars in Old Trafford win & why have England called up Josh Hull?

Wisden Cricket Weekly

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England’s five-wicket victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.

They discuss Jamie Smith’s maiden Test century, Ollie Pope’s position at No.3, 20-year-old Josh Hull’s call-up as Mark Wood’s replacement and more.

Later in the show there’s chat about Bangladesh’s historic win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, while Mark Butcher dials in to reflect on the first Test, Hull’s call-up and the 2025 English schedule.

0:00 Intro / 0:45 Sri Lanka / 10:19 Substitutes / 14:27 Ollie Pope / 27:17 Jamie Smith / 31:51 Matthew Potts / 34:05 Dan Lawrence / 36:44 Crowds / 39:58 Mark Butcher on ENGvSL / 53:57 Live show / 54:25 Josh Hull / 1:02:40 Chris Woakes / 1:09:22 Pakistan vs Bangladesh / 1:16:27 Outro

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