Ben Foakes joins the show, brave declarations and Rahane's recall

After being named one of the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year last week, Surrey and England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes joins the podcast to reflect on a whirlwind last 12 months and his hopes for the upcoming summer. Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana review the latest round of County Championship action, which saw Ben Duckett, Keaton Jennings and Zak Crawley all score big runs in the battle for England’s opening spot. There’s also chat about Nottinghamshire’s declaration against Middlesex, and an historic performance from Gloucestershire’s Tom Price, who scored a century from No.9 and took a hat-trick on the same day. Elsewhere in the show, the panel discuss Ajinkya Rahane’s triumphant return to form in the IPL - one which has earned him a spot in India’s squad for the WTC Final - Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Pakistan vs New Zealand and much more. Get 20 per cent off all items at wisden.com/shop, using code 'podcast20' Get the 2023 Wisden: https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricketers-almanack-2023 - get discounts using the following codes: WISONLINE (standard edition), WISONLINELF (large format) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices