How do England look heading into the Champions Trophy?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Henry Moeran is joined by Test Match Special commentators Daniel Norcross and Aatif Nawaz to preview the Champions Trophy.
We examine England’s recent ODI series in India and their chances for the tournament.
We also break down how the competition is going to work with a hybrid model being used, and also have a look at how all the other squads are shaping up as well.
Make sure you’re subscribed to TMS wherever you listen to your podcasts - we’ll have regular episodes around the Champions Trophy, including a look back on the last edition in 2017.
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| 0:40.5 | Hello, I'm Henry Moran. |
| 0:42.2 | Welcome to the Test Match Special podcast. |
| 0:44.7 | With the Champions Trophy getting underway soon, we're going to be looking ahead to the tournament that's being held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. |
| 0:52.9 | We'll be telling you how it all works, how England may get on, |
| 0:55.9 | and having a look back on a very disappointing white ball tour to India. |
| 0:59.9 | We'll also look at how all of the squads are shaping up going into the tournament. |
| 1:04.1 | And remember, you'll be able to hear every ball of every game |
| 1:07.0 | of the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE from the 19th of February. |
| 1:12.6 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 1:18.0 | Well, with me to cast their expert eyes over everything, our test match special commentators, |
| 1:22.7 | Daniel Norcross and Artif Nawaz. |
| 1:25.8 | Where better place to start, Daniel, than England's tour to India. |
| 1:30.7 | The ODI series went pretty badly. |
| 1:33.9 | The T20 series went pretty badly. |
| 1:36.7 | One game won, seven games lost. |
| 1:39.6 | The final ODI was a pretty abject performance, losing by 142 runs in Armada, |
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