Episode 218: 2026 Domestic Season Preview

It's time for our 2026 season preview and once again we have some rogue predictions...we're very happy to be proven wrong! We'll be back in two weeks to chat about the first few matches as well as our first game of the season up in Durham.

This week we are so pleased to be joined by Gloucestershire’s Alice Bird who speaks to us about her new podcast all about cricket and mental health. We are so grateful for Alice being so open and sharing this incredible project she’s put together. The first episode will be out on Tuesday 31st March so please check out her podcast social media for all the details. (@extracoverpodon Instagram) We'll be back next week (with a guest!) but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

England are out in South Africa playing some intrasquad fixtures so we have a look at how the first match went. Plus we've had a week to ponder over the Hundred auction so we add some further thoughts. A link to Manchester Metropolitan University Women's Cricket Fundraiser for BEAT: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mmu-womens-cricket-march-beat-fundraiserWe'll be back next week (with a guest!) but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We have thoughts...it was the Hundred Auction this week and it's fair to say we have our reservations. Millions of pounds has been chucked at women's cricket which surely is a good thing right? We ask the question, has it been fair and is this right.

Finally we have some World Cup fixtures and importantly, the Netherlands will have the opportunity to beat Australia. There are lots of exciting bilateral series too so we talk through some of the highlights of those.There won't be an episode next week but we'll be back on Friday 13th March!

It's a bit of an international whistle-stop tour this week from Melie Kerr being appointed New Zealand captain to Fatima Sana's success against South Africa. Pre-order Raf's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-women-in-whites/raf-nicholson/9781836802921 We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

It's been a quieter week for women's cricket but Netherlands bowler Isabel van der Woning joins us to give us the inside scoop on the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, the success the team had at the tournament and the exciting summer that lies ahead. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

From the Oman v Denmark series to the WPL final, we look at some of the biggest and smallest stories in women's cricket this week. We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

Our dream has come true and the Netherlands have qualified for their first T20 World Cup in England this summer. Bangladesh are also through and we will wait to see who will join them. RCB are through to the WPL final and Australia have a new (surprising) captain.We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!

We've been keeping a close eye on the World Cup qualifiers and it's looking good for Ireland, Bangladesh & the Netherlands. It's slightly nervy for Scotland but there's still time to book their train ticket to England. Aforementioned article: https://www.cricketetal.com/p/mustafissure We'll be back next week but in the meantime, our Instagram & TikTok is @noughtiechildpodcast and our Bluesky is @00Child Podcast so drop us a follow to stay up to date!