Rob Key address the media on Thursday ahead of the second New Zealand Test to talk about the Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson nightclub incident. In this Power Play Podcast, we react to his response to the ongoing situation and discuss whether England Cricket has a drinking culture or if the issue is much bigger than that.

The impressive England Test victory over New Zealand at Lords was overshadowed by an unsatisfactory wicket, heavily bowler favouring conditions and an incident that saw Ben Stokes and GUs Atkinson break the team curfew. We discuss all this and what the future of England Test cricket could look like in the latest Round The Stumps Podcast.

Just over the halfway stage of the 2026 TATA IPL, we sit down to look at who is doing well, who is struggling for form and who looks like they will take one of the four qualification spots and is in the fight to be the 2026 champion.

Get ready for the next four weeks of cricket as Round The Stumps brings you all you need to know ahead of the ICC 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.

Recorded 06/02/2026

100 runs too few for England, and 100 too many for Australia meant there was nothing the visitors could do to stop the series going 4-1. Listen in as we discuss all thing from the final Ashes Test, sensational centuries from Joe Root, Travis Head and Jacob Bethell, and where England fell down once again not capitalising on the big moments.

5,468 days was the wait for England to secure their first Ashes Test win down under since taking the urn home from their successful 2010/11 series. Another Test wrapped up in two days on what has been deemed an 'unsatisfactory' surface by the ICC, but it moves the scorecard to 3-1 and avoids England's fourth whitewash on the bounce. We talk about all things Melbourne as well as looking ahead to Sydney where England will be pushing hard for a 3-2 result but Australia will be rueing some mistakes and have the bit between their teeth to secure a 4-1.

There is no denying that England started making strides in the right direction for the third Test, but it was too little too late as Australia's relentless consistency took the series 3-0.

England are 2-0 down with just three Tests to go in the 2025/26 Ashes series, and they're going to need to dig deep and come out as a completely different team if they want any hope of taking the fight back to Australia. Listen as we discuss the first two Tests, England's biggest weakness and prepare for first ball in Adelaide.