Bbc Somersets Cricket Show: Extras

Somerset and England spinner Dom Bess joins Charlie Taylor for The Cricket Show. Also on the podcast local legend Pete Trego talks about stopping red ball cricket and Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali reflects on his time at Somerset.

Charlie Taylor reviews the tie between Somerset and Lancashire and looks ahead to three different Finals Days coming up with Somerset teams involved. Image: Harry Trump/Getty Images

Max Waller joins Charlie Taylor to talk about Somerset's excellent T20 form and there are some tricky questions to answer about his team mates. Also on the show, Sophie Luff reflects on the group stage of the Kia Super League as well as previewing Finals Day which Western Storm are involved in for the third time in a row. Can they retain their title? Plus Charlie's Axbridge Cricket Club team mate Phil slates Charlie's umpiring abilities and find out why there might be a lot of farmers at one of Somerset's upcoming Championship matches.

BBC Somerset's Cricket Show comes from the County Ground in Taunton as Western Storm take on Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Super League, where Andrew Flintoff drops by unexpectedly! Also on the show Johann Myburgh looks at Somerset's good T20 form and tells Charlie why he's chosen to retire. There's also a chat with Western Storm player Lissy Macleod and a visit to the Bunbury Cricket Festival which took place at Millfield School in Street this year. Here, Charlie met David English, former manager of Eric Clapton and the Bee Gees. He tells Charlie about the time he nearly persuaded Michael Jackson to open the bowling at a celebrity game in Swindon! Former Somerset player David Graveney also talks about being asked to bowl from the other end as too many balls were ending up in the River Tone.

Also on the podcast, Western Storm players Heather Knight and Smriti Mandhana speak about the new Kia Super League season and why is Somerset County Cricket Club getting through 30 litres of seaweed every year? Plus Marcus Trescothick talks about his comeback from injury, a charity bike ride he's taking part in and looks ahead to the England v India Test series.

Somerset club captain Tom Abell joins Charlie Taylor in the Cricket Show studio. They discuss discipline in local leagues, the T20 season and there's a look at women's cricket with Ebony Rainford-Brent. Also, North Perrott Cricket Club chat ahead of their National Village Cup quarter-final.

Dutch fast bowler Paul van Meekeren joins Charlie Taylor in the Cricket Show studio. They discuss Netherlands cricket, his painful international debut and there's a look at the similarities between Somerset and the Netherlands. Also on the show, Australia coach Justin Langer speaks about his time with Somerset, his plans for Australian cricket and a look at the World Cup. Tom Abell reviews Somerset's draw with Essex in this year's day/night fixture, plus Alison Mitchell looks back on a record-breaking day at Taunton when England, South Africa and New Zealand visited. There's a chat with Somerset player Kathryn Jelfs-White who's representing the UK Visually Impaired team in Barbados next week and the victorious captain of Taunton Deane speaks after his team beat rivals St Andrews in the Baker Cup final at the County Ground this week.

BBC Somerset's Cricket Show: Extras. The podcast which brings you more from the Somerset cricket scene. This week Marcus Trescothick tells us about his rehabilitation after breaking his toe. He's been using a special treadmill at a local Royal Marines base. Somerset's Director of Cricket Andy Hurry reflects on the end of Somerset's One Day Cup campaign and TMS commentator Dan Norcross speaks to Charlie about Jos Buttler's return to Test cricket. There's also a special report about the county's academy, which has seen several players make it to Test level, including Jos Buttler, Dom Bess, Jack Leach and Craig Overton. The county's women's team has been relegated from Division One of the County Championship, all-rounder Nicole Richards reflects on the season and Charlie's been finding out why village cricket teams are so important to rural communities. Plus Australia Head Coach and former Somerset captain Justin Langer inspires a new way of playing card games...

Jack Leach, whose broken thumb is keeping him out of the Somerset and England squads at the moment, joins Charlie to talk about his Test appearance during the winter, youth participation in cricket and his smelly cast. All communication lines for this programme are now closed.