{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd76856b9-e3a2-47ef-86a9-371cefd6828c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"The State of English Cricket\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/d76856b9-e3a2-47ef-86a9-371cefd6828c\"></iframe>","title":"The State of English Cricket","description":"<p>Returning guest Dan Weston chats with The Last Wicket to give some perspective on what ails English cricket at the moment. We discuss the structure of county cricket, role of private schools in developing cricketers, the effect of limited overs success, the Azeem Rafiq saga and much more. Darren Stevens gets mentioned a lot.</p>\n<p><em><strong>Links</strong></em></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SAAdvantage\"><u>Dan Weston (@SAAdvantage) / Twitter</u></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/7Cricket/status/1475264279528017925\" target=\"_blank\">'Stevo's gonna get ya'</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-ashes-2021-22-joe-root-we-need-to-put-some-pride-back-in-the-badge-1294589\"><u>The Ashes 2021-22 - Joe Root 'We need to put some pride back in the badge' (espncricinfo.com)</u></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/tombrown1593/status/1414881160681959425\"><u>Tom Brown on Twitter: \"Paper published from my PhD outlining the ethnic &amp; relative wealth representations within performance cricket in England and Wales. Huge thank you to @AdamKelly07, @lewisgough @iffykhawaja, Alun and Paul for their support. https://t.co/eRdGMnmLPF https://t.co/gcnhnHZg4j https://t.co/tOXyZKJK87\" / Twitter</u></a></p>\n<p><u>-------------------------------------------</u></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://sportspodcastawards.com/categories/4\" target=\"_blank\">Please register and vote for The Last Wicket in the \u2018Best Cricket Podcast\u2019 category on Sports Podcast Awards!</a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/message\nSupport this podcast: <a href=\"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/support\" rel=\"payment\">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/support</a>\n\nPlease subscribe and share the podcast!\n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/the-last-wicket/donations","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/72fb8dff-4c4f-4aa8-bde8-1a6089118b34/8e38dfb6-a6be-42e7-839d-f467cdbdf15f-11904655-1642346675003-c4b.jpg"}