{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d0e70954-32ac-4e91-86c3-1c34bfb4a075/6aaa78f84ecfd0907f40cc5c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are England in a better place without Stokes? Howzat for a Pod","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ca91a8cbe27093cf12b/1789557669166-0de2f4bf-af73-48ad-a808-dae98b9e4e88.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Are England in a better place now than they were at the beginning of the Summer? Who is sacrificed when Jacob Bethell comes back in? Will we be ready to take on a dangerous South Africa? Could this bowling attack be set for the next few years? Is Joe Root a good enough test captain?</p><p><br></p><p>Sam Ellard is alongside Faraaz Noor for this week's episode, discussing England wrapping up a dominant 3-0 test series win vs Pakistan. The lads also take a look into a very tight County Championship and Georgie Heath pops her head in from Barbados!</p><p><br></p><p>They also take a look back on the whole test summer in a special version of Faraank, giving each test player a ranking out of 10 for their summer!</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @talkSPORT_Cricket, @samellard, @faz.noor, @georgieheath27</p><p>YouTube:<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket</a></p><p>Hosts: Sam Ellard, Faraaz Noor and Georgie Heath&nbsp;</p><p>Producer: Alex Christie</p>","author_name":"talkSPORT"}