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Following On: Cricket Collective - England's Shock Defeat; McCullum's Appointment & Moeen Ali Retires!

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 8-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at The Oval, as England claim a 2-1 series win. ESPNCricinfo's Andrew Fidel Fernando discusses the significance of the win for the tourists, and what next for them. They react to Brendon McCullum's appointment as England White-Ball Head Coach, and discuss Andrew Flintoff becoming the new Lions Head Coach. England Women Head Coach Jon Lewis joins the show to look ahead to the start of next month's T20 World Cup in the UAE, and they pay tribute to the former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who announced his international retirement at the age of 37.

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