Kate and Alex are joined by World Cup winner Mark Wood live from Australia ahead of the Ashes. Obviously, he weighs in on the Great Bread Knife Debate...

For the last 12 months, Jonathan Agnew has been given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the England men’s cricket team’s planning to win back the Ashes. Throughout the year, Aggers has spoken to key players, including Joe Root, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson, but also those less known names who play crucial roles. In Episode Four, with the Ashes in doubt due to concerns around quarantine rules for players’ families, Aggers speaks to England bowler Mark Wood and his wife Sarah, to find out what impact being an international cricketer has on a family life.

Steve Crossman is joined by West Indies World Cup winner Carlos Brathwaite and BBC Asian Network presenter and journalist Ankur Desai to examine what comes next for cricket in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. They're joined by Cricket Wales board member Dr Samara Afzal and Dr Thomas Fletcher of Leeds Beckett University, who wrote a 2014 report into the inclusion of South Asian cricketers in the game. And there's also a look at the grassroots perspective with co-founder of charity Platform Cricket Chris Willetts. 10:00 Interview with Dr Thomas Fletcher 29:30 Interview with Dr Samara Afzal 45:00 Look into the future of grassroots cricket.

Simon Mann is joined by men’s Ashes tour veteran Jonathan Agnew and 2010/11 Ashes winner Steven Finn to look back on stories from series Down Under. In this first episode they discuss how challenging the start of an Ashes tour can be from the sledging that starts at the airport to the uncompromising opposition faced in practice matches. Andy Zaltzman casts a statistical eye on how the start of Ashes tours have changed over the years and we look ahead to England’s chances this time around.

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley explore an inbox full of remarkable emails. Plus, a trip to the Christmas market reveals Alex has a proper LBW habit…