E16: Ed Smith

Ed Smith is the former test cricketer turned writer and TMS commentator who is now the chair of England cricket selectors and co-founder of the Institute for Sports Humanities.

We spoke to Ed at the Mortimer Club in London before the recent Cricket World Cup, which England won in such dramatic fashion at Lord’s. We talk about leadership, the commercial history of sport and the role of luck in cricket and team selection.

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