The BBC’s cricket program “Stumped” has released a new episode titled “Watch us Smile: Can New Zealand women win another World Cup?” on August 30, 2025. This episode features wisdom, inspiration, and expertise from Ben Sawyer. He is the head coach of New Zealand’s women’s cricket team – the White Ferns. The 32-minute episode focuses on the team’s hopes and plans as they seek to repeat last year’s World Cup success.
Stumped, on BBC Sounds, takes a deeper dive into the whole game of cricket, featuring interviews with cricketers, coaches and analysts. In this latest episode, Sawyer discusses the current state of women’s cricket in New Zealand and the team’s preparations for upcoming international tournaments. And he recounts his time as a White Ferns member. He focuses on their uncommon challenges even as they set out to be the best in the world at what they do.
Listeners can hear “Stumped” on its home on the web at BBC Stumped, or on many more episodes at BBC Sounds. “Stumped” in languages other than English! It has long boasted options for Cymraeg and Gaeilge, with Gàidhlig recently added, making it accessible to an even wider lingual audience.
Our episode “Watch Us Smile” will be up for more than a year, so don’t miss it! That provides fans and cricket lovers lots of opportunity to immerse themselves within its pages! The documentary follows the path of the White Ferns. On a broader level, it shines a light on the growing international popularity of women’s cricket.
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