Skip to content
TrackPodcasts
sportsMay 23, 202535:25pending

The cricketers who stood up to Mugabe

About this episode

Alison Mitchell speaks to Former Zimbabwe bowler Henry Olonga and former England captain Nasser Hussain about the black armband protest which caused Olonga and team-mate Andy Flower to flee Zimbabwe.

Hussain & Olonga speak for the first time since 2003 when the England captain met with Olonga to understand to situation in Zimbabwe. Plus, Jonathan Agnew recalls covering the story as the BBC's Cricket Correspondent.

Get every episode summarized

Each time Test Match Special publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

Hosts & guests

No transcript yet

This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.

The cricketers who stood up to Mugabe

Test Match Special

0:00
35:25

More episodes

More from Test Match Special

View all episodes →