As Ben Stokes is announced Wisden cricketer of the year for the third time in four years, Elizabeth Ammon – cricket writer for “The Times” – joins us to chat about what we have learned from the start of the county season and if it gives us any pointers for the upcoming Test summer. With an unusually condensed Ashes series, will an expected rotation of the England squad provide chances for those on the fringes. And with the march of franchise cricket growing ever stronger, will the arrival of new tournaments in the USA and Saudi Arabia put yet more pressure on the traditional game?