Welcome to Episode 329 of The County Cricket Podcast! On today's episode, host Aaron sat down with Charlotte Ashton, the founder of the 'Is That Middle?' blog, as well as beloved BBC Radio Bristol commentator Ed Seabourne to discuss the major talking points ahead of the 2025 Women's Metro Bank One Day Cup such as Hampshire's marquee signing of Ellyse Perry, the incredible bowling options at the disposal of Surrey, Lancashire and The Blaze, Somerset and Warwickshire's long-term investment in youth and the highly-anticipated title race throughout the season in League Two. If you enjoyed this episode please feel free to share it with any cricket fans that you know and be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily County Cricket and Podcast updates! Check out Charlotte and Ed's socials here: https://x.com/isthatmiddlehttps://x.com/edcricket6https://isthatmiddle.wordpress.com/ Check out our Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/thecountycricketpodcast Check out our Twitter here:https://twitter.com/TheCountyCrick2 Check out our £1 Patreon membership here: https://www.patreon.com/thecountycricketpodcast This episode of The County Cricket Podcast was brought to you in association with our friends at Bear Cricket: https://www.bearcricket.co.uk/