This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and the anticipation is high for the defence of the Netball gold medal - spectacularly won for the first time in 2018 by Team England in Australia, beating the world's best, in their own backyard! Now Birmingham plays host and in this episode of Brum's the word, we're joined by new Head Coach Jess Thirlby and Superleague player of the season - and Avengers wanna-be - Layla Guscoth!! Also, in our 'News from the Games' we talk Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Judo, Hockey, Cycling, Gymnastics and we talk table tennis with a trio of Team England stars Jack Hunter Spivey, Charlotte Bardsley and world number 14 Liam Pitchford! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's a month to go to the Games - so we've an extra special episode building up to Birmingham 2022 dropping this week - stay tuned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices