The show is currently hosted by Romesh Ranganathan and features Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott as team captains and Micah Richards as a regular panellist.

In series 5, Bishop was absent for several episodes due to his Sport Relief challenge, eventually leaving the show as a regular.

From series 5, comedian Jack Whitehall replaced Thompson as regular panellist on the blue team due to her F1 commitments.

[4] Former England midfielder Jill Scott and comedian Mo Gilligan will join the show as the new blue team captains from the fortcoming series 18.

Corden was non-committal about whether the show marked a new direction for him as a television host, stating "I spend most of my time sitting in a room with my mates talking about sport anyway.

"[8] Redknapp said "I'm loving it, but it is nerve-wracking" and "the key is to try to have a bit of fun, but to remember that we're not comedians and can't compete with the professionals" referring to Bishop and Corden.

Executive producer Danielle Lux said it would be "an Olympic standard comedy show for anyone who loves their sport and a fun-filled half-hour for those who don't.

Watson, writing after the first episode, said "Team skippers Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are just there as window-dressing/butts of jokes, for this is Corden's show and he takes to it like a puck to the ice rink.

"[19] Sharon Lougher and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh also of the Metro went further, announcing the show as "basically, A Question of Sport for idiots ... the televisual equivalent of Nuts magazine".

Criticising the length of the opening hour-long special, Venning said it contained some fine gags but not enough of them, and the format was "dull, unimaginative and painfully protracted", albeit praising Flintoff for being "surprisingly witty and charming".

[21] The British Comedy Guide said of the first episode that "the sportsman-dominated panel showed: very few laughs, and little charm" and were not convinced of the format, although conceding that not being sports fans they might not be the target audience.

[1] The following have made more than one appearance on the show as a guest (up to and including series 18, episode 8): An Australian version of A League of Their Own aired on Network Ten on 16 September 2013.

Comedian Matze Knop and television host and former professional handball player Panagiota Petridou serve as captains.