Jos Buttler is still in New Zealand, where it’s mainly raining, but he has been to Baz McCullum’s house for a barbecue and had time to assess Mark Wood’s Ashes fitness.

Stuart Broad is in London, trying not to create more headlines, as they dive into the latest Ashes news and dial up Ebony Rainford-Brent as England’s women prepare for a World Cup semi-final. 

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