In this episode of the show, Binksy and Jamie jump online for an English Cricket check-in, in which they to try and keep their feet in the here and now but inevitably turn their thoughts to the Ashes.

They start the show by discussing Darren Lehmann's comments regarding Joe Root, then move to the brilliance of both Root and his Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook. There's a conversation about team permutations for both the Black Caps and England heading into the third and final test of the series in New Zealand, which will serve as Tim Southee’s farewell to Test cricket.

To round out the show, there’s also a brief but fruitless chat on how to improve over rates, plus breaking news at the time of recording concerning Jason Gillespie resigning from his role as Pakistan coach.

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0:00 Intro

1:40 Darren Lehmann's comments about Joe Root

6:45 Harry Brook moves to #1 in the ICC rankings

14:25 Changes for the third Black Caps v England Test in Hamilton?

23:20 The over-rate debate

32:20 Predictions for NZ v England final Test

34:15 Jason Gillespie resigns as Pakistan coach

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