Season 12, Ep 6: Adam is roaming the Fairbreak International, bringing friends new and old onto the show: Brazil captain Roberta Moretti with her wicket-taker Laura Cardoso, Hong Kong player Mariko Hill, and Malaysian captain Winifred Duraisingam, who are all having a fine time.

On the darker side of the cricket coin, England authorities are clearly keen to pick Joe Clarke this year, despite his close link to an assault case. We look at the moral implications of choosing representative players.

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