On The Front Foot

Former Blackcaps left arm spinner Evan Gray joined Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney to offer his views of the Black Caps performance in winning three from three at the World Cup. 

They also discussed whether or not cricket should be part of the Olympics in 2028, and the controversy that arose when New Zealand claimed a stumping against The Netherlands but was declined by the TMO.  

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In this edition former Wellington player Peter Holland joined Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney to review game two for the Black Caps at CWC23 against the Netherlands. They also looked ahead to upcoming matches in Chennai.  

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This week Bryan Waddle, Jeremy Coney, and journalist Andrew Alderson eat a piece of humble pie celebrating a thumping first up win over World Cup holders England. None of us expected such a margin of victory.  

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Warren Lees, coach of the 1991 Blackcaps joins us to reflect on how much cricket has changed at the World Cup since he and Coney played in England in 1979, when prize money was not an issue.

Now, the winning team will earn US$1 million.

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Did the Blackcaps get any real value from the four One Day Internationals in England, preparation progress a fortnight out from the start of the World Cup, Australian spinners share of unwanted record and who bowls the best Yorker in international cricket.

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This week Waddle and Coney come together from opposite sides of the world to assess the Black Caps World Cup squad that was just announced. How does it measure up? They also discussed the NZ A team’s success in Australia, and if any college first eleven could match the 1964 CBHS 1st XI. 

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Sparkling victories in the final T20’s over England and Williamson’s availability for World Cup applauded. We discuss options for the squad to be named next week, new Cricket CEO details his goals for the new job, and White Ferns prepare for a short form tour of South Africa.

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Gary Stead is still pondering whether Kane Williamson will be fit enough for the World Cup - he has under two weeks to decide - if he’s not, we discuss who should take his place. A former England Test batter talks about his role as Blackcaps batting coach and why is it only left handers who seem to fit the elegant category?  

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Was much achieved from the Blackcaps T20 series against UAE. Is Ben Stokes return for the World Cup universally accepted? Confirmation of South Africa’s plans for the WTC this summer and we remember the short life of a popular Blackcap of the 1970’s [email protected]

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Is the ODI squad named for England a pointer to the World Cup side? Still question marks over Kane Williamson, have the White Ferns shown significant development in the first year of full contracts? England and Australia are still grizzling over penalties for slow over rates in The Ashes - your thoughts welcome at [email protected] 

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