On the Front Foot this week former Blackcaps skipper Ken Rutherford joins us to assess the South African squad due to tour here for 2 tests and he’ll recall New Zealand's first test win in the Republic in 1994, and BBC commentator Daniel Norcross returns to detail the remedies needed to turn England cricket around after the disastrous Ashes series.

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The fall out from the disastrous Ashes series doesn’t make pretty reading for the England cricket administrators as they prepare for the tour of the West Indies.
BBC commentator Daniel Norcross joins us to detail the issues and the changes needed, and White Ferns opening bowler Hannah Rowe waits for a team to be named to play the world cup and the excitement value of a home World Cup.

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This week South African commentator Neil Manthorp joins Bryan and Jeremy to assess the South African side that will tour here and how they performed against India.
The Ashes series receives the once over and Northern Braves captain Jeet Raval details the challenges they face to sustain their position atop the Dream Eleven Super Smash.

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A fairy-tale end to the test career of Ross Taylor, finished in Hadlee style, England celebrations for a drawn match at the SCG better than a loss, and as The White Ferns ramp up their World Cup preparations coach Bob Carter says he’s encouraged by the form of his leading players.

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This week Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney review the surprise test result against Bangladesh at Bay Oval, they pay tribute to the test career of Ross Taylor and question groundsman Jared Carter about preparing pitches and the challenge set by Ajaz Patel to make them spin friendly.

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This week we farewell 2021 by recognising a few of the years highlights, Ajaz Patel gives an honest assessment of his feelings after being omitted from the Bangladesh test series, Gary Stead details the selectors thinking, harsh social media comment directed at the England team in the Ashes and we toast the TV career of David (Bumble) Lloyd who has retired from commentary after 22 years.

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This week former International, Peter McGlashan, joins the team again and we debate whether at 2–0 down England are already out of the Ashes decision, is the Blackcap test selection as straightforward as imagined after the Indian series? 
Also, an important debate; what is the Blackcaps side likely to look like in 5–10 years, and are we developing the talent?

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On the Front Foot this week we discuss the likely changes to the Blackcaps test lineup for the Bangladesh series.
England’s capitulation in the first Ashes test at the Gabba and what you'll see in the new Cricket Museum at the Basin Reserve, due to open shortly.

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This week we celebrate the brilliance of Ajaz Patel and the exceptional effort with the ball at Wankhede Stadium and question whether he’ll now get more chances to take wickets at home.
We preview the Ashes and consider the suggestion of Englishman Chris Woakes that the controversy surrounding both teams in the build up won’t be used for infield sledging.

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A nail-biting draw features this week On The Front Foot as we post our half century, we review the Blackcaps performance hear from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson, Pat Cummins says why he deserves to be the Aussie skipper and Warren Lees further reflects on tests in Kanpur and Mumbai, on the tour of 1976.

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