Season 10, Ep 9: WTC #1 has been run and won, done and done, New Zealand are one from one. The next instalment has the same structure, but from 2023 things could change up. So at the earliest opportunity we're going to thrash out what could be improved, in a conversation with Wisden Cricket Monthly editor Phil Walker.

Also this week: Vinoo Mankad freaks, dance in the streets! After a most deserved gong. Ke$hav Maharaj gets a hat-trick, Danni Wyatt gets pushed out of England's ODI team, Eoin Morgan gets nowhere in addressing past faults, Charlotte Edwards gets an overdue honour, and England players get nervous about visiting Australia.

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