The Age chief cricket writer Dan Brettig joined Whitey and Coons to speak about Steve Smith's decision to end his stint opening the batting for Australia, who might replace him at the top of the order, the Australia A squad selected today, the injuries to Alyssa Healy and Tayla Vlaeminck in the UAE, who their biggest rivals for the T20 World Cup are, Glenn Maxwell's game for Victoria's Second XI today, and more.

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