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This Week in Cricket #156: Shoaib Bashir's ceiling, the Gambhir era begins & an English sweep


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In this episode of the show, Binksy, Raj and Stu look back at the second Test between England and the West Indies, as well as Gautam Gambhir taking over as Indian men's team coach and England's clean sweep of the White Ferns.


The first three days of the Trent Bridge Test were very competitive - the West Indies took the lead thanks to runs from Kavem Hodge, Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva, but a Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir-inspired collapse helped England to a convincing win in the end. We talk about the impact of Ben Duckett at the top for the home side, Ollie Pope's freneticness, Bashir's ceiling and much more.


After a 4-1 T20 series win in Zimbabwe, the Gautam Gambhir era is about to begin for India and there's plenty to discuss. SKY over Hardik as T20 captain? What role will Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play going forward? And Washington Sundar not just back in the mix, but thriving?


We round out the show with England's 8-0 domination of the White Ferns across the recent ODI and T20 series. Are there any positives at all for New Zealand? And can England make a run at the T20 World Cup title in Bangladesh in October?


We'll be back again next week to wrap up the England v West Indies series, as well as any other news that catches our eyes. Until then, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website.


You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world.


And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at [email protected].


Thanks for listening.


0:00 Intro

1:20 England win big again, but positives for the West Indies

7:50 Ben Duckett setting a great platform

11:30 Luck for Ollie Pope, but he made it count.

16:35 Chris Woakes the caretaker

22:25 Harry Brook's ceiling

24:35 Shoaib Bashir's courage

32:20 The Gambhir era begins

34:15 Captain SKY

37:30 Virat and Rohit selected for the Sri Lanka ODIs

39:35 Washington Sundar back in the side

41:35 India's depth is scary

43:35 Not good news for the White Ferns

48:00 Confidence boost for England building towards T20 World Cup

50:45 Further reading

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