This Week in Cricket #61 - Strength in depth, backroom struggles and posters of Joe Root on the wall

After a hat-trick of quality guests, normal service resumes as we discuss recent events across the cricketing world.

We talk about the raft of Black Caps performing on the English county circuit, including Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne, and the prospect of huge competition for spots as New Zealand builds towards the T20 World Cup.

Baldy really enjoys it as he's questioned about Australia's performances against the West Indies:

  • Are they any closer to knowing their best XI in T20 cricket?

  • Should Mitchell Marsh be in that lineup?

  • Are there problems behind the scenes?

And we heap praise on the West Indies who, even after their recent series losses to South Africa, look an incredibly united cricket side that are so fun to watch and so dangerous in the white-ball formats, with a batting lineup featuring the likes of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard, plus the emergence of bowlers like Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh.

After a swish, it's England's turn to receive our praise, with their incredible limited-overs depth demonstrated by series wins against Sri Lanka, followed by Pakistan with a complete team swap in between. Binksy explains why it's easier to make the step up to international cricket in ODIs and T20s than it is in Test match cricket, and why we should all have posters of Joe Root on our wall. Raj takes us through Sri Lanka's off-field struggles and Lippy asks: Will they even qualify for the 2023 World Cup?

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