This Week in Cricket #65 - Joe Root goes back to the well, Shaheen Shah Afridi is on track for greatness and the White Ferns and Black Caps are almost back in action

It's another jam-packed lockdown episode with plenty going on as we cast our eyes around the world to discuss the week that was and look ahead with excitement.

  • Are we in a special era of fast bowling?

  • Will Shaheen Shah Afridi become one of Pakistan's greats?

  • Are highlights packages getting worse?

  • What impact has The Hundred had on the women's game?

  • How much fun are the commentators having at the CPL?

  • Will the return of Suzie Bates be enough for the White Ferns to upset England?

  • And how excited is Raj about the upcoming Black Caps v Bangladesh series?

In the second half of the show, we turn our attention to the England v India series in an attempt to figure out why we got our predictions so wrong for the 3rd Test.

  • Did Virat Kohli make the wrong decision to bat first?

  • Has Jarvo got someone on the inside?

  • Is the Indian batting line up just as fragile as the English one?

  • Can Joe Root do it again?

  • Will Ravichandran Ashwin finally get a game?

  • And will any of us get our predictions right?

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