This Week in Cricket #197: Glenn Phillips in form, who would be a bowler & World Cup or bust for Baz?

In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu chat about the Black Caps' white-ball series in India, the vibes in the England camp over in Sri Lanka, discuss some future stars at the ICC Under-19 World Cup and finish things off with a big announcement!

We start the show by talking about the Black Caps' white-ball tour to India, which at the time of recording was two games into the T20 series. There's been runs for Glenn Phillips and Suryakumar Yadav, along with a host of other players, and we discuss the challenge for bowlers in the powerplay on batter-friendly pitches. [Note there's a brief moment where we lost some audio, so at one point Stu goes from talking about Mark Chapman to highlighting Finn Allen, around the 22:30 mark after the second of silence.]

As the episode continues, we turn our lens towards England to see how the mood is over in Sri Lanka a few weeks removed from the disappointment of the Ashes. The conversation inevitably turns to Brendon McCullum's future in the coaching role, and whether the T20 World Cup could be the end of his England tenure.

To round out the show, we talk about ICC Under-19 World Cup, which has seen a lot of rain for New Zealand, but impressive performances for both Australia and England. Baldy and Binksy take us through a few names to watch, before there's an announcement about upcoming content from the team in the coming months.

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0:00 Intro

1:30 Black Caps v India: T20 bowlers in the power play

11:00 NZ's seam bowling options

14:05 Runs for Suryakumar Yadav & India

19:05 Glenn Phillips' form a huge positive for NZ

23:10 England v Sri Lanka ODIs

28:15 World Cup or bust for Brendon McCullum?

32:25 Jamie Smith's outlook

35:00 ICC U19 World Cup: Australia & En