Butch reacts to England's new central contracts, ODI tri-series preview & Boland's incredible record

Lawrence Booth & Cricinfo's Matt Roller join the pod to mull over England's central contracts, Eddie Jack, George Hill, Mason Crane, the Lord's pitch & much more.

Also, Butch returns to the pod and explains the differences between opening the batting and coming in at number three.

0:00 Intro
0:52 Butch
18:34 Seat Unique Beat The Ballot Ashes Tickets
19:16 England’s move away from Jack Leach
24:52 Tri-Series Preview & central contracts
30:07 Eddie Jack
33:16 George Hill
38:02 Mason Crane
42:07 Lord’s pitch
43:47 Visit South Africa
44:40 Australia’s evergreen bowlers
49:32 Who’s Noah Anderson?
52:23 India vs West Indies
55:09 Afghanistan vs Bangladesh

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