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This week on the show, Binksy, Jamie, Baldy and Stu felt like bouncing around a few topics in the aftermath of the Champions Trophy before the news cycle is dominated by the IPL. There's a bit of ODI format chat, then a quick check-in on the teams we support - Australia, England and New Zealand. The episode starts with a discussion about the Champions Trophy format and ODI cricket in general. Did the tournament make a convincing case that there's still life left in 50-over cricket? Or are ODIs too formulaic? If the number of bilateral ODIs are declining, is that a problem? Or does it make these tournaments more exciting? Was the jeopardy of knockout cricket something the World Cup should consider? Or is a longer tournament still the best way to find out who the best team in the world is? We round out the show by touching base in Australia to wonder whether any of the fringe players did enough to force their way into best XIs when Cummins, Hazlewood and co. return? Then in England to ponder on the white-ball captaincy after Jos Buttler decided to step down. And we finish by looking at New Zealand's home series against Pakistan, which saw the return of some familiar names in Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Jimmy Neesham and Ish Sodhi, but it was Kyle Jamieson who stole the show in the first T20 as the Black Caps powered to an emphatic win. We'll be back in your feed again later with the first instalment of our IPL 2025 Preview. 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 with 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Was the Champions Trophy fun? Is ODI cricket still in trouble? 11:50 Did Australia learn anything about their fringe players in the Champions Trophy? 15:25 Jos Buttler steps aside as white-ball captain - will he be replaced by Harry Brook or AI? 20:00 Black Caps v Pakistan - old faces return and Kyle Jamieson looks fantastic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

T20 franchise globetrotters Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Seifert will return to the Black Caps for the home T20 series against Pakistan starting on Sunday. Michael Bracewell has been named captain and is one of seven players from the Champions Trophy runners-up who'll join the squad. There's no Kane Williamson, Bevon Jacobs, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra and usual white-ball captain Mitchell Santner due to IPL commitments or unavailability. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Auckland Aces have beaten the Central Stags by 91 runs in the men's one-day elimination cricket final in Dunedin. The Aces made 327 for nine off the back of an impressive 128 from all-rounder Jimmy Neesham. Then they bowled the Stags out for 236 in the 44th over, with Neesham taking three wickets. Auckland go on to face Canterbury in Sunday's final, also at University Oval. Jimmy Neesham joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to preview the Grand Final. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I still don't know why there weren't any warmup games. I can only assume, only assume, as Dylan said - that T20 just doesn't matter as much to New Zealand cricket as the other forms of the game otherwise. They simply would not have sent the players into battle underprepared. There is a rationale to say a decent chunk of the side have come from the IPL, where they've been playing a lot of T20 cricket, but the fact is most of them didn't actually play a heck of a lot in the IPL. Most of the New Zealand players who were in the IPL weren't really first choice for their sides. And those who did play didn't exactly set the world on fire - it has to be said. The fact is, of the others, they've hardly played any T20 cricket and all recently. Finn Allen's last game of T20 cricket was in February, Same with Devon Conway, Same with Glenn Phillips. These guys haven't played T20 for three or four months, so to expect them to go into unfamiliar surroundings, and perform straight away in what has turned out to be a pretty crucial match is fanciful. Yes, they're good players, I don't think there's any selection issue here. You wouldn't say that these aren't our best T20 players on form and reputation. So, it's not as though you say, ‘he shouldn't be there, he should be there instead.' Yes, you can talk about selection of the 11 for yesterday. I'd have Rachin Ravindra in there and probably Jimmy Neesham as well. And they may make those changes. But by and large, it's our best players in the squad. It just seems to be a complete oversight in terms of giving them any preparation at all, Afghanistan aren't a bad side, we're not talking about a minnow anymore. Afghanistan are a good white ball side, and they proved that yesterday. You can't go in half-baked. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Caps have responded in style, as Mark Chapman inspired New Zealand to a series-levelling seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Just 24 hours after being bowled out for 90 to lose by seven wickets at the same venue, a heavily depleted Black Caps side flipped the script on their hosts, and chased down their target of 179 runs with ease. That chase was anchored by an unbeaten 87 from Chapman, who continued his love affair with Pakistan after being named man-of-the-series in New Zealand's 2-2 draw just over a year ago. Arriving at the crease at 53/2, Chapman scored a 29-ball half-century, and added a 117-run partnership with Dean Foxcroft (31 off 29) to all but get the Black Caps home. New Zealand's win was made all the more impressive by the fact the squad was depleted even further, as neither Ben Lister nor Josh Clarkson travelled to the ground after being struck by illness. As captain Michael Bracewell won the toss and opted to field first, the stand-in skipper would have been forgiven for ruing his decision as Pakistan made 178/4 from their 20 overs. While no Pakistan batter passed 50, partnerships of 55 between openers Babar Azam (37 off 29) and Saim Ayub (32 off 22) and 62 between Shadab Khan (41 off 20) and Irfan Khan (30 not out off 20) made up the bulk of the total. Ish Sodhi was the pick of the Kiwi attack, and took 2/25 from his four overs, as the rest of New Zealand's attack struggled to contain Pakistan. The pair of Zak Foulkes and Will O'Rourke both went wicketless in their first taste of the shortest format at international level. In reply, New Zealand's openers got off to their best start of the series, as Tim Seifert (21 off 16) and Tim Robinson (28 off 19) added 42 for the first wicket. Once they fell, though, the pair of Chapman and Foxcroft took over. In 42 balls, the pair added a 50 stand, but needed just 17 more to raise their century partnership as Chapman took over. The left-hander plundered nine boundaries and four sixes in his innings, and reached his seventh T20 international fifty in the process. Once Foxcroft went, though, caught and bowled by Abbas Afridi, New Zealand needed just nine runs from more than three overs. And after Jimmy Neesham found the rope with the final ball of the 18th over, Chapman sealed the win at the start of the 19th, and at the very least ensured the new-look Black Caps won't leave Pakistan empty-handed. Both teams will now enjoy three days off, as the series relocates from Rawalpindi to Lahore for games four and five. Alex Powell is an Online Sports Editor for the NZ Herald. He has been a sports journalist since 2016, and previously worked for both Newshub and 1News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piney chat to Black Caps all-rounder Jimmy Neesham after the second T20 international against Bangladesh was washed out in Mount Maunganui. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 28: The third tough assignment in a row for the Black Caps, and a chance for South Africa to continue winning ways and beat a team with a strong record over them in World Cups. There was a surprising decision at the toss in Pune, and more national records falling to the blade of Quinton de Kock, while Jimmy Neesham had another night in the wars. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blackcaps fall just short of beating Australia in CWC23- we review the game and the exploits of batsmen Rachin Ravindra and Jimmy Neesham, and Warren Lees joins us with his reflections and to pay tribute to Bishen Bedi, who died this week. Your views welcome: onthefrontfoot20@gmail.com  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 24: A stone cold classic! Two in two days for this World Cup, as Australia racked up a huge total before New Zealand were set fair pursuing an impossible chase. Rachin Ravindra is a genius. Travis Head returned with a bang, a crash, and a wallop. Nobody can stop David Warner. Glenn Phillips was NZ's miracle man. Pat Cummins made the big calls. Jimmy Neesham was a wonder. Hear about it all from the ground at Dharamsala with Geoff and Bharat Sundaresan. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary! https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcity Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia beat New Zealand by just five runs in a World Cup thriller! Travis Head and David Warner went berserk, with Head posting his maiden World Cup century in his return from injury. Having conceded 388, New Zealand shot out of the blocks but it was a brilliant century by Rachin Ravindra that kept the Kiwis in it. In the end, it came down to Jimmy Neesham against Mitch Starc, with the Aussie's holding their nerve! Adam Peacock and Brad Haddin recap all the action for you. Follow on Apple and Spotify Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is here, and the Top Order Podcast has you covered with regular game reviews and recaps.In this episode of the show, we discuss the Day 24 double header featuring Australia against the Black Caps and Bangladesh v the Netherlands.Clashes between Australia and New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup never disappoint and this was no exception.771 runs, only 5 the difference at the end of the game, and so many turning points to talk about. It wasn't a perfect performance from either side, but flaws make for great heroes.From Rachin Ravindra to David Warner, from Travis Head to Darryl Mitchell, and Glenn Maxwell to Jimmy Neesham, it was mostly batting that won praise from Baldy and Raj in this recap. But who can forget the great spell from Glenn Phillips!Good things happen in threes folks - tune in tomorrow for what could be a hattrick of great encounters following England and India... We'll be back again tomorrow with more news and views, but until then please also 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 our most recent conversation with Mike Hesson, plus chats with former World Cup stars 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

We're back! Because when there's international-cricket-with-actual-jeopardy, we can only kneel to hoover up these last remaining crumbs. Along the way we've also got Stokes selling salad stories and quoting Spiderman, lid-lifting about Bairstow and Piers gear, hard-hitting journalism about Modi's India/Bharat and the BJP, and why the World Cup will be perversely good. New Zealand all-rounder and debutant Father Jimmy Neesham joins us to talk about light horses and environments, while CricInfo's Alex Malcolm lays bare Australia's issues ahead of next week's tournament. AskTGC comes in from Loose McNasty, pertaining to impossible social dynamics caused by one's identity as “The Cricketer”. Excuse the indulgence, but me think it mazing.  We're back with Ponting Wines this summer. Use the code GETAFEW to get 20% off all select purchases at http://www.pontingwines.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the show, we've got one eye on the ICC Men's World Cup as we discuss England v New Zealand, Australia v South Africa and the Pakistan v India Cup.The Black Caps named their World Cup squad this week, with spots for Will Young, Mark Chapman and Jimmy Neesham, but Finn Allen and Adam Milne miss out. Did they get the balance right?Through the lens of the current ODI series against England, we also take a deeper dive into the squad and how they might line up at the tournament:Who are the key players in the batting lineup and why is it Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell?How will four seamers fit into three spots?Trent Boult is awesomeOn the England side, questions still remain about Harry Brook and whether he's doing enough to force his way into the squad. Liam Livingstone is putting his hand up, though, as is Gus Atkinson, who is shining among a number of England seamers all fighting for game time.Over in South Africa, the Australians continue to outplay the home side - even ones who weren't initially named in the starting XI. We debate whether Marnus Labuschagne's match-winning performance as a concussion substitute and the hundred that followed will be enough to get himself on the plane to India. We also shine the spotlight on South Africa to ask: Are they serious contenders at this World Cup?The Asia Cup has moved to the Super 4 phase, India and Pakistan played a one-dayer over two days and Virat Kohli scored his 47th ODI hundred. There was a hundred too for KL Rahul, who returned from injury to strengthen his case for a spot in the starting XI, and high praise from us for Kuldeep Yadav, who has roared back into form over the past 12 months and now looks primed to have a big impact on the World Cup. We'll be back again next week to start our World Cup previews, but in the meantime, 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 chats with Shane Bond, Finn Allen, Jeetan Patel, Sophie Devine, Mike Hussey, Matt Henry, 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

On this episode of the show, we travel around the world to discuss England v Black Caps, Australia v South Africa and the first few Asia Cup games.The first three T20s between England and New Zealand weren't even moderately close, but there were still plenty of talking points:How aggressive will Finn Allen be at the World Cup? And how consistent does he need to be across the tournament for his overall performance to be treated as a success?Is Adam Milne in better form than Lockie Ferguson?Kane Williamson is going to the World Cup - what does that mean for Will Young, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham and Rachin Ravindra?Is all the chopping and changing of players an issue for the Black Caps?How can England make room for Harry Brook in their squad?And what role will Gus Atkinson play?Australia have dominated their T20 series with South Africa, and we look at which of the Aussie fringe players are pushing hard for a World Cup role.Does Marcus Stoinis' success with the ball ease any concerns about Australia's 5th bowling option?Will Tanveer Sangha play a significant part in the World Cup?How much pressure is David Warner under?Are South Africa just tricking everyone?And have the major white-ball tournaments taken on extra significance for South Africa now that they appear to have relegated the Test game?The Asia Cup pool stages are underway - Pakistan's bowling attack is still very good, Ishan Kishan has surely locked down India's wicketkeeping spot and we debate whether Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan can provide more threat than banana skins during the upcoming World Cup.We round out the show with more New Zealand news - a new CEO, Corey Anderson's BBL gig and an impressive win against Australia A.We'll be back again next week, but in the meantime, 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 chats with Shane Bond, Finn Allen, Jeetan Patel, Sophie Devine, Colin 'Funky' Miller, Matt Henry, Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, George Dobell 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

In true Sporting Rumble fashion for our 100th episode, more than half the show are away..... But we promise next week we will all be back and we will be taking the show on the road. For this week, enjoy some great moments from 2023 including our chat with UFC fighter Justin 'Bad Man' Tafa, BLACKCAP Jimmy Neesham and plenty more hot knives and bits from Nick!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In true Sporting Rumble fashion for our 100th episode, more than half the show are away..... But we promise next week we will all be back and we will be taking the show on the road. For this week, enjoy some great moments from 2023 including our chat with UFC fighter Justin 'Bad Man' Tafa, BLACKCAP Jimmy Neesham and plenty more hot knives and bits from Nick!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the show, we look back at the World Test Championship final, which saw Australia defeat India to claim the title.We discuss the selections - most notably India leaving Ravichandran Ashwin on the bench - the toss, the pitch, the over rates, the format and even some of the actual cricket in what proved a fascinating contest, despite Australia holding the upper hand by tea on Day 1.There's praise for the brilliant partnership between Travis Head and Steve Smith, questions about India's decision to bowl Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami for the entire first hour on Day 1, and a conversation about Scott Boland to discover what makes his performances at Test level so impressive.We also touch on the controversy surrounding Cameron Green's catch - and Shubman Gill's reaction - the brilliance of Steve Smith's catch to dismiss Virat Kohli, and completely forget to mention the two fighting knocks by Ajinkya Rahane or the fact that Daniel Vettori made sure at least one New Zealand hand remained on the mace.To round out the show, Stu discusses the talking points from the Black Caps' contract list - most notably the absence of Ajaz Patel and Jimmy Neesham, and potentially some good news for those hoping to see Trent Boult back in black more regularly over the next 12 months.Hot on the heels of this episode, we'll be back again with a full preview of the Ashes. You can also check out our most recent Test Cricket Hall of Fame episode, which featured a discussion about Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to try to answer the question: Who is the greatest Test spinner of all time.Please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) 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, and our recent episodes (plus a few from the backlist) are available on YouTube for anyone who would also like to watch along as you listen.You can dip back into our conversations with special guests - including Finn Allen, Mike Hussey, Sophie Devine, Rachin Ravindra, Shane Bond, Georgia Wareham, Barry Richards, Dion Nash, 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

BLACKCAP Jimmy Neesham joined us for a chat about franchise cricket, what it means to be clutch, the NBA, the Cricket World Cup, the Big Show and heaps more. Nick also tells us about how he might've cost the comedy fest a client and Question time! 0:00 - Jimmy Neesham 42:00 - Nick's Chat 48:00 Q Timee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BLACKCAP Jimmy Neesham joined us for a chat about franchise cricket, what it means to be clutch, the NBA, the Cricket World Cup, the Big Show and heaps more. Nick also tells us about how he might've cost the comedy fest a client and Question time! 0:00 - Jimmy Neesham 42:00 - Nick's Chat 48:00 Q Timee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show, we look back at a host of topsy-turvy results at the IPL and the Black Caps tour to Pakistan, which finished with a New Zealand victory in the final ODI.For all our jokes about the IPL, the 2023 edition is delivering incredible finish after incredible finish. The only constant is drama - and the Gujarat Titans winning - with all 10 teams still in the hunt for a top 4 spot. The Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals were terrible, now they are the form teams, while the Lucknow Super Giants and Trent Boult's Rajasthan Royals are on the slide. We discuss impactful performances from Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Glenn Phillips, Jos Buttler and Wriddiman Saha - plus the arguably less positive impact made by Virat Kohli.In the second half of the episode, we look at the positives from the Black Caps' ODI series with Pakistan, and ponder the World Cup selection questions that still remain unanswered. Should New Zealand favour specialists like Will Young, Mark Chapman, Tom Blundell and Ish Sodhi? Or lean towards allrounders like Jimmy Neesham, Michael Bracewell and Rachin Ravindra? Has Adam Milne done enough to take Lockie Ferguson's spot as the designated speedster? And does Devon Conway need to pack his wicketkeeping gloves or not?We'll be back next week with more from the IPL and other news from around the world, including the build-up to the World Test Championship Final and the Ashes. In the meantime, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter and Facebook, & @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram) 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, and our recent episodes (plus a few from the backlist) are available on YouTube - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel.You can also dip back into our conversations with special guests - including Finn Allen, Mike Hussey, Sophie Devine, Dean Foxcroft, Shane Bond, Katey Martin, Dion Nash, Matt Henry, 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.

Blackcaps all-rounder Jimmy Neesham joined the show to preview their series in Pakistan.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Biggest Podcast to date! (06:20) - After catching up on each others big weekends, the boys try and put together words to describe that innings from Suryakumar Yadav as well as finaly having the discussion around is Kane Williamson helping or hurting this Blackcaps T20 Side. We also discuss the strange decision to move on from Martin Guptill from the ODI side... (22:42) - As the domestic Teams in NZ prepare for white ball stuff we thought now was a good time to discuss the first 4 weeks of the Plunket Shield, whos doing well from the BLACKCAPS and whos pushing their case from the fringe? (34:35) - Aussie won the ODI series v England but England are world champs plus are still pissed so does it matter? (35:52) - Peter Young Husband from the Wellington Firebirds joins the show to talk about how he founded the Grip Sock Company Pyranha, while being a professional cricketer. Pete also tells us his story from being an expert sub fielder for the Blackcaps on the road to almost giving up his dream of being contracted until that fateful day came when he was 26. Pete also joins us on COACH CORNER to discuss leg spin and fielding... (1:11:58) - Munter is back in the winners circle and ready to discuss his haters, while this week the boys discuss which is the best 'Shapes' option... Thanks for listening! This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC20) for 20% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter), Jackson Latham (Pies) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Guest - Peter Young-Husband Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Potentially the greatest T20 World Cup ever was brought to a close by potentially the greatest clutch performer in Ben Stokes. The Boys discuss England's incredible victory over a fiery Pakistan side and how an unfortunate Shaheen Afridi injury robbed us of an even better finish. We discuss the Tournament team, are they calculating the Most Runs and Wickets Tallies right and we rate out favorite PYRANHA plays of the World Cup! Its been a please bringing you coverage of this great World Cup so thank you so much for tuning in! This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC20) for 20% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter), Jackson Latham (Pies) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". To celebrate the BLACKCAPS making the Semi Finals of the T20 World Cup, Pyranha have decided for the rest of the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC20) for 20% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) Guest Appearance - Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Well that hurts.... Join me as I use this Podcast as a coping mechanism for getting through some more Blackcaps Heartbreak... Seriously though how good is this Pakistani team on there day, the only team who can beat Pakistan is Pakistan... This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". To celebrate the BLACKCAPS making the Semi Finals of the T20 World Cup, Pyranha have decided for the rest of the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC20) for 20% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) Guest Appearance - Heartbroken Lugsy (Simon Cromarty) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Sydney might as well be Islamabad for the Black Caps tonight in the T20 World Cup semifinal, with the players expecting a rowdy reception from Pakistan fans. All rounder Jimmy Neesham says the fans of Pakistan and India create memorable atmospheres during world tournaments, and that will be no different at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He told our producer, Ben Strang, the team is well prepared for the challenge.

WHAT... A... WORLD... CUP.... What have you done South Africa?! After a wild weekend where NZ and England qualified ahead of Australia in Group 1, all eyes were then on Group 2 where The Mighty Netherlands tipped over South Africa to send Group 2 into a frenzy. That made Pakistan v Bangladesh a quarter final, while India dusted Zimbabwe to go top of that group. Semi Finals now are Pakistan v NZ and England v India... mouth watering... Its been an incredible World Cup so we discuss is it the best World Cup? It might be the closest. Myself and Jacko run through the Semi Final teams strengths and weaknesses heading into the Semi Finals and then make our picks on who will progress to the Final. Its also time to reflect on where it went wrong for Australia and South Africa, who are off home... Well Australia are already home. Hope you enjoy this podcast! This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC15) for 15% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) & Jackson Latham (Pies) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

That game didn't even matter... The Boys are back reviewing the past few days of the T20 World Cup including England's 20 run win over NZ at the GABBA. The result almost definitely knocks Australia out who need a minor miracle going into their game against Afghanistan. We talk about what went right for England and how they are now Tournament favorites again and how and why NZ are now perfectly poised to go all the way. We also talk about Australia's chances of leaving the group after beating Ireland and what all these teams will have to do going into their last games. TMC Podcast are here twice a week to unpack this and more during this T20 World Cup. This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC15) for 15% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter), Jackson Latham (Pies) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

At 15 for 3 all hope was lost for the Blackcaps until Glenn Phillips smashed 104 off 64 balls to drag NZ through to 167. It was 65 too many for Sri Lanka as Boult and Southee destroyed their Top Order and they never recovered. Myself and Lugsy discuss all things Glenn Phillips, from his very disappointing reason for the number on his jersey to his version of "Backing Up". We also discuss the landscape of Group 1 before a mammoth game between the Caps and England as England are suddenly on the brink of elimination... We then catch up on the Zimbabwe v Pakistan classic and then more recently the Zimbabwe v Bangladesh crazy finish. There's also a shout out to all the commentators who are on fire this tournament just quietly... SNACK of THE WEEK we discuss an insulting list of the best FAVOURITES on Socials and we list our worst and bests, and then to finish we put TipTop on notice for ruining tradition by discontinuing a couple of household Ice Cream flavors... TMC Podcast are here twice a week to unpack this and more during this T20 World Cup. This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC15) for 15% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Here is your 2nd World Cup Special! Australia are back on track or are they? Marcus Stoinis saved the day for Australia against Sri Lanka and also Finch's terrible batting but can Aussie avoid defeat once again v England who became victim to giant killers England and also the rain! The rain has also been a pain for South Africa who couldn't squeeze a game out against Zimbabwe but bounced back by destroying a hapless Bangladesh side by a lot, thanks to the first 100 of the Cup by Rilee Rossouw. We also answer a few listener questions on COACH CORNER, this week we talk about our picks for semis and finals and if we would change them after watching a few games plus who is the best death bowler in the world right now? And of course we have the Pyranha Play of the Podcast! TMC Podcast are here twice a week to unpack this and more during this T20 World Cup. This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC15) for 15% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Woooooow What an opening to the World Cup! NZ against all odds, beat early favourites Australia on their home patch for the 1st time in 11 years? And did it in style, Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Jimmy Neesham and all the bowlers contributed to what has been described as the perfect performance from the Caps. Very rarely does a match between India and Pakistan live up to the hype but this T20 may have exceeded it. 90+ Thousand people at the MCG going absolutely nuts! It was a game that changed momentum several times but it was King Kohli who was the difference. He wound back the clock to 2016 with a Man of the Match performance. TMC Podcast are here twice a week to unpack this and more during this T20 World Cup. This is brought to you by PYRANHA GRIP SOCKS "Add FLAIR to your game". For the T20 World Cup use the code (TMC15) for 15% off of Pyranha's Latest range of high quality grip socks used by BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and WHITE FERNS Melie and Jess Kerr and Molly Penfold as well as the number 1 women's bowler in the world Sophie Ecclestone. If you enjoyed this or any other episodes, please share, rate and review It really helps the Podcast grow, we can't appreciate you enough! Thank You! Hosts - Matt Hunter (Munter) & Simon Cromarty (Lugsy) Partnership - https://pyranha.co.nz/ Socials - https://linktr.ee/maximumcricket Email - maximumcricket21@gmail.com Logo - Created by https://www.instagram.com/joy_creations_nz/

Blackcaps All-rounder Jimmy Neesham joins the show to talk T20I Tri Series vs Pakistan & Bangladesh at Hagley Oval as the teams build towards the World Cup later this month, what he expects from the quick-fire series, how the team are tracking & more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Special guest Shaun Rheeder joins host Carl Lewis, the pair analyse every squad after the SA20 Auction which was a big day for South Africa cricket. Shaun is an expert on South African domestic cricket with deep data base which provides us with insightful opinions and analysis. Squads Durban Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer   Jo'burg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Donavon Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Malusi Siboto, Caleb Seleka   MI Cape Town: Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter, Grant Roelofsen, Wesley Marshall, Olly Stone, Waqar Salamkheil, Ziyaad Abharams, Odean Smith   Paarl Royals: David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren, Eoin Morgan, Codi Yusuf   Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais, Kusal Mendis, Daryn Dupavillon, Jimmy Neesham, Eathan Bosch, Shane Dadswell   Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, JJ Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller, Tom Abell, Aya Gqamane, Sarel Erwee, Brydon Carse   South Africa power-hitter Tristan Stubbs fetched the highest bid of Rand 9.2 million (USD 520,000 approx.) at the inaugural SA20 player auction in Cape Town on Monday. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won a fierce bidding war against MI Cape Town and Johannesburg Super Kings to snap up their homegrown star-in-the-making.   Uncapped 24-year-old batter Donavon Ferreira, who plays for Titans in the South African domestic circuit, created a big stir. Having listed his base price at Rand 175,000 (USD 10,000 approx.), Ferreira, who also bowls a bit and keeps wicket, was eventually snapped up by Super Kings for Rand 5.5 million (USD 310,000 approx.) in the accelerated round of the auction. The winning bid came after some chaos, as Paarl Royals and Pretoria Capitals both tried to outbid Super Kings but were forced to pull out as they didn't have much left in their purse at that point and had other spots still to fill - if they were allowed to keep bidding, they would have run out of the money needed to fill their quota of 17 players. Ferreira has played 19 T20s so far, and boasts a strike rate of 148.26 and an average of 54.85.   The Jansen brothers - Duan and Marco - were also in demand, with Marco joining Stubbs at Sunrisers for Rand 6.1 million (USD 344,000 approx.) and Duan going to MI for Rand 3.3 million (USD 186,000 approx.). Marco is already part of the Sunrisers franchise in the IPL, while Duan was recently with the Mumbai Indians development squad that toured the UK.   Kolpak-returnee Rilee Rossouw, who has played T20 cricket around the world, also hit paydirt, with Capitals forking out Rand 6.9 million (USD 389,000 approx.) for him. Wayne Parnell, another Kolpak returnee, also triggered a bidding war, which was won by Capitals too. They outbid Super Kings and got the left-arm seam-bowling allrounder for Rand 5.6 million (USD 316,000 approx).   However, there were no takers for South Africa's T20I captain Temba Bavuma and Test captain Dean Elgar.

On this episode of the show, we discuss the first Test between England and South Africa and the two Black Caps v West Indies white-ball series. Topics include: Are England bad again? Are South Africa favourites to make the World Test Championship final? Is it cruel to keep picking Zak Crawley? Future Tours Programme Changes for the 2nd Test? In the second half of the show, the focus shifts to the Black Caps and their historic series wins in the Caribbean. We discuss: What we learned from the two series Trent Boult's future availability Competition for spots between Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham and Michael Bracewell Whether the West Indies will ever get their best XI on the field. We'll be back next week to review the second England v South Africa Test, and with another edition of the Test Cricket Hall of Fame. In the meantime, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) 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 https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website), and a few of our episodes are available on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA (YouTube) - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including a recent conversation with White Ferns captain Sophie Devine, plus chats with Wasim Khan, Mike Hussey, Tim Southee, Katey Martin, Barry Richards 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

The Black Caps made history by winning the third and deciding one-day international in Barbados yesterday - becoming the first New Zealand side to claim an ODI series win in the Caribbean. Half-centuries to Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell set up the chase for an imposing 302 at Kensington Oval. Jimmy Neesham then whacked four sixes to get New Zealand home and continue their rampant form in the 50-over format. Former Black Caps opening batsman and commentator Craig Cumming spoke to Corin Dann.

We are joined on the phone by Jimmy Neesham, fresh off the Black Caps first ever ODI series win in the Caribbean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four batsmen posted half centuries as New Zealand overhauled the West Indies' total of 301-8 to win the deciding one-day international by five wickets. The win was an historic one for the Black Caps, whose victory in Barbados on Monday lifted them to a 2-1 series win and makes this their first ODI series win in the Caribbean. Tom Latham scored 69 and put on 120 for the fourth wicket with Daryl Mitchell (63) in a stand which paced the run chase and carried New Zealand in sight of victory. Martin Guptill (57) and Devon Conway (56) had earlier combined to add 82 runs for the second wicket to give New Zealand a platform for a demanding chase. Mitchell was out with the total 248 in the 42nd over and Latham at 259 in the 44th, still with New Zealand requiring 43 runs. Jimmy Neesham settled the issue with a decisive innings of 34 from 11 deliveries, taking 18 runs from the 45th over bowled by Yannic Cariah. Neesham hit a six from the bowling of West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran to end the chase with 17 balls remaining. "It was obviously nice to make a contribution," Latham said. "I think the partnership that Daryl and I were able to make put them under pressure. We set a target of getting to that 40-over mark where we needed a run a ball." Latham appeared to have erred when he chose to bowl first and as the West Indies flourished in good batting conditions. Kyle Mayers made 105 in a 173-run opening partnership with Shai Hope, and Pooran smashed nine sixes in a rapid 91 for the West Indies. The pitch proved much better for batting than those on which the West Indies won the first match by five wickets and New Zealand won the second by 50 runs. The highest previous total in the series was New Zealand's 212 in the second match. Mayers and Hope stayed together for almost 35 overs to shape the West Indies innings. Their partnership ended when Hope was out for 51 and, as often happens with large partnerships, partner Mayers was out two balls later and without addition to the total. Brandon King fell soon afterwards with the total 181-3 in a sudden reversal for the West Indies. But Pooran picked up the pace again, posting a half-century from 33 balls. He had hit nine sixes and four fours from 55 balls when he was out in the 49th over. Mayers and Hope made a cautious start to the innings as they found the pace of the new pitch, crawling to 24 after 10 overs, negotiating a short rain break in the seventh over. "I took my time in the powerplay and it gave me the chance to get in. The last two games I got out in the powerplay," Mayers said in a television interview. "It's not every day you bat the powerplay for 20 runs but it worked out well in the end." - APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Top Order crew are together in the same room again to look back at the week that was. We start by discussing the Black Caps v Ireland T20 series, which featured strong performances by a middle order featuring Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham and Michael Bracewell. But where do they all fit in to plans for the upcoming T20 and ODI World Cups? Ben Stokes has retired from ODI cricket - Does that mean the cricket calendar is broken? Is there any way to fix it? Baldy introduces a new segment as a cunning plan to discuss spin bowling, Binksy tells us why 410* doesn't impress him, there's a shout out for Will Williams and plenty more on a windy night in Auckland. We'll be back in your feed next week, so please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) 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 https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website), and a few of our episodes are available on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA (YouTube) - we're slowly chipping away at populating this channel and moving towards more video content in future. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including our recent conversation with Sophie Devine looking ahead to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, plus chats with Finn Allen, Shane Bond, Lesley Murdoch, Gary Stead, Colin Miller, Barry Richards and many more fascinating people from all across the cricket world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

Brendon McCullum has been named test coach for England.The former Black Caps captain will take up the role ahead of the Black Caps test series against England in June.In other cricketing news, the Black Caps have announced their 20-man contract list.The most notable omission was fan favourite Jimmy Neesham, while Michael Bracewell was offered a contract for the first time.The Blues CEO has taken a crack at Super Rugby.Andrew Hore has said the competition has got to have a balance from being a high-performance product that underpins the All Blacks back to a fan-centric model.The Rugby World Cup is heading stateside.The men's edition will be held in 2031 while the women's tournament will be held in 2033.Jason Pine and Andrew Alderson joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the week's sports news

Welcome to the 2nd episode of The Royals Podcast, where Mr. Funny Bones Jimmy Neesham turns host for special guests and teammates - Trent Boult & Rassie van der Dussen.   The two Kiwis and the Protea open up about life inside a bio-bubble, how the players keep themselves motivated, what makes the Royals bubble unique - but all of it laced with humour and some hilarious banter that is guaranteed to leave you in splits! Tea or coffee - what does Rassie love? What is the secret recipe for the "Boult Wrap"? And who exactly is playing the guitar in Jimmy's neighbouring room?  The answers to all these questions & more. You don't want to miss this episode!

This snippet is for anyone who skipped Mondays episode with NZ cricket all rounder Jimmy Neesham or just hasn't got round to listening yet (maybe you intentionally didn't listen coz you don't like cricket LOL). High performance sport is mentally tough.  And cricket has got to be one of the most mentally taxing sports of them all.  In this very short clip, Jimmy talks about what he knows from experience that he needs to do to make sure he can keep himself mentally fit.  

Jimmy Neesham is a New Zealand cricket legend who started running at the beginning of the pandemic.  As you'd expect there is a fair bit of cricket chat in this conversation.  But we cover a tonne of other stuff too.  He's a fascinating guy and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Big love to my sponsors of this episode, Triumph & Disaster.    

In this extremely hilarious episode, host Shashwat Chaturvedi invites Mohit Khakhar, a brutally honest CSK fan as we discuss each and every IPL team's top picks from IPL 2022 Mega Auctions!We talk about the Aryan Khan effect on KKR's bidding strategy, Jimmy Neesham resolving Ashwin and Buttler's differences in RR, Mumbai Indians feeling embarrassed while picking Arjun Tendulkar and many more funny moments from this year's IPL Auctions.If you liked the discussion, do reach out to us on Instagram and tell us your opinions too.Follow Shashwat on Instagram: @aur_chaubeyjiYou can also Follow us on Instagram for some funny cricket memes: @overthrow_cricketSubscribe to our channel on YouTube as well.

The good news for the Black Caps is the test series starts on Thursday. The bad news? Well, there was a bit of that. New Zealand slumped to their fourth-heaviest loss by runs in T20 international history, being swept 3-0 by India at Eden Gardens this morning. The hosts triumphed by 73 runs in Kolkata, a margin of defeat for the Black Caps that marked an ignominious end to a forgettable series. After being competitive in the first match - which came three days removed from their World Cup final heartbreak - New Zealand were taken apart in the next two. There is hardly need for much recrimination, not after such a successful World Cup campaign, but this series will have certainly stung the pride. India even set themselves a challenge today, as if to make life more interesting. Boasting a perfect record when chasing and a losing record when batting first this year, they opted for the latter approach after again winning the toss. But no mercy was shown to an already-vanquished opponent as India proceeded to outplay New Zealand in all three facets and record their biggest T20I victory over the Black Caps. After stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner (3-27) was the only bowler to find much joy as India racked up 184-7, Martin Guptill (51 from 36) was the sole batsman to put up much of a fight in the chase. It had looked likely to be a tough day for the tourists from the moment India raced to 69-0 at the end of their powerplay. Ferguson, Trent Boult and Adam Milne all struggled to find their line as India had almost as many boundaries (13) as dot balls (16), before Santner's introduction pegged back the hosts. He and Ish Sodhi combined for 4-58 from their allotment - with Sodhi snaffling a brilliant caught-and-bowled chance on an otherwise poor fielding day for New Zealand - before Ferguson (1-45) and Milne (1-47) returned to the attack as India finished how they started. Rohit Sharma (56 from 31) again tormented the bowlers but Guptill began intent to match his counterpart, although he was fortunate to survive being dropped in the first over. Daryl Mitchell went cheaply before Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips fell for consecutive ducks, New Zealand stuttering to the end of the powerplay on 37-3. Guptill had added 32 of those runs and he soon advanced to a 19th T20I half century, helping his side reach 68-3 at the halfway stage. But three balls later the opener holed out to long on and the Black Caps' mission was nearing impossible. Self-inflicted blows further hindered the tourists' slim chances, as Seifert looked for an ill-considered second run and was caught short of his ground, while Jimmy Neesham's stay was brief and a second run out saw Santner also fall cheaply. It was ugly stuff and only a bit of free swinging from the tailenders prevented the loss from being any uglier. Thankfully for New Zealand, they will now be donning the whites for the first time since beating India to claim the World Test Championship in June. Thursday can't come soon enough. 

Cat and Dan are back to cover the highlights from the last week of cricket. They answer the following questions: - Who is Australia's Jimmy Neesham? - Which Australian cricketer would make the best Western sheriff? - Who is our non-fungible cricketer of choice? - Plus Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grade Cricketer, The Muller Award and much, much more!

Keen listeners of the show might be looking for our discussion about the evolution of T20 cricket, but two brilliant semi-finals had us buzzing with excitement so we decided to jump on the mics again for this extra episode to look back at these great games and then look forward to the big dance. Emotions were running high, but Binksy remained gracious in defeat in the face of Lippy's celebrations as we discussed the Black Caps' impressive victory against England, which had a few eerie similarities to that memorable World Cup final in 2019. We talk about the outstanding knocks from Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham, the impact of Devon Conway's injury and whether match-up cricket has gone too far. Later in the show, Baldy attempts to claim underdog status for all Australians, despite Matthew Wade and Marcus Stoinis powering them across the line against Pakistan. Raj wants to know why David Warner walked off the field despite being not out and we discover that the secret to winning at cricket is to not play cricket. Of course, we finish with predictions, but these have now become so meaningless that they've morphed into a strange game of reverse psychology - good luck trying to decipher that nonsense. In a few days' time, we'll be back again to re-live the glory and heartbreak of the final, but while you are waiting please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (Twitter) and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & @thetoporderpodcast on https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (Instagram)) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. We'd love to hear if you're enjoying the change to the format of our shows and the more regular releases. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/ (website). If you haven't already, dip back into our guest episodes, which include the likes of Tim Southee, Niall O'Brien, Mike Hussey, Katey Martin, Daniel Brettig, Barry Richards 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 thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

On today's show, Matt takes a look at Peter Jackson's latest financial ventures, Jerry takes 'Moanvember' to a new low, and Jimmy Neesham joins the boys moments after beating England in the T20 World Cup Semi-Final...

The Black Caps have pulled off a dramatic win over England to qualify for the T20 Cricket World Cup final. Jimmy Neesham delivered a game changing knock of 27 runs, but it was Daryl Mitchell's man of the match 72 off 47 balls which got the New Zealanders over the line - hitting a four to take the win. Corin Dann spoke to Daryl Mitchell and he said the win hasn't hit home yet. The team the Black Caps will face next depends on Friday's match between Pakistan and Australia.

Well that's the moment Black Caps opener Daryl Mitchell secured New Zealand's place in Monday's T20 cricket World Cup final. It was a nail-biting match with the Black Caps slow with the run chase to start. Jimmy Neesham delivered a game changing knock of 27 runs, but it was Mitchell's man of the match 72 off 47 balls which got the New Zealanders over the line. Cricket commentator Bryan Waddle watched the semi-final and spoke to Corin Dann about it.

The Black Caps will begin the defence of their ICC World Test Championship title without the services of two of its best players, after Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme ruled themselves out of the upcoming series against India.A 15-strong squad has been named for the two-Test series - to be played in Kanpur from November 25-29 and Mumbai from December 3-7 - that features five spin options; including 21-year-old Rachin Ravindra who has the opportunity to make his Test debut.However, both Boult and de Grandhomme - two of the side's best performers over the past several years - have decided to opt out of the tour due to concerns over the amount of time that would be required to be spent in Covid quarantine facilities.Black Caps coach Gary Stead said their decisions were completely understandable as player welfare is paramount within the side."Trent has already spent the best part of 60 days in hard managed isolation this year, while Colin had been on the road since May until recently returning home from Pakistan," Stead stated in a press release."From talking to both players it was clear the best option for them was to be left out of this Test tour and for them to instead focus on being ready for the New Zealand home summer."The loss of Boult and De Grandhomme opens up an opportunity for the likes of Ravindra and all-rounders Glenn Phillips and Will Somerville.All three provide spin options for the Black Caps alongside recent regulars - conditions dependent - Ajaz Patel and Mitchell Santner.The rest of the squad has a familiar feel with the regular Test top five and Will Young filling the batting positions, and Tim Southee, Neil Wagner and Kyle Jamieson providing the pace options.This series will also be the first without wicket-keeping stalwart BJ Watling after he retired following the WTC final win in England, with Tom Blundell set to take over the Test gloves.Stead said they'd very much taken a horses-for-courses approach when picking the tour squad."Touring India is one of the greatest experiences in cricket and I know our guys are really looking forward to the challenge," he said."It's fair to say we're expecting spin-friendly conditions and it's great to have a range of options in this department."The success of our spinners on recent tours to the sub-continent has been encouraging and we hope they can once again feature prominently."It's really exciting to begin the second instalment of the WTC and we know there'll be an extra incentive for all the teams we play following our win in the inaugural competition."Despite being the reigning World Test Championship champions, the Black Caps have never won a Test series on Indian soil.Meanwhile, the Black Caps will first face India in three T20 Internationals on November 17, 19 and 21 – with the current T20 World Cup squad carrying on for that series.Black Caps Test squad: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Will Somerville, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, Will Young.T20 squad: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

In this episode we talk about how Jimmy went from the brink of retirement to almost delivering New Zealand the 2019 World Cup, what it's like to get a spray from Brendon McCullum as a young player, how his social media following got so GIGANTIC – and the time he was mobbed on the streets of India, the heartbreak of missing out on NZ's home World Cup and his future goals for red-ball cricket.

It will be all change for Welsh Fire men after half of the tournament as they swap the fierce Kiwis Glenn Phillips and Jimmy Neesham for franchise stalwarts Kieron Pollard and Lungi Ngidi. Either way, Rich, Oli and Tom think the squad looks awesome. With England favourites such as Jonny Bairstow, Ben Duckett and Tom Banton in place, the batting looks particularly brutal. How much will Ollie Pope offer though with injury and England test duties looming? And how will the short, straight boundaries at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens affect the team tactics? This is The Hundred Club, cricket's new fan community. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/08GTJjFJyyU Follow us on twitter here: https://twitter.com/thehundredclub1

You might not recognise the name of this episode's guest, but you'll certainly know some of the people he's worked with. Kit Perera is an Auckland cricket legend, and in his capacity as a coach at Suburbs New Lynn has helped players like Jimmy Neesham, Jeet Raval, Ajaz Patel and Martin Guptill fine-tune their techniques and mental approach to the game. Alex and Simon pick his brain about cricket etiquette, coaching in low-decile schools and how lessons learned from cricket can be applied to life, before committing to a punishing podcast schedule for the fast-approaching World Test Championship final.The Offspin is brought to you with the support of our friends at The Beer Spot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the guys have a chat with the 'Clutch AF' Blackcaps all-rounder Jimmy Neesham from MIQ, Mulls Multi strikes gold once again! & John Day dons his theoretical All Black selectors hat and reveals his first XV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand Cricket and the Players' Association are working hard to bring Kiwi cricketers in India back home, while members of the test team will fly straight to the United Kingdom ahead of the Black Caps' tour of England next month.It's uncertain and nervous times for many Kiwis in India, including the 10-player contingent and several more coaches and staff in the Covid-ravaged country for the Indian Premier League, which was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after a number of players from three teams tested positive for the virus."The BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] will do everything in its powers to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all the participants," IPL chairman Brijesh Patel said in a statement.That, however, is proving to be a challenging task, admits New Zealand Cricket Players' Association boss Heath Mills."The players and the coaches are all pretty anxious now," Mills told Newstalk ZB. "And they're pretty keen to come home, probably like most New Zealanders who are in India at the moment and keen to get back to this country."The biggest issue is the transfers and the logistics of getting people back to New Zealand. There's clearly a lack of flights leaving India. Some of the teams have been very proactive and are looking to put on chartered flights for some of the players, hopefully in the next two or three days. But others will essentially have to go through commercial flights from either Dubai or Doha or another port."Meanwhile, nine players and staff will head straight to England ahead of the Black Caps' two-test series against the hosts and the World Test Championship final against India.Black Caps captain Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner were already set to join the test squad in England later this month, while Lockie Ferguson, Jimmy Neesham and Finn Allen were also set to depart for the UK to play in the Twenty20 Blast before the IPL suspension.The other Kiwi IPL players - Tim Seifert, Adam Milne and Scott Kuggeleijn - will head back to New Zealand.The Times in the UK reported that several of England's 11 IPL players – Jos Buttler, Jason Roy and Sam and Tom Curran – had already boarded flights home."New Zealand Cricket is working really hard with the ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] to try and organise a transfer leg for those players to get to that country," Mills said. "That's also not easy with restrictions with the UK government and also logistically how we move people from different cities in India to get on a chartered flight."We've got confidence in New Zealand Cricket and the ECB that they'll have player health and wellbeing as the number one priority."In terms of the players coming back to New Zealand, they're essentially on their own with their franchises' help and assistance where possible."Mills said it may take a few days to confirm the logistics around the flights out of the country, meaning the players – many of which will be in lockdown in hotel rooms – will have to "sit tight at the moment"."It's a challenging time but they're no different to a number of other people. We all see what's going on in India and really feel for the people of that country. It's a terrible tragedy unfolding there."Our guys, they understand that they're not more important than anyone else but we do need to try and help them where we can to get home."As a result of the IPL's suspension, the Black Caps and England should have their full squads available for the first test at Lord's on June 2."In theory they may well be available for the test but in all honesty at the moment it's not the focus," said Mills. 

New Zealand Cricket is maintaining a watching brief over its players in the Indian Premier League.Three Australians have headed home due to worries about the Covid-19 wave in India. Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa left due to 'personal reasons', the pair's franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore said in a statement. Another Australian, fast bowler Andrew Tye who was with the Rajasthan Royals, left for home on Monday to avoid risking being unable to return because of Covid-19 regulations.Two other cricketers, Englishman Liam Livingstone, who was with Rajasthan and Ravichandran Ashwin with Delhi, have also left the IPL. Livingstone had cited "bubble fatigue" and Ashwin wanted to be with his family as India battles a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.The head of the World Health Organisation is calling the recent surge in coronavirus in India "beyond heartbreaking" and says the U.N. agency has dispatched critical supplies to the subcontinent, including thousands of portable oxygen machines that help patients breathe.Nine members of the Indian women's hockey team, including seven players, have tested positive for Covid-19.Ten Black Caps - Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson are involved in the Indian Premier League.Williamson, Boult, Jamieson and Santner are all set to head to England after the IPL for the two-test series followed by the World Test Championship final against India.New Zealand Cricket says it's in close contact with all their players in India and their respective teams.They're also communicating with the ICC and the England and Wales Cricket Board.NZC said they have contingencies organised should they be needed.

Never on the Backfoot is out with Episode 41 that's an exclusive fan interview with the biggest MI paltan fan, Shambhavi Chavan. We've discussed at length about MI's magical last season, MI's mantra for success, the presence of a very strong core, the new signings this auction, the role of Bumrah and Boult, the smart buy of Coulter-Nile and Jensen, Jimmy Neesham and the presence of back ups and reserves. Additionally, we've delved deep into SKY and Ishan Kishan, the prospect of seeing a talented Arjun Tendulkar, the strengths and weaknesses of the squad, not playing at their beloved home venue Wankhede but their ability to adapt, players and matches to watch out for this season, best playing 11 for MI and the predictions for the season in by far what is the most brilliant interviews that I've done with the research, insights and thoughts of Shambhavi that will justify her as a pakka MI fan. Tune in to the episode on your preferred platform and do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram for more updates.

New Zealand named their squad to play the season-ending T20I series against Bangladesh and as was widely tipped, it will see a potential debut for explosive Wellington opener Finn Allen.The right-hander was at home in Auckland with extended family who gathered to say goodbye before he prepared to leave for the Indian Premier League, when he saw he had a call from Black Caps selector-coach Gary Stead. He left the room to take the call."I came out with a pretty big grin on my face," he said. "It's awesome to get that opportunity. I mean, who doesn't want to play for their country?"It caps a meteoric rise for the 21-year-old who a year ago was languishing on the fringes of the Auckland squad. Since then he has signed for Wellington, set records in the Super Smash, was called up as injury cover for Martin Guptill in the Black Caps, earned an IPL contract and now has a chance to prove himself at international level ahead of the World T20 in India this year."I'm so grateful to Cricket Wellington for giving me the opportunities," he said.The gratitude would be mutual.Allen was a pivotal part of Wellington's successful Super Smash side, scoring a competition-best 512 runs at an average of 56.9 and an eye-popping strike rate of 193.9.His approach is based on aggression, so he likes to call it "intent" and putting the new-ball bowlers under the cosh from ball one."For me [the key] is the simplicity of what I'm trying to do when I'm out there," he said. "Keeping my head as clear I can and literally just focusing on watching the ball and trying to hit it as hard as I can."His numbers paint a very modern picture. While Allen averages a touch over 48 in T20s, he hovers around 25 in List A cricket and under 20 in limited first-class opportunities since making his debut in 2018. This month he was signed by Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for Australia's Josh Philippe. At a shade under $40,000 his contract will not put him in the millionaire's club but it was still a stunning opportunity for a player yet to wear national colours at senior level.Adam Milne will be more familiar to fans, having played 61 times for his country across the white ball formats.Milne, 28, made his debut for the Black Caps in 2010 as a teenage tearaway but the rigours of flat-out fast bowling on a slight frame have meant that injury has been a constant companion.Of late Milne has become a specialist T20 bowler, turning in consistent performances for the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash. He has a $670,000 contract with the Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL and has been training with Central Districts since leaving managed isolation.Six regulars, including Kane Williamson are missing. He is joined on the sidelines for this series by Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Seifert and Trent Boult.Devon Conway will have the added responsibility of taking the gloves, while Will Young has been included as a top order option.Speedster Lockie Ferguson has recovered from a stress fracture and returns."It's certainly been a season like no other and once again we've had to be pragmatic in our approach," selector Gavin Larsen said."The six guys who will miss this series are incumbents in our T20 side and the decision to give them some time at home with family before they embark on a long stint in India was principally made with their welfare in mind."We're also very aware of the need to give others opportunities in a World Cup year."NZ squad to face Bangladesh: Tim Southee (c), Martin Guptill, Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett.text by Dylan Cleaver, NZ Herald

A New Zealand fan has paid NZ$2000 for the Wellington Stadium seat broken by a Glenn Maxwell six, after the item was auctioned for charity.One of Maxwell's five sixes managed to smash a yellow seat at Sky Stadium to pieces after getting hold of a delivery from Jimmy Neesham.Stadium chief executive Shane Harmon had the damaged seat removed and, after asking Maxwell to sign the broken plastic, pledged to auction if off online with proceeds going to the Wellington Homeless Women's Trust.LISTEN ABOVE

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It's been another busy week in the world of cricket and we start the show in Aotearoa to discuss the series of Conway and two impressive performances from the Black Caps. We praise Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham, discuss Kyle Jamieson's struggles for the first time in his international career and Baldy is left with more questions than answers when looking at this Australian T20 squad. As we move to the White Ferns v England ODI series, we ponder what changed from games 1-2 to game 3 and Lippy highlights the impressive debut of Brooke Halliday and a match-winning partnership as reason for optimism heading into the T20 fixtures despite a 2-1 series loss. We finish the New Zealand segment of the show with the Ford Trophy, where hundreds galore find Canterbury and Wellington in finals contention once again. After Raj's favourite noise, we head to Ahmedabad to debate the pitch and the ball, Binksy talks about bikinis and eventually we even talk about the cricket that was played during a Test that didn't last much longer than the podcast. Keep an eye on your feed over the coming days, as we'll have a few extra episodes this week, in which we discuss potential rule changes to our great game. If you enjoyed the show, one way you can support us is to check out http://manscaped.com/ (http://manscaped.com/). As a listener of the show, you'll get 20% off + free shipping with the code: TOPORDER. Please also take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (https://twitter.com/toporderpod?lang=en (@toporderpod) on Twitter and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod/ (Facebook) & https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (@thetoporderpodcast) on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider. It really helps others find us. And you're new to the show, check out our back catalogue. You'll find plenty of timeless interviews with current players, legends, journalists and characters from all over the cricketing world. If you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com or on any of our social channels. Thanks for listening.

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In this episode of the BYC Podcast, the guys celebrate the amazing finish between India and Australia, discuss the Super Smash so far and figure out whether an Australia story ranking the ‘Top 100 Cricket Wags’ is real or not in 'News or Ruse' (spoiler alert, it 100% is).The guys also chat to “The Stud” Jimmy Neesham about his summer of cricket, his recent horrific finger injury and go over some of the best and worst nicknames in world cricket.

Imagine standing there in the middle at Lord's having lost in THAT Super Over World Cup final at Lord's last summer... and hours later having the good grace to congratulate your opponents, whilst simultaneously taking the mickey out of yourself.... well... Jimmy Neesham has done just that. The New Zealand and franchise cricket star joins the lads as the first overseas guest on the podcast - and does not disappoint!!  Also... a special guest in the middle... a legend has been born! Tell your pals, subscribe and check our full back catalogue out... and enjoy!

TGIF! No better feeling! On today's show we caught up with Anthony & Emma from The Wiggles ahead of their New Zealand tour next year. We decided to "audition" for The Wiggles and they judged us on whether or not we'd make the cut... Ben also shared an embarrassing situation that his friend was in when he was chatting to his accountant, which is a conversation you certainly don't want to have with your accountant! Jimmy Neesham also joined us, and Ben is desperate to go to the cricket tonight (but he has an important family dinner). So he took the opportunity to phone his wife Amanda and ask her, but she had the added pressure of Jimmy Neesham being there! All that & more, enjoy the pod and enjoy your weekend!

In part 2 of this episode the boys look at the Australian squads for India's upcoming tour of Australia, rank some sledges we found on the internet and debut a couple of new segments.

Andrew Mulligan, Nick Rado & John Day invited Jimmy Neesham on the show, and as he's in isolation for the next two weeks, he really had no other options. Also, Golf professional Ryan Fox joins the team to talk the masters and minigolf. John Day's Hot Knives takes on the All Blacks  - plus a real actual giveaway. You can win Chicago Bulls merch! Listen to find out how. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I certainly want to win this World Cup, but I can live with myself if we don’t," said Jimmy Neesham a few weeks before that famous final. One of the funniest and sharpest minds in cricket, he was also beautifully honest about his perfection and the unhappiness he had put himself through. "It started a downward spiral for me where my expectations were so far beyond reasonable that it wasn't possible for me to have a good day." One of the most perceptive conversations we've had on The Final Word, during a key few weeks in cricket history. Our cover image today is Boonie, who recently wrapped up a long and happy life getting on the beers. Best friend of Paul, Melsie, and Alby. Also, the weekend show is morphing into The Final Word History Hour, or whatever we end up calling it. That means lots of Nerd Pledge. 2.14 – Tamra Palmer 7.40 – Daniel Kelly & Stephen Sargeant 2.13 – Skye Raye 2.24 – Desmond Cave 2.35 – Hamish Colley 16.50 – FP Hicks Plus our Julio pledges from Graham Hartley, Alex Durie, and John Landsell. Thanks everyone, you're the best.   Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword     Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com    Help out the Lord’s Taverners and their isol8 campaign: www.lordstaverners.org   The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on the Bad Producer Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Aggio-Brewe and John Curtis return to hosting duties this week as they sit down with Upminster Cricket Club's most famous overseas player and Black Cap international, Jimmy Neesham. They cover various topics including cricket in New Zealand, The World Cup, Jimmy's time at Upminster in 2011 and what he thought of the Netlix documentary The Last Dance.

Today on the show - Chris Cornell Tribute, mispelt tattoos, Corona Clowns Feedback Line,. Research Ryan on if The Rumble were dogs, NZ's dumbest dog, Violet Grace Palmy Brothel owner, Bryce's Radio Award, Jimmy Neesham playing Fortnite with CooperSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Kemp vs Jimmy Neesham .... a show down of age and Whit.

On today's podcast, the guys chat to The Stud, formerly Little Lamb Neesham some say he looks like an alpaca, James McOnie talks bout the new Super Rugby comp and old man social is at it again

Today on the show - Perfect Partners last week, Game of Phones with Dane Rumble, David Lomas, Corona Clowns, Jimmy Neesham, Tom Walsh, Lachlan Boshier, TrumpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chapters Preview to the 2019/20 SuperSmash T20 competiton(5:18) Favourite format of Cricket(5:47) 2019 World Cup Final – “The Super Over”(6:31) 2019 World Cup Reflection(12:12) Why did you choose Cricket?(14:28) Your mindset going into International Cricket(17:31) Biggest learnings of your first taste of International Cricket(20:24) Test Debut – “Brendon McCullum's 300”(22:07) “Two Week Break” – the turning point in your career(25:27) What Mental Skills did you learn/incorporate into your comeback?(41:53) What motivates you moving forward in your career(48:54) Dealing with Negative Emotions(52:12) Lessons from World Class players around the World?(56:11) Who is Jimmy Neesham outside of Cricket?(59:33) Career after Cricket(1:01:20) . A current New Zealand Cricket player, Jimmy has played all over the world and has experienced the highs and lows that comes with being a professional sportsman. The Blackcap fans were hopeful they had found the best all-rounder for the next decade. However, he went from being a regular member of the team and playing in the IPL. To a string of mixed performances, a number poorly timed injuries, losing his New Zealand contract, missing out on the 2015 World Cup squad, cumulating to having the infamous “two-week break” from cricket after being dropped from his domestic team. . Neesham's comeback began with getting away from the game completely and doing a marketing role in the farming industry. He then found the love of the game again and fast forward twelve months he had the weight of the nation on his shoulders walking out to face the ‘Super-Over' in the 2019 World Cup Final. Only inches away from going down as one of New Zealand's greatest sporting heroes. In this episode, Jimmy starts by talking to host van Beek about what was going through his head during the famous ‘Super-Over', and then takes it back to the years leading up to that epic sporting moment. To the biggest learnings of his early years of international cricket; “Two week break” the turning point in his career; dealing with negative emotions and to what motivates him moving forward. . Links  https://linktr.ee/Followthrough    

An absolute ripsnorter of a show as Black Caps Jimmy Neesham joins the panel talking parties at Chris Gayle's palace, IPL, the Cricket World Cup and isolation dusty feeds. Then one of the most interesting guests we have ever had on. Nigel Beach, elite sports physio and teacher of the Wim Hoff method has the boys absolutely glued to the screen. A highly recommended listen!

An absolute ripsnorter of a show as Black Caps Jimmy Neesham joins the panel talking parties at Chris Gayle's palace, IPL, the Cricket World Cup and isolation dusty feeds. Then one of the most interesting guests we have ever had on. Nigel Beach, elite sports physio and teacher of the Wim Hoff method has the boys absolutely glued to the screen. A highly recommended listen!

Kicking off with a preview of the Israel Adesanya fight on the weekend, then a quick breeze through the latest from the Football Ferns at the Algarve Cup, before digging into some cricket. Chatting on performances from the likes of Joe Carter, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Willem Ludick, Brad Schmulian, Ben Horne, Jacob Duffy, and more. Plus a cheeky preview of the Blackcaps ODI series in Australia at the end.

The Women’s World Cup has kicked off in earnest and we dedicate the first ten minutes to wrong’uns: their violence, their humiliation, and how they look easy to play (for retired third-graders watching on TV). Mankads have also come up again – so we respond in-kind with side-mouthed, black and white analysis because, as we all know, “it’s in the laws”. New Zealand cruised against Sri Lanka, though it didn’t compare to their delectable dispatching of Thailand in a warm-up, which was followed by a coaching session. As we’ve always said, Jesus was the ultimate Alpha.The Men’s Team is in South Africa, and saw Ashton Agar deliver a tangible, substantial, meaningful, game-influencing contribution – thus making good on his unrivalled potential. Which is good for a top 5 draft prospect. South Africa then won the second fixture with a weird score. At least Alex Carey got a hit.The height-based selection of Kyle Jamieson proved a masterstroke as New Zealand destroyed India, which begs the question: can Kohli do it on a rainy day in … Wellington? Hashtag KohliWe then speak with the wonderfully normal Jimmy Neesham in a truly refreshing conversation, hours after he’d spent 155 overs in the dirt for Wellington. We covered the World Cup, Twitter philosophies, retirement, finding himself, working in marketing, Canadian circuits, the pronunciation of Marnus Labuschagne and US Border Security drilling holes in his bat to search for drugs.#AskTGC delved into dating dynamics in the United States, Space Jam, owning one’s virginity, a ten-year old decimating the opposition, and parallels between grade cricket and the military.We don’t do it all for Budgy Smuggler, but we do a large amount of it for them. Head to budgysmuggler.com.au for TGCs latest line of smugglers, titled “Great Australian Rigs”***We do events, too. If you have sporting entertainment needs and prefer material sourced after 1975, please talk to us. We’ve performed across Australia and the UK, and love telling stories from clubland, or interviewing those who tell them even better. Contact gradecricketer@gmail.com for more details.***We have merch, namely Stubby Holders, and Smugglers. Head to https://gradecricketer.club/shop for the specifics***Big thanks to Jarryd Biviano @thefifthcreative and Julia Dowe for our podcast art, Toby Shain for the voiceovers + fake ad production, and Adrian Leung for our intro tune.***Email the show at gradecricketer@gmail.com***We’re able to do all of this thanks to the fit, intelligent, enterprising people at Budgy Smuggler. It either is, or is nearly, summer somewhere in the world. For the entirety of your colourful swimwear needs, head to budgysmuggler.com.au

Their three best seamers were out injured. The fourth shouldn't have played, but did, battling illness. Their best – and only – spinner was ruled out minutes before the first ball. And yet, the Black Caps bowlers have conjured up a remarkable victory over India to seal a similarly surprising series win.In what has been a tour of improbable events, add another unexpected outcome onto the pile, as the Black Caps defended 273-8 to claim a 22-run victory and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series.To defend that total at Eden Park is impressive. To do it against a superb Indian batting lineup, even more so. And to do it given the situation they were in – and the mess they had inherited from the Twenty20 series – well, that takes some doing.Coming into the series with the Black Caps having lost eight straight matches in all formats, few would have picked that to change against a strong Indian side; one coming off ODI series wins over the West Indies and Australia, and that had claimed the last three ODI series against New Zealand.Additionally, the Black Caps' lineup was far from full-strength – Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson were still sidelined, Kane Williamson was injured, Scott Kuggeleijn was sick, Ish Sodhi had joined New Zealand A, and Mitchell Santner was a late scratch, ruled out due to illness.It left the Black Caps with a No 3 playing his second ODI, a No 8 who is usually a specialist batsman, a fast bowler on debut, two seamers who had been smashed in Hamilton, and no specialist spinners.So, when they had collapsed to 197-8 batting first, with eight overs remaining, it wasn't a stretch to assume the series was headed to a decider. But, when Ross Taylor and Kyle Jamieson added 76 for the ninth wicket, a defendable total had been attained, and the improbable was about to take place.Taylor's unbeaten 73 was valuable, but in fairness, he needed to make up for earlier mistakes, after being involved in two runouts which had kick-started the Black Caps' collapse. The hosts had looked superbly set at 157-2 through 29 overs, largely thanks to Martin Guptill breaking his ODI drought with an excellent run-a-ball 79. He looked likely for a century, only for Taylor to call him through for a disastrous quick single attempt, and then do the same to Jimmy Neesham five overs later.Add in the dismissals of Tom Latham (trapped lbw sweeping), Colin de Grandhomme (slogging wildly), Mark Chapman (caught and bowled) and Tim Southee (see: de Grandhomme, Colin), and a terrible total looked on the cards.Instead, Taylor stuck around, moving into the top 25 all-time ODI runscorers as he kept the Black Caps alive, while Jamieson bashed 25 not out off 24 balls to make a memorable start to his international debut.It got better, though – with Jamieson playing a crucial role as the Black Caps bowlers produced their best performance of the summer.Jamieson's wicket of Prithvi Shaw, in his first over, was part of a brilliant – and rather unexpected – effort from the second-string Black Caps seamers. After leaking 16 runs from his first eight balls, Hamish Bennett bounced back to remove Mayank Agarwal, while Southee battled through illness to claim the biggest scalp of them all – Virat Kohli, bowled, for 15.It was questionable whether the sick Southee would even play tonight, but instead he got through 10 overs within the first half of the Indian innings, getting mass appreciation from his teammates as he walked off the park with 2-41.With only five specialist bowlers available, stand-in skipper Latham did well to keep his best bowlers charging in when he felt India were vulnerable, with de Grandhomme removing KL Rahul, and Southee luring Kedar Jadhav into a flayed drive, straight to cover.Shreyas Iyer loomed as the danger man, but a ball after bringing up a smooth 50, he needlessly took a wild swipe at Bennett, getting a thick edge through to Latham. The match looked over, but there was a twist – with the...

Radio Sport's Top 15 Sporting Moments returns for 2019 as Jason Pine counts down the biggest sports stories of the year.This is number one. The biggest sporting moment and story on the Radio Sport Mornings show for 2019.Not much need be said, as many Kiwis will long remember that fateful day in July. The Blackcaps had astonishingly made the Cricket World Cup Final after a dramatic semifinal win over India.Looking to rectify the heartbreak of losing to Australia four years earlier, many favoured their opponents - England.New Zealand would post 241 as the target, before putting England under pressure late in their chance.A number of "key" moments very late in the game would prove disastrous to the Blackcaps - including a botched catch on the boundary by Trent Boult and an overthrow which hit Ben Stokes, run away for four.In the end, England reached the Blackcaps total, but could go no further.A Super Over was needed, with many not knowing the finer details of the rules. Should the Super Over be tied, the team who scored the most boundaries during the match, would be crowned the winner.England went first, hitting 15 off their six deliverers.The Blackcaps sent out Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham. Needing two runs off the final delivery, Guptill's shot didn't get enough power, and as they scampered back for run number two, he was run out by England wicket keeper Jos Buttler. The Super Over was tied, but England had won the World Cup.It will long be remembered as one of the most agonising and heartbreaking losses in New Zealand sport, and perhaps cricket history.Nothing ignited the Radio Sport audience in 2019 like that final. It was talked about for weeks, months, and will be talked about for years to come.It is the number one sporting moment of 2019.

On the podcast today, We want to know what radio punishment did your parents put you through during your younger years, James McOnie has the inside information on who the next All Blacks coach is and Jimmy Neesham calls up to chat about the amazing effect of being called The Stud has had on his cricket game...

Jimmy Neesham lets us in on a conversation he had with Tim Southee, Enda Brady is in Old South Wales talking Saracens, Paul Ellison loves the idea of the Highlanders getting band back together to coach the All Blacks
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The Offspin Podcast is back by semi-popular demand for a bonus episode, with Black Caps Cricket World Cup hero Jimmy Neesham. For those still suffering from the lead-weight despair of seeing the Black Caps losing the World Cup final in the closest possible way, talking about it helps. After a cathartic month playing T20 in Canada, allrounder Jimmy Neesham sat down with Simon and Alex from The Offspin podcast, to talk all things cricket and life.Over an hour in the studio, he talked about coming to terms with how the final had gone, his newfound enthusiasm for a long-lasting career in the game, getting paid by itinerant T20 leagues, and what it was like to have a real job for a while. Neesham also revealed what it was like to come home to the flat he shares with Silver Fern Bailey Mes, who did manage to bring a trophy home from England. All that and more on The Offspin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The BlackCaps heavy defeat to England means another morning of mounring. Jimmy Neesham, Craig Cumming, Alders and Enda Brady help us deal with that the disappointment. Also It’s 4th July. Murica!@JimmyNeesh @BLACKCAPS @cummingcraig1 @SKYEnda @aldersonnotes    

Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney at Edgbaston, Birmingham discuss New Zealand's first loss of the World Cup to Pakistan, plus chat with New Zealand's top scorer d Jimmy Neesham.

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The recurring phenomenon haunting bowlers at this World Cup struck again this morning.David Warner was facing Jasprit Bumrah in the second over of the Aussie innings as Aaron Finch and Co. tried unsuccessfully to chase down 353 for victory. Warner inside edged a delivery that deflected back onto his stumps but the bails didn't move.It's the fifth time in the tournament the ball has struck the stumps but the bails have stayed put.The bails at the Cricket World Cup do not want to be disturbed. Photo / Sky TV"This is ridiculous … that has hit the stumps hard," ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said in commentary as other current and former players weighed in on social media.Black Caps star Jimmy Neesham wrote on Twitter: "I understand that the electronics in the stumps and the bails make them heavier. Why can't the groove the bails sit in just be made shallower? Won't that fix the problem?"The general consensus is the zing bails — which flash red when knocked out of their grooves — are heavier than normal bails so are harder to dislodge. 

Season 6, Ep 2: Not many international cricketers are more famous for their internet jokes, but maybe there's one. Jimmy Neesham thinks over the nature of humour and whether to tweet like Sachin. But there's also a much more serious side, one that made him hate himself when his cricket wasn't perfect. It's been a tough few years for a player who has fought his way back to form in time for a World Cup. Conflict can rage in the one person. Jimmy Neesham isn't afraid to be honest about it. Grateful to spend time with New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham on the Final Word Cricket Podcast.  The weekly podcast supported by our friends at AV Jennings. Find a community to call home at avjennings.com.au    Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show - what's on your wick, Around the World, worst fights at the worst time, comedian Josh Wolf, best laugh, Mike Mcroberts DWTS, Jimmy Neesham, Tip Top Feedback Line, Bluetooth blowoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blackcaps Marty Guptill and Jimmy Neesham are in studio ahead of the cricket world cup, doing things by yourself and what were you to old for?

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Black Caps allrounder Jimmy Neesham joined Radio Sport Breakfast this morning to explain why he was extremely candid about his return to the NZ team.Neesham spoke about adjusting his attitude and focus, and is particularly proud of the effort he has put in over the past 18 months to make it back to the top level.LISTEN ABOVE AS JIMMY NEESHAM SPEAKS TO RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Today on the show - weird school punishments, what shouldn't happen in your job, Auckland's Water Crisis Feedback Line, our oldest listener Reg how he's coping with the water crisis, Jimmy Neesham, mascot advice, Ben HurleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi superstar Jimmy Neesham takes time out from his lazy schedule to join us on the show. We tackle almost everything including: The upcoming Australia v New Zealand tour - The worst ever, possibly last ever James Anderson stat of the week - A plethora of listener questions courtesy of Nine Tails Cricket - Thoughts on McCullum - Who has the best haircut in the Kiwi squad - 28 technical issues - and another winner of the Scott Muller award. Please don't forget to leave us an iTunes review. It helps us in the search rankings.

In Extra Time this week, the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum discusses his historic triple century. We talk to the man who had the best view in the house when McCullum brought up his milestone, teamate and test debutant Jimmy Neesham. The former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe also tell us of the weight lifted from his shoulders due to McCullum's achievement. We preview the Super 15 rugby season then head to the Sochi Winter Olympics to talk to freestyle skier Jossi Wells, who's become New Zealand's most successful winter Olympian in more than 20 years. We hear about New Zealand's successful joint bid with Australia to host the 2017 rugby league world cup. Can Hamish Bond upstage Mahe Drysdale in a battle of the Olympic rowing champions at the national champs on Lake Karapiro this weekend? And the gloves worn by Muhammad Ali when he beat Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight crown are to go under the hammer just days before the fight's 50th anniversary, we head to New York to find out where they've been since 1964 and just how much they're worth.

In Extra Time this week, the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum discusses his historic triple century. We talk to the man who had the best view in the house when McCullum brought up his milestone, teamate and test debutant Jimmy Neesham. The former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe also tell us of the weight lifted from his shoulders due to McCullum's achievement. We preview the Super 15 rugby season then head to the Sochi Winter Olympics to talk to freestyle skier Jossi Wells, who's become New Zealand's most successful winter Olympian in more than 20 years. We hear about New Zealand's successful joint bid with Australia to host the 2017 rugby league world cup. Can Hamish Bond upstage Mahe Drysdale in a battle of the Olympic rowing champions at the national champs on Lake Karapiro this weekend? And the gloves worn by Muhammad Ali when he beat Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight crown are to go under the hammer just days before the fight's 50th anniversary, we head to New York to find out where they've been since 1964 and just how much they're worth.