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England Prepare For White-Ball Tour of New Zealand!
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Jon Norman hosts all the build up to England's upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand, which is live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They hear exclusively from the England captain Harry Brook, who was very honest on his own form heading into the series, whilst Phil Salt joins talkSPORT Breakfast to look ahead to the 3 T20s and 3 ODIs. England Bowling Coach Tim Southee discusses returning to the country he represented less than 12 months ago, and discusses his future in the role. Plus, they hear from New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy on becoming the #1 ranked bowler in T20 Cricket, as well as playing under Andrew Flintoff at The Hundred.
Listeners can hear live and exclusive ball-by-ball commentary of England's white-ball tour of New Zealand on talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel, with the first T20 getting underway from 7am on Saturday morning.
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