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Bumper semi-final preview with Travis Head

Season 5, Ep. 17

Forty-five down, three to go.

The World Cup is finally reaching its crescendo and Australia are one of the four teams left in the thing.

Ahead of their semi-final in Kolkata against South Africa on Thursday, opener Travis Head sits down with the boys next to (not in) the hotel pool.

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