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Episode 167
New year, same old voices.
On the pod this week, Adam and Tony inspect the wreckage of New Zealand's 45 all out in Cape Town. Just what the blazes happened there? Was it an aberration, or part of a more worrying pattern for the Kiwis? And might this Vernon Philander guy be quite good?
In addition, there's analysis of Australia's clean sweep of Sri Lanka, and a look ahead to England's one-day series in India. Can the tourists repeat their Test success? They've rested three of their most senior players - is that sensible with such a big prize on the line? And will India's batsmen start to live up to their billing?
Also this week:
Christmas songs in January are about to break Adam
Tony thinks it's summer already
Shane Warne gets fired up
Umpire cam is like something from a horror movie
Tony makes Adam pay for two full English breakfasts at the same time
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