Following On - England's IPL Dilemma; Lauren Bell Previews The T20 World Cup & Australia's Contract Issues!
5/20/202654 min
Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. They are also joined on the show by the England fast bowler Lauren Bell and CODE Sports' Ben Horne to discuss the latest from Australia. Do England need to move on from Jofra Archer & only offer him pay-to-play contracts? Will we see more examples of this situation in the future? How excited is Lauren for the start of the T20 World Cup this summer? What was the rationale behind going on an Army training camp instead of playing domestic Cricket? What's going on in Australia as privatisation in the Big Bash draws ever closer? Will we see the opening BBL game played in Chennai? What next for Liam Dawson after his retirement from first-class Cricket? Is the introduction of the new Saudi Arabia league a worry for the future of the game?
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Neil Manthorp· Host0:14
[upbeat music] You're listening to Following On with me, Neil Manthorpe, alongside former England fast bowler, Steve Harmison, for the usual busy show. Stay tuned for a, a chat to Lauren Belle, England's attack leader, a little bit later on in the show. But let's begin, Harmy, with, uh, the big talking point of the week, or one of them anyway. Jofra Archer is an England centrally-contracted player, but he's not available for the first test match of the summer because, uh, he's playing in the IPL, and that's a different format. And some big hitters in the game, former players and now media personalities, uh, think this is an unacceptable situation. He has been centrally contracted for six years. Th- there are many dimensions to this. Does it leave a sour taste in your mouth? You're one of the big hitters.
Steve Harmison· Host1:16
Yeah, I'm, I'm just disappointed that it's come to this with, with Jofra because he's a talented boy, somebody I think we've wanted to build our attack around. And I'm coming to the conclusion that we're probably better off building our