WTC final preview, a surprise England Test recall and Brook's blueprint for success

It's World Test Championship final time! Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by South African journalist Daniel Gallan to preview the showpiece event, as the Proteas take on Australia at Lord's.

There's chat about selection dilemmas, what this would mean for South African cricket more broadly, getting over the 'chokers' tag, the World Test Championship as a competition and more.

Also on the show, Harry Brook registers another series victory as captain, Mark Butcher reacts to England's squad for the first Test against India, and there's a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly.

0:00 Kia UK / 0:44 Intro / 1:21 Mark Butcher / 16:15 World Test Championship final XIs / 31:52 How big is this for South Africa? / 37:58 Getting over the 'chokers' tag / 41:45 WTC as a competition / 45:49 Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius / 48:36 Heinrich Klaasen / 50:56 Win England vs India WT20I tickets / 51:20 Patreon / 51:44 The Pavilion End, St Paul's / 52:25 England vs West Indies / 1:00:36 England Lions & T20 Blast / 1:02:58 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:09:39 Outro

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