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England seal series with Wellington win. Australia win in Adelaide to make it 1-1 with India

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Harry Brook made a run-a-ball hundred on a tough Wellington pitch while others struggled to reach 20.

1. Cricket Badger Podcast covers England’s Wellington win over New Zealand and Australia’s Adelaide win over India. 2. James hosts Michael and Lucas, and Michael focuses on New Zealand while Lucas reports from Adelaide Oval. 3. The episode asks whether England, Australia and India are exposing how unpredictable Test cricket has become. 4. Michael says New Zealand created 21 chances in Wellington but only took 12, and he calls the fielding “appalling.” 5. He says Harry Brook made a run-a-ball hundred on a pitch where only three batters had passed 20 at one stage. 6. Michael argues that England “completely outplayed New Zealand” in the second Test and handled the conditions better. 7. He says Tim Southee may need replacing, and he names Nathan Smith as a bowler who created far more pressure. 8. Michael also points to New Zealand’s depth of young quicks, naming Zach Foulkes, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke, Kristen Clarke and Matt Fisher. 9. He says New Zealand’s batting is the main concern, while players like Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra are still under discussion. 10. Lucas then turns to Adelaide, where he says Australia’s pink-ball record and Mitchell Starc’s six wickets set the tone. 11. Lucas says Travis Head’s century at his home ground finished the match after Australia controlled the first innings. 12. He also says India had not played a pink-ball Test since Bangladesh five years ago, and that lack of practice showed. 13. Michael describes Bazball as a system that makes opposition captains nervous before the ball is bowled. 14. He says the method relies on knowing where the bowlers and fielders are likely to be, then hitting into the gaps. 15. Michael says England’s approach can also change the ball shape and reduce swing when batters hit aggressively. 16. He says New Zealand did not react enough to Bazball in this series, even when England’s scoring burst flipped momentum quickly. 17. The tone is conversational and tactical, with long back-and-forth debate rather than a formal interview. 18. The style mixes scorecard analysis, player calls, and fan chat from Wellington and Adelaide. 19. Fans of Test cricket tactics and current international form. 20. Listeners wanting polished interviews or non-cricket content.

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