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Cricket World Cup 2019

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Jimmy Neesham consoling Martin Guptill after the World Cup final defeat (Getty Images)

‘The worst thing I’ve ever watched’: Jimmy Neesham on life, loss and the 51st over

Black Caps Cricket World Cup hero Jimmy Neesham reveals what happened on that ill-fated day at Lord’s and how to move on.
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By Simon Day | 27th August, 2019
Commercial Editorial Director
Georgie Wright with her dad, John. Photo: supplied

How to cope with the post-World Cup blues? I knew who to ask: Dad

It helps if your dad is a New Zealand cricket legend.
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By Georgie Wright | 20th July, 2019
Guest writer
The moment the Black Caps lost, or rather the moment they didn’t win, the cricket world cup (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP / Getty)

Proud, devastated and robbed: Grant Robertson on watching the final at Lord’s

Theresa May looked at me and said maybe we should share it. 
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By Grant Robertson | 16th July, 2019
Guest writer
Kane Williamson’s face summing up the mood of the cricketing public (Getty Images)

The Offspin: Grasping at straws after the greatest ever cricket game

The Offspin podcast tries to make sense of the greatest cricket game of all time, and not seeing the Black Caps win it.
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By The Offspin | 15th July, 2019
Podcast
England’s Jos Buttler runs out New Zealand’s Martin Guptill to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on July 14, 2019 (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

How it feels to lose the perfect game of cricket

The Black Caps were a critical part of what is probably the greatest game of cricket ever played, writes Duncan Greive. Is that enough to get over having lost it?
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By Duncan Greive | 15th July, 2019
Managing Editor
In praise of Ice Cold Kane

In praise of Ice Cold Kane

Tonight the Black Caps will be led on to Lord's for the World Cup Final by Kane Williamson, the most underestimated captain in world cricket
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By Toby Manhire | 14th July, 2019
Editor
When we say ‘we are going to Lord’s,” we don’t mean ‘we’ in the strictest sense (Image: Tina Tiller)

The Offspin podcast: previewing our big night at Lord’s, with Sonia Gray

We dare to believe in a Black Caps World Cup victory.
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By The Offspin | 13th July, 2019
Podcast
Trent Boult having a normal one after getting Virat Kohli out (Getty Images)

The Offspin: Savour it, because we’re going to Lord’s

Simon Day and Alex Braae go absolutely berserk over the semi-final win that put the Black Caps into the Cricket World Cup final.
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By The Offspin | 11th July, 2019
Podcast
Martin Guptill and the Black Caps in the Cricket World Cup. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

The Black Caps are going to the final after a night of crazed, cathartic dreams

Incredibly, the Black Caps have made the Cricket World Cup final.
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By Alex Braae | 11th July, 2019
Staff Writer
The Offspin: Mixing sport and politics with Peter McGlashan

The Offspin: Mixing sport and politics with Peter McGlashan

In the latest episode of The Offspin, cricketer, commentator, activist and aspiring local board rep Peter McGlashan joins the show.
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By The Offspin | 10th July, 2019
Podcast
Four players who have had a big impact on the Cricket World Cup (Image: Tina Tiller)

How did our Cricket World Cup predictions measure up against reality?

In hindsight, many of the predictions were not good at all.
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By Alex Braae | 8th July, 2019
Staff Writer
An artist’s impression of Simon and Alex actually being good enough at cricket to play alongside Dion Nash

The Offspin podcast: Back to the 90s with Dion Nash

On this episode of The Offspin, legendary all-rounder Dion Nash joins the show after a Black Caps performance that felt like a throwback to New Zealand cricket's dark days of teal.
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By The Offspin | 4th July, 2019
Podcast
Men only a mother could love (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

The Offspin podcast: The unbearable bleakness of an all-night loss to the hated Australians

We're joined by writer, musician and cricket tragic Samuel Flynn Scott, to process the utterly insipid Black Caps loss against Australia. 
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By The Offspin | 30th June, 2019
Podcast
Simon Day (far right) dressed in his priceless 1992 shirt with former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum, and two unknown fans, at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. (Photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.co.nz)

The 1992 World Cup grabbed me, and it still won’t let me go

In 1992 the New Zealand cricket team had an unlikely and romantic run at the World Cup. Simon Day retraces the tournament that changed his life forever.
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By Simon Day | 29th June, 2019
Commercial Editorial Director
The Offspin Podcast: Deja Vu of ’92

The Offspin Podcast: Deja Vu of ’92

We're joined by writer and broadcaster Ali Ikram, and his dad Hamid Ikram, to discuss their role in Pakistan's success at the 1992 Cricket World Cup and their team's potential in 2019.
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By The Offspin | 27th June, 2019
Podcast
Actual footage of the 2015 semi-final, when the winning runs were hit (Getty Images)

The Offspin podcast: A walk on hallowed turf with Grant Elliott

Simon Day takes a walk around Eden Park with one of the most unlikely legends of New Zealand sporting history.
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By The Offspin | 26th June, 2019
Podcast
The politicians join The Offspin (Image: Tina Tiller)

The Offspin Podcast: the MPs heading off to their own Cricket World Cup

In this bonus episode of The Offspin podcast, Labour's Kieran McAnulty and National's Chris Bishop join the show to talk about the Parliamentary World Cup, and attempt to prove their cricket fanatic credentials. 
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By The Offspin | 24th June, 2019
Podcast
Carlos Brathwaite of West Indies after coming so close to overhauling New Zealand at Old Trafford. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images

The Offspin Podcast: On the cruelty of cricket, with guest Mark Craig

How good is cricket? Not very good if you're on the wrong side of it.
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By The Offspin | 23rd June, 2019
Podcast
The Offspin Podcast: Can you even call South Africa’s loss a choke?

The Offspin Podcast: Can you even call South Africa’s loss a choke?

In episode eight of The Offspin, we pour one out for the shattered dreams of the Rainbow Nation.
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By The Offspin | 20th June, 2019
Podcast
An artist’s impression of the English summer.

The Offspin podcast: rainy days and father figures

In episode seven of The Offspin, with more bad weather in England and not a lot of cricket being played, we took the opportunity to reminisce on our personal journeys in the sport.
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By The Offspin | 14th June, 2019
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