In part one of this episode we talk about the cricket over the last week. India have been taking on New Zealand in three T20s, winning them all and setting up their top flight Test series up very well. Can the Kiwis do anything away from home to surprise the Indians? We also chat about the crazy final over between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in a match which went down to the wire.  In part two (29:00 mins), we talk about how the cricket world went into meltdown this week as Australian Cricket spiralled into yet another scandal. Tim Paine stepped down as Test Captain after private messages were leaked to the press. It transpired that in 2017 he had been investigated, and cleared by Cricket Australia, but following the revelation he felt his position was untenable.  We also discuss Australia's World Cup win and what that means for Australian cricket fans. And we chat about the Ashes squads and make some tentative early predictions.  On this episode we were joined by journalist, broadcaster and quarantine expert: Melinda Farrell! Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecricketpod Our sponsor: https://woodstockcricket.co.uk/ Our channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1nj... Our website: www.thecricketpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices