This Week in Cricket #105 - Can we have a Ben Stokes conversation?

<p>On this episode of the show, we discuss the second England v South Africa Test, the confusing events of the BBL draft and the upcoming tours to India and Australia for NZ A and the Black Caps.</p><p>England bounced back in a big way after their first Test loss of the home summer, demolishing South Africa in just three days. We talk about Dean Elgar's decision to bat first and play two spinners, the up-and-down nature of the Ben Foakes conversation and whether Ben Stokes is more like Andrew Flintoff or Ian Botham.</p><p>As the episode continues, we look back at a BBL draft that became a lot more interesting when the Adelaide Strikers selected Colin de Grandhomme. Has CDG retired from international cricket? How did this happen? We're all very confused.</p><p>Then we look ahead to upcoming tours to India and Australia for New Zealand's men's teams and the return of the A programme, featuring the likes of Rachin Ravindra, Joe Walker, Matt Fisher and Ben Lister. </p><p>We'll have another episode dropping into your feed later this week - the next edition of our Test Cricket Hall of Fame - but in the meantime, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on <a href="https://twitter.com/Toporderpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, &amp; @thetoporderpodcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content at our <a href="https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>, and a few of our episodes are available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3GSknJELxxH4IDec2AjUA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"