Cameron Green smashes 112 for Gloucestershire. Marcus Harris makes 77 for Lancashire, while Fergus O’Neill adds to his growing reputation with five wickets and a quickfire 50.

We break down what it means for Australia’s top six at the WTC final — is Green now a contender at No. 3? Is Webster locked in? Where do Harris, Bancroft, and Labuschagne stand?

Plus, in the IPL:

• Tim David’s excellent form

• Glenn Maxwell dropped despite strong bowling

• Starc stars in a bizarre Super Over

• 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi debuts

• Jake Fraser-McGurk dropped

Also: updates on the Afghan women’s team, Warner’s quiet PSL form, and Mitch Owen’s all-round performance.

In this episode, I take aim at the silence surrounding MS Dhoni’s bizarre decision in Chennai’s latest collapse, reflect on cricket’s return to the Olympics, weigh in on the push to privatise the Big Bash, review how Australia’s cricketers are faring around the globe, and farewell the retiring Will Pucovski.

Paul is joined by Josh Massoud for a high-energy debut episode covering:

• Should the SCG get a $700 million upgrade?

• Mitchell Marsh’s strong IPL form – but should it mean a Test recall?

• Pat Cummins, Travis Head and SRH’s losing streak

• MS Dhoni: still playing well… but is it time to retire?

• Bumrah v Hazlewood – showdown of the world’s best quicks

• Fergus O’Neill’s red-hot County debut

• Marcus Harris makes a ton at Lord’s – is he still in the frame?

• Tom Banton’s monster 371 and Bradman’s record at Taunton

• Jamaica confirmed for a day/night Test

• What we’re looking forward to this week in the IPL