On this special episode of The BYC Podcast, ACC Head G Lane & Dylan Cleaver are joined by the Great Man himself, Kane Williamson aka Steady The Ship, for a wide-ranging yarn about walking away from international cricket, a timely phone call with Virat Kohli, life after the game, and why the side he’s left behind might be frighteningly good.

For a man who spent a career looking utterly unbothered by the fastest bowlers on earth, knowing when to stop was the hard part. Williamson reveals the decision had been circling for “18 months, two years”, from a thought that landed mid-tour in Sri Lanka (“what am I doing here?”) to the moment on the Lord’s balcony when it finally felt right. The day before he announced it, he spoke to Virat Kohli. He calls it “like looking in the mirror.”

But this is the ACC, so it doesn’t stay sensible for long: the new golf obsession, the admission that his favourite shadow-batting shot was actually a leave, and a genuinely extensive discussion about cricket boxes, including Mitch Marsh celebrating getting struck flush while wearing Williamson’s Cover protection.

And the big one for Black Caps fans... “This is the most talented New Zealand cricket team I’ve ever been a part of.” He explains why it’s now on the next generation to own it, and why the bowling depth should scare people.

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Miss any of the coverage of the 2nd T20 between the BLACKCAPS & India? Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage live from Hagley Oval!

Don't forget we're covering every Black Caps home match this summer live and free on iHeartRadio. Cheers to the great New Zealanders at Resene & Domino's! See the full schedule HERE!

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Miss any of the coverage of the 1st T20 between the BLACKCAPS & India? Please enjoy the highlights/lowlights of the ACC's coverage live from Hagley Oval!

Don't forget we're covering every Black Caps home match this summer live and free on iHeartRadio. Cheers to the great New Zealanders at Resene & Domino's! See the full schedule HERE!

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On this week's episode of The BYC Podcast, Dylan Cleaver, Paul Ford and ACC Head G Lane dive headfirst into the 1st T20 between the BLACKCAPS and India and discuss how terrifying that Indian batting order is (02:00)... Then they preview the next two ODIs and what the home side needs to change (12:15). Then the fellas tease an upcoming special interview with the Great Man himself (18:20), and go around the grounds to touch on South Africa smashing Australia and the runfest between Sri Lanka and England (19:30)...

Plus, all your favourite furniture, including Cricket Violence Corner & BatChat (35:50)...

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The BYC Podcast is back from a winter hiatus! Dylan Cleaver, Paul Ford and ACC Head G Lane have scratched their mark into the crease, ready for a massive summer of cricket (00:00)! The fellas get straight into it with a preview of the highly anticipated Black Caps series with India (02:40)! Then they get into the latest in the NZC Civil War (13:30), before diving into the 1st Test between Australia and South Africa (21:20).

Plus, all your favourite furniture, including Cricket Violence Corner & BatChat (29:45)...

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On this special episode of The BYC Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall sit down with Lockie Ferguson for a very special announcement (00:00)...

They cover it all from the secret to fast bowling (10:00), who everyone was scared of when the Whakamana Express was young (14:00), and what sort of moustache is the most threatening (19:30)...

Registrations for the revamped NZC Youth Fast Bowling Challenge are open now at NZC.NZ, with boys and girls aged 15 to 18 on October 1 eligible to qualify through the Ferguson-founded fast bowling Yorker app.

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On this special episode of The BYC Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall chat with Adam Milne about his return to the Black Caps and his on-again, off-again relationship with NZ Cricket and G Lane... He previews the upcoming series with India and how his wife is getting fed up with all his team kit bags filling up the family garage...

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Behind every great sports team is someone the fans never see. For the Black Caps, since 2011, that someone has been Mike Sandle, the team manager described by some as the glue that holds the whole thing together. Twenty-four years in the New Zealand Police (Armed Offenders Squad, dog handling, gang intelligence) before cricket came calling. Present for some of the darkest days in modern NZ cricket history, including the infamous 45 all out at Cape Town in 2013, and for the golden era of Test series wins in India and England that followed.

In a rare long-form interview, Mike joins Dylan Cleaver and Paul Ford on The BYC to reflect on the whole arc. He explains what actually transferred from the Police into sports team management, takes us back to the night in Brendon McCullum's hotel room after the Cape Town 45 all out that changed everything, and reflects on the secret sauce behind the golden era of NZ cricket.

There's also the essential Sandle character content: the great nickname and who came up with it, the case for New Plymouth as New Zealand's most liveable city (chimney? Wind Wand? Rewa Rewa Bridge? Volcano fear?), the alchemy between manager, coach and captain across different eras, whether he'll be spending a week in Noosa between the second and third tests of the AUS tour, and the honest question, is arresting criminals or dealing with a grumpy Tim Southee harder?

Plus the reverent-reflective conversation about the 2019 World Cup Final aftermath, the moments when he's looked around the dressing room and thought "how did we do that?", and whether he dares to dream about the feeling at the end of the Sydney Test in January.

Peak insider-access cricket content. The kind of conversation only the BYC can land.

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