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Yeah, I will never re-watch the All Blacks versus France quarterfinal in Cardiff.

No, I don't think I've ever watched that one.

We've mentioned here that there must have been some sort of breakdown between Baz and Stokesy over the Ashes.

And they had a review, a formal review, in which no one lost their jobs.

Robert Key kept his job at England Cricket.

McCullum kept his job as coach with his band of New Zealand Merry Men, including Tim Southey and Jeet Patel.

And Stokesy kept his job.

So...

I don't know what went on, but they've come out and said all things are rosy.

They're obviously not.

So he's had a press conference, Baz, and he claims that him and Ben are okay.

So this is what he said, because he said that he's denied his relationship with Ben Stokes was damaged by the nightclub controversy that forced the captain into exile for the second test defeat against New Zealand.

I'd say that...

It definitely would have affected their relationship because he'd be like, oh, come on, man.

We've just gone out into the media and to all the public and fans and said we've changed.

And then you go and do that.

So he's asked if recent events had made their relationship more tense.

McCullum said, this is what he said, not at all.

We talked about it this morning.

Okay, so just like maybe, what, 10 days after the incident?