Ian Higgins

Not a conversation you thought you'd have at the start, but fair play to him, as you said.

It's results on the field and it's a package off the field and it's a package aesthetically.

So I agree with you.

Yeah, no, I mean, I think that was comprehensively described there, mate.

I've got nothing further to add, except that Pakistan playing India in the final would, by extension, mean New Zealand is out.

So I don't really know how that's New Zealand's plan, but maybe it works for them economically.

Yeah, I mean, like, I quite like that the World Cup, you know, like throws up a whole bunch of a variety of conditions that tests you across a whole bunch of disciplines.

And, you know, you have to be good across a whole bunch of disciplines to progress.

But and, you know, the teams that have been able to adapt, you know, have done well.

I mean, it's I guess it's, you know, it's proof positive because they're still there.

But like.

You're also right.

There are also other teams that haven't had exposure to that variety of conditions.

For me, that's not an area where it's like, look, India's got their thumb on the scales again.

It's not that.

South Africa's been in India.

West Indies have as well.

Australia would have been by now.

But, yeah, I mean, I do think it's part of what makes cricket rich is that, you know, you can't just – it's not just one size fits all when it comes to conditions.

And, yeah, I mean, yeah, if they've been tested in Sri Lanka, you've got to bowl a lot of spin.