Season 16, Episode 31: It's Adam's birthday, and another decade approaches. So too do the 2028 Olympic Games, with cricket's moment coming up. Will it be better received than Raygun? We are on the side of both. Also this week, the complexities of Graham Thorpe's life, Ben Stokes to miss the Sri Lanka series, more movement in the England squad, West Indies escape from South Africa, Ireland shock Sri Lanka, and England's counties talk paywalls. As an extra this week, Mohammad Isam checks in about the unresolved questions for Bangladesh cricket under the country's new administration.

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