Tuffers and Vaughan: Bracey and the fella with the chicken in the corner - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan join Mark Chapman ahead of England's upcoming Test Series with New Zealand.

Gloucestershire wicketkeeper-batsman James Bracey joins the podcast to talk about his hopes for a Test debut next week and what it's been like being a reserve in the bio-secure bubbles during the pandemic.

The removal of Ed Smith as National Selector is up for discussion as well as the return of "sandpaper-gate", after Cameron Bancroft's recent comments.

And finally, Nottinghamshire's Luke Fletcher drops by to talk his red-hot form at the age of 32. The pace-bowler took career-best figures in consecutive matches in the County Championship this month and is hungry for more.

TOPICS:

01:22 – James Bracey on his international call-up

13:11 – County batting tougher than international?

25:30 – Ed Smith out, Chris Silverwood in – prioritising Test cricket?

35:20 – Cricket Australia’s handling of “sandpaper-gate”

38:32 – Luke Fletcher on bowling and the championship

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