On the Front Foot salutes champion batsman Daryl Mitchell after his performance helped the Black Caps beat out India.

We also take a look at the Ashes post-mortem in England - and a leading curator joins us as we investigate what makes New Zealand pitches as good as they are for test cricket.

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