Season 13, Ep 8: The day before the Melbourne ODI, England batter and sometime keeper Sam Billings sits down with us in the big seating bowl to talk life, opportunity, long road trips, posh schools, public perception, the sense of home, and the liberation of letting go. A great conversation with an eloquent player. Also this week: the crowded schedule, the women's Big Bash versus AFLW, and some local cricket fun with running out the non-striker.

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