Mythbusting the rise of an unlikely superpower
The greatest story New Zealand cricket ever told – about a brutal chat over beers after a shocking Test failure – has also become its greatest myth. Here’s what really happened as the Black Caps became an unlikely cricket superpower.
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Mythbusting the rise of an unlikely superpower
The greatest story New Zealand cricket ever told – about a brutal chat over beers after a shocking Test failure – has also become its greatest myth. Here’s what really happened as the Black Caps became an unlikely cricket superpower.
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