Today, the Black Caps named their squad for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee T20I series against Australia that gets underway on October 1st.

Regular short form captain Mitch Santner was unable to reach match fitness before the series began so Michael Bracewell has been named the captain of the side who will compete in three T20 internationals at the Bay Oval in Tauranga.

D'Arcy spoke with Michael after the squad naming to talk about the series.

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Off the back of the record defeat to the Springboks on Saturday night the All Blacks have released 13 players to the NPC to have a hit out before the first Bledisloe test at Eden Park next Saturday night.

Amongst the group of players named is a significant returnee, Cam Roigard has been cleared to play and will be coming off the bench for Counties Manukau when they play Auckland on Saturday afternoon.

D'Arcy caught up with Cam to discuss how he's gone with his recovery and get his thoughts on All Blacks players returning to the NPC after the loss on Saturday night.

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Despite all the headlines Netball New Zealand are attracting right now, there is still a Taini Jamison trophy that needs to be played for!

Last night the Silver Ferns side to take on the South African Proteas was named ahead of the tournament getting underway on Sunday night.

Yvette McCausland-Durie is the interim head coach of the Silver Ferns following the standing down of Dame Noeline Taurua and she caught up with D'Arcy to talk about the squad she's named for the series.

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