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In this episode, part two of our chat with the newly-installed Desert Vipers captain, Lockie Ferguson talks about his busy 2024 and much more besides.

There was the obvious low for him - and his New Zealand team-mates - of failing to progress out of the group stage at the ICC T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, but within that, Lockie achieved a remarkable bowling feat and he talks about that, as well as his time under Steve Smith and Ricky Ponting at Washington Freedom, the side that won this year’s Major League Cricket T20 tournament in the USA.

There’s also a hat-trick to reflect upon, something Lockie achieved for New Zealand against Sri Lanka on the Black Caps’ white-ball tour of the country in November. And, on top of all that, Lockie talks about his experiences of bowling in the UAE, his variations, his views on the value or otherwise of high pace on slow pitches, the Vipers’ green initiatives and who he’s looking forward to playing alongside and against during the upcoming DP World ILT20.

And To start with, Lockie spoke to us about his time in Australia ahead of the tournament, playing for the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.

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