Kane Williamson revisits the bare margins on The Overlap Cricket
His Stick to Cricket visit pairs memories of the 2019 World Cup final with a hands-on lesson in batting late.
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Kane Williamson: The Fab Four, World Cup Heartbreak and Life After Cricket! | Stick to Cricket EP 68
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- 5:12Williamson revisits the final's boundary countback and the deflection off Ben Stokes' bat.
- 8:00He recalls the quiet dressing room and sitting on the balcony to process the result.
- 17:41The Bare Margins explores New Zealand's development under Mike Hesson and Brendon McCullum.
- 32:32Tufnell and Williamson demonstrate batting setups while discussing playing the ball late.
- 42:34Williamson reflects on sharing the Fab Four label with Root, Kohli and Smith.
- 57:21A whiteboard comes out for Williamson to select an XI of players he has played alongside.
The tea comes first. Kane Williamson joins Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and David Lloyd around the table, before the conversation returns to a match with very little comfort in it: the 2019 World Cup final.
Williamson remembers the quiet New Zealand dressing room and sitting on the balcony trying to process the outcome. His book, The Bare Margins, gives the discussion its starting point. The boundary countback and the deflection off Ben Stokes' bat are familiar parts of cricket history; hearing the captain describe the aftermath brings it back to the people involved.
The Betfair-sponsored episode is the most-watched of The Overlap Cricket's twelve new uploads, reaching roughly 115,000 views. It also carries the strongest daily momentum, with extracts about the Fab Four and that World Cup final the next busiest videos. Across the channel, daily viewing is more than twice its usual level, although subscribers were unchanged over the week. Nearby sports channel FanaticsTV is also having a particularly busy spell, while The Good, The Bad & The Rugby is close to its normal daily viewing.
There is practical cricket here, too. Tufnell asks about playing the ball late, and he and Williamson demonstrate their batting setups. Later, Williamson considers the Fab Four label he shares with Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, before a whiteboard appears for his greatest teammates XI.
That selection has prompted comments about how much the hosts steer his answers. Other viewers ask for more attention to New Zealand's World Test Championship triumph. Beneath an episode revisiting a famous near miss, they want room for the trophy Williamson did bring home.
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Kane is just such a nice bloke. A really decent man.
@RoguetrainerSee it on YouTubethey should have talked on his biggest achievment winning wtc
@DeadsecLegendsSee it on YouTubeKane would make an outstanding test coach. He talks, you listen.
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Kane is a legend... Always love the way the Kiwis play the game.. Unless playing England, always want them to do well. Great chat
@jimkollet1392See it on YouTubekane is a proper legend of the game
@TheLoneQuesterSee it on YouTubeWhat a player Kane Williamson is, captaincy is very underrated too
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Which member of cricket's Fab Four represents Australia?
Smith represents Australia, alongside England's Root, India's Kohli and New Zealand's Williamson in the Fab Four grouping.

