As the players continue to arrive and preparations both on and off the field in high gear, who better than to give us the lie of the land than Director of Cricket Tom Moody.

We caught up with Tom during a squad training session at the ICC Academy and we talked around a whole range of topics, from Colin Munro’s retention as captain for this season, the inclusion of a Pakistan contingent in the squad, the fact players will be coming and going far more this season than last due to international call-ups, the likely impact of the wildcard and super sub changes that have come in for this edition of the tournament and, of course, the 64 million dollar question of whether the Vipers can go one better than last year and this time lift the silverware.

All that and more is coming up and, as ever, with Tom, it’s thought-provoking stuff and well worth your time.