Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all enjoyed some rest at the end of 2023 and are now looking ahead to what 2024 might bring. From a cricketing point of view, the calendar looks very full with plenty of intriguing series and tournaments to look forward to. In this episode of the show, we discuss the series, players and tournaments we're most excited about in 2024, including: The Black Caps' home summer, which features Tests against South Africa and Australia.The England Test tour to India, possibly the biggest challenge yet for the Bazball era.The T20 World Cup and Australia's quest to hold the major men's ICC trophy in three different formats.The impact of the USA co-hosting the T20 World Cup and the 20-team format.What the year might hold for Glenn Phillips, for Jimmy Anderson, for Cameron Green and many others! We'll likely be back to our regular This Week in Cricket shows from next week, with news and views on topics such as David Warner's Test farewell, the India v South Africa series and the New Zealand home summer, but until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including a recent conversation with Mike Hesson, plus chats with former World Cup stars Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at [email protected]. Thanks for listening.