1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Sam Constace struggles on a tricky whacker wicket, Manus Labershane 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: makes an emphatic statement and his Victorian teenager Ollie Peek 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: proved himself to be a star of the future. Welcome 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: to Domesticated. I'm justin Edwards. Nick Savage from Fox Cricket 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: is alongside me, Nick cracking round a shield cricket, wasn't it? 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: So many fascinating storylinings intertwining throughout all the games. It 7 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: was really exciting. We spoke last week at all all 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: the different batting candidates for the ashes. Some actually nailed it, 9 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: some really struggled for a variety of different reasons, and yeah, 10 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: there's so much to impact from three games of cricket. 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: It's great. Let's start at the top of the order. 12 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: Sam Constace couple of fails for New South Wales, but 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: it was a very tricky pitch over the whacker. 14 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: It's been a similar storyline for him in the first innings, 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: beaten on the inside edge by what's got to be said, 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 2: a pretty fantastic delivery by Joel Parris, the in swinger. 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: It's been his achilles heill for a while now. And 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: then in the second dig flashing out a wide one 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: caught in point, something we saw quite often actually in 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: the West Indies. It's just been more of the same 21 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: stuff we've come to expect from Sam Constas. Obviously he 22 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: had a great preseason, he got a century over in India, 23 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: but on these Australian decks, when they're off a bit 24 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: of spice, a bit of help for the bowlers, he 25 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: just can't seem to find his way through that opening 26 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: passage triggy conditions. Has to be said. It was a 27 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 2: low scoring game. I think a team only passed two 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: hundred once across those four days and Greg Shipp at 29 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: the new South Wells coach, came out and defended him. 30 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: But runs a currency he needs to start converting otherwise 31 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: he's going to list out on the Test side. 32 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: So it's really similar to the West Indies, which we 33 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: also tricky pitches for bowlers and Constance struggled there. It 34 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: is worth noting that everybody in the top three struggled 35 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: in that match. I think the average for the top 36 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: three was nine across the four innings of the match, 37 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: so nobody got runs in the top three. But he 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: tried probably two different approaches. He got a proper working 39 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: over in the first innings from Joe Parris, who is 40 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: one of the premier bowlers in shield cricket. He went 41 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: defensive and then Paris got a popery in swinger to 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: hit him on the pad. Then he went way more 43 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: aggressive in the second innings, got a couple of boundaries away, 44 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: but that ended up being his downfall as well. 45 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: It's just, yeah, as we've come to expect from him, 46 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: he seems to be stuck in two minds about what 47 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: process to take. We saw that between the two different innings. 48 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: An uns only talented player, but is he one of 49 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 2: the two best openers in the country at the moment 50 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 2: based on what we've seen in the past four days. 51 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: Perhaps not. There's a few other people are going to 52 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: putting their hand up. 53 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: Still time for him. A couple of shoe matches before 54 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: that Asher squad gets named. Now. The opposite of a 55 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: tricky pitch was Alan Borderfield over the weekend. Marnus Labershane, 56 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: regardless of how flat the week it was, one hundred 57 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: and sixty runs and terrific innings from him. 58 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: He's someone who we spoke about for ages hasn't been 59 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: getting hundred's. Basically it's been about eighteen months before this 60 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: week that he had a first class hundred starts. The 61 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: sum with the One Day Cup hundred when he scored 62 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: it basically run a ball, and this one he got 63 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: one hundred and six year old, as you said, batting 64 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: at a strike cred of about eighty. He is really 65 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: upping his ante. We saw in the Test side the 66 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: last four months he was in the Test side very defensive, 67 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: struggling to get going very slow starts which on the 68 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: border Gavasko trophy, going along at a really quick great 69 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: at the moment, this is a very different manus Lavash 70 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: and he's really actually worked a lot. Having him dropped 71 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 2: from the Test side ahead the western of his he's 72 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: put the work in and I mean we seem to 73 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: throw ball to a is a lot, understandably, but he 74 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: seems to be in that best eleven at this stage. 75 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: He looks fantastic and that's more than the actual scoring 76 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: of the runs, which are of course important. It was 77 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: more about how he looked. He looked close to being 78 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: back to his best, and his best is not just 79 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: being in the top six batters in the country. It's 80 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: been in the top six batters in the world probably 81 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: and he looked close to that fluid drives pool shots. 82 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: It looked so good and if he's looking like that, 83 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: it's probably going to be pretty simple for the selectors. 84 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: Manus is in and then you're worrying about where else 85 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: you're putting the all rounder or if he's at three 86 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: or opening. But if he's batting like that, they are 87 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: going to want him in, and you'd suggest he's probably 88 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: I would think now he's probably more likely than unlikely 89 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: to play the first Test right at the moment, I. 90 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: Mean formal world number one, and it showed this week. 91 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: The selectors have probably wanted him to get off to 92 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: a great start the summer because it kind of fixes 93 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 2: a problem for them. If Manus was going runs, they 94 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: probably had to gamble on an unknown, probably give someone 95 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: a debut, or go back to Constance and they probably 96 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: didn't want to do that. Marnus feels safe. He's played 97 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: the ashes before, he succeeded in the Ashes before, He's 98 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: come up against the England quicks several times over the 99 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: past few years, and let's be honest, Australian team looks 100 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: stronger when there's a good Marnus in that top six, 101 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: So yes, it's pretty exciting for nationalectors. George Bailey was 102 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: there in Brisbane watching that knock, which certainly doesn't help. 103 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: It doesn't hurt either. 104 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: That helps do it in front of him. He would 105 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: have also seen a century from Matt Renshaw. He's then 106 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: been picked in the one day squad. I suspect he 107 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: was probably getting picked in that one day scud whether 108 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: he got the runs or not, because he's list day 109 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: form over the last year or so has been extremely impressive. 110 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: Now he goes to the one day squad. Do you 111 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: think that is a positive for him in terms of 112 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: his test chances because he's in front of the Australian ives, 113 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: in front of big crowds he performs there. Or is 114 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: it better taking better for Manus Labushaan who missed out 115 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: on that one day squad. We'll now go back and 116 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: have a couple more Shield games. 117 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,119 Speaker 2: I think you're actually writing that for Renshoyd. It probably 118 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: does hurt his ass's chances. Let's be real. I mean 119 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: when people are scoring hundreds in the Shield, that's when 120 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: the conversations around test chances come up. Really for Renchal, 121 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: his mind should be kind of looking at twenty twenty 122 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: seven World Cup, he's a chance of actually being that 123 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: fifty over squad. As you mentioned, he's been so great 124 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: for Australia A and Queensland in the fifty over cricket. 125 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: I could see him playing a role maybe instead of 126 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: Manus at that three or four position. 127 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: In the adio retired now from one day. 128 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: Exactly right, there's that missing cog there in the middle order, 129 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 2: that kind of anchor role which Smith did for nearly 130 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: a decade so successfully. If Renchalk can have a go 131 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: in this India series nail it, he should keep half 132 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: anurd twenty twenty seven. Maybe that's where he should slightly 133 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 2: shift focus to. If he does well in that India series, 134 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: is every chance he could get a nation's core. But 135 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: as as we've mentioned, Maru is probably more likely. We'll 136 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: touch on Jake Weather or later. He looks like a 137 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 2: very strong opener. Renchal maybe needs to sort of shift 138 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 2: his national focus. 139 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: On to the white ball stuff, and it's one of 140 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: the things that the selectors have to deal with. There's 141 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: so many different parts. You're going to have Renshaw playing 142 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: whiteball cricket, but against a really strong Indian attack, how 143 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,559 Speaker 1: do you weigh up those runs versus Sheffield Shield runs. 144 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: How do you weigh up runs at that allan boarder 145 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: field pitch that we saw on the weekend, whereas if 146 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: Constas put on seventy odd at the whacker on that pitch, 147 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: that's probably as valuable as one hundred and fifty. So 148 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: that's what everything that the selectors have to weigh up, 149 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: and that's why that's why we have human beings selectors 150 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: that pick teams, and we don't pick teams on the 151 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: stats and on spreadsheets. So that's all to watch. Also 152 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: on that flat wicket in Queensland was Jake Weatherold couple 153 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: of fifties. I think it was sixty seven and fifty seven, 154 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: not that like an average of sixties great probably needs 155 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: one hundred or two to really contend for that spot. 156 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: And in that first settings he was dropped at first 157 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 2: of Bios and Kowaj, which is an interesting little storyline there. 158 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: He looks great, as we've seen from the last twelve 159 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: months from him, very fluid, very attacking, getting off to 160 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 2: a strong start. But as you touched on, it really 161 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 2: is a matter of converting those starts into into triple 162 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: figures because you know, for the casual viewer, people only 163 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: really pay attention to hundreds, and in what was such 164 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: a high scoring game, the fifties and sixties don't seem 165 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 2: terribly valuable. But I think, you know, it's important that 166 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: he got his somewhere off to a strong start. You know, 167 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 2: unlike some of the other names Nathan McSweeney, Cameron Bancroft, 168 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 2: who really struggle this week, the fact that he's gotten 169 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: his summer off to a strong start. He's clearly in 170 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 2: the runs, he's looking good. If there is that opportunity 171 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: there in the Test or in the near future, he'll 172 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 2: be ready because he's in fine form. He looks great, 173 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: he's in the form of his career. 174 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: And it might not be a case of or Manus. 175 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: There may well be room for both if they choose 176 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: to go with only the one all rounder. And we'll 177 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: talk about Cameron Green a little bit later. If Green 178 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: or Webster ba't six, two and three are both available, 179 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: you've got the opener alongside Kuwaja and potentially the number three. 180 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: And if they put Marnus back at three, there's still 181 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: room for weather Orld or Constance or any of these 182 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: guys that we're talking about. So just because Labashane has 183 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: taken his chance this one Shill game, there's still a 184 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: couple more ago. There's still plenty of cricket to play 185 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: out before the Ashes, right. 186 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: It really does come down to what the national selectors want. 187 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 2: Since David Warner's retirement, they've stuck by this the best 188 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 2: six batters in the country and will manipulate them and 189 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,559 Speaker 2: fit them into the top six. And we've seen Steve 190 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: Smith open minus lavish and open. They've kind of manipulated 191 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: the team in a way to make this work. Or 192 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 2: do they pick the players based on their preferred role 193 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: minus three Steve Smith, four Green realistic at six is 194 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: probably where he's the strongest at the moment, and then 195 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: a specialist opener alongside Kwaja that would mean Website unfortunately 196 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 2: missing out. Well we haven't touched on is he missed 197 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 2: this round of Shield because of a minor ankle injury. 198 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 2: He's meant to be back for the next Shield round. 199 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: But it really just comes down to what the selectors 200 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 2: want from this top six and we don't have a 201 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: firm clue of what that is just yet, but maybe 202 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 2: the next couple of year rounds will help make the 203 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 2: picture a little bit clearer. 204 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: I think it's probably more likely than last summer that 205 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: they go with a specialist opener, seeing as McSweeney didn't 206 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,319 Speaker 1: quite work. But we'll wait and see how that unfowls now. 207 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: Speaking of South Australia last week, I said I smoking 208 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: for an ashes spot was Henry Hunt and he's gone 209 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: out and made me look very good by getting one 210 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty six in the first innings. It was 211 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: a lot of balls. He past three hundred balls on 212 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: that first day, but the opposition were bowling so wide 213 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: to him. He was just so patient, leaving alone outside 214 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: the offstar. 215 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 2: He's done this before. I remember a few years ago 216 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 2: when South Australia were performing really terribly. Actually in the Shield, 217 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 2: they'd come to the bottom. They got the wooden spoon tears 218 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 2: in a row. The one match they really kind of 219 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 2: kickstarted things for the red Backs formerly known as red Backs, 220 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 2: was him batting out a fourth day and eking out 221 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 2: a draw. I think got ninety seven that day. Towards 222 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 2: the end of the summer. This reminded me a lot 223 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: about that he was so patient, he patted the entire 224 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 2: the first day and yeah, he really has the makings 225 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: of a traditional opener. You know, you think of you know, 226 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 2: the generation's past, not so much the David Warner's the 227 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: you know, the Ben Ducketts. So he's seen now a 228 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 2: proper old school opener one hundred percent, and no, it's 229 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: great to see. He's been in and around Australia for 230 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: a while. He he's had a really strong knack of 231 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 2: converting to triple hundred. I think got three shield hundreds 232 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: last summer. And you know, if he continues pressing his case, 233 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: he's every chance. I mean, it depends if the national 234 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 2: sectors want that kind of old school opener. Warner did 235 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: it so successfully. Maybe they want more of an attacking 236 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: player Manus two point zero or weather Orld. But he certainly, 237 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: namely at the moment he looks fantastic. 238 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: His twelfth first class century. It was this one against 239 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: Scott Bowland too. I mentioned last week about how one 240 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: of his ones last year was against a pink ball 241 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: bowling Lance Morris and Jay Richardson. He gets difficult runs, 242 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: it seems, and I think that is something that will 243 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: count in his favor. Still, I think he's a little 244 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: bit down the Peking Godo. Last week we did our 245 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: top fives. Labershane was at one for you, Weatherord was 246 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: at one for me. I probably inverted that now. I 247 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: think I'm with you now that Marnus is number one 248 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: with Weatherord too, Are you with the same I think 249 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: he had constants two last week. 250 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 2: I think you're exactly right. And Manus is well aheaded 251 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 2: this stay. It's just through his experience, you know, multiple 252 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: test hundreds of form number one. But yeah, it really 253 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: is going to come down to the configuration about top six. 254 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 2: Is he better as a number three or an opener? 255 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: Should Steve Smith a bat at three to make room 256 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 2: for Cameron Green at four? These all things are the 257 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 2: national election. I're gonna have to weigh up over the 258 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 2: next month or so. 259 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: Speaking of Cameron Green, He's long awaited return to the 260 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 1: bowl increase. We're told and expecting that he was going 261 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: to bowl eight overs, but with the way the match 262 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: played out with the rain delay, they didn't want him 263 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: to bowl on consecutive days, so he only bowed the 264 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: four overs, took a wicket second ball day. Did you 265 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: see enough from him? 266 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: Oh, he's back, No, one hundred percent. He had good 267 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: rhythm and fluidy through his running increase and that's really important. 268 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 2: Maybe a little bit slower than he was four or 269 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 2: five years ago when he first burst onto the scene 270 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: as a specialist fastballer batting at eight or nine. Very exciting. 271 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: He'll build up towards the Ashes. He says he expects 272 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: to be basically back to full fitness for that first Test, 273 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 2: and yeah, I'm sure next round, if he does play 274 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,599 Speaker 2: the second round or the third round, he'll make a 275 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 2: few longer spells. He'll hopefully take a few more wickets 276 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,599 Speaker 2: and he's a perfect accomplice for Australia's side because you 277 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: know in this Ashes series, bowl ir rotation is going 278 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 2: to be huge and he's going to be the kind 279 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 2: of the glue for this bowling attack at many stages Traples, Summer, 280 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 2: so fingers cross. He can keep his back together, he 281 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 2: can build up his body, his strength and be a 282 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 2: massive weapon for Australia. 283 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: I wonder if, if how much the shield form of 284 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: cam Green and Webster will come into that selection conversation 285 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: nineteen and twenty four with the bat for Green, certainly 286 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: nothing special, but again that pitch was very tricky and 287 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: he got this incredible court and bold. Charlie Stogo did 288 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: really well, if there's under if that, say cams Green's 289 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: highest scores going into the first Test, that will be 290 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: a consideration of selectors. If that's guys, your number three, 291 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: you're probably going to want to be seeing some more 292 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: runs to make sure he's If you're putting him and 293 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: Webster in the team with Green batting higher up the order, 294 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: I think he probably needs to be doing better than 295 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: nineteen and twenty four in the next couple of year matches. 296 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 2: I think, barring anything dramatic, he's in that team. I 297 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: think I feel like he's in there no matter. 298 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: Do you think Webster's in the team, no matter what. 299 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 2: I don't think so. I touched on a bit before, 300 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 2: but he missed this first round. If it does fix 301 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 2: a lot of problems. If Webster goes out of the 302 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 2: starting eleven, you've got Marnison's preferred shot in this preferred spot. 303 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 2: We've got two specialist openers. The problem with Webster it's 304 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: a good problem to have. He's been playing so well 305 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: during that West Indies tour with baton Wall. He was 306 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 2: performing superbly and in really difficult conditions. He rescued the 307 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 2: Aussies on multiple occasions. And then his debut at the 308 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 2: beginning of this year against India was just incredible. He 309 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: really stood up. He's someone who's done well domestically for 310 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 2: multiple years now deserve the call up. It would be 311 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 2: so harsh if he was to miss out for this 312 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: Test side. But that little ankle injury hasn't done himself 313 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 2: any massive favors. He's now on probably got two rounds 314 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: of shield to prove himself is in the He probably 315 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 2: is in the best Australian eleven, but I don't know 316 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: if he's in the most balanced Australian eleven. I feel 317 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 2: like just to get that balance right, you want Smith 318 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 2: at four, you want Manus three and two special so 319 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 2: openers and it would be really, really tough, but it 320 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 2: would fix a lot of things for the selectors. 321 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: What I can imagine about bow Webster is he's got 322 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: these two shield matches and he's probably gonna make runs 323 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: because he always made. Yeah, let's move on to someone 324 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: a little younger, a lot younger, Ollie Peek. What a 325 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: fantastic innings this was to win the game for Victoria 326 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: at seventy not out on day four. It was fantastic 327 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: at Adelaide over to see a young player just grab 328 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: the spotlight like that and. 329 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 2: Was lucky in his first ball. Actually, Henry hunts your guy, 330 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 2: that short leg a very tough chance. He didn't middle 331 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 2: it to him. It was the one ones that was 332 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 2: in and out in an instance and barely had any 333 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 2: time to rackt. But yes, got that chance first ball 334 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 2: and made the most of it, guided them to a 335 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 2: really really gritty victory, a really unlikely when against the 336 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 2: defending champions of the Shield as well. Nineteen years old, 337 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 2: he also got a fifty on debut, which was about 338 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 2: eight months ago at the start of this year for 339 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 2: Victoria Nationals. Lectors have been keeping on him. He's been 340 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 2: on two Australia eight tours now as well, got runs 341 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 2: against Sri Lanka over the winter, struggled against India last month. 342 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 2: But another player for the future. How many of these 343 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 2: undern eighty World Cup champions are coming through and putting 344 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: into amazing performances. Even in grade cricket in Sydney, we're 345 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 2: seeing some of the players put into record breaking performances. 346 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: It is that age bracket, isn't it. So it's hardest 347 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: seeing who got the three hundred in grade cricket, same 348 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: age bracket as Sam Constest. There's Harry Dixon who's at 349 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: Victoria as well. They're all sort of looking like they're 350 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: going to be stars of the future, and the future 351 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: of Australian cricket certainly looks bright. Let's move to the bowlers. 352 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: Now we've heard some news recently that Pat Cummins highly 353 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: unlikely to be playing that first Ashes Test. So you 354 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: imagine the Ashes squad or they'll probably have at score 355 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: for the first two tests and there will be four 356 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: quicks in that squad. That's what they normally do, so 357 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: you know three of those are going to be Stark, 358 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: Bowland and Hazerwood. Who's the fourth is the big question? 359 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: Who are you leaning towards at the moment. 360 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: I guess it's worth acknowledging as well that Perth, of 361 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: all the venue is probably the least conducer for Scott Boland. 362 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 2: You've always seen him do well on Victoria and Sydney 363 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: and then a pink Hoorn Brisbane is very Scott Boland. 364 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 2: He's none one on Adelaide, the traditionally fast deck and 365 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 2: Perth isn't great for a high one thirty k bowler, 366 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: so they might be looking for a bit of extra 367 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 2: pace for that first Test. You know, we look around 368 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 2: the country. Who's there. Lance Morris is injured, Spencer Johnson 369 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: is injured. They're probably the two guys who would have 370 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 2: come in. Brendan Doggett missed this first round due to 371 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 2: a minor issue. He'll hopefully back for the next round. 372 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 2: In theory he's the next in line. He was the 373 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: reserve ball of the World Test Championship Trophy, but that 374 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 2: doesn't assure him selection. Sean Abbott, he's been in and 375 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 2: around the side for Ages, He's always performed well for Shield, 376 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 2: He's performed well in one day stuff for Australia and 377 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 2: New South Wales. He's a very very strong chance. His 378 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: problem is he's getting picked in these Australian White Wall 379 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 2: squads and isn't getting the chance in Shield cricket. I 380 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 2: think he was just named in the Indies series that's 381 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: coming up as well, so he's not going to have 382 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 2: a lot of red ball cricket under his belt. And 383 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 2: look Fergus O'Neil a wicket this week unfortunately bold Well 384 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 2: but went wicket less. So it isn't immediately apparent who's 385 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 2: going to be there. Joie Richardson is still recovering. He's 386 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: not going to be ready. We assume for this first test. 387 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 2: My money at this stage someone Brendan Doggett, just because 388 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 2: of the hierarchy that we've seen over the last six months. 389 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 2: But it's pretty open at the moment. I mean, if 390 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 2: they're looking for pace for that first test, or who 391 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 2: are some of the fastest balls around the country. A 392 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 2: lot of them are are nursing back complaints. 393 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: I wouldn't rule out Michael Neiser either. I think he's 394 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: done the couple of opportunities that he's got, he's done 395 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: well and he'd pinkball specialist with that second ball test Brisbane, 396 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: he's home ground. I wouldn't rule him out either. A 397 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: couple of great performers on the weekends, Jake Lehman, Jordan Silk, 398 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: Pete Hanscom all getting centuries, but in that middle order 399 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: it just feels like there's just no spot for them 400 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 1: in the Australian team. Some of them are performing so 401 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: well and have done for a number for a long 402 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: time now. I think it was Jake Lehman's four hundred 403 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: and four shield. 404 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 2: Matches right, but there's just just doesn't feel like there's 405 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 2: a spot for them anyway, does it. I mean at 406 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 2: the moment they're trying to fit four people into three 407 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 2: spots from four, five, six and that test side. So 408 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 2: for those guys, Hansom particular, he was meant to be 409 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: on that India to a couple of years, or we 410 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,479 Speaker 2: all assumed he was going to go to India and 411 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 2: then seeing at the last moment missed out on selection, 412 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 2: there's just no spots for these guys unfortunately. Jake Lean 413 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 2: and my goodness, he is killing at the moment. He's 414 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 2: been in and out of that South Australian side for 415 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 2: years and now he's helped them towards that drought breaking 416 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 2: shield title last year. He started superbly here. It's just 417 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 2: unfortunately that you know, Australia doesn't need another number five 418 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: at the moment, and they probably won't for a few years. 419 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 2: It's with Travis Head. There no exciting talents. The depth 420 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 2: of Australian middle order batting is as strong as it 421 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 2: has been for a while. But yeah, unfortunately for those guys, 422 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 2: it's going to take something pretty special to bash the doorda. 423 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: Stro Go like Josh Englist into that middle order mix 424 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: as well. It does feel that it feels as though 425 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: Australia it has better middle order depth, bit of middle 426 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: order options, But it might also be the case that 427 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: middle order runs are just easier. You don't have the 428 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,959 Speaker 1: new ball and especially the kookabar is the way they 429 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: are at the moment. All the players are saying that 430 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: the first forty ores or so are really difficult, and 431 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: then it gets much easier. So perhaps perhaps the middle 432 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: order players aren't so much better than the top order players. 433 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: It's actually just easier to score hundreds in the middle order. 434 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: But maybe that's not the case, so we have to 435 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: wait and see. There were two really bizarre incidents in 436 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: that New South Wales WA game. Can you explain what 437 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: happened with Chris Green? 438 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 2: I didn't love this and the present this incident sets, 439 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 2: but Chris Green a great delivery. He ducks down, it 440 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 2: gets very close to the glove, but clips his helmet 441 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: and goes through the keeper and he's given up, caught 442 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 2: behind the immediate replays. It was very very close, an 443 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 2: understandable decision from the umpire Jery Aboot. I believe it was, 444 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 2: but Chris Green's immediate reaction was to say no, hang 445 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 2: on I've been hitting the head here. The protocol is 446 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 2: I need to be checked for a concussion hit. He 447 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 2: was essentially in a kind of cheeky way, sort of 448 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 2: sittling into the umpire that, no, this didn't touch my glove. 449 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 2: I've been clocked on the helmet here. Initially started walking off, 450 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 2: and the umpires consulted each other and again gave him out. 451 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 2: He started slowly walking off. It appears to me that 452 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 2: replays came up on the big screen and the umpires 453 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 2: saw what had happened, and it was from that they 454 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: consulted again. They had another chat and brought them back 455 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 2: to to continue his innings. Ultimately, the right decision was 456 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 2: made within the context of the game, which is good 457 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 2: for cricket. But what I don't like to see is 458 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 2: this sort of opens the door for batter is to say, 459 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 2: if I argue enough and I protests enough, maybe eventually 460 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: I'll get my way and stay in. I don't want 461 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 2: to see throughout the shield over the next few months, 462 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 2: batters pointing up towards the site screen saying, not the 463 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 2: site screen, so the big screen, saying, look at the replay. 464 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 2: I clearly edged this, or I didn't edge this. It's 465 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 2: a really bad present. And yes the Cricketstralia has sanctioned 466 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 2: Chris Screen from this the right decision. He did not 467 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 2: follow the code of conduct that we've come to expect 468 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,479 Speaker 2: from players. But yeah, it was a pretty ugly incident 469 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 2: even though the right outcome was reached. 470 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: Think I'm with you there, it's coming to the correct 471 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: decision via the wrong method. Is that actually the correct decision? 472 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: Perhaps not. The other intercident was Camaron Bancroft. So he 473 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: gets gets given out court behind for a ball that 474 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: he hasn't hit. But what happens does It clips the 475 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: off stump. You see the bail jump up and down 476 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: and it goes through to the keeper. So the umpire 477 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: hears the wooden noise and goes, yes, that's out now. 478 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: While Cameron Bancroft did not hit that ball and was 479 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: given out court behind, I don't think he has a 480 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: case to say that he was unlucky because at the 481 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,360 Speaker 1: end of the day he's played and mister ball that's 482 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 1: hit off stump. 483 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly right. I don't know if you remember about 484 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 2: four years ago during the previous Ashes tour in Australia 485 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 2: in Sydney, Cameron Green bowled Ben Stokes and the ball 486 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,479 Speaker 2: was rick shade towards first slip. It went on an 487 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 2: angle and Ben Stokes was given out caught behind. He 488 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: reviewed it and it showed that no, it had smacked 489 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 2: into off stump and gone off in a different direction. 490 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 2: I don't know the physics of these things. I'm not 491 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: going to even go into that, but it happens. It 492 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: happens very often actually in the game, so and on, 493 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 2: just on Cameron Bancroft quickly. He seems to find a 494 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 2: way of getting it on weird ways. I don't if 495 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 2: you remember many years ago now he was caught at 496 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 2: leg slip four innings a row in the Sheffield Shield. 497 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 2: He just has a knack of funny, weird ways of 498 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 2: getting out. 499 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: Cameron Bankok does also in that wa New South Wales game, 500 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: Will Saltzman what a fantastic David Player of the match 501 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: on debut, really exciting player. 502 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's been in around the Sydney Thunder and Blue 503 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 2: squad for a few years now and. 504 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: Deserve this call up. 505 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 2: He has been actually talking up his batting a lot 506 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 2: during the preseason. He's been very excited about you know, 507 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 2: hopefully spent himself as not just a bowling arounder, but 508 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: a full on all rounder, and he showed that to 509 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 2: be the case this week. He actually scored one hundred 510 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 2: against Victoria during a warm up one day game as 511 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: well leading into this summer, so he's in great form. 512 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 2: You know, we had Chris Screen batting up at Seeks. 513 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 2: We'll have Jack Edwards back in the side. The depth 514 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 2: of batting in this New Southwlles side going right down 515 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 2: to eight nine, ten minutes short it comes back in 516 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: as well. That's gonna be a really strong batting line 517 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 2: up for this New South Wales squad. 518 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: And Saltzman in his list day games that he's played 519 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: for New South Wales, he's been batting down at number eight, 520 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: so he's trusted with number seven. It's only one sport, right, 521 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: but you expect a lot more runs out of your 522 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: number seven than you do out of your number eight. 523 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: So with Jack Edwards coming back in, there's a lot 524 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: of depth in that New South Wales side. It seems 525 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: they didn't do all that well in the Shield last year, 526 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: but got a really important win this week, one of 527 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: two winners this week. 528 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 2: Well. For years, New South Wales have been one of 529 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 2: the most under performing teams and for about three is 530 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 2: and a Western Astralia with a champions So this feels 531 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 2: like a bit of a shift in momentum for both sides. 532 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 2: Really for New South Wales they lost a former captain 533 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 2: and Moses Honriquez over the winter and obviously Saltman coming 534 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 2: in as a genuinal rounder helps restore that balance a bit. 535 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,239 Speaker 2: We're going to have Mitchell Stark Josh Haswood playing at 536 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 2: least one Shield game heading into the break. See Smith 537 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 2: will play hopefully one game. Sam const has can offly 538 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 2: find some form. It's a very strong news so well 539 00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 2: side heading to the Big Bash break. If they can 540 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 2: be number one or two, they could hopefully get a 541 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 2: chance to push for that final side because the most 542 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 2: recent title was twenty twenty when the final was canceled 543 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 2: during lockdown, and I know there are some murmurs and 544 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 2: grumbles of whether they even deserve that title considering they 545 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 2: didn't play the finals. So for them just to sort 546 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 2: of cement their authority back on this competition a good 547 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 2: chance for them to hopefully get off to a good 548 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: start this summer. 549 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: So many storylines popping around Shield Cricket. Nick Savage, thank 550 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 1: you for your time. We get on domesticated. We are 551 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: building up to the ASHES summer. What a huge summer 552 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: we have in store for us. A couple more shield 553 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,399 Speaker 1: matches before that ASHES squad is selected.