1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to another episode the Fox Crickets Podcast, 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: the follow On. In fact, it's the season opener and 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: we've got a massive season to come with the Asia 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Cup on our doorstep. We've got the Women's World Cup 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: not too far away. Australia's hosting India in white ball 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: cricket in late October and early November, and then the 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: big one, the Ashes, which should be amazing summer, followed 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: off by women hosting India to complete a massive summer ahead. 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: Given us a massive summer, it's pretty good to be 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: joined by an absolute legiond of Australian cricket. Fox Cricket 11 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: favorite Brett Lee seventy six Tests, two hundred and twenty 12 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: one od i's almost seven hundred wickets combined in those formats. 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 2: Great to have you with the. 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: Spread, Thanks Courtney House things mate. 15 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've been really good. 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: Pleasure to get across the Lords during during the Aussie 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: winter to see the World Test Championship final resulted in 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: the Australia's way, but it was quite quite the scene 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: and to see South Africa and it's just snare one. 20 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: How about yourself, what's being on with you in the 21 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: off season? Has it been off season. 22 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 4: Well, there's there's never an off season, mate, It's always work, work, work, 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 4: But hey, that's what I love. 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 3: I actually went to Lords as well, but for the 25 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: different test. 26 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 4: I went to watch India play England, which was an 27 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 4: absolute cracker. Thirty four degrees at Lord's, which sounds like 28 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 4: an oxymoron having a hot day in England, but super 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 4: exciting and seeing two teams at the top. 30 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: Of their game and what a wonderful game of cricket. 31 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 4: But yeah, there's there's been plenty of cricket that's been 32 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 4: played the last three or four months, and as you mentioned, 33 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 4: some exciting cricket coming up. 34 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: No, I'd love to say that it'd be nice to 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: be able to get an al in England at Lord's 36 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: during during a day like that, but I suspect the 37 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: beers or warm, so no joy there. 38 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, well depends where you look. 39 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: Very good. 40 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: Well, look, what we'll we should do is get into 41 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: it and basically we'll start with the Asia Cap. I'd 42 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: love to get your insights on that. It's worth knowing 43 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: that it starts later this week September tenth. CAO Sports 44 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: is showing every single game me the Asia Cup. Match 45 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: live from the United arow Emirates, which I believe you're 46 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: pretty familiar with. These days, we've got nine en games 47 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,279 Speaker 1: coming up. The big one before the finals is Pakistan 48 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: versus India. But its shapes is a really cracking way 49 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: to get into it. So all on KO Sports. You 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time in India, You've played a 51 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: lot of crickets sort of through there. I'm not sure 52 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: if you actually played in the United Arab Members during 53 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: your career, but the Asia Cup. Explained to our listeners 54 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: why it's so significant. 55 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 4: Well, I think the Asia Cup what it brings, it's 56 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 4: the best of the best in these conditions. So when 57 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: you think about playing over here in Asia when it's low, 58 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 4: slow wickets that not really conducive to fast bowling, it's 59 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 4: the opportunity to see these teams that have grow up 60 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 4: in this environment, hot, humid conditions. I mean at the moment, 61 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 4: it's late thirties already here in Dubai. It's only ten 62 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 4: o'clock in the morning my local time. As we do 63 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 4: this podcast, it's been getting up to the mid forties 64 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 4: every single day. For a Westerner to come over here, 65 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:07,559 Speaker 4: it's you've got your work cut out, whereas these teams India, Pakistan, Bangalesh, 66 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 4: Sri Lanka, UAE just to name a few, they're used 67 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 4: to these conditions. So I think spin will play a massive, 68 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 4: a massive role. But you know, as you're rightly pointed out, 69 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: the talk on the town right now is the fourteenth 70 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 4: India versus Pakistan. 71 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 3: It's shaping up to be an absolute cracker. 72 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, and we might even look into those two teams. 73 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: But World Cups are massive. I know that the Asian 74 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: Games throughout Asia just a wildly watched thing, almost as 75 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: well watches what the Olympics is. I think if you 76 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: win a gold medal in some countries or exempt from 77 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: Olympic effort, sorry from military service, so it is massive. 78 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: If you're from Australia, you just cannot discount how hard 79 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: these teams will be going at each other throughout the Asia. 80 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 4: Cap no look of course, and you sort of think 81 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 4: about both teams now they've you know, a couple of 82 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 4: players have moved on. There's no Koalie, there's no row 83 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 4: at Charm and no Judasia. And there's talk on the 84 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: town as well that Barbara's arms knocking an opportunity through 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 4: Pakistan there's a bit of conjecture and his strike rate 86 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 4: Rizwan as well might be left out. So that's what 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 4: I'm hearing. That's what people are saying on the ground 88 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 4: over here. Look, when you think about the great players 89 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 4: that have played the game and also too, you know, 90 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 4: I actually want to point out and it's great that 91 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 4: it's on Ko as well. You know, like a lot 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 4: of people that will be focusing in from Australia when 93 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 4: they talk about the Asia Cup, they always think about 94 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 4: the fifty over format. 95 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 3: This is the T twenty format. This has only been. 96 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 4: The third occasion it'll be played over here in this 97 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 4: format T twenty format twenty sixteen, India one twenty twenty two. 98 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 3: Shri Laka took out the title. 99 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: But there's been a lot of Asia Cup series played, 100 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 4: but more so the longer format of the game. So 101 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 4: I'm looking forward to seeing how these young players coming 102 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 4: through can dominate on this shorter format, because playing fifty 103 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 4: over crick in this heat would be pretty damn tough. 104 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: I don't doubt that at all. In fact, you can 105 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: have that and even commentating, I'm hoping you've got some 106 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: recondition over there. But it's a new look India, isn't 107 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: it You touched on some of the players that are out, No, Kalie, 108 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: it's inconceivable if you've watched white ball cricket, No Sharma, 109 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: no captain by Yadov, You've got Shubmun Gill, Jasper Bomra. 110 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: They are in the team. But there's a lot of 111 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: newcomers as well. What do we expect from India in 112 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: the next generation of crickets. They performed so exceptionally well 113 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: against single and in the tests we saw some newcomers 114 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: there and fantastic without some of the champions. They've been 115 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: dominant in white ball cricket in the past. 116 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 2: What can we. 117 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: Expect from them in the next little while as they, 118 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: I suppose continue to evolve. 119 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, with those big big dogs moving away and 120 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 4: hanging up their T twenty format and looking for bigger 121 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 4: and better things, and you know, it all happens. You know, 122 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 4: we'd loved all these these heroes of the game that 123 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 4: play for as long as possible, but it's not. 124 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 3: It's not the case. 125 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 4: But then what it does, so it opens up a 126 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 4: lot of different doors to these younger players coming through. 127 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 4: The captain as you mentioned, Saruku Yadov, who I think 128 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 4: is going to be a great leader, has already shown 129 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 4: a lot of class, has already shown now in different 130 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 4: formats as well, how he can step up and not 131 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 4: be overall by the situation, even when it comes to 132 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 4: a bit of on field stuff. 133 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: Has actually stood his ground, which I love about that. 134 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 4: I love that, you know, a young captain only in 135 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 4: the early stage of his captaincy career is actually you. 136 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: Know, laying down the law. 137 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 4: So he's built a nice team around him, a couple 138 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 4: of young spinners coming in, a couple of older spinners 139 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 4: that will play a role. But then you know, you 140 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 4: think of the hardych pannels of the world, that those 141 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 4: genuine all rounders that need to step up, that have 142 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 4: had success in the past, but this is their time 143 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 4: to shine now. So look, it is a new look India. 144 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 4: It's a new look with a few more people on 145 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 4: the bus sitting in different spots. That's my best analogy 146 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 4: of the best way to explain it. So look, the 147 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 4: squad hasn't changed lot, but there will be some younger 148 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 4: guys in a different position. One's got a captaincy next 149 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 4: to his name that will have an opportunity to stand 150 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 4: up and be that next generation coming through. 151 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: Pakistan's had a couple of successes in Asian Games, Asian 152 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: Cups through the different to ODI to T twenty captain 153 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: by someone Aliaga. You're right in terms of I don't 154 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: think that Barbarissam will be there normal Rizwan, but they 155 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: are coming in off a big win over Afghanistan in 156 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: a recent try series. 157 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: I suppose competition. 158 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: They get up by seventy five runs in the most 159 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: recent recent outiting in's Afghanistan. 160 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 2: So they come in with some form. 161 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, they definitely do. 162 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 4: And I'm sort of reading up because I haven't actually 163 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 4: watched them as much as I've been focusing on the 164 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 4: Indian team, you know, watching them live and watching obviously 165 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 4: what they've done. But I know that through reading the 166 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 4: stats and through reading what Pakistan have done, you know 167 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 4: they are coming in as a hot contender. If you 168 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 4: look back to your Cup fifty over format, I think 169 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 4: India one eight, I think Pakistan have won two. Does 170 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 4: that spill over then to what we're thinking about the 171 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 4: T twenty format. I think it definitely plays a role 172 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 4: in these big tournaments. But the thing with Pakistan, they 173 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 4: have to make sure that they get off to a 174 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 4: great start, and I think that's the reason why coach 175 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 4: Hessen has gone, Look, I actually want some explosive power 176 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 4: at the top. I don't want to have a guy 177 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 4: that plays Yanka role. This is T twenty cricket now, 178 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 4: barba'sam how good is riz One? 179 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: How good he is at the top. That's more of 180 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 3: a fifty over play. 181 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 4: From what he's saying and what I'm reading, they want 182 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 4: some young players. I don't know who's going to be 183 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 4: at the top. I don't know who they're going to go. 184 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 4: And they've got definitely got some great options. But whichever 185 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 4: team that they put in the park first up and 186 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 4: the first top four is the explosive top four. They 187 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 4: have to come out India or come at India super 188 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 4: hard in that first six overs. But they've got the 189 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 4: big left arm, quick to bringing ham by those perfect 190 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 4: gorkers in a free. 191 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: Di We know, I suppose the history and the tension 192 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: between the two nations. When you get to tournaments like this, 193 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: it's a rarity that we see them play against each other. 194 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: Does it add a level of anticipation in the excitement 195 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: mindful that we just don't get to see them that 196 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: often against each other. 197 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 198 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 4: Look, and if you are the players, they just want 199 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 4: to play cricket. They just want to have some fun. 200 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: They're out there as athletes. They want to Every opportunity 201 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 4: to play against every nation is so important, you know 202 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: for us. Imagine saying for us, we can't play against England, 203 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 4: and I know that the circumstances are different, and I'm 204 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: not in their shoes. I'm not going to even try 205 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 4: to go down the path to what they've both been 206 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 4: through with different countries. But if you look purely from 207 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 4: a cricketing point of view, they just want to express 208 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 4: themselves as athletes. So I'm really glad the age of 209 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: Cup's been put on. I'm glad that both teams have 210 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 4: agreed to play against each other because at the end 211 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 4: of the day, as I keep saying, they want to 212 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 4: go out there and there won't be any love loss when 213 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 4: they walk in the field. But what I can promise 214 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 4: you is off the field, they'll be baking hands, will 215 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 4: be hugging each other. The respects there for each other 216 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 4: and that's all that counts about cricket. 217 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: And just just one last one in the Asian Games, 218 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: I suppose we've Asia Cup. More to the point, Afghanistan 219 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: has been joint killers in the past. We've seen them 220 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: have success in World Cups and pull off a couple 221 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: of big upsets. Sri Lanka, you know, have had great success. 222 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: We know that they weren't as good against Australia sort 223 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: of earlier in the year, but capable of anything. And 224 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: then I guess even the United Ara Rememirates who are hosting, 225 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: have a team in this competition. So there'll be a 226 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: lot of interests I'm sure locally as well as internationally. 227 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, exactly, yeah, absolutely no other there that 228 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 4: The big game is of course India v. 229 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 3: Pakistan. That's the one that everyone will want to watch. 230 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 4: But the people in Ka that there are other games, 231 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 4: you know as well as you know available, the chance 232 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 4: to see Rashid khanbell to boil these beautiful gurgles and 233 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 4: to take one away and rip one past the you know, 234 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 4: the the off stump of a right handed batsman. 235 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 3: You know. 236 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 4: Hassrang has been some really good form as well from 237 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 4: different playing nations. Got some local players here in UAE, 238 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 4: So there's there's plan to watch and there's plenty of 239 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 4: excitement that's going to come. 240 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 1: Up perfect now we've talked about in You're a Bit, 241 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: but posts that they've got a pretty big tour of 242 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: Australia in terms of white ball cricket. We've got some 243 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: ten twenties and Odie I's in later in October and also. 244 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: Early into March. 245 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: I think we've got a big Odie at the MCG 246 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: Victoria Darby Eve, which I'm sure is going to draw 247 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: a big crowd before one of those prime race days 248 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: in Victoria. Australia coming off I suppose a series on 249 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: the top end against South Africa where. 250 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: They had some good moments. 251 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: They were also disappointed in a couple of games, but 252 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: it looks just brilliant cricket through through Darwin Ken's and 253 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: also Makay had a chance to talk to a lot 254 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: of the guys who were involved in that last week 255 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: up in Brisbane and they loved they love playing in. 256 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 2: The top end escaping. 257 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: I suppose a Southern winter is not a bad thing 258 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: I expect there because we have got I guess a 259 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: World Cup on the horizon in terms of T twenties 260 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: and next February in Nexpibury, and then we've also got 261 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: an ODI World Cup further Afield in twenty twenty seven, 262 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: so a lot to look forward to. 263 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, And that's what you want as an Australian player, 264 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 4: to actually find some form leading into these these fifty 265 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 4: over tournaments, leading into guys that will play both formats 266 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 4: or even three formats, you know, leading into it, you know, 267 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 4: an Australian Ashes series. So you know, there were some 268 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 4: guys that did some really good stuff up north, you know, 269 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 4: as you mentioned, I've had the pleasure to play up 270 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 4: North on a couple of. 271 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 3: Occasions, and you know, it's nice. 272 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 4: It's nice sometimes to get away from the big stadiums, 273 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 4: you know, like as much I love the Sydney Creek Ground, 274 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 4: the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Alaide over that they're all beautiful 275 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 4: venues and I'm sorry for the ones I've missed out, 276 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 4: but to get up north and to play in a 277 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 4: more country environment where we can showcase our talent and 278 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 4: if you speak to any form of creta, that's a 279 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 4: great tool. 280 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 3: You know. 281 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 4: You go up there, it's a bit more relaxed, You 282 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 4: get the local crowd to come down, you can sign 283 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 4: the autographs, you feel like you're a lot closer to 284 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 4: the public, you do some fishing on the side, you 285 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 4: might go and meet the locals, go to a nice restaurant. 286 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: It's always a good trip, always a good tour. 287 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 4: By the end of the day, you have to play 288 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 4: good cricket and so I think those guys would have 289 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 4: really enjoyed that top end tour. And now it's looking 290 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 4: forward to these odo's coming up against India. So this 291 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 4: is a very very important time, a very very important 292 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 4: series in the Australian calendar, not only because it's before 293 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 4: the Australian summer officially starts in terms of the ashes, 294 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 4: but this is thinking about what's happening coming up. We've 295 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 4: got World Cups next year, We've got you know, a 296 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 4: changing of the guard that's going to happen in the 297 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 4: next maybe twelve eighteen months without you know, putting anywhere 298 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 4: in the firing line. You have to look at the 299 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 4: Australian bowlers that are out there now and they will 300 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 4: go out on their own terms and they've actually earned 301 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 4: that right and so they should. 302 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,479 Speaker 3: But they can't play forever. So you think about. 303 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 4: Stephen Smith in terms of the batters, you think about 304 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 4: starkas would come as Nathan Lyon they're not going to 305 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 4: play forever. So if you're a young guy doing well 306 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 4: the top end tour fifty over cricket, get yourself in 307 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 4: the Test squad as well. 308 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 3: There's a really good opportunity. 309 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 4: So there's a lot that lies on this fifty over 310 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 4: tournament against India as well. 311 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: Just on fishing. 312 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: I can tell you that Mitch Marsh, having to chat 313 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: to him, he took Tim David out. He said, Tim 314 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: David can go about as well as combat, which is 315 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: a fairly high praise. Less complimentary about a couple of 316 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: the other ossies, but that's some sea sickness suggestions and 317 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: not necessarily knowing which end of a rod to hold. 318 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: One of the definitely a rare breader us fisherman. 319 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 4: I love it. I know that I've been trying to 320 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 4: get out with Mitchell Marsh now for a number of years. 321 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 3: But yeah, maybe over someone we can get out and 322 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 3: catch and fish. But look, it just. 323 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 4: Takes your mind off cricket, whether it's music, whether it's 324 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 4: going to watch a movie somewhere. 325 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 3: People sometimes love to have a fish. 326 00:14:55,560 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 4: But yeah, hasn't hurt Mitchell Marsh's you know stats recently anyway, And. 327 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: You said about Mitchell like you talked about some of 328 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: the ball as Mitchell Stark recently announced his retirement from 329 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: the T twenty scene to you know, with a view 330 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: to the ODI that's right of the T twenty World Cup, 331 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: Glenn Maxwell's pulled out of the you know he's written 332 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: as he's retired a bit earlier in terms of Odie eyes. 333 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: But on Stark pulling out, it's a fairly selfless scene 334 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: because he could well go to another World Cup and 335 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: prove the difference. But it does give a couple of 336 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: the other bawlers a chance to chance to strine. I 337 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: had a chat to to Xavier Bartlett, I spoke to 338 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: Nathan Ellison. They're both very much aware that this Indian 339 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: series could be the make or break for them in terms. 340 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: Of what's ahead. 341 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: It could be could be the difference to a World 342 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: Cup if for those two and for others that are 343 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: vying for a World Cup selection. 344 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, look and definitely those names you mentioned, Xavier Bartlett, 345 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 4: Nathan Ellis, you're throwing Spencer Johnson, You're throwing Joy Richardson 346 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 4: in all three formats. So if I if I'm you 347 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 4: know and Nathanalys, you know, there's no reason why that 348 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 4: guy can't play test cricket. And sometimes people get unfairly 349 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 4: pigeonholed to be a one day specialist at T twenty 350 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 4: specialist because he's got a great slow ball. 351 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 3: You know, it doesn't mean that you're going to play 352 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: T twenty cricket. 353 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 4: So if I'm a Bartlet, if I'm a Nathan Ellis, 354 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 4: if I'm a Spencer Johnson, I'd be making sure that 355 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 4: I'm practicing and executing all my plans in all three 356 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 4: formats because if you get that opportunity, you get yourself 357 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 4: in a a T twenty squad, fifty other squad, you know, 358 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 4: an Australian Test squad, you can hang on there and 359 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 4: have a nice career because as I mentioned, you know, 360 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 4: there's going to be a heap of gaps, gaps that 361 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 4: are going to open up in the next couple of years. 362 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: We've talked about the I suppose the audiov's time for 363 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: the main course, the ashes, and there's been some news 364 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: in terms of I suppose in the last week Pat 365 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: Cummins will miss those white ball series. You know, some 366 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: I suppose a bit of flare up in the back 367 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: on the other side of the world. We had Ben 368 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: Stokes in the final tests of that thrilling series between 369 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: India and England. He's in rehabiting himself. Ready, are we 370 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: concerned it all about coming? What happens there? Do you 371 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,959 Speaker 1: think it's clearly a wise moving terms of giving him 372 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: the time to get right because this is the main 373 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: main fair for the summer. 374 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 2: But what are your thoughts there? 375 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, look, if he's feeling discomfort and he's 376 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 4: got some issues and some stress related issues in the 377 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 4: lower back. You know, I actually know personally that going 378 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 4: through two major back issues. I think one when I 379 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 4: was seventeen one again when I was about twenty four. 380 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 4: The thing I am surprised about that it's come later 381 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 4: in his career. You know, most bowlers when they get 382 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 4: to the age of twenty seven, their body is quite 383 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 4: hardened and that they're like seasoned. That's probably the best 384 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 4: way to explain it. So you know, you'll pick up 385 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 4: more soft muscle tear injuries as opposed to structural issues. 386 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 4: Unless it's a force issue with slamming down you ankle 387 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 4: like I did, you might argue as well, that's slamming 388 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 4: down your front foot. That pressure gets dispelled else elsewhere, 389 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 4: which it does to the lower back. With Pat Cummins, 390 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 4: he's obviously felt some discomfort down there. 391 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 3: There's some there's there's some issues. 392 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 4: He's looking now to focus on the Test matches and 393 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 4: there's nothing wrong with that. You know, there's no point 394 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 4: coming back too early, playing the one day is and 395 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 4: not be ready for the Test matches. So I just 396 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 4: really hope Pat Commons gives himself the amount of time 397 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 4: to be one hundred percent rare and he go. And 398 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 4: what I've been saying in the last twenty four to 399 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 4: forty eight hours is that if he's not ready first 400 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 4: Test and one hundred percent, leave him ntil the second Test. 401 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 4: He's not ready second Test, leave until the third. If 402 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 4: he's ready to go first Test, one hundred percent charge in. 403 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 4: What you don't want to do is go in ninety 404 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 4: percent first Test, get injured, maybe in the first innings, 405 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 4: the second innings, you know you're down a bowler, and 406 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 4: then you've lost the whole Australian summer. You know you've 407 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 4: lost the captain, you've lost your strike bowler. So time 408 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 4: is of essence here, going to make sure that he 409 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 4: gives himself every opportunity and Pat comes a smart guy 410 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 4: you know it's not his first mango season. He's been 411 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 4: around the bush a long time now, and you know 412 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 4: he'll sort of make sure he makes that right. 413 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: Coll I guess we've also seen Josh hazel Wood last 414 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: summer he missed a test with a calf issue. 415 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: Scott Boland has been the premier reserve. 416 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: Mitch Dark just keeps trucking on, but Scott Boland is 417 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: clearly there as the as the standing for one of 418 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: the fast bowlers. But having can miss your eyes, I 419 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: suppose further afield the last couple of years, who would 420 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: be the next gap of the rank? 421 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 4: Is it? 422 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: Is it Fergus O'Neill who had that great sort of 423 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: shield season for Victoria, and he has had a couple 424 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: of great seasons in domestic cricket. You look at dogget 425 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: who obviously has traveled with the tour with the squad 426 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: sewn Abbott has been a regular sort of touring squad member. 427 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: Who are you looking at in terms of possible and 428 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: fingers crossed touching wood over here, but replacements needs be. 429 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 4: Well, all those names you mentioned, you know Doggett and 430 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 4: that that was because he wasn't on my radar, But 431 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 4: he's been a guy it's been around a long time 432 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 4: now and has always been you know there and thereabouts. 433 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 4: Abbott who's been around the squad, a lot Spencer Johnson 434 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 4: as I mentioned before, Guys like a you know Nathan Ellis, 435 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 4: you know Richardson who has done very well. 436 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 3: I mean he's almost like a pink ball specialist as well. 437 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 4: So pending fitness Australia, I've got probably four or five 438 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 4: guys that can lean on. Of course, Scott Bolan is 439 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 4: the next cab off the rank and it's funny that 440 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 4: when we either as a journalist or as a broadcast 441 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 4: to say that he's the replacement, which which essentially is 442 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 4: he would be any team across the world probably in 443 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 4: any format, to be truthful, would. 444 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 3: Be in the starting eleven. 445 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 4: But unfortunately, a bit like McGill the warn era, he 446 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 4: was probably born in the in the wrong era and 447 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 4: you can't go away from star K's would come as 448 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 4: they are first picked. Bolan would definitely be the next 449 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 4: cab off the rank. And then if one of the 450 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 4: other bowlers go down, then those names that I mentioned 451 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 4: will have to ensure that firstly that they're fully fit 452 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 4: and secondly that they're rare and to go. 453 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 3: So, like I've always said, my advice to. 454 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 4: Any young first class cricketer, if you're out there, work 455 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 4: on your skills, work on making sure that you're not 456 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 4: just a fast ball of of you know what. Work 457 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 4: on having a really good work ethic, whether it's working 458 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 4: on your lower batting, work on your fielding, and just 459 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 4: having the next factor about you because you know you 460 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 4: just might get that call up and if you get 461 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 4: yourself an opportunity around the test squad, those options are 462 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 4: definitely there. 463 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 2: It feels like Grandtog Day. 464 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: This time twelve months ago we were pondering who would 465 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: be in the Australian top order. Twelve months on, we're 466 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: still pondering that. I did chat briefly to both Sam 467 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 1: constanscenter Manus Lava Shane last week for broadcast. Those interviews 468 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: will becoming at some stage in the next few months. 469 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: Manus was talking about trying to take it a little 470 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: lighter rather than be so so dedicated and trying to 471 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: do everything right. He was trying to find a way 472 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: to free himself. Did take hat trick in domestic cricket 473 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: to I notice the other night in Brisbane, So that's 474 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: going to be a good, good boost for the confidence. 475 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 2: But how do you see it what unfolds? Is it 476 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 2: someone like a with a rod? 477 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: Is Is it a Jason Singer who who obviously had 478 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: a great sort of domestic season, who comes into this team, 479 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: and that's alongside those when kauhas are at the top. 480 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 4: Well of first on the last they mentioned Jason Singer. 481 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 4: You know he's putting his hand up, isn't he. You know, 482 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 4: guys are scoring runs at the top of the order one, one, 483 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 4: two through or even four could potentially have an opportunity 484 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 4: to go up in that number two spot. Kawhi d 485 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 4: obviously at number one. Sam Constance, look if if he 486 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 4: keeps asking questions, if he keeps scoring runs, there was 487 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 4: there's been a bit of conjecture around the way he 488 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 4: was scoring runs. There's been a bit of talk has 489 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 4: he got the right technique to play test cricket. I 490 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 4: actually think he has and I'm actually a big fan 491 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 4: of Sam conscience. I think he's got a lot to 492 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 4: offer the Australian cricket team. And look, you know he 493 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 4: was only young when he first came in. I know 494 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 4: it's twelve months down the track. But if if you 495 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 4: look back to that hype that happened at Boxing Day. 496 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 4: People still talking about it, and that's what you want. 497 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 4: You want young, exciting players that change the game, that 498 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 4: stand up and say I actually want to be counted. 499 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 4: He single handedly won that Test match. He put Boomera 500 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 4: off kilter. Boomra didn't know what to do, you know, 501 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 4: to think that he was going down and lapping him 502 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 4: and doing the reverse lap. 503 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 3: It's exciting cricket. 504 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 4: So thanks to Sam Constance and taking down Jeffer Boomer, 505 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 4: he actually want astray the Test. 506 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: Does that make him going to be in the Test 507 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 3: team for the next ten. 508 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 4: Years, Probably not, But what it does do it shows 509 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 4: me that it is not overawed by the situation. So 510 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 4: if he can just refine his skills, keep scoring runs, 511 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 4: keep scoring proper runs through you know, cover drives and 512 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 4: pool shots and not trying to be too funky all 513 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 4: the time, and he knows that, then I'd be going 514 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 4: with him because it's exciting, you know, to have a 515 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 4: player like usmon Kwhajor who is world class that could 516 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 4: gra after his innings, can bat the long hours to 517 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 4: score his big hundreds, and then you've got a guy 518 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 4: that can dominate from the other end and put the 519 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 4: pressure back a bit like bas ball. You know, it 520 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 4: could be Basball upon himself. So yeah, I'd begun with 521 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 4: like Sam Constance definitely. 522 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: Well, I was going to ask you that basball does 523 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: seem to polarize the credit world, but clearly it's prompted 524 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: an amazing amount of discussion over the last three or 525 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: so years. The McCallum Stokes rain in charge of English 526 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: cricket in red ball. We know now that bas has 527 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: got the white ball teams as well. Your thoughts where 528 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: does it sit and will it work down under? 529 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 4: Well, Look, bas ball, for those that don't know it is, 530 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 4: it's pretty much allowing the play absolute freedom. 531 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:52,239 Speaker 3: That's all it is. 532 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 4: It's saying you go out and express you know yourself 533 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 4: as an athlete, as a batsman, to take on the bowler. 534 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 4: If you feel like hitting the ball of the six 535 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 4: first ball, if that's your best option, go out and 536 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 4: do it. What it isn't doing is going out and 537 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 4: saying slog every single ball that there's a difference, and 538 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 4: I think where people get mixed up between bas ball 539 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 4: and not proper batting and sometimes you know, it is 540 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 4: a very blurred line and we have seen some poor 541 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 4: shots from England when they've been five down, and you've 542 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 4: also got to think, okay, maybe now is not the 543 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 4: right time to go all that attack. Maybe we have 544 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 4: to look at the other options. So that's one thing 545 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 4: that they're trying to work through. But I like their 546 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 4: style of cricket. It's exciting. It's got a lot of 547 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 4: people talking. You're getting bums on seats, you know, people 548 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 4: come in to watch Zach Crawley come out, or Oli 549 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 4: Paper or Harry Brook go and smoke the first ball 550 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 4: for four or six in their innings. It's exciting cricket. 551 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 4: What I will say though, that if it doesn't work 552 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 4: the first or second Test, if they commit the bas 553 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 4: ball England and it doesn't work and they get risold 554 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 4: and they're all out for two hundred odd playing aggressive strokes, 555 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 4: what happens then? You know, do they go into their 556 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 4: shell or do they continue to do it? I think 557 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 4: they have to go. If they commit to basball, they 558 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 4: have to play ten ings of basball throughout the summer, 559 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 4: which could cost him. It may you know, it actually 560 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 4: may also win them, you know, an ashes series as well. 561 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 3: So but it's going to be exciting Cricket put it 562 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 3: that way. 563 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I cannot wait for what's ahead and that first 564 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: Test note November twenty one. I think it is in 565 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: Perth and it should be a wonderful line. One last 566 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: one and thanks again for joining us on the follow 567 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: on Brett you talked about getting ressold. Now we had 568 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: a wonder from further down Under. In terms of Tasmania 569 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 1: the Apple As last year, Bo Webster slug from Snug 570 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,959 Speaker 1: really exceled wonderful effort at the at the SCGEN and 571 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: continue to show his worth. Almost fell off when I 572 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: saw some elevens being noted earlier, you know, through August, 573 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: the speculation building up to the Ashes that there was 574 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: no place for Webster in the team. With a couple 575 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: of questions about some of those balls. Surely surely Bo 576 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: gets another run around, doesn't he. 577 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 4: Well, look, it's it's a tough one, isn't I would 578 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 4: love to have bow Webster in any team. I would 579 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 4: even have bow Webster potentially, but at the top of 580 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,959 Speaker 4: the order. But unfortunately there's only eleven players that can 581 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,959 Speaker 4: play on the field, and everyone we all do it, 582 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 4: I keep saying broadcast as journalists, we all pick our 583 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 4: eleven or this guy should be in, that guy should 584 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 4: be in, he should be in, and then we've got 585 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 4: to sit back and go, well, well, who's actually out. 586 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 4: You know, we can't pick. We've picked sixteen players and 587 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 4: you're going only play eleven. That's the That's a great 588 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 4: thing about cricket is that you're going you've only got 589 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 4: eleven players that can play the game. But just just 590 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 4: on bow Webster, you have to look at what can 591 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 4: a player offer. Very very aggressive with the bat. He 592 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 4: reminds me a lot of of a Kevin Peterson, a 593 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 4: bit of a Zach Crawley sort of tall, the enforcer, 594 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,639 Speaker 4: long stride, Maddie Hayden like I think, you know, without 595 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 4: being you know too similar obviously right and left hand 596 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 4: type of thing, but you know, just the presence the 597 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 4: long levers. So definitely with the bat can take any 598 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 4: attack apart. You bowl short to him, you get punished, 599 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 4: you pitch a ball up, you get driven down the ground. 600 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 3: And because he's so tall. 601 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 4: The room for error as a fast bowler is a 602 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 4: lot greater when you're bowling to a guy that's got 603 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 4: long levers. He's got a long stride down the wicket, 604 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 4: and then then you throw the ball to him and 605 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 4: you can take wickets and bowl decent pace outswingers. That 606 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 4: what is he six foot seven or whatever? He is, 607 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 4: he's massive, So yes, I would love to see him 608 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 4: also in the squad. I don't know how he fits 609 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 4: in the team. I'm not sure how he doesn't fit 610 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 4: in the team. He's got to definitely be in the squad. 611 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 2: Well, look, Bret, it should be an amazing somebody. 612 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: Come. We kick off with the Asia Cup live on 613 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: k Sports every game later this week. That big one 614 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: on September fifteen over here September fourteen, over where you 615 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: are I think Pakistan versus India. Thanks so much as 616 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: always for joining the Follow on Cricket podcast and looking 617 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: forward to the summer ahead. 618 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 3: Thanks Courtney, always good to chat mate.