1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Cricket Today Show for a huge 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Second Test preview between Australia and the West Indies. I'm 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: your host, Liam mckelly and also knows the stats guy. 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: We've got that two knuckleheads on the couch. They think 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: they're cricket experts. We've got Marcus Barzano, Liam Malalley. 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: How we going, that's mate. I am a cricket expert. 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 3: I've got an average of ten in my whole career, 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 3: so I think that makes me an expert higher. 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 4: Than his striker right, which is pretty impressive to me. 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 2: I actually think the strike rate could be the same. 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 4: It is crazy. They're fired up. Marcus. I'm officially retired 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 4: from playing cricket, so technically. 13 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: We're not playing again. 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 4: Probably not. I retire, but I'll come back. 15 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 3: So we all join the team, maybe the Cricket Today eleven. 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 3: Let us know in the comments what team you want 17 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 3: us to play for? In Melbourne email. Actually that's not 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: a bad shot up there. 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 4: We go. 20 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: For more cricket content and across all sports, checkout odds 21 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: dot com. Dore you, I believe you chucked a cricket 22 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: article up there for the Second Test. 23 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 4: Marcus yes, sure did. 24 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 5: Also just checking about what sort of each team is 25 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 5: and how to go about it. So there's plenty of 26 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 5: stuff going up on there, not only just cricket but 27 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 5: everything else. 28 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: There's been a bit of Wimard an AFL and a 29 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: bit of everything actually on Twit de France, which is 30 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: very exciting coming up. Awesome show as we go through 31 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: the second Test match of the Frank Warrel Trophy. We've 32 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: got our predicted lineups, the key players to watch out 33 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: for and our match predictions before we start. Make sure 34 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: you get right around the show Spotify, Apple Podcasts, subscribe 35 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: to our YouTube channel. Make sure you get around the comments. 36 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: Leo loves a comment. We've been getting a few from 37 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: our Andrew t shout out to him. He's been awesome, 38 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: awesome supporter of this show. And get around the socials 39 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: as well. That's cricket today AU across all the platforms. 40 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's get into It's the second Test of 41 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: Australia West the West Indies. This is our predicted lineup, 42 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: so we don't know the actual lineups just yet because 43 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: the match is a couple of days away, but this 44 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: is our predicted lineups and we'll start with Marcus to 45 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: cover a little bit of Australia while we have a 46 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: chat about it. 47 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 5: Think we're only predicting one change from the previous starting eleven, 48 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 5: and that is Steve Smith, obviously returning from his finger injury. Yes, 49 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 5: put the line up goes like this. We've got quad 50 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 5: during common opening the batting still with cam Green holding 51 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 5: spot at three, Smith in at four, Head Webster, Carey, Cummings, 52 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 5: Dark Lion and hazel Wood to finish off. So that 53 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 5: means no Josh Inglish. Would you drop Josh English out 54 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 5: of those a bunch of eleven or would you opt 55 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 5: for maybe cam Green or just keeping Smith out? 56 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: No? 57 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: I think I think Smith in for English is the 58 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: right call. I know cam Green, I know we think 59 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: he's overrated. He is, but if we're going to back 60 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 3: him in at three, he's more of a number three 61 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: than the others around him now. 62 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: But he's not a number so this is some status. 63 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: He only averages thirty three in tests. That is not 64 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: number three eleven Stokes he's playing, Yeah, but exactly Ben 65 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: Stokes isn't going to be. 66 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 4: Bad in at three. 67 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: He's only had four innings, but so far he's averaging 68 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: five and a half a number three at the first drop. 69 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 4: I'm just not sold. I want to know Smith is 70 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 4: a lot better at number three. 71 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 3: I believe he's just got easily runs at four man, 72 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 3: but he could make runs anywhere. 73 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: He's a canny opening. 74 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: That's that's a different beast, he said than the New 75 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: Ball anyway. Yeah, it actually depends on how Constance goes. 76 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: Constance is the other one that's a bit controversial, but 77 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: I like it. Andrew McDonald said they're going to back him, 78 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: and he's only young guy, so they're going. 79 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 4: To back him too. 80 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: Cam Green's relatively he's played thirty tests, but he's young. 81 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: He's like twenty six, isn't he. 82 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think we're more will we more reliant on 83 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 5: that opening? There's more question marks over the opening spot. 84 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 4: I believe you reckon. 85 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I think if it's so Constance, if we're 86 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 5: going to play him in the ashes, you have to 87 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 5: play him now. 88 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: Well, Yeah, Constance needs to fire up to get that 89 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 1: spot in the ashes. But he's lucky because we don't 90 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: really have like someone setting stone for an opening spot. 91 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: We've talked about that all summer, where we had McSweeney 92 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: was a bit up and down. 93 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 4: Then we had a lot of the. 94 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: Older guys like Renshaw, Harris, they're not going to get 95 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: back in the team. 96 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 4: So he's in a lucky spot. Constance probably right. 97 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 5: Now, the only one that's confirmed is Kowaja for that 98 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 5: Ashes series and then beyond that he's probably retired after that, 99 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 5: so there's going to be two spots. 100 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it'd be interesting. Another one on Smith while he 101 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: was recovering in New York. He spent some of his 102 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: time in New York when he's not playing, which is 103 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: a bit interesting. He was doing some batting practice in 104 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: a baseball batting cage, which was a bit it sounds 105 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: like him. He's a strange man. He happens to open 106 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: the ground up. Yeah, yep, so you can you can 107 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: hit it down the midwiki down the cover. 108 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a third base. Yeah. I was like, where's 109 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 4: he going? 110 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: I don't really understand what he was talking. 111 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 4: Now I know what he was talking about. You're talking 112 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 4: a few home runs? Yeah? Why not? Why not? 113 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: Super? 114 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 4: We're talking about the mr where's the MRC podcast going? Cricket? 115 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 4: I'm going off topic here, but you. 116 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: See the finish to the game the other the other day, 117 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: which one dropped the cats. 118 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 4: They dropped they needed one off one. 119 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 5: It was a diving catch was dropped and then there 120 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 5: was a runout chance but the batting slide got over 121 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 5: the line. The end all that actually that might have 122 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 5: was at one of the baseball. 123 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 4: Field was involving Ricky Ponting's Ricky Oh that's right. Yeah, 124 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 4: there we go. 125 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: I've got a few stats up coming over the next 126 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: few Tests for the Aussie bowlers, if you will indulge, 127 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: that's right. 128 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 4: Guess your guess. I guess we'll listen. So we're into 129 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: the host of the show. That's part of your job. 130 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: I guess Cummens needs six wickets to pass Brettley to 131 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: be seventh all time fresh Gia in Test wickets. Then 132 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: you've got Nathan Lyon needs seven wickets to pass McGrath 133 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: for second all time. 134 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: Geez. 135 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: So those two are the biggest ones, I believe. Then 136 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: you need Stark needs nine wickets for four hundred wickets 137 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: and Hazelwood needs twelve for three hundred. So all of 138 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: our bowlers they meechin and milestones over the next couple 139 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: of Tests, which one I'm just gonna put this out there, 140 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: is going to get their first lads, I think Cummens 141 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: or line has to be Cummens come. 142 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: Amaic Cummins and then Stark sneaky four hundred. 143 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 4: It just depends what the pitch is like. 144 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 5: Because we saw the pace bowlers had the rob of 145 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 5: the green on the pitch in the first test. Whether 146 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 5: that will be the same in the second still yet 147 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 5: to know, still a few days away, but Lion, you 148 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 5: can definitely get there. He's sneaky three to four a game. 149 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 5: And not only is he passing possibly Glen mc grath 150 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 5: second spot, he also passed over the song. 151 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 4: Didn't he start? 152 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: I got so nervous watching that video. Said it to 153 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: you guys. I was like, oh no, he looks sad. 154 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: He's sitting on a chair like an interview sort of 155 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: set up. I'm going he's going to retire the goat, 156 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: but he didn't, so I'm happy. I didn't happy, But 157 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: he's passed the team song. I do you want to 158 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: give us a rendition? 159 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 4: Markets? No? Why not? 160 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 2: Just done that? 161 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 3: This man get us sense it all. 162 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 4: But I don't know word for word off my heart, 163 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 4: but I've done the bus underneath the Southern Cross. 164 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: I stand he's actually doing it. 165 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: With al in my hand, Australia in my native land. 166 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: That's why I said ten not let him do it. 167 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 3: He's got a paper, told you, I told you it's traditional. 168 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 2: Poor Gerald has the bleep it out. 169 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 4: It's a first. 170 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: Day back sleeping something for reference. 171 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: That is unlucky job for the producer. I'm sorry I 172 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: did that Atralian tradition. I like his energy and he 173 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: could sing the song. 174 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 4: For austral I reckon Marcus did that very well. 175 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's swiftly move away from aust and let's 176 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: get into the West Indies, please Leo. 177 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: So the predicted lineup braathwait, Louis in for Campbell God, 178 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 2: I hope I pronounced his name Ryes Cardi King. Why 179 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 2: have you put Warrick in it? 180 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 4: That's very battered. That's very bad it, watchman. 181 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: That's what good job mate. That's guys who Warrick in 182 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 2: the number five? 183 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 3: Jase fivet Ope six, Grieve seven, Ozari, Joseph eight, Worri 184 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 3: Can nine, Sam Joseph ten and Steals eleven. 185 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: Now that's a much better line of I may or 186 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: may not have just copied and pasted that from the 187 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: Yeah no, no cricket. But I forgot that he got 188 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: which also we've talked about this. 189 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 4: That shouldn't be a thing. 190 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: It's fine. 191 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 4: No, just if you're a batsman, you should a job 192 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 4: and they. 193 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: Will when the night watchman goes out. 194 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: Exactly the night watchman gets out too easily. Any other 195 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: points you want touch. 196 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I want to talk about James Seals. He just 197 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 3: knows how to get wickets. I was very surprised by 198 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 3: his record eighty one wickets in nineteen Test matches, which 199 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 3: is the fourth best strike rate of players with a 200 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 3: minimum seventy five wickets. Yes, current players, current players. Yes, Yes, 201 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: he knows how to seal up a wicket, that's for sure. 202 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: The Asses are intimidated by him and Shama Joseph, who 203 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: they took nine in the first Test match. He was 204 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 3: absolutely superb. And yeah, I just think the Aussies as 205 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 3: a batting unit struggle to face that real sort of 206 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 3: fiery pace bowling which they bring. And if it wasn't 207 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 3: for drop catches it could have been a different story. 208 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. 209 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 5: I don't know about Shama Joseph in facing ell playing 210 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 5: up against Australia. 211 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,479 Speaker 4: He just he just loves the passion. But I always 212 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 4: he always loves the matchups. 213 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: He was talking a bit of crap in the media 214 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: and he backed it up with nine weeks. Obviously they 215 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: didn't get the win, but definitely wasn't his fault. I 216 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: want to touch on that there. 217 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: Batting. 218 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: Australia's batting was pretty average, but just slightly better Shamar 219 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: Joseph was the West Indies top scorer in the first. 220 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 4: Testament and they have a both get near fifty. 221 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, because so he had eight and forty four and 222 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: I added them all up. Chi Hoope had forty eight 223 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: and two, so he still had more than him. Someone 224 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: else had forty and one, so I added all of them. 225 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 4: Joseph came out in real maxic. 226 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 5: Can you imagine him prepping the run sheet where he's 227 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 5: like going first in his second forty. 228 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: Four plus one, forty eight plus. 229 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 4: Two equals five. I definitely did not need. 230 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: The calculator before four plus eight. But how crazy is 231 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: that that he was the top score That's. 232 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 2: That is a bit of a He was swinging though 233 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: at the end. Yeah, but got under a cop. 234 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 4: He got on to a few can did bombs. He 235 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 4: was forty four off twenty in the second. It was good. 236 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 4: He was doing it without the helmet as well. The 237 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 4: majority of that's aura. Yeah, is that a hard man 238 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 4: like you like mircas. It is proper cricket lore. It's 239 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 4: cricket in cricket law. 240 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 2: Game's not gone, game is not gone. 241 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 4: Second Test predictions, let's get into it. 242 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: Lad's Australia won by one hundred and fifty nine runs 243 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: in the first Test, closer than the score suggests. I 244 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: think that the West and he's let this one get 245 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: away from him a little bit. They were dominated with 246 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: dominated with the ball. If they made a few more runs, 247 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: it would have been a lot tighter and they could 248 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: have got a lot closer. Would you guys agree, Yeah, definitely. 249 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 3: I think it's that lower order batting with head Webster 250 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 3: carry that trio, which I think was a different time 251 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 3: in the run scoring. Yes, they were the difference absolutely. 252 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 3: All right, let's get into the best bowler Leo. 253 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 4: You got to West Indian this time? 254 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jayden Sears really impressed me in that first Test, 255 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 3: as I said, of surprise by his stats. 256 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 2: Ye, so far today and he's only twenty three years old. 257 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 4: That's that's crazy. 258 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: One forty plus again, so they got two players that canon. 259 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 3: He might give a femal sendoffs the one he gave 260 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 3: to Cummings my tel head to pack his bags go 261 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 3: back home. 262 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 4: I don't know. I don't send off someone. 263 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 5: I wouldn't do it to a bowler because they've got 264 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 5: every right to just come back out. 265 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: Your Why I should do it too? Yeah, like the 266 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: or something. 267 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 4: The ic C was so impressed that they handed him 268 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 4: a fine. 269 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know why you got a fine. I 270 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 3: send off like that. It's not pretty common though, I 271 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 3: feel fine, you. 272 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 4: Shouldn't get a fine for a send off. 273 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, we're getting a send off. Fifth getting a fine 274 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 5: if he if he doesn't send off like that. 275 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think, yeah exactly. That's another another podcast. 276 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: That's another podcast. Marcus best Bowler. 277 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 4: I'm going West Indian again. Joseph. 278 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 5: He took nine in the last Test match and I 279 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 5: just think there's something about him. I mentioned it before 280 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 5: when he plays against Australia and we just can't see 281 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 5: him to cope with him. 282 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 4: I think he's a little bit in our heads. 283 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 5: I'm looking particularly that top order and he had had 284 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 5: multiple drop catches. 285 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 4: He was very unlucky. I thought, was I know Seale's 286 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 4: got more wickets. 287 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, he was in the first match, but I still 288 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 5: think Shamar Joseph was the best bowler, our best West 289 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 5: Indian bowler and probably the best bowler for the match. 290 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 4: No, good call, good call. I'm going to go Paddy Cummins. 291 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: I think he was one of our most economical bowlers 292 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: last game, especially in the second innings. But I'm lucky 293 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: not to get a few more wickets. He just does 294 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: it all for Australia. He's so good and I reckon 295 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: he's going to pass what was it, Brett Lee in 296 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: seventh all time for Australia this Test match. I think 297 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: he needs six, So I reckon he can get up 298 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: to seven eight wickets in this Test match and take 299 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: it out as the best. 300 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 4: Ball love it? 301 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: Yep? 302 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 4: All right, best batsman, We'll go back to Marcus this time. 303 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 4: Who's going to be the best battle. 304 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. 305 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 5: I was really impressed actually in the first innings, particularly 306 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 5: in the second inning Storry of the first Test match. 307 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 5: I was particularly impressed with Travis Head even the way 308 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 5: even the first first innings, just the way he was 309 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 5: going about it. 310 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 4: I thought he got out pretty cheaply in that first innings. 311 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 5: Pretty unlucky with with the edge. There was a bit 312 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 5: lazy on one, but in the second innings he just 313 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 5: looked like Travis Head from the Ashes in Australia in particular, 314 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 5: where like the cover drives and it was it looked 315 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 5: beautiful batting. So yeah, I think Travis Head's probably the 316 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 5: most informally Australian batsman. 317 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'll give you that. It's all go TRAVI said, 318 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 4: nice Lea. 319 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 3: I'm going with Alex Carey simply because I think this 320 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 3: will be a low scoring Test match once again to 321 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 3: carry will get plenty of opportunity and he always likes 322 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 3: to chip in with a forty or a fifty, and 323 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 3: I think that just might be enough to be honest. 324 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,599 Speaker 2: He saw with the Windys Tamar. 325 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 3: Joseph get it with fifty two, so if Kerry gets 326 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 3: a fifty and thirty, it could be more than anough. 327 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm very similar theory with Bo Webster obviously coming 328 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: in a bit later in the order as well, but 329 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: he's so calm and collected for a guy that's only 330 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: played a few Tests. 331 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 4: He looks so good. 332 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: A few people are saying, oh, should he stay in 333 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: the side because Cam Green's back one hundred percent he 334 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: just looks so calm. 335 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 4: He can hit the boundaries, but then when he needs 336 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 4: to go a bit slower he can as well. 337 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: So I think he's really proved me, not wrong, but 338 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: just he's been a lot better than I thought. And 339 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: I want to put him as best batsman for this 340 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: one because he looks loos, so level headed, and I agree, 341 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: I think he could be able to carry and Webster 342 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: they just looked a bit more calm. They don't have 343 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: to face the new ball as well, which has been 344 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: hooping and especially from seals. 345 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,599 Speaker 4: He's a really good swing bowler, so I think that 346 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 4: will help them. 347 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 5: I think I think a lot of the bowls for 348 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 5: the West Indies actually struggled to even the Indian bowlers 349 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 5: towards the latter end of the border Gaviskad Trophy. They 350 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 5: missed the length with bow Webster because he's so tall, 351 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 5: he can he can sit back and it will come 352 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 5: on a comfortable high or he can go forward and 353 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 5: get the bord a nice you know, sort of pitch 354 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 5: length half volley. So they need to change the length 355 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 5: just a little bit when facing Boat Webster because it 356 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 5: was long levers. 357 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: Yes, very true, all right, who wins are we going 358 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: to be biased again Australia on the first Test. So 359 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm going on Australia for the second Test, but I 360 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: think it'll be reasonably close again. 361 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 3: Australia, but we need to see an improvement in the 362 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 3: batting from one hundred and even from a Windy's perspective, 363 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 3: it would make a great game. 364 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 4: Ye, yeah, it'd be perfect for us. 365 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 5: I'm going to go Australia as well, but it'll be 366 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 5: perfect for us and the batters to find some form 367 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 5: ahead of a big six months of cricketer ahead, especially 368 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 5: with if. 369 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: We play South Africa in a few white ball matches. 370 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: We've got obviously the ashes like that's awesome. That's the 371 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: only thing I'm worried about. If we get closer and 372 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: we lose this type of Test match, then we have 373 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: to go into the ashes. 374 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 4: That's a big step up against them, all right. 375 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: I'm calling it lads that stumps for their Cricket Today show. 376 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: We'll continue to do this show around some of the 377 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: other Test matches. I think there's a third Test in 378 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: England India England India as well, so there's lots of 379 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: cricket for Australia that we're going to cover get right 380 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: around the show. 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