1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,507 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,787 --> 00:00:17,267 Speaker 2: Darryl Mitchell is officially the world's best One Day International batsman. 4 00:00:20,867 --> 00:00:25,147 Speaker 3: Falls away and he gets it, finds the gap, does 5 00:00:25,267 --> 00:00:32,347 Speaker 3: Darryl Mitchell, and it's the raise the bat moment, simply brilliant. 6 00:00:32,347 --> 00:00:36,267 Speaker 3: Tra Mitchell on his way to his seventh One Day International. 7 00:00:35,787 --> 00:00:39,267 Speaker 2: Hundred here wonderful innings one hundred and nineteen against the 8 00:00:39,307 --> 00:00:42,587 Speaker 2: West Indies in christ Church last Sunday, moving Daryl Mitchell 9 00:00:42,907 --> 00:00:46,627 Speaker 2: to the top of the ICC ODI rankings. It's just 10 00:00:46,707 --> 00:00:50,427 Speaker 2: the second time a New Zealander has occupied the top spot, 11 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:53,907 Speaker 2: following Glenn Turner's reign all the way back in nineteen 12 00:00:54,067 --> 00:00:57,667 Speaker 2: seventy nine. Others such as Martin Crowe, Nathan Astal Came 13 00:00:57,707 --> 00:01:00,387 Speaker 2: Williamson and Ross Taylor have spent time in the top 14 00:01:00,507 --> 00:01:03,707 Speaker 2: five of the ODI batting rankings, but have never been 15 00:01:04,307 --> 00:01:08,067 Speaker 2: number one. Unfortunately, Darryl Mitchell injured himself during that in 16 00:01:08,147 --> 00:01:09,787 Speaker 2: its and was ruled out for the rest of the 17 00:01:09,827 --> 00:01:12,387 Speaker 2: three match series, but that has allowed him to join 18 00:01:12,467 --> 00:01:14,427 Speaker 2: us for a chat. I want to get to the 19 00:01:14,547 --> 00:01:17,227 Speaker 2: number one ranking in a sect. Daryl and congratulate you 20 00:01:17,307 --> 00:01:20,107 Speaker 2: on that, but how is the injury and crucially will 21 00:01:20,107 --> 00:01:23,227 Speaker 2: you be okay for the West Indies Test matches starting 22 00:01:23,427 --> 00:01:25,387 Speaker 2: in around ten days from now? 23 00:01:25,987 --> 00:01:27,867 Speaker 4: Hey, Panny, yes, Firstley, I've you a nice to catch 24 00:01:27,947 --> 00:01:30,987 Speaker 4: up with you. Yeah. Look, obviously Nigglie timing to pick 25 00:01:31,067 --> 00:01:33,227 Speaker 4: up a little grond injury. It's not what you want, 26 00:01:33,307 --> 00:01:35,387 Speaker 4: but you're aiming to be back for that first Test. 27 00:01:35,427 --> 00:01:38,147 Speaker 4: There's obviously some pretty key things with a tick off 28 00:01:38,147 --> 00:01:40,027 Speaker 4: over the next sort of ten days or so to 29 00:01:40,107 --> 00:01:42,147 Speaker 4: try and get right for that first ball. But you'll 30 00:01:42,187 --> 00:01:44,587 Speaker 4: be doing everything I can to try and be there 31 00:01:44,627 --> 00:01:45,507 Speaker 4: at Hagley. 32 00:01:45,347 --> 00:01:48,107 Speaker 2: Promising news, good stuff. All right, Well, congratulations on being 33 00:01:48,147 --> 00:01:50,867 Speaker 2: number one. You've never struck me as a man who's 34 00:01:51,067 --> 00:01:55,027 Speaker 2: driven really deeply by milestones. But what doesn't mean to 35 00:01:55,067 --> 00:01:57,747 Speaker 2: be just the second New Zealand at atop the icc 36 00:01:57,947 --> 00:01:59,187 Speaker 2: ODI rankings. 37 00:01:59,707 --> 00:02:02,147 Speaker 4: Yeah, look, it's obviously something a year you don't aim 38 00:02:02,227 --> 00:02:05,427 Speaker 4: for or even think you'll ever achieve. But I guess yes, 39 00:02:05,507 --> 00:02:08,307 Speaker 4: having sitting back the last few days and recognizing that 40 00:02:08,467 --> 00:02:10,787 Speaker 4: apart from Glen turn and no one else has done it, 41 00:02:10,787 --> 00:02:13,267 Speaker 4: it's very special. It's probably something that will I guess 42 00:02:13,307 --> 00:02:15,027 Speaker 4: at the end of your career you probably look back 43 00:02:15,027 --> 00:02:16,787 Speaker 4: on very fondly more than I guess when you're in 44 00:02:16,827 --> 00:02:19,267 Speaker 4: the in the middle of your trying to do your thing. 45 00:02:19,627 --> 00:02:22,187 Speaker 2: It's a brilliant record you've fashioned in fifty over cricket, 46 00:02:22,227 --> 00:02:24,947 Speaker 2: fifty six matches now for New Zealand, nearly two and 47 00:02:24,987 --> 00:02:28,227 Speaker 2: a half thousand runs, your average over fifty three, your century. 48 00:02:28,267 --> 00:02:31,227 Speaker 2: The other day you're seventh in the format. Why do 49 00:02:31,267 --> 00:02:34,987 Speaker 2: you think you've had such good success in fifty over cricket. 50 00:02:36,707 --> 00:02:39,627 Speaker 4: Look, I've said it before and I just love playing 51 00:02:39,667 --> 00:02:42,947 Speaker 4: for New Zealand and especially across all three formats. You know, 52 00:02:42,987 --> 00:02:44,587 Speaker 4: it's a real challenge to be able to keep backing 53 00:02:44,667 --> 00:02:47,587 Speaker 4: up over the three formats day after day. So yeah, look, 54 00:02:47,747 --> 00:02:49,707 Speaker 4: I just love I love wearing saw fern. I love 55 00:02:49,747 --> 00:02:52,987 Speaker 4: getting stuck into contests and trying to win little moments. 56 00:02:52,987 --> 00:02:56,107 Speaker 4: That's kind of what drives me and across all three formats. 57 00:02:56,107 --> 00:02:57,507 Speaker 4: So yeah, it's really good funs. 58 00:02:57,627 --> 00:03:00,267 Speaker 2: How much adjustment does it take, because it seems, you know, 59 00:03:00,387 --> 00:03:02,427 Speaker 2: as I say, one day you're playing T twenty in 60 00:03:02,467 --> 00:03:04,747 Speaker 2: fifty over stuff. We just mention before getting ready for 61 00:03:04,827 --> 00:03:08,547 Speaker 2: Red Bull cricket. How does the adjustment work and have 62 00:03:08,627 --> 00:03:11,547 Speaker 2: you got better at switching between the formats? 63 00:03:12,027 --> 00:03:14,187 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's definitely evolved over my career, and 64 00:03:14,267 --> 00:03:16,467 Speaker 4: I guess I'm lucky now I'm a little bit older 65 00:03:16,507 --> 00:03:18,627 Speaker 4: and I know how I need to prepare for each format, 66 00:03:18,667 --> 00:03:21,107 Speaker 4: and I guess the key letvel things at the two 67 00:03:21,147 --> 00:03:23,987 Speaker 4: day out day out trainings that I need to tinkle 68 00:03:24,027 --> 00:03:25,787 Speaker 4: with to be ready to go for each format. They 69 00:03:25,787 --> 00:03:29,547 Speaker 4: bring different challenges but also good fun trying to chop 70 00:03:29,547 --> 00:03:30,427 Speaker 4: and change between them. 71 00:03:30,707 --> 00:03:33,227 Speaker 2: How much has the way you batted in fifty over 72 00:03:33,307 --> 00:03:34,227 Speaker 2: cricket changed? 73 00:03:36,547 --> 00:03:39,027 Speaker 4: I don't think. I think for me, it's just it's 74 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:42,307 Speaker 4: whatever the team needs in that moment. A lot of it. 75 00:03:42,347 --> 00:03:45,107 Speaker 4: We talk about partnerships and working together with your mate 76 00:03:45,147 --> 00:03:48,067 Speaker 4: down the other end. Obviously, conditions around the world differ 77 00:03:48,587 --> 00:03:50,707 Speaker 4: at ground to ground, so it's adapting to what you 78 00:03:50,747 --> 00:03:53,587 Speaker 4: see on that surface and what way as a partnership 79 00:03:53,627 --> 00:03:55,547 Speaker 4: we can keep trying to find ways to put pressure 80 00:03:55,627 --> 00:03:57,947 Speaker 4: on them. One day cricket, you got a little bit 81 00:03:57,987 --> 00:03:59,987 Speaker 4: more time than see twenty crickets. You probably don't need 82 00:04:00,027 --> 00:04:02,187 Speaker 4: to be as high risk, but you need to build 83 00:04:02,227 --> 00:04:04,747 Speaker 4: partnerships for longer periods of time. But I guess my 84 00:04:04,907 --> 00:04:07,387 Speaker 4: role in that sort of four spot across both T 85 00:04:07,387 --> 00:04:09,667 Speaker 4: twenty and and one day crickets keep trying to find 86 00:04:09,707 --> 00:04:12,547 Speaker 4: ways to put pressure on them, and yeah, do that 87 00:04:12,667 --> 00:04:13,667 Speaker 4: for as long as they can. 88 00:04:14,027 --> 00:04:17,187 Speaker 2: Has playing so much T twenty cricket changed the way 89 00:04:17,227 --> 00:04:21,627 Speaker 2: that you bat in fifty over cricket, I think. 90 00:04:21,467 --> 00:04:23,747 Speaker 4: It probably gives you more confidence when you want to 91 00:04:23,947 --> 00:04:27,267 Speaker 4: want to put someone under pressure and take on different 92 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,267 Speaker 4: field settings, you probably got the confidence you can do 93 00:04:29,267 --> 00:04:31,107 Speaker 4: it because you've done it in T twenty cricket. But 94 00:04:31,627 --> 00:04:33,787 Speaker 4: also I think there's a nature of the Test game 95 00:04:33,827 --> 00:04:36,707 Speaker 4: as well, with absorbing spells early on when that new ball, 96 00:04:36,787 --> 00:04:39,067 Speaker 4: specially Newsander is doing a bit, and then you can 97 00:04:39,307 --> 00:04:41,467 Speaker 4: use your T twenty skills later on in the innings 98 00:04:41,467 --> 00:04:43,707 Speaker 4: to try and increase I guess where we want to 99 00:04:43,707 --> 00:04:45,027 Speaker 4: be and when you're working. 100 00:04:44,827 --> 00:04:47,307 Speaker 2: On your batting, let's go back to fifty over cricket. 101 00:04:47,347 --> 00:04:50,747 Speaker 2: Are you looking for new scoring areas or are you 102 00:04:50,787 --> 00:04:52,587 Speaker 2: pretty comfortable in your game now that you've got your 103 00:04:52,627 --> 00:04:55,547 Speaker 2: scoring areas and you just work to enhance those as 104 00:04:55,627 --> 00:04:56,347 Speaker 2: much as you can. 105 00:04:57,187 --> 00:04:58,507 Speaker 4: No, I think you're always trying to get better. You 106 00:04:58,547 --> 00:05:01,547 Speaker 4: always trying to find ways I mean bowlers are adapting 107 00:05:01,587 --> 00:05:03,107 Speaker 4: to what you do and trying to find ways to 108 00:05:03,107 --> 00:05:05,027 Speaker 4: shut you down. Just that you're trying to find ways 109 00:05:05,027 --> 00:05:08,627 Speaker 4: to score against them. Constantly evolving, and that's the cool 110 00:05:08,667 --> 00:05:11,107 Speaker 4: thing about the game is you can't still go to 111 00:05:11,147 --> 00:05:12,507 Speaker 4: keep trying to get better one hundred. 112 00:05:12,547 --> 00:05:14,427 Speaker 2: The other day, as are saying Christ Jitch, there seem 113 00:05:14,427 --> 00:05:17,347 Speaker 2: to be a lot of emotion and elation wrapped around 114 00:05:17,427 --> 00:05:20,427 Speaker 2: your tongue down there. Was it particularly special for you 115 00:05:20,547 --> 00:05:21,027 Speaker 2: that innings? 116 00:05:22,747 --> 00:05:24,547 Speaker 4: Look, it's nice, I guess doing at home and at 117 00:05:24,907 --> 00:05:26,827 Speaker 4: my home ground where I show up for work each 118 00:05:26,947 --> 00:05:29,427 Speaker 4: day and do all the hard stuff that no one sees. 119 00:05:29,507 --> 00:05:32,187 Speaker 4: So it's nice that and obviously family as well. The 120 00:05:32,267 --> 00:05:34,547 Speaker 4: girls were there, which is always cool, and you're nice 121 00:05:34,547 --> 00:05:36,307 Speaker 4: for them, I guess to see dad get one hundred. 122 00:05:36,267 --> 00:05:39,187 Speaker 2: Very cool. Tell us about Mitchell Satoner's leadership of our 123 00:05:39,227 --> 00:05:41,467 Speaker 2: white ball sides. It's something he's been doing for a 124 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:44,067 Speaker 2: little while. Now, what sort of style is he bringing 125 00:05:44,507 --> 00:05:47,267 Speaker 2: as ODI and T twenty captain for New Zealand. 126 00:05:48,627 --> 00:05:50,827 Speaker 4: Yeah, look, he's obviously done it for a while. He's 127 00:05:50,867 --> 00:05:53,187 Speaker 4: a good friend and we've known each other a long time, 128 00:05:53,227 --> 00:05:55,187 Speaker 4: so I'm very proud of. I guess what he's achieving 129 00:05:55,387 --> 00:05:58,227 Speaker 4: in the game is and he's a great captain. He's 130 00:05:58,347 --> 00:06:00,427 Speaker 4: very smart with the game, he sees it and reads 131 00:06:00,467 --> 00:06:03,147 Speaker 4: it really well, and he's a very calm influence on 132 00:06:03,187 --> 00:06:05,907 Speaker 4: the group. He's sometimes he questioned if he does have 133 00:06:05,987 --> 00:06:08,427 Speaker 4: a heart, which is always nice to have when you 134 00:06:08,467 --> 00:06:12,187 Speaker 4: have a captain in precious situations like that. Look, he's Yeah, 135 00:06:12,227 --> 00:06:15,027 Speaker 4: he's shown both with batan ball, the skills he's got, 136 00:06:15,107 --> 00:06:16,267 Speaker 4: but also the leader as well. 137 00:06:16,827 --> 00:06:18,907 Speaker 2: The next I see event the T twenty World Cup 138 00:06:18,947 --> 00:06:21,667 Speaker 2: early next year. Have you started thinking about that tournament? 139 00:06:22,707 --> 00:06:24,747 Speaker 4: Yeah, Look, I guess you're always preparing for it and 140 00:06:25,227 --> 00:06:28,507 Speaker 4: you're practicing things you know that will hopefully help us 141 00:06:28,627 --> 00:06:30,347 Speaker 4: win a World Cup in a few months time. But 142 00:06:30,907 --> 00:06:33,027 Speaker 4: that's the nature of the games, you know. We've obviously 143 00:06:33,027 --> 00:06:35,587 Speaker 4: got odi eyes today and then the Test match in 144 00:06:35,627 --> 00:06:39,267 Speaker 4: a week's time, so you're constantly balancing I guess, yeah, 145 00:06:39,307 --> 00:06:40,627 Speaker 4: the future as well as the present. 146 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:42,387 Speaker 2: And we saw you get a bowl and an odio 147 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:45,267 Speaker 2: against Pakistan bay Oval back into last summer four overs 148 00:06:45,307 --> 00:06:47,547 Speaker 2: you even got a wicket. Barbara's I'm not a bad scalp. 149 00:06:47,907 --> 00:06:49,467 Speaker 2: Do you still get your bowling loads in Do you 150 00:06:49,587 --> 00:06:52,387 Speaker 2: still want to bowl a little bit in fifty over cricket? 151 00:06:53,027 --> 00:06:55,147 Speaker 4: Yeah, I definitely consider myself and all around us still 152 00:06:55,227 --> 00:06:57,347 Speaker 4: and I guess the nature of our bowling attack at 153 00:06:57,387 --> 00:06:59,027 Speaker 4: the moment. The boys are doing a great job, so 154 00:06:59,307 --> 00:07:02,627 Speaker 4: I haven't haven't needed to bowl any overs, but I'm 155 00:07:02,627 --> 00:07:05,627 Speaker 4: always prepared. I'm always training it, and yeah, I guess 156 00:07:05,667 --> 00:07:07,267 Speaker 4: when called upon, I'll be ready. 157 00:07:07,147 --> 00:07:09,787 Speaker 2: To do a job catch any of the ashes. Yesterday, 158 00:07:10,547 --> 00:07:10,907 Speaker 2: Yeah I did. 159 00:07:10,987 --> 00:07:13,147 Speaker 4: I packed up and watched a little bit on the afternoon. 160 00:07:13,627 --> 00:07:16,307 Speaker 4: It's a great watch and obviously with us going there 161 00:07:16,387 --> 00:07:18,787 Speaker 4: next summer as well, it's good to see. I guess, 162 00:07:18,947 --> 00:07:21,067 Speaker 4: especially how Optus is playing, because yeah, that looked like 163 00:07:21,147 --> 00:07:21,587 Speaker 4: tough work. 164 00:07:21,827 --> 00:07:24,667 Speaker 2: Indeed, indeed, well, good to hear that you're on track 165 00:07:24,747 --> 00:07:26,947 Speaker 2: for the first Test match in ten days or so. 166 00:07:27,067 --> 00:07:29,347 Speaker 2: Congrats on being number one of the ODIO rankings. Will 167 00:07:29,387 --> 00:07:30,427 Speaker 2: always protet catching up. 168 00:07:30,467 --> 00:07:32,387 Speaker 4: Thanks for the time, No nowhere, it's going to catch 169 00:07:32,467 --> 00:07:32,667 Speaker 4: up now. 170 00:07:32,667 --> 00:07:34,507 Speaker 2: Good to catch up with you too, Darryl Darrell Mitchell. 171 00:07:34,587 --> 00:07:37,187 Speaker 2: There are currently just at the back end of his 172 00:07:37,307 --> 00:07:40,867 Speaker 2: rehab from that little groin strain he picked up last weekend. 173 00:07:40,947 --> 00:07:43,947 Speaker 2: I guess with a couple of ODIs. You probably even 174 00:07:43,987 --> 00:07:46,027 Speaker 2: though he is number one in the world, you probably say, okay, 175 00:07:46,067 --> 00:07:48,467 Speaker 2: you know, rest from those. We've got test matches coming 176 00:07:48,547 --> 00:07:51,107 Speaker 2: up and then the T twenty World Cup, so you 177 00:07:51,147 --> 00:07:52,987 Speaker 2: don't want to aggravate it in any way. If it's 178 00:07:53,027 --> 00:07:54,707 Speaker 2: just a little niggle one by the sounds of things, 179 00:07:54,787 --> 00:07:58,267 Speaker 2: that's what it is. He'll be absolutely okay for the 180 00:07:58,387 --> 00:08:00,507 Speaker 2: test matches against the West Indies. 181 00:08:01,027 --> 00:08:04,227 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 182 00:08:04,307 --> 00:08:07,587 Speaker 1: to News Talk d BE weekends from midday, or follow 183 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:09,227 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.