1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Black Caps good weekend, lined up India on Sunday night 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: in Dubai Champions Trophy and Tom Latham's with us very good. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Morning, good morning. Here he goes down very well. 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: Indeed, given what's unfolded over the last couple of days, 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: how do you feel, Yeah. 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: I'll see, yeah, I'll see over the moon. I think 7 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: the performance that we put out yesterday was, yeah, i'll 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: see pretty much exactly what we wanted. And yeah, the 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: way the guys set that set it up with the 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: first innings was probably couldn't have ask through anything more 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 2: and then when you were certainly going to be tough 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 2: with the ball, but yeah, we managed to keep taking 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: wickets when we needed to and yeah, boys played fantastically. 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: Well going in take us through the whole tournament, going 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: in what you got versus what you thought you'd get. 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: How did that unfold? 17 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think conditions we've to take a little bit 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: of knowledge from the times we've been here in the past, 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: and there was no sort of tends to get easier 20 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: betting under lights, and they can, they can skid on. 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: But I think the way that we've played, we've just 22 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 2: tried to play our blueprint as best we can, and 23 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: we've managed to play that pretty well. And I guess 24 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: you look at having a try series beforehand, probably it 25 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: was the perfect preparation leading leading into it. So yeah, 26 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: obviously moved to a different venue here and do buy 27 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 2: for the final and starts. We've got some knowledge around 28 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: how the wicket will potentially play and happily we can 29 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: and yeah, I'll adapt to that wicket and hope to 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: put out another good performance. 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. One of the cricket tragics around here was talking 32 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: about the block in Dubai and all that sort of stuff. 33 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: How much of it's in your head and if you 34 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: really want to win, you can win versus what's on 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: the ground. 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, they've had a lot of cricket here over the 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: last couple of months. So the wickets that tend to 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: be used services, so they can be a little bit 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: lower and slower and turn a little bit more. But 40 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: you know, we're international cricketers. We play all around the 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: world and we're expected to adapt to I guess whatever 42 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: surface that we're provided with, and I guess in a 43 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: couple of day time it's going to give us another challenge, 44 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: to another chance to do that and hopefully we can 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: adapt as bricks can and as I said, put that 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: putting that perfect performance out. 47 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: I know you've just arrived this time, right, But I 48 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: mean Tobaya's place. Do they love the cricketers. Is there 49 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: a vibe about it? Yeah? 50 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: It was pretty it was pretty packed ground when we 51 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: when we played here last time, it was pretty dominant 52 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: Indian supporters. But yeah, they're certainly arriving, they certainly love 53 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: their cricket and I'm sure they'll be looking forward to 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: get in there and hopefully we can. We've never been 55 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 2: a bit of support on Sunday, I think it is. 56 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: Is there any reason you can't win? 57 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely not. I think we we've got every chance of 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: of if we put out a good performance. You know, 59 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 2: we know we're a chance of betting this quality Indian side. 60 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: We've done it before, whether it be at home or 61 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 2: whether it be away, and we know we've got the 62 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: talent and I guess the experience in the group that 63 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 2: hopefully we can lean back on some of the experiences 64 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 2: that we've had in ICC events and the guys have 65 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: been playing some fantastic cricket, which you know, confidence as 66 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: a wonderful thing, and hopefully the guys can just take 67 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: that confidence into into the next game and hopefully, hopefully 68 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: come away with some silver. 69 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: More importantly, Tom, is anyone going to hire a Lamborghini 70 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: and drive through the desert or ride a camel? 71 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: I'm not too sure. Hopefully, hopefully those things are getting 72 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: sorted out and if we get to we get to 73 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: that point and then we'll wait and see. 74 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: All right, good luck to you and we'll be watching 75 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: over the weekend. Tom Latham with us out of Dubai 76 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: this morning. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen 77 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: live to news talks it'd be from six weekdays, or 78 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.