1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:13,707 Speaker 1: from News Talk z b's. 3 00:00:12,747 --> 00:00:16,067 Speaker 2: You Across the Tasman our regular Australian correspondent Adam Peacock 4 00:00:16,147 --> 00:00:19,947 Speaker 2: as whether as Adam, I know it's been done and dusted, 5 00:00:19,947 --> 00:00:22,187 Speaker 2: but with the benefit of a few days hindsight after 6 00:00:22,227 --> 00:00:24,547 Speaker 2: the Australian Tennis Open that you were deeply involved in 7 00:00:24,547 --> 00:00:26,747 Speaker 2: the coverage of, how do you regard the twenty twenty 8 00:00:26,747 --> 00:00:27,547 Speaker 2: five edition. 9 00:00:28,987 --> 00:00:31,827 Speaker 3: Awesome fining. Yeah, I really enjoyed it. It didn't have 10 00:00:32,547 --> 00:00:37,027 Speaker 3: thinking about it didn't have the incredible, amazing viral moments 11 00:00:37,027 --> 00:00:39,867 Speaker 3: if you like, throughout and you know, in part towards 12 00:00:39,987 --> 00:00:41,987 Speaker 3: the fact that Niicurious lost in the first round and 13 00:00:41,987 --> 00:00:44,787 Speaker 3: he didn't play the doubles, and yeah, various other reasons 14 00:00:44,827 --> 00:00:47,547 Speaker 3: that the crescendo on the weekend for two different reasons. 15 00:00:47,587 --> 00:00:51,067 Speaker 3: The women's final was just an epic contest and Madison 16 00:00:51,147 --> 00:00:54,667 Speaker 3: Keys really heartwarming story that she got it done. And 17 00:00:54,707 --> 00:00:56,907 Speaker 3: then the performance of the Annix Sinner goes down as 18 00:00:56,947 --> 00:00:59,947 Speaker 3: one of the great Grand Snam Final performances of all time. 19 00:01:00,027 --> 00:01:02,307 Speaker 3: To not even face a break point against the second 20 00:01:02,307 --> 00:01:05,387 Speaker 3: best player in the world, it's just it's insane tennis, 21 00:01:05,427 --> 00:01:08,987 Speaker 3: so for very reasons that the final weekend was bloody 22 00:01:09,067 --> 00:01:12,307 Speaker 3: enjoyable in terms of watching high level sports. 23 00:01:11,867 --> 00:01:14,267 Speaker 2: Great stuff. Loved your coverage of that. Let's move to 24 00:01:14,907 --> 00:01:18,547 Speaker 2: the other big summer sport in both of our country's cricket. 25 00:01:18,627 --> 00:01:20,707 Speaker 2: Both of your men's and women's teams are in action 26 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:24,707 Speaker 2: at the moment, are both absolutely dominating their opposition. Let's 27 00:01:24,707 --> 00:01:27,907 Speaker 2: start and gaul Australia six hundred and fifty four for 28 00:01:27,987 --> 00:01:30,587 Speaker 2: six to clear Sri Lanka one hundred and thirty six 29 00:01:30,627 --> 00:01:33,147 Speaker 2: for five. Goodness me, yeah. 30 00:01:32,987 --> 00:01:35,067 Speaker 3: A bit of a gap between the two suys. Unfortunately, 31 00:01:35,107 --> 00:01:38,187 Speaker 3: though the weather looks to kind of help the Srilankans 32 00:01:38,227 --> 00:01:40,707 Speaker 3: yesterday and who knows what the weather's going to serve 33 00:01:40,787 --> 00:01:43,787 Speaker 3: up in the next two days, So Australia basically have 34 00:01:44,347 --> 00:01:47,187 Speaker 3: two days to take fifteen wickets. I can't imagine that 35 00:01:47,187 --> 00:01:51,547 Speaker 3: we've bat again unless something extraordinary happens, but yeah, it's 36 00:01:51,587 --> 00:01:54,107 Speaker 3: a tough ass. They're well rested, I guess though the 37 00:01:54,107 --> 00:01:57,507 Speaker 3: bowl was after missing out for most of Day three, 38 00:01:58,307 --> 00:02:00,987 Speaker 3: but yeah, total domination. Didn't expect this. The way that 39 00:02:01,027 --> 00:02:04,787 Speaker 3: we batted was so impressive and that wicket probably didn't 40 00:02:05,227 --> 00:02:08,027 Speaker 3: suit the Srilankans well as it might have, and I 41 00:02:08,107 --> 00:02:09,587 Speaker 3: dare say I think they're going to play in the 42 00:02:09,587 --> 00:02:11,267 Speaker 3: same deck in the second Test, so who knows what 43 00:02:11,267 --> 00:02:12,667 Speaker 3: they're going to serve up in that one could be 44 00:02:12,707 --> 00:02:14,747 Speaker 3: one of those loftteries that we've seen in Pakistan in 45 00:02:14,747 --> 00:02:17,187 Speaker 3: the last couple of years, where they put all kinds 46 00:02:17,227 --> 00:02:19,907 Speaker 3: of things on the pitch to dry it out and 47 00:02:19,947 --> 00:02:22,987 Speaker 3: make it turn from ball one on day one. But 48 00:02:23,067 --> 00:02:25,707 Speaker 3: at the moment Australia in a commanding position and bat 49 00:02:25,707 --> 00:02:27,747 Speaker 3: it so well. It was mccawajhor the best of them 50 00:02:28,107 --> 00:02:30,307 Speaker 3: with two hundred plus. 51 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:34,227 Speaker 2: His opening partner Travis Head. Sam Constace of course, turned 52 00:02:34,267 --> 00:02:35,867 Speaker 2: plenty of heads at the back end of the series 53 00:02:35,907 --> 00:02:38,387 Speaker 2: against India. A surprise to you he wasn't selected to 54 00:02:38,427 --> 00:02:39,147 Speaker 2: open here. 55 00:02:39,907 --> 00:02:42,307 Speaker 3: A little bit like if we're looking at it and 56 00:02:42,347 --> 00:02:44,587 Speaker 3: saying that, okay, we want Sam Plastas to be part 57 00:02:44,587 --> 00:02:47,427 Speaker 3: of a test set up for the next fifteen years 58 00:02:47,547 --> 00:02:50,867 Speaker 3: and essentially a dead rubber test because it doesn't mean 59 00:02:50,867 --> 00:02:54,267 Speaker 3: anything for making World Test Championships, Why don't we give 60 00:02:54,307 --> 00:02:56,827 Speaker 3: him a go? But then you pointed back to Australia 61 00:02:56,907 --> 00:02:59,587 Speaker 3: just wanting to win every test and picking the best 62 00:02:59,627 --> 00:03:02,427 Speaker 3: possible team available at that moment, and you can't argue 63 00:03:02,467 --> 00:03:04,667 Speaker 3: with Josh English the man to come in. They push 64 00:03:04,707 --> 00:03:06,707 Speaker 3: Travis Head up to the top of the order and 65 00:03:06,747 --> 00:03:10,507 Speaker 3: they put Joshings in at five. Really gives him an 66 00:03:10,547 --> 00:03:15,107 Speaker 3: opportunity to impress on turning decks and he did that 67 00:03:15,147 --> 00:03:19,267 Speaker 3: with a Runnaball century. So the selectors over here they 68 00:03:19,387 --> 00:03:21,707 Speaker 3: have over the journey and be saying over there they 69 00:03:21,747 --> 00:03:24,507 Speaker 3: picked someone who's against the grain or it's not with 70 00:03:24,587 --> 00:03:27,427 Speaker 3: public opinion, and that kind of everyone blows up. But 71 00:03:27,507 --> 00:03:30,147 Speaker 3: the selectors in the last few years they've made right 72 00:03:30,227 --> 00:03:32,347 Speaker 3: choice after right choice and they've got it right against you. 73 00:03:33,267 --> 00:03:36,787 Speaker 2: And closer to home, the women's Ashes is happening in Australia. 74 00:03:36,827 --> 00:03:39,747 Speaker 2: This has been utterly lopsided. There were three One day 75 00:03:39,747 --> 00:03:43,547 Speaker 2: Internationals or one by Australia, three T twenty internationals or 76 00:03:43,547 --> 00:03:45,987 Speaker 2: one by Australia, and in the sold teest a Dane 77 00:03:45,987 --> 00:03:49,387 Speaker 2: eighter in Melbourne, England all out one seventy Australia four 78 00:03:49,547 --> 00:03:50,627 Speaker 2: twenty two for five. 79 00:03:51,707 --> 00:03:55,547 Speaker 3: Yeah, these are the top of tours that at the 80 00:03:55,627 --> 00:03:57,867 Speaker 3: end of it, one team celebrates and the other one 81 00:03:57,907 --> 00:04:01,627 Speaker 3: goes home and has an independent review, not so much 82 00:04:01,787 --> 00:04:05,027 Speaker 3: just like a heart to heart chat in the dressing 83 00:04:05,067 --> 00:04:07,747 Speaker 3: room after, like we're talking board level, what the hell 84 00:04:07,827 --> 00:04:09,347 Speaker 3: is going on? And I think that's going to happen 85 00:04:09,347 --> 00:04:10,787 Speaker 3: with England out of the back of this one. This 86 00:04:10,827 --> 00:04:13,627 Speaker 3: has been a complete disaster from their perspective, and it 87 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:16,507 Speaker 3: shouldn't happen because they've got a really strong domestic set 88 00:04:16,587 --> 00:04:19,427 Speaker 3: up on paper and they've got a competition which is 89 00:04:20,387 --> 00:04:22,627 Speaker 3: attracting players from all around the world called the Hundred 90 00:04:22,667 --> 00:04:25,067 Speaker 3: that they have every year, so their cricket should be 91 00:04:25,067 --> 00:04:27,547 Speaker 3: better and it just hasn't been. In Australia, who were 92 00:04:28,307 --> 00:04:31,347 Speaker 3: just prodded into action after missing out at the last 93 00:04:31,387 --> 00:04:35,427 Speaker 3: World Cup, they've come back and just absolutely given it 94 00:04:35,427 --> 00:04:38,147 Speaker 3: to the English. So it's good from an Australian perspective, 95 00:04:38,187 --> 00:04:41,667 Speaker 3: but yeah, England have a lot a lot to consider 96 00:04:41,787 --> 00:04:43,747 Speaker 3: when they may get home after this tour. 97 00:04:43,987 --> 00:04:45,947 Speaker 2: Have people been checking this out? Have they been turning 98 00:04:45,987 --> 00:04:47,267 Speaker 2: up to watch or watching on TV? 99 00:04:48,027 --> 00:04:50,627 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, good ratings on TV. And look that they've 100 00:04:50,627 --> 00:04:52,547 Speaker 3: held this one at the ENCG. They've taken a bit 101 00:04:52,547 --> 00:04:54,827 Speaker 3: of a throw at the stumps and when it was 102 00:04:54,907 --> 00:04:59,147 Speaker 3: raining yesterday it got all the cricketing viewers on the 103 00:04:59,147 --> 00:05:00,547 Speaker 3: eyes of the ashes, and I think a lot of 104 00:05:00,547 --> 00:05:03,067 Speaker 3: people realize that why they're having this at the end. 105 00:05:03,347 --> 00:05:04,867 Speaker 3: They had the Test at the end of the multi 106 00:05:04,867 --> 00:05:08,107 Speaker 3: format series. It kind of feels like like a bit 107 00:05:08,147 --> 00:05:08,947 Speaker 3: of a dead rubber. 108 00:05:08,987 --> 00:05:09,227 Speaker 1: Now. 109 00:05:09,427 --> 00:05:11,947 Speaker 3: Conversely, if you've end up with all the play for 110 00:05:12,187 --> 00:05:14,867 Speaker 3: and it's eighty six in terms of points going into 111 00:05:14,867 --> 00:05:17,107 Speaker 3: the last Test, which is worth four points, it's a 112 00:05:17,147 --> 00:05:19,467 Speaker 3: complete opposite. But I kind of agree with the summation 113 00:05:19,627 --> 00:05:21,547 Speaker 3: that maybe the Test match should be at the front 114 00:05:21,947 --> 00:05:24,587 Speaker 3: if we're going to prioritize that. But whatever the case, 115 00:05:24,667 --> 00:05:28,267 Speaker 3: Yeah it is. It is getting really good viewership on 116 00:05:28,307 --> 00:05:30,347 Speaker 3: television and pretty handy crowds throughout. 117 00:05:30,387 --> 00:05:30,987 Speaker 2: Although it does. 118 00:05:30,987 --> 00:05:32,587 Speaker 3: Look a bit empty they're having a game on this 119 00:05:32,667 --> 00:05:35,307 Speaker 3: at the MCG, there's still some healthy crowds coming through 120 00:05:35,347 --> 00:05:36,347 Speaker 3: the gate, which is good to see. 121 00:05:36,427 --> 00:05:38,987 Speaker 2: Yeah, good to hear. I believe today might have been 122 00:05:38,987 --> 00:05:41,227 Speaker 2: your first day off all year, So thank you for 123 00:05:41,267 --> 00:05:44,347 Speaker 2: taking at least ten minutes out of a jet to us. Mate. 124 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:46,347 Speaker 2: I'm sorry to disturb you. Will get you back on 125 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:46,907 Speaker 2: next Saturday. 126 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:49,547 Speaker 3: Suits sounds good, mate, sounds good. 127 00:05:49,707 --> 00:05:52,547 Speaker 2: Cheers man, that's ten peaclock our Australian correspondent even on 128 00:05:52,587 --> 00:05:55,027 Speaker 2: his day off, joining us here on news Talk ZEDB 129 00:05:55,187 --> 00:05:58,227 Speaker 2: with all of the big sports stories from across the Tasman. 130 00:05:58,787 --> 00:06:01,987 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Paine, listen live 131 00:06:02,067 --> 00:06:05,467 Speaker 1: to News Talk EDB weekends from midday or follow the 132 00:06:05,507 --> 00:06:06,987 Speaker 1: podcast on it houd Radio