1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,387 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:17,707 Speaker 2: The Central Stags have qualified directly for tomorrow's Super Smash 4 00:00:17,787 --> 00:00:19,547 Speaker 2: Men's final. They finished well clear at the top of 5 00:00:19,587 --> 00:00:23,747 Speaker 2: the regular season table six wins, two losses to no results. 6 00:00:24,107 --> 00:00:26,187 Speaker 2: They now await the winner of the elimination final this 7 00:00:26,267 --> 00:00:29,427 Speaker 2: afternoon between Northern and Canterbury. Jaden Lennox has played a 8 00:00:29,507 --> 00:00:32,307 Speaker 2: key role in the Stags run to the final. Yeah, 9 00:00:32,587 --> 00:00:36,747 Speaker 2: oh that's brilliant. That is really good from Jaden Lennox, 10 00:00:36,907 --> 00:00:38,267 Speaker 2: claims about days. 11 00:00:39,627 --> 00:00:40,987 Speaker 3: And that's got to be close that. 12 00:00:41,387 --> 00:00:47,387 Speaker 2: Yeah, everything's coming up roses for Jaden Lennox. Indeed, he 13 00:00:47,427 --> 00:00:50,587 Speaker 2: was the side's most economical bowler across the competition, also 14 00:00:50,627 --> 00:00:53,467 Speaker 2: picking up nine wickets. He took nine catches as well, 15 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:57,307 Speaker 2: including a Stag's record four and one game against the 16 00:00:57,347 --> 00:00:59,867 Speaker 2: Northern Brave. In that same innings, he had his season's 17 00:00:59,867 --> 00:01:03,107 Speaker 2: best figures of three for fourteen. Jayden Lenox is with 18 00:01:03,227 --> 00:01:06,187 Speaker 2: us Jayden numb, Well, congrats on your season for un 19 00:01:06,707 --> 00:01:08,627 Speaker 2: the Stags. What have been the main keys to the 20 00:01:08,667 --> 00:01:11,307 Speaker 2: side's success during the round robin segment. 21 00:01:13,987 --> 00:01:16,427 Speaker 3: Iose it's pretty hard to put your finger on one thing, 22 00:01:16,467 --> 00:01:20,467 Speaker 3: I think where we're probably tracking nicely, and we're probably 23 00:01:20,507 --> 00:01:22,867 Speaker 3: tracking a little bit more confidently confidently than we have 24 00:01:22,947 --> 00:01:24,627 Speaker 3: in the I suppose the past couple of years. It 25 00:01:24,627 --> 00:01:26,227 Speaker 3: feels like when we get ourselves into a little bit 26 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:28,547 Speaker 3: of a tangle, that we're sort of trusting our own 27 00:01:28,547 --> 00:01:30,467 Speaker 3: games and trusting each other enough to just kind of 28 00:01:30,507 --> 00:01:32,547 Speaker 3: take the games as deep as we need to. We're 29 00:01:32,587 --> 00:01:34,627 Speaker 3: in the past, we've kind of panicked a little bit, 30 00:01:34,667 --> 00:01:37,027 Speaker 3: and when we've been chasing Nigglie totals, we've kind of 31 00:01:37,427 --> 00:01:39,587 Speaker 3: fallen a stepar too short. So I think the fact 32 00:01:39,627 --> 00:01:41,347 Speaker 3: that we've kind of grown in confidence and that we're 33 00:01:41,387 --> 00:01:44,467 Speaker 3: started to win hard games, it's probably a huge area 34 00:01:44,467 --> 00:01:45,747 Speaker 3: of progression for us this season. 35 00:01:46,387 --> 00:01:48,707 Speaker 2: Does that confidence you talk about there, does that come 36 00:01:48,787 --> 00:01:50,907 Speaker 2: really only with experience? 37 00:01:52,667 --> 00:01:54,467 Speaker 3: Yeah. I think if you look through our sort of 38 00:01:54,507 --> 00:01:56,347 Speaker 3: eleven as well players that have played the majority of 39 00:01:56,387 --> 00:01:58,747 Speaker 3: this campaign, there is a lot of experience there, and 40 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:01,507 Speaker 3: I think the guys that are less experienced are kind 41 00:02:01,507 --> 00:02:03,707 Speaker 3: of leaning on the guys with a shipmold of experience. 42 00:02:03,787 --> 00:02:06,307 Speaker 3: So yeah, I think it's one of those things that 43 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:08,467 Speaker 3: there's a good balance of experience and a little bit 44 00:02:08,467 --> 00:02:10,747 Speaker 3: of youth and an experience there which is kind of 45 00:02:10,787 --> 00:02:13,907 Speaker 3: lights the fire and everybody and kind of getting your 46 00:02:13,947 --> 00:02:15,987 Speaker 3: arm around some of the guys with less experiences. Cool 47 00:02:15,987 --> 00:02:19,387 Speaker 3: when you know that when there's a place that's falling 48 00:02:19,387 --> 00:02:20,227 Speaker 3: on good shoulders. 49 00:02:20,267 --> 00:02:23,027 Speaker 2: I guess now, even though you didn't actually, as it 50 00:02:23,067 --> 00:02:25,587 Speaker 2: turns out, need the win in your last game to 51 00:02:25,627 --> 00:02:28,667 Speaker 2: finish top, how much confidence did you take from the 52 00:02:28,747 --> 00:02:34,227 Speaker 2: victory over Auckland on Wednesday, especially taking forty five of 53 00:02:34,347 --> 00:02:36,067 Speaker 2: the last sixteen balls to win that game. 54 00:02:36,787 --> 00:02:40,427 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've spoken about momentum a lot this season, and 55 00:02:41,307 --> 00:02:43,907 Speaker 3: I think it was really nice to obviously know that 56 00:02:43,947 --> 00:02:45,547 Speaker 3: we didn't need to win that game, but the fact 57 00:02:45,547 --> 00:02:47,027 Speaker 3: that we sort of pulled that out of the fire 58 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:48,827 Speaker 3: a little bit, and that's kind of the games that 59 00:02:48,867 --> 00:02:51,107 Speaker 3: we've been speaking about is in the past, we've done 60 00:02:51,107 --> 00:02:53,587 Speaker 3: a way to lose those games. We've had our backs 61 00:02:53,667 --> 00:02:55,187 Speaker 3: up against the wall, but we've kind of found a 62 00:02:55,187 --> 00:02:56,667 Speaker 3: little bit of a method about taking the game a 63 00:02:56,707 --> 00:02:58,507 Speaker 3: little bit deeper than heave in the past, and we're 64 00:02:58,547 --> 00:03:00,747 Speaker 3: kind of proving it to ourselves that we can do that. 65 00:03:01,547 --> 00:03:03,427 Speaker 3: And you put the last couple of seasons, I say 66 00:03:03,467 --> 00:03:07,027 Speaker 3: we've kind of struggled in those situations to win those 67 00:03:07,067 --> 00:03:08,987 Speaker 3: games and get a little bit more momentum. I think 68 00:03:09,547 --> 00:03:12,147 Speaker 3: before that Auckland game, we hadn't played in nine days 69 00:03:12,147 --> 00:03:14,547 Speaker 3: because of two rain So to get on the park 70 00:03:14,587 --> 00:03:17,747 Speaker 3: and get a win that's pretty crucial to getting back 71 00:03:17,787 --> 00:03:20,747 Speaker 3: on the winner's side of the table was pretty cool. 72 00:03:21,187 --> 00:03:24,227 Speaker 2: Let's talk a little bit about your bowling. What's been 73 00:03:24,227 --> 00:03:26,547 Speaker 2: the secret or what of being the keys of your 74 00:03:26,627 --> 00:03:29,627 Speaker 2: economy in the T twenty comp this season? 75 00:03:32,107 --> 00:03:34,747 Speaker 3: I don't really know. I think it's probably a combination 76 00:03:34,787 --> 00:03:38,627 Speaker 3: of experience and sort of I do quite a bit 77 00:03:38,667 --> 00:03:41,667 Speaker 3: of work on the analytics of the game and kind 78 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:44,187 Speaker 3: of figure out little niche areas where I can save 79 00:03:44,227 --> 00:03:46,467 Speaker 3: one or two runs against most betters, so I kind 80 00:03:46,467 --> 00:03:48,827 Speaker 3: of let those one percenters kind of stack up a 81 00:03:48,867 --> 00:03:52,147 Speaker 3: little bit. But I think it's just a combination of 82 00:03:52,187 --> 00:03:54,947 Speaker 3: being experienced now and working closely with the guys around 83 00:03:54,947 --> 00:03:58,147 Speaker 3: me to kind of formulate a plan and figure out 84 00:03:58,187 --> 00:03:59,387 Speaker 3: how I can kind of trying and to have my 85 00:03:59,427 --> 00:04:00,227 Speaker 3: impact on the game. 86 00:04:00,827 --> 00:04:02,267 Speaker 2: Are you trying to take wickets out there? 87 00:04:02,267 --> 00:04:02,347 Speaker 3: Like? 88 00:04:02,347 --> 00:04:04,347 Speaker 2: Would you be happier with I don't know, would you 89 00:04:04,347 --> 00:04:06,867 Speaker 2: be happy with two for thirty or or none for 90 00:04:06,907 --> 00:04:07,427 Speaker 2: twenty eight. 91 00:04:09,827 --> 00:04:12,587 Speaker 3: It's probably a little bit depends on the game scenario. 92 00:04:12,707 --> 00:04:16,427 Speaker 3: But I think kind of my role with it within 93 00:04:16,467 --> 00:04:17,947 Speaker 3: our team at the moment is to kind of be 94 00:04:17,987 --> 00:04:20,427 Speaker 3: the glue in the middle that can kind of restrict 95 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:24,507 Speaker 3: whatever the situation is. So the fact that I'm going 96 00:04:24,547 --> 00:04:26,547 Speaker 3: to less runs and a lot of other people that 97 00:04:27,227 --> 00:04:30,787 Speaker 3: that's my avenue and trying to provide a little bit 98 00:04:30,827 --> 00:04:32,947 Speaker 3: of control and when there's a big over, Tom can 99 00:04:33,027 --> 00:04:35,187 Speaker 3: kind of throw them the ball and he'll know more 100 00:04:35,267 --> 00:04:38,227 Speaker 3: or less what he's going to get. And I suppose 101 00:04:38,347 --> 00:04:40,467 Speaker 3: knowing that people are allowed to have their day with 102 00:04:40,507 --> 00:04:42,067 Speaker 3: the bed as well, So not being too hard on 103 00:04:42,067 --> 00:04:45,227 Speaker 3: yourself and you don't have those good days. It's probably 104 00:04:45,227 --> 00:04:47,107 Speaker 3: the key to my role. Because you're never going to 105 00:04:48,107 --> 00:04:50,587 Speaker 3: bowl none to twenty or two to thirty every day. 106 00:04:50,587 --> 00:04:52,787 Speaker 3: There's going to be days where you go for fifty, 107 00:04:53,427 --> 00:04:55,307 Speaker 3: So just accepting that's probably a big part of it 108 00:04:55,347 --> 00:04:57,547 Speaker 3: as well, and being at ease with knowing that these 109 00:04:57,627 --> 00:04:59,387 Speaker 3: days that the betters are going to take you down. 110 00:04:59,947 --> 00:05:01,547 Speaker 2: At the start of a bowling innings, do you have 111 00:05:01,587 --> 00:05:04,787 Speaker 2: a general idea of which overs you're likely to bowl? 112 00:05:04,867 --> 00:05:06,867 Speaker 2: Or does that very much depend on how the beginnings 113 00:05:07,147 --> 00:05:08,547 Speaker 2: pans outside in the power play. 114 00:05:10,267 --> 00:05:13,787 Speaker 3: N I think we're we'd probably like to say that 115 00:05:14,067 --> 00:05:16,787 Speaker 3: everybody should have a good idea, but the nature of 116 00:05:16,827 --> 00:05:20,027 Speaker 3: twenty twenty cricket, especially in his Zelandic game, the game 117 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:22,347 Speaker 3: progresses pretty quickly. So sometimes you get a little bit 118 00:05:22,387 --> 00:05:24,387 Speaker 3: of a right, who shall we bowl here? And then 119 00:05:24,427 --> 00:05:27,467 Speaker 3: you haven't bit of a midfield conference with Tom and 120 00:05:27,507 --> 00:05:29,787 Speaker 3: you decide, right, it's it's time to try and shut 121 00:05:30,067 --> 00:05:32,747 Speaker 3: shutting over down inside the power play, which typically i'd 122 00:05:33,707 --> 00:05:36,147 Speaker 3: kind of go sort of maybe seven, oh, like the 123 00:05:36,187 --> 00:05:40,107 Speaker 3: seventh over, maybe the eleventh and thirteenth, and then somewhere 124 00:05:40,147 --> 00:05:42,467 Speaker 3: around the eighteenth. So yeah, you just got to be 125 00:05:42,507 --> 00:05:43,907 Speaker 3: really it's kind of one of those games, and you 126 00:05:44,027 --> 00:05:45,707 Speaker 3: have to be prepared to bowl every year over the game. 127 00:05:46,267 --> 00:05:48,427 Speaker 2: You mentioned Tom Bruce there before. I mean, he's a 128 00:05:48,507 --> 00:05:51,707 Speaker 2: terrific T twenty player, isn't he. How keys has batting 129 00:05:51,747 --> 00:05:53,667 Speaker 2: been and the batting of of a guy like Jack 130 00:05:53,707 --> 00:05:56,747 Speaker 2: Boyle to your success this season, Yeah, it's been. 131 00:05:56,867 --> 00:06:00,347 Speaker 3: It's been phenomenal. We've had I suppose we've had one 132 00:06:00,707 --> 00:06:03,187 Speaker 3: one guy in the past going well in the tournament 133 00:06:03,187 --> 00:06:05,547 Speaker 3: it's kind of and that always contributes to games when 134 00:06:05,547 --> 00:06:07,507 Speaker 3: you get somebody that can bridge sort of, I suppose 135 00:06:07,507 --> 00:06:09,707 Speaker 3: if you get somebody that can average fifty throughout a tournament, 136 00:06:10,027 --> 00:06:12,427 Speaker 3: that's pretty special for somebody to do across sort of 137 00:06:12,427 --> 00:06:15,107 Speaker 3: a general eleven game tournament. But to have two or 138 00:06:15,107 --> 00:06:18,467 Speaker 3: three guys that are contributing to winning games for us consistently, 139 00:06:18,987 --> 00:06:21,107 Speaker 3: it just means that you're not losing wickets at both ends. 140 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:23,547 Speaker 3: And sometimes when you lose, look at both ends and 141 00:06:23,587 --> 00:06:27,147 Speaker 3: you you don't really find ways to get momentum through 142 00:06:27,147 --> 00:06:28,907 Speaker 3: the middle. So the fact that we've got three or 143 00:06:28,947 --> 00:06:31,547 Speaker 3: four guys that are all in a pretty rich veniform 144 00:06:31,627 --> 00:06:34,107 Speaker 3: of moments, it's really col and we've got a lot 145 00:06:34,107 --> 00:06:37,707 Speaker 3: of confidence in the lower order as well, like when 146 00:06:37,707 --> 00:06:39,227 Speaker 3: we saw the other night that Curtis came out in 147 00:06:39,267 --> 00:06:41,947 Speaker 3: a different role at number six or seven, got us 148 00:06:41,987 --> 00:06:45,267 Speaker 3: across the line with Shawsey, who's a game pretty inexperience. 149 00:06:45,547 --> 00:06:47,627 Speaker 3: It's cool to see because we're all backing each other 150 00:06:47,667 --> 00:06:50,587 Speaker 3: as well. So the fact that everybody's leaning on each 151 00:06:50,627 --> 00:06:53,387 Speaker 3: other within satting unit, it's pretty cool and it's something 152 00:06:53,427 --> 00:06:56,427 Speaker 3: that we've kind of tried ourselves on for this campaign especially. 153 00:06:56,467 --> 00:06:58,307 Speaker 3: We worked seriously hard and we had some pretty tough 154 00:06:58,307 --> 00:07:01,587 Speaker 3: conversations posts Super Smash last year about how we just 155 00:07:01,627 --> 00:07:04,587 Speaker 3: didn't quite hit our straps and we weren't prepared to 156 00:07:04,587 --> 00:07:08,627 Speaker 3: take the games deep enough. So we've come out Trump's 157 00:07:09,147 --> 00:07:10,667 Speaker 3: up to the stages pretty broader. 158 00:07:10,907 --> 00:07:12,427 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Have you had a bat yet? 159 00:07:12,667 --> 00:07:12,867 Speaker 1: Have you? 160 00:07:12,987 --> 00:07:14,867 Speaker 2: Have you betted? You haven't had one yet? 161 00:07:14,987 --> 00:07:17,987 Speaker 3: I haven't. No, I've had to put the pads on twice, 162 00:07:17,987 --> 00:07:19,987 Speaker 3: I think, but it wasn't even I wasn't even close 163 00:07:20,027 --> 00:07:23,267 Speaker 3: to going out, which is that's pretty cool to know 164 00:07:23,307 --> 00:07:25,307 Speaker 3: that sort of thought. I don't even think Blair is 165 00:07:25,347 --> 00:07:27,627 Speaker 3: bettered and he's won in front of me, So nineteen 166 00:07:27,667 --> 00:07:30,067 Speaker 3: eleven haven't had to bat. It's kind of shown the 167 00:07:30,067 --> 00:07:33,867 Speaker 3: prowess of our pop order, which is, Yes, it's an awesome, 168 00:07:33,907 --> 00:07:35,307 Speaker 3: awesome thing to be part of it the moment. 169 00:07:35,387 --> 00:07:37,067 Speaker 2: Yea, it really has. Do you think you're a team 170 00:07:37,107 --> 00:07:39,507 Speaker 2: that prefers to chase in T twenty And it's a 171 00:07:39,587 --> 00:07:41,867 Speaker 2: very general question, but I mean, you have won a 172 00:07:41,867 --> 00:07:44,067 Speaker 2: lot of games chasing the summer? Is that your preference? 173 00:07:46,267 --> 00:07:50,547 Speaker 3: Typically I would say no, but I think this season, yeah, 174 00:07:50,587 --> 00:07:52,667 Speaker 3: I think we definitely have figured out a little bit 175 00:07:52,707 --> 00:07:55,667 Speaker 3: of a GreenPrint to go out there and chase scores. 176 00:07:57,067 --> 00:07:59,227 Speaker 3: And I think just because of the nature of the wickets, 177 00:07:59,227 --> 00:08:00,947 Speaker 3: the wickets have been a little bit more abrasive, so 178 00:08:00,987 --> 00:08:04,987 Speaker 3: I think it has been difficult to to sort of 179 00:08:05,307 --> 00:08:07,347 Speaker 3: bat first and know what good scores and if you've 180 00:08:07,347 --> 00:08:09,027 Speaker 3: got hard enough or if you've gone too hard, you 181 00:08:09,027 --> 00:08:11,587 Speaker 3: can sometimes leave yourself short. So I think going out 182 00:08:11,587 --> 00:08:13,827 Speaker 3: there and getting good read We've got a pretty experienced 183 00:08:13,867 --> 00:08:17,387 Speaker 3: bowling attack, so we're pretty attuned to giving some pretty 184 00:08:17,387 --> 00:08:20,027 Speaker 3: good feedback to the betters and knowing what they can 185 00:08:20,067 --> 00:08:22,507 Speaker 3: do in terms of chasing scores down And I think 186 00:08:22,547 --> 00:08:24,587 Speaker 3: that's that experience coming to the floor as while everybody's 187 00:08:24,587 --> 00:08:27,307 Speaker 3: comfortable chasing scores, and the fact that we're trusting our 188 00:08:27,307 --> 00:08:31,187 Speaker 3: own games and each other's means that we're actually chasing 189 00:08:31,227 --> 00:08:32,267 Speaker 3: scores pretty comfortably. 190 00:08:32,667 --> 00:08:35,627 Speaker 2: And beyond this weekend, Jaden's back to FORLL Trophy and 191 00:08:35,627 --> 00:08:37,787 Speaker 2: Planket Shield. You're featured for the Stags and both of 192 00:08:37,787 --> 00:08:40,907 Speaker 2: those competitions before Christmas. You're keen to be an all 193 00:08:40,947 --> 00:08:42,547 Speaker 2: format player for CD. 194 00:08:43,427 --> 00:08:45,947 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, that's kind of a goal. That's I've worked 195 00:08:46,707 --> 00:08:49,587 Speaker 3: worked tirelessly to get my Red Bull game up to 196 00:08:49,867 --> 00:08:52,667 Speaker 3: a level where I can come compete for spots of 197 00:08:52,827 --> 00:08:55,547 Speaker 3: a second if there's a second spinner. I've kind of 198 00:08:55,947 --> 00:08:59,547 Speaker 3: tried to home my craft enough to be I suppose 199 00:08:59,787 --> 00:09:01,627 Speaker 3: that second spinner roll and for Ags is away with 200 00:09:01,667 --> 00:09:04,107 Speaker 3: the black Caps to be the one that's picked. So 201 00:09:04,387 --> 00:09:07,667 Speaker 3: I'm definitely keen to keep on the baggy green and 202 00:09:08,107 --> 00:09:09,587 Speaker 3: out there and performing in read ball cricket. 203 00:09:09,627 --> 00:09:11,107 Speaker 2: Good Man, well, you've got the white ball stuff to 204 00:09:11,107 --> 00:09:12,667 Speaker 2: get out of the way first mate. All the best 205 00:09:12,707 --> 00:09:15,387 Speaker 2: tomorrow in the final against whoever it's against either Northern 206 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:18,987 Speaker 2: or Canterbury. Jayden Lennox from the Central Stags, the side 207 00:09:19,467 --> 00:09:22,267 Speaker 2: who finished top in the regular season and earned direct 208 00:09:22,467 --> 00:09:23,827 Speaker 2: entry into tomorrow's final. 209 00:09:24,467 --> 00:09:27,627 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 210 00:09:27,747 --> 00:09:31,027 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow 211 00:09:31,067 --> 00:09:32,667 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio