1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: I've got Nick Bewley and he's hosting sports Talk tonight. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Hei Nick, Hello, Heather. Okay, should we put a team 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: into the big T twenty Big Bash thing? I think 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: we should. The Big Bash thing. Yeah, the Australian Big 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Bash that's been going for the best part of I 6 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: think up to the fifteenth year going into this summer. 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: This is big money. They've been onto a winner really 8 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: for quite some time and probably outside of the IPL, 9 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: the Indian Premier League, this is the number two franchise 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: T twenty competition. This is sort of bubbled away for quite 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: some time in terms of them looking to expand. At 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: the moment, it's an eight team competition and it's run 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: via all the states in Australia, Queensland, New South Wales 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: and soign and so forth. However, they're looking at privatization 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: and expansion, looking at New Zealand, looking at Singapore, other markets. 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: For US, we've had this domestic T twenty supersmash competition 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: for some time, but it doesn't really it just doesn't 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: quite hit the mark in terms of you know, it's 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: got that sort of summer barbecue vibe. It fits a purpose, 20 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: but it's not the Big Bash. It's not the fireworks 21 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: and excitement that T twenty cricket and provide. So I 22 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: think he's yelling cricket well, very smart and finally giving 23 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: this some considerable thought, getting outside a perspective and commissioning 24 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: a report and seeing what is possible, because I think 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: as we see this ever changing landscape of cricket, you 26 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: don't want to get left behind and I think there's 27 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: an opportunity to be had there. Yeah, Now how much 28 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: of a money spinner is it? Well, I don't know 29 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: that the devil's always in the detail, but I think 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: it would make more money than what the Super Smash does. 31 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: In fact, there's been reports that the Super Smash runs 32 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: at a considerable loss. So I think, particularly early on, 33 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: there'd be a fair bit of interest in an Australian 34 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: team coming over, whether there would be games at Eden 35 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: Park or sky Stadium at Wellington for example. I think, 36 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: you know, if we look at other Australian leagues, when 37 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: New Zealand have sporting teams such as the Warriors and 38 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: the Breakers and Auckland FC and the Wellington Phoenix, I 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: feel like there's some genuine optimism in around that that 40 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: cricket can catch on to this because like it all 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: though that we're you know, we're pretty isolated geographically. Otherwise 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: it feels like if we're not going with Australia, we're 43 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: just going to be left here by ourselves and doing 44 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: our own thing. Yeah, it's a fair point to make. Hey, listen, 45 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: this Jamie joseph appointment to coaching the All Blacks fifteen 46 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: is this is this a bit of a threat to 47 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: raise it? I don't think so. No. I had Jamie 48 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: Joseph just spoke to him just moments ago. Actually he's 49 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: going to jump on the sports talk show later tonight. 50 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: And actually I sort of joked and said, you know, 51 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: there's any perceived awardness about because you know, this All 52 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: Blacks fifteen is very much a developmental side. You know, 53 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: players will come and go from the All Blacks fifteen 54 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: while the All Blacks are on their end ofview tour 55 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: over in Europe. So basically you're at the mercy of 56 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: whatever Razer wants. You can drop a player back, you 57 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: can pull a player up to the top team. And 58 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: he just sort of laughed me off. He just you know, 59 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: he said, you know, it's a hard professional coaching mate. 60 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: You know, so I don't think to answer your question 61 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: it's a threat to and but I think it's a 62 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: really smart appointment by New Zealand Rugby. This is a 63 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: guy who knows a lot about the international game. He's 64 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 1: now back within our system with the Highlanders and still 65 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: has a lot to offer and can help either unearthed 66 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: and or develop some of our up and coming talents. 67 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: So I'm really excited to see what Jamie Joseph can 68 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: do with this All Blacks fifteenth. Good point, Nick, Thanks 69 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: very much. Nick the early hosting Sports Talk Tonight. For 70 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news 71 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the 72 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.