1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Elliott Smith, how are you. I'm good, Andrew So two 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: men with a lot of challenges in front of them. 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: The first I'm going to talk about Tom Blundell because 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: of course, if you remember last week, everyone's going, you know, 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: he's catching the ball, but he ain't hitting the ball, 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: and he turns around and he's the only one who 7 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: got a century. 8 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: Well, he is the only one that got the century. 9 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: I mean, how much do you take out of it 10 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: though it was a game that was already lost. I 11 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 2: suppose you've got to get the runs at some point, 12 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: but there wasn't a lot of pressure. Necessarily, the chasing 13 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: were chasing five hundred and sixty seven to win the 14 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: match and the game was gone, so there wasn't really 15 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: a lot of pressure. I mean, perhaps internally felt a 16 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 2: bit of pressure to retain this place in the team. 17 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: But you know, I suppose you've got to get the 18 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: runs when they're on off it and you had suedesced 19 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: that would save his spot for the Third Test against England. 20 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: I know what about Devin Conway though, I mean, well, 21 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: I think, please, it's been a bad year. 22 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: I feel sorry for him a little bit because he 23 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: just looks out of him. He just you know, he 24 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: was so magnificent when he came in. He got runs 25 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: for fun. At a certain point, he got two hundred 26 00:00:55,760 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: against England over in England, and he was developing one 27 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: of the best openers in the world at a certain 28 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: point in time. But now I just can't buy a run. 29 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: Looks completely shot of confidence. And this player that you know, 30 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: we were so excited to have a couple of years ago. 31 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: I think it would be cruel to put them in 32 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 2: the team for Hamich and I think they should make 33 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: a change, put Will Young or someone else in the 34 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: top because really, you know, and there's so little test 35 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: cricket next year for the Black camps. He's got four scheduled, 36 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: it'll probably end up being seven in the end. But 37 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: I think it is time to look at other options. 38 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and. 39 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: You know this, you can't paper over cracks with one 40 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 2: hundred from Blunder papers over that crack and allows them 41 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: to continue combat at the top. I think there's time 42 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: for some serious change at the top of the black 43 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: Caps order. 44 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, I was so looking forward to the series. 45 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: I'm so that three nil whitewash in India, which did 46 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: really come out of nowhere because the black Cap said, 47 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: to be honest, been on a downwards travictory for a 48 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: couple of years. That that peak, massive peak out of nowhere. 49 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: To go on an Indie your win three nil, but 50 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: then to come back to New Zealand your own conditions 51 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: and just be completely outplayed by England comprehensively, you know, 52 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: the test inside over inside three days. Real disappointments. 53 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: He bad for cricket tragics as well because he watched 54 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: the New Zealand Test and then immediately after this the 55 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: day night at Adelaide, and then I watched that last 56 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: night and watched India fail. So maybe we went so good. 57 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: India is just really bad at the moment. 58 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: But they just went out and beat Australia that the 59 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: previous week as well, and we're won up in the 60 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: series and smoked them. So I know. 61 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: Another fellow fighting for his position is Liam Lawson. Did 62 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: he do enough at other duty? 63 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: Well, I didn't finish, so I don't think it's a 64 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: good start. Necessarily had some ped issues early on, engine 65 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 2: put it out on the final lap of the race 66 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 2: as well, was probably going to finish about sixteenth in 67 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: the end. This is going to be fascinating decision. It's 68 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: going to come to a head in the coming days, 69 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: in the next forty eight seventy two hours, we're going 70 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: to know where Lean Lawson sits because that's the end 71 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: of his current deal contract with his team, and there's 72 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: all sorts of machinations around where he fits in next year. 73 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: Hasn't set the world on fire necessarily, but they've often 74 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: viewed him as a long term project at that team, 75 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: haven't they. 76 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 1: Well, they've been with him for a very long time, 77 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: yet a lot of money. They want someone to support 78 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: Max Forstappen. They need someone who can actually, you know, 79 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: walk the walk, and he can walk it. I mean 80 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: he drives with his elbows out. He doesn't take a 81 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: backward step. Ferlando Alonso right at the very beginning, gave 82 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: him a bit of addressing down. He dressed him right back. 83 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 2: You know. It's right. 84 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: So he's got the attitude, and he's got the ability, 85 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: and he is young, and they've spent the money, and 86 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: I think perhaps believing that that Colo Pinto might come 87 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: in has been has been or somebody else has been premature. 88 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: I think I think he's got it. 89 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, it depends how much they stock they put 90 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 2: in those that pack of sex races that he's done 91 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: now or whether it's that long term project. Now, we've 92 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: seen enough from you over the last four or five 93 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: years in our system to go now, you're our guy 94 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: for twenty twenty five, not on the basis of what 95 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: he's done, you know, this morning in Abu Dhabi, last week, 96 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: et cetera, et cetera. I think that long term project 97 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: probably hands him in better steed than some of the 98 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: other competing drivers. 99 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: Look for this stuff, Elliott. 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