1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,627 Speaker 1: from News talk. 3 00:00:11,627 --> 00:00:15,187 Speaker 2: Edb Otago are up and running in the Dream eleven 4 00:00:15,267 --> 00:00:18,947 Speaker 2: Super Smash men's competition. They've beaten Canterbury by ten runs 5 00:00:18,947 --> 00:00:22,827 Speaker 2: in their opening match in Alexandra, posting one sixty five 6 00:00:22,947 --> 00:00:25,867 Speaker 2: to nine before bowling Canterbury out for one fifty five. 7 00:00:26,307 --> 00:00:29,307 Speaker 2: Otago captain Max Cheu was the star of the show, 8 00:00:29,387 --> 00:00:36,467 Speaker 2: belting eighty two in Otago's innings and he's happy with 9 00:00:36,507 --> 00:00:38,667 Speaker 2: the momentum because he smashed that out of the park. 10 00:00:38,907 --> 00:00:40,947 Speaker 2: That's one of the biggest Well, that is the biggest 11 00:00:41,027 --> 00:00:43,547 Speaker 2: hit of the day. Beautiful shot, as me. 12 00:00:43,467 --> 00:00:45,987 Speaker 3: Tell you a learner this he's on one knee, bang 13 00:00:46,827 --> 00:00:48,667 Speaker 3: and that has gone out of the ground. 14 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:51,467 Speaker 2: Yeah, one of the big six is that Max Cheu 15 00:00:51,587 --> 00:00:54,307 Speaker 2: hit in Alexandria yesterday. He joins us. Now you've given 16 00:00:54,307 --> 00:00:57,867 Speaker 2: it the overnight test, Max ow satisfying a win. Was 17 00:00:57,867 --> 00:00:59,867 Speaker 2: that yesterday for the Otago vaults. 18 00:01:00,827 --> 00:01:04,347 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's always good to get one over over Canterbary 19 00:01:04,387 --> 00:01:07,627 Speaker 3: May and I think the good thing is we're probably 20 00:01:07,627 --> 00:01:09,187 Speaker 3: still a little bit more in the tank. So no, 21 00:01:09,307 --> 00:01:11,227 Speaker 3: it was it was really good and you know, the 22 00:01:11,227 --> 00:01:14,387 Speaker 3: twenty twenty season sort of just it rolls around pretty quick, 23 00:01:14,427 --> 00:01:16,467 Speaker 3: so I can get a bit of momentum going then 24 00:01:17,307 --> 00:01:18,747 Speaker 3: then yeah, it stands in goodstead. 25 00:01:19,267 --> 00:01:22,467 Speaker 2: So you're batting first before yesterday, your highest T twenty 26 00:01:22,507 --> 00:01:25,267 Speaker 2: score thirty four not out yes smashed eighty two or 27 00:01:25,347 --> 00:01:28,107 Speaker 2: forty six yesterday. How do you rate that among the 28 00:01:28,107 --> 00:01:29,627 Speaker 2: innings you've played in any format? 29 00:01:31,387 --> 00:01:32,787 Speaker 4: Yeah, I guess it's a bit different, mate. 30 00:01:33,347 --> 00:01:37,347 Speaker 3: I guess my twenty career actually started probably betting. I 31 00:01:37,387 --> 00:01:38,947 Speaker 3: think I was listed in my first game to bed 32 00:01:38,987 --> 00:01:41,787 Speaker 3: at ten, so I've been around the I've been around. 33 00:01:41,627 --> 00:01:43,427 Speaker 4: The order a little bit, so. 34 00:01:43,427 --> 00:01:44,107 Speaker 3: Now it was really good. 35 00:01:44,107 --> 00:01:45,667 Speaker 4: It was. It was called a performing in a white 36 00:01:45,667 --> 00:01:46,107 Speaker 4: ball game. 37 00:01:47,747 --> 00:01:50,347 Speaker 3: I've probably I've probably had a little bit more success 38 00:01:50,387 --> 00:01:52,907 Speaker 3: in the Red Bull in comparison, So no, it's definitely 39 00:01:52,987 --> 00:01:53,307 Speaker 3: up there. 40 00:01:53,707 --> 00:01:56,307 Speaker 2: So sixty three for four, Leo Carter comes out to 41 00:01:56,347 --> 00:01:59,227 Speaker 2: join you, you had sixty nine and just under nine overs. 42 00:01:59,387 --> 00:02:01,507 Speaker 2: How important was that partnership through the middle of the 43 00:02:01,507 --> 00:02:02,707 Speaker 2: Otago innings? 44 00:02:03,427 --> 00:02:06,947 Speaker 3: Mat that was as crucial Leo came out and yeah, 45 00:02:06,987 --> 00:02:09,907 Speaker 3: I think we were definitely highlighted in the sheds afterwards. 46 00:02:09,907 --> 00:02:14,307 Speaker 4: But his innings was crucial for us keep the momentum going. 47 00:02:14,667 --> 00:02:17,667 Speaker 3: And actually just he sort of he built his ownings 48 00:02:17,707 --> 00:02:19,027 Speaker 3: really nicely without taking too. 49 00:02:19,027 --> 00:02:21,227 Speaker 4: Much risk, and it was, Yeah, it was. 50 00:02:21,227 --> 00:02:24,827 Speaker 3: It was a really intelligent and experienced I thinks he must. 51 00:02:24,707 --> 00:02:27,147 Speaker 2: Have enjoyed it personally as well. He probably didn't say so, 52 00:02:27,187 --> 00:02:29,507 Speaker 2: but against his former team, was he was? He was 53 00:02:29,507 --> 00:02:31,267 Speaker 2: a smile, a little bit wider last night. 54 00:02:32,027 --> 00:02:36,027 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, could be pretty dry sometimes, but I think 55 00:02:36,107 --> 00:02:38,227 Speaker 3: I think I think he definitely enjoyed getting one over 56 00:02:38,267 --> 00:02:38,627 Speaker 3: his mates. 57 00:02:38,787 --> 00:02:40,027 Speaker 2: So it's number three your position. 58 00:02:40,107 --> 00:02:44,107 Speaker 3: Now, Look, without letting into too many seas as Jason, 59 00:02:44,267 --> 00:02:48,267 Speaker 3: we're pretty fluid hit down down south. We've got a 60 00:02:48,267 --> 00:02:51,467 Speaker 3: new coach actually Nofkis who's brought over some pretty some 61 00:02:51,467 --> 00:02:54,307 Speaker 3: pretty awesome ideas around some innovations. 62 00:02:54,347 --> 00:02:54,867 Speaker 4: So who knows. 63 00:02:55,267 --> 00:02:57,707 Speaker 2: So one sixty five at the innings break, did that 64 00:02:57,787 --> 00:02:58,827 Speaker 2: feel like enough? 65 00:03:00,907 --> 00:03:03,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've actually we use we use journalist quite quite 66 00:03:03,987 --> 00:03:05,827 Speaker 3: a lot, and one sixty five year was actually the 67 00:03:05,827 --> 00:03:07,507 Speaker 3: average winning score, it more than you. So we knew 68 00:03:07,547 --> 00:03:09,827 Speaker 3: that if we bowled, if we bowled well, we were 69 00:03:09,827 --> 00:03:10,787 Speaker 3: definitely in one of the chants. 70 00:03:11,147 --> 00:03:13,467 Speaker 2: So they were one hundred and eleven for four near 71 00:03:13,507 --> 00:03:16,107 Speaker 2: the end of the fourteenth, so probably on target. But 72 00:03:16,147 --> 00:03:18,427 Speaker 2: then you get Koma CONTI out. Was that the key 73 00:03:18,507 --> 00:03:19,227 Speaker 2: moment for you? 74 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:21,307 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely. 75 00:03:21,347 --> 00:03:24,267 Speaker 3: I think I think they're obviously there are a top there, 76 00:03:24,827 --> 00:03:28,787 Speaker 3: top order heavy betting line up, mate, and they obviously 77 00:03:28,787 --> 00:03:30,307 Speaker 3: got off to a fly. I mean, you get some 78 00:03:30,347 --> 00:03:33,067 Speaker 3: pretty quality players at the top of that order, but 79 00:03:33,147 --> 00:03:35,467 Speaker 3: we knew that the spin would come into it, and 80 00:03:35,587 --> 00:03:39,467 Speaker 3: I thought Lockrowse and Foxcroft Bowld Bold extremely well and 81 00:03:39,507 --> 00:03:43,427 Speaker 3: then also I want to highlight Phillips Bold as four 82 00:03:43,507 --> 00:03:46,227 Speaker 3: balls after Jake Gibson stood his webbing and I think 83 00:03:46,307 --> 00:03:49,707 Speaker 3: only went for ruining it for two, So that was 84 00:03:49,827 --> 00:03:50,827 Speaker 3: that was crucial for us. 85 00:03:51,267 --> 00:03:55,347 Speaker 2: Enjoy the responsibility out there of captaining the team, particularly 86 00:03:55,387 --> 00:03:57,827 Speaker 2: in the bowling innings. Rotating the bowl is making sure 87 00:03:57,827 --> 00:04:00,547 Speaker 2: that you know that you know one guy doesn't get 88 00:04:00,587 --> 00:04:01,987 Speaker 2: taken to the cleaner. Is that sort of thing. Do 89 00:04:01,987 --> 00:04:03,627 Speaker 2: you enjoy the captaincy responsibility? 90 00:04:04,347 --> 00:04:05,387 Speaker 4: Yeah? Absolutely, mate. 91 00:04:05,827 --> 00:04:09,707 Speaker 3: I think that's really unfortunate that that Luke's Luke's currently injured. 92 00:04:10,907 --> 00:04:13,147 Speaker 3: But no, I guess I've sort of been around the 93 00:04:13,187 --> 00:04:14,867 Speaker 3: Leasha group the last few years in the vaults and 94 00:04:14,907 --> 00:04:17,347 Speaker 3: it's not something that's that's too foreign to me. 95 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:19,907 Speaker 4: So so now I was pretty comfortable out there. 96 00:04:19,987 --> 00:04:23,027 Speaker 2: You mentioned your new coach, our former Australian paceman, Ashley Nofke. 97 00:04:23,107 --> 00:04:24,387 Speaker 2: Can you tell us a bit more about what he's 98 00:04:24,387 --> 00:04:25,107 Speaker 2: brought to your group. 99 00:04:26,347 --> 00:04:29,707 Speaker 3: Uh, he's been awesome, to be fair, brings a lot 100 00:04:29,707 --> 00:04:30,747 Speaker 3: of experience with him. 101 00:04:31,067 --> 00:04:33,947 Speaker 4: Uh, He's coached all around the world. He's done quite 102 00:04:33,947 --> 00:04:34,547 Speaker 4: a lot of time. 103 00:04:34,427 --> 00:04:37,547 Speaker 3: At Queensland Cricket and then with the London Spirit Woman. 104 00:04:39,787 --> 00:04:42,827 Speaker 3: He's he just brings a lot of direction to our team, 105 00:04:43,227 --> 00:04:47,187 Speaker 3: fresh ideas and yeah, he's he's very clear on the 106 00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:48,747 Speaker 3: way he wants he wants us to play the game. 107 00:04:48,827 --> 00:04:50,467 Speaker 3: So that's been cool. 108 00:04:51,227 --> 00:04:54,227 Speaker 2: Your name is getting mentioned a lot as a possible 109 00:04:54,387 --> 00:04:56,187 Speaker 2: Black Cap are you aware of that noise? 110 00:04:57,467 --> 00:04:58,707 Speaker 4: To be honest, mate, not really. 111 00:04:59,667 --> 00:05:01,827 Speaker 3: I still feel like I'm I'm relatively young in my 112 00:05:01,907 --> 00:05:03,787 Speaker 3: career and right now, if it. 113 00:05:03,787 --> 00:05:04,587 Speaker 4: Happens, it happens. 114 00:05:04,587 --> 00:05:06,827 Speaker 3: But I'm just focused on trying to I'm trying to 115 00:05:06,907 --> 00:05:07,787 Speaker 3: win games for a Tiger. 116 00:05:08,147 --> 00:05:09,707 Speaker 2: Are you ambitious though in that sense? 117 00:05:10,787 --> 00:05:11,507 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Mate. 118 00:05:11,627 --> 00:05:13,627 Speaker 3: I'd love to play. I'd love to play cricket for 119 00:05:13,627 --> 00:05:16,787 Speaker 3: the Black Caps in all three formats. It's definitely a 120 00:05:16,787 --> 00:05:18,307 Speaker 3: goal of mine. I'd love to play for as long 121 00:05:18,347 --> 00:05:20,867 Speaker 3: as as long as possible, but I'm definitely conscious. 122 00:05:22,707 --> 00:05:24,387 Speaker 4: But you know, you need a lot of performance of 123 00:05:24,427 --> 00:05:26,547 Speaker 4: the domestic cricket. Ton that it. 124 00:05:26,467 --> 00:05:28,387 Speaker 2: Looked hot out there yesterday, Man, was it hot? 125 00:05:29,947 --> 00:05:30,627 Speaker 4: Yeah, we sort of. 126 00:05:30,667 --> 00:05:32,907 Speaker 3: I was sitting discussing and afterwards I thought it was 127 00:05:32,907 --> 00:05:35,627 Speaker 3: pretty hot. But then you know, Shafs did say that 128 00:05:35,667 --> 00:05:37,707 Speaker 3: the Gabba gets pretty hot, but I said, I'm not 129 00:05:37,747 --> 00:05:38,707 Speaker 3: there yet, mate. 130 00:05:40,107 --> 00:05:41,907 Speaker 2: I saw him interviewed on TV. He was talking about 131 00:05:41,947 --> 00:05:44,627 Speaker 2: game from from Brisbane to Dunedin in the shop that 132 00:05:44,707 --> 00:05:46,667 Speaker 2: it had there. But nah, man, Alex, I think I 133 00:05:46,707 --> 00:05:49,107 Speaker 2: heard earlier, today's gonna be thirty two there today. You 134 00:05:49,187 --> 00:05:50,507 Speaker 2: got to have you got a training session to do 135 00:05:50,627 --> 00:05:52,187 Speaker 2: or something before you before your game tomorrow. 136 00:05:52,747 --> 00:05:53,307 Speaker 4: Yep, there is. 137 00:05:53,387 --> 00:05:55,627 Speaker 3: There's there's some training going on a few of the 138 00:05:55,667 --> 00:05:57,307 Speaker 3: boys really came to have a hurt, and I think 139 00:05:57,347 --> 00:05:58,867 Speaker 3: there's some other guys who would just be stearing care 140 00:05:58,907 --> 00:06:00,347 Speaker 3: of the sun and just creeping up the best we 141 00:06:00,387 --> 00:06:03,027 Speaker 3: can for to mora only sort We've only got those 142 00:06:03,027 --> 00:06:06,987 Speaker 3: two days often in between our three games. So staying 143 00:06:07,027 --> 00:06:10,467 Speaker 3: on top of all the all the small stuff's important. 144 00:06:10,187 --> 00:06:12,787 Speaker 2: Good stuff and just finally on the T twenty competition. 145 00:06:12,907 --> 00:06:14,947 Speaker 2: Is it a It's a format that games come thick 146 00:06:14,987 --> 00:06:17,227 Speaker 2: and fast, things can change within a couple of balls 147 00:06:17,227 --> 00:06:20,627 Speaker 2: and any things. Is a format that you enjoy? 148 00:06:21,187 --> 00:06:24,227 Speaker 3: I love twenty twenty cricket, mate, especially being able to 149 00:06:24,267 --> 00:06:26,987 Speaker 3: play home. I mean we get a great crowds at 150 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:29,587 Speaker 3: Well in New Park and and zonedan just being able 151 00:06:29,627 --> 00:06:32,747 Speaker 3: to play in front of families and stuff, and that's 152 00:06:32,747 --> 00:06:34,107 Speaker 3: a format that I definitely enjoy. 153 00:06:34,347 --> 00:06:36,107 Speaker 2: Actually, I do want to ask you one more question. 154 00:06:36,107 --> 00:06:37,867 Speaker 2: It's back to your runnings. We sort of glossed over 155 00:06:37,907 --> 00:06:40,107 Speaker 2: a little bit. I mean it's a terrific knock man. 156 00:06:40,147 --> 00:06:41,907 Speaker 2: You must be rapped with the way you were hitting 157 00:06:41,947 --> 00:06:42,627 Speaker 2: the boys today. 158 00:06:44,187 --> 00:06:45,027 Speaker 4: Yeah, thanks mate. 159 00:06:45,347 --> 00:06:46,667 Speaker 3: I think I rode in my luck a little bit, 160 00:06:47,147 --> 00:06:49,787 Speaker 3: gave a couple of chances in there, But like you said, 161 00:06:49,787 --> 00:06:53,027 Speaker 3: twenty twenty Creek comes thick and fast, and it was 162 00:06:53,427 --> 00:06:54,627 Speaker 3: just trying to get us up to a score that 163 00:06:54,667 --> 00:06:55,587 Speaker 3: we thought was competitive. 164 00:06:55,827 --> 00:06:57,587 Speaker 2: Well, congrats mate, you're on the board. All the best 165 00:06:57,627 --> 00:06:59,747 Speaker 2: tomorrow against Auckland. Thanks for taking the time for a chat. 166 00:07:00,347 --> 00:07:02,307 Speaker 4: Really really appreciate that. Jason, Thanks Matte. 167 00:07:02,107 --> 00:07:05,227 Speaker 2: No, thank you, Max Max chew them Captain Yesterda I 168 00:07:05,227 --> 00:07:08,267 Speaker 2: have Otago while look Joson recovers from injury, doing a 169 00:07:08,267 --> 00:07:11,067 Speaker 2: pretty good job though eighty two or forty six balls 170 00:07:11,987 --> 00:07:15,707 Speaker 2: by far his highest T twenty score, seven fours and 171 00:07:15,787 --> 00:07:18,907 Speaker 2: three sixers in there, striking at nearly one eighty one 172 00:07:18,987 --> 00:07:21,747 Speaker 2: sixty five to nine Otago Canterbury all out one fifty five, 173 00:07:21,787 --> 00:07:23,987 Speaker 2: and I thought makes Tu did a good job marshaling 174 00:07:24,027 --> 00:07:26,147 Speaker 2: the Otago bowlers as well. So yeah, they're back in 175 00:07:26,187 --> 00:07:30,467 Speaker 2: action tomorrow back in Alexandra. They take on Auckland that's 176 00:07:30,707 --> 00:07:32,827 Speaker 2: in both the men's and the women's and then again 177 00:07:32,867 --> 00:07:35,547 Speaker 2: on New Year's Eve Otago again, so yeah, bang bang 178 00:07:35,587 --> 00:07:38,867 Speaker 2: bang for Otago Central will arrive in Alexandra. These are 179 00:07:38,907 --> 00:07:41,307 Speaker 2: all doubleheaders with the men and the women playing on 180 00:07:41,347 --> 00:07:43,867 Speaker 2: the same day. And as we get to the New year, 181 00:07:43,987 --> 00:07:47,707 Speaker 2: New Year's Day, we land in Hamilton again, hopefully with 182 00:07:47,787 --> 00:07:51,507 Speaker 2: better weather Northern taking on Wellington. On Friday the third, 183 00:07:51,587 --> 00:07:56,187 Speaker 2: it's Auckland against Canterbury in Auckland and Saturday the fourth, 184 00:07:56,227 --> 00:08:00,067 Speaker 2: which I think is a week today. Like I say, 185 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:02,787 Speaker 2: we don't really keep much track of the dates in 186 00:08:02,787 --> 00:08:04,067 Speaker 2: the days at this time of the year. But I'm 187 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:06,747 Speaker 2: pretty sure that Next Saturday is the fourth of Anuary. 188 00:08:07,267 --> 00:08:10,667 Speaker 2: Saxton Overland Nelson will host Central against Wellington and the 189 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:13,467 Speaker 2: Super Smash at the Boxing Day Test at the MCG 190 00:08:13,627 --> 00:08:16,267 Speaker 2: India two hundred and five for six two o five 191 00:08:16,307 --> 00:08:19,467 Speaker 2: for six, still two hundred and sixty nine runs behind, 192 00:08:20,227 --> 00:08:23,827 Speaker 2: with four first innings wickets in hand, Jadejia and Ready 193 00:08:24,507 --> 00:08:25,467 Speaker 2: together at the. 194 00:08:25,467 --> 00:08:29,787 Speaker 1: Crease for more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. 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