1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Sport with TV bed Live within play. 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: Responsively, Darcy made Away. You don't need hear phones, just 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: talk to me. 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 3: I know. I like to be I like to feel 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 3: like I'm engaged and I'm involved in this as well. 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 2: We'll get to the NPC in the moment. I want 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: to talk about the Olympics. 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 4: And weird the story. 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: This is cricket coming into the Olympics, right, Yeah, so 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: there's going to be six teams and the real weirdness 11 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 2: the cricket oddities here is this is not official yet, 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: but it's looking lightly okay. 13 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 3: So New Zealand Cricket won't comming to because they don't 14 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 3: know if it's official. But normally with these things leak. 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 4: Out there's a reason behind exactly. 16 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 2: And apparently there's going to be six teams competing in 17 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: and presumably America automatically gets the it gets anied because 18 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: they're a host nation. So that means somehow were go 19 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: get all the great teams of around the world down 20 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 2: to five. And the oddity is how we're going to 21 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: choose them. 22 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 3: Well, they're going to do it around because it's very 23 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 3: much you know, the rings of the Olympics, and they 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 3: present the continents and so that's what's going to happen. 25 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: So they're going to have the best team in Oceania 26 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: based on rankings, and that is going to be Australia. 27 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 3: Will be tough to actually pass those, So we're out 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 3: the best team in Asia, which is going to be India. 29 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 4: They're hat a shadow of a doubt. So therein they're 30 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 4: looking at giving the English a spot, but it's Great Britain, 31 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 4: so it's England, Wales that's already and Wales Cricket Board 32 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 4: and Scotland together. Then they look at the best team 33 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 4: in Africa, which isn't Zimbabwe, It's going to be South Africa, 34 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 4: and then a European side, so I'm presuming that's going 35 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 4: to be either the Republic of Ireland or the Netherlands. 36 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,639 Speaker 3: I'm not entirely sure. This has not been. 37 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 4: Rubbers stamped yet, but this is the way they're. 38 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 3: Trying to do it. 39 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: But it sounds like a weird mongrel frankenstein of a competition. 40 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 3: It does, but what is the sole purpose of it? 41 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: In cricket at the Olympic Games. Get your hands off 42 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: my game, get a balls on it, and the eyeballs 43 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: come with broadcasting rights and where are the most eyeballs 44 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 3: in the world. 45 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: Where there's the most population of the most cricket crazy people, which. 46 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 3: Which is India. So really they don't care as long 47 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: as India are there and they get one point three 48 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: billion people watching it and the associated broadcast rights. 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 4: They don't care about. 50 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: They care about money. 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 2: Baron Diggoopert will be rolling in his grave because it's 52 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: supposed to be the competition of the very best. Therefore, 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: you take the top five teams as ranked by the 54 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: ACC and they go in plus America. Isn't that that 55 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: doesn't and that would include India and therefore everyone's happy. 56 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 4: And it might include us. But who knows. 57 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: NPC sure Pakistan to be stoked around that, well, we 58 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 3: don't know. We don't know for sure. 59 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 4: But these stories come from where they smoke. 60 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 3: This fire, you know the deal NPC. It's under way 61 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,839 Speaker 3: tonight or can wait cado, Yeah, it's it even part 62 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: of the garden of Eden. I think that what we 63 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: enjoyed last year about the NPC is they played. 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 4: A little litsy bitsy wee grounds you. 65 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: Know, Canterbury went after Rangoon Sorry knew order. For those 66 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 3: who don't live in the area, and what I'm talking 67 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: about they play there toys. 68 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: It was old school carpa hedges and the like, and 69 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: a lot of these games were played at smaller grounds 70 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: and they're really attempting the unions to lift the whole 71 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: local engagement because that's what NPC's. 72 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 2: I went to the North Shore final Takapuna Devenport held 73 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: at the Boxham de Veine. We had nearly four thousand 74 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: people there, drank the drink, the pub dry, robin Brook 75 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: was there, Buckshelper was there. All sorts of people were 76 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: there and it was such a good environment and the 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: crowd was great. The crowd was big, and I was say, 78 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: bring North Harbor there, Why. 79 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 3: Not make it small like I know that it's the 80 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: National Stadium and even Park's great place and so on 81 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: and so forth. And you've got to look at the 82 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 3: game itself as opposed to the engagement, because you're not 83 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: going to have forty thousand people turning up with that, 84 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: which is a well. 85 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 4: It's a shame, isn't it. But that's the way an 86 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 4: NPC was great last year. 87 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: It's going to be great again this year. What we 88 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: really need to watch out for this year Isasmond excuse 89 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: me they've got the scariest backline in world rugby, not 90 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 3: just in the NPC. Finley Christie's around, both heavily brothers 91 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: are playing there, Karen tomow Flower is playing in at 92 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 3: full bet. You've got maca Springer on one wing, Tavanaua 93 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: coming on another wing. It's a loaded team. 94 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 4: And then there's no less de far and the Nuku. 95 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 4: Yet we go Tasman a going to be scary. 96 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: And who's the favorite Uka? 97 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: It's it's Auckland. And on the subject of that, ra 98 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: eighteen beat responsibly with the TV if your fancy having 99 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 3: a flutter, and don't if you can't afford it. 100 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 4: I think you all. 101 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 3: Should know that by now, but I'll carry on pushing 102 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 3: it at you. Auckland, Wye Auckland are playing a dollar 103 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 3: at fifty five? Whyet although are welcoming in the lights 104 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 3: of old school Aaron Cruden and well not quite as 105 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 3: old school, but he is Lemus Upwanga who joined us 106 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 3: on the show last night. So I kind of like 107 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 3: the idea that they might actually do something and rack 108 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 3: it up, or maybe year could go looking at anyone's 109 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 3: going to bet against Tasman. They're nuts, but it is 110 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 3: the Bay of Plenty. They're playing by Plenty. Just got beat. 111 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 4: It was a third extra fourth or eighth extra time 112 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 4: last last time against. 113 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: Wellington, so that they might be there. 114 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 4: Yeah they rise, but again of a look on the 115 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 4: Test app and you know, maybe do some do some multi. 116 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: It's a bit of fun, some responsible our eteen betting. 117 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Darcy. 118 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 3: For more from Hither Duplessy, Allen Drive listen live to 119 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 3: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 120 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: the podcast on iHeartRadio.