1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,467 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:12,107 Speaker 1: from News Talk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,787 --> 00:00:15,467 Speaker 2: News Talks ABE seventeen away from two. Let's get you 4 00:00:15,507 --> 00:00:18,667 Speaker 2: across the Tasman. Our Australian correspondent at this time most 5 00:00:18,907 --> 00:00:22,027 Speaker 2: Saturday afternoons is Adam Peacock who joins us now. But 6 00:00:22,107 --> 00:00:24,267 Speaker 2: a tennis to talk. But can we start with the cricket. 7 00:00:24,667 --> 00:00:28,707 Speaker 2: Adam Fifteesh Australia India at the SCG India all out 8 00:00:28,707 --> 00:00:31,587 Speaker 2: one eighty five yesterday Australia battling a bit at sixty 9 00:00:31,627 --> 00:00:34,907 Speaker 2: two for four, but incredible scenes at the end of 10 00:00:35,267 --> 00:00:39,787 Speaker 2: day one last night just Brie Boomra dismissed Usman Kowaja 11 00:00:39,907 --> 00:00:44,267 Speaker 2: and then turned to glare at nineteen year old opener 12 00:00:44,387 --> 00:00:47,587 Speaker 2: Sam Constace, and then all the Indian players came running 13 00:00:47,627 --> 00:00:52,067 Speaker 2: in and the yahooing and apparently in fact it looked 14 00:00:52,107 --> 00:00:55,187 Speaker 2: as though Sam Constace had earlier been sort of mouthing 15 00:00:55,187 --> 00:00:57,587 Speaker 2: off a little bit at Boomra and various other people. 16 00:00:57,627 --> 00:01:00,267 Speaker 2: And I noticed that this has garnered a little bit 17 00:01:00,267 --> 00:01:04,267 Speaker 2: of mixed reaction online. Sam Constance, this nineteen year old 18 00:01:04,307 --> 00:01:06,987 Speaker 2: who's only really just arrived in ten cricket, does he 19 00:01:07,027 --> 00:01:09,667 Speaker 2: have to be a bit careful with the way that 20 00:01:09,707 --> 00:01:10,747 Speaker 2: he conducts himself. 21 00:01:11,827 --> 00:01:15,347 Speaker 3: Yeah, Cadet Pine, it was amazing. Day one at the 22 00:01:15,427 --> 00:01:19,827 Speaker 3: SG had absolutely everything so at forty seven thousand people there, 23 00:01:19,867 --> 00:01:24,027 Speaker 3: which some kind of record, I think. But yeah, I 24 00:01:24,027 --> 00:01:27,467 Speaker 3: think now people are having pretty strident opinions on what 25 00:01:27,507 --> 00:01:30,627 Speaker 3: they think of Sam Constace, both you and in India 26 00:01:30,787 --> 00:01:33,307 Speaker 3: for starters, and I've got a fair idea what they 27 00:01:33,347 --> 00:01:35,867 Speaker 3: reckon of him over in India. 28 00:01:35,987 --> 00:01:36,187 Speaker 2: Yeah. 29 00:01:37,307 --> 00:01:40,387 Speaker 3: Look, it's just basically down to opinion, isn't it your 30 00:01:40,387 --> 00:01:43,667 Speaker 3: personal preference for me? I might be like you because 31 00:01:43,747 --> 00:01:47,507 Speaker 3: I'm a middle aged variety that you think, well, I mean, 32 00:01:47,507 --> 00:01:49,547 Speaker 3: do you really need to get involved there? Is it 33 00:01:49,627 --> 00:01:52,187 Speaker 3: really your argument to kind of chime in with or 34 00:01:52,227 --> 00:01:53,627 Speaker 3: do you just stay out of it and let us 35 00:01:53,627 --> 00:01:56,507 Speaker 3: he deal with the last ball of the day, whereas 36 00:01:56,547 --> 00:01:59,627 Speaker 3: younger generations are absolutely lacked that up. So in a 37 00:01:59,627 --> 00:02:02,187 Speaker 3: wider sense it's bad for cricket maybe not. Is it 38 00:02:02,307 --> 00:02:05,027 Speaker 3: bad for Sam Constae perhaps is he going to get 39 00:02:05,067 --> 00:02:08,547 Speaker 3: in trouble? We'll wait and see. Yeah, it's one of 40 00:02:08,587 --> 00:02:10,867 Speaker 3: those things that really there's no right or wrong hand 41 00:02:10,867 --> 00:02:12,707 Speaker 3: for the match referee has with the day. 42 00:02:13,387 --> 00:02:16,107 Speaker 2: Well, let's set up a very intriguing second day and 43 00:02:16,347 --> 00:02:19,107 Speaker 2: a fifth tist. Can I just ask you about Scotti Boland. 44 00:02:19,107 --> 00:02:20,707 Speaker 2: The pick of the ball is yesterday he took his 45 00:02:20,747 --> 00:02:23,507 Speaker 2: fiftieth wicket in his thirteenth Test and an average of 46 00:02:23,587 --> 00:02:26,187 Speaker 2: under twenty. This is some story, isn't it for a 47 00:02:26,187 --> 00:02:28,267 Speaker 2: bloke who made us Test day built what thirty two 48 00:02:28,307 --> 00:02:28,707 Speaker 2: years old? 49 00:02:29,707 --> 00:02:33,187 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's incredible and the type of guy that 50 00:02:33,387 --> 00:02:35,547 Speaker 3: like when he goes down you saw him on day one, 51 00:02:35,587 --> 00:02:37,307 Speaker 3: he goes down to find the leg after he's over 52 00:02:37,307 --> 00:02:40,667 Speaker 3: where he's taken a couple of wickets or whatever, like Dell. 53 00:02:40,747 --> 00:02:43,867 Speaker 3: It still doesn't comfortably with him, like everyone like yelling 54 00:02:43,867 --> 00:02:45,667 Speaker 3: out of him and carrying on. He's just kind of 55 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:49,067 Speaker 3: polite little wave. Certainly a bit different to Saan Constance 56 00:02:49,067 --> 00:02:51,587 Speaker 3: who goes down to the downtre at the mcg and 57 00:02:51,667 --> 00:02:56,107 Speaker 3: starts doing an aerobics class. So yeah, he's he's a 58 00:02:56,107 --> 00:02:59,627 Speaker 3: pretty kind of inward guy, Scotty Bowlin. But when he's 59 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:01,587 Speaker 3: when he's he's taken, you ask a lot of the 60 00:03:01,587 --> 00:03:04,507 Speaker 3: other cricketers actually point out of here, who face him? 61 00:03:04,667 --> 00:03:08,147 Speaker 3: Who face all these guys in the nets, The best 62 00:03:08,467 --> 00:03:10,787 Speaker 3: placeman we've got. I als say Scotty Bolin is an 63 00:03:10,787 --> 00:03:14,627 Speaker 3: absolute nightmare because it's always just doing enough to trouble 64 00:03:14,667 --> 00:03:17,187 Speaker 3: you and worry you around that mid drift area. So 65 00:03:17,507 --> 00:03:20,787 Speaker 3: if you know what I mean, Yeah, he's certainly a 66 00:03:20,907 --> 00:03:24,187 Speaker 3: huge asset to Australian cricket. And look, he's probably already 67 00:03:24,187 --> 00:03:26,627 Speaker 3: paid seventy tests if he's in another era. 68 00:03:27,187 --> 00:03:30,907 Speaker 2: Is it just because he was behind Stark, Hazelwood and Cummons? 69 00:03:30,987 --> 00:03:31,787 Speaker 2: Is that basically it? 70 00:03:32,627 --> 00:03:35,587 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you can't argue with that, even I think 71 00:03:35,587 --> 00:03:37,667 Speaker 3: the most procial Victorian, I'll look at it and go 72 00:03:37,867 --> 00:03:41,227 Speaker 3: Almo's probably fair enough these three who are all going 73 00:03:41,227 --> 00:03:42,827 Speaker 3: to go down as Hall of famers as far as 74 00:03:42,907 --> 00:03:46,227 Speaker 3: Australian cricketers concern. He's just come along at the exact 75 00:03:46,227 --> 00:03:48,667 Speaker 3: same time as they have. So it's pretty unfortunate for 76 00:03:48,667 --> 00:03:50,467 Speaker 3: Scotty Bolin, but still a huge asset that is going 77 00:03:50,547 --> 00:03:52,907 Speaker 3: to have a huge part to plan next summer's ashes 78 00:03:52,947 --> 00:03:53,267 Speaker 3: as well. 79 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,507 Speaker 2: Absolutely, all right, let's move to tennis. You've been covering 80 00:03:55,547 --> 00:03:59,267 Speaker 2: the Brisbane International Tennis tournament to feed for Novak Djokovic 81 00:03:59,347 --> 00:04:03,987 Speaker 2: at the hands of American prodigy Riley Opelk. How big 82 00:04:03,987 --> 00:04:04,827 Speaker 2: a surprise was this. 83 00:04:05,507 --> 00:04:08,067 Speaker 3: No, it was Matt. I mean you look at Riley's ranking, 84 00:04:08,067 --> 00:04:10,347 Speaker 3: it's too just inside of the top three hundred. But 85 00:04:10,347 --> 00:04:14,107 Speaker 3: that's a bit of a misnowner because he spent basically 86 00:04:14,147 --> 00:04:16,147 Speaker 3: two and a half years off off the circuit. He 87 00:04:16,187 --> 00:04:18,867 Speaker 3: only came back halfway through last year after having a 88 00:04:18,907 --> 00:04:21,987 Speaker 3: hip surgery and then two wrist surgeries. So he has 89 00:04:22,027 --> 00:04:24,107 Speaker 3: been top twenty in the world. So it's not a 90 00:04:24,147 --> 00:04:26,787 Speaker 3: complote shock that this guy has been able to do 91 00:04:26,827 --> 00:04:29,387 Speaker 3: something like this. What was the shock is that he 92 00:04:29,467 --> 00:04:31,787 Speaker 3: hasn't done anything like this for a very long time. 93 00:04:32,107 --> 00:04:36,707 Speaker 3: And Djokovic is Novak Chokovic on Australian courts, so yeah, 94 00:04:36,787 --> 00:04:39,147 Speaker 3: a bit of a worry for Novak. He couldn't find 95 00:04:39,187 --> 00:04:41,947 Speaker 3: a way against the guy that traditionally he has. He's 96 00:04:41,987 --> 00:04:44,027 Speaker 3: had a couple of losses to huge So this Riley 97 00:04:44,027 --> 00:04:45,787 Speaker 3: of Purple, by the way, he's nick seven foot tall 98 00:04:46,267 --> 00:04:49,747 Speaker 3: and as you can imagine, your service bombs. So Novak 99 00:04:50,067 --> 00:04:53,427 Speaker 3: historically has been able to find a way against the big, 100 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:57,507 Speaker 3: big service on tour, but last night he couldn't. And yeah, 101 00:04:57,747 --> 00:04:59,427 Speaker 3: it was too good the American Once the ball got 102 00:04:59,427 --> 00:05:01,187 Speaker 3: on the ground and there were Rabelais. He was hitting 103 00:05:01,187 --> 00:05:04,147 Speaker 3: winners as well, so yeah, it was an epic win. 104 00:05:04,107 --> 00:05:06,627 Speaker 2: For him and Jocovic of course was in doubles ex too, 105 00:05:06,667 --> 00:05:09,427 Speaker 2: with Nick Kurrios going down to our men actually Michael 106 00:05:09,507 --> 00:05:14,467 Speaker 2: Venus and Nicola Michticch. Was it box office? Curios out 107 00:05:14,507 --> 00:05:16,587 Speaker 2: there tried. 108 00:05:16,347 --> 00:05:21,387 Speaker 3: To be he wasn't quite in the full entertainment mode 109 00:05:21,507 --> 00:05:23,027 Speaker 3: and he was, Yeah, he was trying to get the 110 00:05:23,027 --> 00:05:24,827 Speaker 3: crowd going, and him and Novak it was just a 111 00:05:24,827 --> 00:05:28,587 Speaker 3: weird pairing to still saying, but they're like your guy 112 00:05:28,667 --> 00:05:33,827 Speaker 3: and the Croatian. They're just a better combo, better doubles players, 113 00:05:34,307 --> 00:05:36,867 Speaker 3: so they knew their angles and everything. But it was 114 00:05:37,027 --> 00:05:39,227 Speaker 3: entertaining for a couple of matches. And I think Curios 115 00:05:39,307 --> 00:05:40,787 Speaker 3: is maybe going to play with Clock and Archers down 116 00:05:40,827 --> 00:05:42,547 Speaker 3: to the Australian Open, which will light up the second 117 00:05:42,547 --> 00:05:45,787 Speaker 3: week perhaps if they get on a run again. So yeah, 118 00:05:46,227 --> 00:05:48,827 Speaker 3: Curios has got his own worries. He wasn't quite sure 119 00:05:48,867 --> 00:05:52,347 Speaker 3: about his physical capabilities coming out of this tournament. His 120 00:05:52,427 --> 00:05:55,587 Speaker 3: wrist and a few other things that could go wrong 121 00:05:55,667 --> 00:05:58,027 Speaker 3: might go wrong down at the Australian Open. So it's 122 00:05:58,027 --> 00:05:59,827 Speaker 3: a big wait and see to see how he gets 123 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:00,827 Speaker 3: through that first week. 124 00:06:00,707 --> 00:06:03,027 Speaker 2: Indeed, Yeah, well look forward to seeing how that goes. 125 00:06:03,067 --> 00:06:05,467 Speaker 2: And so is what semi finals for both men and 126 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:06,347 Speaker 2: women today in Brisbane? 127 00:06:07,107 --> 00:06:09,827 Speaker 3: Yeah, there semi finals at Pelco who we mentioned he's 128 00:06:09,867 --> 00:06:13,347 Speaker 3: playing against pericarda Frenchman who's six to eight and so 129 00:06:13,347 --> 00:06:15,667 Speaker 3: so I've got the theory that maybe they should just 130 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:21,147 Speaker 3: play nine points starting with with no service, and whoever 131 00:06:21,187 --> 00:06:23,667 Speaker 3: wins the best of those nine points wins the match 132 00:06:23,707 --> 00:06:25,947 Speaker 3: because other than outside of that, it's going to be 133 00:06:26,547 --> 00:06:30,187 Speaker 3: a service. I think Peracart's six aces against Nikiios the 134 00:06:30,187 --> 00:06:32,667 Speaker 3: other day. So yeah, it's the land of the Giants 135 00:06:32,707 --> 00:06:34,947 Speaker 3: at the moment. But the women's event sate ANCA players 136 00:06:34,947 --> 00:06:39,347 Speaker 3: on Dreva to really top players. So yeah, good of Nybrision. 137 00:06:39,187 --> 00:06:41,547 Speaker 2: Excellent stuff. Hey, and I'm always good to catch up. 138 00:06:41,587 --> 00:06:44,387 Speaker 2: The Aussie Open will meet with us before we before 139 00:06:44,387 --> 00:06:45,987 Speaker 2: we know it, so we'll look forward to us staying 140 00:06:45,987 --> 00:06:47,587 Speaker 2: in touch with you on that. Enjoy the rest of. 141 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:49,827 Speaker 3: Your day, too easy. I'll be in Melbourne next week, 142 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:50,467 Speaker 3: so look forward to it. 143 00:06:50,907 --> 00:06:52,387 Speaker 2: No good on you, Adam, willok forward to Chetney to 144 00:06:52,387 --> 00:06:55,987 Speaker 2: you then, Adam Peacock, our regular Australian correspondent. The Australian 145 00:06:56,027 --> 00:06:59,307 Speaker 2: Open starts on Monday, January thirteenth. It's what's that Monday week. 146 00:07:00,627 --> 00:07:04,947 Speaker 2: The men's ASP class of course, this qualifying on at 147 00:07:04,987 --> 00:07:08,027 Speaker 2: the moment. The first round proper starts on Monday, with 148 00:07:08,067 --> 00:07:10,667 Speaker 2: the final next weekend and then a lot of these 149 00:07:10,667 --> 00:07:13,187 Speaker 2: plas the men's players. The women's plans of course as 150 00:07:13,227 --> 00:07:17,387 Speaker 2: well will head to Melbourne for the Australian Open. Speaking 151 00:07:17,387 --> 00:07:20,267 Speaker 2: of the ASB Women's Classic, we have our semi final 152 00:07:20,347 --> 00:07:25,307 Speaker 2: lineup confirmed. The fourth quarter final is complete and Alicia 153 00:07:25,347 --> 00:07:29,307 Speaker 2: Parks has been in country woman Katie Volinets in the 154 00:07:29,507 --> 00:07:32,067 Speaker 2: what a great name for a tennis play Volinets in 155 00:07:32,107 --> 00:07:35,547 Speaker 2: an all American quarter finals. So Alicia Parks sixty one 156 00:07:35,587 --> 00:07:38,867 Speaker 2: sixty four straight sets winner. She will now face Naomi 157 00:07:38,987 --> 00:07:42,867 Speaker 2: Osaka in the second of the semifinals. The first of 158 00:07:42,987 --> 00:07:47,027 Speaker 2: the semis will be between Robin Montgomery, who won her 159 00:07:47,027 --> 00:07:51,507 Speaker 2: way through yesterday and Danish fifth seed Clara Talson, who 160 00:07:51,707 --> 00:07:55,347 Speaker 2: completed a straight sets win over Madison Keys in the 161 00:07:55,427 --> 00:07:58,427 Speaker 2: rain interrupted quarter final which was completed just a couple 162 00:07:58,467 --> 00:08:02,867 Speaker 2: of hours ago. So Robin Montgomery against Clara Talson and 163 00:08:03,147 --> 00:08:07,587 Speaker 2: Naomi Osaka against Alicia Parks. Those are the semi finals, 164 00:08:07,867 --> 00:08:10,427 Speaker 2: which will happen from three o'clock this afternoon. 165 00:08:11,147 --> 00:08:14,347 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 166 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:17,747 Speaker 1: to News Talk set B weekends from midday, or follow 167 00:08:17,747 --> 00:08:19,387 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio