1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talks B. 3 00:00:12,707 --> 00:00:15,867 Speaker 2: Let's get you across the Tasman Arustratian correspondent Adam Peacock 4 00:00:15,907 --> 00:00:18,067 Speaker 2: standing by. You've got your golfer, nice and early. You're 5 00:00:18,107 --> 00:00:19,827 Speaker 2: all unencumbered. You can chat to us. 6 00:00:20,907 --> 00:00:24,187 Speaker 3: All done, Piney, All done. It was a warm day here, 7 00:00:24,427 --> 00:00:26,987 Speaker 3: very very warm. Yeah, glad to be out of the 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:27,747 Speaker 3: afternoon sun. 9 00:00:28,147 --> 00:00:30,747 Speaker 2: All right, well, thanks for taking our call. A couple 10 00:00:30,827 --> 00:00:34,907 Speaker 2: of issues to unpack. Let's start with Test cricket. Australia 11 00:00:34,947 --> 00:00:37,787 Speaker 2: are currently in Sri Lanka where they're doing the business 12 00:00:37,827 --> 00:00:40,507 Speaker 2: against a pretty portal ink inside by the looks of it. 13 00:00:40,547 --> 00:00:42,947 Speaker 2: But Sam Constance, I'm interested in how this played out. 14 00:00:43,187 --> 00:00:45,707 Speaker 2: We know he had a couple of whirlwind tests against 15 00:00:45,747 --> 00:00:48,827 Speaker 2: India earlier in the summer, selected in the squad for 16 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:51,267 Speaker 2: the tour of Sri Lanka, but didn't make the side 17 00:00:51,267 --> 00:00:53,387 Speaker 2: for the first Test, and now he's come back home, 18 00:00:53,427 --> 00:00:53,707 Speaker 2: has he? 19 00:00:55,147 --> 00:01:00,027 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I think it was a matchup thing. They 20 00:01:00,067 --> 00:01:03,067 Speaker 3: thought Travis Head is better to open over there, and 21 00:01:03,147 --> 00:01:06,227 Speaker 3: they couldn't really drop Kowaja because he's good against spin. 22 00:01:06,387 --> 00:01:09,267 Speaker 3: And it was solidified by the two hundred and thirty 23 00:01:09,267 --> 00:01:12,347 Speaker 3: odd he made in the first game, so I can 24 00:01:12,387 --> 00:01:16,507 Speaker 3: see why they took him. But you know, talking to 25 00:01:16,507 --> 00:01:18,347 Speaker 3: a few people behind the scenes, they say, well, this 26 00:01:18,427 --> 00:01:20,467 Speaker 3: is actually a really good tour to go on even 27 00:01:20,507 --> 00:01:23,347 Speaker 3: if he doesn't play, just to see what the standard's 28 00:01:23,427 --> 00:01:26,707 Speaker 3: like on tour, no pressure on him to perform. And 29 00:01:26,747 --> 00:01:28,547 Speaker 3: then once it was realized he wasn't going to play 30 00:01:28,547 --> 00:01:31,467 Speaker 3: in that second Test, come back home because you need 31 00:01:31,507 --> 00:01:34,067 Speaker 3: red ball cricket and to sit there and troll anker 32 00:01:34,107 --> 00:01:36,187 Speaker 3: on his ass and not play as opposed to coming 33 00:01:36,227 --> 00:01:38,987 Speaker 3: back and playing a high pressure shield game is much 34 00:01:39,027 --> 00:01:41,067 Speaker 3: better for his development and with a view to the 35 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:43,267 Speaker 3: World Test Championship in the middle of the year, and 36 00:01:43,267 --> 00:01:45,507 Speaker 3: he'll probably playing the West Indies in the three three 37 00:01:45,587 --> 00:01:47,547 Speaker 3: Test tour that we've got in the middle of the 38 00:01:47,627 --> 00:01:50,347 Speaker 3: year as well. So yeah, it was a tough call, 39 00:01:50,507 --> 00:01:53,147 Speaker 3: tough selection calls, but given the way that we've batted 40 00:01:53,227 --> 00:01:54,907 Speaker 3: on this tour so far, it's hard to say that 41 00:01:54,907 --> 00:01:56,027 Speaker 3: the selectors have got it wrong. 42 00:01:56,467 --> 00:01:58,507 Speaker 2: Yeah. Indeed, well I went by one an things in 43 00:01:58,507 --> 00:02:00,627 Speaker 2: two hundred and forty two runs in the first Test 44 00:02:00,667 --> 00:02:03,347 Speaker 2: in Gaul six fifty four for six to clear it's 45 00:02:03,347 --> 00:02:05,427 Speaker 2: a pretty decent first innings. And here we are on 46 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:08,947 Speaker 2: the second Test also in Gaul, three point thirty for three, 47 00:02:09,307 --> 00:02:13,027 Speaker 2: with both Kerry and Smith unbeaten on three figures overnight 48 00:02:13,107 --> 00:02:17,067 Speaker 2: against Shrilanks two fifty seven. It's very one side at 49 00:02:17,067 --> 00:02:17,947 Speaker 2: this one, Adam, isn't it? 50 00:02:19,067 --> 00:02:23,827 Speaker 3: Yeah? Surprisingly so. I actually think this wicket that apparently 51 00:02:23,867 --> 00:02:27,387 Speaker 3: they were going to trick up, it looks pretty benign 52 00:02:28,027 --> 00:02:30,147 Speaker 3: in terms of how you can bat on it. And 53 00:02:30,307 --> 00:02:32,427 Speaker 3: Smith is in such good form at the moment. He's 54 00:02:32,427 --> 00:02:35,307 Speaker 3: now joined Alan Border and Steve Warr as the only 55 00:02:36,147 --> 00:02:38,627 Speaker 3: big run scorer is in Australian Test cricket history for 56 00:02:38,667 --> 00:02:42,787 Speaker 3: the men to have as many away Test hundreds as 57 00:02:42,867 --> 00:02:45,667 Speaker 3: home Test hundreds. Alan Border actually had more away than home. 58 00:02:45,747 --> 00:02:48,107 Speaker 3: That's how good he was, especially in an a dormant 59 00:02:48,147 --> 00:02:51,307 Speaker 3: era for Australian cricket. But Steve Smith is just wherever 60 00:02:51,347 --> 00:02:52,907 Speaker 3: he is and if he's in any kind of form, 61 00:02:52,947 --> 00:02:54,627 Speaker 3: he's going to score runs. And he's done it again. 62 00:02:55,787 --> 00:02:59,307 Speaker 2: Let's go to Sam Kerr. Now you know what a 63 00:02:59,347 --> 00:03:01,907 Speaker 2: wonderful player she's been for Australia off the field. She's 64 00:03:01,907 --> 00:03:03,747 Speaker 2: so on the field, she's been off the field for 65 00:03:03,747 --> 00:03:05,987 Speaker 2: a bit with an injury, but she's also in the 66 00:03:06,067 --> 00:03:10,307 Speaker 2: week past been in court. She is on trial for 67 00:03:10,467 --> 00:03:14,947 Speaker 2: causing racially aggravated harassment to a policeman during an incident 68 00:03:14,987 --> 00:03:18,387 Speaker 2: in London in January of twenty twenty three. Can you 69 00:03:18,387 --> 00:03:19,867 Speaker 2: give us the broad brush strokes of this and what 70 00:03:19,907 --> 00:03:20,907 Speaker 2: the likely outcome is. 71 00:03:22,067 --> 00:03:25,667 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's all in front of a magistrate still, 72 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:31,707 Speaker 3: so that we're waiting the outcome. But there's bodycam footage 73 00:03:31,787 --> 00:03:35,267 Speaker 3: been released, so they've been in court herself, her partner, 74 00:03:36,267 --> 00:03:38,747 Speaker 3: the police officer in question, and other people surrounding the 75 00:03:38,787 --> 00:03:42,067 Speaker 3: whole incident in question. Look, there's a debate over here, 76 00:03:42,227 --> 00:03:45,027 Speaker 3: mainly surrounding sam Ker whether or not she has leadership 77 00:03:45,027 --> 00:03:47,027 Speaker 3: status going forward for the Matilda's I don't think there's 78 00:03:47,027 --> 00:03:49,547 Speaker 3: anyone who says that she should never play frustrator again, 79 00:03:49,867 --> 00:03:54,147 Speaker 3: and that's just frankly draconian. But everyone's awaiting that the 80 00:03:54,227 --> 00:03:56,667 Speaker 3: judgment and the full facts to come out in the 81 00:03:56,667 --> 00:03:59,427 Speaker 3: Court of Lord to make its judgment. But yeah, there's 82 00:03:59,427 --> 00:04:02,147 Speaker 3: a fair old debate saying, well, is this really captaincy 83 00:04:02,187 --> 00:04:06,707 Speaker 3: behavior if she is found guilty of it until that 84 00:04:06,867 --> 00:04:09,427 Speaker 3: point and we find out if it's guilty or not guilty, 85 00:04:10,427 --> 00:04:13,667 Speaker 3: we'll wait and see. But yet it's not an appetizing 86 00:04:13,747 --> 00:04:17,827 Speaker 3: look and might go to explain why Sam over the 87 00:04:17,907 --> 00:04:21,387 Speaker 3: past two years, maybe she's been in a stress state 88 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:23,507 Speaker 3: of mind and that's why she's had injury after injury. 89 00:04:23,587 --> 00:04:25,107 Speaker 3: She's just not been able to get on the park. 90 00:04:25,187 --> 00:04:27,187 Speaker 3: She has that calf injury at the World Cup, barely 91 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:30,107 Speaker 3: able to play, scores a wonder goal in the semi final, 92 00:04:30,227 --> 00:04:32,507 Speaker 3: but then blows out a knee and she's been missing 93 00:04:32,707 --> 00:04:36,107 Speaker 3: for over thirteen fourteen months now, so it's all really 94 00:04:36,187 --> 00:04:39,667 Speaker 3: unfortunate for everyone involved. But yeah, just have to wait 95 00:04:39,707 --> 00:04:40,947 Speaker 3: for the courts to make their judgment. 96 00:04:40,987 --> 00:04:43,507 Speaker 2: Really, what about the court of public opinion does it? 97 00:04:43,547 --> 00:04:48,267 Speaker 2: I mean, she's a darling of Australian sports, most public 98 00:04:48,307 --> 00:04:49,787 Speaker 2: opinion on her side. 99 00:04:51,067 --> 00:04:54,747 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's really split actually, people who you know, it's 100 00:04:54,787 --> 00:04:59,147 Speaker 3: down those lines of if you support the growth of 101 00:04:59,307 --> 00:05:02,707 Speaker 3: the Matilda's and also admire of someone like Sam Kerr. 102 00:05:02,787 --> 00:05:05,267 Speaker 3: It's like, well, yeah, she felt she was pushed in 103 00:05:05,267 --> 00:05:11,467 Speaker 3: that position and you know, felt scared almost when she 104 00:05:11,587 --> 00:05:14,227 Speaker 3: was in the police station. Where you've got people on 105 00:05:14,267 --> 00:05:18,667 Speaker 3: the other side saying well, no, she hasn't behaved to 106 00:05:18,747 --> 00:05:21,547 Speaker 3: the standard of what you would expect of a captain 107 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:23,827 Speaker 3: of any sporting team in this country. She should be 108 00:05:23,827 --> 00:05:26,347 Speaker 3: held to account. So yeah, people have charged off in 109 00:05:26,387 --> 00:05:29,267 Speaker 3: every direction and making their judgment based on what they've 110 00:05:29,307 --> 00:05:33,187 Speaker 3: seen and some evidence presented this week without probably knowing 111 00:05:33,227 --> 00:05:35,307 Speaker 3: the full facts of everything that's gone on in that 112 00:05:35,387 --> 00:05:39,267 Speaker 3: incident and awaiting that judgment as well, which I'm of 113 00:05:39,307 --> 00:05:42,307 Speaker 3: that Ladder opinion that just all chill out and wait 114 00:05:42,387 --> 00:05:44,547 Speaker 3: for everything to come out and then maybe make the judgment. 115 00:05:44,987 --> 00:05:48,187 Speaker 2: Indeed, another Australian having a challenging time in London and 116 00:05:48,227 --> 00:05:51,667 Speaker 2: z Ansposta Coglo of course, boss of Tottenham Hotspur, who 117 00:05:52,147 --> 00:05:55,427 Speaker 2: find themselves fourteenth in the Premier League. Thanks for starting 118 00:05:55,427 --> 00:05:56,907 Speaker 2: to pick up. They had a win in the Europa 119 00:05:56,987 --> 00:06:00,227 Speaker 2: League and then a Premier League victory over Brientthord, but 120 00:06:00,267 --> 00:06:03,627 Speaker 2: a four nil loss to Liverpool in the Second League 121 00:06:03,627 --> 00:06:06,547 Speaker 2: of their League Cup semi final in the line last 122 00:06:06,587 --> 00:06:09,787 Speaker 2: couple of days. You know, I don't know what you 123 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:12,307 Speaker 2: can believe as far as what you're here coming out 124 00:06:12,347 --> 00:06:15,827 Speaker 2: of the UK media. But would An's Postakoglu be in 125 00:06:15,987 --> 00:06:17,467 Speaker 2: danger of losing his job? 126 00:06:19,827 --> 00:06:23,507 Speaker 3: Yeah? Probably Given the track record of Daniel Levy, the 127 00:06:23,507 --> 00:06:28,547 Speaker 3: guy who runs Tottenham Hotsburg. He's probably I wouldn't say 128 00:06:28,547 --> 00:06:30,667 Speaker 3: his head's on the chopping blot, but it's a consideraction 129 00:06:30,987 --> 00:06:34,907 Speaker 3: at the moment. But Spurs have had this problem. They're 130 00:06:34,907 --> 00:06:38,387 Speaker 3: just stuck in this whirlpool, whirlpool of mediocrity, so they 131 00:06:38,387 --> 00:06:39,987 Speaker 3: can't get out. And it looked like as was the 132 00:06:39,987 --> 00:06:41,747 Speaker 3: one to push pull him out and they had a 133 00:06:41,787 --> 00:06:44,867 Speaker 3: good season last season and looking forward to build for 134 00:06:44,907 --> 00:06:47,867 Speaker 3: this season. I think we've mentioned it before, Pinney, you 135 00:06:47,907 --> 00:06:49,787 Speaker 3: just can't get his best team on the park. And 136 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:51,827 Speaker 3: whether or not that's because of the style of playing, 137 00:06:51,907 --> 00:06:54,107 Speaker 3: the training load that he's given his team, I can 138 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:57,587 Speaker 3: only guess it is. So is there a major adjustment 139 00:06:57,707 --> 00:07:00,387 Speaker 3: going to take place there? Otherwise the ultimate adjustment comes 140 00:07:00,387 --> 00:07:03,387 Speaker 3: and and loses his job. So yeah, it's very much 141 00:07:03,747 --> 00:07:07,827 Speaker 3: a job in question here. Everyone's hoping that he does 142 00:07:07,947 --> 00:07:10,387 Speaker 3: keep the job because it's good for Australian football to 143 00:07:10,427 --> 00:07:12,467 Speaker 3: have someone like him in a role like that. It 144 00:07:12,547 --> 00:07:15,387 Speaker 3: kind of helps our reputation. So we'll wait and see. 145 00:07:15,707 --> 00:07:18,187 Speaker 3: He's just got to get through this period and see 146 00:07:18,187 --> 00:07:19,947 Speaker 3: how the Europa League turns out. I think you'll be 147 00:07:19,947 --> 00:07:21,947 Speaker 3: given a bit more time. I don't think they'll sack 148 00:07:22,027 --> 00:07:24,187 Speaker 3: him in the next couple of weeks. I never really 149 00:07:24,267 --> 00:07:26,467 Speaker 3: know with Daniel Levy, but I think until the end 150 00:07:26,467 --> 00:07:30,387 Speaker 3: of the season is probably the most sensible kind of 151 00:07:30,427 --> 00:07:32,067 Speaker 3: way of looking at it at the moment. But it's 152 00:07:32,067 --> 00:07:35,587 Speaker 3: English football, and sometimes sensibilities play out the window, don't they. 153 00:07:35,627 --> 00:07:38,747 Speaker 2: They certainly they suddenly Derby tonight too, and the A 154 00:07:38,867 --> 00:07:41,947 Speaker 2: League suddenly the FC Western Sidney wonders. I'm not sure 155 00:07:41,947 --> 00:07:44,067 Speaker 2: this has reached the heights that it has previously in 156 00:07:44,107 --> 00:07:46,947 Speaker 2: terms of the rapid support that used to be around. 157 00:07:47,307 --> 00:07:49,067 Speaker 2: You're not hitting along tonight to Aliens. 158 00:07:50,227 --> 00:07:52,347 Speaker 3: I am, actually I'm going to get along and have 159 00:07:52,387 --> 00:07:55,067 Speaker 3: a look. I've got the free date in the calendar 160 00:07:55,107 --> 00:07:57,307 Speaker 3: after all the tennis and things, so yeah, I'm actually 161 00:07:57,347 --> 00:07:59,027 Speaker 3: looking forward to it. I think it'll be a good game. 162 00:07:59,387 --> 00:08:02,307 Speaker 3: These two sides. I don't think they have the capacity 163 00:08:02,347 --> 00:08:06,307 Speaker 3: to play disciplined football and shut out the opposition, which 164 00:08:06,467 --> 00:08:08,947 Speaker 3: means that anything can happen. I think there's players on 165 00:08:08,947 --> 00:08:10,827 Speaker 3: both sides, and yeah, I hopefully we will get a 166 00:08:10,827 --> 00:08:13,347 Speaker 3: crowd of over thirty because anything over thirty thousand a 167 00:08:13,387 --> 00:08:16,307 Speaker 3: early outstadium, it's a fantastic atmosphere, so yeah, it should 168 00:08:16,307 --> 00:08:18,987 Speaker 3: be a good night at football for over here. And 169 00:08:19,147 --> 00:08:22,867 Speaker 3: yeah it's it's chucking along the A League without any 170 00:08:22,867 --> 00:08:25,747 Speaker 3: spectacular kind of cut through if you like, nothing like 171 00:08:25,787 --> 00:08:29,507 Speaker 3: we've seen in Auckland this season. But it's kind of 172 00:08:29,507 --> 00:08:32,387 Speaker 3: okay and developing players, so that's the nineteen good stuff. 173 00:08:32,467 --> 00:08:34,747 Speaker 2: Gradur channels always, Adam, enjoy the rest of your weekend 174 00:08:34,747 --> 00:08:36,787 Speaker 2: and we'll catch up again next Saturday. 175 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:38,787 Speaker 3: Thank you too, Thanks Binning a. 176 00:08:38,747 --> 00:08:42,587 Speaker 2: Good one mate. Adam Peacock our Australian corresponding there atis Sydney. 177 00:08:42,747 --> 00:08:45,987 Speaker 2: He joins us around this time every Saturday afternoon. 178 00:08:46,067 --> 00:08:49,267 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. 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