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 --> 00:00:11,907 Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB. 3 00:00:12,707 --> 00:00:17,107 Speaker 2: Champions Trophy Action again tomorrow night ten o'clock New Zealand time. 4 00:00:17,107 --> 00:00:20,787 Speaker 2: They played Bangladesh in rabel Pindi. This after they're winning 5 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:22,427 Speaker 2: their first Paul match against Pakistan. 6 00:00:24,747 --> 00:00:25,867 Speaker 3: That's it. 7 00:00:25,867 --> 00:00:26,627 Speaker 1: It's all over. 8 00:00:27,347 --> 00:00:31,787 Speaker 3: Henry does the job and New Zealand win this match 9 00:00:31,907 --> 00:00:34,387 Speaker 3: convincingly by sixty runs. 10 00:00:34,947 --> 00:00:36,587 Speaker 1: It's been a polished performance. 11 00:00:36,667 --> 00:00:38,987 Speaker 2: Certainly was good first up win for the black Caps 12 00:00:39,067 --> 00:00:42,907 Speaker 2: over Pakistan at the Champions Trophy. Captain Mitch Sentner joins 13 00:00:42,987 --> 00:00:45,627 Speaker 2: us on Weekend Sport. Mitch, congrats on the first up win. 14 00:00:45,667 --> 00:00:48,987 Speaker 2: What pleased you the most against your victory over Pakistan 15 00:00:49,027 --> 00:00:49,947 Speaker 2: in your first Paul game. 16 00:00:50,947 --> 00:00:52,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think we'll obviously talk about what 17 00:00:53,027 --> 00:00:57,467 Speaker 3: the BAT is trying to build partnerships, and yeah, I 18 00:00:57,507 --> 00:01:00,267 Speaker 3: think the way YOUNGI and Tommy went about it to 19 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:05,307 Speaker 3: guys who yeah, you know, played extremely well and then 20 00:01:05,547 --> 00:01:07,547 Speaker 3: you know kind of you can kind of set up 21 00:01:07,547 --> 00:01:09,267 Speaker 3: that kind of the back end of your innings to 22 00:01:09,347 --> 00:01:11,947 Speaker 3: get you know, and then let GP do his thing 23 00:01:11,987 --> 00:01:14,027 Speaker 3: and we got you know, three twenty which was probably 24 00:01:14,067 --> 00:01:17,067 Speaker 3: over par on that wicket and then yeah, I think 25 00:01:17,067 --> 00:01:18,667 Speaker 3: the first ten O was with the ball was probably 26 00:01:18,707 --> 00:01:21,067 Speaker 3: the best I've seen for a while of guys just 27 00:01:21,107 --> 00:01:23,467 Speaker 3: been able to smash a length for a long time 28 00:01:23,507 --> 00:01:24,987 Speaker 3: and put them under pressure. 29 00:01:25,467 --> 00:01:36,827 Speaker 2: Were you at all concerned at seventy three for three. 30 00:01:33,067 --> 00:01:35,867 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, you know, we I think the key 31 00:01:36,067 --> 00:01:38,747 Speaker 3: and one day cricket is tried chip wickets out through 32 00:01:38,747 --> 00:01:40,587 Speaker 3: the middle and Pakistan we will do that in the 33 00:01:40,627 --> 00:01:43,787 Speaker 3: top as well, and but I think it shows, especially 34 00:01:43,787 --> 00:01:45,467 Speaker 3: in these wickets, if you can kind of soak it 35 00:01:45,547 --> 00:01:47,387 Speaker 3: up for a little bit of time, it does get easier. 36 00:01:47,387 --> 00:01:49,627 Speaker 3: That you know we always talk about with the ball 37 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:51,787 Speaker 3: on the flip side is you know, if we can 38 00:01:51,867 --> 00:01:54,187 Speaker 3: get poles, it's trying to make it as hard as 39 00:01:54,187 --> 00:01:56,267 Speaker 3: it can for the new guy coming in and really 40 00:01:56,307 --> 00:01:58,907 Speaker 3: squeezing them. So I think the way young and Tommy 41 00:01:58,947 --> 00:02:02,147 Speaker 3: were able to withstand that, you know, that that pressure 42 00:02:02,227 --> 00:02:04,067 Speaker 3: and then and then put it back on to Pakistan 43 00:02:04,187 --> 00:02:06,707 Speaker 3: and then and then set us up for you know, 44 00:02:06,707 --> 00:02:08,347 Speaker 3: a big finish was outstanding. 45 00:02:08,587 --> 00:02:10,027 Speaker 2: I guess you might find yourself with a bit of 46 00:02:10,027 --> 00:02:12,307 Speaker 2: a selection cun undrum, A nice one, I might say. 47 00:02:12,707 --> 00:02:15,667 Speaker 2: If rtche and Ravendra is fit to come back into 48 00:02:15,747 --> 00:02:19,427 Speaker 2: selection contention, with Will Young obviously scoring one hundred, Devin 49 00:02:19,467 --> 00:02:22,787 Speaker 2: Conway's got runs recently. How do you go about, you know, 50 00:02:23,427 --> 00:02:26,027 Speaker 2: working through selection issues like those. 51 00:02:28,627 --> 00:02:31,107 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's definitely a headache, but a good one. I 52 00:02:31,107 --> 00:02:35,027 Speaker 3: mean it's, you know, guys are obviously both boys are 53 00:02:35,027 --> 00:02:37,347 Speaker 3: in form. You know. I think we'll wait and see 54 00:02:37,547 --> 00:02:40,827 Speaker 3: how our rotchen I guess gets through this train. Sonety 55 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:43,267 Speaker 3: seems to be doing a lot better, but I guess 56 00:02:43,587 --> 00:02:46,387 Speaker 3: intensity kind of net session to see how he's trucking. 57 00:02:46,387 --> 00:02:48,747 Speaker 3: And then again look at the pitch. It might be 58 00:02:49,467 --> 00:02:51,747 Speaker 3: you know, a similar makeup to Karachi, but we'll wait 59 00:02:51,787 --> 00:02:54,187 Speaker 3: and see. It could be a slightly different wicket in 60 00:02:54,907 --> 00:02:57,227 Speaker 3: so I guess we've got a few options to think about. 61 00:02:57,307 --> 00:02:59,147 Speaker 3: But I think it's I guess it's always a good 62 00:02:59,147 --> 00:03:01,227 Speaker 3: thing a but I mean it's there is going to 63 00:03:01,267 --> 00:03:03,747 Speaker 3: be a hard conversation to have with someone and it's 64 00:03:04,067 --> 00:03:07,027 Speaker 3: it's never an easy, easy decision or easy job to have. 65 00:03:07,107 --> 00:03:10,427 Speaker 3: But it means I guess the guys are stepping up 66 00:03:10,427 --> 00:03:11,827 Speaker 3: when they get the opportunity, and that's what you can 67 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:12,227 Speaker 3: ask for. 68 00:03:12,347 --> 00:03:15,827 Speaker 2: Indeed, Yeah, robill Pindi, that's where the Bangladesh game is 69 00:03:16,067 --> 00:03:17,987 Speaker 2: have you got any clue as to how that wicket 70 00:03:18,067 --> 00:03:20,267 Speaker 2: might play? Have you got any until I don't even know, 71 00:03:20,347 --> 00:03:21,507 Speaker 2: have you ever even played there. 72 00:03:23,347 --> 00:03:26,547 Speaker 3: I've never played there, but yeah, it's usually it's husually 73 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:30,787 Speaker 3: very flat. It kind of it doesn't tend to have 74 00:03:30,827 --> 00:03:34,107 Speaker 3: much grasp but kind of holds together pretty well. So 75 00:03:34,627 --> 00:03:37,987 Speaker 3: traditionally it's it's generally quite high scoring and doesn't offer 76 00:03:38,027 --> 00:03:40,947 Speaker 3: a lot. So I guess if that's the case, we'll 77 00:03:40,987 --> 00:03:43,187 Speaker 3: wait to see, But yeah, I think we want to 78 00:03:43,227 --> 00:03:46,467 Speaker 3: kind of we'll probably have a look the day before 79 00:03:46,507 --> 00:03:48,387 Speaker 3: and so you see what it looks like. But I think, 80 00:03:48,427 --> 00:03:50,787 Speaker 3: you know, it kind of brings it back to what 81 00:03:50,827 --> 00:03:52,787 Speaker 3: we want to focus on and what the things that 82 00:03:52,787 --> 00:03:55,467 Speaker 3: we've been doing well. We know Bangladesh are a very 83 00:03:55,507 --> 00:03:58,307 Speaker 3: good side on their day and we'll probably come quite 84 00:03:58,307 --> 00:04:00,707 Speaker 3: hard knowing that it is going to be quite flat. 85 00:04:00,747 --> 00:04:03,347 Speaker 3: So I think if we can kind of stick to 86 00:04:03,387 --> 00:04:05,347 Speaker 3: those hard links that we've been operating so well on 87 00:04:06,347 --> 00:04:07,587 Speaker 3: will put us in a good spot. 88 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:10,627 Speaker 2: So in the Pakistan game, twenty nine of your forty 89 00:04:10,627 --> 00:04:13,427 Speaker 2: seven point two overs were bowled by spinners. Is that 90 00:04:13,467 --> 00:04:19,307 Speaker 2: a trend we're likely to see continue? Do you think. 91 00:04:18,987 --> 00:04:21,267 Speaker 3: I think I think we found in Karachi it was 92 00:04:22,267 --> 00:04:24,027 Speaker 3: you know, it was probably slightly slow than we thought 93 00:04:24,027 --> 00:04:26,507 Speaker 3: it would be. That picture looked like I had a 94 00:04:26,507 --> 00:04:28,787 Speaker 3: little bit more grass than the ones we played on previously, 95 00:04:28,827 --> 00:04:31,227 Speaker 3: but it actually spun, which was nice. I think it's 96 00:04:31,587 --> 00:04:34,627 Speaker 3: I think having options, you know, like we've still got 97 00:04:34,627 --> 00:04:37,707 Speaker 3: three seamers there where if it was a bit you know, 98 00:04:37,907 --> 00:04:39,427 Speaker 3: just getting ontle bit more, it might have been more 99 00:04:39,427 --> 00:04:41,667 Speaker 3: of for Nathan Smith. But it's I guess it's nice 100 00:04:41,707 --> 00:04:45,867 Speaker 3: having having Glenn and Jeep and brace while there. If 101 00:04:45,907 --> 00:04:47,867 Speaker 3: they do have left handers where we can spin it. 102 00:04:47,907 --> 00:04:51,267 Speaker 3: And then I guess if Russians fit and bowling, well 103 00:04:51,347 --> 00:04:53,427 Speaker 3: that's an option there as well for us if they 104 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:55,547 Speaker 3: do have two more right hands. But I think it's 105 00:04:55,707 --> 00:04:58,827 Speaker 3: I think it shows the squad we've got. We've got 106 00:04:58,867 --> 00:05:00,987 Speaker 3: options for if it is flat, if it is spinning, 107 00:05:01,027 --> 00:05:03,467 Speaker 3: and I think, you know, Pindi is going to be 108 00:05:03,507 --> 00:05:05,867 Speaker 3: different again to do Bay, which again looked like it 109 00:05:05,907 --> 00:05:07,347 Speaker 3: was lightly slur as well. 110 00:05:07,627 --> 00:05:10,747 Speaker 2: And Kyle Jamison's joined you in place of a lockey. Ferguson, 111 00:05:10,787 --> 00:05:13,627 Speaker 2: which was unfortunate to see him ruled out through injury 112 00:05:13,907 --> 00:05:16,187 Speaker 2: has Kyle had enough time in camp to be considered 113 00:05:16,187 --> 00:05:16,787 Speaker 2: for selection. 114 00:05:19,067 --> 00:05:21,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, well he met us, he met us 115 00:05:21,387 --> 00:05:24,907 Speaker 3: here and I guess coming off a four trophy where 116 00:05:24,907 --> 00:05:30,027 Speaker 3: he bowled, you know, Baltimore. I think he's obviously on 117 00:05:30,067 --> 00:05:31,947 Speaker 3: a strict kind of loading plan, but I think he's 118 00:05:33,027 --> 00:05:35,947 Speaker 3: you'll be ready for selections that first game obviously get through. 119 00:05:36,307 --> 00:05:38,427 Speaker 3: We've got a training later on tonight, so see if 120 00:05:38,427 --> 00:05:40,267 Speaker 3: he gets through a few hours tonight, you know, And 121 00:05:40,307 --> 00:05:43,147 Speaker 3: then I guess we'll wait and see what the pitch 122 00:05:43,187 --> 00:05:44,867 Speaker 3: looks like and whether it is I guess a three 123 00:05:44,907 --> 00:05:48,627 Speaker 3: scene wicket again or I can't, man, it's going to 124 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:49,747 Speaker 3: be more than three, but it could be. 125 00:05:49,787 --> 00:05:56,147 Speaker 2: Less spoken like a true spinner. I love I love 126 00:05:56,187 --> 00:05:59,307 Speaker 2: it just on your captaincy much. You know, you're still 127 00:05:59,347 --> 00:06:02,067 Speaker 2: relatively early in your captain c career, particularly around that 128 00:06:02,107 --> 00:06:04,147 Speaker 2: the fifty over team. You've obviously done it quite often 129 00:06:04,147 --> 00:06:06,187 Speaker 2: in the in the T twenty stuff. What have been 130 00:06:06,187 --> 00:06:08,507 Speaker 2: the qualities you've looked to bring to the leadership of 131 00:06:08,507 --> 00:06:12,987 Speaker 2: this odi I team. 132 00:06:13,067 --> 00:06:15,147 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess that's for other people to say, but 133 00:06:15,347 --> 00:06:18,227 Speaker 3: I think for me, it's just trying to trying to 134 00:06:18,267 --> 00:06:20,707 Speaker 3: make it like quite of a relaxed environment. Try to 135 00:06:20,787 --> 00:06:23,027 Speaker 3: quite be relaxed in the middle, give the guys the 136 00:06:23,987 --> 00:06:26,147 Speaker 3: you know, the clear headspace that they need to go 137 00:06:26,147 --> 00:06:29,227 Speaker 3: out there and perform, especially the bowlers. I I'm not 138 00:06:29,267 --> 00:06:30,947 Speaker 3: going to tell them to do anything you know, they 139 00:06:30,947 --> 00:06:34,427 Speaker 3: don't want to do. It's about being clear planned and 140 00:06:34,707 --> 00:06:37,547 Speaker 3: it's then it's just about an execution game. And if 141 00:06:37,627 --> 00:06:40,147 Speaker 3: you miss it, that's your human nature. You know that's 142 00:06:40,147 --> 00:06:42,227 Speaker 3: going to happen. But as long as where you know, 143 00:06:42,267 --> 00:06:45,627 Speaker 3: you're not clouded with with different thoughts and yeah, trying 144 00:06:45,627 --> 00:06:48,547 Speaker 3: to just trying to make an enjoyable space for people 145 00:06:48,667 --> 00:06:50,947 Speaker 3: to to go show the show their skills. 146 00:06:51,227 --> 00:06:52,067 Speaker 2: Are you enjoying it? 147 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:56,307 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a it's a different challenge, but I am 148 00:06:56,387 --> 00:07:01,387 Speaker 3: it's Yeah, it's definitely a different, different way to go 149 00:07:01,507 --> 00:07:03,987 Speaker 3: about it. But I think it's you know, again, you 150 00:07:04,547 --> 00:07:08,587 Speaker 3: can kind of remove yourself at times, but I think 151 00:07:08,587 --> 00:07:11,067 Speaker 3: for me, it's still trying to be connected to the 152 00:07:11,107 --> 00:07:14,107 Speaker 3: group is as much as I can and everyone in it. 153 00:07:14,467 --> 00:07:18,707 Speaker 3: I think communication is still a massive part of this role. 154 00:07:19,227 --> 00:07:22,107 Speaker 3: It's making you know, everyone feel like they're part of 155 00:07:22,147 --> 00:07:23,947 Speaker 3: it going forward, and even if it as guys on 156 00:07:24,347 --> 00:07:27,667 Speaker 3: the outer side is still staying connected and still making 157 00:07:27,707 --> 00:07:30,547 Speaker 3: people feel, you know, they're part of the plan or 158 00:07:30,547 --> 00:07:31,587 Speaker 3: the purpose going forward. 159 00:07:32,147 --> 00:07:34,427 Speaker 2: How helpful was it to the team to have some 160 00:07:34,467 --> 00:07:36,507 Speaker 2: warm up games, you know, the Try series and in 161 00:07:36,587 --> 00:07:38,747 Speaker 2: the extra game ahead of ahead of the start of 162 00:07:38,787 --> 00:07:39,667 Speaker 2: the Champions Trophy. 163 00:07:41,747 --> 00:07:44,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, you know, I guess you want to 164 00:07:44,427 --> 00:07:47,347 Speaker 3: test yourself in the conditions that you're likely to play under. 165 00:07:47,387 --> 00:07:49,627 Speaker 3: And I think we've been lucky enough to play box 166 00:07:49,747 --> 00:07:51,427 Speaker 3: done a lot over the last few years. But I 167 00:07:51,427 --> 00:07:53,907 Speaker 3: guess playing in Karachi where we're going to you know, 168 00:07:53,987 --> 00:07:55,827 Speaker 3: play that first game was it was I guess it 169 00:07:55,867 --> 00:07:58,787 Speaker 3: was more of an understanding of how to operate on 170 00:07:58,787 --> 00:08:01,387 Speaker 3: on those wickets. You know. We talked about the seam 171 00:08:01,387 --> 00:08:03,427 Speaker 3: as bowling a little bit shorter than you probably do 172 00:08:03,507 --> 00:08:05,467 Speaker 3: back home, just with the lack of bounce, and it's 173 00:08:05,627 --> 00:08:08,667 Speaker 3: you know, and then obviously there is a little bit 174 00:08:08,667 --> 00:08:11,307 Speaker 3: more spin. And I guess the guys will a jew 175 00:08:11,507 --> 00:08:14,267 Speaker 3: could be a factor. So I think, you know, getting 176 00:08:14,267 --> 00:08:17,587 Speaker 3: the games in I guess leeding in it, there's probably 177 00:08:17,587 --> 00:08:19,427 Speaker 3: more I guess confidence for the boys as well that 178 00:08:19,547 --> 00:08:22,267 Speaker 3: knowing that we can do we can beat Buckstan the 179 00:08:22,387 --> 00:08:24,107 Speaker 3: conditions and then we went out there with that kind 180 00:08:24,147 --> 00:08:25,387 Speaker 3: of freedom to do that again. 181 00:08:26,027 --> 00:08:28,147 Speaker 2: And do you think Glenn Phillips could have caught that 182 00:08:28,267 --> 00:08:29,747 Speaker 2: catch with two hands? 183 00:08:33,107 --> 00:08:35,347 Speaker 3: Probably don't have to jump high off the ground as 184 00:08:35,347 --> 00:08:39,027 Speaker 3: he did, but he does. We call it adding mayo, 185 00:08:39,147 --> 00:08:42,147 Speaker 3: so he loves adding mayo to feur of his catches 186 00:08:42,187 --> 00:08:45,547 Speaker 3: and stuff. But yeah, I think what we found. I 187 00:08:45,587 --> 00:08:49,187 Speaker 3: guess those fisient and on these kind of flatter wickets 188 00:08:49,187 --> 00:08:51,427 Speaker 3: where you know you do get those half chances can 189 00:08:51,427 --> 00:08:53,667 Speaker 3: ready turn games. And I think Glenn is one of 190 00:08:53,707 --> 00:08:55,027 Speaker 3: the best of that. You know, if there is a 191 00:08:55,067 --> 00:08:58,827 Speaker 3: half chance, he's he's always there and he's he's always 192 00:08:58,827 --> 00:09:00,187 Speaker 3: wanted to die for it. 193 00:09:00,507 --> 00:09:03,507 Speaker 2: Indeed, may there be a lot more mayo from Glenn 194 00:09:03,507 --> 00:09:05,307 Speaker 2: Phillips and from the rest of the team as well. 195 00:09:05,387 --> 00:09:07,147 Speaker 2: Much great a chat make on the first up one 196 00:09:07,227 --> 00:09:10,107 Speaker 2: all the best against Bangladesh Monday night. We'll be watching 197 00:09:10,147 --> 00:09:13,067 Speaker 2: from back home. Matte Thank you much, Mitch Santa there, 198 00:09:13,107 --> 00:09:17,347 Speaker 2: captain of our white ball cricket teams. So Champions Trophy 199 00:09:17,867 --> 00:09:20,347 Speaker 2: Game two of three in Paul play for New Zealand 200 00:09:20,347 --> 00:09:23,147 Speaker 2: Bangladesh tomorrow night, ten o'clock New Zealand time. The other 201 00:09:23,187 --> 00:09:26,427 Speaker 2: two teams in our group. Pakistan and India play tonight. 202 00:09:26,907 --> 00:09:28,787 Speaker 2: Unfortunately that game is in Dubai. Would have been nice 203 00:09:28,827 --> 00:09:30,227 Speaker 2: to be in Pakistan, but I think we want know 204 00:09:30,267 --> 00:09:33,187 Speaker 2: the reasons behind that anyway, What I guess we want 205 00:09:33,227 --> 00:09:35,587 Speaker 2: to happen in that game is for India to beat Pakistan. 206 00:09:36,147 --> 00:09:39,507 Speaker 2: That would give Pakistan two losses and would mean that 207 00:09:39,547 --> 00:09:42,027 Speaker 2: if New Zealand beat Bangladesh, they would be confirmed in 208 00:09:42,067 --> 00:09:45,467 Speaker 2: the semi finals. Even if Pakistan were to beat India 209 00:09:45,507 --> 00:09:47,867 Speaker 2: and New Zealand beat Bangladesh, we'd still be in a 210 00:09:47,907 --> 00:09:51,067 Speaker 2: pretty good position. But I guess all things being equal, 211 00:09:51,147 --> 00:09:53,147 Speaker 2: you want India to beat Pakistan. You want us to 212 00:09:53,187 --> 00:09:56,147 Speaker 2: beat Bangladesh, and then US and India are into the 213 00:09:56,147 --> 00:10:00,467 Speaker 2: semis before we play one another, and that game is 214 00:10:00,907 --> 00:10:04,027 Speaker 2: next Sunday night, the second of March, next Sunday night, 215 00:10:05,107 --> 00:10:08,147 Speaker 2: by which stage a part actually could be irrelevant in 216 00:10:08,227 --> 00:10:10,187 Speaker 2: terms of the result, apart from of case, of course, 217 00:10:10,187 --> 00:10:12,947 Speaker 2: getting a bit of momentum heading into the semi finals. 218 00:10:13,507 --> 00:10:16,667 Speaker 1: For more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 219 00:10:16,787 --> 00:10:20,067 Speaker 1: to news Talks at b Weekends from midday, or follow 220 00:10:20,107 --> 00:10:21,707 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.