1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: With me now as Darcy Watergrave Sports Talk host Alo Darcy. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 2: No comment on insurance. Let's move on, Hi, Heather, Hell 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: are you mate? 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Auckland f C and Wellington Phoenix not going to play 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: in the Aussie Cup anymore? 6 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: Well, because they're not Australian teams. In short, that's the case. 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 2: They play in the A League. But should they qualify 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 2: any further on, they can't get through anywhere in Asia, 9 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: so there's no point. It becomes pointless. They playing where 10 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: they were, but they have been playing in it. It's 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: not been great for them. I think the big thing here, 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: and we're going to talk to Nick Becker and David 13 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: Dome on Sports Talk tonight about the drive behind it. 14 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: They're not surprised, they're not shopped, they're not blindsided and 15 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: quite frankly, Australia Cup is a very inconsistent and expensive 16 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: competition to be involved in and the prize at the 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: end is a punch in the face. There's no money 18 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: in it twenty five k I think. And all it 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: does is it cost them a lot of money pre season. 20 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: They never know the drawers. It's a knockout competition trying 21 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: to fly and accommodate their players all over Australia for what. 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 2: So they're no love, they don't care, it doesn't matter, 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: it's gone. They're going to fully concentrate. I know with 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: the Auckland point of view on the AFCFC Cup that 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: they've got going on at the moment as well, and 26 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: they qualify through that, they might end themselves in the 27 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: World Club Championship. We're talking millions, so it makes no sense. 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: I suppose the question is this a harbinger of both 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 2: the Phoenix and AKFC being drop kicked out of the 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: A League full stop? No? No, I wouldn't think so. AKFC, 31 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: they bring too much money, and I think the sponsorship 32 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: is rel Wellington. It's not going to happen. So this 33 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 2: is a bit of an a story and we'll talk 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: to I say, oh yeah, it's important maybe to some people, 35 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: but I think football fans and a lot of sports fans. 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: You say, Australia cuptain what yeah, and the America's couples 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: it's not. So they're gone, no love lost, we don't care. 38 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: Thanks next please. 39 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: So the black Caps have avoided a clean sweep, which 40 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: is good, isn't it. 41 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: I think the results of this five game series are 42 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: not hugely important. The series is what they call a 43 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: dead rubber now because they've already lost it three zip 44 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 2: four last night's game, so that's only four to one. 45 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: It's what they pick up about playing against an Indian 46 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: side in the subcontinent in those conditions, on those pitches 47 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 2: ahead of the T twenty. This is what it is. 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: It's an exercise in collecting information ahead of this. Blindly 49 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 2: they didn't want to go through being walloped five zip. No, 50 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: but I talked to Mount Henry last night. Matt him 51 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: was like, well, the best way for them not to 52 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: accelerate like they can because they do, is just take wickets. 53 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: And it's Santa said after the game yesterday. Look, it's 54 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: some really good bowling plans in place. They also fielded 55 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: like demons, which is super important in T twenty. It's 56 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 2: definitely another very key part of the game. They bowled well, 57 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: they bowld to a good plan, they feel it like demons, 58 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 2: and the Indians didn't have enough. They got beaten by 59 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: fifty runs. The only partnership Devin Conway and Tim Seifert 60 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: that realized one hundred runs, so that's also really important. 61 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: A good start and of course you've got Fin Allenan Allen, 62 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: as he should be known, is on his way over 63 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: as well, and the fight for the opening spots is 64 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: going to be king. You'd suggest cifit and Alan, but 65 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: Devin Conway's gone. I'm still here, so it makes the 66 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: selection process a hard one, which is a good thing. 67 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: It's a good I mean, I don't think they're good, 68 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: so I don't think it's a bad thing. They're learning 69 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: and no one cares what happens in this series if 70 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: they go on to win T twenty World come. 71 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. It's a very very fair point, 72 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: Darcy does. 73 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: And probably Hanardi's joining us on the show later on 74 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: tonight to talk about Thomas Abercrombie, whose jersey is retired 75 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: tomorrow night for the Breakers and. 76 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: Basket Thanks Darcy Watergraple, We've back of Sports Talk at 77 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: seven this evening. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, 78 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: listen live to News Talks a B from four pm weekdays, 79 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.