1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: The Unplayable Podcast is proudly presented by quantas the official 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,399 Speaker 1: podcast partner and the official airline partner of Cricket Australia. 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Once again, this season, Quantus is prouds will be flying 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: Australia's cricketers as they take on the world. Hello and 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: welcome to The Unplayable Podcast. England have won a match 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: in Australia, the first in almost fifteen years loo and 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: unfortunately the series isn't still alive, but it was a 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: fantastic day at the MCG for all England fans and 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: England team members. The Barmeur is going wild. They got 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: the win by four wickets and now we just talk 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: about too little, too late. 12 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: Fourteen years and eleven months and like fourteen days, I 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: think it is five four hundred and sixty eight days 14 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: they'd gone without winning a Test match in Australia and 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: some club cricketers, you know, would be listening to this 16 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: and think, well, how does this relate to my cricket, 17 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: because that's what you do as a club cricket watching 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: Test cricket. In this series we've had two two day 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 2: red ball games. That's very familiar for club cricketers. Both 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: of them have been reverse outrights, so the team that 21 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: was behind on the first innings has one on the 22 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: second innings. Most club cricketers would go, you know, two 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 2: three four hundred game careers without playing in a reverse outright, 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: and we've had two in Test cricket. 25 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 3: In an ASH series in four games. 26 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: As you say, this was effectively the reverse of Perth, 27 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: wasn't there that? I mean Australia had a first things 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: deficit there and one. England had a first things deficit 29 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: here and one. They never really looked like they weren't 30 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: going to get their total. They came out really strong. 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: It was Crawley and Duckett who have been under so 32 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: much pressure, especially Duckett throughout the week with those videos 33 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: that surfaced in NUSA and Crawley, who has been under 34 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: a bit of pressure himself given he's had such a 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: long career to day and delivered not quite as much 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: as England fans would have wanted. Those two really set 37 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: the tone and eventually they got the win by four wickets. 38 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: But what does this mean for Stokes and for bastball? 39 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: Is it alive and well. 40 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: Well, it shows that there's a method that can work 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: on pitches that that give a bit. I think we 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: thought before this series, will you know, the way bads 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 2: ball operates it, it should do better on Australian pitches 44 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: that are better for you know, you have to elevate 45 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: your risk profile on wickets that seem around. They've been 46 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: playing on wickets that are suited to their style and 47 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: you kind of thought that approach might be one that 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: would be suited. And finally it did kind of work. 49 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: I mean, it looked like a tired Australian team by. 50 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 3: Kind of the end of it. 51 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: There was some some pretty questionable batting that will I'm 52 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: sure we'll go into. 53 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: And the bowling attack just didn't you know. 54 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: I mean, it's hard to criticize the bowling attack that 55 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: bowled England out for what was that under two hundred 56 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 2: in the first. 57 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 3: Innings, yeap one hundred and ten. 58 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, well I'm not going to criticize them, but you know, 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: second second time around, it just you know, Mitchell Stark 60 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: has been phenomenal in this series and he was just good, 61 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 2: you know, like and that's he's just been at this level. 62 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: And England, you know, to their credit, kind of hit 63 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: Australia with some with some good good batting on on 64 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: on a tough I mean, you know, Ben Duckett, he 65 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 2: kind of got played into formal a little bit the 66 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: way Stark bowl to him early. There's a lot of 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: wide stuff, a lot of short stuff, a bit of 68 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: stuff on his pads and that kind of just got. 69 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 3: Him going because he did look really rusty early. 70 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: And Crawley I think has been pretty good all series 71 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: once he got over that pair in Perth, the one 72 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 2: I think England fans are going to be walking away 73 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: from the game wondering about is Jacob Bethel like this 74 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: guy looked phenomenal. Not only has he not played in 75 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: the first three tests of this series in a run 76 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: chase that kind of looked Taylor made for him, especially 77 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: after duck and Crawley got off to such good start, 78 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: they bloody demoted him down to number four, So you know, 79 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: you just got to be wondering what, you know, why 80 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: didn't we see this guy when the. 81 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: Series was live? 82 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's been Oli Pope's position for a long 83 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: time at number three role. He was back at the 84 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: start of this series and now finally he's been moved on. 85 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: And Jacob Bethel, although as he said, he didn't bat 86 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: at number three and that second innings, but his forty 87 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: or forty six he looked very composed. He got a 88 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: good ball in the as England sort of capitulated, but 89 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: there was composure there. He's only twenty two. He was 90 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: only seven the last time England won a Test in Australia. 91 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: So he's the start of this new brigade for them. 92 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: And there's also that aspect of their bowling, which is 93 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: looking like a very fresh attack compared to what we've 94 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: seen in years past. They're a little bit of a 95 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: concern about Gus Atkinson as well. Got to be in 96 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: a bit of doubt for Sydney there. He didn't reappear 97 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: after injuring his left hamstring mid delivery today, which was 98 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: a bit of a weird. 99 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: One, it was, yeah, and you'd fear for him playing 100 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 2: in Sydney, especially with you know, nothing potentially. 101 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: On the line. 102 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: We know England don't really rate the World Test Championship 103 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: and also you know they're not going to be playing 104 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: for that, you know, winning in Australia. The difference between 105 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 2: a four to one and a three to two score 106 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: line is significant in terms of how people look at 107 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 2: this going forward, So you know, there are jobs on 108 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 2: the line really, so you know, you'd think that they'd 109 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 2: want to put their best foot forward there. But yeah, 110 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: i'd be surprised Atkinson if it looked like what you 111 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: know, it looked like a handstring strain and that's you know, 112 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 2: at least three four weeks. But yeah, a bit of 113 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 2: a sour note on what was otherwise, you know, a 114 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: big moment like Ben Stokes sat where we are right 115 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: now just you know, a few moments ago, and you 116 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: know he just said, what what a moment this was 117 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,239 Speaker 2: for him and Joe Root in particular, two thirty plus 118 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 2: guys who have been out here quite a bit like 119 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: they were back here in twenty thirteen fourteen, the pair 120 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: of Them'm pretty I think that was roots debut series 121 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: potentially and maybe Stokes as well. Both you know, showed 122 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: some glimpses and you know they've played a lot of 123 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 2: cricket out here and endured a lot of punishment. That 124 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: shows a lot of mental resilience to come out here. Yep, 125 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 2: thirteen fourteen again seventeen eighteen, sorry just for Root. Stokes 126 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: missed that series. Then both of them in twenty one, 127 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: twenty two and had the tough COVID series. You know, 128 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 2: there's a lot of demons floating around when you come 129 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 2: back to somewhere for a third or a fourth time, 130 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: and they finally conquered it. So it's good to see. 131 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: Good to see that for two of the elder Statesmen. 132 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: Before we get into the blow by a blow of 133 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: the game, big talking point will be the pitch two 134 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: day test, the second of the series, only the first 135 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: time that we've had a series with two two day 136 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: tests since the nineteen hundred, so over one hundred and 137 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: thirty years since. That pretty remarkable stuff, and it's going 138 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: to come into question again. We heard the Fox commentators 139 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: say that there were little indentations left on the pitch 140 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: which made it extra hard to bat. On day two, 141 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: there was lots of grass left on a thatchiness that 142 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: was described as sponginess. Steve Smith described it as when 143 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: he sat and spoke to us here. So what happens 144 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: now in this situation, Lou, I mean, obviously the ICC 145 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: will give it a rating and Cricket Australia will probably 146 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: ever say as well. 147 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, it will be I'm really interested to hear the 148 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 2: mcc side of the story and Funnily enough, they're putting 149 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 2: up Matthew Page and Stuart Fox, the curator and CEO 150 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: respectively tomorrow morning here at the MCG. So you know, 151 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: Fair played it for getting on the front foot because 152 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: it was really hard to get on the front foot. 153 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 2: Tim on that wicket out there, I mean, you know, 154 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: interesting comments already. I was interested, said first of all 155 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: to hear from Steve Smith. The guy's made more than 156 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: ten thousand Test runs. He's basically said that the way 157 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: to score on this wicket was about like Harry brook 158 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: in the first innings, which was forty one or thirty 159 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: four balls. It was chaos. It was charging Stark first ball. 160 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: It was hitting sixers over mid off. If a guy 161 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: who knows batting then better than any of us, says that, 162 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: you know, like the best batter was probably him, and 163 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: that's how you should. 164 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 3: Go about it. Was it a good wicket? 165 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: You know? Stokes said that if this, I think the 166 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: exact quote was, if this game had been played in 167 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: a different part of the world, we'd be asking different questions. 168 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 2: I'm paraphrasing him there, but he did get us. As 169 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 2: a follow up, is the inference there are you talking about? 170 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: You know Asian pitchers and specifically Indian pitchers, right like 171 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: every time Australia or England go to India, there's a 172 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: sense of, you know, these guys are getting stitched up 173 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: and India are doing something dodgy with a wicket that 174 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: plays out on every tour over there. And I think 175 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: that's and that was put to Stokes and he didn't 176 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 2: disagree with the with the sentiment. I think he said 177 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: it was your words, not mine. So he had the 178 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: opportunity to clarify that. 179 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: And he you know virtually you know, all that kind. 180 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 2: Of confirm that's what he was saying. So that's that's 181 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: going to be, you know, the big headline out of 182 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 2: the pitch stuff. 183 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 184 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: I mean I don't think it was like dangerous or 185 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: disgraceful or absolutely diabolical. It was just a really really 186 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 2: hard wicket to bad on against guys bowling good wobble, 187 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: seeing balls around the top of the stumps. 188 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 3: It was pretty quick the whole way through. 189 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: There was you know, quite a bit of same movement 190 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:34,599 Speaker 2: and a lot of the batters just got balls that 191 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 2: they that had their names on it. So yeah, do 192 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 2: we you know, I think this is a question our 193 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: bosses are going to be asking Josh right, like, we've 194 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: had two two day tests. That's the one in Perth 195 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 2: cost five million, cost Cricket Australia five million bucks. I 196 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 2: dare say this one will cost the a even more. 197 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: Given this venue as twice the size of Perth Stadium, 198 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: they would have sold more tickets Day three was we 199 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: got ninety two thousand here to onto ninety five thousand yesterday. 200 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: You know it probably would have got another ninety thousand 201 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: plus crowd tomorrow day three. So you know, that's a 202 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: lot of Money's a lot of tickets, a lot of 203 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 2: corporate beer's not drunken, a lot of breakfast not eat, 204 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: and it's a lot of hot chips not sold. So 205 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: that has ramifications and I think ultimately, you know, Todd 206 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 2: Greenberg was on radio today and all but said that 207 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 2: they need to do something about it because they can't 208 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 2: financially kind of keep having tests like that. That's the 209 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: uncomfortable truth of it. 210 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: And when you talk about beers not drunk, the Barmy 211 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: Army do drink more than any other supporter group in 212 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: the world. And they're on fire at the end of today, 213 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: especially as England near that total, the pitch seemed to 214 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: play in England's favorite bit towards the end of the 215 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: day is the ball softened. I've got a stat here. 216 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: There were seventeen players and misses in the first twelve 217 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: overs of England's innings and then only four in the 218 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: next twenty overs, so they really got to a sage 219 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: where it was comfortable the crowd could sense that something 220 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: sure it was going to happen. 221 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: And that's a great stat josh around the seventeen players 222 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: and misses in the first twelve overs, because one of 223 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 2: the interesting things Smith said was that the big difference 224 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 2: in this final innings was England hit some massive shots 225 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: into the led boards and that softened you know, first 226 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 2: of the blow of bat on ball, you know, softens 227 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: the ball a little bit and softens the scene, but 228 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: also the whack into the led maybe on the fall 229 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 2: for that one that Crawley hit off that ball six, 230 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 2: and then there was that other one where duck At 231 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 2: ramped in for six, kind of scooped him for six. 232 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: So that takes a big chunk of the ball, that 233 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 2: makes it softer, and all of a sudden you're bowling 234 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: with a softer ball. 235 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a good point. 236 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: And when you have a having the stat here on 237 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: how many balls per weekend, it was only twenty four 238 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: balls for every weekent across the Test, which is the 239 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: second lowest in all ASHES matches. 240 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: Geez. 241 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: So then when they finally when they ball started stopped 242 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: doing stuff, obviously, it felt like a different game all 243 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden. Let's go back to the start of 244 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: the day. Australia had a forty six run lead, they 245 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: were none down and then they just lost clumps of wickets. 246 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: They lost three for six at one stage, Head quadr 247 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: and Kerry fell in quick succession. Then they lost four 248 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: for thirteen to finish their innings, including three for two. 249 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: When things happened quickly, when things sorry, when things happened, 250 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: it happened quickly, and Steve Smith was unbeaten at the 251 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: end twenty four not out of thirty nine deliveries. Didn't 252 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: decide not to shield the strike from the tail there, 253 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 1: even though you know it did happen quickly, But he 254 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: had looked like he had the chance to decided not to, 255 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: And maybe that's come back to bite them in the end. 256 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's undoubtable that if this game was played you know, 257 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 2: let's say fifteen years ago, because. 258 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 3: That's the number one being banning around that. 259 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: This test goes into at least a third day, you know, 260 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 2: potentially a fourth because just the way teams game this situation, 261 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: they kind of go they look at it like Smith 262 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: just did and go, well, Harry Brook made the or 263 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: the second highest score in the game, and he badded 264 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: like an absolute maniac. 265 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 3: So you know, we should have all done that. 266 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 2: You know, slog forty off thirty balls, you know that 267 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 2: equals a total that's more than two hundred and fifty. 268 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 3: So you know, and that's not always going to come off. 269 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 2: But I reckon the ball that cast bolt travers head 270 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: was a really big one because it kind of looked 271 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: like things it might be settling into a bit of 272 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 2: a normal days cricket after bowl and nicks off. 273 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 3: Early and you've got weather al than head. 274 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 2: The two supposed to be, you know, whether it was 275 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 2: supposed to open with head and would of if not 276 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 2: for the weird circumstances. 277 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: But you kind of got those two going. 278 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 2: Whether it's a leaving a lot of balls, he gets 279 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: one that nips back into him, and you know, he's 280 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 2: pretty unlucky to kind of get a ball like that and. 281 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 3: Then Marmas goes. 282 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,599 Speaker 2: But then you've got Smith and Head batting together, and 283 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: Head looked as good as anyone he I think he 284 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 2: got kind of stitched up a bit by the long 285 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: outfield is quite slow, and all those cuts and pools 286 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 2: that were going four and six in Adelaide just you know, 287 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 2: they were going for threes, and you know they might 288 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 2: have been all run fours as well if he wanted 289 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 2: to run them, but he wasn't running him that hard. 290 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: But yeah, so he kind of gets out to this 291 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 2: ball that nips, you know, violently off the pitch away 292 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: from him, casts hits you off bail and I reckon 293 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 2: the middle order that followed kind of go, well, if 294 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 2: Travis our best better, if he's going to get a 295 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 2: ball with his name on it, we need to get 296 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 2: one before it gets us. And there was a bit 297 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 2: of a carnage that kind of set enough that it was. 298 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: But the England balls got it right. Brun Cass has 299 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: had plenty of criticism throughout the series three his way 300 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: we're bowling, but he got things right in the end. 301 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: Today's final two spells for two for twelve and two 302 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: for eleven. He finished with four for thirty four, which 303 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: I think is his best of the series. So far, 304 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: he's taken nineteen wickets. His strike rate is right up 305 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: there as well with the best in the series. 306 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: So his strike rate might be one of the best 307 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 2: of all times in a series. But he's also gone 308 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 2: it before this series was something like five and overs. 309 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: That's right, Yeah, that's kind of England's philosophy has just 310 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 2: get ten wickets at all costs. 311 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: I suppose that's all right Australia by that. For one 312 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty two set in England one hundred and 313 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: seventy five runs to win. As we sort of touched on, 314 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: they came out all guns blazing. Mitchel Stark probably bold 315 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: his most way would speller the series. You'd say, a 316 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: few wide off and a few on the pads as well, 317 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: and Ben Duckett was able to cash in with a 318 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: few early wickets and then we saw the pinch hitter, 319 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: Bright and car so things were happening even when they 320 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: weren't supposed to be happening. 321 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 3: Just one of those Test matches alone. 322 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and interesting reasoning from Stokes. He actually wanted to 323 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 2: send Gus Atkinson out there, and then he remembered that 324 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 2: he wouldn't be able to bat until the till number 325 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: eight or until a certain amount of time had elapsed. 326 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 2: The ladder was never going to happen, given how quickly 327 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 2: this game was moving. So cars gets sent out. I 328 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: just thought, like obviously made the decision to send in 329 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 2: this pinch hitter, probably in anticipation of the duck at 330 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 2: Crawley Partnership again not paying off. Well it did this time. 331 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 2: They made fifty in as many balls and that were 332 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 2: ideal situation for Bethel to kind of come in at. 333 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: And yeah, we've touched on how well they kind of 334 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: battered there. I want to go back to Australia's first innings, Josh, 335 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: because I thought, you know, just kind of going back 336 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 2: to when Travis Head gets out, like Kauwhaja Carey Green. 337 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 2: I think they all went out in successive over. It 338 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 2: was Kowaja He's called a fine leg off tongue carry 339 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: the next over and then there was a bit of time, 340 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: but Green put in a bit of I think. 341 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 3: I'm getting confused with the previous innings when it all 342 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 3: happened pretty quickly. I know it's hard to remember, so. 343 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: You did have Travis Head there, so they lost three 344 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: for six in that period. 345 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 2: Kwaija Carrey, that's right, yeah, and Kwaja So the Kawaja 346 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 2: Carrey Green one three wickets. I'm kind of lumping together 347 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: because they're all out to I reckon short deliveries or 348 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 2: balls that certainly weren't hitting the stump. So Tongue surprises 349 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: Kawaja with the short ball that he hits down fine 350 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 2: league's throat. I don't think he was expecting that, I reckon. 351 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 2: He was expecting to get challenged, and all of a sudden, Oh, 352 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: I got to get something under it, hits it down 353 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 2: to fine leg and clever bowling and then Green and 354 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: carry both balls that they just kind of ended at 355 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: that they didn't really need to, I think, And I 356 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 2: think that goes back to your point before. Could they 357 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: have Australia found someone to just hang in there with 358 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: Steve Smith because it didn't look that trouble like, Yes, 359 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 2: he played and missed, but it was always controlled right. 360 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 2: He was letting the ball seem and misses outside edge. 361 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: It looked like he was in the element today there 362 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: with all their extra big stuff around, the movements and 363 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: glances and gestures to the bowler with the scarecrow at 364 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: one point, So when he does that, you feel like 365 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: he's on he's in the zone. But yeah, he just 366 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: wasn't really troubled today. 367 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 3: It seemed like, yeah, and he just couldn't find someone 368 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 3: to hang around with him. 369 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 2: And I reckon Kerry and Green would be you know, 370 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 2: Carry's given a lot to Australia this year, so it's 371 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: hard to hang him for how he's battered. But Green 372 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 2: would kind of be thinking like I could have got 373 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 2: to nineteen. He'd faced twenty nine balls, hit a couple 374 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 2: of boundaries and all of a sudden, like he's walking 375 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: at the bowlers and I think it was a ball 376 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 2: before he went out, he kind of tripped over himself 377 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: against Ben Stokes and got in a funny position. He 378 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 2: kind of walks at him again, I think, probably trying 379 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: to gate the wider line. Stukes's coming was coming to 380 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 2: him at and just getting outside so he can't be 381 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 2: out at LBW. But he kind of threw off his 382 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 2: balance and he's ended up throwing his hands at a 383 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 2: ball that he didn't really need to. So I think 384 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: Australia will probably regret that. They will regret how they 385 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 2: went about in their first sinnings and here we are. 386 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: The crazy thing is that Australia could potentially make changes again. 387 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: They've made i think three changes for every test or 388 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: close to it this series. England, meanwhile, have been pretty 389 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: you'd say that eleven hasn't changed a whole lot. So 390 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: it's just funny how the things can play out to 391 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: spite the score line in the series. And also, i 392 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: mean this test over in two days a bit of 393 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: a losshry. You'd say the same with Perth. Both of 394 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: these could have gone either way. So as much as 395 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: we want to dissect and put a binary win loss 396 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: on it, there's probably a bit more to look at, 397 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: isn't there in terms of how this one will play 398 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: out leading into Sydney. 399 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so, Like you go back to Perth 400 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: and that's one on the bat of one player. You know, 401 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 2: Apart from that, the two teams were incredibly Even if 402 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: if England somehow snag will win there, then it just 403 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 2: looks so different going to Brisbane. Yeah, they probably still 404 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 2: lose under lights because Australia just play those conditions way better. 405 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 2: But yeah, then it's you know, it's too all if 406 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,719 Speaker 2: they if they'd won that because we'd be coming in 407 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,479 Speaker 2: you know, Adelaide. I think Australia still win that. If 408 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 2: you get Pack Cummins and Nathan line Back on that wicket, 409 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 2: you're not losing too many games. So imagine that it 410 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: could have been too all heading into heading into Sydney, 411 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 2: that would have that might have made up for any 412 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 2: short form. Let's see I had lost in of course 413 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 2: of two two day tests. 414 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: So the fifth Test will start at the SCG on 415 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: January fourth. Was meant to be a five day breaks 416 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: now an eight day break for the players, so pretty 417 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: good they'll be happy with that. I think, all things considered, 418 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: what are we expecting changes wise, if anything? Or is 419 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: it a bit too early to speculate on that. 420 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 2: No, well it's early enough that you kind of go 421 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 2: will Stark and Bowland to have played every game in 422 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 2: this series so far, it's a rare it is a 423 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 2: fast bowler to play five consecutive Tests. 424 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 3: You know they can probably do it now eight day break. 425 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 2: That goes back to what do we have you know, 426 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 2: nine ten day breaks between the first and second Test 427 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 2: and the second and third Test, so they've essentially got 428 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 2: that again. 429 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: I think the Perth to Adelaide might. 430 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: Have ended up so the Perth to Brison might have 431 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 2: ended up being like twelve days to give them the 432 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 2: two day tests there. So yeah, you're back then to 433 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 2: kind of to get right. And then Nissa. I thought 434 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: he bowled pretty well and he batted very well in 435 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 2: the first innings. I don't think you look at changing that. 436 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 2: You know, it's probably going to be Murphy v. Richardson 437 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 2: again for that last spot unless they want to. Unless 438 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: they want to do a Murphy v. Nissa and keep gie, 439 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: that'll be an interesting one. Like you know what Smith 440 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 2: said before about how easy He basically said spin was 441 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: the easiest thing to face on this wicket, so why 442 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 2: would you bowl it? 443 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 3: That's a revealing insight. 444 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 2: So if you get another green seema in Sydney, people 445 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 2: love talking about you know, you played two spinners in 446 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 2: Sydney and it's a it's a turning haven. 447 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 3: Well, you know, teams you know that. 448 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 2: I think the India Test last year was was an 449 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: absolute rager for seam bowl as that is, and you know, 450 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: you presume something quite similar kind of occur this year 451 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 2: than the batting perspective. Yeah, green another you know another 452 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 2: tough Test that it would be hard to hang him 453 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 2: for that, just given you know, it's a really tough 454 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 2: batting wicket. Labushane, you know, I think he's his averages 455 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 2: dipped below twenty five for the series and then Weather, 456 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 2: I guess they're there. There are probably three question marks 457 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 2: in the in the top order. You've got English there, 458 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 2: he didn't shoot the lights out when he had the 459 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 2: chance and uh and Webs is kind of the one 460 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: who who made his debut in this equivalent test, this 461 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 2: Sydney Test last year. Do you look at him over 462 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 2: at Green or one of the other top order guys, 463 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 2: so they'd be all the questions I reckon kind of 464 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 2: circling for Australia. 465 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 3: Lots to wrap up. 466 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: This has been the recap from Day two, the final 467 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: day of the Melbourne Test match. Here in the twenty 468 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: twenty five Ashes series. Will catch you ahead of the 469 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: next Test with hopefully an update ahead of that final 470 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 1: match and have a great new year. And this has 471 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: been another edition of the Unlabeled Podcast.