WEBVTT - Perth D1: 'Relentless' England open Ashes with searing pace

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<v Speaker 1>The Unplayable Podcast. Big Day of Ashes Cricket to kick

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<v Speaker 1>off the new summer, and wow, what a way to

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<v Speaker 1>bring it in. Nineteen wickets. We're here at First Stadium

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<v Speaker 1>and there was no shortage of action. My name is Joshunafinger.

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<v Speaker 1>Louie Cameron, you were sitting next to me all day

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<v Speaker 1>and there was plenty of action to take in.

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<v Speaker 2>So where do we begin rewriting? Furiously all day I

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<v Speaker 2>think was the flavor of things. I think everyone's head

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<v Speaker 2>spinning really like Ben Stokes took five wickets in thirty

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<v Speaker 2>balls at the end of the day. That feels like

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the third or fourth mostly interesting thing that happened

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<v Speaker 2>today was mcgawaja was a really puzzling you know, had

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<v Speaker 2>a really puzzling impact on the game by not being

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<v Speaker 2>able to open the batting with Jake weather Ord. Australia

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<v Speaker 2>had two debutants and that's probably not even in the

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<v Speaker 2>in the podium of talking points, so I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>where do you want to start, Josh.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, let's run through the scores.

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<v Speaker 1>Because England won the tossachos to bat, which is an

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<v Speaker 1>unusual thing for them, though especially under Ben Stokes's tenure.

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<v Speaker 1>They preferred the ball first, but England got one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy two. They were all that after thirty three overs.

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<v Speaker 1>Stark took your career best seven for fifty eight. He

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<v Speaker 1>was outstanding with both the new ball and then cleaning

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<v Speaker 1>up the tail, and Brenda Doggert got a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>wickets in there as well. Then Australia had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to bat and things were tough because England turned up

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<v Speaker 1>the heath. They had Archer and Would both buying. Both

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<v Speaker 1>had deliveries over one fifty. Atkinson and Cass were in

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<v Speaker 1>the high one forties, so there's no relenting from the

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<v Speaker 1>English side of things, and Australia finished the day on

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<v Speaker 1>nine for one hundred and twenty three, still forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>runs behind and with a bit of a work to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the big story of the day is England's

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<v Speaker 2>bowling attack, and these guys were much vaunted coming into

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<v Speaker 2>this years we heard a lot about how you bas

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<v Speaker 2>ball is about you know, hitting sixes, scoring quickly, but

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<v Speaker 2>also about bowling fast and McCullum and Stokes from a

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<v Speaker 2>long way out, probably when Stokes took over his captain

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty two, this is what they wanted. They

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<v Speaker 2>wanted guys, you know, four or five six guys who

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<v Speaker 2>could bowl over one hundred and forty k an hour.

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<v Speaker 2>They played four guys who bowled over one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>forty two of them hit one fifty. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 2>were watching Mitchell Stark today and just the way he

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<v Speaker 2>was able to hit, you know, constantly bit one forties

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<v Speaker 2>and maintain his pace through it. We were sitting up

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<v Speaker 2>there going, gee, this is how good is this from

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<v Speaker 2>a thirty five year old guy. He's now taken his

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<v Speaker 2>best test figures three times in his last eleven tests.

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<v Speaker 2>So that as that was the first part of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you know, England had two guys who bowled

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<v Speaker 2>much faster. There Archer, we haven't seen him since the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nineteen ashes.

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<v Speaker 4>He was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>He just bowled so beautifully and to watch him bowl

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<v Speaker 2>was a privilege because he just ambles into decrease, beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>action and it's just effortless, and he made the Australians

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<v Speaker 2>look silly in some regards. Castpot really well, but Wood

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<v Speaker 2>was the other one who really cranked it up. And

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<v Speaker 2>not only did they decimate the Australians and have them

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<v Speaker 2>nine down with you still thirty forty odd behind, but

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<v Speaker 2>they roughed them up. Smith got hit on the point

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<v Speaker 2>of the elbow twice, he got hit on the fingers.

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<v Speaker 2>We had the medicos running in and out. Yeah, almost

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every over. It seemed they sent a message

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<v Speaker 2>to Australia. They made a real statement today, Yeah they did.

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<v Speaker 1>Archer at one point had seven overs two for seven.

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<v Speaker 1>He was not only was he accurate with his short balls,

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<v Speaker 1>but when he pitched up the players were playing and

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<v Speaker 1>missing as well. Australia i think after twenty overs had

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen players and misses, so they were averaging one per over.

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<v Speaker 1>That sort of shows how difficult batting was, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think Trent Copland, also in Channel seven, did a really

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<v Speaker 1>good analysis of Archer showing how he was firing in

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<v Speaker 1>that short ball and really upsetting the footwork of the

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<v Speaker 1>Aussie batters. Smith and Marnus, who have faced a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of high quality bowling in their time, both really labored

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<v Speaker 1>and their strike rates.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think you've got it there in front

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<v Speaker 3>of you.

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<v Speaker 1>But Manus was seven off about fifty balls and Smith

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<v Speaker 1>not much better.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a bizarre batting innings for Australia for starting

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<v Speaker 2>with the second part of that's still back to France. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that was probably the most interesting stuff. So

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<v Speaker 2>we saw England come out and back the way England

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<v Speaker 2>bat and Australia came out and battered the way Australia

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<v Speaker 2>bat it. But after so weather it comes in somehow

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<v Speaker 2>Archer swings Wong Band back down the line to the

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<v Speaker 2>left hander, which I haven't really seen him do before.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure if I haven't been watching close enough,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's always been for me. A guy goes away

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<v Speaker 2>from left handed batters. That's how he normally gets the

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<v Speaker 2>lefty as he has a fantastic record against them. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know whether, I'm sure all his preparation was thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about not edging that ball that goes away from him.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole one spears back into his pads and face

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<v Speaker 2>plants on the wicket like that. That really took him

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<v Speaker 2>by surprise, but Marnas and Steve Smith were then able

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<v Speaker 2>to rebuild for a little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>They went scoring very quickly. I think that won.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifteen after ten overs at ONMP there were yeah, but

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<v Speaker 2>they were having to do this because it was mcquijor

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<v Speaker 2>was off the field, so we I know that there

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<v Speaker 2>was some back troubles for Kawajo. He had back stiffness

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<v Speaker 2>through the day. He had a back spasm the second

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<v Speaker 2>time he left the field and he was on and

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<v Speaker 2>off the ground a bit. He's doing a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>stretching apparently to overcome the spasm, and it really just

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<v Speaker 2>screwed over Australia because they took England's last five wickets

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<v Speaker 2>fell in the space of three overs I think it was,

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<v Speaker 2>and Smith at one point was hurribly gesturing to Kuwada

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<v Speaker 2>to get back on the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>They couldn't get him.

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<v Speaker 2>He did get back on at the fall of the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth ticket, but they didn't get him on with enough

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<v Speaker 2>time for them then him be able to open the batting.

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<v Speaker 2>So all of a sudden you got weather or gone

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<v Speaker 2>on debut, you got your best batter. Steve Smith coming

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<v Speaker 2>to the crease in the first over the game, third

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<v Speaker 2>ball of the game, third ball of the inning, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>which is probably the nightmare scenario really for Australia definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you even dug up a stat that Jake

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<v Speaker 1>Weatherwold rarely faced the first ball in first class crecket

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<v Speaker 1>for Tasmania, So to ask him to do that on

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<v Speaker 1>Test debut against one of the quickest bowlers in the world, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>A huge if you ask.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it must have been unsettling for him because he's

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<v Speaker 4>He's spent a lot of time.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, There's been some good banter between him and

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<v Speaker 2>in Quadra about you know, Quadra not knowing whether it's name,

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<v Speaker 2>and they probably had made some early decisions about who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to face sales ball, what are we going to

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<v Speaker 2>do calling between the wicket. All of a sudden he's

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<v Speaker 2>walking out with Marnus Laboshane, who is even more unfamiliar

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<v Speaker 2>with So that must have been unsettling, But I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think any of that would have really made a difference

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<v Speaker 2>to the to the.

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<v Speaker 4>Ball he got.

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<v Speaker 2>So those two, you know, Smith and Marnas don't advance

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<v Speaker 2>a scoreboard and when they both go in pretty quick succession.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was the first collapse of three for

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<v Speaker 2>three for the day for the innings.

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<v Speaker 4>Remarkably, you know, it's all all hell breaks loose.

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<v Speaker 2>Quadra can finally come out to bat at number four,

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<v Speaker 2>broaden cast gets one to lift off a length. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a very very good ball and he did

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<v Speaker 2>well to nicket and all of a sudden, the Australia's

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<v Speaker 2>innings is going exactly the same way as England's. Only

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<v Speaker 2>England scored a lot more boundaries kind of along the way,

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<v Speaker 2>so you kind of go, I mean, when England were

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<v Speaker 2>getting caught on the vents and you know we're kind of.

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<v Speaker 4>Questioning, is this, you know, just reckless batting. In hindsight,

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<v Speaker 4>it might have been good badding. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe Harry Brook read the conditions really well and he

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<v Speaker 1>played some outrageous shots.

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<v Speaker 3>He was coming down the wicket to Mitchell Stark.

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<v Speaker 1>He was giving himself room outside leg and hitting over cover, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and just doing some things that had everybody in the

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<v Speaker 1>press box and probably in the crowd just baffled. But

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<v Speaker 1>in hindsight he got fifty at almost the run of ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's valuable runs because that's the difference between the

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<v Speaker 1>two sides.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, he was great to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>The only part to that that doesn't work is the

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<v Speaker 2>fact Ben Stokes won the toss and bad it this

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<v Speaker 2>morning so last year. I mean, everyone's comparing rightly, comparing

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<v Speaker 2>this first day to last season's first Test of the

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<v Speaker 2>at at per Stadium, very similar. Seventeen wickets fell on

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<v Speaker 2>that day. Australia won the toss, inserted, India bowled him

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<v Speaker 2>out cheaply, and then Boomer took a bunch of wickets

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<v Speaker 2>against Astralia at the end of the day as well.

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<v Speaker 4>India ended up winning that Test.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact that you know, the curator has said

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<v Speaker 2>that he didn't want this wicket to be his juicy

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<v Speaker 2>on day one as what it was last year.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it succeeded.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it was a nineteen wicket Day one

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<v Speaker 2>kind kind of pitch. Yeah, there was scene movement, but

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<v Speaker 2>it did get easier as that ball softened. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>the other factor here is the outfield was incredibly slow.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, really slow.

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<v Speaker 2>So England's one seven two, maybe that's worth more like

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty. They hit a lot of twos and threes.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure what's going on with the outfield, Like

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<v Speaker 2>we can see over the I think that's the western

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<v Speaker 2>side of the ground. A lot of the turf has

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<v Speaker 2>kind of been dug up, and there was a Metallica

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<v Speaker 2>concert here which might have affected things. We saw a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of the Aussies trying to dive and just like

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<v Speaker 2>their knees just didn't go anywhere on the surface. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be surprised if we saw anyone diving for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the Test.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's interesting because Bradon car said at his pressure

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<v Speaker 1>conference that he thought here a bit under par with

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<v Speaker 1>this score, and some of the commentators were saying that

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So it's funny that we get to this

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<v Speaker 1>stage and there's been nineteen wickets on the first day

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<v Speaker 1>in England, have a sizeable lead relatively and they're still saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we should have got more runs. So probably bats up

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<v Speaker 1>your point that maybe the batting wasn't the best bit

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<v Speaker 1>of pressure. Maybe getting to the batters and good plans

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<v Speaker 1>as well, because Cars, you asked me about that wicked

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<v Speaker 1>of Steve Smith and the press conference he went wider

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<v Speaker 1>of the crease.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, yes, that was a plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Stokes later in the Inning's got Cameron Green out

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<v Speaker 1>with a plan as well. He was pointing to David

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<v Speaker 1>Saca on the sideline saying that was the one outside

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<v Speaker 1>off attempted him into that sneaking court behind. So England's

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<v Speaker 1>plans came together. I'm sure Australia had similar plans that

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<v Speaker 1>worked for them as well. With Mitchell Stark a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of his wicket to a high quality at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the innings. So maybe we just have to give

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<v Speaker 1>more credit to the bowlers and less on Ernest on

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<v Speaker 1>the pitch.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and I think that was what Mitchell Stark was

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<v Speaker 4>saying at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>Look is that a bit of a cop out. I

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<v Speaker 2>think both teams batted poorly today. I think England bowled

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<v Speaker 2>much better. I really do you know, with the exception

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<v Speaker 2>of Mitchell Stark was fantastic and he really carried the

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<v Speaker 2>Australian attack. This could have been all out under an

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<v Speaker 2>undred if comings the Stark were playing in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Boland was uncharacteristically a full today. You've got driven

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<v Speaker 2>a lot back down the ground. His rhythm didn't quite

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<v Speaker 2>look there. Brenda Doggett started beautifully like he should have

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<v Speaker 2>almost had a wicket first ball with a one that

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<v Speaker 2>jagged back against Olipope, but then he was a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit two sides of the wicked at times. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's got better stuff in him at the best level,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think he's going to be a really good bowler.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, look, no one else really bold frustrated,

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<v Speaker 4>but like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard to overstay just how good and how electric

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<v Speaker 2>England's fast bowlers were today.

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<v Speaker 1>They were relentless, so no issues about their selection. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>leaving at Shelby, she wasn't in a mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>No, Well, like I'm fully prepared to admit, I thought

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<v Speaker 2>at the toss when they named the team, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think we all thought that were going to go five

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<v Speaker 2>right arm quicks. I just thought the fact that they

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<v Speaker 2>are all right arm made me think that. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>at the outset, I thought that she should have played

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<v Speaker 2>Overcas just because Stokes he's bong so well.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean he came on and nibbled it around.

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<v Speaker 2>He's an excellent bowler, took five for twenty three and

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely no time.

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<v Speaker 4>I kind of thought, well he's the fourth, right quick?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you need a fifth?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you need a fifth one in in cast when

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<v Speaker 2>you've got Archer, Atkinson and Wood. Well turns out you

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<v Speaker 2>do because maybe I underestimate him, but he was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>He came on bold second change. But and he came

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<v Speaker 2>on to bowl when Manus and Steve had just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of overcome that initial thing and bowl just as good

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<v Speaker 2>as stuff as as the opening bowlers.

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<v Speaker 4>So fully prepared to admit I was wrong on that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe just a quick word on Ben Stokes and as

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<v Speaker 1>we touched on five for twenty three, maybe got a

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<v Speaker 1>little lucky with the wickets of Travis Head and even

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<v Speaker 1>Mitchell Stark. They both chipped the ball a very short

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<v Speaker 1>mid on because there was no one else on that

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<v Speaker 1>leg side.

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<v Speaker 3>But otherwise, I mean, he puts the ball in the

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<v Speaker 3>right spot.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we both said in that preview podcast

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<v Speaker 1>that he is probably still their best bowler at his best,

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<v Speaker 1>and he showed it to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think Archer is their best bowler. I think

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<v Speaker 2>I think Woods a better bowler.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think at their best, but maybe maybe consistency wise.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I mean just when he comes on to

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<v Speaker 2>like he just changes games all the time and he's

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<v Speaker 2>just got another gear in him. Stokes, he's in a

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<v Speaker 2>incredible cricketer. Yeah, you got lucky, But like I look

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<v Speaker 2>at all the overs. You know, Bob thirty nine overs.

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<v Speaker 2>How he drives in Australia, you get you know, Cameron

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<v Speaker 2>Green got a couple off, he got one off Atkinson,

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<v Speaker 2>you got another one later on at Carton Berville.

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<v Speaker 4>For a few and star between the exactly right.

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<v Speaker 2>Green Green looked amazing by the way, and it took

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<v Speaker 2>some really good bowling from him from Stokes to get

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<v Speaker 2>him out. But I just think back to the Australian innings.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Bowland gave him quite a lot of drives.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, maybe Dog at the odd one as well.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a real difference that you know, the England

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<v Speaker 2>were unrelenting with their length.

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<v Speaker 1>So on a day where nineteen wickets fell, first time

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<v Speaker 1>that that's happened on the first day of an Australian

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<v Speaker 1>Test match since nineteen fifty two. So Australia ashes Test

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<v Speaker 1>that was kept in Australia. So that was Australia's West

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<v Speaker 1>Indies in Sydney in fifty two. So yeah, seventy years

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<v Speaker 1>in the making this day and who knows, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow could even be more crazy because we did say

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<v Speaker 1>two days Tests a couple of years ago in pert

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<v Speaker 1>in Bricebane, are we going to see a repeat here?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean the fact that I think this is

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<v Speaker 2>a better pitch than last year. I still think that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm interested, So like I could be completely wrong.

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<v Speaker 4>I've already been wrong a.

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<v Speaker 2>Few times today, as I'm sure all of us you know,

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<v Speaker 2>suppose they're experts, but I think, you know, if it

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<v Speaker 2>follows last year script it flattens out, becomes a better

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<v Speaker 2>batting wicked and you know, we see some second innings runs,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, Australia are going to do well on.

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<v Speaker 4>Line and dog It.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a really big wicket of Kerry late in

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<v Speaker 2>the day as well, thought he was doing pretty well

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<v Speaker 2>and then a bit of a limp dismissal off Stokes.

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<v Speaker 2>Australia's still fifty runs behind. That's, as we said, with

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<v Speaker 2>the outfield, maybe that's worth seventy eighty runs that deficit,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's hard to see how Line and dog It

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<v Speaker 2>get a whole lot closer to England. So they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to do their damage chasing in the final

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<v Speaker 2>innings and you know, maybe that might be a good

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<v Speaker 2>time to bat because they're probably gonna be batting tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>on day two or Day three, So you know, Day

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<v Speaker 2>three wicket is often best on the bat, So we're

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<v Speaker 2>just having to reframe everything we think about Test cricket

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<v Speaker 2>because the way it's not just England with their bass

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<v Speaker 2>ball stuff. I think every Test team is now rapidly

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<v Speaker 2>reconsidering how they play cricket and when they need to

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<v Speaker 2>press and attack and change their tactics, and they're much

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<v Speaker 2>quicker to just go, well, we need to.

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<v Speaker 4>Hit out or get out here because the conditions are

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<v Speaker 4>against us. Whereas you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Ten years time, ten years ago, you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think pitchers were doing as much and I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>the tactics were as advanced as they are now. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to we might be in for a fascinating

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<v Speaker 2>but short actual series, Josh, if this is anything to

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<v Speaker 2>go by, all right, before I finish, Lou, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>finish with the two debutites for Australia, earning Baker Green

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<v Speaker 2>number four seven two and four seven three. Brendan Dogget

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<v Speaker 2>and Jake weather Old both have amazing stories and we've

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<v Speaker 2>both covered them comprehensively on Cricket dot Com Dot at

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<v Speaker 2>you this week, but great to see them get their

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<v Speaker 2>caps out there in the middle of today and mixed

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<v Speaker 2>results on day one. But you know Test cricket, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a long match, so plenty of time to still influence it.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm going to duck in his first innings, Jake

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<v Speaker 2>Weather or he'll will want to improve on but he

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<v Speaker 2>gets another go.

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<v Speaker 4>You definitely get another go, whether it's day two or

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<v Speaker 4>day three. Yeah, nice moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Warner is a great choice as another you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe outspoken, aggressive, left left handed opening better and then

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<v Speaker 2>Brenda Dogget as well. He's got a you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>spoke on the podcast earlier this week about his great

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<v Speaker 2>story from being a carpenter when he was in his

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<v Speaker 2>early twenties to now being a Test cricketer. Both were

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<v Speaker 2>guys who were bit off the pathway, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't come through the traditional kind of kind of route.

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<v Speaker 2>Jake from Darwin, which is in a typical breeding ground

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<v Speaker 2>for elite Australian cricketers, moved to South Australia and had

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<v Speaker 2>to really work at it in his late teens early

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<v Speaker 2>twenties to get a South Australia contract.

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<v Speaker 4>And then had to move to Tasmania and he was

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<v Speaker 4>out of the team.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, forty eight twenty four, forty eight months ago,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, really great stories and probably worth acknowledging,

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<v Speaker 2>given a hell of a lot has happened since they

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<v Speaker 2>got their caps this morning definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's our app on day one here at Perth Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Spend the Unplayable Podcast, brought to you by Quantus. Tune

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<v Speaker 1>in tomorrow where we recap Day two and hopefully not

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<v Speaker 1>quite as many wickets