WEBVTT - Inglis on Maxi's keeping and the next World Cup challenge 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.360 The Unplayable Podcast is proudly presented by Quantas, the official 0:00:03.400 --> 0:00:06.840 podcast partner and the official airline partner of Cricket Australia. 0:00:07.040 --> 0:00:09.320 Once again this season, Quantas is proud to be flying 0:00:09.360 --> 0:00:20.840 Australia's cricketers as they take on the world. Hello everyone, 0:00:20.920 --> 0:00:23.799 welcome to the Unplayable Podcast. Just the men's T twenty 0:00:23.840 --> 0:00:26.560 World Cup is underway and the Aussies they're going to 0:00:26.560 --> 0:00:29.560 be an action very shortly. They take on Ireland on Wednesday, 0:00:29.600 --> 0:00:33.159 February eleven. My name is josh Onnafinger, joined now by 0:00:33.280 --> 0:00:35.879 Jack Painter who's over there in Sri Lanka at the 0:00:36.159 --> 0:00:39.559 Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. And Jack, how are things over 0:00:39.600 --> 0:00:40.520 there in the island nation. 0:00:41.520 --> 0:00:45.639 It's pretty warm and hot and humid, so as you'd 0:00:45.640 --> 0:00:50.680 expect in Sri Lanka. It's beautiful sunshine today here it's 0:00:50.840 --> 0:00:52.920 here at the ground the light training session for a 0:00:52.920 --> 0:00:55.080 couple of the Aussies. But the oh, things are going 0:00:55.080 --> 0:00:58.080 well and it's been a fairly decent build in for 0:00:58.120 --> 0:01:00.240 Australia too. They're the last of the twenty teams kick 0:01:00.280 --> 0:01:02.800 off their campaign which will be tomorrow night against Ireland. 0:01:03.080 --> 0:01:05.560 We've got a big episode coming up for you as well. 0:01:05.640 --> 0:01:08.240 Josh Engliss is the special guest. He'll be up in 0:01:08.360 --> 0:01:10.400 just a few moments. Jack, you had a chat to him. 0:01:10.400 --> 0:01:12.959 We're also going to be talking about the best T 0:01:12.959 --> 0:01:16.759 twenty World Cup performances of all time, so make sure 0:01:16.800 --> 0:01:20.679 you get in your nominations as well. Jack, you've spent 0:01:20.760 --> 0:01:23.240 a little bit of time in Sri Lanka leading into 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:25.080 this first game. Where have you been and what have 0:01:25.120 --> 0:01:25.759 you been up to. 0:01:26.319 --> 0:01:29.120 We have, Josh, My wife came up with me before 0:01:29.120 --> 0:01:31.479 the tournament kicked off and we had a great time. 0:01:31.480 --> 0:01:35.800 It's a beautiful country like beautiful people plenty to see 0:01:35.840 --> 0:01:38.520 as well, lots of diversity. We went down south and 0:01:38.680 --> 0:01:41.360 saw the beaches and then went across and saw some 0:01:41.400 --> 0:01:43.760 elephants at the at the National Park and did a 0:01:43.800 --> 0:01:46.520 safari there and then back up to the hills and 0:01:46.840 --> 0:01:49.840 did some hiking around as well. So I've seen a 0:01:49.840 --> 0:01:51.080 fair bit of it in the week leading up to 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:55.400 the tournaments. But it's back back into the work now 0:01:55.440 --> 0:01:58.000 and enough about the traveling and we can focus on 0:01:58.040 --> 0:01:58.440 the cricket. 0:01:59.120 --> 0:01:59.280 Well. 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:00.840 We want to hear about your best meal so far. 0:02:00.920 --> 0:02:01.920 What if you're eaten? 0:02:03.120 --> 0:02:05.760 Surprisingly, I won't say this is the best meal, but 0:02:06.200 --> 0:02:08.640 surprisingly they do a very good wood fired pizza here 0:02:08.639 --> 0:02:12.080 in Schlanka, so we have been having a couple of those. 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:17.160 It's not your traditional Sherilankin cuisine, but yeah, a few curries. 0:02:17.160 --> 0:02:21.960 We had a good chicken ticken masala one time. Similar, 0:02:22.440 --> 0:02:25.480 very similar food to what you'd expect in India. But 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:28.320 they do an egg copper here for breakfast, which is 0:02:28.360 --> 0:02:32.679 like a bit of a Doughey pancake kind of thing 0:02:32.840 --> 0:02:36.520 with an egg in it. So certainly been enjoying a 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:40.880 couple of those. But yeah, so maybe curry was the 0:02:40.919 --> 0:02:41.400 best meal. 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:45.880 Excellent, Okay, Well, get stuck into those egg hoppers because 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:47.400 you get an major energy. It's going to be a 0:02:47.440 --> 0:02:51.000 big tournament, some really tough conditions that are quite foreign 0:02:51.000 --> 0:02:54.079 to Australia as well, so the Aussies we're going to 0:02:54.160 --> 0:02:57.040 be touching on their potential side as well. And just 0:02:57.080 --> 0:03:00.280 a little bit, but you did catch up with Josh 0:03:00.320 --> 0:03:02.679 Ingliss just a day or two ago. He's the soul 0:03:02.720 --> 0:03:05.720 we could keep it in this squad, but that's not 0:03:05.760 --> 0:03:07.840 an issue for him. He's looking forward to the challenge 0:03:08.120 --> 0:03:11.760 and after this short break, let's say listen to your 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:12.760 chat with Josh Mliss. 0:03:15.840 --> 0:03:18.359 Hello yone, and welcome to the Unplayable podcast, coming to 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:21.360 you from Colombo as Australia built up to their World 0:03:21.400 --> 0:03:24.880 Cup opener against Ireland on Wednesday. My name is Jack 0:03:24.919 --> 0:03:27.440 Painter and I'm joined by Australia. We could keep it 0:03:27.480 --> 0:03:30.240 Josh Engliss to preview that match. Josh, thanks for joining us. Kim. 0:03:30.360 --> 0:03:31.560 How have you settled into Colomba. 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:34.160 Yeah, it's been really good. We've been here for a 0:03:34.160 --> 0:03:36.960 few days now. Sort of a bit of a stop 0:03:37.000 --> 0:03:40.520 start beginning with the game getting rained off the other night, 0:03:40.600 --> 0:03:42.720 but now really happy to be here and look forward 0:03:42.720 --> 0:03:43.360 to getting. 0:03:43.120 --> 0:03:45.920 Going a long lead into that first game against Ireland. 0:03:46.120 --> 0:03:47.960 Your last team to get going in the tournament. Is 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:49.600 that a good thing or a bad thing? 0:03:51.080 --> 0:03:52.720 I don't really know. I think you can make of 0:03:52.760 --> 0:03:53.360 it what you want. 0:03:53.840 --> 0:03:56.000 It's obviously nice we get to I think they're playing today, 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:58.320 so we get a look at them and how they're 0:03:58.320 --> 0:04:00.200 going to line up and that sort of thing. But 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:03.680 now looking forward, we've got obviously a few days training now, 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:05.440 so they'll be nice to get into the prep. 0:04:05.720 --> 0:04:08.600 What do you know about Ireland? Australia played them once 0:04:08.640 --> 0:04:10.040 in the last decade, I think, so a bit of 0:04:10.080 --> 0:04:10.520 an unknown. 0:04:10.760 --> 0:04:13.320 Yeah, not a whole heap, but like I said, I 0:04:13.320 --> 0:04:15.280 think that's why that game. Being able to watch that 0:04:15.720 --> 0:04:18.080 today all give us a lot more info on that side. 0:04:18.440 --> 0:04:20.520 And there's nine I was looking at their squad today. 0:04:20.520 --> 0:04:22.680 There's nine of those guys who played an eleven in 0:04:22.839 --> 0:04:25.839 the twenty two World Cup in Brisbane. You obviously weren't 0:04:25.839 --> 0:04:28.920 there at a cut hand, and there's a bit of 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:32.240 familiarity there amongst the squad that the guys will face 0:04:32.400 --> 0:04:32.960 on Wednesday. 0:04:33.240 --> 0:04:34.280 Yeah. 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:36.440 Yeah, Like I said, I don't know a whole heap, 0:04:36.520 --> 0:04:38.560 but I think a lot of the guys, like you said, 0:04:38.600 --> 0:04:41.880 have come up against them before, so that'll be good 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:42.200 for them. 0:04:42.400 --> 0:04:44.720 How do you go when playing against these teams like 0:04:44.760 --> 0:04:47.200 Ireland's in barbe Yaman that you're facing in Group B. 0:04:47.680 --> 0:04:49.840 Is it much preparation or is a bit of feel 0:04:49.880 --> 0:04:50.960 on the day or a bit of both. 0:04:52.120 --> 0:04:54.600 I think it's very individualized. Obviously, I think you've got 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:56.760 to do a little bit more. Obviously we don't play 0:04:56.800 --> 0:05:00.560 against these guys a whole heap, so person i'd just 0:05:00.640 --> 0:05:03.000 like to look through their bowlers. We get sent out 0:05:03.000 --> 0:05:06.120 a whole stat pack from the from the team and 0:05:06.560 --> 0:05:08.240 we'll go through that, and I just like to have 0:05:08.279 --> 0:05:10.440 a look at their bowlers and their change ups and 0:05:10.640 --> 0:05:12.560 that sort of thing, just so it's not a surprise 0:05:12.600 --> 0:05:13.239 on the day. 0:05:13.160 --> 0:05:15.480 Have you played against me? Even before Phil Paul Sterling 0:05:15.520 --> 0:05:18.279 has been around the county scene, Josh Little has been 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:20.080 in the IPL of You've seen much of those guys. 0:05:20.839 --> 0:05:24.480 I think played Little in the MLC and maybe Sterling 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:28.080 in the hundred, But I learned that, yeah, not much. 0:05:29.000 --> 0:05:31.640 Let's sort of turn to the pack in Pakistan's series. 0:05:31.680 --> 0:05:34.240 You played just the one game there but didn't go 0:05:34.240 --> 0:05:36.160 to play obviously, But what do you take from it? 0:05:36.279 --> 0:05:38.680 I guess personally and as a group coming into a 0:05:38.680 --> 0:05:39.360 big tournament. 0:05:39.880 --> 0:05:41.960 Yeah, obviously didn't go the way we would have liked. 0:05:43.080 --> 0:05:46.200 But I think the main thing we can take out 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:48.840 as a bad end group is how well we need 0:05:48.880 --> 0:05:52.880 to be prepared for this World Cup. I think it 0:05:53.040 --> 0:05:55.039 just shows you need to have really good plans and 0:05:55.080 --> 0:05:57.839 strong plans from boor one to get your innings going. 0:05:57.880 --> 0:06:00.359 And I think it was a great learning curve for 0:06:00.400 --> 0:06:02.960 a lot of the younger guys that played during that series. 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:06.239 Just how high cricket is in the Subcontinent. 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:08.560 And a few moving past that that series as well, 0:06:08.640 --> 0:06:11.159 a few injuries obviously a couple of guys coming back 0:06:12.279 --> 0:06:15.880 into the squad for the tournament and you and I 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:18.360 think Marcus Stine is going to played the one game there. 0:06:19.200 --> 0:06:21.680 Does that disrupt the group leading into the tournament or 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:24.240 you know, is it good to have these sort of 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:26.400 few days in Columbo who to get sort of settled. 0:06:27.800 --> 0:06:28.560 Yeah, a bit of both. 0:06:28.600 --> 0:06:30.919 Ideally, like it would have been nice if it was 0:06:31.240 --> 0:06:33.919 a week further down the track so we could have 0:06:34.000 --> 0:06:36.640 the full squad together playing games as a group, but 0:06:37.400 --> 0:06:39.200 just the way the schedule is, it didn't really allow 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:42.360 that now at that time, so I think it's the 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:45.520 right decision. You don't want to be guys getting injured 0:06:45.560 --> 0:06:48.880 before a big World Cup, So yeah, it. 0:06:48.880 --> 0:06:49.320 Is what it is. 0:06:49.360 --> 0:06:52.520 Really, let's go back a bit further, maybe two weeks now, 0:06:52.640 --> 0:06:55.040 Big Beast champions again, hitting the winning six hour? 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:55.400 Cool? 0:06:55.480 --> 0:06:56.440 Was that for yourself? 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:57.600 Yeah? It was really nice. 0:06:57.680 --> 0:07:01.080 Yeah, I love my time of the scorches. We've had 0:07:01.160 --> 0:07:04.720 obviously a lot of success over the years and well 0:07:04.839 --> 0:07:07.320 we're not just rocking like that. It's a pretty special 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:09.720 place to play and yeah, to be out there right 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:11.400 at the end and hit the winning rungs was a 0:07:11.440 --> 0:07:12.360 really special feeling. 0:07:12.600 --> 0:07:14.720 There's a few I don't know if it was nerves maybe, 0:07:14.720 --> 0:07:16.920 but a couple of wickets lost towards the end there, 0:07:17.760 --> 0:07:19.560 and then I guess that that's sixth that you hit. 0:07:19.600 --> 0:07:22.920 We let Cooper Connelly have another chance at getting the 0:07:22.960 --> 0:07:25.000 side of the line, or you definitely trying to launch 0:07:25.040 --> 0:07:25.320 that one. 0:07:25.400 --> 0:07:28.120 No, no, I was definitely launching that one. Yeah. 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:31.080 I've seen so many highlights of the past games the 0:07:31.120 --> 0:07:34.240 winning runs being hit, and I thought, this is my chance, so. 0:07:35.000 --> 0:07:37.520 I'll take it on. Yeah, as you said, we lost 0:07:37.560 --> 0:07:38.920 a few wickets towards the end. 0:07:39.520 --> 0:07:42.960 I think it rained and it was skidding on beautifully 0:07:43.000 --> 0:07:44.640 and then all of a sudden it just started nipping 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:47.520 around about. I think it starky and Saber and Dwarsh 0:07:47.520 --> 0:07:51.400 bowled really well. So yeah, I took my opportunity. 0:07:52.200 --> 0:07:54.080 How do you guys keep doing it? I guess you've 0:07:54.080 --> 0:07:56.400 been there nine years now. I think this was part 0:07:56.440 --> 0:07:58.920 of your third title, yeah, I think, and a bit 0:07:58.960 --> 0:08:00.960 of a fresh looking greet this year. Obviously a lot 0:08:00.960 --> 0:08:03.280 of names still there, but Bowling Attack was quite different. Like, 0:08:03.320 --> 0:08:04.720 how do you guys sort of keep doing it and 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:05.240 keep winning. 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:08.800 I think it's just we've had the same pretty much 0:08:08.840 --> 0:08:10.800 the same group for the for the whole time, and 0:08:11.760 --> 0:08:14.480 as you know, most guys are in wa playing, so 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:14.840 we all. 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:15.760 Know each other so well. 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:19.040 I think more importantly, we all know our roles really 0:08:19.040 --> 0:08:24.720 well within that side. And yeah, adding the overseers here 0:08:24.760 --> 0:08:30.880 and there just helps sprinkling a bit of that stardust around. 0:08:30.920 --> 0:08:33.880 We've seen how well Finn went this year. I think 0:08:33.920 --> 0:08:37.360 Payney was unbelievable when he came in. But yeah, as 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:40.160 you said, we've we've lost a couple of experienced bowlers 0:08:40.160 --> 0:08:43.000 in Aj and Dorf, and I thought the way Marley 0:08:43.160 --> 0:08:45.959 in particular and Coop, the way they grew into the 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.080 tournament with their bowling really helped us towards the back 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:49.080 end imagined. 0:08:49.120 --> 0:08:52.199 Finn coach Adamvojas has given you a lot of credit 0:08:52.240 --> 0:08:54.640 for that recruitment a couple of years ago. Are you 0:08:54.720 --> 0:08:55.480 taking credit for that? 0:08:55.679 --> 0:08:55.839 Yeah? 0:08:55.880 --> 0:08:59.360 Are we requesting a surprize money as well for that one? 0:08:59.240 --> 0:08:59.440 Yeah. 0:09:00.120 --> 0:09:02.480 I obviously played with Finn in the in the MLC 0:09:02.679 --> 0:09:06.200 and saw how destructive he could be, and that's sort 0:09:06.200 --> 0:09:08.920 of a spot that we've battled with over the years. 0:09:09.280 --> 0:09:11.800 It's hard batting it optus in the power play because 0:09:11.800 --> 0:09:14.040 it does do a little bit. And I just thought 0:09:14.120 --> 0:09:17.160 he was someone that could really take ownership and take 0:09:17.160 --> 0:09:20.800 on those those power playovers. And yeah, he played beautifully 0:09:20.840 --> 0:09:21.200 this year. 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:24.600 Did you see? How did you see his tournament this year? 0:09:24.600 --> 0:09:26.640 Obviously took him a little bit to get the pace 0:09:26.679 --> 0:09:28.720 of it and feel of the Australian gets last season, 0:09:28.720 --> 0:09:30.640 but then this season was just another level, wasn't it. 0:09:30.720 --> 0:09:33.040 Yeah? It was. Yeah. I think he's spoken about it. 0:09:33.120 --> 0:09:36.320 I think he got injured after and sort of had 0:09:36.360 --> 0:09:38.560 a bit of time to reflect and work on his game, 0:09:38.600 --> 0:09:40.360 and he definitely came. 0:09:40.280 --> 0:09:44.520 Back a better cricketer. I think he played some really 0:09:44.559 --> 0:09:46.240 smart cricket at times as well. This year. 0:09:46.400 --> 0:09:48.960 It looks because he hits such a long ball, it 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:52.280 looks like he just tries to hit every ball for six, 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:55.640 But there is thought behind it. And no, he got 0:09:55.679 --> 0:09:57.400 us off to a good start more often than not. 0:09:58.960 --> 0:10:02.079 The celebrations Mitch Marshley in the way there was he. 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:06.920 Yeah, unsurprisingly bias led the charge. 0:10:07.040 --> 0:10:07.880 He's very good at that. 0:10:08.920 --> 0:10:11.840 Through the tradition. I guess I was changed the other 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:14.280 day and he mentioned it always going to Freeman or 0:10:14.280 --> 0:10:16.320 for w A teams the Scorches always sort of head 0:10:16.320 --> 0:10:18.640 down there and that's part of your your celebration. Talk 0:10:18.720 --> 0:10:21.079 us through that and how you know your knowledge of 0:10:21.280 --> 0:10:22.000 the history of that. 0:10:22.520 --> 0:10:25.960 Yeah, so I actually said to one of the boys 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:28.000 on the day, I live quite far from Freo, but 0:10:28.200 --> 0:10:30.120 so I never really go there, and the only time 0:10:30.160 --> 0:10:32.920 I really go there is when we celebrate titles. So 0:10:33.280 --> 0:10:36.480 I love Freeman holds a special place in my heart. 0:10:37.280 --> 0:10:39.680 But no, I think it's great. The tradition, as you said, 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:43.040 we always started. I think it's the Norfolk, the first 0:10:43.080 --> 0:10:45.320 pub that we always go to and sort of work 0:10:45.360 --> 0:10:49.200 our way through through Freoh And yeah, I don't I 0:10:49.200 --> 0:10:51.560 don't know when it when it started, but ever since 0:10:51.600 --> 0:10:54.880 sort of I've been in the side and I for 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:56.920 She'll Win a few years back, we've we've done the 0:10:56.920 --> 0:10:57.360 same thing. 0:10:57.679 --> 0:10:59.640 I think you're saying it goes back to that I 0:10:59.640 --> 0:11:02.679 guess olden generation of when you had Gilly, Tom Moody, 0:11:02.720 --> 0:11:05.079 Brendon Julian playing for WA back in the nineties, and 0:11:05.080 --> 0:11:06.880 I think that's when they sort of started going down there. 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:07.800 It's carried on ever since. 0:11:07.880 --> 0:11:09.199 Yeah, it's brilliant, great day. 0:11:10.160 --> 0:11:14.000 It's fast forward again, I guess to playing Shrilanker. You've 0:11:14.000 --> 0:11:16.800 obviously got good memories here from one Hunter on Test debut, 0:11:16.960 --> 0:11:19.280 major ODI debut here, I think as well. And then 0:11:19.280 --> 0:11:22.720 you played against Shaker in Sydney for your T twenty debut, 0:11:22.760 --> 0:11:25.400 so I guess took us through your connection with Shrinker. 0:11:25.720 --> 0:11:30.120 Yeah, it's quite strange how it's sort of panned out. Yeah, 0:11:30.640 --> 0:11:32.240 it's a it's a beautiful country. 0:11:32.280 --> 0:11:33.080 I love coming here. 0:11:33.559 --> 0:11:36.520 It's a great place to tour, and they're a very 0:11:36.520 --> 0:11:39.800 good cricket side, so you put all that together, it's 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:40.320 pretty nice. 0:11:40.360 --> 0:11:42.480 So yeah, really really happy to be back here. 0:11:43.120 --> 0:11:46.120 Suit your style of player, you think playing it obviously 0:11:46.679 --> 0:11:48.400 playing a spin as it as strength of yours. 0:11:48.480 --> 0:11:52.360 Yeah, I think so it's something I enjoy about batting 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:57.160 his face and spin bawling and yeah, looking at ways 0:11:57.200 --> 0:12:00.840 to score runs really on difficult wickets at times. 0:12:00.880 --> 0:12:04.560 So yeah, I thoroughly enjoy coming back here and playing. 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:08.960 What's your understanding of why pitchers here tend to favor 0:12:09.040 --> 0:12:11.400 spin or not favor just spin friendly, I guess, And 0:12:11.960 --> 0:12:14.160 you know how that much as that talked about in 0:12:14.160 --> 0:12:16.400 the group, especially leading into a tournament such as the 0:12:16.400 --> 0:12:16.880 World Cup. 0:12:17.040 --> 0:12:18.320 Yeah, we speak about it a lot. 0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:21.720 I think obviously the wicket's a lot slower here, and 0:12:21.800 --> 0:12:24.640 it's not necessarily the ball that always spins big that 0:12:25.200 --> 0:12:29.160 gets you out or can be challenging. It's the inconsistency 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.240 of it. Quite often it's the ball that skids on 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:35.080 and always feels like it gathers pace off the wicket. 0:12:36.640 --> 0:12:39.280 So yeah, as I spoke about before, I think you're 0:12:39.320 --> 0:12:41.439 just going to be really well planned and prepared to 0:12:42.360 --> 0:12:44.520 where you're scoring areas are and how you are going 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:45.520 to score runs out here. 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:47.920 I did a piece dream The Big Bash about the 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:50.920 role of spin at Opter Stadium, which may surprise me 0:12:50.960 --> 0:12:53.080 at the time, and others of you found that, you know, 0:12:53.120 --> 0:12:56.040 spin's playing a bigger role in what you know w 0:12:56.160 --> 0:12:58.720 A conditions where it's typically run own for being paced friendly, 0:12:58.840 --> 0:13:00.000 especially in sort of the T twenty. 0:13:00.440 --> 0:13:02.840 Yeah, I think the wickets were a touch different this year, 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:05.280 or have been for a couple of years. Maybe there 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:08.160 haven't been that sort of glassy sheene that we used 0:13:08.160 --> 0:13:11.320 to see at the Whacker. Obviously you've got the bounce 0:13:11.360 --> 0:13:13.840 and the good pace in the wickets, so if there 0:13:13.880 --> 0:13:14.680 is spin as well. 0:13:14.720 --> 0:13:16.960 That that makes it doubly difficult. 0:13:17.600 --> 0:13:19.280 But yeah, as you said, we're seeing a lot more 0:13:19.280 --> 0:13:22.040 spin optics this year and the ball actually spinning there 0:13:22.040 --> 0:13:22.400 as well. 0:13:22.840 --> 0:13:26.400 You've been to a few World Cups, now this is 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:28.920 your first one heading in is the I guess the 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:31.720 starting week keeper. We obviously replaced Alex Carey in the 0:13:31.720 --> 0:13:35.120 twenty twenty three oh I World Cup, but are feeling 0:13:35.120 --> 0:13:36.719 sort of heading and knowing that you're going to be 0:13:36.760 --> 0:13:39.000 in that starting eleven to come to a start of 0:13:39.040 --> 0:13:39.480 the tournament. 0:13:39.559 --> 0:13:40.920 Yeah, it's nice, it's nice, I think. 0:13:41.080 --> 0:13:43.480 Yeah, my fourth t twenty World Cup and sort of 0:13:43.480 --> 0:13:47.160 my first time I'm probably going to play, so yeah, 0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:50.320 a little bit different this time, but it's nice to 0:13:50.320 --> 0:13:52.400 sort of have that experience under my belt as well, 0:13:52.400 --> 0:13:54.239 having been to a few before. 0:13:54.800 --> 0:13:56.720 Not having a backup keeper in the squad. Is that 0:13:57.000 --> 0:14:00.600 making nervous or a voter confidence a bit of both? 0:14:02.080 --> 0:14:04.320 No, it's it's it's good. I mean, like it is 0:14:04.360 --> 0:14:04.800 what it is. 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:07.920 I think quite often you don't you don't need it, 0:14:07.960 --> 0:14:10.400 as I've seen, I've been to three before and not 0:14:10.440 --> 0:14:14.000 played a part, So you only need it when you 0:14:14.040 --> 0:14:17.160 need it, really, So yeah, I'll be throwing MAXI some 0:14:17.200 --> 0:14:20.160 balls this this Havo, just to make sure he's tiptop 0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:20.640 ready to go. 0:14:20.880 --> 0:14:23.400 Oh you went yesterday at training we saw him doing 0:14:23.400 --> 0:14:24.760 some catching drills. 0:14:25.160 --> 0:14:26.160 That wouldn't been great for doing. 0:14:26.280 --> 0:14:27.960 Surely, how do your aid he's keeping skills. 0:14:28.320 --> 0:14:29.920 I haven't said. I haven't seen much of it. 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:33.320 At the when the game was rained off the other night, 0:14:33.320 --> 0:14:35.880 he had the gloves on in the changing rooms and 0:14:36.040 --> 0:14:40.040 TD was throwning balls, so the boedom got to him there. 0:14:40.080 --> 0:14:42.760 But no, I haven't. I haven't seen him. Obviously, he's 0:14:42.840 --> 0:14:43.480 highly skilled. 0:14:43.480 --> 0:14:46.320 His hand eye is ridiculous, so he'll probably be a 0:14:46.400 --> 0:14:50.680 freak at that too. But his gloves, yeah, they're his gloves, 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.280 so he's kind of prepared. He's obviously been worded. 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:55.080 Up and talks up he's keeping skills. 0:14:55.080 --> 0:14:56.160 I haven't. 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:59.240 I haven't spoke to him about it, but I think 0:14:59.320 --> 0:15:01.640 he'd be I think he said he would be fine. 0:15:01.680 --> 0:15:03.560 Back to the stumps. It's up to the stumps where 0:15:04.200 --> 0:15:05.200 he might struggle a bit. 0:15:06.040 --> 0:15:09.760 Your role in this suber sing Bat's three preminantly through 0:15:09.920 --> 0:15:11.920 last year with all those T twenty series in the 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:15.880 Caribbean against the India as well that sort of three 0:15:15.920 --> 0:15:18.520 sort of four role with potentially stopping its greenie there. 0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:20.280 Do you see that for yourself this time? 0:15:20.640 --> 0:15:21.280 Yeah, I think so. 0:15:22.080 --> 0:15:24.560 I don't think we've fully landed on on where I'll 0:15:24.560 --> 0:15:27.240 be just yet, but yeah, I imagine it would be 0:15:27.280 --> 0:15:32.800 sort of about three to four position. Yeah, trying to 0:15:32.880 --> 0:15:37.200 keep the momentum going after the top two go nuts hopefully. 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:39.680 I just want to ask you about the record fastest 0:15:39.680 --> 0:15:43.280 century for Australia. You had it, TD got it from you. 0:15:43.400 --> 0:15:44.320 You're looking to get that. 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:47.680 Back absolutely, But anytime you're going up against t D 0:15:47.840 --> 0:15:51.960 in terms of scoring rates and strike rates, it's. 0:15:51.840 --> 0:15:53.920 Probably a bit of a push. So we'll see how 0:15:53.960 --> 0:15:54.280 we go. 0:15:55.600 --> 0:15:57.520 Just for you, let you go. Josh Bi will finish 0:15:57.520 --> 0:16:01.520 off a few predictions for the tournament highest I was 0:16:01.600 --> 0:16:04.600 totally you've got a prediction. We've obviously seen high scoring 0:16:05.120 --> 0:16:07.080 totals in the West in his last year Australia bat 0:16:07.680 --> 0:16:09.960 you shift to a lot of aggressive batting. You've got 0:16:10.120 --> 0:16:12.120 a tip for us of what we can see this tournament. 0:16:13.200 --> 0:16:15.480 Well, yeah, hopefully hopefully it's got a two in front 0:16:15.480 --> 0:16:19.600 of it. I think in Sri Lanka, I don't think 0:16:19.640 --> 0:16:21.360 the totals are going to be that high. 0:16:21.400 --> 0:16:22.960 But maybe if we. 0:16:22.960 --> 0:16:25.000 Go through to that Super eight stage in India, I 0:16:25.040 --> 0:16:28.640 think that's where you'll see the bigger totals generally better 0:16:28.880 --> 0:16:29.760 batting wickets and. 0:16:30.040 --> 0:16:33.040 Smaller grounds, best catch. 0:16:34.480 --> 0:16:38.440 Or you've probably got to go Max, You don't, Yeah, 0:16:38.680 --> 0:16:40.080 you pull some freakish ones off. 0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:42.520 So he's definitely got plenty in the locker. 0:16:42.800 --> 0:16:44.840 Didn't want to no out yourself for that one? Oh 0:16:44.960 --> 0:16:49.960 well yeah, yeah, most sixers for Australia in the tournament. 0:16:51.240 --> 0:16:53.320 I think Tim David, I think you've got to back 0:16:53.400 --> 0:16:54.760 him in what he've done, what he's done over the 0:16:54.800 --> 0:16:58.320 last few years and T twenty crickets ridiculous, So yeah, 0:16:58.600 --> 0:17:00.000 you'd be a brave man to go against him. 0:17:00.080 --> 0:17:02.960 Do you find yourself competing with him against in the nets? 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:05.560 No, definitely not, there's no competition there. 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:09.800 Who will Australia play in the final? Who do you 0:17:09.840 --> 0:17:10.640 fancy for that? 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:15.000 I think I think you've got to go India. I 0:17:15.040 --> 0:17:20.880 think they're very strong, they've got most bases covered and 0:17:21.600 --> 0:17:24.000 in their home conditions as well, I. 0:17:23.920 --> 0:17:26.880 Think they'd be they'll be looking to be favorites. 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.600 What do you learn, I guess good to sort of 0:17:30.400 --> 0:17:34.320 test yourselves out against them. That series against them in 0:17:34.480 --> 0:17:36.760 Australia last I think it was November. Yeah, it was 0:17:36.920 --> 0:17:38.640 a good opportunity to sort of see where you're at 0:17:38.680 --> 0:17:40.320 to the top rank site. 0:17:40.680 --> 0:17:43.600 Yeah, I think it's nice playing them not so long 0:17:43.640 --> 0:17:45.560 ago as well. If we do come up against them 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:49.439