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Speaker 1: Australia's cricketers as they take on the world. Hello, welcome

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Speaker 1: to The Unplayable Podcast. An ultimate episode of the season

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Speaker 1: here and we're very excited to bring it to you.

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Speaker 1: We've got a big show coming up with Martin Love,

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Speaker 1: the Sheffield Shield Final specialist. We've got to chat with

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Speaker 1: him coming up, and plenty of other stuff as well

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Speaker 1: as we look forward to that Sheffield Shield Final between

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Speaker 1: Victoria and South Australia. My name is josh Onafinger. Joined

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Speaker 1: us always by Caine Richardson. Rich O, you must be

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Speaker 1: pumped ahead of this week's Grand Final.

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Speaker 2: Well it is, and you said it's penultimate. It's gone.

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Speaker 2: Time flies, doesn't it when you're having fun. There's been

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Speaker 2: so much good cricket to talk about. We're getting to

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Speaker 2: the point end I've said his Trophy season for like

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Speaker 2: three weeks in a row now. We're obviously waiting for

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Speaker 2: the Shill Final to begin and there's been some talking

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Speaker 2: points leading into that which I'm sure we'll get to,

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Speaker 2: but yeah, looking forward to.

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Speaker 1: It, I have been. Yes, we'll touch on the selections

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Speaker 1: and the top players so far this season and all

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Speaker 1: those things, but first we should get to this week's

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Speaker 1: weekly winner. Do you want to take us away? We're

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Speaker 1: going up two of these.

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Speaker 2: Ago, I feel like I will. I'll take this one.

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Speaker 1: All right. Yeah, the clan's come down in your favor.

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Speaker 2: Gold Coast Dolphins. Oh yeah, you've gone there too. Now

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Speaker 2: previous residents, played some games to the Dolphins, so actually

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Speaker 2: choked on my breakfast when I didn't actually I wasn't

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Speaker 2: following the live stream. Apologies, boys, But when I read

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Speaker 3: But they've made the final.

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Speaker 2: Lost the toss two for one early, I'm not sure

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Speaker 1: Good start by the Northern Suburbs start and like do.

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Speaker 2: You know the win predictor, and then all of a sudden,

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Speaker 2: Now there's days in the field on weekends.

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Speaker 2: I haven't played a lot of club cricket, but I

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Speaker 2: that you're questioning, why why are you doing this? You're

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Speaker 2: Imagine how many thoughts would go through your head when

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Speaker 2: But two hundred and seventy two not out for him

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Speaker 1: I think it's the second highest score in Brisbane or

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Speaker 2: There's something with queens and club cricket. They churn him

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Speaker 2: That was a two day final.

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Speaker 1: So now you've got this situation where I have to

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so well do Yeah, well done to Hugo. Twelve

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Speaker 1: Now we won't see Queensland in this year's Sheffield Shield Final,

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Speaker 1: Martin Love Welcome to the unplayable Martin. How are you, mate?

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Speaker 3: Oh, I'm very well. Thanks thanks for having me.

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Speaker 1: No problem at all. You've been out of cricket for

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Speaker 3: That's that's what we did.

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Speaker 4: So I managed to get my degree out of the

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Speaker 1: Okay, So for those who aren't as familiar with the

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Speaker 1: Martin love story, there's plenty of stats to dial into here.

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Speaker 1: Over two hundred first class matches, over ten thousand first

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Speaker 1: Martin here played in eleven even Shield finals, including eight

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Speaker 4: Well, Queensland and that generation or those years we had

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Speaker 3: So that's always that's what you know.

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Speaker 4: Often to play in so many, you know, was a great,

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Speaker 4: one of them tells their own story absolutely. Now let's

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Speaker 4: So that expectation of you know, not so much the

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Speaker 1: Now, just before I let you go, I want to

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Speaker 4: hundred and fifty, I think, so good to you know finish,

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Speaker 4: I guess at that stage, you know it was a

443
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Speaker 4: Test match hundred but ended up being my last last

444
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Speaker 4: opportunity to play for Australia as well.

445
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Speaker 3: So it's an interesting finishing your.

446
00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,560
Speaker 4: Last Test match with one hundred not out and then

447
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Speaker 4: finishing your last first class game one hundred not out.

448
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Speaker 3: There's probably not to me that have done.

449
00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,040
Speaker 4: That's an interesting lay to finish off careers.

450
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Speaker 1: I imagine you played a lot against Steve throughout your career,

451
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Speaker 1: so it must have been nice to spend some time

452
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Speaker 1: in the middle with him and put on a really

453
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Speaker 1: big partnership in test cricket.

454
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Speaker 3: Yeah, it was.

455
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Speaker 4: He is obviously a very fuse competitor and never gave

456
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Speaker 4: his will get away easily or cheaply, so it's always

457
00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:32,159
Speaker 4: good to bat with him and learn learn from him

458
00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,040
Speaker 4: at that stage. You know, obvious had a magnificent career

459
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Speaker 4: by that stage, he was certainly coming towards the end

460
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Speaker 4: of it, but you know, just to learn off how

461
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Speaker 4: he went about his cricket and never try and give

462
00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:49,360
Speaker 4: the opposition a chance at all and just bat time essentially,

463
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Speaker 4: So that's that was what he was very good at doing.

464
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Speaker 3: So yeah, it was a good experience.

465
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Speaker 4: And photos walking off the ground with sort of him

466
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Speaker 4: in the background was nice.

467
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Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, fantastic photos, aren't they. Now? Do you remember

468
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Speaker 1: how you brought up your hundred and was there a

469
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Speaker 1: big celebration.

470
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Speaker 4: I think I hit a spinner through the on side

471
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Speaker 4: for four off the top of my head, but I

472
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Speaker 4: can't really remember, but I think and then no, I

473
00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,639
Speaker 4: was never one a huge celebrator, so we'd just raised

474
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Speaker 4: the bat and I think we declared at that stage

475
00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,840
Speaker 4: as well, so it was just sort of, you know,

476
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Speaker 4: as we as I scored the hundred, was sort of

477
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Speaker 4: walking off when we declared. So no, it wasn't wouldn't

478
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Speaker 4: have been too much of a celebration, I would have thought,

479
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Speaker 4: But I was never you know, it was never huge

480
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Speaker 4: holot or watching me celebrate. But but yeah, I was

481
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Speaker 4: certainly I was celebrating on the inside.

482
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Speaker 1: Very low key operator. Now, last one for me looking

483
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Speaker 1: through your stats, just the one first class wicket. So

484
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Speaker 1: my question is did you celebrate when you got the

485
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Speaker 1: wicked of Damien Martin in nineteen ninety eight.

486
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Speaker 4: There probably was a bit more of a celebration then

487
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Speaker 4: because there was no unexpected probably more for for Maato

488
00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:02,560
Speaker 4: than me, And that was you know, that was the

489
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Speaker 4: last game of our season. We won't making finals, so

490
00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,120
Speaker 4: we were going to lose that game. So I think,

491
00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,399
Speaker 4: you know, Schuey Laura's captain just decided to give a

492
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Speaker 4: few other blokes a ball and I.

493
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Speaker 3: Was one of those.

494
00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,439
Speaker 4: So I managed to somehow get the edge of Damian

495
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,680
Speaker 4: Martin's Batton's court caught behind, so.

496
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Speaker 3: I'll take that one.

497
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Speaker 4: So yeah, Test first class bowling average of eleven so

498
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Speaker 4: I'll take that.

499
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Speaker 1: Well, bowling average of eleven final innings both hundred not out.

500
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Speaker 1: We can't beat these stats. Are you going to be

501
00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,119
Speaker 1: watching the Shield Final this weekend?

502
00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:35,919
Speaker 3: Look, I'll be across it.

503
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Speaker 4: I can't say I'll be sitting in front of it,

504
00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,240
Speaker 4: in front of it watching it, but I'll be interested

505
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Speaker 4: to see sort of the scores and probably watch the

506
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Speaker 4: pilots as we go.

507
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Speaker 3: But yeah, obviously work gets in the way of some

508
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Speaker 3: of those things.

509
00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,960
Speaker 4: So but yeah, I'll be certainly interested to see if

510
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Speaker 4: Sala Strands can back it up and go.

511
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Speaker 3: And double it up.

512
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Speaker 4: But there'll be a hard, hard team to beat Victoria

513
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Speaker 4: at home, so we'll be interesting to see how the

514
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Speaker 4: game progresses.

515
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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, as will we, Martin. Thanks for your time,

516
00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:12,960
Speaker 1: all the best, mate, my pleasure. So Richie, six for

517
00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:17,000
Speaker 1: nine hundred. It's not quite three for six hundred like

518
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:21,240
Speaker 1: the Gold Coast Dolphins, but four new balls the Victorians

519
00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,040
Speaker 1: took in that innings at the Gama. That is hard

520
00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:24,800
Speaker 1: to believe, isn't that.

521
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, we don't see that much these days, do we.

522
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Speaker 2: I think I remember talking to Brad Hodge about it

523
00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,800
Speaker 2: once and he said he was falling asleep at mid

524
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Speaker 2: off at some point in that innings. That the duration

525
00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,560
Speaker 2: that innings went for and obviously they were enjoying themselves,

526
00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,840
Speaker 2: probably a night because they knew that game was gone.

527
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,320
Speaker 2: But like we just spoke about with the Club Cricket Final,

528
00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,679
Speaker 2: that's some serious questions going through your head at the

529
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,359
Speaker 2: Gabba as well. You just know how hot and human

530
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,760
Speaker 2: it gets so tough, So bring back that the old

531
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Speaker 2: day's shill games make him timeless. The viewers on the

532
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,440
Speaker 2: live stream would be incredible. But Martin Love is actually

533
00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,119
Speaker 2: an interesting one. I've spent a little bit of time

534
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Speaker 2: Atqueens and at the back end of my career and

535
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,880
Speaker 2: he was a physio and I always remember, like team

536
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,000
Speaker 2: meetings if the batters were struggling and he'd just be

537
00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,560
Speaker 2: over in the corner kind of just with his arms crossed,

538
00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,240
Speaker 2: but he would always stay in his lane. He'd never blurred, really,

539
00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,680
Speaker 2: like never gotten the batting coach territory or the coaching territory,

540
00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,639
Speaker 2: just sat there and waited for someone to say they

541
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Speaker 2: needed their ankle strapped or their fingers strapped or something.

542
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,440
Speaker 2: Never ever, and no one ever went to him for well,

543
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,000
Speaker 2: I'm sure they did. Again, I'm probably not the guy

544
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Speaker 2: to talked. I'm sure they did, like what a world

545
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,040
Speaker 2: of experience. But he just just sat in the corner

546
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Speaker 2: as if he was just a physio. And so this

547
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Speaker 2: guy the record, like all those stats you just said, played,

548
00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,280
Speaker 2: you know, Test cricket, one of the greatest slip fielders

549
00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,080
Speaker 2: of Australian cricket as well, those soft hands at first.

550
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Speaker 2: But yeah, I always found that interesting, just just that

551
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Speaker 2: guy in the corner over there, just waiting to strap

552
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Speaker 2: your ankles. Also one of the greatest shield batsmen of

553
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Speaker 2: all the time.

554
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Speaker 1: He must have been a pretty good physio too. I

555
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Speaker 1: imagine if he got high stands with batting and catching.

556
00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,840
Speaker 1: I mean this physio stuff must be good.

557
00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,760
Speaker 2: Yeah, very very good on the ankle strap, very clean,

558
00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,280
Speaker 2: very well organized, so good physio.

559
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Speaker 1: And to finish, as he touched on in that chat,

560
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Speaker 1: he finished his Test career with one hundred not out.

561
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Speaker 1: He didn't play another Test after that, finished his first

562
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Speaker 1: class career with one hundred and two not out, didn't

563
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Speaker 1: play after that. Pretty good at finishing good form.

564
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Speaker 2: I think I was there that day as well when

565
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Speaker 2: he made that from memory, it was one of those

566
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Speaker 2: top end.

567
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Speaker 1: Yeah one in Cans he got a hundred.

568
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Speaker 3: I wasn't there then.

569
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Speaker 2: I do remember him playing the Darwen Test, so it

570
00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,560
Speaker 2: was actually like him, Maddie Elliott, I remember that that

571
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Speaker 2: Test match. It was all these guys that had plundered

572
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,160
Speaker 2: runs in schild Criff for so long finally got an opportunity.

573
00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,040
Speaker 2: But they must have missed out in the dun League,

574
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:46,200
Speaker 2: cashed in and Cans.

575
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Speaker 1: Well, that's that's what good players too. And now the

576
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Speaker 1: your final is this week and of course well such

577
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Speaker 1: on Thursday, and it's going to be Victoria South Australia

578
00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,119
Speaker 1: the vix. They've been the dominant team all season, but

579
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Speaker 1: South Australia finished very strongly, obviously the reigning champions. Well

580
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 1: and if we look at the heads heads so far

581
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,520
Speaker 1: this season, we had Victoria one by four wickets very

582
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Speaker 1: early in the season and then it was a draw

583
00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:12,159
Speaker 1: just in that final round, which yeah, again we chatted

584
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,880
Speaker 1: about last week. Both teams were sort of holding their

585
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,760
Speaker 1: cards pretty close to their chest and across the last

586
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,199
Speaker 1: eight matchups between these two sides, it's Victoria four wins

587
00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,119
Speaker 1: South a Stralia too, and the draw has happened twice,

588
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,560
Speaker 1: so fairly even the Vics maybe have a little bit

589
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,600
Speaker 1: of an advantage. And they've got also a bit of

590
00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,400
Speaker 1: a selection crunch happening this week the vis don't they.

591
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:36,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, well, we spoke about it last week, didn't we.

592
00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,879
Speaker 2: We're just trying to put our selector's hats on about

593
00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,080
Speaker 2: how we would approach that. So obviously we don't know

594
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:46,760
Speaker 2: exactly and something could change between recording now and the

595
00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,000
Speaker 2: toss of the coin, but by the time you listen

596
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,200
Speaker 2: to this podcast you'll probably already know so. But when

597
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 2: you've got a team that's been so dominant through the season,

598
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,040
Speaker 2: there's always going to be someone who's going to be

599
00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,280
Speaker 2: unlucky to miss. And it sounds as if Mitch he's

600
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,919
Speaker 2: going to be that guy when it comes to the country.

601
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:07,399
Speaker 2: That bowling attack of Bowlin O'Neill Sutherlan the captain, and

602
00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:11,800
Speaker 2: then the Elliott Murphy Perry discussion. You're always going to

603
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,600
Speaker 2: pick a spinner for a final, so Perry versus Elliott,

604
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,440
Speaker 2: it sounds as if they're going Elliott.

605
00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,359
Speaker 3: I think the one thing in his favor.

606
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,280
Speaker 2: It feels like he can bowl at any stage, you know,

607
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:25,359
Speaker 2: he's got height, bounce, he's got wicked he gets wickets

608
00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,080
Speaker 2: for fun, as you said last week, Whereas I feel

609
00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:29,800
Speaker 2: like Mitch is more suited obviously to the new ball

610
00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 2: and he's very skillful. But you've also got Scott Bolan.

611
00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,920
Speaker 2: I focused O'Neil to play that role. So unfortunately for him,

612
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,280
Speaker 2: that squeeze of and Scott Boland coming back from the

613
00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,000
Speaker 2: Test team means he's the unfortunate one.

614
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's tough, isn't it. I mean, there was a

615
00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,720
Speaker 1: few discussions that I saw happening on social media of

616
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,479
Speaker 1: fans saying that they would leave out the spinner just

617
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,800
Speaker 1: because of how prolific those four quicks have been this

618
00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:59,040
Speaker 1: year or sorry, five quicks. But do you think with

619
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Speaker 1: a five day game expectation it could go you need

620
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: that frontline spinner.

621
00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so, especially when it's a final. It's

622
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,480
Speaker 2: a five day game, it's not your normal shield round.

623
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,680
Speaker 2: Where if it was a normal shield round you're chasing

624
00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:14,680
Speaker 2: a result, you could probably argue that you pick five

625
00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,560
Speaker 2: quigs and you could still say you probably don't need

626
00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,840
Speaker 2: the fifth. But if it's you know, traditionally they've been

627
00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,880
Speaker 2: juicy wickets, I feel like the Shield Final is going

628
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,800
Speaker 2: to be just a nice even you know, there's going

629
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,560
Speaker 2: to be moments for each bowler, but there's going to

630
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,360
Speaker 2: be it's going to be hard work as well, so

631
00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,239
Speaker 2: you're going to need to throw some variation in there

632
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,120
Speaker 2: at some point. And the guy is in the mug,

633
00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:38,680
Speaker 2: the spinner, he's pretty good, so yeah, I think he

634
00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,760
Speaker 2: needs to be in there. And look, even looking at

635
00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,760
Speaker 2: the Southstralian batting order, if they're on top, if they're

636
00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,080
Speaker 2: batting well, they would want that is what they would want.

637
00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,800
Speaker 2: It's just more pace on the ball, you know what

638
00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,040
Speaker 2: I mean, Like when you get a flat period through

639
00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,920
Speaker 2: a game, you can't just keep going back to the

640
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,960
Speaker 2: same thing. So to throw Top Murphy in there's pretty

641
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:57,720
Speaker 2: handy totally.

642
00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,520
Speaker 1: Now South Stralia, well, if we look at there attack,

643
00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:05,200
Speaker 1: they've not got the chance to select Brendan Doggett this week,

644
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,239
Speaker 1: which is disappointing for him. He hasn't managed to get

645
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,920
Speaker 1: up from his hamstring injury. But they also have questions

646
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,400
Speaker 1: to answer. Do they bring in, you know, like a

647
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,840
Speaker 1: Henry Thornton who's done really well when he's had a

648
00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,320
Speaker 1: chance this season, or do they go to someone like

649
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:22,360
Speaker 1: a Lloyd Pope to compliment Ben Minenti, who's obviously locked

650
00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,720
Speaker 1: into that team, go for an extra spinner given how

651
00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,360
Speaker 1: flat and how much spin. We saw a bolt at

652
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,440
Speaker 1: the junction over last week between these two sides.

653
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,680
Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know if that's you can read into that,

654
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,720
Speaker 2: because again, like we said, the sting went out of

655
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Speaker 2: the game once the final result was known, and they

656
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:42,480
Speaker 2: probably were just conserving energy for this week. So it'd

657
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,440
Speaker 2: be interesting if they did go to spin on the

658
00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,720
Speaker 2: flip side toward Victoria, obviously forecasting their team to be

659
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Speaker 2: So I would pick. I mean Thornton, he's that bit

660
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Speaker 2: of an X factor, isn't he a bit of a

661
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:57,160
Speaker 2: wild card? His shield career is still so young, but

662
00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,520
Speaker 2: I think everyone's seen him in the big basher. I

663
00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,040
Speaker 2: don't know if he broke a record, but he had

664
00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,880
Speaker 2: a record for the consecutive streaks of wickets taken or

665
00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,040
Speaker 2: it was something pretty crazy.

666
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:07,840
Speaker 3: So he's a wicked taker. Get you with his stats.

667
00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,840
Speaker 2: Well, I do take notice of my fast bowling proteges.

668
00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,480
Speaker 1: And then they've also got we could select as well.

669
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:19,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, and we've spoken about this before, but a good

670
00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,800
Speaker 2: crop of fast bowls is usually going to lend you

671
00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:25,960
Speaker 2: some success through this, you know, through the mind rounds,

672
00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,200
Speaker 2: and on the back of last year their success was

673
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,240
Speaker 2: on the back of their bowling attack, so it's no

674
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:34,080
Speaker 2: secret again that they've got a good stable crop of

675
00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,720
Speaker 2: fast bawlers minus dog At being injured. So yeah, I'd

676
00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,080
Speaker 2: pick Thornton just because I feel like he could. He's

677
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,280
Speaker 2: that guy who could crack open three wickets in quick

678
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:44,640
Speaker 2: time and all of a sudden you're in the game,

679
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,600
Speaker 2: if you're out of it, or or if you're trying

680
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,880
Speaker 2: to get ahead of the game. So again, good problems

681
00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,400
Speaker 2: to have. And watch this over the next twenty four

682
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:53,240
Speaker 2: hours closely, and.

683
00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,400
Speaker 1: He looks like he just bowls like extra bit quicker

684
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,600
Speaker 1: than the rest of his teammates as well, so that

685
00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:58,760
Speaker 1: gives him a bit of an edgert.

686
00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,760
Speaker 2: Especially with dog It out. I think you need that.

687
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,440
Speaker 2: I mean, Buckingham's a workhorse. McAndrew third and the should

688
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 2: player of the year rash should say Mitch Perry was second. Well, yeah,

689
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,440
Speaker 2: which makes that even more unlucky omission. But you know

690
00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:13,560
Speaker 2: you've got your work horses in Micandre and Buckingham, so

691
00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,040
Speaker 2: you won that guy you can just throw the ball

692
00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,440
Speaker 2: to and say, you know, for a spell, just let

693
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,960
Speaker 2: loose and try and crack it open. So I think

694
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,600
Speaker 2: you like having those guys in your team.

695
00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:23,920
Speaker 1: From a setn straight point of view, I had to

696
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,120
Speaker 1: look at the eleven from last year. You said that

697
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,520
Speaker 1: their bowling take is very settled. Well, the whole eleven

698
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,080
Speaker 1: is very settled from that winning eleven last year. They've

699
00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:36,200
Speaker 1: only lost dog yet. And then in addition to him,

700
00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,040
Speaker 1: Connor mcinernie. He's the only other change, so he won't

701
00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,400
Speaker 1: be opening this week and it will be McKenzie Harvey.

702
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,240
Speaker 1: So yeah, the whole other team is the same, including

703
00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:47,560
Speaker 1: Sheffield sid player of the alb Scott who's done it

704
00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:48,120
Speaker 1: with bad and.

705
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,520
Speaker 3: Ball breakout player.

706
00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,600
Speaker 1: Yeah that was not a bad cold, my boy. And

707
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,040
Speaker 1: so he's just edged out. Yeah, as you said, Mitch

708
00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:59,280
Speaker 1: Perry and Nathan McAndrew who has taken one hundred and

709
00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:03,040
Speaker 1: twenty wickets in the past three seasons, second overall behind

710
00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 1: only Corey Rockacoli. And he's just been so consistent, hasn't

711
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,680
Speaker 1: he He does It seems to me that it doesn't

712
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,440
Speaker 1: matter what sort of pitch he gets, he can always

713
00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:13,160
Speaker 1: find a breakthrough.

714
00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a perfect way to sum him up. I think, like,

715
00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,640
Speaker 2: you know what, you're going to get one hundred percent effort, consistent, durable,

716
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,200
Speaker 2: like he doesn't miss many games. He's one of those

717
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,600
Speaker 2: guys who's had a really good upbringing through New South

718
00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,960
Speaker 2: Wales and A since second eleven and was waiting for

719
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,680
Speaker 2: his opportunity for a long time. And I mean since

720
00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,880
Speaker 2: he's come to say it's the rest is history. He's

721
00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,520
Speaker 2: just basically been one of the first picked in their

722
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,160
Speaker 2: Shield team since so he's put together a great career.

723
00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,240
Speaker 2: He's almost that guy if you're picking an Australia A

724
00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,719
Speaker 2: team now, he'd be like, you know, is he going

725
00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,960
Speaker 2: to start pushing in the next few years. He's getting

726
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,520
Speaker 2: to that age now where it's kind of now on

727
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,080
Speaker 2: ever to play for Australia. So but yeah, he doesn't

728
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:53,760
Speaker 2: get spoken about a lot as well because he is

729
00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,800
Speaker 2: super consistent. Those numbers are as good as anyone going

730
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,360
Speaker 2: around Handy with about as well.

731
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,960
Speaker 1: We've also got Del Brusher this week he's going to

732
00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,040
Speaker 1: play his third Shield game and potentially in the final.

733
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,000
Speaker 1: So he made an impressive start in those matches that

734
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,160
Speaker 1: he has played so far. But what a way to

735
00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:11,760
Speaker 1: come in. I mean, it's all about timing and cricket,

736
00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,920
Speaker 1: isn't it absolutely third Jamie could be playing in a

737
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:14,840
Speaker 1: winning Shield final?

738
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,239
Speaker 3: Well, yeah, how hard is it?

739
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,000
Speaker 2: Some guys play well, not like Martin Love, but some

740
00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,600
Speaker 2: guys play a whole grew and never even see a final,

741
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,320
Speaker 2: let alone win one. So pretty good for your third game,

742
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,439
Speaker 2: I think he has he come in with well, Matt

743
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:30,719
Speaker 2: Shorts obviously out now for ipl but yeah, he's had

744
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,480
Speaker 2: a couple of games now to get a run for it.

745
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:37,320
Speaker 2: Made some runs. So I remember forecasting back in September,

746
00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,000
Speaker 2: but you're looking at their batting order and there were

747
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,759
Speaker 2: so many young guys coming through that I didn't think

748
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,600
Speaker 2: they'd be ready yet to be so dominant in the Shield.

749
00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,840
Speaker 2: But god, it looks promising for the future, doesn't it.

750
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:51,680
Speaker 2: With Peek Harry Dixon's had a little bit He's not

751
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:53,600
Speaker 2: around the mark now, but he's had a little bit

752
00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,239
Speaker 2: of a taste brusher around the mark. And then you've

753
00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,640
Speaker 2: got those old war horses having he enhanced MM and

754
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:00,919
Speaker 2: Harris and those guys are been around a long time.

755
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,920
Speaker 2: So yeah, the future looks good for Victoria Jan Harris.

756
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,319
Speaker 1: He slots back into the middle order now abatting at

757
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,400
Speaker 1: number five. He not quite on Martin Love's level, but

758
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,680
Speaker 1: he's got three tons in Shield finals, including I think

759
00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,960
Speaker 1: a couple for Western Australia, so he knows how to

760
00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,440
Speaker 1: do it on the big stage as well. And now

761
00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,160
Speaker 1: that he doesn't have to face the new ball while

762
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,319
Speaker 1: he can just come into the middle order and churn

763
00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:22,920
Speaker 1: out the runs.

764
00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,480
Speaker 2: It's pretty good coaching and pretty good to have someone

765
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,640
Speaker 2: like that coming in the middle order. So they look

766
00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,480
Speaker 2: pretty hard to be, don't they. I obviously have my

767
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,440
Speaker 2: sound strained hat on, but it looks like Victoria have

768
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,480
Speaker 2: put together such a good season and then when you

769
00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,760
Speaker 2: look at the team they're putting out for this final,

770
00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:39,960
Speaker 2: it's going to be hard.

771
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,480
Speaker 1: Excellent and Scott Boland he's obviously the crowd favorite. And

772
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,720
Speaker 1: speaking of crowds, there's a bit of pressure on Melbourne

773
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,680
Speaker 1: and Victoria this week to turn up because last year

774
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,799
Speaker 1: we saw Adelaide really come out in big numbers at

775
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,600
Speaker 1: the Karen Roton Novle to see South Australia's victory. Well,

776
00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,560
Speaker 1: can Melbourne do the same and really flood the junction

777
00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:00,959
Speaker 1: over the big crowd this week?

778
00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,279
Speaker 2: I'm sure they can? Can't They They normally turn up

779
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,480
Speaker 2: they do. And how long's it been since Victoria's been

780
00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,319
Speaker 2: in the Homeshield Final. I feel like it's been a

781
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,080
Speaker 2: little bit. We'll get back to on that. Maybe we'll

782
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,600
Speaker 2: edit that at the bottom of the screen. But also

783
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,719
Speaker 2: the venue, like if it was at the MCG, it's

784
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,240
Speaker 2: never going to have that feel. But junction very similar

785
00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 2: to current rolling overall. You've got these outgrounds now these

786
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,279
Speaker 2: second grounds, which are are great for cricket, so pack

787
00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:29,040
Speaker 2: it in. Victorians love their sport. You've got AFL season

788
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:30,480
Speaker 2: going on, but a lot of teams are on the by,

789
00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:34,200
Speaker 2: so oh yeah, get over to the junction and cheer

790
00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:36,160
Speaker 2: them on. You get to see Scott Bolan in the

791
00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,239
Speaker 2: flesh Alex carry just drop my pen.

792
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,000
Speaker 3: But you get there, pack.

793
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,760
Speaker 1: It in and there'll be some lots of Scott Boland

794
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,520
Speaker 1: merchandise and paraphernalia. This week we saw him n val

795
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,239
Speaker 1: life size cardboard cutout of himself. I think there might

796
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:53,400
Speaker 1: be a feel those floating around potentially feven fans to

797
00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:57,359
Speaker 1: take home, so definitely worth getting down and yeah, maybe

798
00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,200
Speaker 1: get signed as well. So Scottie Boland, he's playing one

799
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:03,560
Speaker 1: hundredth Shield match as well, so congratulations to hear he's

800
00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:07,000
Speaker 1: been just dominating for so long, fifteen years. I think

801
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:08,479
Speaker 1: he's played for Victoria now.

802
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,680
Speaker 2: So gets to run through the banner in the Shill final,

803
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:11,680
Speaker 2: that'd be amazing.

804
00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:13,000
Speaker 3: What would say?

805
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:14,040
Speaker 2: Nothing?

806
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:15,160
Speaker 1: Literally nothing?

807
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:17,919
Speaker 2: If he got to right it himself and say nothing?

808
00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,360
Speaker 2: You know what can I say on the adelaide? Remember

809
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,080
Speaker 2: that all the retro kid they're pulling out some of

810
00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,200
Speaker 2: the fans. Can Victoria try and emulate that, Like, get

811
00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:28,200
Speaker 2: some old bush Rangers kid out there? I reckon that

812
00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,120
Speaker 2: should be a big part of it. We had like

813
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,720
Speaker 2: who it was like Joe skidaary shirts, Sean Tate shirts

814
00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,680
Speaker 2: like who's the most obscure Victorian bush Ranger that were

815
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,400
Speaker 2: definitely Jersey that can spot in the crowd. Throw it

816
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:42,839
Speaker 2: out there to the Melbourne John or John Moss something

817
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:43,040
Speaker 2: like that.

818
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,359
Speaker 1: Yeah, I like it. I've seen on social media because

819
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,120
Speaker 1: I follow their stuff, the Marmalade Boys and anything is

820
00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,719
Speaker 1: Content crew they're going to be heading. I'll be there

821
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,640
Speaker 1: to Melbourne to make sure they can help their team

822
00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:56,200
Speaker 1: of the line and maybe see South straight to a

823
00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:57,520
Speaker 1: back to back championships.

824
00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:01,000
Speaker 2: Well, they'll be wearing their most obscure Maybe.

825
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:02,879
Speaker 1: They've got some new stuff for this year. Maybe Mark

826
00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:04,840
Speaker 1: Cosgrove I think was one of theirs as well.

827
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:06,120
Speaker 3: That's nice, that's good.

828
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:08,680
Speaker 1: Why don't we take a quick break, We'll hear from

829
00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,720
Speaker 1: our sponsors and then we'll come back with some Aussie

830
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,480
Speaker 1: women in West Indies, some ipl and a look back

831
00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:20,080
Speaker 1: at the WNCL final. All right, it's been a great

832
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,480
Speaker 1: start for Australia in the West Indies. They're very shortened

833
00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,040
Speaker 1: up two of the Caribbean. They've already won that T

834
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,960
Speaker 1: twenty series three nil. All those matches at Saint Vincent

835
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:32,360
Speaker 1: went Australia's way, including on Tuesday when Georgia vol hit

836
00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:35,520
Speaker 1: one hundred and one of only fifty two balls. That's

837
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,759
Speaker 1: her maiden T twenty international one hundred and the third

838
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:41,560
Speaker 1: fastest by a nausey woman. Great start to her for

839
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,919
Speaker 1: her international career. I've just read you some numbers here, Rich.

840
00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,239
Speaker 1: She's averaging fifty seven point six from her first ten

841
00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,840
Speaker 1: earlier eyes and averaging forty from her first twelve T

842
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,399
Speaker 1: twenties at a strike cerate of one hundred and fifty six.

843
00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,879
Speaker 1: So when we're looking for that Alissa Heally replacement, well

844
00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,560
Speaker 1: we don't have to look very far. Have you taken

845
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:03,160
Speaker 1: long right, It's great to see the queens Anders. She's

846
00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:04,640
Speaker 1: just coming and dominated straight away.

847
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:09,120
Speaker 2: Absolutely. Yeah, three nil to start that tour. So we

848
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,520
Speaker 2: get to the w NCL fine or at some point,

849
00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:16,440
Speaker 2: but obviously Queensland without her not needed. She's gone to

850
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:20,800
Speaker 2: the international stage and lighting it up. So yeah, impressive

851
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,759
Speaker 2: stats there, and I'm sure they're looking forward to the

852
00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,239
Speaker 2: the ODII leg now and wrapping up that series that

853
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,120
Speaker 2: they build towards the World Cup.

854
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,800
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, I mean there was a bit of pressure

855
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,520
Speaker 1: on this T twenty side as well. They lost that

856
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,120
Speaker 1: series to India just last month and they've got a

857
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:38,200
Speaker 1: new captain and Sophie mullin you and that T twenty

858
00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,680
Speaker 1: World Cup is coming up in June, so quite a

859
00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:42,719
Speaker 1: few moving parts they'll be wrapped to get this three

860
00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:46,160
Speaker 1: nail victory here and just maybe work out a few

861
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,960
Speaker 1: little things that they weren't too sure about. Now it's

862
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,840
Speaker 1: looking pretty good. They've got some Odie eyes and some kids.

863
00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,239
Speaker 1: They've got Turlie Wilson over to join them for her

864
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,200
Speaker 1: first opportunity. Hopefully we see her get her first ODI

865
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,879
Speaker 1: cap and she was on the Scoop podcast last week,

866
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,040
Speaker 1: wasn't she so if you want to hear from her

867
00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:08,960
Speaker 1: the latest AUSTRAI member, head over to the Scoop podcast.

868
00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 1: Have a listened to that? I mean I would ask

869
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:13,920
Speaker 1: you what they should look forward to some kits. But

870
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,440
Speaker 1: you said you haven't been last week?

871
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:19,239
Speaker 2: Can I ask you, no, I haven't been unless you've

872
00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:20,480
Speaker 2: been in that region.

873
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,440
Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, but we'll maybe we'll get some of the

874
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,840
Speaker 1: girls to report back on what some kits was like,

875
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,200
Speaker 1: because it sounds sounds very beautiful. I mean, we saw

876
00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:32,120
Speaker 1: on social media this pitch at Saint Vincent. They've got

877
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:34,440
Speaker 1: the pool pitch side. I mean, I know we have

878
00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:36,759
Speaker 1: that at the Whacken now, but to have the pool there,

879
00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,600
Speaker 1: that's a pretty nice edition. GABA had that, GABA had

880
00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:40,239
Speaker 1: that pool deck.

881
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:41,359
Speaker 2: Yeah, this is nice.

882
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,200
Speaker 1: It's not a permanent fixture though, that one.

883
00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:43,880
Speaker 3: It's not.

884
00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:44,719
Speaker 2: Do you reckon?

885
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:45,239
Speaker 3: That's nice?

886
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:46,640
Speaker 1: I probably wouldn't do.

887
00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:48,560
Speaker 2: The players get to use it during the game, Do

888
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:51,480
Speaker 2: you reckon? They shoot a bit of recovery after the

889
00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:54,680
Speaker 2: bowling in SPA I Spa, Yeah, I'm not sure. Sitting

890
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:59,160
Speaker 2: around drinking alcohol and in a pool with all afternoon

891
00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:00,960
Speaker 2: in the suns my idea of fun.

892
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:04,560
Speaker 1: There's certainly some drawbacks. Situation, isn't there exactly? Okay, we

893
00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:08,319
Speaker 1: should probably move up the IPL that's going to start

894
00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:10,799
Speaker 1: up very shortly, in fact, I think it starts this week,

895
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,040
Speaker 1: rich O. There's quite a few Assies involved, maybe not

896
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:18,040
Speaker 1: as many as we've seen in the past seasons, but

897
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,719
Speaker 1: still plenty of Ozzie coaches over there involved as well.

898
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:22,920
Speaker 1: So let's I'm just going to read you through who

899
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:25,680
Speaker 1: we've got, and there have been a few injuries as

900
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,919
Speaker 1: well that we should probably talk about. So Chennai they've

901
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,239
Speaker 1: got Matt Short. They had Nathan Allis but he's had

902
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,920
Speaker 1: to withdraw that hamstring injury just hasn't managed to recover

903
00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:37,719
Speaker 1: in time. Delhi Capitals they've got Mitch Stark. He'll be

904
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:42,040
Speaker 1: keen to prove his worth there once again. He's had

905
00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:45,719
Speaker 1: a good little renaissance in this competition. KKR they've got

906
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,719
Speaker 1: cam Green who is fresh off of Shield Century, so

907
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:52,080
Speaker 1: that means he's in good form. Luck Now they've got

908
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,879
Speaker 1: Mitch marsh who had that amazing season last year under

909
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:58,600
Speaker 1: coach Justin Langer. Punjab, but they've gone heavy with the

910
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,200
Speaker 1: Aussies as they did last season. Ponting's in charge there

911
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,920
Speaker 1: and they've got Cooper Connelly, Mitchell and Marcus Donas, Xavier

912
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:08,200
Speaker 1: Bartlett and Ben Dorsches, so some real fresh faces there

913
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:12,360
Speaker 1: in this competition. RCB they've got Tim David and Josh Hazelwood.

914
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:14,920
Speaker 1: We know that those two always dominate in the IPL,

915
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,319
Speaker 1: and then Sunrises they've got Travis Head and then Pat

916
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:19,960
Speaker 1: Cummins who was going to miss the start of the

917
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,720
Speaker 1: tournament and Jack Edwards who has already had to withdraw.

918
00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:26,000
Speaker 1: So unfortunately for Jackie's going to miss it that first IPL,

919
00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:27,080
Speaker 1: but I'm sure he'll be back.

920
00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:30,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's unfortunate for him, Like he obviously deserved that

921
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,960
Speaker 2: that price he got in the auction and just the

922
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,640
Speaker 2: opportunity to play. I forel like it would have been

923
00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 2: great for his development as he's improved so much in

924
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:40,640
Speaker 2: the over this summer.

925
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:42,000
Speaker 1: So breakout break our player.

926
00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,040
Speaker 2: His work over the Big Bash was. I was surprised

927
00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:49,160
Speaker 2: how good he'd become so quickly, how much of a

928
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,600
Speaker 2: bank especially with the ball, right. I think that happened

929
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:56,080
Speaker 2: quickly than most expected. So disappointing. He can't continue that

930
00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:59,560
Speaker 2: on on an international kind of stage. So but yeah,

931
00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,879
Speaker 2: the injuries Nathan Ellis's hamstring sounds like a bad one.

932
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:06,880
Speaker 2: It sounds like three months they're saying. So that's a

933
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,480
Speaker 2: serious string, which the flow on effect for Australia won't

934
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,319
Speaker 2: be that they don't have any kind of white book

935
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:15,960
Speaker 2: content for a while, do they know? Midyear in mangledd esh.

936
00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:16,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, yep.

937
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:20,799
Speaker 2: So I'm sure that's his target, but it's a bit

938
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,000
Speaker 2: concerning for him now. A couple of Hammi's in a row,

939
00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:26,080
Speaker 2: and then I mean the other guys, the Big three

940
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,200
Speaker 2: are still working their way back. Mitch's had some time off,

941
00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:31,520
Speaker 2: so I'm sure he's getting back into the swing of things.

942
00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,239
Speaker 2: But yeah, you want to see those guys. I mean,

943
00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:36,600
Speaker 2: we would love to see him doing it. The World Cup,

944
00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:39,680
Speaker 2: not just start because he's retired, but it's almost like

945
00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:41,719
Speaker 2: you want to see him back playing now, don't we,

946
00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:44,480
Speaker 2: and kind of getting back into the swing of things.

947
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,319
Speaker 2: But also you have the PSL it's about to start too,

948
00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:49,920
Speaker 2: so quite a large number of Aussies in that, so

949
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:53,879
Speaker 2: they kind of playing at the same time, so there's

950
00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:55,640
Speaker 2: a bit of franchise cricket going on.

951
00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:58,200
Speaker 1: Yeah, they run side by side those comps, don't they.

952
00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:01,279
Speaker 1: Pat Cummers, he's only played one game in nine months

953
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:03,560
Speaker 1: or something that was a pretty good one Adelaide Test.

954
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:07,080
Speaker 1: But we want him playing more, don't. Unfortunately, he's just

955
00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:11,120
Speaker 1: so good, so hopefully he can get everything right. He's

956
00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:13,400
Speaker 1: not rushed back here to play for sunrises. But I

957
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,880
Speaker 1: think the good thing at least is Daniel Vettori is

958
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,799
Speaker 1: coach of that side and he's obviously the right head

959
00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:21,400
Speaker 1: man to Andrew McDonald's in the Aussie team, so they

960
00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,600
Speaker 1: won't be taking any chances with Pat, especially with that

961
00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:27,520
Speaker 1: massive test schedule coming up. But yeah, we just want

962
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:28,319
Speaker 1: to see him back playing.

963
00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:29,800
Speaker 3: I think just cricket.

964
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,040
Speaker 2: People want to see those guys playing, don't they, even

965
00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,000
Speaker 2: I mean Josh Hazel, with the amount of cricket he's missed.

966
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,400
Speaker 2: When's the last time we've seen him ballaball live? It

967
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:40,879
Speaker 2: feels like it's been quite a while. Yeah, I think

968
00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:45,239
Speaker 2: those two twenties, wasn't it. So yeah, even you don't

969
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:46,719
Speaker 2: know how long those guys have left, so you do

970
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,480
Speaker 2: want to watch him play and get them back playing.

971
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:51,759
Speaker 2: So but also you touched on the test schedule coming up.

972
00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,439
Speaker 2: I had ran my eye over that quickly. It's pretty

973
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:57,960
Speaker 2: brutal stretch coming up, isn't it. Maybe we don't want

974
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:01,400
Speaker 2: to see him bullying at that officially, let's just get

975
00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:04,680
Speaker 2: him cherry up because there's some serious next summer. It's

976
00:45:04,760 --> 00:45:08,000
Speaker 2: busy and yeah, the Test team are going to be here,

977
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:10,880
Speaker 2: there and everywhere, so interesting.

978
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:12,919
Speaker 1: Yeah they will. So they've got the Yeah, a couple

979
00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:15,240
Speaker 1: of tests against Bangladesh and the tour to South Africa,

980
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:18,879
Speaker 1: then four tests against New Zealand, a five tests tour

981
00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:22,600
Speaker 1: of India which happens basically straight after that New Year's Test,

982
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:25,719
Speaker 1: and then the one hundred and fiftieth Test anniversary.

983
00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:26,960
Speaker 3: So it's a tough stretch.

984
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:29,640
Speaker 1: It's a very long and, as you say, brutal stretch.

985
00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:32,000
Speaker 1: I feel like with Josh Hazew, I know we haven't

986
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,799
Speaker 1: seen him bowl for a while, but because he's also

987
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:37,160
Speaker 1: not present on social media, I just feel like, is

988
00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:39,279
Speaker 1: he okay? Like do we need to check in on Josh?

989
00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:42,279
Speaker 1: Like at least with Pat he's on Instagram, we see

990
00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:45,840
Speaker 1: him pop up. With Josh, you just never see has.

991
00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:46,560
Speaker 3: Anyone heard from him?

992
00:45:46,920 --> 00:45:47,400
Speaker 4: Where is he?

993
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:49,719
Speaker 2: He could be out in tap back in Tamworth, he

994
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:50,040
Speaker 2: could be.

995
00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:56,600
Speaker 1: He could be so hopefully points check in back in Bengaluru. Okay, Yeah,

996
00:45:57,239 --> 00:45:59,040
Speaker 1: if Josh, if you're listening, let us.

997
00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:02,400
Speaker 2: Know send it email podcast at cricket dot com DoD

998
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,080
Speaker 2: au let us know you're okay, very.

999
00:46:04,040 --> 00:46:08,279
Speaker 1: Good wncl final Richo. As you said, the Queens and

1000
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,239
Speaker 1: Fire they upset New South Wales breakers. They had a

1001
00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:14,360
Speaker 1: little bit of help with the Duckworth Lewis Duckworth Lewis

1002
00:46:14,520 --> 00:46:17,200
Speaker 1: Stern system, but they got the job done off the

1003
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:21,360
Speaker 1: back of big centuries to Grace Harris, Georgia Edmond and

1004
00:46:21,440 --> 00:46:24,319
Speaker 1: then a very important knock from Lauren Winfield Hill at

1005
00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:28,360
Speaker 1: the end of her innings. The target was three hundred

1006
00:46:28,360 --> 00:46:33,080
Speaker 1: and thirty three, but then when the rain came, New

1007
00:46:33,120 --> 00:46:35,600
Speaker 1: South Wales needed two hundred and four from twenty seven

1008
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:37,959
Speaker 1: overs at a run rate of seven and a half

1009
00:46:38,680 --> 00:46:40,759
Speaker 1: with nine wickets in hand, and then after a two

1010
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:44,560
Speaker 1: hour delay it got reduced to ninety one from nine

1011
00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:48,440
Speaker 1: overs at a required rate of ten point one, and

1012
00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:50,120
Speaker 1: so New South Wales were looking like they were going

1013
00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,920
Speaker 1: to get that. Ben Jess Jonason came on, got a

1014
00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:55,759
Speaker 1: couple of very important wickets and it just was too much.

1015
00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:56,480
Speaker 1: In the end, she.

1016
00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:59,920
Speaker 2: Clutched up, didn't she just that Duckworth Lewis doesn't see

1017
00:46:59,960 --> 00:47:00,479
Speaker 2: it right.

1018
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:01,000
Speaker 3: Did you?

1019
00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:03,120
Speaker 1: Think that favored New South Wales or Queensland.

1020
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:06,320
Speaker 2: Well, the thing is, when you're off for rain for

1021
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:09,480
Speaker 2: two hours, who was ahead at that stage in New

1022
00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:10,320
Speaker 2: South Wales.

1023
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:12,160
Speaker 1: They were just ahead of the pastoral, so you.

1024
00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:14,360
Speaker 2: Feel like it's going to keep raining here, we're going

1025
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:16,000
Speaker 2: to win, and then all of a sudden you're back

1026
00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:19,520
Speaker 2: on and it's blown out to ninety off nine, which,

1027
00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:22,600
Speaker 2: to be fair, is achievable. But it just seems like

1028
00:47:22,719 --> 00:47:25,640
Speaker 2: that's such a huge it do, doesn't it? And usually

1029
00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:28,600
Speaker 2: like Duckworth Lewis is favored to the team chasing, so

1030
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,239
Speaker 2: I don't know, it just didn't sound right that that

1031
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:36,160
Speaker 2: whole even even the original target coming down to what

1032
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:39,560
Speaker 2: was it, two hundred and thirty off twenty seven.

1033
00:47:39,719 --> 00:47:41,480
Speaker 1: Well that was what they needed when the range yea

1034
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:42,880
Speaker 1: even that was like, I.

1035
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:45,960
Speaker 2: Don't know, it sounds like a drastic change. We could

1036
00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:47,879
Speaker 2: talk for hours about Duckworth Lewis.

1037
00:47:47,719 --> 00:47:50,240
Speaker 1: And well maybe we'll have to get Duckworth or Lewis

1038
00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:51,520
Speaker 1: or get him on next week.

1039
00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:53,160
Speaker 2: You could get all three of them in the room.

1040
00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:55,880
Speaker 2: Maybe we'll get him in person, we'll quiz him. But

1041
00:47:57,120 --> 00:48:02,360
Speaker 2: to defend under the in the at rain, it's a

1042
00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:06,520
Speaker 2: massive massive win for Queensland. Last week you tipped new

1043
00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:09,240
Speaker 2: so I was just off the base of the season

1044
00:48:09,320 --> 00:48:12,439
Speaker 2: they've had, the summer they've had, they've been dominant. But yeah,

1045
00:48:12,719 --> 00:48:15,279
Speaker 2: I need to stop tipping over queens You've got to

1046
00:48:15,320 --> 00:48:17,960
Speaker 2: back your Queenslanders in now. But I think the big game,

1047
00:48:18,239 --> 00:48:21,800
Speaker 2: big name players stood up, didn't they. Grace Harris with

1048
00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:24,680
Speaker 2: the ton, Georgia Redmain and then yeah, like we said,

1049
00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:28,480
Speaker 2: Jess Johnathon, I mean, no one better to have under

1050
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:32,000
Speaker 2: pressure with the ball there at the end. So massive upset,

1051
00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:35,120
Speaker 2: but probably not a super big surprise when you do

1052
00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:37,680
Speaker 2: see how good their team still isn't Like we just said,

1053
00:48:37,719 --> 00:48:39,600
Speaker 2: Georgia Volt wasn't even playing was she?

1054
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:41,520
Speaker 3: So what on Queens then?

1055
00:48:41,640 --> 00:48:44,799
Speaker 1: Yeah? And I think for Grace Harris, when you watch

1056
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:48,040
Speaker 1: her play, she's just too good for this competition, isn't she.

1057
00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:52,040
Speaker 1: She's sort of the Cameron Green. Maybe her results at

1058
00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:55,279
Speaker 1: international level haven't been where she wants, but when she

1059
00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:58,439
Speaker 1: comes back and plays for Queensland, she's just too good. Yeah,

1060
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,640
Speaker 1: eighty five balls Tree for her Player of the match

1061
00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:06,200
Speaker 1: as well, and yes, she's just makes this team a

1062
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:06,759
Speaker 1: whole lot better.

1063
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:11,920
Speaker 3: Should she be on tour well.

1064
00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:14,880
Speaker 1: At Georgia Edmond when she was accepting the Ruth Pretty

1065
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,200
Speaker 1: Cup at the end she said, thanks Grace for not

1066
00:49:18,280 --> 00:49:21,719
Speaker 1: going to look the West into They look pretty happy

1067
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:24,040
Speaker 1: with that nther selection and I think she has to

1068
00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:26,280
Speaker 1: be in the T twenty World Cup calculations.

1069
00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:28,799
Speaker 2: I mean, just a player of that that can again

1070
00:49:28,920 --> 00:49:31,040
Speaker 2: we spoke about it before, but a player in your

1071
00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:32,960
Speaker 2: team that can take a game away and win it

1072
00:49:33,080 --> 00:49:36,279
Speaker 2: for you like that that they're pretty rare in male

1073
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:38,920
Speaker 2: and female cricket. So to have someone like that, I

1074
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:40,520
Speaker 2: think you just need to pick them and play them,

1075
00:49:40,560 --> 00:49:42,320
Speaker 2: don't you. You do, and you're ride the good with

1076
00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:45,200
Speaker 2: the bad. We've seen it over so many times in

1077
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:47,799
Speaker 2: the in the men's side, some like Lynn Maxwell. You're

1078
00:49:47,800 --> 00:49:50,759
Speaker 2: not always going to be consistent, but when it's good,

1079
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:53,160
Speaker 2: you just you just ride the wave, don't you just

1080
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:56,759
Speaker 2: take that? You know, scintillating form and you just never

1081
00:49:56,800 --> 00:49:58,439
Speaker 2: know what we're going to get. But it's that's great,

1082
00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:03,040
Speaker 2: Like that's the whole point of especially T twenty cricket. Yeah,

1083
00:50:03,239 --> 00:50:05,080
Speaker 2: she's making a pretty good case to get back in there.

1084
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:07,680
Speaker 1: And not that there's any bad fielders in the Aussie side,

1085
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:10,360
Speaker 1: but Grace is an excellent fielder and she's always in

1086
00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:12,719
Speaker 1: the hot spots. So you want as many of those

1087
00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:14,280
Speaker 1: type of fielders as you can get.

1088
00:50:14,400 --> 00:50:16,520
Speaker 2: Well, and I'm sure there was selectors leaving her out.

1089
00:50:16,719 --> 00:50:18,800
Speaker 2: This is what they would have wanted to see. So

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00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:22,880
Speaker 2: she's done the right thing. So I'm not sure what

1091
00:50:23,200 --> 00:50:26,880
Speaker 2: she'll have on next Maybe I'm not sure if you're

1092
00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:29,879
Speaker 2: not playing on this is international tour? Is it off

1093
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:30,359
Speaker 2: season now?

1094
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:31,120
Speaker 1: A bit of time off?

1095
00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:34,239
Speaker 2: Facts, Well, she's in good form.

1096
00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:34,759
Speaker 3: Pick her.

1097
00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:39,160
Speaker 1: And for Georgia Redmain. That was her fourth century of

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00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:41,480
Speaker 1: the season, the first time anyone's ever achieved that in

1099
00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:44,640
Speaker 1: the WNCL and I watched a bit of that start

1100
00:50:44,680 --> 00:50:47,360
Speaker 1: of the innings. Her right arm was pretty heavily strapped

1101
00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:49,640
Speaker 1: and there are a few times where she'd you know,

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00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:51,640
Speaker 1: defend the ball and sort of rip her arm off

1103
00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:53,960
Speaker 1: the bat, so she was under a bit of jurass

1104
00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:56,759
Speaker 1: and to still pull out a century like that, it's

1105
00:50:57,120 --> 00:50:57,960
Speaker 1: really badding.

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Speaker 2: Well there're going now she's got the off season. Yeah,

1107
00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:02,400
Speaker 2: but what a season. I mean, no one, she's got

1108
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:05,480
Speaker 2: sore arms. She's made that many runs her and Marn,

1109
00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:07,400
Speaker 2: I mean Marn has kind of emulated that in the

1110
00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:12,360
Speaker 2: menta didn't you with that many centuries? So yeah, she

1111
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:13,520
Speaker 2: deserves a well own break.

1112
00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:18,120
Speaker 1: And yeah that's the Queens and Fire's second ever title.

1113
00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:21,160
Speaker 1: They've come second I think maybe ten or eleven times.

1114
00:51:21,239 --> 00:51:23,239
Speaker 3: So they lost the last two, haven't they they had?

1115
00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:27,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, so Bridesmaids no more more. They finally get well

1116
00:51:27,080 --> 00:51:30,880
Speaker 1: deserved the Ruth Pretty Cup. But let's finish with the

1117
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:35,320
Speaker 1: Big Four this week, Richo, in honor of Scott Bowler's

1118
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:39,760
Speaker 1: cardboard Cutter statue, We're going to look at four players

1119
00:51:40,040 --> 00:51:44,080
Speaker 1: who should be honored with a statue. And now we

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00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:45,480
Speaker 1: can go back as far as we want, we to

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00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:47,800
Speaker 1: get as niche as we want. Who can go for

1122
00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:50,879
Speaker 1: Hugo Burden if you want, well he probably he's getting

1123
00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:56,279
Speaker 1: closeco Circles Bill, who comes to mind when you think?

1124
00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:59,719
Speaker 2: Just so we know, just so let's get out of there.

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00:51:59,800 --> 00:52:01,640
Speaker 2: This wasn't on the run sheet. This has been a

1126
00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:06,000
Speaker 2: late edition because we've gone this second half of the season.

1127
00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:08,360
Speaker 2: We've had Big Four every week, and I feel like

1128
00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:09,960
Speaker 2: the listeners love it.

1129
00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:11,279
Speaker 3: They look forward to it.

1130
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:13,719
Speaker 2: They probably skip ahead, you know, in the little bookmarks

1131
00:52:13,760 --> 00:52:14,600
Speaker 2: they skip aed.

1132
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:14,920
Speaker 3: To the Big Four.

1133
00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:16,040
Speaker 1: So people do do that.

1134
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:18,279
Speaker 2: I do feel like it should be in there. So

1135
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,319
Speaker 2: you've put me under the pump here. But I'm going

1136
00:52:20,360 --> 00:52:23,120
Speaker 2: to throw Travis Head into adelaide oval.

1137
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:23,840
Speaker 1: I love it.

1138
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:29,120
Speaker 2: Darren Leman's got a statue, Jason Gillaspie does. I would

1139
00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:31,839
Speaker 2: argue that Travis Head, this is going to be controversial,

1140
00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:38,319
Speaker 2: is the best South Trainian cricketer. Ef Well, let's look

1141
00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:39,799
Speaker 2: at let's look at it all.

1142
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:41,120
Speaker 1: I mean we're talking homegrown.

1143
00:52:41,160 --> 00:52:45,239
Speaker 2: Because homegrown you're saying the down he did play that,

1144
00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:47,480
Speaker 2: but he's got he's got statues everywhere we he's got

1145
00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:50,000
Speaker 2: a stand. I'm pretty sure it has that whole Western stand.

1146
00:52:50,600 --> 00:52:54,120
Speaker 2: So he's okay, Travis Heads the best in my opinion

1147
00:52:54,800 --> 00:52:57,480
Speaker 2: that I didn't play against Darren Lemon or Jason Gillespie

1148
00:52:57,520 --> 00:52:59,440
Speaker 2: and they are amazing cricketers and that's why they've been

1149
00:52:59,480 --> 00:53:02,319
Speaker 2: on it now own way, Greg Blue was great, There's

1150
00:53:02,360 --> 00:53:05,160
Speaker 2: been a numerous big names, but Travis Head is the

1151
00:53:05,160 --> 00:53:06,400
Speaker 2: best South train cricketer ever.

1152
00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:09,600
Speaker 1: So I love it. I love a big call. That's fantastic. Okay,

1153
00:53:09,680 --> 00:53:16,200
Speaker 1: So Travis Head agree, he's right up there is the

1154
00:53:16,280 --> 00:53:20,200
Speaker 1: best in terms of what he's achieved on the international stage.

1155
00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:23,880
Speaker 1: And also yeah, yeah, no one else has done with

1156
00:53:24,040 --> 00:53:25,680
Speaker 1: no one else, especially the big games.

1157
00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:27,680
Speaker 2: So you can say that he didn't make he hasn't

1158
00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:29,800
Speaker 2: made as many shield runs as you know, Darren Lehman.

1159
00:53:30,080 --> 00:53:33,640
Speaker 2: But he's also he's done. Yeah, because he's been playing

1160
00:53:33,640 --> 00:53:36,520
Speaker 2: for Australia and winning World Cups and World Test Championships

1161
00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:37,160
Speaker 2: and ashes.

1162
00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:40,800
Speaker 3: His legacy is unmatched.

1163
00:53:40,840 --> 00:53:42,360
Speaker 1: All right, I agree? And where are you going to

1164
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:43,120
Speaker 1: put it at later?

1165
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:45,360
Speaker 2: Well, he can pick wherever he wants to put it.

1166
00:53:45,560 --> 00:53:48,239
Speaker 2: So he is from he's from the northern suburbs, so

1167
00:53:48,280 --> 00:53:50,480
Speaker 2: I would like it to be somewhere in the northern

1168
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:53,440
Speaker 2: area of the ground. But that's where those heritage listed,

1169
00:53:54,040 --> 00:53:57,560
Speaker 2: the figs are the scoreboard, maybe under the bar at.

1170
00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:58,719
Speaker 3: The school board scoreboard.

1171
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:01,440
Speaker 1: Seems like there is a people be among the people

1172
00:54:01,480 --> 00:54:01,879
Speaker 1: on the hill.

1173
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:05,080
Speaker 2: But then later stages ahead he has been you know,

1174
00:54:05,160 --> 00:54:07,279
Speaker 2: he's a bit more upper class, so maybe he'll want

1175
00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:09,520
Speaker 2: to be in the members or somewhere around there.

1176
00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:10,960
Speaker 1: What do you mean he's more upper class?

1177
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:15,440
Speaker 2: Well, he's definitely changed a little bit. He's not exactly

1178
00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:20,319
Speaker 2: from Gauler anymore. So no, let him pick.

1179
00:54:20,440 --> 00:54:22,399
Speaker 1: All right, Yeah, that's a good that's a good start.

1180
00:54:22,600 --> 00:54:26,239
Speaker 1: Do we do two each okay, ye, over to you,

1181
00:54:26,560 --> 00:54:30,360
Speaker 1: over to me, Well, this one has come up a

1182
00:54:30,440 --> 00:54:33,000
Speaker 1: bit over recent years and I feel like we do

1183
00:54:33,160 --> 00:54:36,760
Speaker 1: need a bit more female representation in our statues around

1184
00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:39,920
Speaker 1: the country. Belinda Clark, we've got her at the SCG,

1185
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:42,920
Speaker 1: not too many others to speak of, though, So I

1186
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:47,000
Speaker 1: want to see Meg Lanning at the MCG or somewhere

1187
00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:51,799
Speaker 1: in that vicinity because her numbers in international cricket, all

1188
00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:54,839
Speaker 1: those World Cup sues won, Test numbers are good too,

1189
00:54:55,719 --> 00:54:58,480
Speaker 1: and what she's done for growing the women's game, I

1190
00:54:58,560 --> 00:54:59,880
Speaker 1: think she's got to be around there.

1191
00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:01,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's fair, And now.

1192
00:55:01,560 --> 00:55:04,200
Speaker 1: That she's done, I mean I would say Elise Perry

1193
00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:07,680
Speaker 1: is definitely deserving of one as well. Given everything's Is

1194
00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:08,200
Speaker 1: that your two?

1195
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:10,319
Speaker 2: I think that's fair.

1196
00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:13,400
Speaker 1: That's fair. Absolutely, Okay, that saves coming back to me.

1197
00:55:13,600 --> 00:55:17,760
Speaker 3: But then it's like, does Early deserve one too? Which ground?

1198
00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:18,160
Speaker 1: I mean?

1199
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Speaker 2: The North Sydney is synonymous in Sydney for well, in

1200
00:55:22,560 --> 00:55:24,360
Speaker 2: New South Walest for women's cricket, isn't it like the

1201
00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:27,600
Speaker 2: plays their content there? I was trying to think then

1202
00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:31,160
Speaker 2: about North Sydney. I was like, oh, Ben dunk North Sydney,

1203
00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:34,640
Speaker 2: you know, high score yeah, and I was like, well,

1204
00:55:34,719 --> 00:55:40,239
Speaker 2: Darcy Short at Hurstville fifty seven. Now I'm probably not

1205
00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:43,279
Speaker 2: giving this respect that deserves, but I'm just on the spot. Yeah,

1206
00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:45,919
Speaker 2: so I'll give you those two. I think least Perry

1207
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:50,000
Speaker 2: and Meg learning to deserve statues. Und again, the two

1208
00:55:50,040 --> 00:55:54,719
Speaker 2: of the greatest we've produced, they deserve their their statues.

1209
00:55:54,840 --> 00:55:59,680
Speaker 1: Scott Bland one isn't he? But where but whim c

1210
00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:02,239
Speaker 1: g Again when you look at the other contemporaries he's

1211
00:56:02,239 --> 00:56:05,440
Speaker 1: played with the Big Three? Yeah, he hasn't done more

1212
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:06,440
Speaker 1: than those, But I think.

1213
00:56:06,320 --> 00:56:10,840
Speaker 2: It's more unique, isn't it. Yeah, because of his background

1214
00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:14,799
Speaker 2: and I think you know, he's blossomed late. Everyone loves

1215
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,239
Speaker 2: him because of his demeanor, Like there's just so much

1216
00:56:17,280 --> 00:56:17,520
Speaker 2: to it.

1217
00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:20,239
Speaker 3: But yeah, you're right.

1218
00:56:20,280 --> 00:56:25,640
Speaker 2: I mean, the other guy's pretty compelling. Just do a

1219
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:29,280
Speaker 2: Big four statue, sorry, Big three statue.

1220
00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:29,960
Speaker 1: That's good.

1221
00:56:30,800 --> 00:56:33,279
Speaker 2: They probably deserve. I mean then Nathan Lion's like, what

1222
00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:33,719
Speaker 2: about me?

1223
00:56:35,320 --> 00:56:37,239
Speaker 1: But with Nathan what he's at the Adelaide oval or

1224
00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:39,200
Speaker 1: c isn't.

1225
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:41,759
Speaker 2: He unless he's at the nets Adelaide over the ground

1226
00:56:41,840 --> 00:56:44,600
Speaker 2: the groundscapers shed. Look, as you can tell, this wasn't

1227
00:56:44,640 --> 00:56:47,680
Speaker 2: on the run sheet. Right, So we're literally usually we

1228
00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:51,360
Speaker 2: meet about this, you know, hours before that. You know,

1229
00:56:51,400 --> 00:56:53,239
Speaker 2: we get up pretty early podcast day, don't we.

1230
00:56:54,160 --> 00:56:56,120
Speaker 1: We want to run more over all the stats and

1231
00:56:56,280 --> 00:56:57,040
Speaker 1: get everything right.

1232
00:56:57,120 --> 00:57:01,239
Speaker 2: But you can tell we're making this up.

1233
00:57:01,360 --> 00:57:04,279
Speaker 1: So you know that the listeners will have some good suggestions.

1234
00:57:04,320 --> 00:57:07,359
Speaker 2: Though maybe we leave the fourth to the that's good,

1235
00:57:07,520 --> 00:57:10,440
Speaker 2: send it in you decide that Travis head, Meg Learning,

1236
00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:14,360
Speaker 2: Alice Perry fourth, let us know.

1237
00:57:14,719 --> 00:57:16,200
Speaker 1: And you can go back as far as your one

1238
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:19,200
Speaker 1: doesn't have to be a current day player. Maybe someone

1239
00:57:19,440 --> 00:57:23,360
Speaker 1: like I don't know, Bill Lurry deserves one. Yep, yeah,

1240
00:57:23,920 --> 00:57:25,960
Speaker 1: let us know. Podcasts at cricket dot com today, are

1241
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:26,640
Speaker 1: you who?

1242
00:57:27,400 --> 00:57:27,440
Speaker 3: So?

1243
00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:31,360
Speaker 2: I said Lehmann. Gillaspie having an Adelaide. Ponting has a

1244
00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:39,320
Speaker 2: stand at Belle Reeve. Is there many other well known stands? Yeah, well,

1245
00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:45,080
Speaker 2: like we're talking about Allen boarder Field. Justin Langer has

1246
00:57:45,120 --> 00:57:49,320
Speaker 2: a stand at Pert Matt Hayden's stand at Allan border Field,

1247
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:52,000
Speaker 2: along with the Stuart Law stands very good. So you're

1248
00:57:52,040 --> 00:57:53,840
Speaker 2: getting so it doesn't have to be a statue. It

1249
00:57:53,840 --> 00:57:55,200
Speaker 2: could be a stand or a ground.

1250
00:57:56,080 --> 00:57:58,360
Speaker 1: Well, there's going to be a new brand. You said

1251
00:57:58,400 --> 00:58:00,960
Speaker 1: in Brisbane. Isn't there for the twenties thirty two Olympics.

1252
00:58:02,440 --> 00:58:04,360
Speaker 1: Do we need a name for that and a couple

1253
00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:06,200
Speaker 1: of stand names for that? Definitely?

1254
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,360
Speaker 2: Can the junction Oval will be renamed? Then you know

1255
00:58:10,440 --> 00:58:13,120
Speaker 2: you've got like Karen Rolton, why can't that be you know,

1256
00:58:13,240 --> 00:58:17,800
Speaker 2: Meg Glanning Oval, or you've got Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.

1257
00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:19,320
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's really good.

1258
00:58:19,480 --> 00:58:22,440
Speaker 2: Give her the Oval, give her yeah, and the Scott

1259
00:58:22,480 --> 00:58:24,720
Speaker 2: Boland stand up Meg Lanning Oval. I think that would be.

1260
00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:27,640
Speaker 2: Now we're cooking, Now we're cooking, should we keep keep

1261
00:58:27,640 --> 00:58:28,480
Speaker 2: the cameras rolling?

1262
00:58:30,440 --> 00:58:32,920
Speaker 1: Let us know? Let us know. And next week, Richard's

1263
00:58:32,920 --> 00:58:34,360
Speaker 1: going to be the final episode of the season. We're

1264
00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:36,360
Speaker 1: going to recap that to your final We're going to

1265
00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:40,480
Speaker 1: look back on some season predictions that we throughout in September,

1266
00:58:40,600 --> 00:58:43,040
Speaker 1: or keeping receipts, keeping receipts as we love to do,

1267
00:58:43,200 --> 00:58:45,280
Speaker 1: and I'm sure there'll be a few other things chat

1268
00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:45,800
Speaker 1: about as well.

1269
00:58:45,920 --> 00:58:46,480
Speaker 3: Perfect is it?

1270
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:48,440
Speaker 2: You know last day school? Do we get to wear?

1271
00:58:49,280 --> 00:58:51,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, casual clothes whatever, you're perfect?

1272
00:58:51,400 --> 00:58:53,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, mad Monday, I'll start planning it