1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: The Unplayable Podcast is proudly presented by quantas the official 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,399 Speaker 1: podcast partner and the official airline partner of Cricket Australia. 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Once again this season, Quantus is proud to be flying 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: Australia's cricketers as they take on the world. Hello and 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: welcome to The Unplayable Podcast. Day five is coming up 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: here at the Adelaide Over. We've just finished Day four 7 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: and Australia while they're four wickets away from retaining the Ashes, 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: aren't they, lou? 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: Another big day for the Aussies. 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: They couldn't quite get England to roll over like they 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: have previously in the series, but they're just about there 12 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: thanks to a couple of great bowling performances from Pat 13 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: Cummins and Nathan Lyon. So, Lou, where do we begin 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: with today's recap of the action? 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: Are we ready to call it a fourth peet? 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 4: And this will be Australia's fourth consecutive Ashes series victory 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 4: at home? 18 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: Are we ready to go? There? Is it something? You know? 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 4: It's just for all the talk about this series being different, 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 4: these bas ball are going to come out and bash 21 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 4: the off their length and if nothing else, you know, 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 4: I think a sober prediction, probably probably for me and 23 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 4: maybe maybe you as well, was that these guys were 24 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 4: probably going to threaten Australia more than some of the 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 4: other English teams have. As we stand, it's going to 26 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 4: be three nil tomorrow and pretty much gone the same 27 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 4: way as all the other series, you know, twenty ten 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 4: to eleven over the last fifteen years or so. It's 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 4: a shame because it is, and it did kind of 30 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 4: look for a moment today like there might just be 31 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 4: threatening something, you know, like this this is a team 32 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 4: that can can chase big scores. It's kind of how 33 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 4: there was their foundation, right like the early days of 34 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 4: bas ball was you know, big chases ad three in 35 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 4: a row. I think against New Zealand that filmy best 36 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 4: exactly right, Yeah, but also Joe Root and some others, 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 4: and even I think it was Ducket and Jamie Smith 38 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 4: who took him to a pretty big one three seventy 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 4: odd against India. 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: All you look at all of those. 41 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 4: Ones and they're all done three or five wickets down. 42 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 4: There's you know, four or five of them above three 43 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty runs or above three hundred and twenty runs. 44 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 4: So you kind of thought well that had a fee 45 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 4: bit more than the tank. They could have chased a 46 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 4: target like four hundred and thirty five for example, if 47 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 4: they had been been needing it. So it just looked 48 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 4: it looked for a moment there like they could give 49 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 4: it a nargor at least get to the point tonight. 50 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: That stumps where it was within the realms of possibility. 51 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 4: It happened in the last hour. 52 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it certainly did. And I'm sure if you go 53 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: back and listen to some of our past episodes, previous 54 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: episodes we're talking up as well and saying this is 55 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: finally going to be a great contest. 56 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, if you are. 57 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 4: An England fan listening now, I would recommend to go 58 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 4: back right now pause this episode. Yeah, go back and 59 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 4: listen to those ones before the series started, well maybe 60 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 4: even after day one in Perth. 61 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And we have had some feedback from England 62 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: fans who have found the pod this series, so welcome 63 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: to all those listeners. 64 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 3: And hopefully somewhat fair minded. 65 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: And hopefully you're still hanging on at this point of 66 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: the series because there's still a lot of cricket to come. 67 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: Even though we'll get to boxing day and the series 68 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: will be decided. So should we start with that last 69 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: hour because it was the Nathan Lion Show, wasn't it. 70 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: Pat Cummins did the damage earlier in the day, but 71 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: Nathan Lyon got the ball and went on a bit 72 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: of a charge. He took three for seven in the 73 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: space of twenty balls from the Riverbank stand end of 74 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: the ground, including some really big wickets Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, 75 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: both Bold and then Zach Crawley, who batted really really. 76 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 3: Well about it beautifully. 77 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I'd like to chat a little bit about 78 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 4: Zack Crawle at some point, but let's talk about Nathan Lyon. 79 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 4: So he took the two wickets on day two in 80 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 4: that over, you know, I think it was the third and. 81 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 3: Sixth ball of that over. 82 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 4: He got Ben Duckett out and he got all the 83 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 4: pope out between that and him then getting Brooke out. 84 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 4: Today he bowled thirty seven point one overs without taking 85 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 4: a wicket. Wow, So that's cross two innings. Yes, he 86 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 4: bowled extremely tightly in that first innings, but I felt 87 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 4: like England really had his measure in those first ten overs. 88 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 4: I think his figures were nine to forty nine. They 89 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 4: played him really well, Brooke reverse swept him and swept 90 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 4: him really well. Crawley did the same Joe Root while 91 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 4: he was in They look like they had Nathan's measure 92 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 4: to the point where Pat Comeans had to take him off, 93 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 4: and all of a sudden, Travis Head's bowling. I know, 94 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 4: you know they would say that Trav's a bit of 95 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 4: a different kind of operator. It's not necessarily like for 96 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 4: like Travis, Travis look more threatening. I mean he should 97 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 4: have had Joe rout out if a sun Raza had 98 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 4: given that one where Root's shouldered arms to a ball 99 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 4: outside off Stump hit him on the pad umpires call 100 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: on off stump. 101 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 3: The Aussies were filthy. That wasn't given out. 102 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 4: But all of a sudden, Traps kind of creating something, 103 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 4: and you know, it looks like Lyon might not have 104 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 4: a huge role to play today. He gets brought back 105 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 4: on I think from the from the opposite end to 106 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 4: what he'd initially been bowling from. And second ball, Harry 107 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 4: Brook plays a shot that people will have problems with, 108 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 4: you know, like this is this is a thing that happens. 109 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 4: People play reverse sweeps and they play switch hits and 110 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 4: they get out sometimes doing that and it seems to 111 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 4: really annoy a lot of old timers, old stages, traditionalists 112 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 4: of the game. The fact is he scored a lot 113 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 4: of runs from it, and I think all quite a 114 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: few of the English batters. Did you have some stats 115 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 4: around that? 116 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, it was a shot that brook used quite 117 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: a bit, and Crawley said in his press conference because 118 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: there was just so few fielders in that area of 119 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: the ground that they felt like it was a good 120 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: way to go. Brooks scored ten runs with that shot, 121 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: in particular a couple of couple of boundaries there and then. 122 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 3: That's a third of his runs. Yeah, he's only made 123 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: thirty and he scored ten of them there. 124 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: Go yep, So it was a profitable area for him. 125 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: But then the ball that he got out on, I mean, 126 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: that's spun a long long way and it's only just 127 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: clipped his legs stump, right. He looked completely bemused that 128 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: it hit his leg I think he was thinking that 129 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: must have missed the stumps and carry's knocked it on 130 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: or something. But if you look at that down the 131 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: line camera from about mid off, it's amazing how that ball, 132 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: just the scene manages to collect the edge of that 133 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: leg star. 134 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, big deviation. 135 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 4: These guys know that Nathan Lyon puts a huge amount 136 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 4: of overspun ReBs on it. 137 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 3: They know that he's going to be more of a thread. 138 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 4: On a Day four or five pitch, you could see 139 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 4: the odd one kind of not exploding out of the 140 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 4: us but there was some dust, some dirt coming out 141 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 4: of the pitch. That's what we want. That's why we 142 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 4: love Test cricket. It should be should get harder to 143 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 4: bat on day four. It's by no means diabolical, but 144 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 4: balls are going to start to misbehave a little bit. 145 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 4: And I think that's probably why they played him so aggressively, 146 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 4: is they know, Okay, he's going. 147 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: To spin some balls. He's going to be a real threat. 148 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 4: We're going to try and sweep and reverse sweep him 149 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 4: off his length. So look, I don't have a huge 150 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 4: problem with Harry Brook playing that shot. But you know, 151 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 4: then he really gets on a roll line, does doesn't he? 152 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 4: And you know Stokes, you know, I actually I was 153 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 4: in the bathroom when he when he got bold, and 154 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 4: I came back out and watching the replayers and people 155 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 4: are going miracle ball and stuff. 156 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 3: You know, was it like I kind of fell. 157 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 4: I mean it was a good ball, you know, pitch 158 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 4: middle hit off stump, good ball. But like Nathan Loon 159 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 4: will bowl some of those. It's how Duckett got out 160 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 4: in the first innings. It's always an interesting debate when 161 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 4: you know, you think of Australian and English teams going 162 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 4: to Asia, one of their big things is they never 163 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: want to get beaten on the inside. They're happy to 164 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 4: get beaten on the outside of the bat They basically 165 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 4: cover their stumps and the straight they don't want to 166 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 4: get bold by the straight balls. See how many times 167 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 4: someone like Jadeja goes you know, spins rips, you know, 168 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 4: three or four pass the outside edge and then it's 169 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 4: the one that doesn't turn that goes through. 170 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 3: I mean, these ones. 171 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 4: Are interesting because they're getting that's twice now England batters 172 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 4: have been beaten on their outside and still gotten bold. 173 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: So you know, could they be covering their stumps a 174 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 4: little bit more and you know, making the umpire make 175 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 4: a decision because for both of them, like if they've 176 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 4: been hit on the pads, they probably would have been anyway. 177 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 4: So like to get clean bowl by a guy he's 178 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 4: not bowling mystery balls, and they probably know what he's 179 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 4: going to do. I'd suggest maybe I'm not saying it's easy, 180 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 4: but I'm just saying, like, get something in the way 181 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 4: because it's hard to get out l w W it's 182 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 4: clean bowl. Yeah, that's my batting advice for Ben. If 183 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 4: they're listening, you know, I'm sure they'll really yeah, right, 184 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 4: what I've I've got. 185 00:07:58,440 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 3: To say on that. 186 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: And just because you know it's kind doesn't necessarily mean 187 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: it's got exactly easy to defend, right, especially if it's 188 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: on that perfect length, which Lion, as you said, in 189 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: this first spell, probably didn't quite get right but certainly 190 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: did in that second. Then there were shades of well, 191 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: especially after the Crawley dismissal, which was his third another 192 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: excellent piece of keeping from Alex carry shades of that 193 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen test. Wasn't there where he was running off 194 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: towards the members stand in the fading light and the 195 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: long shadows and the rest of the team following him. 196 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: It just was a really nice moment there, which have 197 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: brought back memories from that decade ago match one. 198 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 4: Hundred per cent and the spell that we were talking 199 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 4: about earlier this week that the Plark's been put up 200 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 4: on the Avenue of Honor, specifically honoring that spell where 201 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 4: he did that. He's not moving quite as quickly as 202 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 4: he was maybe ten eleven years ago now. 203 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: But you know, on Stokes, I think I kind of 204 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 3: heard a bit of. 205 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 4: An undercurrent of criticism around Ben Stokes and the way 206 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 4: he's played, the fact he didn't bowl yesterday. He came 207 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 4: in not seven overs on the bounce first thing today 208 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 4: to kind of put the bed any suggestions that he 209 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 4: is injured. I think it's really harsh, really harsh, Like, 210 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 4: of all the problems England have, Ben Stokes is not 211 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 4: one of them. 212 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 2: He was still out there captaining and everything wasn't there? 213 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 4: Yeah that's right, and leading, leading the fight. I think, yeah, 214 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 4: you could accuse him potentially of some mixed messages at 215 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 4: times in this series in terms of yep, they've been 216 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 4: bowled in England to play a certain way and then 217 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 4: they've gotten here, they've failed and all of a sudden 218 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 4: we need to show more fight and I don't want 219 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 4: to see weak men like that could be misinterpreted potentially, 220 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 4: But in terms of what he's doing as a player, 221 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 4: I mean, twenty overs on a very hot day one. 222 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 4: He battered most of an extremely hot Day two, where 223 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 4: we kind of learned that he actually couldn't replace the 224 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 4: fluids and carbohydrates he was losing in his sweat. And 225 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 4: then he's come back and battered for an hour or 226 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 4: so the next day, you know, and the series was 227 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 4: already gone, I think when he got criticized for not 228 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 4: bowling on day three. 229 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 3: So I just want to add that in that. 230 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,080 Speaker 4: I just reckon that that's been a touch harsh on 231 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 4: on Stokes. 232 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Okay, Cameron stands behind Stokes. That's a headline this one. 233 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: Kerry Alex carry again, what did you make of that 234 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: stumping to get rid of Zach Crawley, who batted really 235 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: well for eighty five. It was as patient as we've 236 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: ever seen him at this level, and looked like he 237 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: was going to get that final fifteen runs, but then 238 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: beaten in the flight by line and Kerry's glove work 239 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: was just too quick. He couldn't get back. He didn't 240 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: even try to get back, that's how quick it was. 241 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, no surprises there at all. He's had an incredible test. 242 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 4: I mean, it looked at one point like he was 243 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 4: on track to become I think it was the first 244 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 4: Australian keeper to make two centuries in a Test match. 245 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 4: He's up to seven right dismissals for the for the game. 246 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 4: I think seven. He had five in the five catches 247 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 4: in the first inning. So he is having a hell 248 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 4: of a series. He's rivaling Travis and I mean he 249 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 4: would be player of the series at this point. 250 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 2: I mean, well, Stark's got to be right up there. 251 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, but then you know, slightly, I mean he's still 252 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 4: beautifully but slightly quieter. Second sorry, third Test. You know, 253 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: trave two centuries. Potentially you could argue him, but Kerry's 254 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 4: right up there. I mean, just had a phenomenal series. 255 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 4: But again it was a good, not great Australian batting effort. 256 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 4: And this is kind of you know, I feel like 257 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 4: I bang on about this a lot, but Australia's bowling, 258 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 4: especially in this Test, has just been all series. But 259 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 4: this Test has just been spectacular. They're batting again like 260 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 4: they had the chance to like set them in possible 261 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 4: target like five point fifty six hundred. You know, you 262 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 4: really felt like Travis could have made two hundred and 263 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 4: fifty runs today and you know it was really there 264 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 4: for the taking. Carry very hard to criticize him, of course, 265 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 4: but you know a big hundred was there for the 266 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 4: taking for him as well. They end up losing their 267 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 4: last six wickets for I think it was thirty eight 268 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 4: runs and they're bowling before lunch. Probably wouldn't have been 269 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 4: exactly how they drew it up again, Yeah, just like 270 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 4: you know, they've ended up making three hundred and forty 271 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 4: nine runs in the second innings at. 272 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 3: Four and over. 273 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 4: But you know, a truly great, a truly legendary team 274 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 4: would really just completely put it out of England's grasp 275 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 4: and this will be the most frustrating part for England. 276 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 3: It's like, well, they're looking. 277 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 4: At this, this team and there's a bunch of question 278 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 4: marks from a selection point of view over Australia's top order, 279 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 4: the top seven. You know they haven't you know, it's 280 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 4: not functioning perfectly. Whereas you say, the bowling is and 281 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 4: England have been beaten by an imperfect team. That's probably 282 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 4: the frustrating. 283 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 3: Bit for them. 284 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 285 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: Now, the target was four hundred and thirty five and 286 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: one of those aspects of the bowling group that is 287 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: functioning well is Pat Cummins. The return of the captain 288 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: and he was great today. Seven overs in his first 289 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: spell either side of lunch two for nineteen. He got 290 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: on that one. Then he came back for a second 291 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: spell a little bit later, one for five off three 292 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 1: overs in that he's just absolutely hit the ground running. 293 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: He's looked great and a little bit of byplayer. Right 294 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: before lunch he got the wicked of Duckett who just 295 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: couldn't resist a little waft outside the off stumped and 296 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: the final lever before the break, and then Zach Crawley 297 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: just played a few little mind games with the bowler 298 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 1: which I think everybody enjoyed. 299 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 4: Well. The waft for Ben Duckett is probably a coind 300 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 4: By described that dismissal. I mean that was catching practice 301 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 4: for Marnus Lavisha and that he has low key had 302 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 4: an awful series. 303 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 3: And this is a guy who I personally thought could 304 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 3: really succeed in Australia. 305 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 4: He's got all the tools, plays beautifully off his pads, 306 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 4: scores heavily behind point, but you just can't play that 307 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 4: shot in Australia with especially the day four pitch with 308 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 4: variable bounce, but just even on a day one pitch 309 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 4: when you know it's going to zip through with a 310 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 4: new ball like you just I know he's got this 311 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 4: gimmick about never leaving balls and his average over forty 312 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 4: is a test opener doing so well, he must be 313 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 4: able to play. But he's been a massive disappointment. And Crawley, 314 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 4: on the other hand, after that pair in Perth, he's 315 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 4: really shown real growth. He had a pretty good test 316 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 4: under lights in Brisbane as well, and then he was 317 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 4: one of twenty nine balls today, one of twenty eight 318 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 4: balls I think before he played a cover drive off 319 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 4: start to kind of get going. He was tremendous. But yeah, 320 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: and look he's got some real game smarts about him. 321 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 4: He enraged India earlier this I think Should McGill said 322 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 4: something that we wouldn't be able to repeat on this 323 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 4: podcast when he turned a two over spell just before 324 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 4: Stumps into a one over spell by wasting time and getting. 325 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 3: The physiot to come out gloves. 326 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 4: And that's proper Millwall stuff, is how he described it 327 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 4: in an interview. 328 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 3: With the with the Times. 329 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 4: So like there's some there's some game awareness stuff that 330 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 4: he's pretty good at, and then some other game awareness 331 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 4: stuff that he clearly hasn't improved on him and he's 332 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 4: playing his sixty second Test and he's got I think 333 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: one of the worst records and as an opener in 334 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 4: Test history for someone who's played as much cricket as 335 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 4: he has. So it's kind of like a bit too little, 336 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 4: too late, like all of a sudden, he's kind of 337 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 4: figuring it out, but England needed a bit a bit sooner. 338 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 4: But yeah, I shouldn't take away from pat especially what 339 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 4: transpired with the Olipope wicket. 340 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: Oh well, absolutely, let's get to that manus Lavashane standing 341 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: nice and close at second slip, it must be said, 342 00:14:58,440 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: and in a floppy hat too. 343 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if there's a. 344 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: Story behind that, but he hasn't really worn the floppy 345 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: so far this series. So he had it on all 346 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: day today and. 347 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 3: Never missed a bit of headwear or a bit of 348 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 3: a or like it's. 349 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: Important to note it's all part of the color of 350 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: the game. But then, yeah, it was an onmipope edge off. 351 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: Cummins flew pretty quick and low to the Labushane's left 352 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: and he just stuck out left hand and it's stuck, 353 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: didn't it. And then he was smart enough and had 354 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: the presence of mind to actually whip his wrist up 355 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: so the bull didn't touch the ground. I mean it 356 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: wasn't going to carry it to Kawaja at first slip 357 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: before and yeah, very similar to that Smith catch off 358 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: Will Jacks at the Gabba, which is better at your 359 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: view there. 360 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 3: Let yeah, a bit to take in for both. 361 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 4: I mean Laber Shane's from the point of view of 362 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 4: the sup Squadin were really close. 363 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 3: I reckon, I reckon. 364 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 4: They must have looked at some data of the back 365 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 4: end of their batting innings gone. All our edges are 366 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 4: falling short of the cordon. We're going to make sure 367 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 4: or that if we dropped one, it's going to burst 368 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 4: through our hands. So you'd rather give yourself a chance 369 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 4: to catch a one up around your ears than miss 370 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 4: ones down near your toes. So he's got a lot 371 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 4: less time to react. Very similar to Smith's one in 372 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: Brisbane where that was one where Kerry was keeping up 373 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: to the stumps. Michael Nissa was bowling that kind of 374 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 4: irresistible length Smith. I think I'll probably give the chocolates 375 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 4: to Smith. Really some interesting context around that. He said 376 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 4: that he was fielding wider than what he was at 377 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 4: it like abnomally a first slip, I think he got 378 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 4: in the cord and at that point he was fielding 379 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 4: wider than you normally would because Kerry was just gloving 380 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 4: so many balls and keeping so spectacularly. But the game situation, 381 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 4: I think in Brisbane that was the one that broke 382 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 4: the Jack Stokes partnership that had really brought England or 383 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 4: was you know, it was an attempt for England to 384 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 4: try and get them back into the game that snuffed 385 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 4: out any chance of them winning that Test match. So 386 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 4: you know, I think Pope probably would have offered another chance, 387 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 4: to be honest, even though he was unlucky in the 388 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 4: sense that that was a very very good ball from 389 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 4: Cummings and in the middle of a really good spell. 390 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 4: So yeah, I think I'll just give the chocolates to Smith. 391 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: Okay, I mean super impressive that both are with their 392 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: non preferred hand, both low to the ground, and both 393 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: they're sort of in that sort of similar slips card. 394 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: So and the Force celebrations are also very similar, weren't they. 395 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: Lou was there standing out there because Smith did a 396 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: bit of a run around and so did Lavishane. 397 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it was almost funnier from I'd give 398 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 4: the Smith, just because it's funnier to see him react 399 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 4: like that. With Martas, I feel like like if he 400 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 4: takes a regulation waiste like catch, he'll carry on. But 401 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 4: the funniest bit was when he spoke to Fox's spider 402 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 4: cam not long after the catch mart As, the one 403 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 4: thing he said was he wished Smith was out they 404 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,239 Speaker 4: could immediately compare them, like you just want like your 405 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: big brother then, yeah, to kind of, you know, justify 406 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 4: what you've done. So yeah, nice comparison. 407 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 2: I'm sure Smudge would have been watching on and smiling 408 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 2: from the sidelines. 409 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, going, mine was better, Yeah, exactly. 410 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: Now, Lue, just a little throwback to the curator who 411 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: spoke before this Test started, Damien Hoff. He said he 412 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: wanted three hundred runs and ten wickets every day of 413 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: this Test. Well, I've got an update for you after 414 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: four days. If we're going with Hoff's prediction, that would 415 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: be twelve hundred runs and forty wickets that four days. 416 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: Ye you're following, Yes, the. 417 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: Actual score line is twelve hundred and eleven runs and 418 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: thirty six wickets, so he's almost bang on. 419 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 4: That's extraordinary. That's a really good stat Josh. And how 420 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 4: about how does the breakdown work? So Day one was 421 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 4: about eight for three twenty Yeah, records right, Yeah, and 422 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 4: then I guess it gets complicated because day two onwards 423 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 4: you getting both teams batting. 424 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 3: Aren't you. 425 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 2: Yes, So I can come back to you tomorrow if 426 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 2: you're really interested. 427 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, but we're in the ballpark. There was three twenty 428 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 4: day one. You're probably looking at, you know, something similar. 429 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 4: England battered a little bit slower, so they were, you know, 430 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 4: probably a little bit under three hundred, but like it's 431 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 4: not going to be exactly three hundred. 432 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 3: You would have to say. I mean, it's been an 433 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 3: excellent wicket, hasn't it. 434 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 4: I think it's been great if you can stand the 435 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 4: seam up and especially with a new ball, you can 436 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 4: get some movement out of it, and then you know, 437 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 4: for the most part, it's it's really good for batting. 438 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 4: I think it's it's quickened up as the game's gone on. 439 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 4: If anything was a little slow day one, early day two, 440 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 4: and then it's starting to turn, I mean it's turned 441 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 4: a little bit the whole game. There's a bit more 442 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 4: inconsistent turn. Now that's almost the perfect cricket. 443 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: Pitch, something there for everybody. So we'll come back to 444 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: you after Day five tomorrow. If Australia do manage to 445 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 1: take those final four. We gets lured an eleven day 446 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: victory across the three tests for the side, which would 447 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: equal the fastest ever, which Australia also did in two 448 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 1: thousand and two oh three. So it's been a hell 449 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: of a performance and we'll bring you all that O 450 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: from day life. 451 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 3: Look forward to it.