1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: The Unplayable Podcast is proudly presented by Quantas, the official 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,399 Speaker 1: podcast partner and the official airline partner of Cricket Australia. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: Once again this season, Quantas is proud to be flying 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Astro as cricketers as they take on the world. Well, 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: so very good hello to you all from a late 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: night here in Brisbane. We're sitting in the iconic Gabba 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: seats as we recap day one of the second NRMA 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: Insurance Ashes Tests. England won the toss, battered first, got 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: some runs and so did Joe Root. My name is 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: josh Onnafinger, joined by Lou Cameron and Lou. That was 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: a pretty topsy turvy day where both sides took the 12 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: initiative at some points. 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: Well and we can also all breathe a sigh relise, 14 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: you buried the lead here. Matthew Hayden won't be doing 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: a newd lap around the MCG few. I was dreading 16 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: my home Test in Melbourne this year thinking actually would 17 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 2: he have done it? They wouldn't have done it during 18 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: the boxing that test. He would have done it after 19 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: SCG He would have had the flight of Melbourne. Yeah, 20 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: fly back to Melbourn exactly right. 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: It won't be happening. 22 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: Joe Root battered like an absolute genius today. I look 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: forward to dissecting it with you. 24 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: Josh. Yeah. 25 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: Well let's get straight into the well. The selections. I 26 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: suppose it was the big one right off the top. 27 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: We didn't know what Australias team was going to be 28 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: coming into today, so all eyes were on the toss 29 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: and the warm ups and the bowling run ups and 30 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: who's doing what, and they ended up leaving out Nathan Lyon, 31 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: which was a surprise too many. Michael Nica came in 32 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: for his third Test in front of his home crowd. 33 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: But as this day progressed, I reckon there might have 34 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: been some of the Izy camp wishing that perhaps they 35 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: had picked their specialist spinner. 36 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: And England would have admitted their surprise that Crawel in 37 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 2: the press conference just now said point blank that he 38 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 2: was surprised that Line wasn't in the team. He also then, 39 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if it was a bit of shit 40 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: staring here by him, but he also said I heard 41 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: that Lyne had injured himself in the nets and that 42 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: might be the reason why he got left out. I 43 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: don't think that is definitely not the reason why he 44 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: got left out. That happened after he'd been dropped. Pretty 45 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: honest interview from Nathan on Channel seven, so that he 46 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: was absolutely filthy with the deceiar. 47 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: You know. 48 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 2: George Bailey also gave an interview to us today, you know, 49 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: graciously after making a tough call, and he basically says 50 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 2: that's what he wants, like he's pretty happy, not happy, 51 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: but like he expects players to be disappointed when they 52 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: get left out, but ultimately. 53 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 3: That's what the selector's job is to do. 54 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: And so what was the reasoning behind leaving Nathan out? 55 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, a little bit tricky, Like I felt like maybe 56 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: George held his cards a bit close to his chest, 57 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: but it did. The wording was kind of around the 58 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: pace of these games. And you know, when Nathan has 59 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 2: been at his best in Australia, he's played holding roles 60 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: on flat wickets and these games, I mean, the first 61 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 2: game certainly moved at a breakneck speed and I guess 62 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: they felt that he wouldn't be able to do that 63 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: kind of holding role. 64 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: I think the other thing is the pink ball. 65 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: The factor gets darker here earlier, so it gets darker 66 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: quite early in the second session when it kind of 67 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: happens more towards the later of the third session in 68 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 2: our laid So that's a real factor. 69 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: They think the ball swings more under lights. 70 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: I mean, you look at the figures today and this was, 71 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: you know the other thing Crawley. Crawley really, you know, 72 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: in a subtle way, did kind of have a few 73 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: little barbs towards the Australians in his press conference. He 74 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 2: kind of felt like, he said, apart from Stark, Australia' 75 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: attack didn't have a whole lot of variety. I'm paraphrasing him, 76 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: but he felt like he could line up the four 77 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: right arm seemers they had on top of Stark. There 78 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: were certainly times where I reckon they could have used 79 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: Nathan lyone not and especially when it came to the 80 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: over eight. So they ended up bowling seventy four overs 81 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: in the day, which is pretty pathetic really and it's 82 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 2: going to cost some Test Championship points at the end 83 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: of it. 84 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: I Alder thought, Yeah, well, Crawley was one of the 85 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,839 Speaker 1: ones who was back in the runs today after Mitch 86 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: Stark started, as he has done so often. In fact, 87 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: he's now struck in the first over of the innings 88 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: in four consecutive innings. Pretty remarkable stuff. He hadding on 89 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: them two for five. But then it was Crawley. He 90 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: got seven six and looked pretty good for the most part, 91 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: didn't He put away the bad balls, and I was 92 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: looking at his numbers. He left a lot more than 93 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: he has done in the whole baseball era, so that 94 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: maybe a bit of a change of tact from Zach Crawley. 95 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: But he was accompanied by Joe Rus who, as you said, 96 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: got one hundred and thirty five not out. He's still 97 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: batting tomorrow, assuming they don't declare over night, and he 98 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 1: was great with fifteen fours and one sixth. 99 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: I think they love Crawley because he's the kind of 100 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: player who can make pair and then come out and. 101 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 3: Play in a similar way. Yeah, he did refine his 102 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 3: game a bit. 103 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: It's a good point about him leaving the ball, but 104 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: he's got a bit of a goldfish memory, like you 105 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 2: know that that's happened. He's made a pair of getting 106 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: out similar ways in both innings in the first Test. 107 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 2: But then he comes out here and still, you know, 108 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 2: plays aggressively. He's a real asset. To him like he 109 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: was leading run score on the twenty twenty three ashes. 110 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 2: There's a lot of hate for Zach Crawley. 111 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: You know. 112 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: I think we might have said during that last Test, 113 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: yeah he's made a pair, but like he's every chance 114 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: of going out and cracking an important innings and that really. 115 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 3: Got him off to a off to a great start. 116 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: Despite the fact they were two for five, I think 117 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: they could have been three for seven if Steve Smith 118 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: had held on to that one handed catch off off 119 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 2: of Joe root Edge when he was on two very early. 120 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: So you know that to call it a chance was 121 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: you know, probably not many other slips fielders in the 122 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: world would have gotten a hand to it. 123 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: But yeah, route was fantastic. 124 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: It's not a surprise that he's he doesn't have a 125 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: poor record in Australia, you know, nine to fifties. I 126 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 2: think before today, I think before the series, you know, 127 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: only very Coley among visiting batters had scored more fifties 128 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 2: in Australia probably in the last fifteen years or so. 129 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: So the guy could play. The guy has has. 130 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: Shown that he could do in Australia. He's just kind 131 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: of got the monkey off his back. I thought the 132 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: way he drive the ball, drove the ball down the 133 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: ground today was really good, driving balls on the up 134 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: and playing really well. 135 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: I also looked at his wagon wheel because we know 136 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: how much he likes to score down to third man 137 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: and those sort of sort of areas, and didn't actually 138 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: score a lot of runs there today. I was playing 139 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: the shot a lot, and I reckon you hit it 140 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: to Cameron Green quite a few times on the balance. 141 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: Didn't score many runs there, but it didn't matter in 142 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: the end. He got to one hundred and eighty one 143 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: balls and there were a few nervous moments for him 144 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 1: in the nineties, a little yes no with his partner 145 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: I think it was Ben Stokes at that time, and 146 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: a little one that Chipps just short of the fielder. 147 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: But when he got there, he just had a real 148 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: coy Green on his face in there, gave a little 149 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: shrug as if they say, well, finally done that sort 150 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: of thing, and I think it was more relief than 151 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: anything for Jay. 152 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: That's right. Will Jacks was the one. 153 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: I think he turned him back, coming back for out 154 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: a second run that would have put him back on 155 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: strike on ninety eight. I think he ended up being 156 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 2: ninety seven and having to wait another over or two. 157 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 2: So yeah, some heiry moments, you know, in the running 158 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: between wickets. We're obviously going to talk about the Ben 159 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: Stokes run out, which was it felt like a massive 160 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 2: moment at the time. I think it really was a 161 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 2: massive moment, Like, you know, England really could have been, 162 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: you know, maybe four down at stumps if they hadn't 163 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: been able to get that wicket. Go into detail in 164 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 2: a second, but like it's just worth pointing out, like 165 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 2: how things could have been so much different. I think 166 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 2: England could have been, you know, four for three point 167 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: fifty at the end of play if Stokes had still 168 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: been in. Took some absolute brilliance from Josh English. 169 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 3: Definitely. 170 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. At the dinner break, which was the second of 171 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: the two breaks here today, England were four for one 172 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety six and then they came out after 173 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: the break. Route was obviously flying and then Ben Stokes 174 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: was digging in. He was playing that very anti bass 175 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: bowl bas ball role that he does quite a bit 176 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: nineteen or forty ninety finished with and I mean it 177 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: didn't really look troubled up to that point, but it 178 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a confusion. It was a 179 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: hid and run into the gap, but English like a panther, 180 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: rushed in from cover and then with one hand picked 181 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: it up nice and clean and then threw down one stump. 182 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, really incredible stuff. I just want to also 183 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: give a little nod to Michael and Nisa, who I 184 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: thought did a really good job either side of that 185 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: dinner break to tie things up. England going at four 186 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: runs more than four runs and over heading into that dinner, 187 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: But Nisa and Dog had actually started things off in 188 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: that third session, and NISA's five over spell only cost 189 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: four runs. I reckon that just tightening of the screws 190 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: probably played a bit on Stokes's mind there, and then 191 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: English did the rest. 192 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 2: And that's a really good point, Josh, because one of 193 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: the key things about that Root Stokes partnership was only 194 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: maybe thirty or forty runs they put on in the end, 195 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: but it just felt like they'd gotten through Australia's best stuff. 196 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 2: They'd survived the spell. Stark came back quite late in 197 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: that second session. We kind of thought, why is any 198 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 2: bowling the whole first hour of lapse, So the whole 199 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: first hour of the second sessional Apps he still hadn't 200 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 2: taken the ball. 201 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 3: It was good tactics by Australia. 202 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 2: I think because I was waiting for it to get 203 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: dark and that's when become spooky and that pink ball 204 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 2: starts to do things. You know, whether you know whether 205 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: he would have done the same, you know, been able 206 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 2: to create the same pressure with a slightly. 207 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 3: Newer ball when it's slightly lighter. You know, who knows. 208 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 3: I'm sure they've done the research on these things. 209 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 2: But second ball he comes back on, he gets Harry 210 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 2: Brook wafting at a wide one. 211 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 3: Frustrating series so far for harry Brook. 212 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: But then stokes and get through that tough spell and 213 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: they're probably thinking, well, you know we're facing Dogget, we're 214 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 2: facing Nie. 215 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 3: So these are the two weakest members. 216 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 2: Of the Australian attack and that you're right, they just 217 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 2: couldn't kind of break through and English amazing, amazing work 218 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 2: for a wiki keeper on Ash's debut. This guy just 219 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 2: has something about him. They've been looking for a reason 220 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 2: to get him into the team for a while. They 221 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: did it in sutriy Ankle when Travis Head went up 222 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: to open he got squeezed out. When Steve Smith came 223 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 2: back from injury for the last two Tests in the Caribbean. 224 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 2: But he's been around the squad for quite a while 225 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 2: as a backup keeper but also the backup middle order batter. 226 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 3: Finally a spot's kind. 227 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 2: Of opened up and you know, he would be really 228 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: interesting to see how he goes with the bat as well. 229 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: It was really reminiscent of another famous Ashes run out here, 230 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: wasn't it in twenty seventeen Nathan Line run out James 231 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: Vince at a crucial point of that match as well. 232 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: I think that was also on day one of that 233 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: Brisbane Test, Mitchell Stark said he thought English as was better. 234 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: What do you reckon? Was? Does English the edge of 235 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 1: a line? I mean lines was from further out You'd say. 236 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think English has him covered. Line we knew, 237 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: always knew was a good fielder. English is a wiki 238 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 2: keeper and the dexterity showed. He picked it up on 239 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: his right foot with his right hand. He then took 240 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: a step onto his left foot. That's normally when most 241 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 2: fielders would kind of release it like it's like a 242 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: pick up a one step throw on the next one, 243 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: but he kind of took that step to steady himself 244 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: and then threw off balance while on his right foot 245 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 2: again and hit the stumps, you know, with only one 246 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 2: and a half kind of stumps to aim at that 247 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 2: cover point there. 248 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 3: So I don't know. 249 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: If the fact he's a wiki keeper and doesn't have 250 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 2: the natural footwork of a regular outfielder might have you know, 251 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 2: might have actually made it, you know, a more complicated 252 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 2: but in some ways a more balanced throwing motion. 253 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, potentially, I think we'll be seeing him without the 254 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: gloves a bit more if this is the case, if 255 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: this is what he can do. 256 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: And the other one was the Pat Cummins run out? 257 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 2: Was that also at the Gabba? The one where he's. 258 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: Diving might have been Adelaide over all again? 259 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 2: Oh okay, yeah, because I reckon that's still for me, 260 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 2: that was an ASHES test. I reckon that was twenty 261 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 2: seventeen eighteen, and I reckon, that's still the best run 262 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 2: out I've seen in the Ashes. 263 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, we'll have to circle back to that. We'll 264 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: let the listeners get involved with that as well. We 265 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: should talk about the guy who had the gloves today. 266 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 1: Alex Carry took a stunning catch running back towards the 267 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: boundary behind him. I suppocially say it was a skyball 268 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: from Gus Atkinson off Mitch Stark. Carrie looked like he 269 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: was making good ground to get there, and we know 270 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: what a you know, spectacular and athletic fielder is. And 271 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: then he's got Manus Lavishane coming in from me. 272 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 3: Manus was also making great crownd on. 273 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: The ball from eight o'clock sort of thing and thinking, oh, 274 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: I can get this too. It could have been a 275 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 1: terrible collision. Somehow it was. 276 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 3: A terrible collision. 277 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: It could have been a lot worse. 278 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 3: It could have been. 279 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, and there was another one later where not moving 280 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: on too quickly from this one, but Marnas was coming 281 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 2: in off the square leg boundary. Carrie was heiring towards 282 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: the ball and look like if he put in a 283 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 2: dive he might have been able to catch it, but 284 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 2: because Marnas was so close, he kind of pulled out. 285 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 3: But the one that got the wicket of it was 286 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 3: Gus Actinson also. 287 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 2: And yeah, like Marnus looks at Kerry as he's running 288 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 2: towards a ball, and so he's clearly seen that carry's 289 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 2: going for it, and I don't know how he could 290 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 2: have possibly mistaken what Kerry was doing, which is also 291 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 2: sprinting flat out for it as anything other than you know, 292 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: one hundred percent commitment for the ball, Like Kerry wasn't hesitating, 293 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 2: and Carry's got the gloves on like you might go 294 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 2: to the keeper there. 295 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly right. 296 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 2: And then Marnus flings himself of the ball last minute 297 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 2: sees him tries to like kind of protect himself and 298 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 2: not knock out his teammate. 299 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 3: But then as Carry was still collecting. 300 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 2: Full motion of the full control of the ball, he 301 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 2: then kind of like comes through with his arm again 302 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:50,839 Speaker 2: and nearly knocks the ball out. 303 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 3: Kerry did an amazing job, it has to be. 304 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: I know, we always go on about his AFL background, 305 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 2: but you can't tell me that that didn't help in 306 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 2: that particular moment. 307 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was a really great judgment of the ball 308 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: over the shoulder that that's the hardest thing to do. 309 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: And then Laborshae was so relieved. It looked like it 310 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: was going a little bit of a smooth as well. 311 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 2: Yeah the cheek, wasn't it Like he full on made 312 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 2: skin contact. Like It's just funny what people do in 313 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: the moment. 314 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: The third unplayer also had a quick look just to 315 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: make sure the ball didn't touch the wires of spider 316 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: cam as well, which would have immediately a dead ball 317 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: and would have been devastating for Stark and carry. But 318 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: I think if if it touched the wires, it would 319 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: have made the catch even tougher. So luckily that he 320 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: said there was no touch and there was play on so. 321 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 3: That would have been a dead ball. Bowler has to 322 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 3: read bowl the ball, that's right. 323 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 2: That's crazy, And I wonder if you know that would 324 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 2: have been I'm going to say, like I'm trying to think, 325 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: like there's that Is that an issue for the broadcaster? 326 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 2: Should they have gotten out of the way, But like 327 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 2: I guess, they can't move the wires in the moment 328 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: like they can move the camera, And if the camera 329 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 2: gets hit by the ball, or if the camera hits 330 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,719 Speaker 2: a fielder like it did with on Ritten nor Here 331 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 2: a couple of summers ago, that's absolutely on the definitely 332 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 2: on the broad podcaster. But you know everyone knows the 333 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 2: wires are in place. This rule changed with the roof 334 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 2: in the Big Bash, right, Like if you hit the 335 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 2: roof at Marvel Stadium, that's automatically a sixth. 336 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: Now I think, yeah, it was and then it wasn't. 337 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: I'll be back to anyway. We'll get our BBL experts 338 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: onto the update there. But I do want to touch 339 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: on Mitch Stark. Of course we have to talk about him. 340 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: He's struck in that first over once again. He's struck 341 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: in three different spells today another six wicket hall and 342 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: it's his third six wicket hall in the past four 343 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: innings now, Lue. In his first one hundred and ninety 344 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: one innings for Australia he got six for on four occasions. 345 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: He's now got three more in the last four. He's 346 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: just in the best form of his career, isn't. 347 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 3: He He is? 348 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: And Australia could not have asked for more in the 349 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: absence of Cummins and Hazelwood. I think we're sleeping on 350 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 2: the absence of those guys. Like Australia I think would 351 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 2: have won that First Test by much greater Marjor if 352 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 2: those two were bowling on on those wickets, like he yeah, 353 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 2: you're right, like Australia just he's just yeah, he's bowling 354 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 2: the best he ever has. 355 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 3: Like he's control through the middle overs. 356 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: He's always had the swing with new ball, But like 357 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 2: what he's doing with the wobble seem now, how he's 358 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 2: bowling at the tail, how he's putting it all together 359 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: with a new ball, like it's phenomenal stuff. 360 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: Really impressive from Mitch Stark. And who knows he could 361 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: get a seventh tomorrow if he starts off the innings. 362 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: England were you'd say, behind the game when they were 363 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: nine for two hundred and sixty four when Brydon cass 364 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: became Stark's sixth wicket, But then it was Joe rutin 365 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: Josh for Archer who put on a sixty one unbeaten 366 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: and run partnership for the tenth wicket. It's Josh for 367 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: Archer's highest score of his Test career thirty two not 368 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: out with two six's. There were some sort of strange tactics, 369 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: you'd have to say from Australia. They looked like they 370 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: didn't want to take that last wicket so they didn't 371 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: have to face a few nervous overs. At the end 372 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: of the day. All the fielders are right back on 373 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: the rope for both but is not just Joe Rupper, 374 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: also for Josh Archer, and then they only came up 375 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: again right at the end when Nie bold that final over. 376 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: So why do you think it played out like that? 377 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: And do you agree with it? 378 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 2: I suppose really bizarre kind of scenes. Like I think 379 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 2: Crawley in his press conference said that they won the 380 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 2: last hour and that those two battered for an hour. 381 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 2: We're probably need to check the time stamps back because 382 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 2: it did feel like they did bat for an hour. 383 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: But they did quickly too. They didn't well, they batted quickly. 384 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 2: But also Australia bowled very slowly. I reckon they I reckon. 385 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 2: It probably was about an hour and they've only bowled 386 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: about eight overs in that hour, which is just pathetic. 387 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 3: Like anyway, that's a thing for another day. 388 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, But so Australia, clearly they were moving a lot 389 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: of fielders around. 390 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 3: They kind of got the helmet out really slowly, out 391 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 3: to Travis's head. 392 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: He kind of rand from mid off to then go 393 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: into short leg and they changed it when when the 394 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 2: batters changed strike, Australia didn't want to bat under lights 395 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 2: and England did want a bowl and they weren't going to. 396 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: I mean, great parallels between edge percent In twenty twenty three, 397 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 2: when Ben Stokes did declare on Joe Root he was 398 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 2: on one hundred and eighteen not out and route was 399 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 2: absolutely braining it that day and they left a few 400 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 2: runs out there. They ended up losing the Test by 401 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 2: two wickets in the final session at the game. So 402 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 2: who knows if this might have been a better decision 403 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 2: not to leave Joe Rhetz stranded. But yeah, like it 404 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: did look like Australia was still trying to get Joffer 405 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 2: Archer in particular out. 406 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: It was just they were trying to do it very slowly. 407 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 2: I think their ideal scenario would have been to get 408 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 2: him out, you know, in the last ten minutes of 409 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 2: a day so they didn't have to bowl. But yeah, 410 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 2: I mean, surely, surely you just want to get that. 411 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 2: This is where it can kind of backfire. It's like, well, yeah, 412 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 2: we don't want to take that wicket too quickly, but 413 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 2: this is what can happen, and you know, it probably 414 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 2: made it England's day in the end. 415 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 3: Those last what did you say, fifty or sixty runs? 416 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, sixty one runs? Yeah, And I mean the partnership 417 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: could have ended right at the start. As you said, 418 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: there was that moment between Labashane and Kerry after an 419 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: Archer's skyball and jo were great in the field today, 420 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: really didn't make any errors and maybe that was the 421 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: only one. Maybe a little bit of lack of communication 422 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: not allowing carry to go and die for that ball. 423 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: I mean, how different are we talking about this game? 424 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: If England are all out for two hundred and sixty 425 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 1: five and then who knows what Australia have done that 426 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: last half now. 427 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 2: And this is also you know, vindication somewhat of England selection. 428 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 2: Josh Archers better than number eleven, and you know cars 429 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 2: is batting a ten, He's got a very good first 430 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: class and Test batting record. Atkinson's got a Test hundred 431 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 2: and you know Jacks has been brought into kind. 432 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 3: Of opens into twenty correct well exactly right. 433 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's as good about her as anyone. So you 434 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 2: know that that probably you know, you know, not bowling 435 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 2: at number eleven, you're bowling at a probably normally a 436 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: number nine. So that's an area Australia kind of I mean, 437 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 2: it would have been a factor in Michael Nice's selection 438 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 2: I think for this Test. Gives Australia's lower orders a 439 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 2: bit of a better balance with him at eight start 440 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: at nine, so they're going to need some runs from 441 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 2: him potentially tomorrow. 442 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 1: All right, Lou, I think twenty seven thousand here today 443 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: at the GAB. I got their money's worth and many 444 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: more on TV. It was a very even day. We're 445 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: just giving you honest to England on day one here, 446 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: but we know how quickly these pig bull tests can turn. 447 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: Please join us again tomorrow as we recap day two 448 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: here at the GAB.