March 5, 2025 • 17 mins
On Sports Fix with Jason Pine and D'Arcy Waldegrave for 6th March 2025, The Black Caps have soundly beaten South Africa to advance to the ICC Champions trophy final, where they'll face India. Former Black Caps coach and player John Bracewell joins the podcast to analyze their semi-final performance.
D'Arcy offers his thoughts on Rassie Erasmus wanting to move the Rugby Championship calendar yet again.
And the lads are in the chamber to discuss the day's biggest sport stories.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
You're listening to a podcast from News Talks. It'd be
follow this and our wide range of podcast now on iHeartRadio.
This is Sportsfix. Howard by News Talk.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Said, be hello there and welcome into the Sports Fix podcast.
A fresh episode in your ears for today, Thursday, the
sixth of March. I'm Jason Pine, who.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Of course is the vocal harbinger of the weekend to come.
You like that, Piney, the vocal harn't.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, I like that.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I like that.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
That would sound well, look good on a business card.
I hear you, and I know the weekends just around
the corner, mate. Yeah, I trust you well and looking
forward to a big show.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Indeed, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night,
as I know you didn't, because both of our well
our four eyes, your two and my two were both
on the cricket. And what a night to stay up
and watch your wonderful performance from the black Caps. I
know you want to break it down, so I hope
we've got joining us on the podcast today to do that.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
I'll be talking with John Bracewell, former New Zealand coach,
about what happened last night and the fantastic fifty run
win over South Africa.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Looking forward to that. I've got some thoughts too. I
know you will as well, so let's get into it.
In other news, let's kick things off with a look
at the big sports stories around today. The Black Hats
will play India in the final of Crickets Champions Trophy
in Dubai on Sunday nightetew Zealand time. They posted three
(01:33):
sixty two for six, a tournament record in their semi
final to beat South Africa overnight by fifty runs in Lahore,
right in Ravendra and Cain Williamson making centuries.
Speaker 5 (01:42):
The wicket was used, so we knew we just wanted
to try and get in on it and then increase
the run rate throughout the innings and the guys coming
in that obviously come out and play a few shots.
So it was a great sort of all round team performance.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Brisbane Rugby League coach Michael McGuire has reflected on the
threat of cyclone Alfred coinciding with the start of his
Sides NRL Rugby League season. The Broncos play the Roosters
in Sydney tonight.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
A special had our chief ex that come down last
night and yes, she turned around and went straight back
to So he's in town making sure that everyone's safe
for the team's down here. You know they're talking and
getting out of the partners of making sure and then
the wives that everyone's.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Safe and fresh legs in the eighty seventh minute have
secured Liverpool. The late went over parising Germain and leg
one of their Champions League round of sixteen times.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Causing consternation here and Harvey Elliott, Hey Strawdinry what an entrance.
Harvey Elliots strikes for the pool with not be well
be its first cut.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Us An Avinion. It's Sports Fix with Jason Hine and
Dussie Walter Grave.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
It's a welcome now to form a New Zealand coach
and player John Bracewell, who I expect will be rather
happy around what happened overnight and what faces New Zealand
come the end of the Champions Trophy. Good evening, John,
leaning Darcy, how are you. I'm very happy, A bit
tired because I had to start watch the first inning
(03:10):
I can't help myself, and then watch the second bit
of a morning when I got up. But that was
a comprehensive victory in anyone's book, wasn't it. They didn't
really put a foot wrong.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Well, I don't really think they've put a foot wrong
the whole tournament. Do you say, got beaten by India
and India and a dead rubber, but ended up on
the right side of the drawer. Anyway, back in the
hall playing against South Africa, who are you? A good
team and are starting to emerge as a more consistent side.
But this news dal inside know how to play tournaments.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Well that's it. And they've had so much experience and
we've seen that build and build, and I often talk
about they were semi finalists regularly, never quite got it done,
then finalists regularly in ICC whiteball competition, but still haven't
got it done. But it's a slow progression and by
now you'd think they're actually in prime position even though
it's India to actually get it done. They know how
(04:06):
to do these two or play these two.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Yeah, And I don't mean to be disrespectful, disrespectful for
those who are no longer in the site, but you know,
you almost think that the smoothness of the transition out
of Trent Bolt and Tim Saudi in particular in our
in our international site has been so smooth that we
(04:32):
tend to underestimate the credit that needs to go to
that management staff of how well they've managed those guys
one out of the game, and two the transition of
those guys coming into the game, the seamless dominance at
the crease of of our bowling attack, the way they've
(04:53):
gone about their business that you're almost you know, players
tend to look at the past and go, if we
only had another one of them, you know, Tim Soudy
or a Donald Bradman, is he be the next one?
But this transition has been so smooth, to Matt Henry
to Jamison, to the spin bowling attack, the growth of Satner,
(05:18):
the leadership of Satna, the dynamics of some of the
batters in between, and the consistency, the growing consistency of
Revendra and the continued consistency of obviously of came Williamson
and the brilliance of him.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
And that's absolutely undeniable with what we saw last night.
The stroke play, and more than the stroke play, I
suppose of raction, it's the calm and the precision with
which he bats that really blows me away. Doesn't even
look like he's doing much. Man, he can find gaps.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
That boy yeah, and he will make mistakes along his
journey because he's young, but you know, we've got to
learn to ride those and rather than keep our expectations
so high, it's appreciate what is actually growing from his performances.
And I just love the way him and Caine back together,
(06:12):
and I think he's a karmer athlete. When batting with Kine,
he's not looking to be the dominant partner. He just
bats and Seaball hit ball and I really like that.
But when he tends to bat with somebody else, he
tends to bat in the highlights package a little bit.
But he'll learn to calm that down and become the
(06:35):
dominant partner.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
As he grows and transitions into.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
That role.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
It is about to handle the weight of expectation that
he's performing at major tournaments when it really counts, and
that's a hard thing to consistently do. But it looks
like he he values, he treasures that he almost breathes
with that kind of pressure. John. Yeah, And some people
just love tournament play. It's it's something about the.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Interaction of other teams and playing against other teams, not
just touring play where you're playing the same team all
the time.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
You know, some people get a really good kick out
of the buzz of being in that tournament and being
in part of something that's greater.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
And he sends to and he tends to be be
one of those guys who responds to that.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Enjoy your Sunday night Monday morning. Like most of us,
He's going to be a long drawn out affair with
a whole lot of coffee. But I'd suggest you'll be
all over it like a rash John Brasil, because I
definitely will be mate. Thanks for your time as always see.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Nowhere at all supports TX SENSEX Surprise surprise.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
Rassi Erasmus says, come out and cause the ruckers by
suggesting maybe that the rugby Championship should be moved to
the middle of summer to appease his players, his union,
and his chances of carrying on with massive success in rugby.
Greedy man doesn't need anymore is already absolutely dominating. I
(08:13):
get it that Rasi Erasthmus his job as the director
the coach of South African rugby is to pitch for
the best possible deal for his team. There's stretch between
two hemispheres. They've got players playing a lot of club
rugby up North, then they've got to come down South
and play international rugby and as a direct result, the
(08:33):
player welfare of his team is well pretty much nonexistent.
These guys don't get breaks, they don't get rests, and
Rassi's saying, look, we need to change this, but change it,
Rassi for who. The key question, of course for New
Zealand and Australia is that would it work for us? Well,
(08:54):
you play a tournament like that start of February through March,
in the middle of summer. No, it's not going to work.
It doesn't work for us, it doesn't work for Australia.
It only works for South Africa. Hence Razie Erasthmus floating
the idea. It's at the same time as the Six Nations.
It is untenable. It will not work. We will appreciate
(09:17):
the concept of a global season to ease pressure on
the players, on the clubs, on the internationals, but let's
face it, the idea of a global season for rugby
is completely untenable. It's never going to work. Infairy it
sounds lovely, in practice, it's a nion impossibility. So let's
(09:39):
just let that concept go and play amongst ourselves as
far as South have our concerned. Well, guys, you keep
winning World Cups. Really, it can't be that bad for you,
can it. Yeah?
Speaker 1 (09:51):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfax.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Let's get into the chamber where we kick around the
sports stories of the day. And while we've basically already
been talking about them on the podcast today, can we
jump to the Rassi Erasmus thing. I've just heard your
thoughts on. But it just ain't gonna work, is it?
Speaker 3 (10:11):
Well? I don't think so. They've been trying for a
long time, and I get why people want it to happen.
It's understandably desired by everyone concerned for play it well,
for you primarily, and for people to understand what's going on.
But it's not a global game that the seasons. It
just doesn't work like that. Are you going to get
any movement from six nations around anything? Of course you're not.
(10:34):
So we've got a doodle. Is that gonna happen? Or we're
gonna play rugby test rugby in the middle of summer?
Speaker 2 (10:39):
No, I just would need a complete restructure of New
Zealand's rugby calendar. Wouldn't as well, we'd have to play
Super rugby presumably if you moved everything back, our Super
Rugby would be played where we play NPC and do
our end of season tour currently into what the Rugby
Championship at the start of the year, and then so
(11:00):
what happens from March through until August. It just seems so,
I mean, have an inbound to it, but just there's
just too many gaps in this well, and.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
You leave the NPC where it is, and of course
then you have like a four week break for Christmas,
then you come back and play international rugby. Well that's
not going to work. And seeper rugby tagged on to
the end of it. And I understand Rassi, right, he's
obviously fighting for Springbok because that's what he does.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
But the whole concept, I know it's been floated, but
the great minds in sport, not including us Jason Pine,
still haven't found a way to make it work. So
maybe it's just the time to take it out in
the back and put a bullet in it.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Hey, that cricket was great last night. That cricket was
so good I went into the game. I'm just trying
to remember it because hindsight's a wonderful thing. I remember
feeling as though we had a chance against South Africa
for a couple of reasons. We won the toss and
bat at first on an absolute road was a good start,
but the fact that South Africa don't always produce their
(12:01):
best crickets in knockout situations, and again it proved to
be the case. But watching Ruch and Ravendra bat is
one of life's great pleasures for me at the moment,
Yeah it.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Is, And I thought the same thing, Piney. But my
thought process was they've got to turn around eventually, so
out they're forcat. They can't carry on like this. Surely,
surely they could do something. But in the face of
the master and the apprentice ration, you're right, so gorgeous
to watch. And of course came Williamson saying, hold my beer.
Don't forget me. What a treat.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
He's came Williamson. And I don't know why it surprises
me anymore, but he's the kind of guy comes in,
he scratches around a little bit and you think he's
not really you know, he's not really on his game whatever,
and then you look at the scoreboard. He's on forty
from forty eight balls or something. He gets to one
hundred at much better than run a ball pace. He
just accumulates runs without anybody really noticing.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Well, it confuses me because every time at the start
of a game, oh you know, he's not really commuting
at the moment, he's behind the run rate like he
always is. If you're not watch this guy play before,
this is what he does. And I also on that
plainly Fantas has to watch and pick up yet another ton.
But how good is it to see Darryl Mitchell after
a bit of a break injury comes back and rolls
(13:16):
in what he does? I mean people contributing everywhere Piney.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
Yeah, there is a not a weak link in this
New Zealand side at the moment. And will most remember
this is a side that doesn't have Devon Conway in it.
Nathan Smith isn't getting a game. Mark Chapman, who's been
a good white ball batter for a long time, is
not getting a looking because how do you in this lineup,
even someone like Michael Bracewell. You look at Michael Bracewell's
bowling at this tournament. He's going for less than four
(13:42):
and a half and over, he's picked up half a
dozen wickets. He's become a proper white ball spinner, not
a bloke. He goes, oh, shivers, we need we need
to get three overs out of somebody. Braces, give us
three overs. He gives you his ten overs.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
We need to get three hours out of someone. Try it,
rats and see what he can do. Oh, you can
do that, I got you missed out. Lucky Ferguson too.
He's in the sideline as well, but yet not a
week link and if someone does fall over, this someone
there to take their place. And you look at at
Gary Stead and you look at under his command and
(14:15):
remember people were calling for his head not so recently,
and like look what he's done now. The guy just
gets business done. Or this pretty new team as well.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Piney, Just a word on Mitchell Santa too. I think
he's clearly taken to this white ball captaincy, like like
the proverbial duck to water. But have you ever met
I mean, we've met a lot of sports people, you
and I I haven't met too many more laid back
than Mitchell Santna, have you.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
That's what I call him, flatline mate. He doesn't have
a puss. But it's perfect in that situation. I love.
I don't know about you, but I really enjoy interviewing match.
He's got a nice, bizarre sense of humor. It always
gives you a wee bit of a giggle. Knows where
you're coming from from an interviewer's point of view, and
plays that game, watching him, watching him captain yesterday, watching
(15:03):
the way he juggled his field and of course the
way he applied is bowling. Are that again you reckon?
We can beat India, Absolutely, we can beat India. I'll
tell you what I mean. Is there a monkey riding
round on the back of Indian cricket? I tell you
what its name is? The black Caps?
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Yes, well, I mean they did beat us in Paul play,
but by that stage we were through to the semes.
Didn't really matter, was it? Twenty nineteen Cricket World Cup
we beat them in the semi.
Speaker 3 (15:28):
Ah My, look, it's so long ago. I don't remember.
To be all, to be perfectly honest with you, but
I just look at a Veric cole In, what a
magnificent player is. But I think he's done when he's
done for this tournament. So far, he's out for four
and we'll just carry on rolling. How about that's going
to come back and bite me, isn't it, Piney?
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Yeah, well it could, it could.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
But regardless of all of that, we get the opportunity
to watch the black Caps one more time at this
Champions Trophy on Sunday night around ten o'clock. So look,
do whatever you have to do to get a couple
of naps in on Sunday, or bank ups, some sleep
or whatever you do, or just stock up on the
coffee or the red ball or whatever it is that
keeps you awake, because you want to be in front
of your TV from ten clock on Sunday night as
(16:09):
the black Caps take on India in the Champions Trophy.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
It's the beauty of my shift. I can watch it
through to halftime, have a sleep, get up, take my
kid to school, come back because I don't work on Monday,
and watch the whole chase, whichever way it is. So
I'm so looking forward to it. What a joy to behold.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
I work on Mondays, does he Jason.
Speaker 3 (16:30):
Jason Jayson, Neither of us works that true.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
When I say work, I turn up to the I
turn up to this place on a Monday yeah, I'll
be bleary eyed, but I will be here and hopefully
with lots to celebrate. That is us in the chamber
for today.
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(17:24):
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Speaker 2 (00:20):
Said, be hello there and welcome into the Sports Fix podcast.
A fresh episode in your ears for today, Thursday, the
sixth of March. I'm Jason Pine, who.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Of course is the vocal harbinger of the weekend to come.
You like that, Piney, the vocal harn't.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, I like that.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I like that.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
That would sound well, look good on a business card.
I hear you, and I know the weekends just around
the corner, mate. Yeah, I trust you well and looking
forward to a big show.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Indeed, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night,
as I know you didn't, because both of our well
our four eyes, your two and my two were both
on the cricket. And what a night to stay up
and watch your wonderful performance from the black Caps. I
know you want to break it down, so I hope
we've got joining us on the podcast today to do that.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
I'll be talking with John Bracewell, former New Zealand coach,
about what happened last night and the fantastic fifty run
win over South Africa.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Looking forward to that. I've got some thoughts too. I
know you will as well, so let's get into it.
In other news, let's kick things off with a look
at the big sports stories around today. The Black Hats
will play India in the final of Crickets Champions Trophy
in Dubai on Sunday nightetew Zealand time. They posted three
(01:33):
sixty two for six, a tournament record in their semi
final to beat South Africa overnight by fifty runs in Lahore,
right in Ravendra and Cain Williamson making centuries.
Speaker 5 (01:42):
The wicket was used, so we knew we just wanted
to try and get in on it and then increase
the run rate throughout the innings and the guys coming
in that obviously come out and play a few shots.
So it was a great sort of all round team performance.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Brisbane Rugby League coach Michael McGuire has reflected on the
threat of cyclone Alfred coinciding with the start of his
Sides NRL Rugby League season. The Broncos play the Roosters
in Sydney tonight.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
A special had our chief ex that come down last
night and yes, she turned around and went straight back
to So he's in town making sure that everyone's safe
for the team's down here. You know they're talking and
getting out of the partners of making sure and then
the wives that everyone's.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Safe and fresh legs in the eighty seventh minute have
secured Liverpool. The late went over parising Germain and leg
one of their Champions League round of sixteen times.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Causing consternation here and Harvey Elliott, Hey Strawdinry what an entrance.
Harvey Elliots strikes for the pool with not be well
be its first cut.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Us An Avinion. It's Sports Fix with Jason Hine and
Dussie Walter Grave.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
It's a welcome now to form a New Zealand coach
and player John Bracewell, who I expect will be rather
happy around what happened overnight and what faces New Zealand
come the end of the Champions Trophy. Good evening, John,
leaning Darcy, how are you. I'm very happy, A bit
tired because I had to start watch the first inning
(03:10):
I can't help myself, and then watch the second bit
of a morning when I got up. But that was
a comprehensive victory in anyone's book, wasn't it. They didn't
really put a foot wrong.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Well, I don't really think they've put a foot wrong
the whole tournament. Do you say, got beaten by India
and India and a dead rubber, but ended up on
the right side of the drawer. Anyway, back in the
hall playing against South Africa, who are you? A good
team and are starting to emerge as a more consistent side.
But this news dal inside know how to play tournaments.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Well that's it. And they've had so much experience and
we've seen that build and build, and I often talk
about they were semi finalists regularly, never quite got it done,
then finalists regularly in ICC whiteball competition, but still haven't
got it done. But it's a slow progression and by
now you'd think they're actually in prime position even though
it's India to actually get it done. They know how
(04:06):
to do these two or play these two.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Yeah, And I don't mean to be disrespectful, disrespectful for
those who are no longer in the site, but you know,
you almost think that the smoothness of the transition out
of Trent Bolt and Tim Saudi in particular in our
in our international site has been so smooth that we
(04:32):
tend to underestimate the credit that needs to go to
that management staff of how well they've managed those guys
one out of the game, and two the transition of
those guys coming into the game, the seamless dominance at
the crease of of our bowling attack, the way they've
(04:53):
gone about their business that you're almost you know, players
tend to look at the past and go, if we
only had another one of them, you know, Tim Soudy
or a Donald Bradman, is he be the next one?
But this transition has been so smooth, to Matt Henry
to Jamison, to the spin bowling attack, the growth of Satner,
(05:18):
the leadership of Satna, the dynamics of some of the
batters in between, and the consistency, the growing consistency of
Revendra and the continued consistency of obviously of came Williamson
and the brilliance of him.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
And that's absolutely undeniable with what we saw last night.
The stroke play, and more than the stroke play, I
suppose of raction, it's the calm and the precision with
which he bats that really blows me away. Doesn't even
look like he's doing much. Man, he can find gaps.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
That boy yeah, and he will make mistakes along his
journey because he's young, but you know, we've got to
learn to ride those and rather than keep our expectations
so high, it's appreciate what is actually growing from his performances.
And I just love the way him and Caine back together,
(06:12):
and I think he's a karmer athlete. When batting with Kine,
he's not looking to be the dominant partner. He just
bats and Seaball hit ball and I really like that.
But when he tends to bat with somebody else, he
tends to bat in the highlights package a little bit.
But he'll learn to calm that down and become the
(06:35):
dominant partner.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
As he grows and transitions into.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
That role.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
It is about to handle the weight of expectation that
he's performing at major tournaments when it really counts, and
that's a hard thing to consistently do. But it looks
like he he values, he treasures that he almost breathes
with that kind of pressure. John. Yeah, And some people
just love tournament play. It's it's something about the.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
Interaction of other teams and playing against other teams, not
just touring play where you're playing the same team all
the time.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
You know, some people get a really good kick out
of the buzz of being in that tournament and being
in part of something that's greater.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
And he sends to and he tends to be be
one of those guys who responds to that.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Enjoy your Sunday night Monday morning. Like most of us,
He's going to be a long drawn out affair with
a whole lot of coffee. But I'd suggest you'll be
all over it like a rash John Brasil, because I
definitely will be mate. Thanks for your time as always see.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Nowhere at all supports TX SENSEX Surprise surprise.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
Rassi Erasmus says, come out and cause the ruckers by
suggesting maybe that the rugby Championship should be moved to
the middle of summer to appease his players, his union,
and his chances of carrying on with massive success in rugby.
Greedy man doesn't need anymore is already absolutely dominating. I
(08:13):
get it that Rasi Erasthmus his job as the director
the coach of South African rugby is to pitch for
the best possible deal for his team. There's stretch between
two hemispheres. They've got players playing a lot of club
rugby up North, then they've got to come down South
and play international rugby and as a direct result, the
(08:33):
player welfare of his team is well pretty much nonexistent.
These guys don't get breaks, they don't get rests, and
Rassi's saying, look, we need to change this, but change it,
Rassi for who. The key question, of course for New
Zealand and Australia is that would it work for us? Well,
(08:54):
you play a tournament like that start of February through March,
in the middle of summer. No, it's not going to work.
It doesn't work for us, it doesn't work for Australia.
It only works for South Africa. Hence Razie Erasthmus floating
the idea. It's at the same time as the Six Nations.
It is untenable. It will not work. We will appreciate
(09:17):
the concept of a global season to ease pressure on
the players, on the clubs, on the internationals, but let's
face it, the idea of a global season for rugby
is completely untenable. It's never going to work. Infairy it
sounds lovely, in practice, it's a nion impossibility. So let's
(09:39):
just let that concept go and play amongst ourselves as
far as South have our concerned. Well, guys, you keep
winning World Cups. Really, it can't be that bad for you,
can it. Yeah?
Speaker 1 (09:51):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfax.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Let's get into the chamber where we kick around the
sports stories of the day. And while we've basically already
been talking about them on the podcast today, can we
jump to the Rassi Erasmus thing. I've just heard your
thoughts on. But it just ain't gonna work, is it?
Speaker 3 (10:11):
Well? I don't think so. They've been trying for a
long time, and I get why people want it to happen.
It's understandably desired by everyone concerned for play it well,
for you primarily, and for people to understand what's going on.
But it's not a global game that the seasons. It
just doesn't work like that. Are you going to get
any movement from six nations around anything? Of course you're not.
(10:34):
So we've got a doodle. Is that gonna happen? Or we're
gonna play rugby test rugby in the middle of summer?
Speaker 2 (10:39):
No, I just would need a complete restructure of New
Zealand's rugby calendar. Wouldn't as well, we'd have to play
Super rugby presumably if you moved everything back, our Super
Rugby would be played where we play NPC and do
our end of season tour currently into what the Rugby
Championship at the start of the year, and then so
(11:00):
what happens from March through until August. It just seems so,
I mean, have an inbound to it, but just there's
just too many gaps in this well, and.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
You leave the NPC where it is, and of course
then you have like a four week break for Christmas,
then you come back and play international rugby. Well that's
not going to work. And seeper rugby tagged on to
the end of it. And I understand Rassi, right, he's
obviously fighting for Springbok because that's what he does.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
But the whole concept, I know it's been floated, but
the great minds in sport, not including us Jason Pine,
still haven't found a way to make it work. So
maybe it's just the time to take it out in
the back and put a bullet in it.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Hey, that cricket was great last night. That cricket was
so good I went into the game. I'm just trying
to remember it because hindsight's a wonderful thing. I remember
feeling as though we had a chance against South Africa
for a couple of reasons. We won the toss and
bat at first on an absolute road was a good start,
but the fact that South Africa don't always produce their
(12:01):
best crickets in knockout situations, and again it proved to
be the case. But watching Ruch and Ravendra bat is
one of life's great pleasures for me at the moment,
Yeah it.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
Is, And I thought the same thing, Piney. But my
thought process was they've got to turn around eventually, so
out they're forcat. They can't carry on like this. Surely,
surely they could do something. But in the face of
the master and the apprentice ration, you're right, so gorgeous
to watch. And of course came Williamson saying, hold my beer.
Don't forget me. What a treat.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
He's came Williamson. And I don't know why it surprises
me anymore, but he's the kind of guy comes in,
he scratches around a little bit and you think he's
not really you know, he's not really on his game whatever,
and then you look at the scoreboard. He's on forty
from forty eight balls or something. He gets to one
hundred at much better than run a ball pace. He
just accumulates runs without anybody really noticing.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Well, it confuses me because every time at the start
of a game, oh you know, he's not really commuting
at the moment, he's behind the run rate like he
always is. If you're not watch this guy play before,
this is what he does. And I also on that
plainly Fantas has to watch and pick up yet another ton.
But how good is it to see Darryl Mitchell after
a bit of a break injury comes back and rolls
(13:16):
in what he does? I mean people contributing everywhere Piney.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
Yeah, there is a not a weak link in this
New Zealand side at the moment. And will most remember
this is a side that doesn't have Devon Conway in it.
Nathan Smith isn't getting a game. Mark Chapman, who's been
a good white ball batter for a long time, is
not getting a looking because how do you in this lineup,
even someone like Michael Bracewell. You look at Michael Bracewell's
bowling at this tournament. He's going for less than four
(13:42):
and a half and over, he's picked up half a
dozen wickets. He's become a proper white ball spinner, not
a bloke. He goes, oh, shivers, we need we need
to get three overs out of somebody. Braces, give us
three overs. He gives you his ten overs.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
We need to get three hours out of someone. Try it,
rats and see what he can do. Oh, you can
do that, I got you missed out. Lucky Ferguson too.
He's in the sideline as well, but yet not a
week link and if someone does fall over, this someone
there to take their place. And you look at at
Gary Stead and you look at under his command and
(14:15):
remember people were calling for his head not so recently,
and like look what he's done now. The guy just
gets business done. Or this pretty new team as well.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Piney, Just a word on Mitchell Santa too. I think
he's clearly taken to this white ball captaincy, like like
the proverbial duck to water. But have you ever met
I mean, we've met a lot of sports people, you
and I I haven't met too many more laid back
than Mitchell Santna, have you.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
That's what I call him, flatline mate. He doesn't have
a puss. But it's perfect in that situation. I love.
I don't know about you, but I really enjoy interviewing match.
He's got a nice, bizarre sense of humor. It always
gives you a wee bit of a giggle. Knows where
you're coming from from an interviewer's point of view, and
plays that game, watching him, watching him captain yesterday, watching
(15:03):
the way he juggled his field and of course the
way he applied is bowling. Are that again you reckon?
We can beat India, Absolutely, we can beat India. I'll
tell you what I mean. Is there a monkey riding
round on the back of Indian cricket? I tell you
what its name is? The black Caps?
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Yes, well, I mean they did beat us in Paul play,
but by that stage we were through to the semes.
Didn't really matter, was it? Twenty nineteen Cricket World Cup
we beat them in the semi.
Speaker 3 (15:28):
Ah My, look, it's so long ago. I don't remember.
To be all, to be perfectly honest with you, but
I just look at a Veric cole In, what a
magnificent player is. But I think he's done when he's
done for this tournament. So far, he's out for four
and we'll just carry on rolling. How about that's going
to come back and bite me, isn't it, Piney?
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Yeah, well it could, it could.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
But regardless of all of that, we get the opportunity
to watch the black Caps one more time at this
Champions Trophy on Sunday night around ten o'clock. So look,
do whatever you have to do to get a couple
of naps in on Sunday, or bank ups, some sleep
or whatever you do, or just stock up on the
coffee or the red ball or whatever it is that
keeps you awake, because you want to be in front
of your TV from ten clock on Sunday night as
(16:09):
the black Caps take on India in the Champions Trophy.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
It's the beauty of my shift. I can watch it
through to halftime, have a sleep, get up, take my
kid to school, come back because I don't work on Monday,
and watch the whole chase, whichever way it is. So
I'm so looking forward to it. What a joy to behold.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
I work on Mondays, does he Jason.
Speaker 3 (16:30):
Jason Jayson, Neither of us works that true.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
When I say work, I turn up to the I
turn up to this place on a Monday yeah, I'll
be bleary eyed, but I will be here and hopefully
with lots to celebrate. That is us in the chamber
for today.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
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Speaker 2 (16:50):
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(17:24):
has the job on Monday on Sports Talk between at
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Speaker 1 (17:39):
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