January 25, 2025 • 13 mins
Kiwi wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert has gotten his first taste of the Australian 'Big Bash' competition - and he's looking for more.
He's looking back on a mixed-bag of a cricket season, and he's got some new ambitions to discuss,
He joined Piney to explain further.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
New Zealand wicket keeper batsman Tim Seifert has enjoyed a
very solid first taste of the Australian Big Bash competition
with the Melbourne Renegades.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
What takes another chickt tipped here the canes are crumbling
in Geelong. Siefer takes a beauty six for thirty two.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Climbs into that.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
That is large from Sife got it on the lake
years after second dicker.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
From the KIWI.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Tim Seiffer is with us from the UAE where he
is now with the shah Jah Warriors. I want to
talk about Big Bash first, Tim, thanks for joining us.
Fox Cricket named you in their Team of the Season
for the Big Bash. How do you reflect on your
first Big Bash campaign?
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
Yeah, it was a it was a good tournament. I
think that's one of those tournaments that you look back
and it was Yeah, it was a good tournament, but
you always look to do better and could have definitely
done better in some games, but that's sometimes nature of
the beast. But on the whole, really enjoyed my first
big bash and did it well for the team, which
(01:21):
helps as well.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
You've been playing T twenty cricket for over a decade now,
two hundred and forty plus matches you reckon, You've got
your batting game pretty much worked out now. Yeah.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
To be honest, like, you're always learning and that's one
exciting thing about playing and all these leagues around the
world that you are playing with and against the world's
best players, so you know, learning from them is also
part of being involved in some of these teams. But yeah, look,
I think the experience, like anything, no matter what you do,
(01:52):
your game gets better and the confidence you have gets
bigger as well. So yeah, very happy where my game
is at the moment, and hopefully it can keep on
going for another ten for another decade.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I remember watching you early in your T twenty career.
You'd play a lot of scoops and ramp shots. Now
I watch and you're more of a power hitter. Here's
the way you bat in T twenty cricket evolved and
changed much over the years.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I don't think it's changed too much.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
I think it's just understanding when those shots you know,
are to come out and when it's sometimes a high
risk playing all those scoops and reverse sweeps. You know
that they put pressure on the bowler, but they also
high risk shots, so it's about just picking the right
times to do them rather than just kind of having
(02:41):
that as your first option and hoping.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
For the for the best.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
So it's probably about more planning who you're going to play,
when you're going to use it, which will help that consistency.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
And alongside you're batting keeping wicket as well, you're still
putting plenty of work into your wicket keeping.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Yeah, I do.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
I think that's one of my other sides that you know,
for these teams is huge. So it's not just playing
as better players a wicket keeper as well, but also
if there as a local wicket keeper or someone else
is keeping, just.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Playing as bad and fielding.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
So it's always nice having you know, two options for
the selectors to pick your So yeah, definitely working hard
and we're keeping.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Still how different is wicket keeping in T twenty cricket
when really only a handful of deliveries are actually going
to come through to you.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
Yeah, it's kind of it's a funny one. You don't
touchable much in T twenty crickets. But when you do,
it's it's more likely an opportunity that potentially could change
the game.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
So it's mentally, you know.
Speaker 5 (03:44):
Expecting every ball is going to come to you, unlike
kind of red ball cricket or one day cricket.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
You know, you just get the ball more often.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
So mentally it's not as tough because you know you're
getting that ball. But T twenty, it's all all upstairs
thinking that you are going to get the ball.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
So when you do get that opportunity, you take the most.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
You take the opportunity and ballers always trying new things
and tea, they lots of variations. I imagine that's about
as difficult for you as a wicket keeper as it
is for a batsman.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
It's definitely a format that the bowlers are changing up
their deliveries the most. That's where you know, as a
keeper you don't try and guess what that bowling. You
just have a steady base and hopefully that base allows
you to react as fast.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
As possible and get those opportunities.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
So as you say, this is your first season just
completed in the Big Bash, but it's a two year
contract with the Renegades, isn't it. So you'll be back
next summer.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Yeah, definitely be back next year. Touch with no injuries
or any of that. But yeah, it's always nice having
a two year deal. You know, some of these franchise
journey in for six weeks and torments over and you
go again. So it's nice to kind of build some relationships,
get to know the guys, the facilities.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Marvel Stadium is the Wicked as well.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
So yeah, very excited to go back next year and
hopefully it's a bit of year for us.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
It's a really big lead, tim, isn't it The Big
Besh full of stars? Did you have any pinch me
moments across the last few weeks.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
Yeah, it does, because it's definitely a tournament you know
when you're when you're back home in New Zealand, it's
definitely a tournament that's watched. So you know, you've been
watching the Big Besh for many years, watching you know,
the guys like Brendan McCallum and Chris Gale and you know,
all those superstars playing the big best. So it was
definitely a tournament I would of love to tick off
(05:33):
and to being involved in it, you know, it's as
good as what I thought. The crowds I think lowest
crowd was twenty thousand. The Amish atmosphere is just electric,
and yeah, it's just a great and great environment to plan.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
And the life of a T twenty franchise cricketer. Your
life means you're straight from there into the International League
T twenty and the UAE with the Sha Warriors. It
was only a couple of days, wasn't it between matches
for you Davis sort of wake up and wonder where
you are?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Yeah, I do.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Actually, Yeah, so I arrived here the other day three
days ago and bit a jet lag, and I did
wake up wondering where I was. So I had to
kind of have a little reminder that I've just lauded
and do by. But yeah, that's all part and pass
of it. There's so many tournaments around the world. You know,
(06:27):
you doesn't mean you're going to get picked up. You
still have to be performing and doing all that. But
if you are, opportunities do come about. And yeah, it's
awesome that these opportunities are coming about for me.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
And yeah, the old Miles is getting up.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
I bet I bet they are. It's such a fast
and furious life, isn't it the Big Bash You're still
going the finals tomorrow night. You're already onto a different tournament,
so the overlap is there. Obviously you'll be disappointed not
to be in the Big Bash final, but is it
weird to think that you're just onto the next one
sort of just like that.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
Yeah, it's disappointing not to be in finals and every
tournament that you are involved and you want to go
all the way and win it. But at the same time,
you know, when you if you do get knocked out,
excuse me, when you do get knocked out. You know,
there's I think there's five tournaments going on at the
moment around the world. So with that many tournaments, there's
(07:21):
always people getting injured or opportunities coming up, so players
that are available do get a phone call and you're
way onto these tournaments.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
So it's great.
Speaker 5 (07:31):
Also from a cricketing point of view, it's you've got
to adapt as fast as possible. You know, pictures in
Australia are completely different from pitches here in Dubai and
you might not have a training in between to get
used to them. So yeah, you've got to move fast
on your feet.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
I think we're all pretty familiar with the Big Bash,
but the International League T twenty is a newer competition.
What's the standard?
Speaker 5 (07:53):
Like, Yeah, it's good, So it's a bit of a
different one compared to all the other tournaments.
Speaker 4 (07:59):
So you allowed nine overseas players so and you're allowed
to and you have to have two local UAE players.
So it's a high standard because a lot of overseas
players all around the world.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
And yeah, I've only played one game, but we've got
a game this afternoon so against fellow kiwe Locky Ferguson,
so yeah, it's going to be exciting. But yeah, it's
been a great standard from what I've seen.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
And you mentioned before team five different franchise leagues going
on at this time of the year, the Big Bats,
the ILT twenty over in South Africa, Bangladesh and others.
And with them falling where they do at this time
in the calendar, can you see yourself playing much or
any cricket for New Zealand or even for Northern Districts
in the next few seasons or do you think that
(08:48):
ship has now sailed?
Speaker 4 (08:50):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:50):
No, definitely not so yeah, finish here, start a fir
and then I'll come back play for Northern Districts and
the remaining Tea remaining one day games and four day games.
So look, I still want to play for New Zealand,
still play New Zealand and T twenties and Odie Eyes,
and one of my big goals is try and make
(09:11):
the next T twenty World Cup and Odio World Cup
in a few years. I think the T twenty WORL
Cups next year and then the One Day World Cups
in a couple of years after that. So that's still
my main focus. But just the way that cricket is
going at the moment, I've just kind of gone about
it a different way with these franchise cricket leagues. But no,
(09:33):
I still want to play for New Zealand as much
as I can, and also I'll be playing for definitely
Northern Districts when I'm available.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
That's good to hear. When it comes to playing for
New Zealand. The word mercenary has been thrown around a
lot when it comes to players like U Tim and
Lucky Ferguson playing on the T twenty circuit for the
reasons you've outlined. Do you know though, where that leaves
you in the selection fold for the Black Caps.
Speaker 5 (09:57):
Yeah, I'm not quite sure, to be honest, I think
it's probably still a bit of a moving part. I know,
you know the Shrink series that just went in Schlanka,
they they didn't pick many guys that weren't contracted.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
But at the same time you know that they are
you know.
Speaker 5 (10:17):
Looking to picking guys that aren't contracted I think for
main World Cups events and big ICC events. So yeah,
hopefully you know, that is a moving part. And hopefully
you know, there's a Pakistan series in New Zealand. I
think in March that I'll be available for, so hopefully
(10:38):
I'll be back and back in black then good stuff.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
There's been a bit of talk about a New Zealand
side potentially entering the Big Bash. Are you in favor
of a concept like that?
Speaker 5 (10:50):
Yeah, I would be, now that I've been over there
and experienced it all. I think it would be amazing
to have, you know, started off with one New Zealand team.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Ideally two would be great. It was quite funny.
Speaker 5 (11:03):
I came home over Christmas and it's as closer to
flight to New Zealand than it is to Perth. So
from Melbourne, so you know, the travel, the travel shouldn't
be an issue from that point of view. But I
think it would be great, you know, like the football,
like the league and the rugby union. So I think
it's definitely something that we can make possible in the
(11:26):
near future.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
And no doubt that there is enough talent in the
New Zealand talent pool to compete in the big bench.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
I think one thing that they have as well is
that they you know, they do have three overseas players
per side, so you know, you you potentially bring that
in with the New Zealand team as well to even
make that team stronger. So we definitely have the pool
to compete and then you add a couple overseas in
there as well.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
I think it'd be a great competition.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
And as far as the guys you've played with and
against over the years, I get the feeling you would
have established some fairly firm friendships. Do you still keep
in touch with other black Caps players even though you
sort of spread far and wide.
Speaker 5 (12:06):
Yeah, No, definitely still got my best mates on the
side and keep in touch with them. You know, my
my side at the moment, we've got Saldie Adam Milne
and there's a lot of key you guys over here
playing and then yeah still got yeah, my good friends
and in the national setup. So yeah, I always keeping attaching.
It's great to see them do well and then there
(12:28):
and it's aciding time ahead with the champions Trophy coming up.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
To Indeed, I wonder what it's like for you though,
when you're you're overseas, you're you're watching from Afar, watching
the Black Caps and if they are struggling, watching and
knowing that you know, if you got the core you'd
have plenty dwarf or what is that like? Oh?
Speaker 5 (12:44):
Yeah, you want to do you want to see them
do as well as possible, But sometimes that's sport.
Speaker 4 (12:50):
You can't always play your best game and all that.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
But yeah, no, I always enjoy watching them play and
hopefully more times than not it's a good day.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Yeah indeed, And let's hope we see you back in
that Black Cap soone as well. Thanks so much for
your time. Congrats on a really good big Bash campaign
On the next at the ilt tweety appreciate you joining
us across New Zealand today.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Awesome, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Thanks for joining us, Tim Sipher. Then with us on
Weekend Sport.
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
New Zealand wicket keeper batsman Tim Seifert has enjoyed a
very solid first taste of the Australian Big Bash competition
with the Melbourne Renegades.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
What takes another chickt tipped here the canes are crumbling
in Geelong. Siefer takes a beauty six for thirty two.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
Climbs into that.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
That is large from Sife got it on the lake
years after second dicker.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
From the KIWI.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Tim Seiffer is with us from the UAE where he
is now with the shah Jah Warriors. I want to
talk about Big Bash first, Tim, thanks for joining us.
Fox Cricket named you in their Team of the Season
for the Big Bash. How do you reflect on your
first Big Bash campaign?
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
Yeah, it was a it was a good tournament. I
think that's one of those tournaments that you look back
and it was Yeah, it was a good tournament, but
you always look to do better and could have definitely
done better in some games, but that's sometimes nature of
the beast. But on the whole, really enjoyed my first
big bash and did it well for the team, which
(01:21):
helps as well.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
You've been playing T twenty cricket for over a decade now,
two hundred and forty plus matches you reckon, You've got
your batting game pretty much worked out now. Yeah.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
To be honest, like, you're always learning and that's one
exciting thing about playing and all these leagues around the
world that you are playing with and against the world's
best players, so you know, learning from them is also
part of being involved in some of these teams. But yeah, look,
I think the experience, like anything, no matter what you do,
(01:52):
your game gets better and the confidence you have gets
bigger as well. So yeah, very happy where my game
is at the moment, and hopefully it can keep on
going for another ten for another decade.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I remember watching you early in your T twenty career.
You'd play a lot of scoops and ramp shots. Now
I watch and you're more of a power hitter. Here's
the way you bat in T twenty cricket evolved and
changed much over the years.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I don't think it's changed too much.
Speaker 5 (02:21):
I think it's just understanding when those shots you know,
are to come out and when it's sometimes a high
risk playing all those scoops and reverse sweeps. You know
that they put pressure on the bowler, but they also
high risk shots, so it's about just picking the right
times to do them rather than just kind of having
(02:41):
that as your first option and hoping.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
For the for the best.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
So it's probably about more planning who you're going to play,
when you're going to use it, which will help that consistency.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
And alongside you're batting keeping wicket as well, you're still
putting plenty of work into your wicket keeping.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Yeah, I do.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
I think that's one of my other sides that you know,
for these teams is huge. So it's not just playing
as better players a wicket keeper as well, but also
if there as a local wicket keeper or someone else
is keeping, just.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Playing as bad and fielding.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
So it's always nice having you know, two options for
the selectors to pick your So yeah, definitely working hard
and we're keeping.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Still how different is wicket keeping in T twenty cricket
when really only a handful of deliveries are actually going
to come through to you.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
Yeah, it's kind of it's a funny one. You don't
touchable much in T twenty crickets. But when you do,
it's it's more likely an opportunity that potentially could change
the game.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
So it's mentally, you know.
Speaker 5 (03:44):
Expecting every ball is going to come to you, unlike
kind of red ball cricket or one day cricket.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
You know, you just get the ball more often.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
So mentally it's not as tough because you know you're
getting that ball. But T twenty, it's all all upstairs
thinking that you are going to get the ball.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
So when you do get that opportunity, you take the most.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
You take the opportunity and ballers always trying new things
and tea, they lots of variations. I imagine that's about
as difficult for you as a wicket keeper as it
is for a batsman.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
It's definitely a format that the bowlers are changing up
their deliveries the most. That's where you know, as a
keeper you don't try and guess what that bowling. You
just have a steady base and hopefully that base allows
you to react as fast.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
As possible and get those opportunities.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
So as you say, this is your first season just
completed in the Big Bash, but it's a two year
contract with the Renegades, isn't it. So you'll be back
next summer.
Speaker 5 (04:37):
Yeah, definitely be back next year. Touch with no injuries
or any of that. But yeah, it's always nice having
a two year deal. You know, some of these franchise
journey in for six weeks and torments over and you
go again. So it's nice to kind of build some relationships,
get to know the guys, the facilities.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Marvel Stadium is the Wicked as well.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
So yeah, very excited to go back next year and
hopefully it's a bit of year for us.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
It's a really big lead, tim, isn't it The Big
Besh full of stars? Did you have any pinch me
moments across the last few weeks.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
Yeah, it does, because it's definitely a tournament you know
when you're when you're back home in New Zealand, it's
definitely a tournament that's watched. So you know, you've been
watching the Big Besh for many years, watching you know,
the guys like Brendan McCallum and Chris Gale and you know,
all those superstars playing the big best. So it was
definitely a tournament I would of love to tick off
(05:33):
and to being involved in it, you know, it's as
good as what I thought. The crowds I think lowest
crowd was twenty thousand. The Amish atmosphere is just electric,
and yeah, it's just a great and great environment to plan.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
And the life of a T twenty franchise cricketer. Your
life means you're straight from there into the International League
T twenty and the UAE with the Sha Warriors. It
was only a couple of days, wasn't it between matches
for you Davis sort of wake up and wonder where
you are?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Yeah, I do.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Actually, Yeah, so I arrived here the other day three
days ago and bit a jet lag, and I did
wake up wondering where I was. So I had to
kind of have a little reminder that I've just lauded
and do by. But yeah, that's all part and pass
of it. There's so many tournaments around the world. You know,
(06:27):
you doesn't mean you're going to get picked up. You
still have to be performing and doing all that. But
if you are, opportunities do come about. And yeah, it's
awesome that these opportunities are coming about for me.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
And yeah, the old Miles is getting up.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
I bet I bet they are. It's such a fast
and furious life, isn't it the Big Bash You're still
going the finals tomorrow night. You're already onto a different tournament,
so the overlap is there. Obviously you'll be disappointed not
to be in the Big Bash final, but is it
weird to think that you're just onto the next one
sort of just like that.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
Yeah, it's disappointing not to be in finals and every
tournament that you are involved and you want to go
all the way and win it. But at the same time,
you know, when you if you do get knocked out,
excuse me, when you do get knocked out. You know,
there's I think there's five tournaments going on at the
moment around the world. So with that many tournaments, there's
(07:21):
always people getting injured or opportunities coming up, so players
that are available do get a phone call and you're
way onto these tournaments.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
So it's great.
Speaker 5 (07:31):
Also from a cricketing point of view, it's you've got
to adapt as fast as possible. You know, pictures in
Australia are completely different from pitches here in Dubai and
you might not have a training in between to get
used to them. So yeah, you've got to move fast
on your feet.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
I think we're all pretty familiar with the Big Bash,
but the International League T twenty is a newer competition.
What's the standard?
Speaker 5 (07:53):
Like, Yeah, it's good, So it's a bit of a
different one compared to all the other tournaments.
Speaker 4 (07:59):
So you allowed nine overseas players so and you're allowed
to and you have to have two local UAE players.
So it's a high standard because a lot of overseas
players all around the world.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
And yeah, I've only played one game, but we've got
a game this afternoon so against fellow kiwe Locky Ferguson,
so yeah, it's going to be exciting. But yeah, it's
been a great standard from what I've seen.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
And you mentioned before team five different franchise leagues going
on at this time of the year, the Big Bats,
the ILT twenty over in South Africa, Bangladesh and others.
And with them falling where they do at this time
in the calendar, can you see yourself playing much or
any cricket for New Zealand or even for Northern Districts
in the next few seasons or do you think that
(08:48):
ship has now sailed?
Speaker 4 (08:50):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:50):
No, definitely not so yeah, finish here, start a fir
and then I'll come back play for Northern Districts and
the remaining Tea remaining one day games and four day games.
So look, I still want to play for New Zealand,
still play New Zealand and T twenties and Odie Eyes,
and one of my big goals is try and make
(09:11):
the next T twenty World Cup and Odio World Cup
in a few years. I think the T twenty WORL
Cups next year and then the One Day World Cups
in a couple of years after that. So that's still
my main focus. But just the way that cricket is
going at the moment, I've just kind of gone about
it a different way with these franchise cricket leagues. But no,
(09:33):
I still want to play for New Zealand as much
as I can, and also I'll be playing for definitely
Northern Districts when I'm available.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
That's good to hear. When it comes to playing for
New Zealand. The word mercenary has been thrown around a
lot when it comes to players like U Tim and
Lucky Ferguson playing on the T twenty circuit for the
reasons you've outlined. Do you know though, where that leaves
you in the selection fold for the Black Caps.
Speaker 5 (09:57):
Yeah, I'm not quite sure, to be honest, I think
it's probably still a bit of a moving part. I know,
you know the Shrink series that just went in Schlanka,
they they didn't pick many guys that weren't contracted.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
But at the same time you know that they are
you know.
Speaker 5 (10:17):
Looking to picking guys that aren't contracted I think for
main World Cups events and big ICC events. So yeah,
hopefully you know, that is a moving part. And hopefully
you know, there's a Pakistan series in New Zealand. I
think in March that I'll be available for, so hopefully
(10:38):
I'll be back and back in black then good stuff.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
There's been a bit of talk about a New Zealand
side potentially entering the Big Bash. Are you in favor
of a concept like that?
Speaker 5 (10:50):
Yeah, I would be, now that I've been over there
and experienced it all. I think it would be amazing
to have, you know, started off with one New Zealand team.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Ideally two would be great. It was quite funny.
Speaker 5 (11:03):
I came home over Christmas and it's as closer to
flight to New Zealand than it is to Perth. So
from Melbourne, so you know, the travel, the travel shouldn't
be an issue from that point of view. But I
think it would be great, you know, like the football,
like the league and the rugby union. So I think
it's definitely something that we can make possible in the
(11:26):
near future.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
And no doubt that there is enough talent in the
New Zealand talent pool to compete in the big bench.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
I think one thing that they have as well is
that they you know, they do have three overseas players
per side, so you know, you you potentially bring that
in with the New Zealand team as well to even
make that team stronger. So we definitely have the pool
to compete and then you add a couple overseas in
there as well.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
I think it'd be a great competition.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
And as far as the guys you've played with and
against over the years, I get the feeling you would
have established some fairly firm friendships. Do you still keep
in touch with other black Caps players even though you
sort of spread far and wide.
Speaker 5 (12:06):
Yeah, No, definitely still got my best mates on the
side and keep in touch with them. You know, my
my side at the moment, we've got Saldie Adam Milne
and there's a lot of key you guys over here
playing and then yeah still got yeah, my good friends
and in the national setup. So yeah, I always keeping attaching.
It's great to see them do well and then there
(12:28):
and it's aciding time ahead with the champions Trophy coming up.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
To Indeed, I wonder what it's like for you though,
when you're you're overseas, you're you're watching from Afar, watching
the Black Caps and if they are struggling, watching and
knowing that you know, if you got the core you'd
have plenty dwarf or what is that like? Oh?
Speaker 5 (12:44):
Yeah, you want to do you want to see them
do as well as possible, But sometimes that's sport.
Speaker 4 (12:50):
You can't always play your best game and all that.
Speaker 5 (12:53):
But yeah, no, I always enjoy watching them play and
hopefully more times than not it's a good day.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Yeah indeed, And let's hope we see you back in
that Black Cap soone as well. Thanks so much for
your time. Congrats on a really good big Bash campaign
On the next at the ilt tweety appreciate you joining
us across New Zealand today.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Awesome, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Thanks for joining us, Tim Sipher. Then with us on
Weekend Sport.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
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