On Sports Fix with D'Arcy Waldegrave and Jason Pine for 4 June 2026, The Brumbies are set to take on the Hurricanes in the first match of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series tomorrow night in Wellington. Stephen Larkham is the head coach of the Brumbies, he joined D'Arcy to discuss
D'Arcy shares his thoughts on FIFA banning refillable water bottles from world cup matches
And D'Arcy and Piney discuss the Black Caps test match against England
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Hello there and welcome into the Sports Fixed podcast. The
addition for Thursday, the fourth of June twenty twenty six,
where we talk about a sport and try to educate,
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Speaker 3 (00:32):
And irritate as well as educate. Right, come on, we
have to isn't that part of a role get stuck
and had a crack at somebody.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
That was the intro I did not expect. Let's try
to do all of those things today.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Expect the unexpected. Where are the Spanish inquisition of sport?
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Right?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
We are the unexpected? We are the unexpected. But I'm
expecting a big guest on Sports Fix today. Am I
going to be disappointed or delighted?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
I think delighted. You've heard of a bloke who was
masquerading as a dead guy, Stephen Larkin, Bernie coach of
the Brumbies. He's going to join.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Us, Stephen Larkham. How good? How can we live up
to that? We'll talk about it. Test Cricket in the
chamber and bring you the latest in sports news as well.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Let's get into it in other news.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Let's get you on the way with a look at
the big sports stories around today. All Blacks prop Tyrel
Lomax has extended his time with New Zealand Rugby for
another three years. Despite reported overseas interest in the forty
eight Test. Tight head, Lomax has recommitted to the All Blacks,
the Hurricanes and Tasman until the end of twenty twenty nine.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
My family and I've loved being a Willingson I'm Willingson boy,
got two daughters here they go to Courhuna and yeah,
this is I guess where We've set up a life.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
And I love playing for the Hurricanes.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Russian Dianna Schneider has claimed the biggest win of heard
tennis career, stunning world number one Arena Sablenka in the
quarterfinals at Roland Garross. The twenty fifth seed rallied from
a seat and four one down to claim a three
six seven five six love victory.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Super happy and superbrid of myself, the way I handle
the emotions and the conditions today.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah, just the fight that I put in and the.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Work and another key we stage win on cycling tour
of Valoney in Belgium. Red Bull bore a hands grow.
Lawrence Pithy has taken line on us after a crash
inside the final kilometer split the peloton.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Pithy is he going to get this?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
He's right up against Kim Heidek alongside him. Lawrence Pithy's
going to get this. Oh, his team read it well
by positioning.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
But the Kiwi two Kiwi wins in a row.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Us and a Villian.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
It's Sports Fix with Jason Pine and Dussy Walter Grave.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
That's warm.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Welcome to Stephen Larkham, head coach of the Brumby's up
ahead of tomorrow's massive fixture against the Hurricanes.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Good day, Steven Hell.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Good point at end of the competition, this is when
it really counts and from a player's point of view,
you'll understand the building excitement of what's going on and
the trepidation as well that this team faces. Can you
apply any of that experience to your team as a coach?
Speaker 4 (02:58):
Do you think?
Speaker 5 (03:00):
I think the boys have been there. It's a fairly
established group that we've got with the Brahms and we've
been into the finals for the last couple of seasons,
so they know the process. They've spoken really well this week,
particularly the leaders in terms of the build up, and
I think there's been a good focus for us in
terms of training intensity and messaging and detail. And we
(03:21):
had a captain drunk today had at Potidua.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
And that sort of finished off the week quite nicely
for us.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So when you approach games like this, you've been there,
done that as a player, as a coach, as the
team as well. But do you have to make minor
and little adjustments, little tweaks to keep things going, keep
that energy up? Is that worth while doing exploring that concept?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Yeah, I mean the game has certainly changed and the
team that we have this year is a little bit
different to the team we had last year. And obviously
we had success against them last year in the qualifying final,
so we can take a bit of experience out of that.
But yeah, we've spoken about getting the boys into the
game with maximal energy, so not spending them physically through
(04:04):
the week, making sure on game day they're mentally very confident,
and then that'll give them a good spring board into
having their best performance taking.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
On a team that has been extraordinary this season. They're
sitting right at the top of the table. They are
number one. They've ushered in a lot of changes resting
some of these guys, which is I suppose understandable. Do
you see that maybe as a weakness that these guys
have spent a week sitting down a lot of them Anyway.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
It's not a weakness.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
But yeah, there's always going to be combinations that will
have to find their way in the game, and yeah,
I guess that potentially plays into the start of the game,
but it's not going to take long for them to
find that combination. They've been very successful all year and
maintain this connection, and yet playing at home, they've got
a really good prep coming into it, a seven day
or a seven day turn around for them, so they've
(04:52):
got plenty of time to get their combinations right through
the week. So yeah, I don't think that's going to
be a factor.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
It's there an edge do you think you have over
what you've seen of these guys so far? Is there
a hole or a crack in there somewhere that you
might be able to expand don Which is a difficult
thing to say because they've been playing so well, But
where do you focus on.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
That what we know they're fairly complete. No, they're fairly complete.
Speaker 5 (05:15):
I think it's playing our game and sticking to our
plan and knowing that.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
The game will come down to the last five minutes.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
Like many of the games this year in Super Rugby,
it is really determined in the last twenty fifteen minutes
of the game. But I'd imagine with this one and
most finals, it'll come down to those last five minutes.
So yeah, we just go about our game, keep chipping away.
I don't think there's going to be a big fishure
that we open up and you know, score four or
five drives in a row. It'll be a bit of
tit for tat and then yeah, the nerve at the
(05:43):
end of the game will be most important.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Tod blackout. His favorite phrase when it comes to winning
finals is discipline. The only word. That's what it is.
How is that on your lips?
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Often? Do you think Stephen, well we'll be now Yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Yeah, he's obviously very experienced and had a lot of
good success. And for us, we've certainly spoken about energy.
So sticking to the script, sticking to the to the
system that we've been embedding in the team, for the
whole year and then bring maximum energy throughout the game.
So particularly with the Hurricanes, but really any New Zealand side.
(06:19):
You can't expect that the ball is dead when it
goes into touch. When there's a penalty, you can't expect
them not to take a quick tap. So we're just
going to have to be on with full energy for
the whole game.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
You've been leaning on some of you more experienced players plainly,
and I don't think it comes much more experience than
your two props Slipper and I'll tell her in there
that'd be leading from the front. There'd be a lot
on their shoulders literally and figuratively.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Well, I think that's one area that the Hurricanes have
really improved in since last year. They've brought in some
front rowers who've beefed up their scrum and them all
and it's a significant challenge for those guys for slips
an hour, particularly in the scrum, it's going to be
a massive challenge. But then around the field year, I mean,
they're their world class players, so their experience, the communication
(07:04):
and just the confidence that they'll give to the other
players will be invaluable.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
About your own internal strengths. Where do they sit as
opposed to, as you say, cracking open of ficial within
the Hurricane side, where do you lean? Where may your
dominance come from?
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Oh, we've been good this year inside the twenty two.
You know, the ability to hold the ball and get
over the line. There's a number of stats defensively, sort
of sitting second in terms of tries conceited, so.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
Fairly strong.
Speaker 5 (07:33):
When we get our rhythm defensively, when we get into
shape defensively, we're pretty good. We put a lot of
pressure on opposition teams and then it's just from an
attack perspective. When we get inside the twenty two. We've
been quite successful this year completing there, so we'd like
to see that continue. Obviously, each week is a different opposition,
and yeah, I mean you look at the Hurricane stats
(07:54):
defensively the number one poach team in the competition and
very good in terms of tries conceded. So there's going
to be some challenges there, but yeah, we'll relign our strengths.
Hopefully when we get into those opportunities, we'll relyig on
our strengths to get over the line and hold.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Dissecting the sporting agenda, it's Sportsfix with Jason Vine and
Darcy Waltergrave.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
It's not kind or riot or correct to wish ill
on anybody, any person, anything, any event, any organization. However,
I'm not feeling kind right now and I'm going to
wish ill upon the FIFA World Cup. There's a number
of reasons why FIFA are a horrid, self serving, greedy
(08:38):
organization that appear to care little for their fans. This
latest turnaround, I think summarizes FIFA's horrible, horrible attitude towards
the fans of their games. They have banned fans from
bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a
last minute policy change. You can't bring water in that
(09:02):
you can buy water when you are there. Last month
they said, look, you can bring empty reusable plastic bottles
are up to a liter. If you want, you can
bring them into the stadium. Now they've turned on their
heels and said, nah, you can't actu anymore. And you
know the reasoning behind this safety grounds. Several World Cup
venues have already banned the use of these refillable water bottles,
(09:25):
but a spokesperson for FIFA they said they're committed to
protecting the health and safety of all players, referees, fans,
volunteers and staff. So how is a bottle that you
buy at the venue safer than a bottle that you'd
bring in from outside. If someone could explain that to me,
I'd be very, very happy. They say, there are missing stations,
(09:48):
there are fans, hydration stations, calling tents and everything to
help out the fans that turn up. But instead of
it to them bring a bottle and filling it up
with water to drink, they say, And we want to
make more money, or we want to let our vendors
make even more money. You talk about safety, and you
look at the condition that this World Cup is going
(10:09):
to be played under, it suggests the safest thing they
could do would be to let the people bring their
own water. Look, they've already been routed for ticket prices,
for transport to go into the grounds, and now they're
just adding another little extra stab in the soul of
plexus of the fans. Well done FIFA for showing your
true colors. You only care about the game and the
(10:32):
fans for what you can extract out of their wallets.
Predictable but unforgivable.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix, right to
hear from Stephen Lark and let's talk some Test cricket,
shall we, Because tonight at Lord's weather permitting. Of course, Darcy,
I don't.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
It's always the case is and there's a massive astroisk
to every game of cricket in England. Well it's sorry,
it's depressing.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Goodness me. You throw my train for I'll get back
on it quickly please, Because it is a Test match
at Lords. They don't come along very often, the home
of cricket. What a wonderful honor for the players from
New Zealand and England to play in it.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
All.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
The narrative leading into this is how this has to
be a redemption for the England team after what happened
at the Ashes. I think most of the English scribes
have forgotten there are two teams in this series.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
They're setting themselves up to fail. But we know it
a lot the English media. They're all over the English
and we are all over our team as well, so
you understand. But they are still still dealing with the
scar tissue from the Ashes series, and I think a
lot of them are still going what on earth is
McCullum still doing there. In fact, not only McCullum but
all the other keywis that he's dragged in the Southeas
(11:42):
and the Patls and whatever else. And I don't know
if that's their love. So they've got too much to prove,
I think, And this could be a real tripping point
for all of these guys wanting to prove too much
against the New Zealand team. They are going, well, we
know what we're doing, look at our pace attack.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Why don't you say so? Interesting? Because I think I
don't know that there would be a fifty to fifty
of approval rating of Bears. I think it's probably what
eighty twenty against. I think a lot of people expected
him to lose his job after the Ashes, so he
is on a bit of a hiding to nothing. If
if they beat New Zealand, you know, then I don't know,
maybe we're pasted the days where New Zealand are easy beats.
(12:20):
I think we are. But people say, okay, well that's
the base level. If New Zealand were to beat England
in this test series, I think that's it for Branda mcallum,
isn't it.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Yes, I'd definitely say I don't know how long this
contract goes for. But we saw, we read, we heard
about the knives. They could take so many out of
the back of McCullum after that test, and again, like
you said, them stunned that he actually survives. So if
they go in and they carry on with basball and
it blows up in their face, which it may well
(12:50):
do with this, the quick, fast, the fast bowling battery
that we have is frightening and it's going to spice around,
it's going to be seeming, it's going to be bouncy.
And I don't know if they win or lose, it's
how they win or lose that to me is more
interesting because that it's what they got criticized for over
(13:11):
in Australia, throwing caution to the wind and not caring
if these tests don't last four days.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Yeah, there's there's a there's a conversation that we had
right selection question for you. Looks like four seam bowlers
and I think they'll be Henry O'Rourke, Jamison and Smith,
the number seven spinning all rounder Mitchell Santner or Glenn Phillips.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
There's that's a best, very pointed question. It's very right.
I think that's on everyone's cricketing mind. Let's look at
what you want. A bowling all rounder or a batting
all rounder. That's where you've got to suppose. That's where
you have to look. So which of those players would
you describe as what? And I think that Santna is
(13:54):
the bowling all round her Phillips is the batting all
right rounder. But what's Mitchell Santner been doing recently scoring runs?
Is batting around him? I know that sounds ridiculous, but
I almost like him more. No disrespect to to fill,
but the wiliness, the guile of that blokeout there in
the park, I think that just adds extra to what
(14:14):
they're going to be doing.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
I tend to agree. I think they might go that
way in the first Test, knowing also that they do
have a bit of left arm tweak. If they need
it from Rutch and Ravendra, it will certainly play in
bat number three. But yeah, I think that's a very
interesting little selection conundrum for Tom Latham and Rob Walter
ahead of this first Test. What's your gut telling you?
I mean, let's take rain out of the equation. If
we get enough cricket to have a result in this
(14:36):
Test match. I'm New Zealand good enough to win the
first Test.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Absolutely they are, They really are, and they'd be feeling
so good about themselves. I think all they've got to
do is go out there in the park and turn around,
look at the angers and go.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
And you're at home three nil.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Just clear my throat. But the history of this team
it says a lot like we can play. And the
big thing that I'm concerned about, and I think most
of us are, is the health of some of our
key pace bowlers.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
I don't want to curse them, but Kyle breaks quite
a lot. We've got a brand new man willow Rook,
he's come back from injury.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
To Matt Henry's been injured.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
Yeah, and so that maybe that might be the bit
I go, well, I hope you can stay I hope
you can stay fit.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
If they can though, if they can, imagine, imagine if
they can those three quicks add Nathan Smith a bit
of spin man. It could be a it.
Speaker 3 (15:33):
Could be Kane Williamson. I don't believe it's taking that
long not to mention. Now all time great is actually
going to be playing Test cricket again. This is a treat.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
I don't want to jinx it. I don't want between
now and ten o'clock and not New Zealand time to
fall down some stairs or put his foot in the
hole or something.
Speaker 4 (15:49):
I know.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
I don't want to dnx it.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
And it's a nice story as well, isn't it about
the picture, the portrait, the painting of Martin Crow up
in the long room. That is so cool. That's and
I think for him to look over a successful game
at Lord's for the New Zealand, it's it's written at
the stars piety, it's got to happen.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
And I love that. That's actually a great point and maybe,
who knows, maybe that tips the result in New Zealand's favor.
First ball scheduled for ten o'clock tonight, New Zealand time.
There are black Caps against England at the home of
Cricket Lords.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
How long do you stay up for first session? At
least Good's gold. That's what I like. That's the commitment
that you have for the men here at the.
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Hello there and welcome into the Sports Fixed podcast. The
addition for Thursday, the fourth of June twenty twenty six,
where we talk about a sport and try to educate,
inform and entertain. I'm Jason Pine.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
And irritate as well as educate. Right, come on, we
have to isn't that part of a role get stuck
and had a crack at somebody.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
That was the intro I did not expect. Let's try
to do all of those things today.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Expect the unexpected. Where are the Spanish inquisition of sport?
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Right?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
We are the unexpected? We are the unexpected. But I'm
expecting a big guest on Sports Fix today. Am I
going to be disappointed or delighted?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
I think delighted. You've heard of a bloke who was
masquerading as a dead guy, Stephen Larkin, Bernie coach of
the Brumbies. He's going to join.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Us, Stephen Larkham. How good? How can we live up
to that? We'll talk about it. Test Cricket in the
chamber and bring you the latest in sports news as well.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Let's get into it in other news.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Let's get you on the way with a look at
the big sports stories around today. All Blacks prop Tyrel
Lomax has extended his time with New Zealand Rugby for
another three years. Despite reported overseas interest in the forty
eight Test. Tight head, Lomax has recommitted to the All Blacks,
the Hurricanes and Tasman until the end of twenty twenty nine.
Speaker 5 (01:31):
My family and I've loved being a Willingson I'm Willingson boy,
got two daughters here they go to Courhuna and yeah,
this is I guess where We've set up a life.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
And I love playing for the Hurricanes.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Russian Dianna Schneider has claimed the biggest win of heard
tennis career, stunning world number one Arena Sablenka in the
quarterfinals at Roland Garross. The twenty fifth seed rallied from
a seat and four one down to claim a three
six seven five six love victory.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Super happy and superbrid of myself, the way I handle
the emotions and the conditions today.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah, just the fight that I put in and the.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Work and another key we stage win on cycling tour
of Valoney in Belgium. Red Bull bore a hands grow.
Lawrence Pithy has taken line on us after a crash
inside the final kilometer split the peloton.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Pithy is he going to get this?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
He's right up against Kim Heidek alongside him. Lawrence Pithy's
going to get this. Oh, his team read it well
by positioning.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
But the Kiwi two Kiwi wins in a row.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Us and a Villian.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
It's Sports Fix with Jason Pine and Dussy Walter Grave.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
That's warm.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Welcome to Stephen Larkham, head coach of the Brumby's up
ahead of tomorrow's massive fixture against the Hurricanes.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Good day, Steven Hell.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Good point at end of the competition, this is when
it really counts and from a player's point of view,
you'll understand the building excitement of what's going on and
the trepidation as well that this team faces. Can you
apply any of that experience to your team as a coach?
Speaker 4 (02:58):
Do you think?
Speaker 5 (03:00):
I think the boys have been there. It's a fairly
established group that we've got with the Brahms and we've
been into the finals for the last couple of seasons,
so they know the process. They've spoken really well this week,
particularly the leaders in terms of the build up, and
I think there's been a good focus for us in
terms of training intensity and messaging and detail. And we
(03:21):
had a captain drunk today had at Potidua.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
And that sort of finished off the week quite nicely
for us.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So when you approach games like this, you've been there,
done that as a player, as a coach, as the
team as well. But do you have to make minor
and little adjustments, little tweaks to keep things going, keep
that energy up? Is that worth while doing exploring that concept?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Yeah, I mean the game has certainly changed and the
team that we have this year is a little bit
different to the team we had last year. And obviously
we had success against them last year in the qualifying final,
so we can take a bit of experience out of that.
But yeah, we've spoken about getting the boys into the
game with maximal energy, so not spending them physically through
(04:04):
the week, making sure on game day they're mentally very confident,
and then that'll give them a good spring board into
having their best performance taking.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
On a team that has been extraordinary this season. They're
sitting right at the top of the table. They are
number one. They've ushered in a lot of changes resting
some of these guys, which is I suppose understandable. Do
you see that maybe as a weakness that these guys
have spent a week sitting down a lot of them Anyway.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
It's not a weakness.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
But yeah, there's always going to be combinations that will
have to find their way in the game, and yeah,
I guess that potentially plays into the start of the game,
but it's not going to take long for them to
find that combination. They've been very successful all year and
maintain this connection, and yet playing at home, they've got
a really good prep coming into it, a seven day
or a seven day turn around for them, so they've
(04:52):
got plenty of time to get their combinations right through
the week. So yeah, I don't think that's going to
be a factor.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
It's there an edge do you think you have over
what you've seen of these guys so far? Is there
a hole or a crack in there somewhere that you
might be able to expand don Which is a difficult
thing to say because they've been playing so well, But
where do you focus on.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
That what we know they're fairly complete. No, they're fairly complete.
Speaker 5 (05:15):
I think it's playing our game and sticking to our
plan and knowing that.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
The game will come down to the last five minutes.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
Like many of the games this year in Super Rugby,
it is really determined in the last twenty fifteen minutes
of the game. But I'd imagine with this one and
most finals, it'll come down to those last five minutes.
So yeah, we just go about our game, keep chipping away.
I don't think there's going to be a big fishure
that we open up and you know, score four or
five drives in a row. It'll be a bit of
tit for tat and then yeah, the nerve at the
(05:43):
end of the game will be most important.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Tod blackout. His favorite phrase when it comes to winning
finals is discipline. The only word. That's what it is.
How is that on your lips?
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Often? Do you think Stephen, well we'll be now Yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Yeah, he's obviously very experienced and had a lot of
good success. And for us, we've certainly spoken about energy.
So sticking to the script, sticking to the to the
system that we've been embedding in the team, for the
whole year and then bring maximum energy throughout the game.
So particularly with the Hurricanes, but really any New Zealand side.
(06:19):
You can't expect that the ball is dead when it
goes into touch. When there's a penalty, you can't expect
them not to take a quick tap. So we're just
going to have to be on with full energy for
the whole game.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
You've been leaning on some of you more experienced players plainly,
and I don't think it comes much more experience than
your two props Slipper and I'll tell her in there
that'd be leading from the front. There'd be a lot
on their shoulders literally and figuratively.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Well, I think that's one area that the Hurricanes have
really improved in since last year. They've brought in some
front rowers who've beefed up their scrum and them all
and it's a significant challenge for those guys for slips
an hour, particularly in the scrum, it's going to be
a massive challenge. But then around the field year, I mean,
they're their world class players, so their experience, the communication
(07:04):
and just the confidence that they'll give to the other
players will be invaluable.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
About your own internal strengths. Where do they sit as
opposed to, as you say, cracking open of ficial within
the Hurricane side, where do you lean? Where may your
dominance come from?
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Oh, we've been good this year inside the twenty two.
You know, the ability to hold the ball and get
over the line. There's a number of stats defensively, sort
of sitting second in terms of tries conceited, so.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
Fairly strong.
Speaker 5 (07:33):
When we get our rhythm defensively, when we get into
shape defensively, we're pretty good. We put a lot of
pressure on opposition teams and then it's just from an
attack perspective. When we get inside the twenty two. We've
been quite successful this year completing there, so we'd like
to see that continue. Obviously, each week is a different opposition,
and yeah, I mean you look at the Hurricane stats
(07:54):
defensively the number one poach team in the competition and
very good in terms of tries conceded. So there's going
to be some challenges there, but yeah, we'll relign our strengths.
Hopefully when we get into those opportunities, we'll relyig on
our strengths to get over the line and hold.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Dissecting the sporting agenda, it's Sportsfix with Jason Vine and
Darcy Waltergrave.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
It's not kind or riot or correct to wish ill
on anybody, any person, anything, any event, any organization. However,
I'm not feeling kind right now and I'm going to
wish ill upon the FIFA World Cup. There's a number
of reasons why FIFA are a horrid, self serving, greedy
(08:38):
organization that appear to care little for their fans. This
latest turnaround, I think summarizes FIFA's horrible, horrible attitude towards
the fans of their games. They have banned fans from
bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a
last minute policy change. You can't bring water in that
(09:02):
you can buy water when you are there. Last month
they said, look, you can bring empty reusable plastic bottles
are up to a liter. If you want, you can
bring them into the stadium. Now they've turned on their
heels and said, nah, you can't actu anymore. And you
know the reasoning behind this safety grounds. Several World Cup
venues have already banned the use of these refillable water bottles,
(09:25):
but a spokesperson for FIFA they said they're committed to
protecting the health and safety of all players, referees, fans,
volunteers and staff. So how is a bottle that you
buy at the venue safer than a bottle that you'd
bring in from outside. If someone could explain that to me,
I'd be very, very happy. They say, there are missing stations,
(09:48):
there are fans, hydration stations, calling tents and everything to
help out the fans that turn up. But instead of
it to them bring a bottle and filling it up
with water to drink, they say, And we want to
make more money, or we want to let our vendors
make even more money. You talk about safety, and you
look at the condition that this World Cup is going
(10:09):
to be played under, it suggests the safest thing they
could do would be to let the people bring their
own water. Look, they've already been routed for ticket prices,
for transport to go into the grounds, and now they're
just adding another little extra stab in the soul of
plexus of the fans. Well done FIFA for showing your
true colors. You only care about the game and the
(10:32):
fans for what you can extract out of their wallets.
Predictable but unforgivable.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfix, right to
hear from Stephen Lark and let's talk some Test cricket,
shall we, Because tonight at Lord's weather permitting. Of course, Darcy,
I don't.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
It's always the case is and there's a massive astroisk
to every game of cricket in England. Well it's sorry,
it's depressing.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Goodness me. You throw my train for I'll get back
on it quickly please, Because it is a Test match
at Lords. They don't come along very often, the home
of cricket. What a wonderful honor for the players from
New Zealand and England to play in it.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
All.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
The narrative leading into this is how this has to
be a redemption for the England team after what happened
at the Ashes. I think most of the English scribes
have forgotten there are two teams in this series.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
They're setting themselves up to fail. But we know it
a lot the English media. They're all over the English
and we are all over our team as well, so
you understand. But they are still still dealing with the
scar tissue from the Ashes series, and I think a
lot of them are still going what on earth is
McCullum still doing there. In fact, not only McCullum but
all the other keywis that he's dragged in the Southeas
(11:42):
and the Patls and whatever else. And I don't know
if that's their love. So they've got too much to prove,
I think, And this could be a real tripping point
for all of these guys wanting to prove too much
against the New Zealand team. They are going, well, we
know what we're doing, look at our pace attack.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Why don't you say so? Interesting? Because I think I
don't know that there would be a fifty to fifty
of approval rating of Bears. I think it's probably what
eighty twenty against. I think a lot of people expected
him to lose his job after the Ashes, so he
is on a bit of a hiding to nothing. If
if they beat New Zealand, you know, then I don't know,
maybe we're pasted the days where New Zealand are easy beats.
(12:20):
I think we are. But people say, okay, well that's
the base level. If New Zealand were to beat England
in this test series, I think that's it for Branda mcallum,
isn't it.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Yes, I'd definitely say I don't know how long this
contract goes for. But we saw, we read, we heard
about the knives. They could take so many out of
the back of McCullum after that test, and again, like
you said, them stunned that he actually survives. So if
they go in and they carry on with basball and
it blows up in their face, which it may well
(12:50):
do with this, the quick, fast, the fast bowling battery
that we have is frightening and it's going to spice around,
it's going to be seeming, it's going to be bouncy.
And I don't know if they win or lose, it's
how they win or lose that to me is more
interesting because that it's what they got criticized for over
(13:11):
in Australia, throwing caution to the wind and not caring
if these tests don't last four days.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Yeah, there's there's a there's a conversation that we had
right selection question for you. Looks like four seam bowlers
and I think they'll be Henry O'Rourke, Jamison and Smith,
the number seven spinning all rounder Mitchell Santner or Glenn Phillips.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
There's that's a best, very pointed question. It's very right.
I think that's on everyone's cricketing mind. Let's look at
what you want. A bowling all rounder or a batting
all rounder. That's where you've got to suppose. That's where
you have to look. So which of those players would
you describe as what? And I think that Santna is
(13:54):
the bowling all round her Phillips is the batting all
right rounder. But what's Mitchell Santner been doing recently scoring runs?
Is batting around him? I know that sounds ridiculous, but
I almost like him more. No disrespect to to fill,
but the wiliness, the guile of that blokeout there in
the park, I think that just adds extra to what
(14:14):
they're going to be doing.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
I tend to agree. I think they might go that
way in the first Test, knowing also that they do
have a bit of left arm tweak. If they need
it from Rutch and Ravendra, it will certainly play in
bat number three. But yeah, I think that's a very
interesting little selection conundrum for Tom Latham and Rob Walter
ahead of this first Test. What's your gut telling you?
I mean, let's take rain out of the equation. If
we get enough cricket to have a result in this
(14:36):
Test match. I'm New Zealand good enough to win the
first Test.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
Absolutely they are, They really are, and they'd be feeling
so good about themselves. I think all they've got to
do is go out there in the park and turn around,
look at the angers and go.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
And you're at home three nil.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Just clear my throat. But the history of this team
it says a lot like we can play. And the
big thing that I'm concerned about, and I think most
of us are, is the health of some of our
key pace bowlers.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
I don't want to curse them, but Kyle breaks quite
a lot. We've got a brand new man willow Rook,
he's come back from injury.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
To Matt Henry's been injured.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
Yeah, and so that maybe that might be the bit
I go, well, I hope you can stay I hope
you can stay fit.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
If they can though, if they can, imagine, imagine if
they can those three quicks add Nathan Smith a bit
of spin man. It could be a it.
Speaker 3 (15:33):
Could be Kane Williamson. I don't believe it's taking that
long not to mention. Now all time great is actually
going to be playing Test cricket again. This is a treat.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
I don't want to jinx it. I don't want between
now and ten o'clock and not New Zealand time to
fall down some stairs or put his foot in the
hole or something.
Speaker 4 (15:49):
I know.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
I don't want to dnx it.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
And it's a nice story as well, isn't it about
the picture, the portrait, the painting of Martin Crow up
in the long room. That is so cool. That's and
I think for him to look over a successful game
at Lord's for the New Zealand, it's it's written at
the stars piety, it's got to happen.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
And I love that. That's actually a great point and maybe,
who knows, maybe that tips the result in New Zealand's favor.
First ball scheduled for ten o'clock tonight, New Zealand time.
There are black Caps against England at the home of
Cricket Lords.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
How long do you stay up for first session? At
least Good's gold. That's what I like. That's the commitment
that you have for the men here at the.
Speaker 4 (16:27):
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