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Jason Pine returns to recap a full day in the world of sport! Highlights for tonight include:

Andrew Alderson with a live cross from the final six overs of Day 3 at the cricket.

Talkback - why didn't the Black Caps declare?

Hayden Wilde - Olympic silver medallist triathlete on finishing second at the Taupo IronMan 70.3.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
Curlling, good evening, Welcome in to Monday night sports Talk
on News Talks. He'd be December sixteenth, Happy birthday, Joe Garner.
I'm Jason Pine. Show producer Anton Millicitch is alongside. We're
here talking sport until eight. A quite crazy rain affected
Day three of the third cricket Test between the Black
Caps in England and Hamilton is actually still going for

(00:33):
a little while longer. They didn't get out there until
one thirty this afternoon. New Zealand resumed at one thirty
six for three in their second innings. They've been bowled
out for four hundred and fifty three. That means England
need six hundred and fifty eight runs to win the
Test match. Six hundred and fifty eight they're chasing. Remembering
the highest ever successful fourth innings chase in the two thousand,

(00:58):
five hundred and sixty nine match history of Test cricket
is four hundred and eighteen, so six fifty eight would
be well and truly busting through history. And they're one
down already eight for one. England Ben Duckett has chopped
onto his stumps from the bowling of Tim Southey, who
we all know is playing in his one hundred and
seventh and final test. England eight for one, six hundred

(01:20):
and fifty eight seems an awfully long way off for them.
Andrew Ordison live out of Hamilton shortly to try and
break the day down your reaction to what's happened there
as well, including a couple of curious decisions I want
to get your view on and predictions for day four tomorrow.
I can't see this going into day five. England will
either be all out tomorrow orth I'll just absolutely smash
it and get the run Somehow, it seems like the

(01:42):
former is far more likely than the latter. Also, tonight,
Olympic triathlon silver medallist Hayden wilds with us. He finished
second at the topol seventy point three nine man World
Championship event yesterday. He's going to reflect on that with
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dot Co dot Nz. Just gone nine and a half
past seven and Biden. First of all, Henry's gone New Zealand.
They leave by six hundred and fifty seven.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
Henry runs off to feel quickly because New Zealand will
get a few overs at England.

Speaker 4 (02:43):
Is it enough?

Speaker 2 (02:43):
Jlaye?

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Is it enough?

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Six said enough? Is it enough?

Speaker 3 (02:46):
Look, it's two days to go, so there's plenty of
time for the English batsman.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
That's only three hundred and you know twenty on a day.
Have you ever the only got one forty in the
first innings. Jeez, I don't know even the fact that
there might be some chance of England chasing these runs down.
Andrew Orlison joins us from sid In Park and Hamilton
just to let you know they're going to bowl six
overs in the second innings or get to seven thirty

(03:13):
whichever comes first. We're in the third of those six overs,
England nine for one. How do you start to sum
today up for US orders?

Speaker 5 (03:21):
So it's a good question. Probaty has been well. I
mean New Zealand have dominated, haven't they? But I thought
towards the end of the innings it did start to
get a bit fastical and the fact that they're chasing
six hundred and fifty eight, yes, you probably could have
gone out sooner, but it really is conservative with a
capital C. Sending that photography that is beyond the six
hundred and fifty four for five, the highest fourth innings

(03:43):
and Test history that England made against Africa in the
Timeless Test of nineteen thirty nine before they had to
catch a train to catch a boat for home.

Speaker 2 (03:52):
Yes, I remember you reporting on that on the tenth day,
sending through your match report from Durbin on this town
before you boarded the train. I'm being silly. Why do
you think New Zealand didn't pull out earlier six hundre
in fifty eight? What would have been the difference pulling
out at five hundred and fifty eight for example.

Speaker 5 (04:11):
I've been pondering this, is it that they're concerned that
were just as like a fear of England or something
like that. Maybe they wanted to grind them down one
last time and absolutely make sure that they could pull
off this dead rubber. But I do think that New
Zealand have done well nonetheless to be able to put
it to England so emphatically. I mean, to get to
four to fifty three in that second innings is still

(04:33):
an excellent showing. I mean, came Williamson one hundred and
fifty six was a top innings getting to a century
with a six down the ground of Jacob Bethel, a
magnificent stroke in his thirty third Test century Pinty I
thought the runs of the day for me, beyond Williamson,
probably Rutch and Ravender of playing innings that was really
uncharacteristic of him. With forty four off ninety he was

(04:55):
seven off fifty one at one stay. He's just got
to hope that the the you know, super kings went
watching that innings. But nonetheless, you know, he really grounded
out and even to the to the ire of some
of the England bowl I mean, Stokes even questioning him
not coming out before the Night Watchman last night he
saw Brydon Cask give him a godfull and then Matthew
Potts when he was dismissed it gave him a pretty

(05:17):
snarling send off too, So he is really I guess
you take it as a bag of honor.

Speaker 2 (05:23):
Yeah, well, I think so. I Why would Ratch and
Revender get under anybody's skin. He's one of the one
of the nicest blokes going around. I did think the
night Watchman call was interesting orders why would you send
out on what night Watchman to protect somebody when you're
three hundred and twenty eight.

Speaker 5 (05:39):
Yeah, yeah, exactly, So I thought that was there was
some mirrts in net. So anyway, I thought that Revenger
and done the less. I mean he was able to
sort of negotiate there and then today putting on those
runs with Williamson hes set New Zealand up. But just
towards the end I thought that it was I mean,
if you're comparing forty four's, the innings of Revender are

(06:01):
probably a better forty four than forty four, not out
for Tom Blundell, which effectively became stat padding.

Speaker 1 (06:08):
Towards the end of that knock.

Speaker 2 (06:09):
Came Williamson's innings one hundred and fifty six. Yeah, he
loves this ground. Doesn't another Test century at Seddon Park
just just quickly sum up came Williamson's innings for us,
if you would.

Speaker 5 (06:21):
All point it was just the usual stroke making that
we've come to expect, this clinical grinding down, the English attack.
I mean when he got to one hundred and forty
two not out and that we'll changed down. He was
out for one fifty six. He was averaging a hundred
at this ground. I think that was from twenty one
innings over a period of time. He has seven centuries here,

(06:42):
five fifties. Just absolutely loves coming to sid In Park
and doing so in front of his family as well,
which would have been something else, but people just again
really respecting what it's like to just be able to
watch Williamson in his pomp into what would presumably be
another Test victory. With two days to play.

Speaker 2 (07:00):
We saw Ben Stokes limp off with a hamstring injury.
Is he likely to bat tomorrow?

Speaker 5 (07:07):
There's still some consideration over that. We's just received a
press release from the English media manager and just saying
that he said he wasn't kind of come back on
to bowl without their tamstring injury. It took him I
think it was two balls until his thirteenth over, but
there's still some deliberation over whether he will bat. I
presume he probably will, but we'll have to wait. Maybe

(07:30):
he just rested overnight, get it checked out to see
how damaged it is.

Speaker 2 (07:35):
And just finally Tim Soudy walked out to bat for
the last time again. I thought he might have gone
on a bit earlier to try and find those two
sixers to get to one hundred Test six as he
did get the chance to get out there. Nice ovation
for Tim Soudy walking out and then walking back in
for the final time in Test cricket.

Speaker 5 (07:52):
Yeah exactly, and much like Williamson in front of his
family etc. Set up here for this contest. And he's
even got a wicket as well with the smissle of
duck at early so that's something for Tim Sudie the
saver from Tim Saudi end et cetera. Over the course
of this Test manage even got a second guard of
honor as well when he came out to bats, so

(08:13):
he's been doing quite well out of it. But wasn't
able to get those two loosive sixers that would have
taken him to one hundred in the game. So still
sitting I think behind what Brindan Mcallum, Ben Stokes and
Adam Gilchrist there.

Speaker 2 (08:24):
All right, England can't get these runs, can they? They
can't get these runs?

Speaker 5 (08:30):
Well, if they do, it's going to be entertaining cricket
pinety I'll put it aye. It will be a magnificent
spectacle and you should not miss it.

Speaker 6 (08:39):
But they're gonna get They're gonna go about.

Speaker 5 (08:41):
It in the usual fashion, aren't they. I think they
won't be taking a backward step, and that's probably you know,
there's that elegant element of conservatism from New Zealand shown
and probably a bit of fear. They're thinking that they
may know that the way they're playing the game these days,
and if the wicket holds well, I didn't see that
there was some spin there for hire, which Mitchell Center
and then Philips were like, look of that. If they

(09:02):
were able to do it, jeseus, it would be something
to behold.

Speaker 2 (09:05):
Yeah, it'll be one of the more remarkable sporting feats.
So I think that we've ever had the chance to
watch orders great to get your analysis. Today's a couple
of overs to go before you can get into your
post day work. So thanks for joining us on sports talk.
I really appreciate it. Please your findy good Man Andrew
Ordison read him at NZ Herald dot co dot nz.
He's been covering the Test series for US, which is

(09:27):
into its final throws, the final innings of the Test series.
If you're just joining us and wondering what's going on.
England have the task of scoring six hundred and fifty
eight to beat New Zealand in this third Test. They
are seventeen for one and there's doubt over Ben Stokes
and whether he will bat, having left the field during

(09:48):
the day with a hamstring injury. So I guess we
wait and see. But six hundred and fifty eight, like
I say, you think you have all that's impossible, it's
utterly beyond the realms of possibility. But then you look
at the way England bat and they go at five
and over, so I mean, what that them? What one
hundred and thirty over Us?

Speaker 7 (10:08):
I mean? And they've got eighteen piney as well, so
it's actually just what six hundred and forty now?

Speaker 2 (10:13):
They've really broken the back and they've got a whole
nine they got.

Speaker 7 (10:15):
A whole nine wickets to deal with as well.

Speaker 2 (10:18):
Well, I'm not sure it's anyone's going but I do
like the optimism you have brought to USh eighty ten.
Are are you going to go straight to the phones?
I've got a few thoughts, but Dallas has been holding on.
Should they have declared earlier? Dallas? Do you think?

Speaker 8 (10:32):
Yeah?

Speaker 6 (10:32):
I think and now earlier I think you're right. I
think there is a fear that England could have a
real crack at, say around getting five hundreds, even though
it's never been done before. I mean the highest score
fourth and things totaled to winners four hundred and eighteen.
But the thing is side have changed Test cricket. That's

(10:53):
credit to them that that sides are scared of them
because they can do them possible. So I think that's
the reason that we I think six hundred and fifty
is beyond them, but I think five hundreds or something
would have been they would have had a crack at that.

Speaker 2 (11:10):
Yeah, I think they'll have a crack at this, Dallas.
But you know, it just seems it just seems too
big at some point you say, yeah, well, okay, they
go for it. A time isn't an issue, as I say,
I mean, there's one hundred and eighty overs to be
bold in the next two days, so they've got plenty
of time if they go at five and over. But
you know, managing to conserve work. It's while going like
that for such a long period of time, you know,

(11:32):
may well be beyond the But I think is it.
You're so right. It's like they you know, they would
have been in the back of their mind, Tom Latham
and Gary Steed sitting up there if we set them
five hundred they might get it.

Speaker 6 (11:43):
Yeah. I mean one thing, that that thing that they
won't play for a drawer, that's for sure. They won't.

Speaker 2 (11:50):
They won't do that, not in their DNA dell us No.

Speaker 6 (11:54):
Well, so it's going to be entertaining.

Speaker 2 (11:55):
It will be. It will be nothing of nothing and
not in I think it finishes tomorrow. I can't see
although I say that, I mean ninety overs. Maybe England
could bat all of tomorrow and I don't know get
through to fifty. They might, but I just get the
feeling this this.

Speaker 6 (12:09):
Yeah, I hope finally that it ends with another guard
of honor for Southeast, you know, going off and you know,
I see Henry's got another week, got poorly again, but
we'll see if he's out all right.

Speaker 2 (12:29):
Well, we'll keep an eye on that. Thanks, Thanks, Ellis.
This is all sort of playing out as we're chatting.
Here are the last six overs of the day, just
to repeat that when they came out to bat England,
the information we got was that it would be for
six overs tonight or until seven point thirty, whichever arrived earlier.

(12:50):
And we're in the fifth of those six overs and
just waiting to see whether there's a third umpire call
here because Zach Crawley has been given out by the
umpire and he looks absolutely dead in front. He's gone upstairs.
I don't think he can do anything else. But Zack

(13:10):
Crawley had already survived one var referral from Matt Henry
and as it turned out, the ball was bouncing enough
to go over the top of the stumps. This one
looks absolutely dead in front, It is not rising up
and over. We just wait to see. We might stay

(13:30):
with with this just to see what the upshot is.
The other problem I had in Wellington today just while
we're waiting for this is that it rained and there's
been rain fade on the sky decoder today and so
I'm having real trouble keeping up with what's going on now.
Is this going down leg side or is it taken

(13:51):
a little nick? Well, it hasn't taken a nick off
the bat by the looks of it, as it goes
through and strikes Zack Crawley on the pad, thuds into
his front pad. So all we've got to do is
wait for ball track. This is very exciting for driving home,
and you know, I'm almost I'm almost commentating it for you.

(14:14):
And we have the decision and he has been given out.
Zack Crawley is out LBW to the bowling of Matt
Henry for five. So all of a sudden, the six
hundred and fifty eight seems an awfully long way off.
It did anyway, But that is thudding into the stumps
from the bowling of Matt Henry, who again has proved

(14:34):
to be our best bowler across this series, pitching just
outside off stump, going through, hitting the wickets, well, actually
not thudding in, wouldn't say, but certainly hitting the wickets.
And because he was given out initially at his umpires call,
and Zack Crawley, who has had a miserable series, it
has to be set with the bat has to walk

(14:55):
back eighteen for two England through five of six overs
on this third day, one over to go or seven thirty,
so they'll both probably arrive at about the same time,
but one over for England to negotiate. Zach Crawley's walking
off and he's spouting off in frustration, but he's out

(15:16):
given out. That's the rules. Ball was hitting and when
you refer and you've been given out, it only has
to be hitting, just touching. And from Matt Henry's point
of view, he's a very very happy fast bawler. One
for fourteen for him, one for four for Tim Southy
and one over to go on the third evening of
this Test match, with that six hundred and fifty eight

(15:39):
now looking a very very long way away, oh, eight
hundred and eighty ten eight, he going to open the
lines on the cricket for a bit. As I said,
I mean, England can't win from here the way they bat.
If they were there for two days they would, but
they can't. I just can't see a way that they're
two down now if Stokes doesn't bat, they're effectively three down.

(15:59):
Once you get down to sort of Atkinson, cass Potts Persher,
you're at guys who aren't going to hang around for
a long time and probably aren't going to score one
hundred and fifty four. You So if they are going
to get there, it's Bethel, Joe Root who has gone
out to join Bethel, Howry Brook and Olie Pope rally.
So yeah, it just seems highly unlikely, highly unlikely. Did

(16:25):
you think, like Dallas, that New Zealand might have pulled
out a bit earlier. I thought we might have wanted
to have a better crack at than before stumps, But
as it's turned out, it's proven to be a good decision.
Still plenty of time for us to get the remaining
eight wickets. A couple of things I thought they might
have done. I thought they might have sent Tim Sourdy

(16:46):
out a little bit earlier to have a crack at
one hundred Test sixes. They were kind of going for
it anyway, so I kind of thought they might send
them and at seven or eight. There's been so much
made of this being his swan song, his final Test
he's had an end named after him and all that,
and when the chance arrived to let him walk out

(17:06):
a little bit higher up in the order and achieve
a milestone that he's openly talked about being something that
would be pretty cool for him one hundred test sixers,
they didn't do it, thankfully. He eventually got out there,
unfortunately couldn't find the boundary and he'll remain forevermore on
ninety eight Test sixers. And just while we're on the
decision of the topic rather of curious decision making, why

(17:27):
would you send a night watchman out last night when
you're three hundred and twenty four ahead. I just simply
don't get that. What was the need to protect anybody?
When Willa Rock got out, he was a night watchman
and rutch and revenge had to come in anyway, he
was rightly, I Reckon given a spray, not at him personally,
but for New Zealand's tactic of protecting a specialist batsman

(17:48):
when you're ahead by three to twenty. I know it
doesn't really matter, but it was just another sign of
the innate conservatism inside this team. Maybe we're splitting hairs
a little bit when our team is over six hundred
and fifty ahead, with a couple of games, a couple
of days to play. The word on Came Williamson? Are
there any more superlatives left for that bloke? And is

(18:11):
there a greater love affair in New Zealand sport than
the one between Came Williamson and Sedon Park Lines open
on eight hundred and eighty ten eighty nine, two nine
to two on Text seven twenty six. We're back after
this on Monday night Sports Talk seven twenty nine. It
is the day's play is over in Hamilton. It was

(18:31):
absolutely pouring down earlier, but it's beautiful there now looking
at the scenes as the players leave the field, just
a bit of puffy high clown blue sky. The lights
are on. They could have carried on, but of course
there are restrictions around the number of overs et cetera
in a day, and they've reached that quota given the
time that was sliced off at the start of the day.
So at the end of day three, England are eighteen

(18:53):
for two. Eighteen for two. Both open his back in
the hatch, Zach Crawley and Ben Duck at Ben Duck
at the first out, chopping on from Tim Southy's bowling
for four. Zack Crawley, as we talked you through before
the ad break, he'll be ws to the bowling of
Matt Henry for five. Jacob Bethel is nine not out.
Joe root is out there unbeaten on nought yet to

(19:15):
face a ball. So when England came out tomorrow morning
eighteen for two, with two full days to play, they'll
have the small matter of six hundred and forty runs
to chase. Six hundred and forty runs. If you are
coming away from Seddon Park and Hamilton, we'd love to
hear you from you what the day was like. It
turned out to be an absolute cracket, isn't it watching

(19:37):
New Zealand go out there with real intent? Came Williamson,
another one hundred at Seddon Park. I'm going to go
through his numbers at said in part for you in
just a moment, because they are utterly remarkable. A lot
of others chipped in with good contributions. You heard Andrew
Ordison talk about rich and Revenger is forty four. Daryl

(19:57):
Mitchell was there for a short time and a good time.
Sixty or eighty four ball seven fours, couple of six's
Tom Blundell forty four not out mitchell S and it
came out and they had to go forty nine of
thirty eight balls, three fours and five sixers from Mitchell Center,
four hundred and fifty three all out, four fifty three
all out, leaving England six hundred and fifty eight to

(20:18):
win their eighteen for two oh eight hundred eighty ten eighty.
You'd like to hear your thoughts on the day, your
predictions perhaps for tomorrow. It doesn't seem to me as
though England are going to just well, they're not. They're
not going to try and block out for two days
or try and play for a drawer that is not
in their DNA. As Dallas, our previous callers said, that

(20:39):
is not what they're about. They're not going to come
out with a plan to bat for one hundred and
eighty overs over the next two days. I mean, if
they did, they'd win the game, wouldn't they Even if
they win it sort of four and a half and over,
if they got three hundred and eighty overs, they'd win
the game. Now they're going to go for it. Jacob Bethel,
Joe Root Harry Brook who, apart from a golden duck

(21:01):
in the first innings of this Test, has had a
magnificent series. Oli Poe. We don't know about Ben Stokes.
A shame that he pulled a hamstring today. It actually
would have been quite intriguing because we know Ben Stokes
can go for it. He said. I think he's got
the world record for the most Test sixers, Ben Stokes.
And then you've got the tail. So this could be

(21:22):
all over by lunch tomorrow because they will come out
and go for it one hundred and thirty three Test
sixeres for Ben Stokes. Yes, or you know they might
just they might they you know, they might go for
it and the runs might start to pile up rather quickly.
Your thoughts to welcome, Steve, says Piney. The palms don't
care about the dead rubber. They're already thinking about the

(21:44):
plane home for Christmas.

Speaker 4 (21:45):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (21:45):
I guess that's right, Steve. If they if there was
a series on the line, maybe maybe it might be
a bit different. Hey, mis sais jas about the night
Watchman last night? I say, why not only twenty minutes
left in the day. We know that can be a
niggly time to come out in bat so I get it. Also,
I thought they could have declared earlier. If they're worried

(22:07):
about England chasing five hundred, then maybe six hundred would work.
Having shit, it's a good point. It seems to work out, okay,
doesn't it. The night watchman thing just interests me greatly.
I think, when you're that far ahead, what are you protecting?
Not who are you protecting? You're obviously protecting the next
bloke in that's who you're protecting, but why are you

(22:27):
Rightian Revender is a good batsman and I get it.
I know the twenty minutes before stumps can be nigli,
but I feel like a night watchman is for use
when the games and the balance a little bit more
than that. At three hundred and twenty four ahead and
two down, it doesn't feel to me as though the

(22:49):
games and the balance. It feels to me as though
you're in the ascendancy. I remember Ian Chappell, the former
Australian Test captain, said he was asked about night watchmen
night watch men, and he said, well, if a bloke's
going to get out there ahead of me as an
eye watchmen, he's going to have to beat me to
the gate. That was his That was his view on

(23:12):
not watchmen and their and their place in the game.
Bread says, they're professionals. This is a test match. What
kind of professionals are they if they don't care? They care?
All right? Yeah, yeah, I think they care in the
back of their minds though the series is won and
they're probably thinking a little bit about the plane home.

(23:33):
You wouldn't be human, would you if you weren't. Here
is an innings list for you. Fifty one not seventy seven,
fifty eight to fifty six, one, one hundred and eight
not out, thirteen, forty two, one hundred and seventy six
not out, forty three, fifty four, two hundred not out four,
one hundred and four not out, two hundred and fifty one,

(23:55):
forty three, one hundred and thirty three not out, forty
four and one hundred and fifty six. That is a
list of Cain Williamson's Test innings at Seddon Park twenty
one in across twelve Test matches, sixteen hundred and fourteen
runs at that venue at an extraordinary average of ninety
four point ninety four seven hundreds, including a couple of

(24:17):
big double hundreds. His best ever Test score came there.
The two fifty one was against the West Indies four
years ago. He also today became the first batsman in
Test history to score one hundreds in five successive Test
matches on a single ground. So he's got one hundred
on his last five visits to Hamilton, a further five fifties,

(24:41):
only four times dismissed in single figures, and that has
him up to nine thousand, two hundred and seventy six
Test runs all up fifteen hundred more than our next best,
Ross Taylor, the ten thousand run milestone which has been
achieved by just fourteen men in the entire history of
Test cricket well and truly in his reach. The only

(25:05):
thing that could stop came Williamson from reaching ten thousand
Test runs and he's what that's seven hundred and fifty
away now or less than that. The only thing to
Stopham is not playing enough tests. But the way he's going,
he what he's paid one hundred and five tests, got
over nine thousand runs, so that's about what eighty odd
runs per Test. So if he plays another eight to

(25:27):
ten and continues to do that, I'll bring up the
ten thousand, so it could be sometime in twenty twenty
twenty six. Maybe I think we've got test matches against
Zimbabwe middle of next year. The West Indies. I'm not
sure what the home summer next summer looks like. I
think it is the Western He's at home perhaps, or
maybe that's a way Anyway, by sometime in twenty twenty six,
you'd have to think came Williamson will bring up the

(25:50):
ten thousand runs and test matches. I tell you what
if New Zealand Cricket wanted to speed that process up,
all they do is just play every Test match in Hamilton.

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(26:30):
and thirteen seconds behind. But a very credible, a very
very credible second place at the Taupo event. Hayden while
joins us on Sports Talk, Hayden, thanks for taking the time.
How's the body and how do you reflect on yesterday? Yeah?

Speaker 9 (26:45):
Body is tired, I can tell you that free, but yeah,
really happy how I raced, and yeah, like happy to
raise on my own terms and go out as I
like to race and make it relatively entertaining. And yeah,
they're not bad finishing second second overall with yeah, my

(27:06):
kind of my yeah, my first sere many point three
this year. Last one I raced was in Melbourne in
November last year. So you're pretty happy with kind of
how the body was able to hold up in that
sort of distance.

Speaker 2 (27:20):
How does it compare to completing the shorter Olympic distance events.

Speaker 9 (27:26):
Yeah, it's pretty tough a obviously, you know, it's it's
purely on yeah, pacing, you know, it's it's really hard
hard to do and hard to kind of master that.
You know, I went out on the run and it
was just like for me, you know, and normally run
outs at sub three minute kilometers and you know, to
hold back and run, you know, trying to slow down

(27:48):
as was extremely hard to do, just like bi mechanically,
my body likes to run fast and to hold it
back is really hard to do. And you know with
learning that that will that will come in time. But yeah,
it's just like more of a patience game more than
a doual you can to get the finish line for
and you're obviously like the intensity is still extremely high

(28:10):
in this sort of distance, but it's at the same
time it's all about patients in waiting. But it's just
like more of like a muscle fatigue than just like
pure blowing up. You're just kind of grinding all out.

Speaker 2 (28:23):
You must take a huge degree of confidence, though, do
you given the fact that you don't race this distance
very often, haven't, as you've said, done it for over
a year. Do you take confidence of the fact you
competed so well yesterday despite that?

Speaker 9 (28:37):
Yeah, definitely, you know, like I was in the unknown
of what to expect and you know, I raced. There's
guys in the start line that went to the Olympics,
and you know they were you know, a good three
four minutes behind me, So like taking them into retrospect,
you know, pretty stoked of where I finished. And as
you said, like these guys have been racing this distance
for the last few years and all like the year round,

(28:57):
and you know, they've got their bodies kind of tailored
to the sort of race and the patients and the
and their own pacing. And you obviously I've do a
little bit to work on on the pacing side. I
know I'm capable of, you know, extremely fast runs off
the bike, but it's just like you know, tailoring your
body into the race, like you can't. You can't be

(29:18):
training for a half marathon and expect to do well
in a marathon, you know. So it's just one of
those those like little things that's kind of relatable to
some people. So yeah, obviously I'm normally normally running ten k,
not twenty one k, so it's you know, it's a
different kitler fish.

Speaker 2 (29:34):
But I really enjoyed it out there.

Speaker 9 (29:36):
Was awesome.

Speaker 2 (29:36):
So then as you look ahead, I understand you're keen
to do more of the longer distances, but still keep
your hand in and the shorter distances, and obviously with
a look ahead to the next Olympics. So in twenty
twenty five, how will you find that balance?

Speaker 9 (29:52):
Yeah, that was the main The main goal was to
do if they can not be super focused on World Series,
you know, I'll still do one or two to keep
relevant and keep a small ranking, So maybe one or
two races, but like, I just want to change and
have a different kind of mindset into some racing. And
this so any point through racing and the T one

(30:12):
hundred series more or less around that three to three
and a half hours, and you know, it's the same
kind of intense, it's just below the intense that we're
doing for Olympic distance. It's just getting faster and faster.
So yeah, not too worried about that. I think it
will just more so make me a good base over
the next few years. And then for the supertry stuff
is just to kind of you know, keep that speed
and that aggression and that kind of you know, high

(30:35):
octane race kind of mentality as well. So yeah, it's
gonna be an interesting year next year and it's going
to be going to be fun and we will see
how we go.

Speaker 2 (30:43):
So what is your next event? Yeah, so my first race.

Speaker 9 (30:47):
Actually will be an Aberdabi, So it's just like a
World Series race. It's in February for me, Yeah, I'll
just be gone on that race to show face. Essentially,
I won't be I won't be super fit, but you know,
I like turning out to races and I was going
to be an Aberdab anyway for a training camp. And
then you know a few months after that will be
the first the hard distance in Singapore, So yeah, now

(31:09):
looking forward to that, and then yeah, the season will
carry on until December again. So our seasons are getting
longer and longer, which is as part of the body.
But as long as you kind of maintain it and
keep you know, sensible in training and racing, you know,
you can kind of make it. But it's pretty it's
pretty rough.

Speaker 2 (31:25):
All right. And with twenty twenty four now then in
the books remarkable year for you hate them with what
you achieved. Olympics yesterday in topoor, you know, World Series,
all of that stuff. How do you reflect on twenty
twenty four as a whole. Yeah, like it's been an
incredible season.

Speaker 9 (31:42):
You know, my goals, my ambitions were to win obviously
the Olympics, the World Series, the super try and the
second point three and to podium and it's three and
to win one is not bad at all.

Speaker 2 (31:56):
You know, I'm pretty happy with that.

Speaker 9 (31:57):
And obviously, you know, the coming out at the start
of the year and having those as my goals was
going to be an extremely hard challenge. It's three different
three different distances and three different kind of intensities. So
to kind of come away and be podium and all
those it was as a pretty awesome as a pretty
awesome year, So real stoked of how I finished up,

(32:19):
and yeah, no, it's been an awesome Now I can
reflect a little bit personally and then see what we
can do for next year to try and you know,
up those results and you know, gets get some even
even more wins over that.

Speaker 2 (32:32):
That good stuff. Thanks, Hadan, I appreciate you taking the
time for a chat. The day after Hayden Wild. They're
second in the seventy point three event in Topoor yesterday,
a terrific result at the end of a sensational year
for hayn Wild. Steve says, Ponty, Why is it called
seventy point three? What does that mean? Well, I'm very
glad you asked, Steve, not aslad not as glad as ants,

(32:54):
because he has given me the explainer, the explainer of
why it's called seventy point three. That's the distance covered
in miles in the race, a one point two miles sweat,
a fifty six mile bike ride, and a thirteen point
one mile run. Add those mileages together you get seventy

(33:14):
point three. Now, for those of us who prefer to
work in the metric system, that's one hundred and thirteen kilometers,
a one point nine k swim, a ninety kilometer bike,
and a twenty one point one kilometer run, which of
course is a half marathon. Now, apparently the seventy point
three was called half iron Man, but a new name,

(33:36):
seventy point three emerged in kind of the mid part
of the two thousands to twenty ten around there. So yeah,
double those distances for the iron Man, but the seventy
point three half our iron Man, seventy point three miles.
There you go, Steve, Thank you for asking, hope. That
cleared it up. Sixteen away from eight well Hayden Wild
feature in Piney's Power rankings for the weekends. I hear

(33:58):
you ask. I don't actually, but if you're interested in
that you'll find out shortly when Piney's Power Rankings for
the last time hit you right after.

Speaker 1 (34:10):
Ladies our rankings all right.

Speaker 2 (34:14):
Time for Piney's Power Rankings. Big part of our Monday
Night as we rate the best, the worst and the
in between bits from the weekkend of sport. Let's go
the Breakers in a real slump. Six straight defeats in
the Australian National Basketball League, the latest to Adelaide on
Saturday night and we regain the final sights. That's a

(34:35):
nice way to finish. It's going to be another big
seventeen point wind of the Adelade.

Speaker 3 (34:40):
Thirty six is a dominant fourth quarter late tight Avic.

Speaker 2 (34:44):
You are with Davis and Harrold and they get their.

Speaker 3 (34:47):
Season rolling and the home crowd loved every single.

Speaker 2 (34:51):
Second of it. And I'm cram not so much, Breakers Fans.

Speaker 3 (34:54):
Nine.

Speaker 2 (34:55):
The Wellington Phoenix Men back to back losses in the
a League for the first time in thirty nine matches
pl on goal nucklas and.

Speaker 4 (35:05):
Then it goes and Dean Posnick.

Speaker 2 (35:08):
Has his place golf on the cart and it's a
cold that puts the Balls into a two to one
lead with fifteen minutes remaining. They're still early in the season.
But I've got to work today for Wellington Phoenix eat
Travis Head, scoring runs for fun for Australia against India.
To the Lexide there the ex back to back there for.

Speaker 10 (35:31):
Travis had and we'll come back to the third.

Speaker 2 (35:35):
Segamut at the Gabon.

Speaker 10 (35:36):
Nine in his career, he's head and shoulders by anyone
else in this series.

Speaker 2 (35:41):
Three hundred and ninety two runs and four runnings, including
two big hundreds for Trevor's Head. Seven the darts, they're back.
You know it's Christmas when they're throwing arrows at Ali
Pelly to win on the opening night. The Chuck fit
of the world starts the defense off his and pussic style.

Speaker 8 (36:08):
Luke Humphreys whim's five consecutive works shop.

Speaker 2 (36:15):
Job for cool Hubber defending champion Luke Humphreys. They're winning
his first round match with these our own ben rob
in action tomorrow morning. Six Aukland FC. They're one hundred
percent winning record falls but they remain unbeaten thanks to
a late, late, late equalizer from Nada. But I know
Chit sticking in that top quorder.

Speaker 3 (36:38):
His heart's got through the goldkeeper's gloves.

Speaker 2 (36:43):
Absolutely extraord rate.

Speaker 3 (36:45):
Nana Barado does have his gold out.

Speaker 2 (36:48):
And it was too hot to handle for Patrick Peach
and I think on the balance of play in the
second half Auckland have deserved that equalizer. Five into the
top halfter Wellington Phoenix women their first ever A League
points in the state of Victoria after seven straight losses.
They got a lad equalizer against Melbourne Victory Friday.

Speaker 10 (37:08):
Night after the right flank Emma Main trying to turn
provider wa across. What an equalizer. It's Mania Elliot for
the Phoenix. McCutcheon's pass knew that made was out on
the wing and Maine, who'd been setting up centrally, drifted
out to the wing and that is a bullet.

Speaker 2 (37:24):
Header four four is the media team at Golf's chasing
the fox, die Henwood, Mark Richardson and our very own
Jeremy Wells winning the whole thing.

Speaker 11 (37:35):
Well, I tell you what, I will follow Mark Richardson
into war because today he showed incredible courage, incredible determination,
great skill and.

Speaker 2 (37:45):
Really just dine. I followed his lead.

Speaker 11 (37:48):
So it was a great privilege to be playing with
him and to be playing this ev interview. I was
what a fantastic event.

Speaker 5 (37:53):
What a great vibe.

Speaker 2 (37:54):
Three three is freshly crowned All Blacks Player of the Year.
Wallace Satiti being politely interrupted while live on air with
me on Saturday afternoon. Do you think you were in
the frame for All Black selection?

Speaker 6 (38:09):
I I know you're on the phone, uncle, Sorry, but
can I get a picture of you after?

Speaker 8 (38:13):
Yeah?

Speaker 4 (38:14):
Yea and uncles?

Speaker 2 (38:15):
Yeah?

Speaker 8 (38:16):
Yeah?

Speaker 9 (38:16):
Sorry?

Speaker 2 (38:18):
Are you still getting a photos? I love it too,
sos Heide and wild Sacond at the Topol Ironman event yesterday.
What an absolute weapon of a sports person.

Speaker 8 (38:29):
You have to give it up for this man. He
put it out there. There's there, literally, he absolutely went
for it and has every reason to be so proud, heartbroken,
but proud.

Speaker 4 (38:39):
At twenty six of the future ahead of him. That
says Bright as the president. I mean, well done. A
good fight there for Hayden. While second place in three
point thirty three and exhausted fully spins on the.

Speaker 2 (38:53):
Carpet one number one, the incomparable Kin Williamson.

Speaker 3 (38:59):
Continues into Williamson, down the wicket, up and over this
enough Yes, he brings up the ten hundred with.

Speaker 2 (39:06):
A six over long on Kane Williamson.

Speaker 3 (39:13):
The crowd gets to their feet, the little legend that
he is because he brings up this hundred dances down
the wicket and slaps Bethel back over his head for
six there ents.

Speaker 2 (39:26):
How would you have done that differently tonight?

Speaker 7 (39:29):
How much time do we have here, pony? I know, okay,
all right, Auckland FC is still undefeated and they're down
at six. I mean six. Kay Williamson's great and everything,
but they should be a little bit closer to him.
And but anyway, the obvious number one I think is
probably the daring. So for him to say the dances,
say hey, that's number one, that's the tops Christmas, It's
finally Christmas.

Speaker 2 (39:50):
Pony. Yes, I thought the dance was low too. And
I take your point on Auckland d FC from you
wearing the blue and black with pride.

Speaker 7 (39:59):
Yes, so you can be completely objective, neutral perspective.

Speaker 2 (40:03):
Of Unfortunately don't have the chance to redress the Pioneers
power rankings imbalance until next year. That is asked the
final one for twenty twenty four. It's been great fun
bringing these ratings to you on Monday nights. They'll return
when Sports Talk does in the new year. It is
six and a half away from eight. Now just on
three and a half away from eight. That's us on

(40:23):
Sports Talk tonight. Thanks for tuning in, Thanks for taking part,
Thanks for spending a bit of time with us on
It's a busy time of the year so anytime you
spend with us is greatly appreciated. Quick look at what's
happening at the Gabba. They're off the field for a
wet outfield their day three of the Third Test between
Australia and India. Australia all out yesterday for four hundred
and forty five. India have got through to forty eight
for four, so not going particularly well for them. Joe's

(40:47):
while gil Coley and Punt all out so if they
do get back out, they're Australia looking to press home
that advantage. Marcus lash is on the radio with you
after eight o'clock for the rest of your Monday. Huge
thanks to Ants Militic for producing the show tonight and
thank you as a say for listening in Darcy water
Grave takes over again tomorrow night between Saturday night. I'll

(41:08):
be back on Weekend Sport this coming Saturday between midday
and three. With no doubt pointed a chat about thanks
for chuning in. See you Saturday. Wife it out.

Speaker 1 (41:18):
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