Australian Correspondent Adam Peacock gives an update on all things Aussie sport.
The mood is sombre in Hobart after the Sydney to Hobart race has come to an end off the back of two shocking fatalities yesterday.
Adam shares what has come to light over the past 12 hours.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's seventeen away from two on News Talks ABB part
of our saturdays across the year and we hope we'll
continue into the new year. As our Australian correspondent Adam
Peacock updating us on all of the sporting matters on
that side of the ditch. He joins us for the
final time in twenty twenty four. And I think you
join us from Brisbane. I would imagine a sweltering Brisbane
(00:32):
at this time of the year, would that be fair? Adam?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I was up early this morning piney at about as
you do here in Brisbane because it in a dal
at davy, so the sundeade comes up at about four
o'clock and I went for a walk at about six
point thirty and within I would conservatively say seventeen steps.
My armpits were sweating. It was dead set thirty five
degrees this morning. So yeah, welcome to Queensland, Adam.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Indeed, take what takes you to the Sunshine State.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
A bit of tennis, mate, a bit of tennis. Yes,
obviously you've got over in your part the pretty cool ev.
I think everyone loves going to Auckland for the double
week the men's and women's. But over here we've got
they split up between United Cup which is in person
and Sydney, which is a team's event country based, and
then the regular tour events if you like. There's a
(01:26):
good one here in Brisbane this coming week. There's another
one in Adelaide next week and one in Hobart. I
think all roads lead to the Australian Open, which starts
on January twelve this year a bit early.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Absolutely, yeah, that's been earlier than usual. So a good
field assembled in Brisbane.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Really good. Yeah. So the women's you've got some top players,
headlined by Arena Saberlenka, the number one in the world,
and the men's you've got Novak. Djokovic is probably the
headline act, even though guys, I think he's Yeah, I
think he's the top ranked player, even though it's at
the lower end of the scar in terms of the
rankings events. But the main guy is the guy that's
(02:03):
done ranked and hasn't played in a while in Nick
curios fascinating part of everything, So yeah, he's in action.
Apparently Novak and Nick and is going to play doubles.
I guess that gets confirmed this morning at the draw,
So yeah, we find out who plays who. But yeah,
Curios is the main guy, and yeah, he'll be the
focal point I reckon for the next two weeks and
a lead up to the Australian Open.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
So is he confirmed to play singles at the Australian Open.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Yeah? Yeah, yeah, So he'll use what's called a protected ranking,
so he's ranking when he went off tour. I'm not
sure what it was, but it's certainly enough to get
inside the event. He can at his discretion us that
about five times. I think it is in various events,
and he's going to use one of those to get in.
He would have got a wild card anyway. But yeah,
he's in. He's locked and loaded. Provided over the next
(02:51):
two weeks and as it provided with Nick, his body
holds up.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
What and how do you assis his ability to keeper's
body together?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
I don't know. He's had one in his professional career,
and he's had one great preseason where he's been able
to get through at Nigel three and yeah, around the pandemic,
it was a bit how are you going with how
everyone was preparing it, especially in this part of the
world because it was hard for players to get in
and out. But I think the one year that he
(03:24):
had a proper base set was the year that he
made the Wimbledon final. So there's no secret in what
he needs to do it whether or not he's able
to do it. And the word is that he's been
training well. Talking to a few guys that have hit
with him, he's hitting the ball well. So whether or
not he's got that base then that will carry him
through not just this Australian summer, but maybe a bit
of a run mid year as well on the grass.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
All right, we'll watch with great interest. There other Australian
sporting matters around Sidney to Hobart yacht Race dreadful news
yesterday two fatalities. Twenty one of the one hundred and
four yachts that started the race have now retired. Anything
come to light around this in the last twelve hours.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Or so, Yeah, it's horrible. So two two have perished unfortunately,
and another got swept overboard and was lucky to get
back on as well. So I think they hit a
bit of weather about halfway down. The race is over
at ended this morning law connects. Which the boat that
was first out of the harbor. I think it got
(04:23):
the hol Art first, But that's not the point. It's
a pretty somber mood, I dare say down there in Hobart,
because it is a fraternity and these guys race against
each other all the time through the year, and this
is their headline. Actor. They're sitting into Hobart and a
strange old summer. Weather wise, it's been either thinking hot
or really windy, and I think they hit some hit
some waves off the south coast of New South Wales
(04:44):
on the first night, and yeah, one got thrown across
his boat and hit a bit of equipment, and another
cop the blow to the back of the head when
the sail went around, and another one got swept off
but he survived. So yeah, it's just use. Both those
gentlemen who passed away were experienced sailors, so this is
not likely a novelty which sometimes you see. You get
(05:07):
a bunch of celebrities and hop on board and then
you know, make a mand to yourself there. These guys
are hard and sailors, so just an absolute tragedy for both.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, absolutely right. And finally to the Boxing Day Test.
I'm still I still shake my head at what happened
on the first morning in the Boxing Day Test. This
young kid, this nineteen year old Sam Constance comes out
and starts ramping. Just breat boomra.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Gone. On the day's pine in And I don't know
what it was like over there, but certainly in Australian
cricket when a debutante came into the side, it wasn't
as if they were told to sit in the corner
and shut up and just blend in. But they were told,
you know, there's a hierarchy here and we're just going
to operate along those lines, and you do what the
captain says, and the captain's going to be sterning and
everything like that. But this kid on day one has
(05:54):
come in and started ramping the best bowler in the
world to get him off his line, and he's done it.
He got Australa off to a great start and they've
put themselves in pole position to win the Test match
because of ind years late claps yesterday and then yes today.
He goes down to Bay thirteen and he starts like
starting an aerobics class down there and he's doing the
Viking clap and he's like laughing with the crowd about
(06:15):
the shoulder charge of verat Coley and dropping his shoulder
and everything like that. Oh man, to be young again.
He was fantastic. So I don't know where he goes
from here, but he certainly made a name for himself
in the first couple of days of his test career.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
He had the fearlessness of youth, that's for sure. What
has been the fallout from the from the Cohally shoulder charge.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Yeah, not great for Vir. He's become public enemy number
one at the MCG that've given it to him. And
he walked off yesterday and someone said something to him.
And it all started actually before the test when he
got the ERTs with a journo apparently getting a shot
of his family as they got off a plane when
they traveled to Melbourne. Now I know the journal in question,
(06:59):
and they swear that they weren't doing that, they were
just getting a shot at him. But anyway, Vera blew
up at that he's been on edge. He drops the
shoulder into Sami Constance. Everyone is amazed, but not surprise.
How can you say that everyone's not surprised but shaking
ahead a bit about the fact that he got off really,
(07:19):
you know, twenty percent of his match feet, what's that
to him? One demerit point doesn't put him over, so
it doesn't miss a Test match. Yeah, it's on the
real lighter side. But it was thought of that that
was going to be in the case because the match
referee to the Zimbabwe and Matt referee is known for
his leniency in world cricket, so he got a good
match referee. I think they're at And then Nathan Lyon
has actually set it after play yes today he basically
(07:42):
decided to not run when josepheld the young opener decided
to scamp it through for a single jos Well run
out and Nathan Lion's come out and said he's absolutely
The term is to barbecue someone in a runout like
as in not running and they get cooked. So Nathan
lines used that tag on viaut to put a bit
of pressure and uncertainty through the Indian dressing room. So
hasn't gone to plan for verat in Melbourne put.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
It that way, No, I think that's a very good
wife of something it up the yet has not covered
himself in glory at the mcg great to catch up
on Australian sporting matters. Sadam, hope you can find a
bit of shade and some air conditioning in Brisbane. Let's
catch up again next week.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Will not be going outside thanks by.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Good on you mate. That's Edam Peacock, our Australian correspondent,
part of our Saturdays and will continue to be in
twenty twenty five at a run about this time, updating
us on all the sporting action on and off the
field across the Tasman on the field India two hundred
and fourteen for six, so fairly sedate pace as they
sort of eke away at this lead of Australia's their
(08:41):
first point of business is getting within two hundred and
avoiding the follow on. What are they at the moment
two hundred and sixty still behind? So you'd have to
think that these two Jadasia and Ready would be the
ones Washington Sunda, Jasper Boomra and Muhammad Saraj to come.
They are in the team for their bowling. So yeah,
(09:02):
these two have to I have to imagine we'd have
to not off the remaining sixty one runs to avoid
the follow on doing it okay, at the moment, with
about forty minutes to go until lunchtime.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk st B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's seventeen away from two on News Talks ABB part
of our saturdays across the year and we hope we'll
continue into the new year. As our Australian correspondent Adam
Peacock updating us on all of the sporting matters on
that side of the ditch. He joins us for the
final time in twenty twenty four. And I think you
join us from Brisbane. I would imagine a sweltering Brisbane
(00:32):
at this time of the year, would that be fair? Adam?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I was up early this morning piney at about as
you do here in Brisbane because it in a dal
at davy, so the sundeade comes up at about four
o'clock and I went for a walk at about six
point thirty and within I would conservatively say seventeen steps.
My armpits were sweating. It was dead set thirty five
degrees this morning. So yeah, welcome to Queensland, Adam.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Indeed, take what takes you to the Sunshine State.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
A bit of tennis, mate, a bit of tennis. Yes,
obviously you've got over in your part the pretty cool ev.
I think everyone loves going to Auckland for the double
week the men's and women's. But over here we've got
they split up between United Cup which is in person
and Sydney, which is a team's event country based, and
then the regular tour events if you like. There's a
(01:26):
good one here in Brisbane this coming week. There's another
one in Adelaide next week and one in Hobart. I
think all roads lead to the Australian Open, which starts
on January twelve this year a bit early.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Absolutely, yeah, that's been earlier than usual. So a good
field assembled in Brisbane.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Really good. Yeah. So the women's you've got some top players,
headlined by Arena Saberlenka, the number one in the world,
and the men's you've got Novak. Djokovic is probably the
headline act, even though guys, I think he's Yeah, I
think he's the top ranked player, even though it's at
the lower end of the scar in terms of the
rankings events. But the main guy is the guy that's
(02:03):
done ranked and hasn't played in a while in Nick
curios fascinating part of everything, So yeah, he's in action.
Apparently Novak and Nick and is going to play doubles.
I guess that gets confirmed this morning at the draw,
So yeah, we find out who plays who. But yeah,
Curios is the main guy, and yeah, he'll be the
focal point I reckon for the next two weeks and
a lead up to the Australian Open.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
So is he confirmed to play singles at the Australian Open.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Yeah? Yeah, yeah, So he'll use what's called a protected ranking,
so he's ranking when he went off tour. I'm not
sure what it was, but it's certainly enough to get
inside the event. He can at his discretion us that
about five times. I think it is in various events,
and he's going to use one of those to get in.
He would have got a wild card anyway. But yeah,
he's in. He's locked and loaded. Provided over the next
(02:51):
two weeks and as it provided with Nick, his body
holds up.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
What and how do you assis his ability to keeper's
body together?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
I don't know. He's had one in his professional career,
and he's had one great preseason where he's been able
to get through at Nigel three and yeah, around the pandemic,
it was a bit how are you going with how
everyone was preparing it, especially in this part of the
world because it was hard for players to get in
and out. But I think the one year that he
(03:24):
had a proper base set was the year that he
made the Wimbledon final. So there's no secret in what
he needs to do it whether or not he's able
to do it. And the word is that he's been
training well. Talking to a few guys that have hit
with him, he's hitting the ball well. So whether or
not he's got that base then that will carry him
through not just this Australian summer, but maybe a bit
of a run mid year as well on the grass.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
All right, we'll watch with great interest. There other Australian
sporting matters around Sidney to Hobart yacht Race dreadful news
yesterday two fatalities. Twenty one of the one hundred and
four yachts that started the race have now retired. Anything
come to light around this in the last twelve hours.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Or so, Yeah, it's horrible. So two two have perished unfortunately,
and another got swept overboard and was lucky to get
back on as well. So I think they hit a
bit of weather about halfway down. The race is over
at ended this morning law connects. Which the boat that
was first out of the harbor. I think it got
(04:23):
the hol Art first, But that's not the point. It's
a pretty somber mood, I dare say down there in Hobart,
because it is a fraternity and these guys race against
each other all the time through the year, and this
is their headline. Actor. They're sitting into Hobart and a
strange old summer. Weather wise, it's been either thinking hot
or really windy, and I think they hit some hit
some waves off the south coast of New South Wales
(04:44):
on the first night, and yeah, one got thrown across
his boat and hit a bit of equipment, and another
cop the blow to the back of the head when
the sail went around, and another one got swept off
but he survived. So yeah, it's just use. Both those
gentlemen who passed away were experienced sailors, so this is
not likely a novelty which sometimes you see. You get
(05:07):
a bunch of celebrities and hop on board and then
you know, make a mand to yourself there. These guys
are hard and sailors, so just an absolute tragedy for both.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, absolutely right. And finally to the Boxing Day Test.
I'm still I still shake my head at what happened
on the first morning in the Boxing Day Test. This
young kid, this nineteen year old Sam Constance comes out
and starts ramping. Just breat boomra.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Gone. On the day's pine in And I don't know
what it was like over there, but certainly in Australian
cricket when a debutante came into the side, it wasn't
as if they were told to sit in the corner
and shut up and just blend in. But they were told,
you know, there's a hierarchy here and we're just going
to operate along those lines, and you do what the
captain says, and the captain's going to be sterning and
everything like that. But this kid on day one has
(05:54):
come in and started ramping the best bowler in the
world to get him off his line, and he's done it.
He got Australa off to a great start and they've
put themselves in pole position to win the Test match
because of ind years late claps yesterday and then yes today.
He goes down to Bay thirteen and he starts like
starting an aerobics class down there and he's doing the
Viking clap and he's like laughing with the crowd about
(06:15):
the shoulder charge of verat Coley and dropping his shoulder
and everything like that. Oh man, to be young again.
He was fantastic. So I don't know where he goes
from here, but he certainly made a name for himself
in the first couple of days of his test career.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
He had the fearlessness of youth, that's for sure. What
has been the fallout from the from the Cohally shoulder charge.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Yeah, not great for Vir. He's become public enemy number
one at the MCG that've given it to him. And
he walked off yesterday and someone said something to him.
And it all started actually before the test when he
got the ERTs with a journo apparently getting a shot
of his family as they got off a plane when
they traveled to Melbourne. Now I know the journal in question,
(06:59):
and they swear that they weren't doing that, they were
just getting a shot at him. But anyway, Vera blew
up at that he's been on edge. He drops the
shoulder into Sami Constance. Everyone is amazed, but not surprise.
How can you say that everyone's not surprised but shaking
ahead a bit about the fact that he got off really,
(07:19):
you know, twenty percent of his match feet, what's that
to him? One demerit point doesn't put him over, so
it doesn't miss a Test match. Yeah, it's on the
real lighter side. But it was thought of that that
was going to be in the case because the match
referee to the Zimbabwe and Matt referee is known for
his leniency in world cricket, so he got a good
match referee. I think they're at And then Nathan Lyon
has actually set it after play yes today he basically
(07:42):
decided to not run when josepheld the young opener decided
to scamp it through for a single jos Well run
out and Nathan Lion's come out and said he's absolutely
The term is to barbecue someone in a runout like
as in not running and they get cooked. So Nathan
lines used that tag on viaut to put a bit
of pressure and uncertainty through the Indian dressing room. So
hasn't gone to plan for verat in Melbourne put.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
It that way, No, I think that's a very good
wife of something it up the yet has not covered
himself in glory at the mcg great to catch up
on Australian sporting matters. Sadam, hope you can find a
bit of shade and some air conditioning in Brisbane. Let's
catch up again next week.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Will not be going outside thanks by.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Good on you mate. That's Edam Peacock, our Australian correspondent,
part of our Saturdays and will continue to be in
twenty twenty five at a run about this time, updating
us on all the sporting action on and off the
field across the Tasman on the field India two hundred
and fourteen for six, so fairly sedate pace as they
sort of eke away at this lead of Australia's their
(08:41):
first point of business is getting within two hundred and
avoiding the follow on. What are they at the moment
two hundred and sixty still behind? So you'd have to
think that these two Jadasia and Ready would be the
ones Washington Sunda, Jasper Boomra and Muhammad Saraj to come.
They are in the team for their bowling. So yeah,
(09:02):
these two have to I have to imagine we'd have
to not off the remaining sixty one runs to avoid
the follow on doing it okay, at the moment, with
about forty minutes to go until lunchtime.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk st B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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