October 25, 2025 • 8 mins
The Black Caps are hoping to turn their luck around as they gear up for their next clash.
New Zealand play England in the first of three one-day internationals at Bay Oval today.
Black Caps coach Rob Walter discussed the match.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine
from news Talk ZEDB for.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
About twenty nine minutes away from starting their One day
International series against England, and as we discussed with Cameron
Pont's the last hour for our cricket infoe, the weather
not looking too bad at bay Oval, at mart Mong
and Nui. The coach of the black Caps is Rob Walter,
who joins us now on news Talk z B. Rob,
you'll be hoping for perhaps some more cricket than what
(00:34):
you got in the T twenty series. So what did
you get out of that series despite all the rain.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah, because that's part of the international scene, you sort
of get to move on pretty quickly, you know, when
all loose. So unfortunately we know sort of didn't get
to play as much creed as you would have hoped for.
But into a different format now, a couple of changes
in personnel and I know the guys will be surre
hearing to guys, so looking forward to.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Is there anything you did take out of that series
as you move into the T twenty World Cup.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I suppose you're always you know, picking up little things,
whether that's affirmations on some of the stuff you've been
working on or highlighted areas that you that you want
to keep chipping away at, but nothing significant. Little bits
of our game you know, are always evolving, and we've
got a couple of opportunities to sort of explore that it.
(01:28):
Albeit there was a couple of arownus.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
One day is now the focus, so obviously, Rob, you know,
it's a format that has been squeezed. I guess in
the international schedules. As the black Caps coach, what importance
do you place on one day cricket?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
You know, any game for the black Caps is hugely important,
so any international you know, holds us weight for sure.
You know one day cricket is you know, part of
a sort of a cycle that builds up to a
One day Will Cup in twenty twenty seven the latter
parts of the year, so you know, for us it's
a format really that you've played very well and you
(02:05):
know Champions Trophy final not too long ago and some
success against Pakistan, so you certainly want to keep playing
good cricket. Obviously you're ever evolving as a team, so
you know, to keep on that journey. But yeah, really
to just to get back into you know, playing great
cricket against a very good one outfit.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Kay Williamson coming back into the squad. What kind of
boost does he give your team?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Oh, I mean it sort of goes without certaining really,
you know that he hears an icon really already that
is still playing and obviously great to having back in
the environment, you know, beyond obviously the runs that he brings,
his experience and his leadership and yeah, just his sort
of overall presence in the team. So I'm looking forward
(02:51):
to having.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Back, given the uncertainty about how often he plays now
and when is it important that I do't know how
you do this, but it's more on him, but make
the most of his presence and his time with the team.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, I mean there's no sort of need to really,
you know, make a big thing of it because he's
fully invested. So whenever he's he is around the group.
Obviously you know, we went to it as a group
to him Springs prior to the start of the t
twenties and you know, going just great out of his insight,
his clarity, you know, around purpose and obviously being a
(03:24):
leader for this team for so long. But he but
you know, he sort of steps straight back into it.
You know, I don't to speak to him about what
his responsibilities are because he already knows any care so
deeply for the team that he you know, that he
finds his way into into the conversations and into the
discussions because you know, just really that's that's who he
is as a human. So yeah, I mean it's wonderful
(03:47):
having him in the environment for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Do you look too much into the future about when
he's going to be available, when he might retire, or
do you try and live in the presence and just
go right, this is a series we're focusing on kin, see,
we don't need to worry about what's down the track
in six twelve months time.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
No, yeah, I don't think. You know, it's really sort
of doing exactly that, you know, being present for this series.
You know, our conversations are ongoing. Like I keep saying,
you know, there's no dubt in his you know, in
his keenness to play and his investment in the team.
So you know, we just keep building on that. But
we just keep chatting to each other and we take
(04:23):
it series at a time.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
What do you expect from England across this one day series?
You know, they've obviously had some success in the format,
but maybe fifty over wise they aren't as strong as
they have been previously. So so what do you expect
from England over these three games?
Speaker 3 (04:38):
I look there again a very attacking one day unit,
you know they so you kind of know what you're
going to get from them. I think they're a very
good one day outfit. I've got, you know, a lot
of all rounders that give them great balance in their team.
So from that point of view, expecting a really tough
series and a tough outing and looking forward to it
(04:59):
because you know, these are the type of series that
you know, really stretch you as a team and give
you good insight as to the areas that you are
doing well in certain the areas that need to get
evolved and improved on.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
What's your mindset around the style of one day cricket?
Is there any changes that are needed from the black Caps?
Obviously Champions Trophy final earlier as well, is it Are
they on the right track with now you at the
helm that you can see where they're going to in
the one day format of the game.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I mean, yeah, as you said, I mean they're a
very successful one day outfit. So it's really not for
me to step in and try and change a huge
amount of, you know, of the way that we do
play because it has been successful. I think the game
sort of guys to as to we might you know,
want to evolve because cricket is ever evolving, so you know,
(05:48):
but the book in the of the fundamentals and the
pillars of the team are there, so it's really just
resting on that, just encouraging the guys to continue to
be the best versions of themselves and we just sort
of keep pushing the needle a little bit as a
team and trying to see where that leaves us.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
The series has been expectively the start of the preparations
for the twenty twenty seven World Cup.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I suppose yes or no in that you know that
it is a fairly experienced and settled group, so it's
really just a continuation on But yes, it is a
build up, and obviously the last fifty over competition was
a champions trophy sort of sort of nacky feeds into
building for the next Pinnicle event which is at will Cup.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Obviously a big diet of white bull cricket at the moment,
rob but how much. You at the back of your
mind thinking about that that Test series against the West
and is coming up in December, late November, early December.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Yeah, it is very important to us, and obviously it
is part of the World Test Championship, the start of
the World Test Championship cycle. So for us it is
in the back of my mind. You know, there's obviously
a lot of sort of preparation and thinking that goes
into it, whiles still focusing on what's in front of
us right now, so you know, it's sort of a
(07:04):
secondary thought, but obviously of great importance. So you know,
around managing players, making sure that it's already and fit
and firing for that series, but again overlooking what's in
front of us at the moment.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Rob Walderworth us a couple of fine questions, Rober if
I can before we finish off, what you've been the
job for a few months now and had a little
bit of home cricket, what's been the thing you've learned
the most or the best thing you've learned over the
last few months and stacking on this job.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Well, I suppose it's probably more an affirmation really of
you know, just the group and the way that the
group operates, so obviously being part of New Zealand cricket
in some respects in the provincial space, but then you know,
playing against the Black Apps whilst coaching South Africa, so
just prepping against the black Caps with them being sort
(07:52):
of on the other side of the open part of
the group. Internally, it's just an affirmation of you know,
the tightness of the group, real willingness to grow and learn,
you know, a great connectedness together and in a real
nice team unit. So yeah, it's been sort of everything
I'd expect it would be and really enjoying.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
It and just hope that weather holds out for this
this one day series because has been the greatest of
October weather wise this thus far.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
No exactly that's the I suppose you can't control it,
so just hoping for good days as the summer progressive
for sure.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Rob Walter, wish you the best luck on this one
day series and across the summer. Thanks for joining us
on news Talk ZIB this Sunday afternoon. Appreciate it. It's
Rob Walter joining us on news Talk ZIB, the coach
of the Black Caps who are in action from two
o'clock bay OVL the Mount Mong. The Newie weathers looking
pretty good. I can tell you that the black Caps
have won the toss and will bowl first. First ball
(08:49):
is at two o'clock. WILL keep a close eye on
that for you after two.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine
from news Talk ZEDB for.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
About twenty nine minutes away from starting their One day
International series against England, and as we discussed with Cameron
Pont's the last hour for our cricket infoe, the weather
not looking too bad at bay Oval, at mart Mong
and Nui. The coach of the black Caps is Rob Walter,
who joins us now on news Talk z B. Rob,
you'll be hoping for perhaps some more cricket than what
(00:34):
you got in the T twenty series. So what did
you get out of that series despite all the rain.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah, because that's part of the international scene, you sort
of get to move on pretty quickly, you know, when
all loose. So unfortunately we know sort of didn't get
to play as much creed as you would have hoped for.
But into a different format now, a couple of changes
in personnel and I know the guys will be surre
hearing to guys, so looking forward to.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Is there anything you did take out of that series
as you move into the T twenty World Cup.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I suppose you're always you know, picking up little things,
whether that's affirmations on some of the stuff you've been
working on or highlighted areas that you that you want
to keep chipping away at, but nothing significant. Little bits
of our game you know, are always evolving, and we've
got a couple of opportunities to sort of explore that it.
(01:28):
Albeit there was a couple of arownus.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
One day is now the focus, so obviously, Rob, you know,
it's a format that has been squeezed. I guess in
the international schedules. As the black Caps coach, what importance
do you place on one day cricket?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
You know, any game for the black Caps is hugely important,
so any international you know, holds us weight for sure.
You know one day cricket is you know, part of
a sort of a cycle that builds up to a
One day Will Cup in twenty twenty seven the latter
parts of the year, so you know, for us it's
a format really that you've played very well and you
(02:05):
know Champions Trophy final not too long ago and some
success against Pakistan, so you certainly want to keep playing
good cricket. Obviously you're ever evolving as a team, so
you know, to keep on that journey. But yeah, really
to just to get back into you know, playing great
cricket against a very good one outfit.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Kay Williamson coming back into the squad. What kind of
boost does he give your team?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Oh, I mean it sort of goes without certaining really,
you know that he hears an icon really already that
is still playing and obviously great to having back in
the environment, you know, beyond obviously the runs that he brings,
his experience and his leadership and yeah, just his sort
of overall presence in the team. So I'm looking forward
(02:51):
to having.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Back, given the uncertainty about how often he plays now
and when is it important that I do't know how
you do this, but it's more on him, but make
the most of his presence and his time with the team.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, I mean there's no sort of need to really,
you know, make a big thing of it because he's
fully invested. So whenever he's he is around the group.
Obviously you know, we went to it as a group
to him Springs prior to the start of the t
twenties and you know, going just great out of his insight,
his clarity, you know, around purpose and obviously being a
(03:24):
leader for this team for so long. But he but
you know, he sort of steps straight back into it.
You know, I don't to speak to him about what
his responsibilities are because he already knows any care so
deeply for the team that he you know, that he
finds his way into into the conversations and into the
discussions because you know, just really that's that's who he
is as a human. So yeah, I mean it's wonderful
(03:47):
having him in the environment for sure.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Do you look too much into the future about when
he's going to be available, when he might retire, or
do you try and live in the presence and just
go right, this is a series we're focusing on kin, see,
we don't need to worry about what's down the track
in six twelve months time.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
No, yeah, I don't think. You know, it's really sort
of doing exactly that, you know, being present for this series.
You know, our conversations are ongoing. Like I keep saying,
you know, there's no dubt in his you know, in
his keenness to play and his investment in the team.
So you know, we just keep building on that. But
we just keep chatting to each other and we take
(04:23):
it series at a time.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
What do you expect from England across this one day series?
You know, they've obviously had some success in the format,
but maybe fifty over wise they aren't as strong as
they have been previously. So so what do you expect
from England over these three games?
Speaker 3 (04:38):
I look there again a very attacking one day unit,
you know they so you kind of know what you're
going to get from them. I think they're a very
good one day outfit. I've got, you know, a lot
of all rounders that give them great balance in their team.
So from that point of view, expecting a really tough
series and a tough outing and looking forward to it
(04:59):
because you know, these are the type of series that
you know, really stretch you as a team and give
you good insight as to the areas that you are
doing well in certain the areas that need to get
evolved and improved on.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
What's your mindset around the style of one day cricket?
Is there any changes that are needed from the black Caps?
Obviously Champions Trophy final earlier as well, is it Are
they on the right track with now you at the
helm that you can see where they're going to in
the one day format of the game.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I mean, yeah, as you said, I mean they're a
very successful one day outfit. So it's really not for
me to step in and try and change a huge
amount of, you know, of the way that we do
play because it has been successful. I think the game
sort of guys to as to we might you know,
want to evolve because cricket is ever evolving, so you know,
(05:48):
but the book in the of the fundamentals and the
pillars of the team are there, so it's really just
resting on that, just encouraging the guys to continue to
be the best versions of themselves and we just sort
of keep pushing the needle a little bit as a
team and trying to see where that leaves us.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
The series has been expectively the start of the preparations
for the twenty twenty seven World Cup.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I suppose yes or no in that you know that
it is a fairly experienced and settled group, so it's
really just a continuation on But yes, it is a
build up, and obviously the last fifty over competition was
a champions trophy sort of sort of nacky feeds into
building for the next Pinnicle event which is at will Cup.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Obviously a big diet of white bull cricket at the moment,
rob but how much. You at the back of your
mind thinking about that that Test series against the West
and is coming up in December, late November, early December.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Yeah, it is very important to us, and obviously it
is part of the World Test Championship, the start of
the World Test Championship cycle. So for us it is
in the back of my mind. You know, there's obviously
a lot of sort of preparation and thinking that goes
into it, whiles still focusing on what's in front of
us right now, so you know, it's sort of a
(07:04):
secondary thought, but obviously of great importance. So you know,
around managing players, making sure that it's already and fit
and firing for that series, but again overlooking what's in
front of us at the moment.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Rob Walderworth us a couple of fine questions, Rober if
I can before we finish off, what you've been the
job for a few months now and had a little
bit of home cricket, what's been the thing you've learned
the most or the best thing you've learned over the
last few months and stacking on this job.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Well, I suppose it's probably more an affirmation really of
you know, just the group and the way that the
group operates, so obviously being part of New Zealand cricket
in some respects in the provincial space, but then you know,
playing against the Black Apps whilst coaching South Africa, so
just prepping against the black Caps with them being sort
(07:52):
of on the other side of the open part of
the group. Internally, it's just an affirmation of you know,
the tightness of the group, real willingness to grow and learn,
you know, a great connectedness together and in a real
nice team unit. So yeah, it's been sort of everything
I'd expect it would be and really enjoying.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
It and just hope that weather holds out for this
this one day series because has been the greatest of
October weather wise this thus far.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
No exactly that's the I suppose you can't control it,
so just hoping for good days as the summer progressive
for sure.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Rob Walter, wish you the best luck on this one
day series and across the summer. Thanks for joining us
on news Talk ZIB this Sunday afternoon. Appreciate it. It's
Rob Walter joining us on news Talk ZIB, the coach
of the Black Caps who are in action from two
o'clock bay OVL the Mount Mong. The Newie weathers looking
pretty good. I can tell you that the black Caps
have won the toss and will bowl first. First ball
(08:49):
is at two o'clock. WILL keep a close eye on
that for you after two.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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