February 13, 2025 • 33 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome back to the Cricket Today Show for all things
Champions Trophy. I'm your host, Leiam Mcallin, also known as
the Stats Guy. The two members side me are so
fired after the championshopping more than me. He's excited to
the trophy train. Guys, let's do celebratory too, Let's do
it too. No, I'm good, he did it before, he
(00:25):
did five seconds earlier. We've also got marcut Sparzana here.
He's gonna show off the guns as well.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I'm not let us speak. Why not? You won't let
me canceled, not just yet. We're not canceled because we're
on three point three K.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Yeah, Friday Drivers cricket on Friday, we're at three point
three k.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
We're getting towards that four K. So we had the
three K goal of the summer. Now next month's four
K and and beyond and beyond. Let's go, let's do it.
Awesome show, as we've already touched on, the Champions Trophy
is back.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Hasn't been back for it.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Seventeen Yeah, I was gonna that's a lot longer than
I thought. Eight years, which is wild, So eight years
but awesome. Trophy which we're very excited to cover the
best odi I teams in the in the world, which
is very exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
From Sri Lanka didn't get Yeah, they didn't get an invite.
Yeah yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So we will go through every team looking at the
best players, who's in and out, and then our predictions
including the winner, the most runs and the most wickets
so we can vibe it. As Leo said, he is
just here for the vibes today, the vibe. So let's
get right into it, all right, you we don't even
have to do a quick single today, So Leo.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Was my favorite. I love a better quick single just
come by India. This team is so good.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
I don't want to talk about the bloody quick singles
about So I was just going to say who's in
Group A rather just get into it. Who is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
New Zealand and then we've got fruit B is Afghanistan, Australia,
England and South Africa.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So we'll start up with Group A. What's the tougher group?
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Uh, definitely Group being because Afghanistan are like like they
can cause a few upsets. Australia, England and South Africa.
I reckon we'll be in the top four teams. Let's
say in my opinion, yeah, obviously without Indian very highly
uh and then they all have a ranking as well.
So we've got India to start off with, as Leo
already mentioned, the number one ranked team in this What
do we think about India?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
They look bloody good. They're very good. Look at this team.
Team is stacked.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
They have just recently played England. In a couple of eyes,
they look good. They're mixing around the bad as mixing
around the followers.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Can they have their families? Can they have their family
that they can't? Like? Looking at this squad right now,
where where's the weakness?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Like?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Whoever misses out? What the depth is? Nuts?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Very good, You've got Boomera, You've got Shammy is his class?
Speaker 2 (02:53):
No, Saraj is not on. There's injured.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Possibly I think maybe they're given him a spell, giving
him a spell for a better flog.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
But that's okay, don't talk like that. He is the
what is the father of Travis Ham? He's the police
police in some towns the police want the police want
commissioner of police or something. Is they gave him an
award some town of India is that's for their chance.
I'm not going to go there, so I think I'm
all good anyway. Anyway, I really like that. Yeah, I
(03:21):
it should make the final. Is that? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
We actually we could do a past mark for a team.
Do we think the past mark for India is the fine.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
It has to win it?
Speaker 1 (03:28):
I think it comes down to the likes of Shulman
Gill who's been out of form, and a lot of
Indian people's say they can he step up.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
I think we'll play it, will guild play Shama.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
They've got Jswell, They've got Cold he loves four a
hook five. It's a good team. It's a good team Indians.
You can't lose it from here.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeahbably you can't lose it. They have a really really
good team.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Sharma as well, he was a bit out of form,
but he's very experienced and these big sure and he's
one of the best one day players ever.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, he's more suited to one days than as much.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
And even Coolie was out of form, but that was
just because it's Gotti Bolan and Scotti Bolan is not
in their group, so he should have much easier group.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
It's Scotty Boland. Even in the years squad. Oh there
you go. Would I reckon we still need to name
four more players? He might? I would not have him
fair enough.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
He's not the one day type. He's more of a
test type, all right. India was say past, I would
just do that for everything. Past Mark make the final.
I think I think that's a lass mark the final.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I would say, start. I'm going to say the game
before the final. Start writing the name on the trophy
to the semi Yeah, that's basically just progressing out of
the group.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Because I just I think there's a few better teams
than them. So, which I'll touch on later, is this
one of them?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Guys? It is not Sorry Pakistan. We love Pakistan.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
We love Pakistan, but the ranking, they actually have a
decent team on paper.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Will we say this every tournament? Do they like it?
I like their I like their fast ballers. You've got
Ralph see sim Are you bus he not in this squad?
No not. They only picked one genuine out and out
spinner and they're going to buy and they and the
yeah you has to be injured because he's actually a
big out. Yeah there is.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
King is still a captain. I don't mind that their team.
I think it's not that bad. I think they're going
to struggle because this is like the eight best.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Teams India Pakistan is going to huge. What's the biggest
lock it always is. Yeah, that's gonna be awesome, but
it's gonna be massive. And we know a lot about
a lot of these players. Harros, Rolf Harris. I love
watching Harris in the BBL. I've got some very good
quick bowlers, don't they.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Who are you most wanted to watch from this team?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It's still sixteen pace?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Yeah, fourteen Nosy is an exceptional bowl I still remember
his performance.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
At the twenty two T twenty World Cup.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
They didn't win it, but he beat the bat of
Ben Stokes thirty times.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Should have got like England just how do they keep
getting away with it? They just all hate them and
I hope I hope they get alligated again England. But
now he was brilliant that game.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
He deserves to take a couple of wickets and just
love watching him bowl. So he's my danger player.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
I think we love Barbara's arm on the show.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Yes, but he is the main man that has to
step up because he's been out of form.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
We love him, but he's been out of form. If
they can lift, they can cause a few upsets. I
don't think they have the batting depth. I'm just going
to say it. I'm just going to test matches. I
think the bowlers can cause a bit of a ruckus
a ruckus. But I just again, if you get Bubba
out early, get ris one out early. What's the past
(06:43):
is the number one ranked Rudy eye batsman in the
world currently, he's still out of form majorly in tests
for that trend.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Yeah, test matches, so he's still informing. Okay, hopefully he
goes well because we love.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I think a.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Past mark has to be to make the Semis.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
But I don't feel like that's a bit overs I don't.
They're not Pakistan India. That's their past mark. That's not
that over. They don't make it out of the group stage.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
I don't think they'll beat India. I don't think they'll
make it out of the group stage.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Yeah. Look, I think I think because it's their home tournament,
the past mark has to be the other group. All Right,
I'll go. I'll go. Because it's the home it has
to be semis. But I don't think they will fair
enough all right, next tie, we're going to touch on.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
This team will not No, I don't think they will
bangledesh the ninth.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
How are they ninth if there's only eighteens? Because anchors
ranked six and they didn't get they didn't get the call,
they didn't pick up their phone. That's stat's give them
the girl that number. And then he just was waiting
by the phone but never got the call. Now I
don't have to worry about that. Which one every audio listeners,
(07:55):
that's going to spit everywhere. Gerald Felder from the other
side of the room. That was bit of rickchet. Sorry
about that, lad. I was just shocked what you guys
are saying. Bang goes. Let's get in. Let's go back
into them. This team, look the number. Let's be honest.
I'll be honest. We there are a lot of players here.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
It's a little bit of an unknown Bangladesh for us.
We're not experts in a lot of these players.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
You don't know.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
What.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Sorry to god.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
His name Madola Sumiya Saka. I think at the top
will be crucial for him. But the fizz I love
the film. He's got to be the one. If they
had to make the Semis he needs to take like
twenty wickets. Yeah, like like he's a fandom.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Not twenty games. I mean that's saying he could get
ten to fifteen ten.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Yeah, Yeah, he's really good. Also got the likes of
Maheti Hassan Maraz, Rashada Sa Rashada Sat actually was meant
to play for the Hurricanes, but he didn't.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
We look to see him.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
But they'll be a fun team at times because they've
got a few guys that can get some wickets, that
can hit some sixers and stuff, but they're not good.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
They're gonna be the worst team.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
Saying Rashard is saying will be fun, right, Yeah, we're
looking forward to him to like coming into the Big Bash.
And I think it was in the one of the
recent World Cups he might have been the leading wicket
taker up.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Then yeah he was, he was, So he's a danger man.
They've got some fire power. But like, at the end
of the day, could they upset New Zealand or Pakistan?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Honestly Pakistan Pakistan because I'm crumble, like they randomly lose
to a crap team.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
But I don't think they got to New Zealand a
more well drilled I think they will get the job done.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Also, is it seems like a young team dispangled. I
wouldn't know, likepologies either, but I just.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Like, I feel like we've in the past, we've known
a few more players. I feel like they've got a
few young guys, few debutons and things like that. In
terms of big tournaments, they're going to struggle. But you're right,
they could beata. I think a win or two is
a past month.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Oh yeah, probably just this winning game in the game,
but that's probably passed. That's a tough group, very yeah, both.
No one expects them to make it out.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
So my name, all right, last one in group hey
is the key with He's New Zealand fourth in the world.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Look on paper again, this team is exciting. They've got
some very exciting exciting is the name?
Speaker 1 (10:20):
I would you you got Russian venge on one of
my favorite planes. Lockie Ferguson is box office think.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I'm just like, I'm just like, yeah, it doesn't really
excite me that much. Yeah, excites me.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
I think it's a good team and I think they'll
make it out, but it doesn't it doesn't fill me
with the butterflies, you know when the feeling again when
you meet your girlfriend you never had that doesn't want
(10:52):
that good.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
That's another podcast. But can you really see like this
New Zealand eleven look playing in the final and say that.
I didn't say they're going to be like really good.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
I just said I think they're exciting because like Glenn
Fields can round the go off, Devin Conway and randomly
Golf Ferguson, we know can like bowl really quick and
get well.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
I like, I do like how they've structured this squad.
They've got some really good quick bowlers. You've touched on Ferguson.
Willow Rourke is very impressive. He's done well in test level.
Sat we know what you're going to get going to
get from Satner Like he's just as economical as you
can be.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Pray.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
So I'll tips in with some offees most wicked and runs.
You haven't even touched on. Matt Henry as well, who'll
probably lead that attack.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Yeah, with the new.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
Ball, so a few unknowns Ben Sears Nathan Smith who
are both bowlers. See how they go, but it'll probably
lead towards having more spinners.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
They can top this group. I think I think that, Yeah,
I think India will be first. I think that will
be sick. I reckon, you will be undefeated in this group.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
I think so, unless they randomly lose to Pakistan Bekase
Pakistan olviously going to fire up.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
What I what? I again? Sorry, just harp on.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
But what I like about this New Zealand squad is
they have plenty of spin options.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Which is good in Dubai sat Na spin race.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
While spin, he can also bat lower down the order
is a very handy batsman. Phillips can chip in with spin.
Ravendra even bring out Kane.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
Williams and his back up if we give it.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
If we can give Manus labash And a bowl, we
can give Kane Williams just roll.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
Trevor said the arm exactly Williams. I thought, I want
to see some celebrations from the kiwis about on the
on the field. I agree with that because I really
do like it. Jackie Ferguson get a chainsaw going on
or something like. They're really likable New Zealand, even though
traditionally we're supposed to hate New Zealand. I like New
(12:49):
Zealand for multiple reasons.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Anyway, all right, that's New Zealand. That's actually gret Bay.
So actually, let's do it.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Who's going to be the two teams that make it
out of Group Bay? New Zealand and India. For me,
we have all gone the same should I to say
to say the same thing? It's your no, But I.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Think this group is a lot easier to pick than
Group B. E I'm going India undefeated in that group.
Surely aren't that good? Is that your lock of the tournament?
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Yep? Love it? Yep, thank you good. My lock of
the tournament is Michael na comes into the squad and
takes five for your lock.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
That hasn't happened yet. All right, all right, Group B,
let's get into it. We've got Afghanistan, Australia, England and
South Africa.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
What a group? What a group?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Because Afghanistan although their eighth in the world, which anyone
can anyone can be anyone. Because you've got some exciting
players throughout Afghanistan. I think they will be one of
the most fun teams to watch. But they win or lose,
there's going to be just chaos, that's what That's what
happened in the World Cup when we were watching when
Afghanistan were playing.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
That was guys, faking injuries. There was there was balls everybody.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
What was.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Yeah, we've heard quite a few of the Maxi innings.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
That was was like, hasn't played really well that game
until he came to the should have won that game.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
So Afghanistan the eighth in the world, again, lower than Schranka,
but they've qualified for this tournament. There pretty buck are
Uh Yeah, who's the standout players?
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I've got a few, I reckon. There's always always rookie.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Kankan, who somehow is only twenty five, but he's been
playing for sixty years.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Yeah, I was he twenty five suspended bringing up the
army is actually only thirty. Really, he looks about forty. Sorry, Mary,
if you're watching to say, if he's forty, then the
presidents eighty.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
The president, I look great, mane you do he's forty
for my age. Yeah, he actually is forty.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Good on him. Peter, who's better right now? Peter? Who
is rather than your team? Peter? And next question you.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
No, I just don't true.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
I like Om's eye as well as a bowler. I
don't know much about him. He he's a bit, he's impressive.
I like him. Yeah, this is Afghanistan.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
To a t if they make runs in the top
order every tournament that you rely on their top three
or top three right, and then they can actually win
a game if they make runs.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
But then after that they're cooked. They're badters are not good.
Wonder if is injured because he's not in the squad.
I think he might be injured. He hasn't really, I
don't think's played much. Is the best batsman in the
according to the rankings, and then you've got to go
way down below its almost twentieth where Ibrahim's a drama.
(15:46):
Yeah he's pretty, he's next in line. Yeah, it's I
do like that.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Bowling spin suits the condition open batting.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
And bowling with rash he can't how funny with that?
Maybe just get bad again bat I'm not opening there.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
I'm just joking, but yeah, it would be fun fun group.
I don't they won't win again. They get through past
mark again. I think is similar to Bangladesh. Try and
win a game because Australia, Ingland and South Africa or
could win the town.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
They could be South Africa. The thing we learn about
them from the twenty twenty World Cup is that if
their openers don't make many runs. They generally don't make
many runs, is know what I said? And then and
then other than Russia, Khan, they're probably their bowling stocks. No,
you're right, You're right. They need it.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
They need some more wickets outside of Russia, like Aruki
for example. Still pretty young. I think it was good play.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah, all right, that's enough about Afghanistan.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
Let's get into the best team in the world in Australia. Australia,
come on, and we're not actually the best thing in
the world according to the rankans we're number two, but
you do eyes But that's okay. So we're written down
yet No Cummings or Hazel, the big dogs are out.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
Should we Just for those who will be watching this,
we are recording it on the Tuesday, so there might
be replaced for them.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
The rumors Spencer Johnson and Jake Fraser has two of them.
I really really like Johnson.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
That is a joke gets picked these You can't pick
one of the most form Eussie players. Yeah, look, I
don't think he deserves a call up. Who else do
we think most Mitchell? Actually Mitch and he can bowl too.
Maybe I don't like that. I don't know. Today ran
(17:36):
I don't know. I don't know what if, What if
Cooper Connolly comes into this, I'm already thinking of him.
You don't like him, he just got ended up. Does
standing a surfer vibe intimidate you?
Speaker 1 (17:46):
Yeah? I like?
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Do you wish you were more laid back and chill blue?
See you're a very structured man. You've got switched on.
I'm just going along with a bit. They don't know this.
And when this guy comes so long, he doesn't, he doesn't.
He doesn't construct with time, He doesn't know what time is.
He doesn't work with times. He just he You say
(18:09):
a place, yes to be, and he will be there.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
I don't like people just getting hands. But in ODI Cricket,
I like him a lot better than Test. Yes, I
don't mind if he's in the seat time.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
But we play. We played two odio I games in
the next week against Sri Lanka. Yes, that sort of test.
Take your claim? Yeah, So who's going to step up?
Speaker 1 (18:24):
I said this before the show, Aaron Hardy who's out
of format, Matt Short who's at ofform for Australia, And
then in the Big Bash Aaron Hardy was out of form. Ye,
I think it's going to come down to those two,
like the depth sort of players, the guys that are
still coming through for Australia to win this tournam because
you know where you're going to get from. Even Nathan
Us he's do though I think I.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Format he hasn't really proven himself. I was going to
say he's the one that needs to.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
But he's in great form with.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Cummins and Hazel with out that's true, that's true. So
without without with those two playing, he wouldn't have played.
Nathan Les now he's got a massive role.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
He bowls to these condition he loves his slower balls. Yeah,
he's a good death bowler. So I hope he does well.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
I really enjoy watching Nathan Allis bowl, so I really
hope he does well and doesn't get smacked around.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
So yeah, I reckon he will.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
He seems really confident at the moment and he was
captain in the Hurricanes to So we obviously.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Going to talk about Australia a bit more because we're els.
But the eleven off this now the batting order sort
of picks itself really short. Head Manus smith Inglis has
to be in there. Oh this is keeping does my
nal player English Overcarey.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
I don't want Manus in there personally because he's not
a one day player.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
And Manus is in there hill bat five, I think, Mmmm,
this is this is.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Hard and then you've got Maxis so we can bat
Maxie all the way down at seven. Yeah that's too
is that too low? Seven? Gas me crumble?
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Maybe, I don't know. I don't know anyway, Mexican still
have a big tornment. He's probably the most he loves
the one day.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
Is other than Steve Smith obviously. Obviously, he's probably the
most inform out of this Australian head. I'm other than
trying to say it. Yeah, the best player in Yeah,
but he hasn't hed head didn't have a good series
in Sri Lanka's back in the back and look back
in the back end of the Border gathers good trophy series.
(20:14):
He wasn't great. That was the tail end of that series.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
Sorry, that's hush, but yeah, I know he looks great,
but MAXI like max Is coming off player of the tournament.
Speaker 2 (20:22):
Yeah, I know it's a bit of a different quality.
But cool. There we go. Well my voices almost gone there.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
Yeah, good gold, good call. I want to reckon a
pass mark for hours. I reckon, it's make the final.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
Yeah, make the.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Final, because especially in one day cricket, we pride ourselves
of being like the best in the in the yellow,
in the gold that we're gonna wear obviously.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
So yeah, we've got the equal most champions trophies with
India both, so one of them could pass we both
where let's swiftly go to England. That is great. I
like their ranking number seven all the way. They're lower
than it's a good's a good squad.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Annoyingly, I almost tipped them to win this whole thing,
but I just couldn't be myself to do it.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
Very very good team.
Speaker 1 (21:11):
The likes of Joffra Archer will scare the likes of
Steve Smith will It.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
Has Joff Archer ever got Steve Smith out?
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Has that ever happened knocked him? Okay, I don't want
to speak on behalf of all batsman.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
But if you're if you're a serious cricket out like Batsman,
you'd rather get knocked out than out. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I've got so Oh Steve Smith won, Joffra zero sucked in.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
I bet he doesn't stay fit for the Ashes next year.
That's what I wanted to play because I love watching
he doesn't play in the Asses. Again again, there's a
lot of pace in this team too. Yes, Mark in
there as Wellson Bowler over the can Bowl. Is he
turning himself into a villain?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
Oh yeah, who will be a villain? Not in this
champions Trophy but next Ashes series? If he is in
the squad bright and cast. Just take one look at
him and tell me he does not look like guy
you don't want to run into.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
Because you have tats. He does have an arm sleeve.
Look at this, Look a look at that you do
not want to run in.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
I tell you what if he plays in the Ashes
and he will be Oli Robinson two point zero? Yes, definitely, No,
definitely he.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
Could be a lovely guy. That's why Ben Stokes picked him.
Don't judge by his cover, lads. There's some good guys
maybe one in not many, you know what, not many
cricketers have a lot of tattoos. It's a great observation.
Do I have whether it has a bunch of best
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cricketers with tattoos? Would be cool? Great chat?
Speaker 1 (22:56):
Who has Livingston? Obviously all the hypers are always you
haven't yet injured.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
They're one player though. I guess Ben Duckett on Jacob
Beth I was gonna leave after you man, but it
actually being serious. Harry Brook as well. We haven't even mentioned.
There so many good battles. Joss Butler is the captain.
Ben Duckett, Butler always hits big scores as well. They have,
they have.
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Their batting has been susceptible against India recently in the
T twenty and ODI I series in the middle order
has broken down a little bit.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
The good news is they don't face India in this
group stage.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
They don't but the May and the final, which we'll
get yes, yes, But also they've seen a few clips
floating around on Twitter.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
That's where I get my cricket. Watch your Twitter.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
They've just put it together a compilation of Harry Brook's
dismissals in the recent T twenty series.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
You watching that and it's all from spin Bowling. So
have they found a little chink in the arm. The
fact that you know that is actually very good. I'm
going to I'm worried.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
About why it was watching What do you mean I
just liked for a minute.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
It's just these dismissals normally watch his minute videos anyways.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
True, I'm going to butcher his pronunciation, so I'm not
going to say his name, but leg spinner from India Varun,
I'm going to say his name.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Javra Karthy. Yeah, butchered that. I think that was pretty good.
Don't click off Indian. But Leo hat in the comments below,
he just I think he might have exploited how he
brook a little bit. Maybe that middle order is susceptible,
but on paper it is as we would say, delicious. Yeah,
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I think I had it said when I was in
my lunch. But I'm not like Bruce. This team is good.
It's very good.
Speaker 1 (24:40):
Anyway, we're talking about five big booms. Oh my god,
no big booms England.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
What's their past mark make the final? How many teams have?
Can fail? Not every team will hit their past. I
reckon there's a few unknowns in this. Now I'm going
to go semi finals past because no, this is England cricket.
They have to make the final. They made the rules
of this game. They don't make the phone. That is true,
all right, And the country the people are a joke.
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Maybe if my cousin is watching.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Become Australian. All right, last team, I think this is
the best and I won't. I don't know about the
best team. But South Africa fifth in the world in
the rankings. There's a very well rounded team.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
I don't know if you guys think it's I think
it's similar to New Zealand but better. I think, yes,
I think New Zealand have a better team.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
You guys that haven't taken that next step from New Zealand, Yeah,
I think even my next step yet.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
Really their bowlers as Class and Mark or Miller, I
don't remember that much.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
I really like Class and I don't know why say
like that. What's the chance Teacher Ricks and Superstar?
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Really hope that's like a slur in.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
It means one, two, three, four hundred, let's go anyway, Markram,
Class and and who is the one? Miller are all
proven white ball specialists. Yes, that can dominate like Yanson
as well as well. So I just think they've got
a very deep batting line up. They've got bowlers.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
I think they do.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
I just mentioned five of their plays, mentioned three Yanson,
Class and Mark them and then you guys, I.
Speaker 2 (26:25):
Think I think we've got a deeper betting lineup and
not if places this is this is a hole there
there's a little cloud. Yeah, I don't know, there's a
picture painting.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
I have convinced myself, much like Leo convinced himself with
Stri Lanka that the Cup last year that South Africa
based are.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
You going to You're going to back Strilncha in this tournament?
They should do like a Tier two champions trophy. Yeahlanker
would win that.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
They've also got some great names probably, they've got some
great names in this Ryan Rickleton, yes.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
Right, where's the where? I don't think he's playing the burg.
I want to see Burger Corwyn shout his name Big
John John Alas the highlighter wasn't playing. What would highlighted
(27:24):
Breen Breen for South Africa? Maybe?
Speaker 1 (27:26):
I like it?
Speaker 2 (27:27):
Mind us never to get him on the show with
the green screen behind us, you look bored? That would
be funny South Africa. What's the past? Mark? Make the semis?
Speaker 1 (27:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Making final? They're going to be gonna be good the past.
You can't do that, somebody. I've that so many teams too,
I think I think of the group. Yeah fair enough. No,
I would say SAMs All right, let's quickly go through
these the winner of the one who regresses through.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
Oh yeah, sorryubcriestes through group. But I forgot we just finished, Adam. Sorry,
I'll just re touch it. If can't stand Australia, England
and South I think England and the Alia. Okay, I'm
going to South Africa, South Africa and England.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Is that going South Africa? Is that in Australia.
Speaker 1 (28:09):
Don't make it time, we didn't do Australia. Somebody into
Australia won the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Yeah, oh that's make it.
Speaker 1 (28:16):
We'll lose to is making me sick in the semi
I talked up South Africa so much that I forgot
about Australia.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
That's not good. So who are the bowlers going to replace?
Coms nose We're back probably soon.
Speaker 1 (28:27):
We don't know who else? Maybe Nick, No, no, your
pilot's good. Maybe yeah, we probably anyway, actually asked off it.
Oh my god, Australia South Africa.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
Not going to make it. I'm still going to England
South Africa because I just can't stand. Let us know
in the comments.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Let us know in the comments that we're all wrong.
All right, win, Who's going to win the tournament, is
gonna win the champions.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
Try hands because I think we agree. I don't think
we do, because look what he's got in the run sheet.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
No me and you?
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Oh oh yeah, the camera Look then the camera. Who's
gonna be luds in? Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. I
think that when they've got the best team on paper,
what do you do with paper? Exactly right, even though from.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
The environment that would be bad. I'm going to Africa, lads.
I think there's their time to shine. They haven't done
anything for about thirty years in a big tournament.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
There's an argument for us.
Speaker 1 (29:27):
No.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Time to shine. There's their time to shine. I love
their team.
Speaker 1 (29:31):
I love a bit of pinary class. And he's going
to step up. Roberta He's going to step up as well.
So I'm going to go there in just think some
difference you always like sometimes straight down the line, something different.
Speaker 2 (29:41):
There we go cool most runs. Who's going to make
more from me.
Speaker 1 (29:50):
For on this?
Speaker 2 (29:53):
I'll go first.
Speaker 1 (29:53):
I'm going to go Benjamin Duckett. I don't even know
if his name is actually Benjamin. I'm sure it is
ben Duckett. I think he's an absolute beast from England.
I don't like the way he carries on or it
looks things like that, reacts sometimes. But he's an absolute beast.
He showed at the Stars, he's shown at England and
in the top order that he's just a beast and
he can make runs quickly.
Speaker 2 (30:12):
You can hit bombs for a little guy. So I
want to go Ben. It looks like a little goblin.
He's a good player before, he's pretty sure. Yeah, I
can't really talk about that stuff, you know what, because
I think India are going to go all the way
in Indian I know you guys weren't like this, but
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it's your fine. Stay with it, stick with the gun,
stick with the guns. Yeah, Okaya or Josh Butler Okay.
Speaker 3 (30:46):
Interesting interesting to see because I think he should play,
but I don't know if he will Jay as well.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
For me, yeah, Gill over him. But I just think
at the top of the order he should play like
he's He's surpassed.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Gill in my opinion. And your man man charm O,
I think will open. He made a century recently and
I think it was England.
Speaker 1 (31:11):
Yeah, I think James Well Jaspell don't mind that for
most friends, all right, most Wickeds to finish off, lads, interest.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Let me go first most wickets. This could be rough.
I'm going to go. I'll go with Russia. You can't. Oh,
before you wrote down someone else, you know, I was
going to say, remember, oh, I didn't write that. You
wrote that I got Yeah, yeah, Russia, you can't. All right, Rush,
I don't mind that.
Speaker 3 (31:38):
I'm going to go a deal Rashid from England, Yes, yes,
anyone can and Russia.
Speaker 2 (31:48):
I think that deal Rashid will be He's experienced as well,
former former number one in the world. Boller can spin
it both ways, great flight, great drift. Love him all right.
It feels like Australia feels like he's been around for
He's a lot older than I think'll be thtick. All right, lads,
I'm going to go thirty six, thirty six.
Speaker 1 (32:10):
I'm going to go Mitchell Stark. I know it's not
a spinner. The man in the od I cars is
so underrated. He's underrated in just in general.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
We don't give him enough plaudits. He's he's so good.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
He just knows how to get so many wickets and
even in you know, we're saying spinning conditions.
Speaker 2 (32:24):
Even in Srilanka. He was getting just taken three like
that's unbelievable.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
On those sort of decks. And it's going to be
similar to limited overs. I reckon, he's going to dominate.
He just needs he needs to.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Why Humon's and hazeled out, He's got to stop up?
Speaker 1 (32:37):
True?
Speaker 2 (32:38):
Why maybe first play well like he was out of
form or something that makes me Yeah, no, he's not
out of form, definitely not. But yep, we need a
bowler to be in the top three wicket takers. Yep,
I agree, I want to step up. I agree. All right.
That's a bit sad we haven't tipped Australia, but that's
all right. They can still do it. They tip them
to make the that's right. We don't put the pressure
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on them and make ourselves looks like it looks like
it look like absolute mugs. Again, you don't a mug
or do we for social clips?
Speaker 1 (33:07):
No?
Speaker 2 (33:10):
Enoughies now we could, but that's a separate commisation, all right,
all right? That is what that that was? There was
stuffs got coming home from the NBA the wards last night.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
Probably that stops with the cricket Today's show before I
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We'll continue to this show every week. He's back into
Zi mode. Get right around, stop talking, get right around
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Welcome back to the Cricket Today Show for all things
Champions Trophy. I'm your host, Leiam Mcallin, also known as
the Stats Guy. The two members side me are so
fired after the championshopping more than me. He's excited to
the trophy train. Guys, let's do celebratory too, Let's do
it too. No, I'm good, he did it before, he
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did five seconds earlier. We've also got marcut Sparzana here.
He's gonna show off the guns as well.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I'm not let us speak. Why not? You won't let
me canceled, not just yet. We're not canceled because we're
on three point three K.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Yeah, Friday Drivers cricket on Friday, we're at three point
three k.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
We're getting towards that four K. So we had the
three K goal of the summer. Now next month's four
K and and beyond and beyond. Let's go, let's do it.
Awesome show, as we've already touched on, the Champions Trophy
is back.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Hasn't been back for it.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Seventeen Yeah, I was gonna that's a lot longer than
I thought. Eight years, which is wild, So eight years
but awesome. Trophy which we're very excited to cover the
best odi I teams in the in the world, which
is very exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
From Sri Lanka didn't get Yeah, they didn't get an invite.
Yeah yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So we will go through every team looking at the
best players, who's in and out, and then our predictions
including the winner, the most runs and the most wickets
so we can vibe it. As Leo said, he is
just here for the vibes today, the vibe. So let's
get right into it, all right, you we don't even
have to do a quick single today, So Leo.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Was my favorite. I love a better quick single just
come by India. This team is so good.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
I don't want to talk about the bloody quick singles
about So I was just going to say who's in
Group A rather just get into it. Who is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
New Zealand and then we've got fruit B is Afghanistan, Australia,
England and South Africa.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So we'll start up with Group A. What's the tougher group?
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Uh, definitely Group being because Afghanistan are like like they
can cause a few upsets. Australia, England and South Africa.
I reckon we'll be in the top four teams. Let's
say in my opinion, yeah, obviously without Indian very highly
uh and then they all have a ranking as well.
So we've got India to start off with, as Leo
already mentioned, the number one ranked team in this What
do we think about India?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
They look bloody good. They're very good. Look at this team.
Team is stacked.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
They have just recently played England. In a couple of eyes,
they look good. They're mixing around the bad as mixing
around the followers.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Can they have their families? Can they have their family
that they can't? Like? Looking at this squad right now,
where where's the weakness?
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Like?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Whoever misses out? What the depth is? Nuts?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Very good, You've got Boomera, You've got Shammy is his class?
Speaker 2 (02:53):
No, Saraj is not on. There's injured.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Possibly I think maybe they're given him a spell, giving
him a spell for a better flog.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
But that's okay, don't talk like that. He is the
what is the father of Travis Ham? He's the police
police in some towns the police want the police want
commissioner of police or something. Is they gave him an
award some town of India is that's for their chance.
I'm not going to go there, so I think I'm
all good anyway. Anyway, I really like that. Yeah, I
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it should make the final. Is that? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:23):
We actually we could do a past mark for a team.
Do we think the past mark for India is the fine.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
It has to win it?
Speaker 1 (03:28):
I think it comes down to the likes of Shulman
Gill who's been out of form, and a lot of
Indian people's say they can he step up.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
I think we'll play it, will guild play Shama.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
They've got Jswell, They've got Cold he loves four a
hook five. It's a good team. It's a good team Indians.
You can't lose it from here.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeahbably you can't lose it. They have a really really
good team.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Sharma as well, he was a bit out of form,
but he's very experienced and these big sure and he's
one of the best one day players ever.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, he's more suited to one days than as much.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
And even Coolie was out of form, but that was
just because it's Gotti Bolan and Scotti Bolan is not
in their group, so he should have much easier group.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
It's Scotty Boland. Even in the years squad. Oh there
you go. Would I reckon we still need to name
four more players? He might? I would not have him
fair enough.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
He's not the one day type. He's more of a
test type, all right. India was say past, I would
just do that for everything. Past Mark make the final.
I think I think that's a lass mark the final.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I would say, start. I'm going to say the game
before the final. Start writing the name on the trophy
to the semi Yeah, that's basically just progressing out of
the group.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Because I just I think there's a few better teams
than them. So, which I'll touch on later, is this
one of them?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Guys? It is not Sorry Pakistan. We love Pakistan.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
We love Pakistan, but the ranking, they actually have a
decent team on paper.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Will we say this every tournament? Do they like it?
I like their I like their fast ballers. You've got
Ralph see sim Are you bus he not in this squad?
No not. They only picked one genuine out and out
spinner and they're going to buy and they and the
yeah you has to be injured because he's actually a
big out. Yeah there is.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
King is still a captain. I don't mind that their team.
I think it's not that bad. I think they're going
to struggle because this is like the eight best.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Teams India Pakistan is going to huge. What's the biggest
lock it always is. Yeah, that's gonna be awesome, but
it's gonna be massive. And we know a lot about
a lot of these players. Harros, Rolf Harris. I love
watching Harris in the BBL. I've got some very good
quick bowlers, don't they.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Who are you most wanted to watch from this team?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It's still sixteen pace?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Yeah, fourteen Nosy is an exceptional bowl I still remember
his performance.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
At the twenty two T twenty World Cup.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
They didn't win it, but he beat the bat of
Ben Stokes thirty times.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Should have got like England just how do they keep
getting away with it? They just all hate them and
I hope I hope they get alligated again England. But
now he was brilliant that game.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
He deserves to take a couple of wickets and just
love watching him bowl. So he's my danger player.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
I think we love Barbara's arm on the show.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Yes, but he is the main man that has to
step up because he's been out of form.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
We love him, but he's been out of form. If
they can lift, they can cause a few upsets. I
don't think they have the batting depth. I'm just going
to say it. I'm just going to test matches. I
think the bowlers can cause a bit of a ruckus
a ruckus. But I just again, if you get Bubba
out early, get ris one out early. What's the past
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is the number one ranked Rudy eye batsman in the
world currently, he's still out of form majorly in tests
for that trend.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Yeah, test matches, so he's still informing. Okay, hopefully he
goes well because we love.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
I think a.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Past mark has to be to make the Semis.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
But I don't feel like that's a bit overs I don't.
They're not Pakistan India. That's their past mark. That's not
that over. They don't make it out of the group stage.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
I don't think they'll beat India. I don't think they'll
make it out of the group stage.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Yeah. Look, I think I think because it's their home tournament,
the past mark has to be the other group. All Right,
I'll go. I'll go. Because it's the home it has
to be semis. But I don't think they will fair
enough all right, next tie, we're going to touch on.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
This team will not No, I don't think they will
bangledesh the ninth.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
How are they ninth if there's only eighteens? Because anchors
ranked six and they didn't get they didn't get the call,
they didn't pick up their phone. That's stat's give them
the girl that number. And then he just was waiting
by the phone but never got the call. Now I
don't have to worry about that. Which one every audio listeners,
(07:55):
that's going to spit everywhere. Gerald Felder from the other
side of the room. That was bit of rickchet. Sorry
about that, lad. I was just shocked what you guys
are saying. Bang goes. Let's get in. Let's go back
into them. This team, look the number. Let's be honest.
I'll be honest. We there are a lot of players here.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
It's a little bit of an unknown Bangladesh for us.
We're not experts in a lot of these players.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
You don't know.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
What.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Sorry to god.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
His name Madola Sumiya Saka. I think at the top
will be crucial for him. But the fizz I love
the film. He's got to be the one. If they
had to make the Semis he needs to take like
twenty wickets. Yeah, like like he's a fandom.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Not twenty games. I mean that's saying he could get
ten to fifteen ten.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Yeah, Yeah, he's really good. Also got the likes of
Maheti Hassan Maraz, Rashada Sa Rashada Sat actually was meant
to play for the Hurricanes, but he didn't.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
We look to see him.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
But they'll be a fun team at times because they've
got a few guys that can get some wickets, that
can hit some sixers and stuff, but they're not good.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
They're gonna be the worst team.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
Saying Rashard is saying will be fun, right, Yeah, we're
looking forward to him to like coming into the Big Bash.
And I think it was in the one of the
recent World Cups he might have been the leading wicket
taker up.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Then yeah he was, he was, So he's a danger man.
They've got some fire power. But like, at the end
of the day, could they upset New Zealand or Pakistan?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Honestly Pakistan Pakistan because I'm crumble, like they randomly lose
to a crap team.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
But I don't think they got to New Zealand a
more well drilled I think they will get the job done.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Also, is it seems like a young team dispangled. I
wouldn't know, likepologies either, but I just.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Like, I feel like we've in the past, we've known
a few more players. I feel like they've got a
few young guys, few debutons and things like that. In
terms of big tournaments, they're going to struggle. But you're right,
they could beata. I think a win or two is
a past month.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Oh yeah, probably just this winning game in the game,
but that's probably passed. That's a tough group, very yeah, both.
No one expects them to make it out.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
So my name, all right, last one in group hey
is the key with He's New Zealand fourth in the world.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Look on paper again, this team is exciting. They've got
some very exciting exciting is the name?
Speaker 1 (10:20):
I would you you got Russian venge on one of
my favorite planes. Lockie Ferguson is box office think.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I'm just like, I'm just like, yeah, it doesn't really
excite me that much. Yeah, excites me.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
I think it's a good team and I think they'll
make it out, but it doesn't it doesn't fill me
with the butterflies, you know when the feeling again when
you meet your girlfriend you never had that doesn't want
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that good.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
That's another podcast. But can you really see like this
New Zealand eleven look playing in the final and say that.
I didn't say they're going to be like really good.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
I just said I think they're exciting because like Glenn
Fields can round the go off, Devin Conway and randomly
Golf Ferguson, we know can like bowl really quick and
get well.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
I like, I do like how they've structured this squad.
They've got some really good quick bowlers. You've touched on Ferguson.
Willow Rourke is very impressive. He's done well in test level.
Sat we know what you're going to get going to
get from Satner Like he's just as economical as you
can be.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Pray.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
So I'll tips in with some offees most wicked and runs.
You haven't even touched on. Matt Henry as well, who'll
probably lead that attack.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Yeah, with the new.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
Ball, so a few unknowns Ben Sears Nathan Smith who
are both bowlers. See how they go, but it'll probably
lead towards having more spinners.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
They can top this group. I think I think that, Yeah,
I think India will be first. I think that will
be sick. I reckon, you will be undefeated in this group.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
I think so, unless they randomly lose to Pakistan Bekase
Pakistan olviously going to fire up.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
What I what? I again? Sorry, just harp on.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
But what I like about this New Zealand squad is
they have plenty of spin options.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
Which is good in Dubai sat Na spin race.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
While spin, he can also bat lower down the order
is a very handy batsman. Phillips can chip in with spin.
Ravendra even bring out Kane.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
Williams and his back up if we give it.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
If we can give Manus labash And a bowl, we
can give Kane Williams just roll.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
Trevor said the arm exactly Williams. I thought, I want
to see some celebrations from the kiwis about on the
on the field. I agree with that because I really
do like it. Jackie Ferguson get a chainsaw going on
or something like. They're really likable New Zealand, even though
traditionally we're supposed to hate New Zealand. I like New
(12:49):
Zealand for multiple reasons.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Anyway, all right, that's New Zealand. That's actually gret Bay.
So actually, let's do it.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Who's going to be the two teams that make it
out of Group Bay? New Zealand and India. For me,
we have all gone the same should I to say
to say the same thing? It's your no, But I.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Think this group is a lot easier to pick than
Group B. E I'm going India undefeated in that group.
Surely aren't that good? Is that your lock of the tournament?
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Yep? Love it? Yep, thank you good. My lock of
the tournament is Michael na comes into the squad and
takes five for your lock.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
That hasn't happened yet. All right, all right, Group B,
let's get into it. We've got Afghanistan, Australia, England and
South Africa.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
What a group? What a group?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Because Afghanistan although their eighth in the world, which anyone
can anyone can be anyone. Because you've got some exciting
players throughout Afghanistan. I think they will be one of
the most fun teams to watch. But they win or lose,
there's going to be just chaos, that's what That's what
happened in the World Cup when we were watching when
Afghanistan were playing.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
That was guys, faking injuries. There was there was balls everybody.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
What was.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Yeah, we've heard quite a few of the Maxi innings.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
That was was like, hasn't played really well that game
until he came to the should have won that game.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
So Afghanistan the eighth in the world, again, lower than Schranka,
but they've qualified for this tournament. There pretty buck are
Uh Yeah, who's the standout players?
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I've got a few, I reckon. There's always always rookie.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Kankan, who somehow is only twenty five, but he's been
playing for sixty years.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Yeah, I was he twenty five suspended bringing up the
army is actually only thirty. Really, he looks about forty. Sorry, Mary,
if you're watching to say, if he's forty, then the
presidents eighty.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
The president, I look great, mane you do he's forty
for my age. Yeah, he actually is forty.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
Good on him. Peter, who's better right now? Peter? Who
is rather than your team? Peter? And next question you.
Speaker 3 (15:01):
No, I just don't true.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
I like Om's eye as well as a bowler. I
don't know much about him. He he's a bit, he's impressive.
I like him. Yeah, this is Afghanistan.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
To a t if they make runs in the top
order every tournament that you rely on their top three
or top three right, and then they can actually win
a game if they make runs.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
But then after that they're cooked. They're badters are not good.
Wonder if is injured because he's not in the squad.
I think he might be injured. He hasn't really, I
don't think's played much. Is the best batsman in the
according to the rankings, and then you've got to go
way down below its almost twentieth where Ibrahim's a drama.
(15:46):
Yeah he's pretty, he's next in line. Yeah, it's I
do like that.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Bowling spin suits the condition open batting.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
And bowling with rash he can't how funny with that?
Maybe just get bad again bat I'm not opening there.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
I'm just joking, but yeah, it would be fun fun group.
I don't they won't win again. They get through past
mark again. I think is similar to Bangladesh. Try and
win a game because Australia, Ingland and South Africa or
could win the town.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
They could be South Africa. The thing we learn about
them from the twenty twenty World Cup is that if
their openers don't make many runs. They generally don't make
many runs, is know what I said? And then and
then other than Russia, Khan, they're probably their bowling stocks. No,
you're right, You're right. They need it.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
They need some more wickets outside of Russia, like Aruki
for example. Still pretty young. I think it was good play.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah, all right, that's enough about Afghanistan.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
Let's get into the best team in the world in Australia. Australia,
come on, and we're not actually the best thing in
the world according to the rankans we're number two, but
you do eyes But that's okay. So we're written down
yet No Cummings or Hazel, the big dogs are out.
Speaker 3 (17:00):
Should we Just for those who will be watching this,
we are recording it on the Tuesday, so there might
be replaced for them.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
The rumors Spencer Johnson and Jake Fraser has two of them.
I really really like Johnson.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
That is a joke gets picked these You can't pick
one of the most form Eussie players. Yeah, look, I
don't think he deserves a call up. Who else do
we think most Mitchell? Actually Mitch and he can bowl too.
Maybe I don't like that. I don't know. Today ran
(17:36):
I don't know. I don't know what if, What if
Cooper Connolly comes into this, I'm already thinking of him.
You don't like him, he just got ended up. Does
standing a surfer vibe intimidate you?
Speaker 1 (17:46):
Yeah? I like?
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Do you wish you were more laid back and chill blue?
See you're a very structured man. You've got switched on.
I'm just going along with a bit. They don't know this.
And when this guy comes so long, he doesn't, he doesn't.
He doesn't construct with time, He doesn't know what time is.
He doesn't work with times. He just he You say
(18:09):
a place, yes to be, and he will be there.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
I don't like people just getting hands. But in ODI Cricket,
I like him a lot better than Test. Yes, I
don't mind if he's in the seat time.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
But we play. We played two odio I games in
the next week against Sri Lanka. Yes, that sort of test.
Take your claim? Yeah, So who's going to step up?
Speaker 1 (18:24):
I said this before the show, Aaron Hardy who's out
of format, Matt Short who's at ofform for Australia, And
then in the Big Bash Aaron Hardy was out of form. Ye,
I think it's going to come down to those two,
like the depth sort of players, the guys that are
still coming through for Australia to win this tournam because
you know where you're going to get from. Even Nathan
Us he's do though I think I.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Format he hasn't really proven himself. I was going to
say he's the one that needs to.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
But he's in great form with.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Cummins and Hazel with out that's true, that's true. So
without without with those two playing, he wouldn't have played.
Nathan Les now he's got a massive role.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
He bowls to these condition he loves his slower balls. Yeah,
he's a good death bowler. So I hope he does well.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
I really enjoy watching Nathan Allis bowl, so I really
hope he does well and doesn't get smacked around.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
So yeah, I reckon he will.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
He seems really confident at the moment and he was
captain in the Hurricanes to So we obviously.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Going to talk about Australia a bit more because we're els.
But the eleven off this now the batting order sort
of picks itself really short. Head Manus smith Inglis has
to be in there. Oh this is keeping does my
nal player English Overcarey.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
I don't want Manus in there personally because he's not
a one day player.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
And Manus is in there hill bat five, I think, Mmmm,
this is this is.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Hard and then you've got Maxis so we can bat
Maxie all the way down at seven. Yeah that's too
is that too low? Seven? Gas me crumble?
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Maybe, I don't know. I don't know anyway, Mexican still
have a big tornment. He's probably the most he loves
the one day.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
Is other than Steve Smith obviously. Obviously, he's probably the
most inform out of this Australian head. I'm other than
trying to say it. Yeah, the best player in Yeah,
but he hasn't hed head didn't have a good series
in Sri Lanka's back in the back and look back
in the back end of the Border gathers good trophy series.
(20:14):
He wasn't great. That was the tail end of that series.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
Sorry, that's hush, but yeah, I know he looks great,
but MAXI like max Is coming off player of the tournament.
Speaker 2 (20:22):
Yeah, I know it's a bit of a different quality.
But cool. There we go. Well my voices almost gone there.
Speaker 1 (20:27):
Yeah, good gold, good call. I want to reckon a
pass mark for hours. I reckon, it's make the final.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
Yeah, make the.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Final, because especially in one day cricket, we pride ourselves
of being like the best in the in the yellow,
in the gold that we're gonna wear obviously.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
So yeah, we've got the equal most champions trophies with
India both, so one of them could pass we both
where let's swiftly go to England. That is great. I
like their ranking number seven all the way. They're lower
than it's a good's a good squad.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Annoyingly, I almost tipped them to win this whole thing,
but I just couldn't be myself to do it.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
Very very good team.
Speaker 1 (21:11):
The likes of Joffra Archer will scare the likes of
Steve Smith will It.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
Has Joff Archer ever got Steve Smith out?
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Has that ever happened knocked him? Okay, I don't want
to speak on behalf of all batsman.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
But if you're if you're a serious cricket out like Batsman,
you'd rather get knocked out than out. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I've got so Oh Steve Smith won, Joffra zero sucked in.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
I bet he doesn't stay fit for the Ashes next year.
That's what I wanted to play because I love watching
he doesn't play in the Asses. Again again, there's a
lot of pace in this team too. Yes, Mark in
there as Wellson Bowler over the can Bowl. Is he
turning himself into a villain?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
Oh yeah, who will be a villain? Not in this
champions Trophy but next Ashes series? If he is in
the squad bright and cast. Just take one look at
him and tell me he does not look like guy
you don't want to run into.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
Because you have tats. He does have an arm sleeve.
Look at this, Look a look at that you do
not want to run in.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
I tell you what if he plays in the Ashes
and he will be Oli Robinson two point zero? Yes, definitely, No,
definitely he.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
Could be a lovely guy. That's why Ben Stokes picked him.
Don't judge by his cover, lads. There's some good guys
maybe one in not many, you know what, not many
cricketers have a lot of tattoos. It's a great observation.
Do I have whether it has a bunch of best
(22:52):
cricketers with tattoos? Would be cool? Great chat?
Speaker 1 (22:56):
Who has Livingston? Obviously all the hypers are always you
haven't yet injured.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
They're one player though. I guess Ben Duckett on Jacob
Beth I was gonna leave after you man, but it
actually being serious. Harry Brook as well. We haven't even mentioned.
There so many good battles. Joss Butler is the captain.
Ben Duckett, Butler always hits big scores as well. They have,
they have.
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Their batting has been susceptible against India recently in the
T twenty and ODI I series in the middle order
has broken down a little bit.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
The good news is they don't face India in this
group stage.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
They don't but the May and the final, which we'll
get yes, yes, But also they've seen a few clips
floating around on Twitter.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
That's where I get my cricket. Watch your Twitter.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
They've just put it together a compilation of Harry Brook's
dismissals in the recent T twenty series.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
You watching that and it's all from spin Bowling. So
have they found a little chink in the arm. The
fact that you know that is actually very good. I'm
going to I'm worried.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
About why it was watching What do you mean I
just liked for a minute.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
It's just these dismissals normally watch his minute videos anyways.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
True, I'm going to butcher his pronunciation, so I'm not
going to say his name, but leg spinner from India Varun,
I'm going to say his name.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Javra Karthy. Yeah, butchered that. I think that was pretty good.
Don't click off Indian. But Leo hat in the comments below,
he just I think he might have exploited how he
brook a little bit. Maybe that middle order is susceptible,
but on paper it is as we would say, delicious. Yeah,
(24:33):
I think I had it said when I was in
my lunch. But I'm not like Bruce. This team is good.
It's very good.
Speaker 1 (24:40):
Anyway, we're talking about five big booms. Oh my god,
no big booms England.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
What's their past mark make the final? How many teams have?
Can fail? Not every team will hit their past. I
reckon there's a few unknowns in this. Now I'm going
to go semi finals past because no, this is England cricket.
They have to make the final. They made the rules
of this game. They don't make the phone. That is true,
all right, And the country the people are a joke.
(25:06):
Maybe if my cousin is watching.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
Become Australian. All right, last team, I think this is
the best and I won't. I don't know about the
best team. But South Africa fifth in the world in
the rankings. There's a very well rounded team.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
I don't know if you guys think it's I think
it's similar to New Zealand but better. I think, yes,
I think New Zealand have a better team.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
You guys that haven't taken that next step from New Zealand, Yeah,
I think even my next step yet.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
Really their bowlers as Class and Mark or Miller, I
don't remember that much.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
I really like Class and I don't know why say
like that. What's the chance Teacher Ricks and Superstar?
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Really hope that's like a slur in.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
It means one, two, three, four hundred, let's go anyway, Markram,
Class and and who is the one? Miller are all
proven white ball specialists. Yes, that can dominate like Yanson
as well as well. So I just think they've got
a very deep batting line up. They've got bowlers.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
I think they do.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
I just mentioned five of their plays, mentioned three Yanson,
Class and Mark them and then you guys, I.
Speaker 2 (26:25):
Think I think we've got a deeper betting lineup and
not if places this is this is a hole there
there's a little cloud. Yeah, I don't know, there's a
picture painting.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
I have convinced myself, much like Leo convinced himself with
Stri Lanka that the Cup last year that South Africa
based are.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
You going to You're going to back Strilncha in this tournament?
They should do like a Tier two champions trophy. Yeahlanker
would win that.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
They've also got some great names probably, they've got some
great names in this Ryan Rickleton, yes.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
Right, where's the where? I don't think he's playing the burg.
I want to see Burger Corwyn shout his name Big
John John Alas the highlighter wasn't playing. What would highlighted
(27:24):
Breen Breen for South Africa? Maybe?
Speaker 1 (27:26):
I like it?
Speaker 2 (27:27):
Mind us never to get him on the show with
the green screen behind us, you look bored? That would
be funny South Africa. What's the past? Mark? Make the semis?
Speaker 1 (27:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Making final? They're going to be gonna be good the past.
You can't do that, somebody. I've that so many teams too,
I think I think of the group. Yeah fair enough. No,
I would say SAMs All right, let's quickly go through
these the winner of the one who regresses through.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
Oh yeah, sorryubcriestes through group. But I forgot we just finished, Adam. Sorry,
I'll just re touch it. If can't stand Australia, England
and South I think England and the Alia. Okay, I'm
going to South Africa, South Africa and England.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Is that going South Africa? Is that in Australia.
Speaker 1 (28:09):
Don't make it time, we didn't do Australia. Somebody into
Australia won the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
Yeah, oh that's make it.
Speaker 1 (28:16):
We'll lose to is making me sick in the semi
I talked up South Africa so much that I forgot
about Australia.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
That's not good. So who are the bowlers going to replace?
Coms nose We're back probably soon.
Speaker 1 (28:27):
We don't know who else? Maybe Nick, No, no, your
pilot's good. Maybe yeah, we probably anyway, actually asked off it.
Oh my god, Australia South Africa.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
Not going to make it. I'm still going to England
South Africa because I just can't stand. Let us know
in the comments.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Let us know in the comments that we're all wrong.
All right, win, Who's going to win the tournament, is
gonna win the champions.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
Try hands because I think we agree. I don't think
we do, because look what he's got in the run sheet.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
No me and you?
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Oh oh yeah, the camera Look then the camera. Who's
gonna be luds in? Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. I
think that when they've got the best team on paper,
what do you do with paper? Exactly right, even though from.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
The environment that would be bad. I'm going to Africa, lads.
I think there's their time to shine. They haven't done
anything for about thirty years in a big tournament.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
There's an argument for us.
Speaker 1 (29:27):
No.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Time to shine. There's their time to shine. I love
their team.
Speaker 1 (29:31):
I love a bit of pinary class. And he's going
to step up. Roberta He's going to step up as well.
So I'm going to go there in just think some
difference you always like sometimes straight down the line, something different.
Speaker 2 (29:41):
There we go cool most runs. Who's going to make
more from me.
Speaker 1 (29:50):
For on this?
Speaker 2 (29:53):
I'll go first.
Speaker 1 (29:53):
I'm going to go Benjamin Duckett. I don't even know
if his name is actually Benjamin. I'm sure it is
ben Duckett. I think he's an absolute beast from England.
I don't like the way he carries on or it
looks things like that, reacts sometimes. But he's an absolute beast.
He showed at the Stars, he's shown at England and
in the top order that he's just a beast and
he can make runs quickly.
Speaker 2 (30:12):
You can hit bombs for a little guy. So I
want to go Ben. It looks like a little goblin.
He's a good player before, he's pretty sure. Yeah, I
can't really talk about that stuff, you know what, because
I think India are going to go all the way
in Indian I know you guys weren't like this, but
(30:33):
it's your fine. Stay with it, stick with the gun,
stick with the guns. Yeah, Okaya or Josh Butler Okay.
Speaker 3 (30:46):
Interesting interesting to see because I think he should play,
but I don't know if he will Jay as well.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
For me, yeah, Gill over him. But I just think
at the top of the order he should play like
he's He's surpassed.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Gill in my opinion. And your man man charm O,
I think will open. He made a century recently and
I think it was England.
Speaker 1 (31:11):
Yeah, I think James Well Jaspell don't mind that for
most friends, all right, most Wickeds to finish off, lads, interest.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Let me go first most wickets. This could be rough.
I'm going to go. I'll go with Russia. You can't. Oh,
before you wrote down someone else, you know, I was
going to say, remember, oh, I didn't write that. You
wrote that I got Yeah, yeah, Russia, you can't. All right, Rush,
I don't mind that.
Speaker 3 (31:38):
I'm going to go a deal Rashid from England, Yes, yes,
anyone can and Russia.
Speaker 2 (31:48):
I think that deal Rashid will be He's experienced as well,
former former number one in the world. Boller can spin
it both ways, great flight, great drift. Love him all right.
It feels like Australia feels like he's been around for
He's a lot older than I think'll be thtick. All right, lads,
I'm going to go thirty six, thirty six.
Speaker 1 (32:10):
I'm going to go Mitchell Stark. I know it's not
a spinner. The man in the od I cars is
so underrated. He's underrated in just in general.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
We don't give him enough plaudits. He's he's so good.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
He just knows how to get so many wickets and
even in you know, we're saying spinning conditions.
Speaker 2 (32:24):
Even in Srilanka. He was getting just taken three like
that's unbelievable.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
On those sort of decks. And it's going to be
similar to limited overs. I reckon, he's going to dominate.
He just needs he needs to.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
Why Humon's and hazeled out, He's got to stop up?
Speaker 1 (32:37):
True?
Speaker 2 (32:38):
Why maybe first play well like he was out of
form or something that makes me Yeah, no, he's not
out of form, definitely not. But yep, we need a
bowler to be in the top three wicket takers. Yep,
I agree, I want to step up. I agree. All right.
That's a bit sad we haven't tipped Australia, but that's
all right. They can still do it. They tip them
to make the that's right. We don't put the pressure
(32:59):
on them and make ourselves looks like it looks like
it look like absolute mugs. Again, you don't a mug
or do we for social clips?
Speaker 1 (33:07):
No?
Speaker 2 (33:10):
Enoughies now we could, but that's a separate commisation, all right,
all right? That is what that that was? There was
stuffs got coming home from the NBA the wards last night.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
Probably that stops with the cricket Today's show before I
lose my voice and before we turned into absolute cows mate.
We'll continue to this show every week. He's back into
Zi mode. Get right around, stop talking, get right around
the show. Make sure you subscribe. Thank you very much
the Joe behind the camera, Thanks Leo. And that's another
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Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.