Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on the All Whites losing to England in second World Cup warm-up match

The hard work won't stop for the All Whites following a creditable 1-nil loss to world number 4 England in a Football World Cup warm-up in Tampa.

A Harry Kane header late in first half added time provided the only goal as New Zealand worked tirelessly in oppressive heat.

Sportstalk host Jason Pine recapped the match further.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, the time is now eighteen minutes after four.
Jason Plain, I've been told we're not talking cricket.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
We cared if you like Andrew.

Speaker 3 (00:07):
I mean, it would be a shorter conversation than some
of the other things we could talk about. But like
this Test match, fairly short Test match.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Look, the lu terrible. We're here now, are we? Yeah?
It really was, wasn't it.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Not a not a single batter and our team got
fifty Glenn Phillips forty four not out and the second
dig I think Carle Jamison was the next high score
just about with I think Commic got forty one.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
But I mean, really that the pitch.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
I know we've talked a lot about the wicket, but
both teams had to play on it, and England just
did a lot bit. Our bowling was good if we're
looking for a silver lining, but our batting absolutely needs
some work before the second Test.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Now, the latest thing that happened at the tennis Zverev
has finally got himself a Grand Slam. Admittedly because everybody
else got sick or pulled out or lost, but yeah
he got one finally, Yeah.

Speaker 3 (00:51):
Absolutely, and you know he wore this tag didn't it
for a long time. The best player never to win one.
A breakthrough, you'd probably call it. I think he's been
in three previous Grand Slam finals and lost them all.
He was pushed to a deciding fifth set, but its
Flavio Kabali was clearly tiring in the fifth and Verev
won that six one. So I know, well done to

(01:12):
Alexander Verev. He's been he's been there or thereabouts. It
must feel very nice to finally take it off.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Yeah, he's a controversial fello though, but we won't go
into that. Do I have to apologize to you because
I said, well, England's going to destroy us in the football,
but in fact one nill to England's with the just
an incredible goal of course to the freak mister Kane.
We finally had had some defense.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
I thought we were okay.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
Yeah, I thought we were very good defensively compared to
Haiti and that was a low bar. You and I
spoke about that last week. That was, you know, really
one that they'll be very happy to put into the review.
Mira a lot better against England. I was pleased to
see Darren basely stick with the starting side until about
the hour mark. He made one change at half time,
but didn't make multiple changes like he did against Haiti.

(01:58):
And yeah, they'll be pleased that they didn't get run
over by a team that's ranked fourth in the world.
The only or the main thing now to look at
for this team, Andrew, is how they're going to score
some goals. No goals against Hateen, no goals against England.
Can't progress out of a group without scoring goals. It'll
be mainly I think, set peace time where we'll be

(02:19):
at our most threatening.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
But when those opportunities come and just gone. You see that?

Speaker 1 (02:22):
Do you see what Francis de Veris finally gets on
He finally gets a free kick from near the halfway.
Sam's are right into the box. We'll get our first
corner And that was That was halfway through the second half,
and I think, yeah, okay, we're a long ball deliverer.
But you know what I notice England, if they're anywhere
near the goal anywhere can we They'll have a crack.
Whereas we go we seem to suddenly get paralyzed and dinner.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
Yeah, it's it's not a new thing. You know.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
We've always been quite a good defensive side. Right through
you know, generations of players really, but we've never smashed
teams well, teams outside of our own confederation. I'll qualify that. Look,
chances aren't going to come along very often. You have
to be clinical. You have to take the chances that arrive,
create them three, four, maybe five a game. You have
to finish them when they come along and done well.

(03:07):
This time next week we'll be on the eve of
the first game against Iran, so looking forward to seeing
how they go.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
One touch shoot, That's how I used to coach my
ten year olds, you know, one touch pass or shoot
and that's it. At Monico Grand Prix, Kimmy Antonally, I
was doubtful last year when I heard that his name
was up, But my gosh, he's had one hell of
a season.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Six in a row, isn't it.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yeah, I think it was it five, six and ribe.
But anyway, it's a long stretch, isn't it. And Monico
is hard to pass on and there was a lot
of chaos. His car sort of fell apart, and you know,
got pen lies and stuff. Liam Lawson man a career
best finished fifth. He's he is not that far away
from the others and the Driver's Championship. He's well inside

(03:49):
the top ten. He is absolutely outpointing Arvid g Lindblad,
his teammate. I think Liam Lawson's.

Speaker 2 (03:55):
Just just very quietly getting the hang of this. I
think he's having a really.

Speaker 1 (03:59):
Good years, A couple of points behind Ghasly.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
Yeah, how good? How good? Well?

Speaker 1 (04:03):
I want him to yeah, but I really want him
to beat Ghastly because Gasly did Brendon Hartley no favors
back in the day, and I want this french Man
to pay.

Speaker 2 (04:14):
You've got a long memory and try I know that's.

Speaker 1 (04:16):
Exactly right, all right, hey, and I've got a text
to saying no mention of Paul Cole.

Speaker 3 (04:22):
Well, let's mention a third British Open title in a row. Look,
one of our one of our great one of our
great champions in squash. I think he's up there now
with with Dame Susan du Voi as one of our
absolute greats of the game. We've had others as well,
the likes of Ross Norman and such like, but Paul
Cole isn't rarefied here among our squash players now.

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