Jason Pine: Sportstalk host on Tim Southee's final match and whether Auckland FC can maintain their winning streak as they play Melbourne

This weekend’s cricket will see an end to Tim Southee’s career in his 107th match.

The Black Cap’s ‘lost comfortably’ in both Wellington and Christchurch.

Can Auckland FC make it seven from seven this weekend? Sportstalk host Jason Pine said it’ll be tough as they play Melbourne FC on Saturday night.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You can right now Jason Pinemer's Sport. Good afternoon, Jason, Hello, Ryan,

(00:04):
good to have you on. Do you ride motorbikes?

Speaker 2 (00:06):
You no, No, recreationally many years ago, but no, no,
I stick to the four wheels.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
Yeah, it's a difficult one because a lot of people,
I mean, it's obviously people who are very passionate about
doing it, but it is more dangerous, so I guess
people have to pay their way. But anyway, let's talk
about sport because we've got obviously weekend sport coming up
midday to three tomorrow and Sunday on News Talk SEB.
What can we expect from this third New Zealand English
England cricket Test, starting in Hamilton tomorrow.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Well, I hope a lot better showing from the black
Caps for starters. You know, they've been underwhelming by their
own admission in the first two Test matches, are losing
comfortably in christ Church and and Wellington. So while this
is effectively a dead rubber and a three match series,
there is a lot of pride to play for. And
let's not forget it'll be Tim Soudy's one hundred and
seventh and final Test match. I would imagine everybody inside

(00:56):
that change your room would want to send him out
on a high. And while the back end of his
career has been a little bit controversial in terms of
his underperformance compared to his career figures and the fact
that maybe he shouldn't have gone on this long, the
factor is he'll remain, by the numbers, one of our
great fast bowlers. So I'd love to see a fairy tale.
They don't always happen in sport ryan as we know,
or in general life, but i'd love to see Tim

(01:18):
Soudy play a prominent role in his last Test in
a win over England. But I guess we'll have to
wait for the next five days to play out to
find out whether there's a happily ever after here.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
Yeah, because they've named something after him, haven't they. Is
it part of the picture?

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah? One of the ends is the Tim sour the end,
so so yeah, you'd have to think that that means
he's playing.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Sure, I don't think it's just ceremonial.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yeah. One of the ends of the cent and Park
is he'll come in from the tu the end, so yeah,
I get the feeling he'll be in the eleven.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
You can't have it Tim South the end with no
Tim Saudi. That's right, Ken Awkland, you see make it
seven from seven this weekend.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
It'll be tough Melbourne City on Sunday night. This is
probably their biggest challenge of the season for a couple
of reasons. One, they have to go over to Melbourne
to play them only, as has been widely publicized, had
to go to Australia once in the first six games,
and that wasn't even too an away ground. It was
in New Night round where all the teams went to
Sydney over the same weekend. Secondly, Melbourne sid here a
good side up to fourth of They had a very

(02:14):
comfortable when last week and look, I think you know
Auckland f C have done everything they possibly could in
the first six games. I mean played six one six,
considered just the one goal late and last weekend's derby
went over the Phoenix. It'll be tough for them, but
who knows. I mean you speak about fairy tales. This
one has started very well for Auckland FC, so I'm
pretty sure they'll think they can continue it on Sunday

(02:35):
night at Amy Park and.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Melbourne brilliant Jason thank you so much for that. Good
to have you on Jason Pine Weekend sport host, midday
till three tomorrow and Sunday right here on news Talk SEBB.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
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