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Speaker 1 (00:00):
A bit of a change of pace. Everyone knows how
much I love my sport and it's been fantastic to
see the growth of cricket here in the Northern Territory
on a national and on an international level. And we
saw the success of the two T twenty International Games
between Australia and South Africa last year. And still to
come is the return of international Test cricket to Darwin
(00:23):
for the first time since two thousand and four, with
Australia to face off against Bangladesh. Now ticket's going on
sale today from eleven am and we are hoping that
one of our own is going to be in the
squad joining us in the studio. Is Territory and Jake
weather Ll, good morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Morning.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Thanksdan, lovely to have you on the show. Now tell
me it's an exciting time for cricket in the Northern Territory.
What does it mean to you to see this growth
and to be able to play here at home?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Yeah, I understand that the relevance the impact is going
to have on the territory and community or the two
A community.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Obviously, I was here in.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Sersand and three as a young kid and that inspired
me to play cricket. So hopefully, you know, when the
kids can come out there and watch the game and
hopefully watch.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Myself walk out there to play, they're inspired to.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Take up a cricket batt or continue their journey and
know there's a pathway to the international field and that
they want to be a part of it.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
There's been such a huge, like you know, a huge influx,
I guess of people wanting to play cricket here in
the Northern Territory at the moment. It's fantastic to say, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
I think it's at the combination of the fact there's
we played in sush cricket recently here the t twenties
and then the Test match coming up, and I think,
you know, kids are seeing a pathway to playing Test
cricket when sash creet in general, which is where you
want to be. It's the biggest dream of ever kid
in Australia. So the fact that it's actually plausible coming
from the territory is pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Yeah, we always see that line, you know, you can't
be what you can't see, but it's so important, isn't it. Like,
particularly if you live in regional parts of Australia and
I know for us in Daha, and we see ourselves
as a capital city and we are a capital city,
but in a lot of ways we are a regional
a regional place. So it is so important to have
these big games and for our young ones to be
able to see that. You know, they can watch you,
(02:08):
they can go hey, I might do that one day.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think that's you know, that makes me super proud
to think that I might be able to inspire that.
I know how much, as I said, the impact of
having your heroes around you is such a big thing.
Obviously when they came up here, having Jason Gillespi and
Brettley and stuff like.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
That around me, I just wanted to be a part
of it.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And if you don't see that, as you said, you
don't sometimes you go towards a different sport or different
different jobs.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
So you know, we want more people playing cricket, especially
for my in the film take.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
How old were you when those players were here in Darwin?
Do you remember it was.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Certain three, so it would have been nine probably then, And.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Do you remember that moment and think.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Oh, well I did.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
I thought, you know what these rock stars year and
stuff like that, and I've always been a chouvenistic sort
of person, so I just want to.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Be like I just wanted to be like them basically.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
So cool. I love it. I grew up like around
a lot of sports, so I love you know, I
love that, and I love that, you know, it sparks
something in you from a really young age and look
at you now. It's awesome. Hey, you tell me. Given
the success of the T twenty matches and now Test
cricket returning, would you expect Darwin to then feature more
frequently in the international schedule during the summer.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
I understand the hardness of getting up here and playing
cricket up here, but at the same time, like from
a selfish.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Point of view, i'd love it more happened.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Obviously, we've got amazing weather during this time of year,
and to not take advantage of it, it's pretty it's pretty.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Hard not to. So I think for more cricket, the better.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Obviously, then Tea cricket are doing a great things by
getting more games up here domestically and a lot of
teams coming up here now from interstate and we get
more internash cricket.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
The better, and I guess, you know, the problem for
us sometimes is the wet season as well and during
the usual schedule of summer of cricket. Do you reckon
there be a way that we can work around that.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Yeah, it's always different.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
It's always difficult with the fact that you know in
our off season, which is our off season now is
the on season here, so and that journally means you've
got to travel overseas to play because it's their seasons. Obviously,
if you have like an series and stuff like that,
you've got to go across to there and play. But
if there's a break in that in that and there's
an opportunity to play, I think it's a great opportunity
because it is opposite season. There is no cricket down
(04:09):
South be able to play obviously with the weather. So
I think it's a great opportunity to play series like
Bangladesh and other teams like that that you know, we
don't get opportunities to play too often with now.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I know that of course Australia's ranked number one in
Test cricket versus Bangladesh seventh at the moment. Do you
still expect a battle?
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I think we saw recently in the One Day as
They've got a really strong team at the moment, so
some quick bowlers, which is pretty exciting. But yeah, I
think it probably doesn't reflect where they are at the moment.
They're playing some really good cricket. But at the same time,
we've got a very experienced group that had a lot
of success, so it should.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Be a good challenge. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Now, look, I am not an expert when it comes
to cricket. But when is the team going to be
announced for that big, big game?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Yeah, probably two days before.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
So how's that for you? Like you must be wanting
you like you'd be wanting to be here for it,
would you.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yeah, I'm hopefully I'm here in some capacity. Yeah, But
wanting to play, Yeah, wanting to.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Play, I definitely, I'd absolutely love to play. But at
the same time, yeah, when you get to a certain
age and you play too much cricket, you sort of just,
you know, you just accept what happens. I'll be as
ready as I can be for it, for it. But
at the same time, if you tap on the shoulder
the time I play, I'll be I'll just go to
my room and swear.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
But but you get over Yeah, I'll get over it.
I'll just go and cry.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
But but I'm sure you know, whatever happens will happen
to you.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Oh well, I think that we as territories would love
to see you playing in that match. Tell me what's
it like for you when you're back to Darwin and
you're here. What's the reception from everybody and what do
you like to get up to while you're here here?
Speaker 3 (05:37):
The reception is really nice there.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Obviously, everyone's really kind and you know, I've got still
a lot of close mates living here, so I see
them quite a bit. But at the same time you
get a bit of stick as well too, which is great.
Everyone sort of either tells you how badly you went
or how well you went, so it's good.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
They sort of get brought down to earth when you
come back home.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
That's an aussy thing, but it's a real territory thing,
isn't it is?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
It is is you can't get two big issues, so
which is probably what I do sometimes. I'm not gonna
lie arrogant sometimes, which is like it's a confessed thing.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But I'd just do that. Go fishing, That's all I
probably do.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
You know, my wife is I've spent a fair of
time away I've been away living in Tasmania for a
long time, so if there's any chance to come up
and go fishing, that's the only reason I get the
time of company this.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
So, what's your biggest catch?
Speaker 2 (06:23):
It's not that big actually, Lake Alexander was right when
we were not allowed to fish there, But when I
was a kid, I sort of break in and sort
of just go fishing there.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Caught my biggest barrow there, which is pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
So how funny do you know what? My son is
an avid fisherman, he's only thirteen. Loves it. He said
to me, Mom, can I try and catch a milky
at like Alexandra. I'm like, no, We're gonna get fine.
Speaker 3 (06:42):
I was always to do that all the time a
baby haven. Oh yeah, yeah, so you.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
See to go there every day must be part of
growing up in the territory. That must be like a
ride of passage.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
I guess exactly right.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Let's yeah, That's why I'd tell my wife all the time.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
It's the grayst place to grace kids. I love it
here night. Yet, because I get through that, I didn't
feel like I had any restrictions.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
I get writing everywhere, go fishing everywhere, and as I said,
I was still on my mates yesterday. My dad didn't
see me for three or four days, so I was
always at a mates out all fishing, so it was great.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
I love it, Jake. Lovely to speak to you this morning. Hey.
Tickets go on sale today as well cricket dot com
dot Au from eleven am. People will be able to
purchase those tickets just for general admin as or general
admission as I understand it. But really good to catch
up with you this morning, Lovely to have a chat.
Thank you, thank you all the beasts
A bit of a change of pace. Everyone knows how
much I love my sport and it's been fantastic to
see the growth of cricket here in the Northern Territory
on a national and on an international level. And we
saw the success of the two T twenty International Games
between Australia and South Africa last year. And still to
come is the return of international Test cricket to Darwin
(00:23):
for the first time since two thousand and four, with
Australia to face off against Bangladesh. Now ticket's going on
sale today from eleven am and we are hoping that
one of our own is going to be in the
squad joining us in the studio. Is Territory and Jake
weather Ll, good morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Morning.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Thanksdan, lovely to have you on the show. Now tell
me it's an exciting time for cricket in the Northern Territory.
What does it mean to you to see this growth
and to be able to play here at home?
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Yeah, I understand that the relevance the impact is going
to have on the territory and community or the two
A community.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Obviously, I was here in.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Sersand and three as a young kid and that inspired
me to play cricket. So hopefully, you know, when the
kids can come out there and watch the game and
hopefully watch.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Myself walk out there to play, they're inspired to.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Take up a cricket batt or continue their journey and
know there's a pathway to the international field and that
they want to be a part of it.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
There's been such a huge, like you know, a huge influx,
I guess of people wanting to play cricket here in
the Northern Territory at the moment. It's fantastic to say, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
I think it's at the combination of the fact there's
we played in sush cricket recently here the t twenties
and then the Test match coming up, and I think,
you know, kids are seeing a pathway to playing Test
cricket when sash creet in general, which is where you
want to be. It's the biggest dream of ever kid
in Australia. So the fact that it's actually plausible coming
from the territory is pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Yeah, we always see that line, you know, you can't
be what you can't see, but it's so important, isn't it. Like,
particularly if you live in regional parts of Australia and
I know for us in Daha, and we see ourselves
as a capital city and we are a capital city,
but in a lot of ways we are a regional
a regional place. So it is so important to have
these big games and for our young ones to be
able to see that. You know, they can watch you,
(02:08):
they can go hey, I might do that one day.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think that's you know, that makes me super proud
to think that I might be able to inspire that.
I know how much, as I said, the impact of
having your heroes around you is such a big thing.
Obviously when they came up here, having Jason Gillespi and
Brettley and stuff like.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
That around me, I just wanted to be a part
of it.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And if you don't see that, as you said, you
don't sometimes you go towards a different sport or different
different jobs.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
So you know, we want more people playing cricket, especially
for my in the film take.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
How old were you when those players were here in Darwin?
Do you remember it was.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Certain three, so it would have been nine probably then, And.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Do you remember that moment and think.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Oh, well I did.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
I thought, you know what these rock stars year and
stuff like that, and I've always been a chouvenistic sort
of person, so I just want to.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Be like I just wanted to be like them basically.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
So cool. I love it. I grew up like around
a lot of sports, so I love you know, I
love that, and I love that, you know, it sparks
something in you from a really young age and look
at you now. It's awesome. Hey, you tell me. Given
the success of the T twenty matches and now Test
cricket returning, would you expect Darwin to then feature more
frequently in the international schedule during the summer.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
I understand the hardness of getting up here and playing
cricket up here, but at the same time, like from
a selfish.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Point of view, i'd love it more happened.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Obviously, we've got amazing weather during this time of year,
and to not take advantage of it, it's pretty it's pretty.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Hard not to. So I think for more cricket, the better.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Obviously, then Tea cricket are doing a great things by
getting more games up here domestically and a lot of
teams coming up here now from interstate and we get
more internash cricket.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
The better, and I guess, you know, the problem for
us sometimes is the wet season as well and during
the usual schedule of summer of cricket. Do you reckon
there be a way that we can work around that.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Yeah, it's always different.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
It's always difficult with the fact that you know in
our off season, which is our off season now is
the on season here, so and that journally means you've
got to travel overseas to play because it's their seasons. Obviously,
if you have like an series and stuff like that,
you've got to go across to there and play. But
if there's a break in that in that and there's
an opportunity to play, I think it's a great opportunity
because it is opposite season. There is no cricket down
(04:09):
South be able to play obviously with the weather. So
I think it's a great opportunity to play series like
Bangladesh and other teams like that that you know, we
don't get opportunities to play too often with now.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I know that of course Australia's ranked number one in
Test cricket versus Bangladesh seventh at the moment. Do you
still expect a battle?
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
I think we saw recently in the One Day as
They've got a really strong team at the moment, so
some quick bowlers, which is pretty exciting. But yeah, I
think it probably doesn't reflect where they are at the moment.
They're playing some really good cricket. But at the same time,
we've got a very experienced group that had a lot
of success, so it should.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Be a good challenge. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Now, look, I am not an expert when it comes
to cricket. But when is the team going to be
announced for that big, big game?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Yeah, probably two days before.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
So how's that for you? Like you must be wanting
you like you'd be wanting to be here for it,
would you.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yeah, I'm hopefully I'm here in some capacity. Yeah, But
wanting to play, Yeah, wanting to.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Play, I definitely, I'd absolutely love to play. But at
the same time, yeah, when you get to a certain
age and you play too much cricket, you sort of just,
you know, you just accept what happens. I'll be as
ready as I can be for it, for it. But
at the same time, if you tap on the shoulder
the time I play, I'll be I'll just go to
my room and swear.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
But but you get over Yeah, I'll get over it.
I'll just go and cry.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
But but I'm sure you know, whatever happens will happen
to you.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Oh well, I think that we as territories would love
to see you playing in that match. Tell me what's
it like for you when you're back to Darwin and
you're here. What's the reception from everybody and what do
you like to get up to while you're here here?
Speaker 3 (05:37):
The reception is really nice there.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Obviously, everyone's really kind and you know, I've got still
a lot of close mates living here, so I see
them quite a bit. But at the same time you
get a bit of stick as well too, which is great.
Everyone sort of either tells you how badly you went
or how well you went, so it's good.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
They sort of get brought down to earth when you
come back home.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
That's an aussy thing, but it's a real territory thing,
isn't it is?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
It is is you can't get two big issues, so
which is probably what I do sometimes. I'm not gonna
lie arrogant sometimes, which is like it's a confessed thing.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But I'd just do that. Go fishing, That's all I
probably do.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
You know, my wife is I've spent a fair of
time away I've been away living in Tasmania for a
long time, so if there's any chance to come up
and go fishing, that's the only reason I get the
time of company this.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
So, what's your biggest catch?
Speaker 2 (06:23):
It's not that big actually, Lake Alexander was right when
we were not allowed to fish there, But when I
was a kid, I sort of break in and sort
of just go fishing there.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Caught my biggest barrow there, which is pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
So how funny do you know what? My son is
an avid fisherman, he's only thirteen. Loves it. He said
to me, Mom, can I try and catch a milky
at like Alexandra. I'm like, no, We're gonna get fine.
Speaker 3 (06:42):
I was always to do that all the time a
baby haven. Oh yeah, yeah, so you.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
See to go there every day must be part of
growing up in the territory. That must be like a
ride of passage.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
I guess exactly right.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Let's yeah, That's why I'd tell my wife all the time.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
It's the grayst place to grace kids. I love it
here night. Yet, because I get through that, I didn't
feel like I had any restrictions.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
I get writing everywhere, go fishing everywhere, and as I said,
I was still on my mates yesterday. My dad didn't
see me for three or four days, so I was
always at a mates out all fishing, so it was great.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
I love it, Jake. Lovely to speak to you this morning. Hey.
Tickets go on sale today as well cricket dot com
dot Au from eleven am. People will be able to
purchase those tickets just for general admin as or general
admission as I understand it. But really good to catch
up with you this morning, Lovely to have a chat.
Thank you, thank you all the beasts
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