Justin Langer: It's A Big Day For Australian Cricket

Fresh off a plane from India, Cricket legend Justin Langer phoned Lisa & Russell to chat about The Ashes and boy is he excited. He talked debuntantes, injuries and thoughts on the quailty of the Perth pitch.Tune in to hear the chat in full. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
David Letterman does a show on Netflix called My Next
Guest Needs No Introduction, and this is how I feel
introducing this guy. Justin Langer is with us.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good morning, Hello guys, Thank you so much. It's nice
to be talking to you.

Speaker 3 (00:15):
A big day for as it's a very big day
after you've had a big night. You've just flown in
from India.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yes, oh yeah, that's that's normal life, unfortunately or fortunately,
but I'm ready to go. I can't remember waking up
or even last night in bed being so excited about
a game of crickets. Line. Yeah it is. It's been
such a build up to this Test series, but it's

(00:44):
now here. This is what mattered. Now it's here and
you know our stadium in terms exactly. It's just so exciting.
I'm really I'm pumped.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
Actually, it's been a while since we've had one here,
so everyone's excited.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Run's excited. That's a full crowd for the next three days.
Hopefully the boys, the cricketers can put on a great
show for us.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
Well, let's talk about the team. Brendan Doggett and Jake
weather Or have been selected to make their debut and
Cameron Green is in the team just a little bit
further down.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yeah, it's it's really nice that we know what there's
been so much speculation and hype and opinion for the
last few months. So Jake whether he's a kid from Darwin,
first kid ever from Darwin to play test cricket, which
is a nice things been around a lot. Yeah. So
and first Brendan Dogget's so like a Greyhound late this
theme is fit as you like and Greyhound Dogget also, yeah,

(01:43):
where you go might be my coverage call today Greyhound.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Oh my god, I would be so if.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
You're a genius. If that makes a headline tomorrow when
he takes five weekends from the Greyhound Dogget, I'll see
you the commission.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
I'd just be thrilled that you used my line.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
There you go, there, we're just starting it.

Speaker 3 (02:08):
It is the first ASHES tested since twenty seventeen because
of course that whole COVID thing through things through a
spanier and that works a few years back.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah, and there's nothing like, I mean for us in
our world, in our business. This is as big as
it gets. I mean me, I'm fifty five years old
and I've been watching Ashes cricket in England and Australians
the little kids. So I'm sure there's lots of kids
now who are looking forward to watching it. Ultimately, that's
what it's about. I mean, we all like to watch
the cricket if the kids can get inspired, and the

(02:40):
playing sport and on a big stage like this, and
you know that's a great thing.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
Justin in fact, you and Lisa and I were quite
little kids the last time England won a Test in
per nineteen seventy eight.

Speaker 1 (02:53):
We all God Dad would have had be holding the
area exactly.

Speaker 3 (02:57):
Don't move, don't. We would have had bigger collars and
longer hair back then.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yes, there was siding a function last night and they
bought up a highlight and I had the best head
of hair you've ever seen. Now, how time flies, But yeah,
that is there's all these great memories of growing up
with ashes cricket and now right today at ten twenty
this morning, there's more history to be made. So it's

(03:24):
very exciting.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Justin what do you have thoughts on the pitch? What
can we expect there?

Speaker 2 (03:31):
Yeah, I always a lot of talk about it, but
look it's perst it'll be fast, bouncy and but as
usually always the next question, what's going to happen when
someone wins the toss? And England have shown for a
long time that they like to bowl first and Australia
like to bat first. It might be a bit of
a Clayton's toss actually, I think Australian like that. And
England they've got some great fast bowlers there. They'll be

(03:54):
roaring in there at the Perth Stadium on a very fast,
bouncy wicket.

Speaker 3 (03:59):
The Azsies we've got no commings, no Hazelwood. How do
you think we're going to go without those two?

Speaker 2 (04:04):
Yeah? Massive blow? There you take Look, you take any
the best talent out of any team or any business,
or take you two out of the studio. Yes, it
goes very good.

Speaker 3 (04:14):
Show you sometimes different.

Speaker 2 (04:19):
Yeah, well we always think that. I mean my wife
probably thinks if I'm out of the house it's a
better household too. Sometimes. So prediction. Sorry, those to a
big loss, massive loss. Prediction. That's going to be a
great game. It's going to be an arm wrestler of
a series. But I'm always going to say Australia.

Speaker 1 (04:37):
And prediction for the series.

Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yeah, there you go, that's your prediction. And what do
we call him Brendan the go hound Dog.

Speaker 1 (04:49):
Greyhound Dog. All right, now, happy birthday. We know it's
your birthday to day, let's hope that sorry, let's hope
the team gives you a birthday gift that you can get.
It's so nice to talk to you. It's always nice.

Speaker 2 (05:07):
To be It's going to be huge. Thanks. I have
a great day and a great Christmas.

Speaker 3 (05:12):
All right, and let's hope we can keep that winning
streak since nineteen seventy eight going here in Perth.

Speaker 2 (05:17):
Uh yes, thanks Justin, that's the plan. Thanks dog having
good dame.

Speaker 3 (05:22):
Thanks Justin. There you go,