D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Tim Southee resigning as Black Caps captain

A whitewash test series defeat to Sri Lanka was Tim Southee's trigger to step down as Black Caps test captain.

Tom Latham will take the reins with immediate effect, beginning with three tests in India starting in a fortnight.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave says this was the right move on Southee's part.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Duh. See. Wal the Grave is on Sports Talk this
evening and he's with me. Now, do you agree with me?

Speaker 2 (00:04):
Darce?

Speaker 1 (00:04):
It was the right call to take out the guys.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
And we've got former tests been a former test coach,
one day coach for other Black Cats, John Bracewell on
the program this evening up after seven o'clock to talk
about that. I think that's we're all on the greens
around this, that it is the right call? Are we
four consecutive? Well, every one I've.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
Talked to, well, it's the first time that in three
days that I've had people on the text machine agreeing
with something I've said. So I'm delighted. Yeah, no, I'm
pleased that.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
I mean, but is there no capital gains involved in
this decision? Sorry? Check? Yeah, I listened to.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
It's a you know, it's you don't want to diminish
what he's achieved because he is a bona fide Black
Cats legend. But I don't know. I just think everything
about the last twelve hours has suggested to me a professional,
dignified response to what is ye a pretty obvious problem.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
All about team, all about team, and that's been the
strength of the black Cats for sometime now, four consecutive
pretty horrible defeats. Granted it the hands of Australia and
Sri Lankra at home, so that is difficult. But he
sat back and gone, I'm not bowling as well as
Easter Bowl. I don't know if I can juggle both
of these demands after two years. I want to continue
my career and more importantly, I want the black Caps

(01:16):
to taste success. I need to do this. And so
he did it, and I think we all commend him.
On Matt, I don't know if he'll go back to India.
He might have a cup of tea to lie down.
Become the start of the home season when England turn
up ham on the green Seemers, maybe we'll start seeing
decent spells from Tim South which opens up the door

(01:37):
for Matt, Henry and O'Rourke to take over those duties.
So you've got to commend and pat on the back.
Well done to him.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
So the Saders look set to Signers look set to
sign the former Wallaby James O'Connor.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Yeah, James O'Connor has been all around the world, sixty
plus caps. Very smart decision, very wise. This isn't very
good decision. Interesting this is a place saver, isn't it. Yeah, yeah,
this is that they're waiting for Richie Moran to come back.
Gone rich for you. Well, Fergus Burke has just been

(02:14):
off to Saracen. So there's a lot of juniors trying
to make their way through, and indeed they will eventually
push through, but they need a senior guy in there
who can basically steady the ship and say to these players,
this is what you do, this is what I've experienced.
Like he was so green when he first turned up,
Little Justin bieber Reesk was and he he was, but

(02:35):
now he's not. Now he's a big, mottled, muscular, massed
rugby player. It's been all over the shop and if
that gets over the line, which we led to believe
through various sources, this would be great for the Crusaders.
Not only have they got a half decent draw to
start next season, but now they've got someone who is
controlling it and that's so important. So yeah, it's James O'Connor.

(02:57):
He has had a bit of a past, but that's okay.
I'm quite happy about that.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
Very good. Thank you, Darcy Waaldergo will be with us
tonight for Sports Talk from seven o'clock on News Talks.
He'd be thank you for your text as well. Jack,
totally agree with you. First time it's happened in days
is what Jack. Saudi was once good, but no mass
retired gracefully. Don't go to India, Jack, You obviously have
never watched him, Saudi bat he's never respected his working.
It really annoys me, says Mus. Do you remember his

(03:25):
very first innings, Maus, I think it was his test debut.
He took five for. He was only about nineteen years old,
took five for, came out and smashed seventy something seventy seven,
remember that.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
And he's carried that for the rest of his career
because everyone thought he comes down next all round, and
I think that's probably the worst thing that could happen
to him. Yeah, I've had stood on his sticks for
a duck. It probably would have been better for a spread.
I'll get out of your studio.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
No, it's all right, it's just it's nice to reminisces
on such things. That was a great day, so that
he's what thirty five, and that was sixteen years ago. Yeah,
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