Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sportsreader on Black Caps win in India, Liam Lawson Sao Paulo F1, All Blacks Twickenham win

The Black Caps took out an unprecedented clean sweep in India, Liam Lawson races in the Sao Paulo F1 and the All Blacks scraped by with a tight result in Twickenham.

Newstalk ZB Sportsreader Andrew Alderson joins Ryan Bridge to recap the weekend’s packed sporting schedule.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Cricket Andrew Aldison's here.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Hey greetings, Ryan. This is one of the well not
only New Zealand's greatest Test series victory, but arguably one
of the best in cricketing history.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
Wow, so I could see you getting all excited.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
I'm pretty you know. It's a monumental achievement to beat
India three nil at home, especially a full strength in
the inside. They're a juggernaut and for zeal to do that,
especially without came Williamson, Trent Bolton the like to be
able to turn that around, and I just I just
Betell eleven four, one hundred and sixty will young player
of the series filling in for Kan Williamson effectively, it's

(00:37):
it's remarkable.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Did we have a great one or did they have
a shocker or a bit of both?

Speaker 2 (00:42):
A bit of both. But I think you'd have to
hand credits in New Zealand the way they were able
to just play India out of the contest and spin
India out of the contest with Santana in the second test.
He said on combat at India with pace in the
first game, but then again in the in the third test.
I just Putell just delivering any this is the same
ground one get A Stadium where he picked up the

(01:04):
fourteen wickets including the ten for back in December twenty
twenty one, but able to deliver again in the town
of the city of his birth.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Right Formula one. It's on back on in Polo after
rain delayed the qualifying yesterday. How's old Liam doing?

Speaker 2 (01:19):
Liamb last report was seventh. I think it was, and
in fact, looking up there now seventh through twenty four
of the sixty nine laps max for stuff in the
big Mover, moving from seventeenth on the grid up to
sixth currently in the race and George Russell leading the
way over Lando Norris. A bit of debate about Norris too.
I think going off it was an aborted start, large stroll,

(01:41):
flying off the track in the formation lap, and I
think he took off too early in the next phase,
so that some debate over with there'd be some penalty there.
But from a New Zealand perspective, Lawson again performing strongly
in seventh. So far it's quite weird. Yeah, the conditions
like to forward the start.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
Does that does that benefit Lawson? Or they were all
kind of about the same. I suppose everyone drives in rain,
and I.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
Think it'd be tricky. Yeah, you want your wipers on, Ryan,
You know.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
I noticed the commentator. So the commentator's voice was quite
excited on lap one, But you don't maintain that energy
for seventy laps, do you. I'm assuming that you calm down.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
His Davy Cross' his voice voice is always strong on
lap one, right, and then on the on the penulcement
and ultimate laps of the race in particular.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
But he chills out in the middle.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Pretty hard to maintain that tempo throughout, much like it
is for the drivers themselves, I imagine with the cars.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
I was listening to our own voice of Rugby on
Turn on newsk early Sunday morning for the All Blacks.
Tight we sort of just got there in the end.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, I'm speaking of crescendos and peaks, except Elliot would
have been in form And that was a tight result
at Twickling, one of the toughest cauldrons to go to
in the world of rugby eighty two thousand in fine voice, swinglow,
sweet chariot combating the All Blacks a haka, but yeah,

(03:12):
that was a terrific result. They were able to hold on.
I mean of course England, George Ford missing a couple
of kicks of the drop goal and also the penalty.
But Damian McKenzie with that fine conversion to Mark Delaya's
solo evident into the corner, really the right winger getting
there and creating that match winning try and McKenzie coming
on as a sub in delivering with the kick from

(03:32):
the corner. So yeah, all from the sideline, I should say,
so yeah, fine result.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
Fine result, just fine. Not great tim Yeah, I.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
Think it was just an even contest and it was
just tough going for the All Blacks, England putting up
the decent show. I mean what the real standout player
for me having watched it was Wallace Titi blind side flinker.
He keeps going from strength to strength and just he
was a tower of strength for the All Blacks. And
and you know, this first season is remarkable.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
Brigant Andrew, great to have you on the show. There
was Andrew Willison. It'd be Sports Celebrating twenty five minutes. Honestly,
it is like a little party out there between Liam
Lawson and the cricket. For more from Early Edition with
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