October 4, 2024 • 7 mins
The White Ferns have snapped their 10-match losing streak with an emphatic win over India at the T20 Womens World Cup.
Former White Fern Frankie Mackay joins Piney to discuss the unexpected win for the team.
“They came out with great intent. Openers put on a really good partnership to get things started, India looked rattled, and the really pleasing thing for me with that New Zealand side is they just didn't take the foot off the throat.”
“They just did not give an inch back.”
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
The White Ferns have broken the ten game losing streak
with an essential victory against India. ND. The White Ferns
have recorded a comprehensive fifty eight run win over India
in their opening match at the T twenty World Cup
in Shajah. New Zealand made one hundred and sixty for
four in their twenty overs, Sophie Devine leading the way
(00:34):
with an unbeaten fifty seven off thirty six deliveries. India
bowled out for one hundred and two, Rosemary Mayor taking
four wickets and lea to who who three? Let's bring
in former White Ferns All Round are in sixty matches
across T twenty and One Day International formats Now commentator
and cricket analyst Frankie McKay. Frankie, thanks for joining us.
(00:54):
This looks really convincing. One sixty for four plays one
hundred and two all out. Did you see this coming
after ten straight defeats for the White Ferns in this format?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, I actually will will admit that. Yeah, I had
a little inkling there that it could be a successful
game for the White Suns. I just thought with the
way that they played in Australia, I thought there were
lots of good signs in the T twenty games leading
up to this World cut. I think then the way
they went into their warm up games, I think there
were lots of positives. And I actually reckoned from from
(01:27):
having a look at those warm up games. I saw
the opposite in India. I think they looked a little underdone.
I think they looked a little rusty, and they've kind
of come out and they've said, this is our best
T twenty team ever, We've got a sports cycle on
board now, we are so prepared to have a crack
at this and I just thought, actually, I think that
potentially they're anything but so it really felt like the
New Zealand side were in a really good place to
(01:48):
be able to try and take them on right from
game one, and I think they did. They came out
with great intent, openers put on a really good partnership
to get things started. India looked rattled and the really
pleasing thing for me with that New Zealand side is
they just didn't take the foot off the throat. They
just did not give an inch back, so really for me,
really really pleasing signs to kick things off.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Sophie Devine was fairly bullish in the postmatch press conference,
insisting that been playing this way and not getting the
results is that valid Frankie or did something change?
Speaker 3 (02:17):
I think there's a little bit of validity to it.
I think that the way that they have worked over
the last year or two on how they want to
play crickets, they've been really strong in their ideas on
what they want to do, and I think it's always
hard because they haven't then necessarily actually gone out and
played that well. And so I think the ideas have
been there of how they want to play and how
they want to take the game on, but they just
(02:37):
haven't actually been able to execute it. So I think
it takes a really strong team to be able to
cop some of the criticism and deal with some of
the outside noise around the results and how things are going,
and actually be able to kind of stick to script
and stick to that. They know that when they play well,
this is what the performance is going to look like,
and it's just trying to put those things in place.
So I think it can be a little hard at
(02:59):
times to justify that to the outside world. I think
it's hard when you're not winning games to keep saying, well, actually,
we're doing the right stuff, we're training really hard, we're
taking all the right boxes. We know this performance is there,
but no one now sees it quite yet. So I
think really good for them, And it's just a little
bit of self belief as well. You know, you winning
is a habit. If you continue to lose those games,
(03:20):
that will chip away a bit of a self belief.
So the fact that they are able to get a
win and a big win to start things off, I mean,
I think they're in a really good place, and I
actually think that team knows they're in a really good
place as well.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Now, Rosemary Maya four for nineteen lea to her who
three for fifteen. A Pace Bowl is going to be
a bit more important than we thought they might be
at this World Cup.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yeah, you get to see a little bit of a
difference between the two venues between Dubai and char j A.
You're going to expect that perhaps as well. Under lights
that the seamers are going to have to do a
little bit more of the work. The ball is going
to go around a little bit. And also I think
that as the tournament progresses, that's where you'll maybe see
that the spinners come into it more. They got the
tournament a little bit last minute, so maybe the preparation
(04:04):
and the amount of surfaces they've got to go won't
quite be as per norm And obviously it's roasting hot
over there. I think of thirty eight to thirty nine
degrees to the game. So I think the longer the
tournament goes on, the more you're going to see the
spinner's come into it. And teams have definitely gone over
with plenty of spin bowling resource, but early games have
shown there's definitely a little bit early on for the
(04:25):
Seamas and they can put some real pressure onto.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Now only the top two in each of the five
team groups make the Semis. Three time defending champions Australia
in our groups, so this is probably a silly question,
but how big a result is this against India to
our tournament hopes of progressing through to the semi finals?
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Massive, massive. I mean you look at the way the
pools were drawn, and everyone's kind of talked about our pools,
the pool of dish a little bit and that you
had to be right on the ball right from game one.
You've got India first, you play Australia second. You run
the risk that if you don't win one of those
first two games, the next year, your tournament's all but
over and a little bit like what we saw with
the Black Cats at the recent TEA twenty World Cup.
(05:05):
If you're not on your game to start with, then
it's over very very quickly. So I love the way
that this White Sensed team. They've had that series against Australia,
They've had warm up games, they are fully prepared, ready
to go, and they've shown it right from game one.
The cool thing is now, if they turn up and
they beat Australia, it puts a lost next to India
or a lost next to Australia. Those two teams then
(05:25):
have to play each other. Only one of them is
getting out of it with a win, so that basically
will end the tournament for one of the I'd say
the two top favorites to go home with the cup.
So I don't think you can you can understate this
result at all. I think it is huge for this
New Zealand team. I think the confidence they're going to
gain from the fact that it puts you in contention.
You inter more games, you're talking semi finals, and then
(05:47):
all of a sudden you've only got to win two
games and cricket from there and you're going home with
a big Cup at a big fat check as well.
So I think that is it's massive. It'll put a
real dent in the confidence of India as well. They've
got a lot of pressure on their shoulders. And look
the way the Australian team has played that recent series
against US, played their warm up games. They are very
big and I think every team around the world at
(06:08):
the moment is looking at them saying, hey, they've come
to a World Cup list with no meg learning, not
playing that well. Actually this is our time to tip
them up. And the Australian GOLs they'll feel the pressure too,
They will definitely feel the pressure of expectation being defending champs.
So for mine, I think you could not have scripted
a better win. Contributions from your top order. Seema's doing
(06:29):
a good job, Sinner's contributing. It just felt like one
of those performances where you know, I feel the coaching staff,
You go home and could not be happier with how
that started.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Brilliant summary, Frankie, A very good way to start for
the White Ferns. Long may this continue over the next
month or so. Thanks for taking the time for a
chat as always.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Oh no, ws Plinty always every to talk, especially when
we're winning and hopefully we get to talk about winning
a World Cup too. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Well, let's hope, so, Frankie, let's hope. So it started
off pretty well. Frankie McKay joining us former White Ferns
All Round It and now cricket commentator.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Faine. Listen live
to News Talk ZEDB weekends from midday. Follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
The White Ferns have broken the ten game losing streak
with an essential victory against India. ND. The White Ferns
have recorded a comprehensive fifty eight run win over India
in their opening match at the T twenty World Cup
in Shajah. New Zealand made one hundred and sixty for
four in their twenty overs, Sophie Devine leading the way
(00:34):
with an unbeaten fifty seven off thirty six deliveries. India
bowled out for one hundred and two, Rosemary Mayor taking
four wickets and lea to who who three? Let's bring
in former White Ferns All Round are in sixty matches
across T twenty and One Day International formats Now commentator
and cricket analyst Frankie McKay. Frankie, thanks for joining us.
(00:54):
This looks really convincing. One sixty for four plays one
hundred and two all out. Did you see this coming
after ten straight defeats for the White Ferns in this format?
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, I actually will will admit that. Yeah, I had
a little inkling there that it could be a successful
game for the White Suns. I just thought with the
way that they played in Australia, I thought there were
lots of good signs in the T twenty games leading
up to this World cut. I think then the way
they went into their warm up games, I think there
were lots of positives. And I actually reckoned from from
(01:27):
having a look at those warm up games. I saw
the opposite in India. I think they looked a little underdone.
I think they looked a little rusty, and they've kind
of come out and they've said, this is our best
T twenty team ever, We've got a sports cycle on
board now, we are so prepared to have a crack
at this and I just thought, actually, I think that
potentially they're anything but so it really felt like the
New Zealand side were in a really good place to
(01:48):
be able to try and take them on right from
game one, and I think they did. They came out
with great intent, openers put on a really good partnership
to get things started. India looked rattled and the really
pleasing thing for me with that New Zealand side is
they just didn't take the foot off the throat. They
just did not give an inch back, so really for me,
really really pleasing signs to kick things off.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Sophie Devine was fairly bullish in the postmatch press conference,
insisting that been playing this way and not getting the
results is that valid Frankie or did something change?
Speaker 3 (02:17):
I think there's a little bit of validity to it.
I think that the way that they have worked over
the last year or two on how they want to
play crickets, they've been really strong in their ideas on
what they want to do, and I think it's always
hard because they haven't then necessarily actually gone out and
played that well. And so I think the ideas have
been there of how they want to play and how
they want to take the game on, but they just
(02:37):
haven't actually been able to execute it. So I think
it takes a really strong team to be able to
cop some of the criticism and deal with some of
the outside noise around the results and how things are going,
and actually be able to kind of stick to script
and stick to that. They know that when they play well,
this is what the performance is going to look like,
and it's just trying to put those things in place.
So I think it can be a little hard at
(02:59):
times to justify that to the outside world. I think
it's hard when you're not winning games to keep saying, well, actually,
we're doing the right stuff, we're training really hard, we're
taking all the right boxes. We know this performance is there,
but no one now sees it quite yet. So I
think really good for them, And it's just a little
bit of self belief as well. You know, you winning
is a habit. If you continue to lose those games,
(03:20):
that will chip away a bit of a self belief.
So the fact that they are able to get a
win and a big win to start things off, I mean,
I think they're in a really good place, and I
actually think that team knows they're in a really good
place as well.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Now, Rosemary Maya four for nineteen lea to her who
three for fifteen. A Pace Bowl is going to be
a bit more important than we thought they might be
at this World Cup.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yeah, you get to see a little bit of a
difference between the two venues between Dubai and char j A.
You're going to expect that perhaps as well. Under lights
that the seamers are going to have to do a
little bit more of the work. The ball is going
to go around a little bit. And also I think
that as the tournament progresses, that's where you'll maybe see
that the spinners come into it more. They got the
tournament a little bit last minute, so maybe the preparation
(04:04):
and the amount of surfaces they've got to go won't
quite be as per norm And obviously it's roasting hot
over there. I think of thirty eight to thirty nine
degrees to the game. So I think the longer the
tournament goes on, the more you're going to see the
spinner's come into it. And teams have definitely gone over
with plenty of spin bowling resource, but early games have
shown there's definitely a little bit early on for the
(04:25):
Seamas and they can put some real pressure onto.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Now only the top two in each of the five
team groups make the Semis. Three time defending champions Australia
in our groups, so this is probably a silly question,
but how big a result is this against India to
our tournament hopes of progressing through to the semi finals?
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Massive, massive. I mean you look at the way the
pools were drawn, and everyone's kind of talked about our pools,
the pool of dish a little bit and that you
had to be right on the ball right from game one.
You've got India first, you play Australia second. You run
the risk that if you don't win one of those
first two games, the next year, your tournament's all but
over and a little bit like what we saw with
the Black Cats at the recent TEA twenty World Cup.
(05:05):
If you're not on your game to start with, then
it's over very very quickly. So I love the way
that this White Sensed team. They've had that series against Australia,
They've had warm up games, they are fully prepared, ready
to go, and they've shown it right from game one.
The cool thing is now, if they turn up and
they beat Australia, it puts a lost next to India
or a lost next to Australia. Those two teams then
(05:25):
have to play each other. Only one of them is
getting out of it with a win, so that basically
will end the tournament for one of the I'd say
the two top favorites to go home with the cup.
So I don't think you can you can understate this
result at all. I think it is huge for this
New Zealand team. I think the confidence they're going to
gain from the fact that it puts you in contention.
You inter more games, you're talking semi finals, and then
(05:47):
all of a sudden you've only got to win two
games and cricket from there and you're going home with
a big Cup at a big fat check as well.
So I think that is it's massive. It'll put a
real dent in the confidence of India as well. They've
got a lot of pressure on their shoulders. And look
the way the Australian team has played that recent series
against US, played their warm up games. They are very
big and I think every team around the world at
(06:08):
the moment is looking at them saying, hey, they've come
to a World Cup list with no meg learning, not
playing that well. Actually this is our time to tip
them up. And the Australian GOLs they'll feel the pressure too,
They will definitely feel the pressure of expectation being defending champs.
So for mine, I think you could not have scripted
a better win. Contributions from your top order. Seema's doing
(06:29):
a good job, Sinner's contributing. It just felt like one
of those performances where you know, I feel the coaching staff,
You go home and could not be happier with how
that started.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Brilliant summary, Frankie, A very good way to start for
the White Ferns. Long may this continue over the next
month or so. Thanks for taking the time for a
chat as always.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Oh no, ws Plinty always every to talk, especially when
we're winning and hopefully we get to talk about winning
a World Cup too. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Well, let's hope, so, Frankie, let's hope. So it started
off pretty well. Frankie McKay joining us former White Ferns
All Round It and now cricket commentator.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Faine. Listen live
to News Talk ZEDB weekends from midday. Follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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