October 26, 2024 • 6 mins
One former Black Cap was pleasantly surprised by the team's record-shattering test win.
New Zealand's men's cricketers have claimed a first test series win in India - clinched with a 113-run victory in game two in Pune.
Craig Cumming explained that hopes weren't high ahead of the match, but the team turned themselves around and walked away win a win in 'tough' conditions.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Historic victory for the black Caps last night, claiming their
first ever Test series win in India. The result is
not only the black Caps first ever series victory on
Indian soil, but it's India's first Test series loss since
twenty twelve, ending a streak of eighteen straight series victories.
To talk about the win, I'm joined by former Black
(00:33):
Cap Craig Coming. Thanks so much for being with us.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Craig, my pleasure, my pleasure.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Did you see that coming?
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Now? It's been a week I think where we'd all
put a hands up as supporters on New yell And
cricket and say we didn't see probably the wife UN's
winning the World Cup, and even New Zealand winning the
first Test was probably a surprise, especially after they lost
in Sri Lanka, and you know there was away bit
of soul searching and I suppose as fans, where are
we but disheartened? But then to go to this Test
(01:03):
match after winning the first Test match, you just don't
expect anything to go in your favor when it comes
to the conditions, the pitch you know, India will be better.
But Tom Latham did a great thing. He won the
toss and betted first and then they played brilliantly. You know,
Mitch Satner again came into the side because Michael Bracewell
has come home for the birth of a child and
(01:24):
not really probably performed brilliantly with the ball over his career,
probably to the expectations that we've all had for him
for many years, and to go out and perform the
way he did. I think the bravery of the way
they played with their bat are really proactive, and I
thought Tom Latham's captaincy was superb. So so if I
put my hand on my heart, Prince's God, No, I
(01:44):
wouldn't say I predicted it, but gee was it was
so worth watching and it's the toughest place to go
and play cricket and to come away with you know,
our first series win is a really special moment for
especially the players, but obviously all the fans that have
watched many many hidings that we've had over the years.
When we go to India.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Put it into perspective, Craig, I mean, how big is
this win by the Black Cats.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's probably like beating the All Blacks, you know, two
Test matches at Eden Park. Yeah, you know, if we
put it into context to what we used to you know,
India just don't lose at home or if they lose
a Test. They lost the first Test to England last
year and then they went on and beat them in
the next four. So you know, you've just got it's
just tough. It's it's conditions. It's hot, it's humid, you know,
(02:31):
you sweat, it's tough on your concentration. You then play
on pictures that are very, very different, the complete opposite
to what we're probably used to to playing on and
what we grow up and our natural instincts are, and
then against a team that normally performs brilliantly in its
own conditions. So yep, we've beaten the All Blacks two
nil at Eden Park with four houses and you know
(02:53):
we've got a chance to go to win three nil.
But yeah, this is you know, the World Test Championship
is probably one of the greatest moments. If you could
beat Australia in Australia, that would be right up there,
that would be equivalent to because that's that's as hard
as it gets, as well, and we've got not a
very good record over there either. But you know this
is this is nearly at the year rest of Test
cricket for New Zealan.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Keeping all that in mind, just the conditions and things,
what was key then to the performance to get this victory.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
In the toss just makes such a difference. And I
know that's that's a luck thing, but being able to
bat first, but I think, well, two things to that
to me was how proactivele how aggressive we were with
the bat. It was one of those ones if you
if you just probably naturally bat and play the ball
on its merit, you're probably going to get out eventually.
(03:44):
And especially with Ashwyn and Jadasia who performed so well
at home, but they were able to be, you know,
super aggressive. They took really good options. You know, that
first innings total, you never know what it's going to
be like and to see how well you bowl, and
then Mitch Satner just bowled beautifully in that first innings.
As soon as you get a one hundred run lead,
you still have to bat well and I was super
(04:05):
like Tom Laith and things in the second a second
knock was outstanding to get close to one hundred on
those conditions and it just put pressure on them. And
one of the other thing that's to that to me
was Tom. You know they've gone in with you know,
a slightly different bottle cap. But he was more patient,
I think with his balls, like he he really let
sat and the probably just get into his work. You know,
(04:27):
Phillips played a big role, whereas maybe in Sri Lanka
we chopped and changed our bowlers a lot. You know,
Ages battl didn't get a lot of bowling, and he's
probably your number one spinner going into this Test match,
so you know you've got to have all the things
going away. But I just thought their positivity and their
ability to take the game to India and not set
on that India dictate. We went at them and knocked
(04:47):
them off their stride and I think that was a
real key moments and you know throughout the whole Test match.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Craig, what's the significance of this victory without Kane Williamson.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
You know, again I put into content's like playing a
test match, you know, when we were good without Richie
Mcaurer or called Dan Carter, you know Cain for you know,
scale factor obviously number one because he's our best ever better,
but just also his experience. I mean he'll be in
the background and helping, but his experience out in the middle.
But what I will say happens is sometimes, you know,
(05:21):
you know, if you get rid of the big oaks,
the little trees can grow. And we're seeing that. I
thought even Will Young battled away. I thought he played
beautifully in the second thing. He's only got twenty five
or something, but it's given him an opportunity. And yeah,
I mean he's the greatest ever cricketer in my eye.
You know, him and Sir Richard Hadley sit along with
the pattern mall but it just allowed other players to
(05:42):
show their skills. And you know, maybe and also thinks
he helps, you know, Tom Latham being out in the middle,
you know sometimes if you've got too many cooks and
not saying Kain in the fears because he doesn't. He's
a wonderful supporter and his team first. But probably glowed
Tom just to do what he wanted to do. Instead
of looking over his shoulder and maybe asking questions and thinking, hey,
i'll go unspected Kine, he just trusted his instincts and
(06:04):
I thought, yeah, his captain c throughout this Test match
was outstanding and it sets us up beautifully for the future.
It was a big call by them to get rid
of Tim Saudi or Tim Sowdi to step down. It
was a very much a team first call from Tim,
which you'd expect if people know Tim closely, that he
is about the team. But it just allowed Tom to
go out and do what he does as a captain.
(06:26):
He's a very different letter. He's a quieter person, but again,
cricket's one of those games where the captain has the
major influence on a game. You still make all the decisions.
You're not connected with walkie talkies. You know, you've still
got to trust your instincts and I thought the way
he led aside and his decision making his fields as
bowling changes I thought were outstanding.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Craig, thanks so much for your thoughts. Really appreciate your
time this morning.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudken, listen
live to News Talks the'd Be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Historic victory for the black Caps last night, claiming their
first ever Test series win in India. The result is
not only the black Caps first ever series victory on
Indian soil, but it's India's first Test series loss since
twenty twelve, ending a streak of eighteen straight series victories.
To talk about the win, I'm joined by former Black
(00:33):
Cap Craig Coming. Thanks so much for being with us.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Craig, my pleasure, my pleasure.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Did you see that coming?
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Now? It's been a week I think where we'd all
put a hands up as supporters on New yell And
cricket and say we didn't see probably the wife UN's
winning the World Cup, and even New Zealand winning the
first Test was probably a surprise, especially after they lost
in Sri Lanka, and you know there was away bit
of soul searching and I suppose as fans, where are
we but disheartened? But then to go to this Test
(01:03):
match after winning the first Test match, you just don't
expect anything to go in your favor when it comes
to the conditions, the pitch you know, India will be better.
But Tom Latham did a great thing. He won the
toss and betted first and then they played brilliantly. You know,
Mitch Satner again came into the side because Michael Bracewell
has come home for the birth of a child and
(01:24):
not really probably performed brilliantly with the ball over his career,
probably to the expectations that we've all had for him
for many years, and to go out and perform the
way he did. I think the bravery of the way
they played with their bat are really proactive, and I
thought Tom Latham's captaincy was superb. So so if I
put my hand on my heart, Prince's God, No, I
(01:44):
wouldn't say I predicted it, but gee was it was
so worth watching and it's the toughest place to go
and play cricket and to come away with you know,
our first series win is a really special moment for
especially the players, but obviously all the fans that have
watched many many hidings that we've had over the years.
When we go to India.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Put it into perspective, Craig, I mean, how big is
this win by the Black Cats.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's probably like beating the All Blacks, you know, two
Test matches at Eden Park. Yeah, you know, if we
put it into context to what we used to you know,
India just don't lose at home or if they lose
a Test. They lost the first Test to England last
year and then they went on and beat them in
the next four. So you know, you've just got it's
just tough. It's it's conditions. It's hot, it's humid, you know,
(02:31):
you sweat, it's tough on your concentration. You then play
on pictures that are very, very different, the complete opposite
to what we're probably used to to playing on and
what we grow up and our natural instincts are, and
then against a team that normally performs brilliantly in its
own conditions. So yep, we've beaten the All Blacks two
nil at Eden Park with four houses and you know
(02:53):
we've got a chance to go to win three nil.
But yeah, this is you know, the World Test Championship
is probably one of the greatest moments. If you could
beat Australia in Australia, that would be right up there,
that would be equivalent to because that's that's as hard
as it gets, as well, and we've got not a
very good record over there either. But you know this
is this is nearly at the year rest of Test
cricket for New Zealan.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Keeping all that in mind, just the conditions and things,
what was key then to the performance to get this victory.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
In the toss just makes such a difference. And I
know that's that's a luck thing, but being able to
bat first, but I think, well, two things to that
to me was how proactivele how aggressive we were with
the bat. It was one of those ones if you
if you just probably naturally bat and play the ball
on its merit, you're probably going to get out eventually.
(03:44):
And especially with Ashwyn and Jadasia who performed so well
at home, but they were able to be, you know,
super aggressive. They took really good options. You know, that
first innings total, you never know what it's going to
be like and to see how well you bowl, and
then Mitch Satner just bowled beautifully in that first innings.
As soon as you get a one hundred run lead,
you still have to bat well and I was super
(04:05):
like Tom Laith and things in the second a second
knock was outstanding to get close to one hundred on
those conditions and it just put pressure on them. And
one of the other thing that's to that to me
was Tom. You know they've gone in with you know,
a slightly different bottle cap. But he was more patient,
I think with his balls, like he he really let
sat and the probably just get into his work. You know,
(04:27):
Phillips played a big role, whereas maybe in Sri Lanka
we chopped and changed our bowlers a lot. You know,
Ages battl didn't get a lot of bowling, and he's
probably your number one spinner going into this Test match,
so you know you've got to have all the things
going away. But I just thought their positivity and their
ability to take the game to India and not set
on that India dictate. We went at them and knocked
(04:47):
them off their stride and I think that was a
real key moments and you know throughout the whole Test match.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Craig, what's the significance of this victory without Kane Williamson.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
You know, again I put into content's like playing a
test match, you know, when we were good without Richie
Mcaurer or called Dan Carter, you know Cain for you know,
scale factor obviously number one because he's our best ever better,
but just also his experience. I mean he'll be in
the background and helping, but his experience out in the middle.
But what I will say happens is sometimes, you know,
(05:21):
you know, if you get rid of the big oaks,
the little trees can grow. And we're seeing that. I
thought even Will Young battled away. I thought he played
beautifully in the second thing. He's only got twenty five
or something, but it's given him an opportunity. And yeah,
I mean he's the greatest ever cricketer in my eye.
You know, him and Sir Richard Hadley sit along with
the pattern mall but it just allowed other players to
(05:42):
show their skills. And you know, maybe and also thinks
he helps, you know, Tom Latham being out in the middle,
you know sometimes if you've got too many cooks and
not saying Kain in the fears because he doesn't. He's
a wonderful supporter and his team first. But probably glowed
Tom just to do what he wanted to do. Instead
of looking over his shoulder and maybe asking questions and thinking, hey,
i'll go unspected Kine, he just trusted his instincts and
(06:04):
I thought, yeah, his captain c throughout this Test match
was outstanding and it sets us up beautifully for the future.
It was a big call by them to get rid
of Tim Saudi or Tim Sowdi to step down. It
was a very much a team first call from Tim,
which you'd expect if people know Tim closely, that he
is about the team. But it just allowed Tom to
go out and do what he does as a captain.
(06:26):
He's a very different letter. He's a quieter person, but again,
cricket's one of those games where the captain has the
major influence on a game. You still make all the decisions.
You're not connected with walkie talkies. You know, you've still
got to trust your instincts and I thought the way
he led aside and his decision making his fields as
bowling changes I thought were outstanding.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Craig, thanks so much for your thoughts. Really appreciate your
time this morning.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudken, listen
live to News Talks the'd Be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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