Wellington Blaze cricket team is one for one as they head into their second game for the Super Smash this afternoon.
Coach Jonny Bassett-Graham talks to D'Arcy Waldegrave about what the team have learnt so far and what drove them to early success.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldegrave from News Talks B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, great to have you on board. Big day
for you and the Wellington Blades. Of course you are
coaching are the athletes. Second game in the Super Smash,
so just warming into it. But you've already had a victory,
so your confidence levels, I'm presuming are high.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
You have one from one.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I guess you can't ask for a better start, but
it's pretty much early days in the tournament. So yeah,
we're happy with the win, but I guess it's pretty
level level heads here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Better being than none from one. You got to take
the good don't you surely.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Johnny, Yeah you do. You're doing this game for sure.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
But I guess it's it's twenty twenty cricketer A lot
does and can go on and in the game, so
I guess I just take a game by game approach.
So once it's done with, you know, we reflect and
check all the good stuff and take the key sort
of pieces of learning we can and then we go
(01:13):
on to the next one.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Thanks for not saying learnings, Johnny, I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Well, it's not a word.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
I'm going to put that on tape for twenty twenty
four and they carry it with me for the rest
of the year. Twenty twenty five is probably morest the
point shows out today. I am. So, let's talk about
lessons from the first up fixture, key changes that you
need to implement. Things are happy with, Things that really
upset you? What would they be?
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (01:41):
What upset me is that there not a lot to
be fair of the game. Probably got you know, a
little closer than we might have liked, but on the
back of some pretty good betting from the Brave Girls,
I thought, so, Yeah, I guess just little parts of
how we can I guess keep pressing our advantage when
(02:04):
momentum does swing our way sort of a part of
what we discussed in the changing room after the game,
but I guess it was more. Yeah, there's plenty of
positives in that game. I thought the way we got
into the game and managed the power play was terrific.
(02:25):
Sort of set the game up, and we had a
bit of a difficult part and the sort of next
six overs going up to around the twelfth over where
we but I guess we were able to build a
fantastic partnership with with the Cursesters and to see one
hundred run partnership in twenty twenty cricket was I guess
(02:48):
pretty incredible to watch, to be honest.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they just took the.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Game on and played some really just quality credit shots.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
It was yeah, to be honest.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
We're talking with Johnny Bessett Graham. He's the head coach
of the Blaze, the Wellington women's team in the Super
Smash women's competition. So our sister's doing particularly well and
when you consider the what your first few wickets, they
went fairly fairly cheaply. So watching these ladies carry that
pressure from a coach's point of view, what do you
(03:21):
see in the way they approach coming in when you're
on your heels, I suppose.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
You're talking more around.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
I guess the two curves there in terms of their innings, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
For sure. I guess they from the from the outside
looking at how they.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Approached it, and they just seem to absorb the pressure
really well. They kept their games really simple because we're
trying to toilet spread cliche.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Isn't it, And it's you know, you feel awkward.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Saying it, but we just keep talking to them around,
you know, trying to take a ball by ball approach
and not getting too far ahead.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
We don't need.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
To start at a really high scoring rate. It's actually
around just trying to play good cricket shots and knowing
what your strengths are, sticking to them and playing a
little bit more of a reactionary approach as opposed to
premeditating too much and feeling like you need to get
(04:19):
after bowlers. So I was really, I guess thrilled to
see how they went about that and just sort of
rode the wave of the innings. You know, is always
going to be big overs and small overs, but they.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Just sort of keept really level throughout.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Have you got the best method for playing T twenty
because if you have, I'd love to know it. It'd
probably be the answer of the decade, Winder. Is there
a philosophy that very much as you said there around
just each ball at the time and just keep working through.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
I'm a young coach. I don't have the answers.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
That's sort of how I want to talk to the
team about it. I do think that there's a from
a batting perspective, a touch of a perception that you
do need to score very quickly from the outset, and
particularly at the start of your innings. You betters feel
the need to push the game forward, and you certainly
(05:13):
want to have a positive an aggressive mindset, But I
don't think that need to be heading boundaries from ball one.
I think there's more time in the game then we
really sort of appreciate a time. So that's sort of
a lot of the messaging we're giving.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
You've got a bit of a rock star turned up
for your side as well. What's it like dealing with
the least pair.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Well, it's fantastic.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I guess I've already spoken a little bit about this
already to have I guess a world class.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Player join your group.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
As a massive bonus to see how.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
She goes about her her preparation the girls.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Where they spoke incredibly highly of how she came into
the to the hartle throughout the game when wickets were falling,
just her level head and succinct messaging to the team.
So just it's a massive, I guess bonus for us
to about, yeah, have her in our in our training
room and then to support our our girls.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
You said you're a young coach still learning the ropes
a little overwhelming dealing with someone like Elise perri a
Mealiac curred to kind of roll on in, do you
feel like you still can coach them? And you've got
a thing to say With all due respect, Johnny.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I think in all professions there's a you know, a
little bit of that South doubt at times. But they're
just fantastic people, So I sort of you're a little
bit daunted at the the moment. I sort of answered
the call to to join the Blaze, but I sort
of reflected pretty quickly, and they're the way they've played
(06:54):
over a period.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Of time, the success they've had.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
It's actually a really, I guess, great opportunity to come
in and work with such experienced players. So I sort
of tried to turn that on its head as opposter
looking at it too in such a daunting manner.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
More just enjoyed the opportunity to.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Work with such experienced players who, you know, I can
certainly support some of their their game, but they're also
going to be able.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
To support a lot of my growth as well, So
I sort of see it both ways.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Twelve forty gets underway, Sex and Over and Nelson finally
Central Hinds they've well the opposite to you at the
start of the season. But as far as threat to
concern when you look to beat them down figuratively, of course, Johnny,
what do they bring?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
I think they're pretty good all round side. I've obviously
got a couple of white fans there in pretty hand
and boling line up, so yeah, I think that's going
to be a little bit of a challenge. But I
guess we're just talking more Again, it's it's classic cliche stuff,
but we're just talking a whole lot about managing ourselves
(08:03):
and how we look to approach our game and not
sort of focusing too much on the opposition as such.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, cliches and cliches for a reason. There's nothing wrong
with saying that they develop and build that way because
they're true. So Johnny Bassett Graham, I wouldn't worry about it.
Have a wonderful afternoon, wishing you the best of luck
and thanks for joining us here on News Talks EB.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Thank you mate, Thank you for.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
More from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave. Listen
live to News Talks B on Saturday mornings, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldegrave from News Talks B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Good morning, great to have you on board. Big day
for you and the Wellington Blades. Of course you are
coaching are the athletes. Second game in the Super Smash,
so just warming into it. But you've already had a victory,
so your confidence levels, I'm presuming are high.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
You have one from one.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
I guess you can't ask for a better start, but
it's pretty much early days in the tournament. So yeah,
we're happy with the win, but I guess it's pretty
level level heads here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Better being than none from one. You got to take
the good don't you surely.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Johnny, Yeah you do. You're doing this game for sure.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
But I guess it's it's twenty twenty cricketer A lot
does and can go on and in the game, so
I guess I just take a game by game approach.
So once it's done with, you know, we reflect and
check all the good stuff and take the key sort
of pieces of learning we can and then we go
(01:13):
on to the next one.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Thanks for not saying learnings, Johnny, I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Well, it's not a word.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
I'm going to put that on tape for twenty twenty
four and they carry it with me for the rest
of the year. Twenty twenty five is probably morest the
point shows out today. I am. So, let's talk about
lessons from the first up fixture, key changes that you
need to implement. Things are happy with, Things that really
upset you? What would they be?
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (01:41):
What upset me is that there not a lot to
be fair of the game. Probably got you know, a
little closer than we might have liked, but on the
back of some pretty good betting from the Brave Girls,
I thought, so, Yeah, I guess just little parts of
how we can I guess keep pressing our advantage when
(02:04):
momentum does swing our way sort of a part of
what we discussed in the changing room after the game,
but I guess it was more. Yeah, there's plenty of
positives in that game. I thought the way we got
into the game and managed the power play was terrific.
(02:25):
Sort of set the game up, and we had a
bit of a difficult part and the sort of next
six overs going up to around the twelfth over where
we but I guess we were able to build a
fantastic partnership with with the Cursesters and to see one
hundred run partnership in twenty twenty cricket was I guess
(02:48):
pretty incredible to watch, to be honest.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they just took the.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Game on and played some really just quality credit shots.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
It was yeah, to be honest.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
We're talking with Johnny Bessett Graham. He's the head coach
of the Blaze, the Wellington women's team in the Super
Smash women's competition. So our sister's doing particularly well and
when you consider the what your first few wickets, they
went fairly fairly cheaply. So watching these ladies carry that
pressure from a coach's point of view, what do you
(03:21):
see in the way they approach coming in when you're
on your heels, I suppose.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
You're talking more around.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
I guess the two curves there in terms of their innings, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
For sure. I guess they from the from the outside
looking at how they.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Approached it, and they just seem to absorb the pressure
really well. They kept their games really simple because we're
trying to toilet spread cliche.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Isn't it, And it's you know, you feel awkward.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Saying it, but we just keep talking to them around,
you know, trying to take a ball by ball approach
and not getting too far ahead.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
We don't need.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
To start at a really high scoring rate. It's actually
around just trying to play good cricket shots and knowing
what your strengths are, sticking to them and playing a
little bit more of a reactionary approach as opposed to
premeditating too much and feeling like you need to get
(04:19):
after bowlers. So I was really, I guess thrilled to
see how they went about that and just sort of
rode the wave of the innings. You know, is always
going to be big overs and small overs, but they.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Just sort of keept really level throughout.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Have you got the best method for playing T twenty
because if you have, I'd love to know it. It'd
probably be the answer of the decade, Winder. Is there
a philosophy that very much as you said there around
just each ball at the time and just keep working through.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
I'm a young coach. I don't have the answers.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
That's sort of how I want to talk to the
team about it. I do think that there's a from
a batting perspective, a touch of a perception that you
do need to score very quickly from the outset, and
particularly at the start of your innings. You betters feel
the need to push the game forward, and you certainly
(05:13):
want to have a positive an aggressive mindset, But I
don't think that need to be heading boundaries from ball one.
I think there's more time in the game then we
really sort of appreciate a time. So that's sort of
a lot of the messaging we're giving.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
You've got a bit of a rock star turned up
for your side as well. What's it like dealing with
the least pair.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
Well, it's fantastic.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I guess I've already spoken a little bit about this
already to have I guess a world class.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Player join your group.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
As a massive bonus to see how.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
She goes about her her preparation the girls.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Where they spoke incredibly highly of how she came into
the to the hartle throughout the game when wickets were falling,
just her level head and succinct messaging to the team.
So just it's a massive, I guess bonus for us
to about, yeah, have her in our in our training
room and then to support our our girls.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
You said you're a young coach still learning the ropes
a little overwhelming dealing with someone like Elise perri a
Mealiac curred to kind of roll on in, do you
feel like you still can coach them? And you've got
a thing to say With all due respect, Johnny.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
I think in all professions there's a you know, a
little bit of that South doubt at times. But they're
just fantastic people, So I sort of you're a little
bit daunted at the the moment. I sort of answered
the call to to join the Blaze, but I sort
of reflected pretty quickly, and they're the way they've played
(06:54):
over a period.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Of time, the success they've had.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
It's actually a really, I guess, great opportunity to come
in and work with such experienced players. So I sort
of tried to turn that on its head as opposter
looking at it too in such a daunting manner.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
More just enjoyed the opportunity to.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Work with such experienced players who, you know, I can
certainly support some of their their game, but they're also
going to be able.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
To support a lot of my growth as well, So
I sort of see it both ways.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Twelve forty gets underway, Sex and Over and Nelson finally
Central Hinds they've well the opposite to you at the
start of the season. But as far as threat to
concern when you look to beat them down figuratively, of course, Johnny,
what do they bring?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
I think they're pretty good all round side. I've obviously
got a couple of white fans there in pretty hand
and boling line up, so yeah, I think that's going
to be a little bit of a challenge. But I
guess we're just talking more Again, it's it's classic cliche stuff,
but we're just talking a whole lot about managing ourselves
(08:03):
and how we look to approach our game and not
sort of focusing too much on the opposition as such.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Well, cliches and cliches for a reason. There's nothing wrong
with saying that they develop and build that way because
they're true. So Johnny Bassett Graham, I wouldn't worry about it.
Have a wonderful afternoon, wishing you the best of luck
and thanks for joining us here on News Talks EB.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Thank you mate, Thank you for.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
More from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave. Listen
live to News Talks B on Saturday mornings, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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