September 11, 2024 • 8 mins
Wads, talks about the shambles that is NZ v Afghanistan. How did we get to this? who to blame?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on gold Sport.
Well instead of sitting back in his favorite armchair watching
cricket over the past three days. Last night Brian Waddell
was forced to watch Nadi's Farm. I'm sure he joins
us to talk cricket out of India.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Ward's good morning, okay you spill in shortened street or
seeing the being beaten again?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Actually watched. I turned in the other day to watch
I think it was on day two and they were
playing some really old fifty limited over test matches with
New Zealand and Australia. I saw Coney in there actually
doing some bowling. You probably watched that as well.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Now I've given up. It's just a frustration that this
fiesta has occurred, but it's it's really not usual in
cricket's fault now, just being part of the program that
has been prepared and the ICC have got to take responsibility.
They don't call these games up early because of course
(01:06):
they have broadcasting contracts, but it's trying to play cricket
of importance that is Test crew as far as I'm concerned,
at a time when they should be playing their IPL
games and that to me is the thrust of it.
They've set these matches at a time of year when
(01:27):
cricket isn't played in that part of the world. It's
the monsoon season, and they're always likely to lose these matches,
and they haven't prepared a pitch that is suitable enough
trying to take the game to Afghanistan and New Zealand
doing it's but it's not for the World Test Championship.
(01:48):
It's just a game that New Zealand decided to help
out the Afghanis and you know it's doing nothing for
the game.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I mean, the losers number one would have been in Afghanistan.
They haven't got some well earned practice. They would have
loved to have played the black Caps, and of course
the black Caps would have loved to have played them
just as a warm up because it's Sri Lanka for
them next, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It is They've got two Test matches there. There's three
against India and then they come home for three against
England and it's at the time of the year when
the games in Sri Lanka could be effected by weather.
We've had the same matches against India in the past
that have been washed out because of the monsoon season
(02:35):
and it's just part of the cricket calendar. But sadly
it doesn't help New Zealand is preparation for those test
matches that they're playing in the subcontinent. They're trying to
do them. But and it's certainly not New Zealand's problem,
it's it's the ICC and their program.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Could they moved it to another ground, I mean, would
that have been possible.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Ball Well, they could have, but that's the program that
they have and the Indians, of course they share their
test messes around which it's just fair enough. They have
a building process and sides take part in that's in
India for test matches and neither. In fact, they've got
(03:21):
some good venues for the test matches that they are
playing and that's that's the planning that they do for
the game. But the one Greater Noid is basically the
home ground now for a ghost and no one's going
to go to Kabul and play the test matches. That
(03:42):
the program is planned and put in place by India
as such, and they're trying to help Afghanistan out because
you know, they meet the ICC requirements. But what has
to happen, of course, is the the in ic C
and the Indian Board have to agree terms on the
(04:04):
grounds that they use, and you know they have to
meet a requirement to playgrounds. You know, they give these
grounds ICC approval. It could have been moved, but you know,
it's essentially a situation of playing games that are required
(04:28):
on pitches that have been certified and have the approval
of the ICC. It's a pretty well mixed up sort
of situation. But in the end result you're left, what
was de barcley?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Yeah, I mean that we've lost three days. They still
haven't called the game as such, have they? So there
actually are they still hoping for play today?
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Well, they have to hope that weather plays its part,
and you know it can be played because they have
expensive contract with broadcasters to play the games and that's
what they are obviously doing this. There's probably no need
to play the game anymore because it is not part
(05:11):
of the World Test Championship. But poor old Afghanistan they
left with the bill for us. They could have played
in Dubai the UAE where they played in the partner
trying to establish themselves as a Test playing country, but
not during the matches that they have for you know,
uh these these matches in in India that the World
(05:37):
Test Championship will be played, when we played three matches
there but not against It's it's a mess. And uh
we the fans who want to sit and watch a
bit of Test match cricket at five o'clock in the
evening and watch these games are just being held to
(05:58):
wrench them by the I c C. You know, that's
just this amosode all and it's.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Been embarrassing just watching. You know, you're tuning at for
just after four and all you see people out there
digging holes in the pitch to replace the pitch, putting
covers on that look like blankets, and even the fans
coming out and with plug in fans to dry the
pitch out. It's quite an embarrassment for what for Indian cricket,
for Afghanian cricket.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well it is to Indian cret I suppose, because it's
an Indian venue, but it's not established Indian venues that
they're playing at. And you know, people will always do
their best to get things ready and prepared, but it
looks as though it's a pitch that's not really suitable
and I think that's the question that needs to be asked.
(06:46):
It's not suitable. It may well have approval to play
test matches there. The other grounds in India generally will
be grounds that have a Test match approval. But you
know it's been it's been happening before and other places,
and when this monsoon season comes through that part of
(07:08):
the world. I mean I've been there and seen matches
that have been hardly played because of the conditions. I mean,
you look at we had that situation in Dermott where
the game was called off because it just wasn't suitable
against South Africa back what six to eight years ago,
and you know, no one really sort of got punished
(07:31):
because the ground was not good enough. But they do
have to meet a requirement to play test matches and
quite clearly this one hasn't met the ICC requirement because
you know, when you're starting to chop up the ground
and put in dry period, it's just you know, it's possible,
(07:53):
and it's sad for people who are trying to meet
the ICC requirements. It's just not a look for the Test
match cricket b.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Absolutely well, well it's nice to chat mate. Been a
frustrating few days for you. I'll put your feet up,
relaxed and hopefully we'll get some some Test cricket against
Sri Lanka.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Most definitely, and when you look at what they did
against England, they really helped them to ransom and beat them.
They're good side and then their own conditions, they are
going to be hard to beat. They'll have got a
test on their hands.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Yeah, with lack of practice. Good on your ond. It's
nice to catch up mate, Do it again soon. Bryan
Widell joining us here on the Front Foot of course
the podcast on the Front Foot with him and Jeremy
The Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on gold Sport.
Well instead of sitting back in his favorite armchair watching
cricket over the past three days. Last night Brian Waddell
was forced to watch Nadi's Farm. I'm sure he joins
us to talk cricket out of India.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Ward's good morning, okay you spill in shortened street or
seeing the being beaten again?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Actually watched. I turned in the other day to watch
I think it was on day two and they were
playing some really old fifty limited over test matches with
New Zealand and Australia. I saw Coney in there actually
doing some bowling. You probably watched that as well.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Now I've given up. It's just a frustration that this
fiesta has occurred, but it's it's really not usual in
cricket's fault now, just being part of the program that
has been prepared and the ICC have got to take responsibility.
They don't call these games up early because of course
(01:06):
they have broadcasting contracts, but it's trying to play cricket
of importance that is Test crew as far as I'm concerned,
at a time when they should be playing their IPL
games and that to me is the thrust of it.
They've set these matches at a time of year when
(01:27):
cricket isn't played in that part of the world. It's
the monsoon season, and they're always likely to lose these matches,
and they haven't prepared a pitch that is suitable enough
trying to take the game to Afghanistan and New Zealand
doing it's but it's not for the World Test Championship.
(01:48):
It's just a game that New Zealand decided to help
out the Afghanis and you know it's doing nothing for
the game.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I mean, the losers number one would have been in Afghanistan.
They haven't got some well earned practice. They would have
loved to have played the black Caps, and of course
the black Caps would have loved to have played them
just as a warm up because it's Sri Lanka for
them next, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
It is They've got two Test matches there. There's three
against India and then they come home for three against
England and it's at the time of the year when
the games in Sri Lanka could be effected by weather.
We've had the same matches against India in the past
that have been washed out because of the monsoon season
(02:35):
and it's just part of the cricket calendar. But sadly
it doesn't help New Zealand is preparation for those test
matches that they're playing in the subcontinent. They're trying to
do them. But and it's certainly not New Zealand's problem,
it's it's the ICC and their program.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Could they moved it to another ground, I mean, would
that have been possible.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Ball Well, they could have, but that's the program that
they have and the Indians, of course they share their
test messes around which it's just fair enough. They have
a building process and sides take part in that's in
India for test matches and neither. In fact, they've got
(03:21):
some good venues for the test matches that they are
playing and that's that's the planning that they do for
the game. But the one Greater Noid is basically the
home ground now for a ghost and no one's going
to go to Kabul and play the test matches. That
(03:42):
the program is planned and put in place by India
as such, and they're trying to help Afghanistan out because
you know, they meet the ICC requirements. But what has
to happen, of course, is the the in ic C
and the Indian Board have to agree terms on the
(04:04):
grounds that they use, and you know they have to
meet a requirement to playgrounds. You know, they give these
grounds ICC approval. It could have been moved, but you know,
it's essentially a situation of playing games that are required
(04:28):
on pitches that have been certified and have the approval
of the ICC. It's a pretty well mixed up sort
of situation. But in the end result you're left, what
was de barcley?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Yeah, I mean that we've lost three days. They still
haven't called the game as such, have they? So there
actually are they still hoping for play today?
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Well, they have to hope that weather plays its part,
and you know it can be played because they have
expensive contract with broadcasters to play the games and that's
what they are obviously doing this. There's probably no need
to play the game anymore because it is not part
(05:11):
of the World Test Championship. But poor old Afghanistan they
left with the bill for us. They could have played
in Dubai the UAE where they played in the partner
trying to establish themselves as a Test playing country, but
not during the matches that they have for you know,
uh these these matches in in India that the World
(05:37):
Test Championship will be played, when we played three matches
there but not against It's it's a mess. And uh
we the fans who want to sit and watch a
bit of Test match cricket at five o'clock in the
evening and watch these games are just being held to
(05:58):
wrench them by the I c C. You know, that's
just this amosode all and it's.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Been embarrassing just watching. You know, you're tuning at for
just after four and all you see people out there
digging holes in the pitch to replace the pitch, putting
covers on that look like blankets, and even the fans
coming out and with plug in fans to dry the
pitch out. It's quite an embarrassment for what for Indian cricket,
for Afghanian cricket.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well it is to Indian cret I suppose, because it's
an Indian venue, but it's not established Indian venues that
they're playing at. And you know, people will always do
their best to get things ready and prepared, but it
looks as though it's a pitch that's not really suitable
and I think that's the question that needs to be asked.
(06:46):
It's not suitable. It may well have approval to play
test matches there. The other grounds in India generally will
be grounds that have a Test match approval. But you
know it's been it's been happening before and other places,
and when this monsoon season comes through that part of
(07:08):
the world. I mean I've been there and seen matches
that have been hardly played because of the conditions. I mean,
you look at we had that situation in Dermott where
the game was called off because it just wasn't suitable
against South Africa back what six to eight years ago,
and you know, no one really sort of got punished
(07:31):
because the ground was not good enough. But they do
have to meet a requirement to play test matches and
quite clearly this one hasn't met the ICC requirement because
you know, when you're starting to chop up the ground
and put in dry period, it's just you know, it's possible,
(07:53):
and it's sad for people who are trying to meet
the ICC requirements. It's just not a look for the Test
match cricket b.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Absolutely well, well it's nice to chat mate. Been a
frustrating few days for you. I'll put your feet up,
relaxed and hopefully we'll get some some Test cricket against
Sri Lanka.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Most definitely, and when you look at what they did
against England, they really helped them to ransom and beat them.
They're good side and then their own conditions, they are
going to be hard to beat. They'll have got a
test on their hands.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Yeah, with lack of practice. Good on your ond. It's
nice to catch up mate, Do it again soon. Bryan
Widell joining us here on the Front Foot of course
the podcast on the Front Foot with him and Jeremy
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