March 8, 2026 • 8 mins
Andrew Alderson of Newstalk ZB reviews the Blackcaps T20 CWC final loss against India, and looks at a crazy record that happened over the weekend in domestic cricket.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
When you sing good.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
So black Caps arguably a song because they might be
singing that will be the day. They just unfortunately bridesmaids
yet again in a T twenty World Cup final. Andrew
Ortison a new stig ZB is going to break this
down for us right now. Older is good afternoon. It's
another case of what could have been for the black Caps.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
It is a bit Eddie and I think they well,
I think they've met their expectations over the course Partila
where you think of where they are in the context
of some of those other teams, but just a step
too far against India. And I look at that Indian
inside and look at I mean Abashek Shama and and
and Andrew Sampson at the top of the order. For
argument's sake, the starters and kishout as well. They're a
(00:46):
product of the IPL system and those types of banners.
They really know how to find the boundary in New
Zealand just absolutely can in find of there at tires
Me two fifty five for five, there's just putting some
enormous restaurant. I mean sitting there as a skipping his
Zeland skipper didn't send in the year and I we're
probably hoping that for the due on the ball of
it later on something of that nature and the night.
(01:10):
But once they had those runs on the board, that
was always going to be a huge ask for New
Zealand and pressure right from the weird go.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So is this the case of the black Caps overachieving
once again?
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Well, I think it is certainly in the context of
the tournaments. I mean, I think, what's there a second
T twenty World Cup Final and they've been in two
just the over World Cup finals, they won a World
Test Championship. That's all happened in the space of the
last eleven years. I think they do it sounded like
a bit of a cliche at times and you know,
punch above their weight for one of a bit of term,
(01:45):
but you know they're a good team and probably greater
than some of their parts, and they've put it together
again over the course and I think it's probably helped too.
They had the build up games against India and India
won those four ones and there was a sign of
things to come from that build up series. But that
is certainly a far crof from the build up to
(02:06):
the twenty twenty four tournament of the Caribbean where they
had bugger all play it all in the lead up
and just all sort of congregated on the site on
the days of the game, etc. And we're out in
the pool stages. So this is an incredible turn around
from that and it shows the value of that prep
and they've been able to wake it through to the
(02:26):
final and of course tremendous water of the semi as
well over South Africa and saw with Alan and siphoned
up front, that would be one of the great partnerships
in Tea twenty cricket. For his eld I would have
thought that one hundred and seventeen. But you know, they
just haven't been able to take it out and push
it onto the into the final.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Dale Staine, South African fast bowler has labeled the Kiwis
chokers after losing yet another final. Is that a fair call?
I mean, you look at the stats and they.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Are now he'd need to look a bit closer the
home first before he starts throwing the label choker around.
I would have thought, but there, I'm sure it's good nature.
But yeah, it's yeah, it's really I suppose yeah, in
the eye of the beholder, shall we say as to
who the chokers are out there, But yeah, New Zealand
(03:14):
not quite able to pour it office and in the
AR I guess underlining their dominance across the game and
what they're able to achieve at this day and Age
being the the I guess juggonall that they are in
the cricketing fraternity.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
In a monetary sense, New Zealand's always looked upon as
being very small in the in the big basket of
the cricketing landscape. What does this mean for us so
and we consistently pull about your weight as such on
the world stage. Are we going to start seeing some
more revenue due to tours by the Big three? Effectively?
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Well, I think they've got good relationships with each of
the Big Three. I think it's the key here that's
a credit to New Zealand and that's you know, the
friendly nature or the good nature. And people are asked
sometimes the Age should play with more mongrel in New Zealand,
but the fact that they've built up these relationships over
a period of time bodes well. People love playing the
black cap side and that particularly is in relation to
(04:07):
India as well and obviously comes back through broadcast steals
et cetera. But then overall as well, and you see
your need. I know, we talk about the proliferation of
these sessions, so there was an e below them. There's
too much cricket. You know, less is more will be better,
et cetera. But you do need it in terms of
driving the revenue, and no tournament drives revenue like a
(04:28):
T twenty tournament in India for the entire cricketing world
and the bigger pie of revenue that comes with that.
So really it's a great thing for cricket and what
should be the trickle down effect.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
The thing about T twenty cricket orders is that the
circus just continues, if you can call it a circus,
because the prote is men's side over here playing the
black Caps starting this weekend. So there's no rest, No.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
There's not no response whatsoever, and it just keeps on going.
You think, oh, I still feel for these guys a
wee bit coming back. I mean they've had all this
time over on the subcon. Then you want a bit
of a break, or at least a week or something
just to refresh, or maybe a couple of weeks even
to be able to I just just get back to
(05:15):
normal life and then before you hit and impact the
suitcase again, so not a lot of when from the
ICC they need to have a good look at this
with not a lot of thought given to those players
with those windows, et cetera. With just cricket just packed
in left, right and centers, we're sort of referencing before.
So yeah, so I suppose at least New Zealer fans
(05:37):
will get something more out of the summer now though
given that the January February period has been taken at
least the international dot up to the end.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Is this just the nature of T twenty crackeut It's
just such a disposable commodity.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Yeah, feels that way from my mind, and there's less
on it as a result, doesn't resonate as much, you know,
especially when you compare it to say tests, So yeah,
it's very much I imagine hoping that people will come
through the turnstiles and they'll be able to cash in.
But whether it's the case of whether it's overkill from
(06:09):
bays to.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Be seen now that great game stick cricket from not
that many years ago, some unreal stats came out of it,
but all of a sudden we're seeing all these statistics
come to real life, none more so than the weekend
Brett Randall claiming five wickets in a row in first
class cricket in New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Well you think about Less's more, this is the rarest
of the rare, what two hundred and fifty four years
of first class cricket and it has never been done anywhere,
and that's to take that triple hat trick. So years
you stay five from five and he's managed to do
it for CD against what I think was his former
province and dye and Britt Randall has really delivered. I've
(06:47):
watched it online and you know, some crazy delivers from
him and this gave me his cash in every single
time and disaves to celebrate. Accordingly, I think, yeah, he's
just saying afterwards just almost come believe it had happened,
and he was absolutely exhausted after They just look wearing
the mantle of it. If you like, I've wanted a
cub So yeah, that's that's a real rarity and one
(07:10):
that should be cherished. So I mentioned that their assitions
all around the world will be just in a real
manner over this.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
One just finally orders ground conditions on the PoCA Poka
Cowie block. How's the farming life, Yeah, pretty.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Good, it's been. I must say though, Eddie that we
had we had to hate the paddic ready to go
in December and it was bailed. And I know that
our contract that he's very loyal to us and asked
to him and we're quite high out the batting order,
I think. But it wasn't bailed until the first week
of February, and that tells you something about where the
rain's been at. It wasn't like four maybe five days
(07:43):
in a row of fine weather anywhere in that stretch.
So yeah, there's the there's the climate for you and
our parts is what we get. But it's nice and
dry in the ship now. It's the most important thing.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
That's the main thing. Orders. Hey, thanks for your time.
As always, you'll enjoy the week.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Looking forward to eighty years.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
You know.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
It's a laugh out loud with ag proud because life
on the land can be a laughing matter. Brought to
us by sheer Well Data working to.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Help the livestock farmer. A virus walks into a bar.
The bartender says, sorry, we don't serve your kind here.
The virus says, well, you're not a very good host.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Right.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
We'll leave it there for the afternoon podcast going up shortly.
I'm Andy Muur. This has been the Muster thanks to
Peters Geneis see you tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
You know it's a
When you sing good.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
So black Caps arguably a song because they might be
singing that will be the day. They just unfortunately bridesmaids
yet again in a T twenty World Cup final. Andrew
Ortison a new stig ZB is going to break this
down for us right now. Older is good afternoon. It's
another case of what could have been for the black Caps.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
It is a bit Eddie and I think they well,
I think they've met their expectations over the course Partila
where you think of where they are in the context
of some of those other teams, but just a step
too far against India. And I look at that Indian
inside and look at I mean Abashek Shama and and
and Andrew Sampson at the top of the order. For
argument's sake, the starters and kishout as well. They're a
(00:46):
product of the IPL system and those types of banners.
They really know how to find the boundary in New
Zealand just absolutely can in find of there at tires
Me two fifty five for five, there's just putting some
enormous restaurant. I mean sitting there as a skipping his
Zeland skipper didn't send in the year and I we're
probably hoping that for the due on the ball of
it later on something of that nature and the night.
(01:10):
But once they had those runs on the board, that
was always going to be a huge ask for New
Zealand and pressure right from the weird go.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So is this the case of the black Caps overachieving
once again?
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Well, I think it is certainly in the context of
the tournaments. I mean, I think, what's there a second
T twenty World Cup Final and they've been in two
just the over World Cup finals, they won a World
Test Championship. That's all happened in the space of the
last eleven years. I think they do it sounded like
a bit of a cliche at times and you know,
punch above their weight for one of a bit of term,
(01:45):
but you know they're a good team and probably greater
than some of their parts, and they've put it together
again over the course and I think it's probably helped too.
They had the build up games against India and India
won those four ones and there was a sign of
things to come from that build up series. But that
is certainly a far crof from the build up to
(02:06):
the twenty twenty four tournament of the Caribbean where they
had bugger all play it all in the lead up
and just all sort of congregated on the site on
the days of the game, etc. And we're out in
the pool stages. So this is an incredible turn around
from that and it shows the value of that prep
and they've been able to wake it through to the
(02:26):
final and of course tremendous water of the semi as
well over South Africa and saw with Alan and siphoned
up front, that would be one of the great partnerships
in Tea twenty cricket. For his eld I would have
thought that one hundred and seventeen. But you know, they
just haven't been able to take it out and push
it onto the into the final.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Dale Staine, South African fast bowler has labeled the Kiwis
chokers after losing yet another final. Is that a fair call?
I mean, you look at the stats and they.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Are now he'd need to look a bit closer the
home first before he starts throwing the label choker around.
I would have thought, but there, I'm sure it's good nature.
But yeah, it's yeah, it's really I suppose yeah, in
the eye of the beholder, shall we say as to
who the chokers are out there, But yeah, New Zealand
(03:14):
not quite able to pour it office and in the
AR I guess underlining their dominance across the game and
what they're able to achieve at this day and Age
being the the I guess juggonall that they are in
the cricketing fraternity.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
In a monetary sense, New Zealand's always looked upon as
being very small in the in the big basket of
the cricketing landscape. What does this mean for us so
and we consistently pull about your weight as such on
the world stage. Are we going to start seeing some
more revenue due to tours by the Big three? Effectively?
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Well, I think they've got good relationships with each of
the Big Three. I think it's the key here that's
a credit to New Zealand and that's you know, the
friendly nature or the good nature. And people are asked
sometimes the Age should play with more mongrel in New Zealand,
but the fact that they've built up these relationships over
a period of time bodes well. People love playing the
black cap side and that particularly is in relation to
(04:07):
India as well and obviously comes back through broadcast steals
et cetera. But then overall as well, and you see
your need. I know, we talk about the proliferation of
these sessions, so there was an e below them. There's
too much cricket. You know, less is more will be better,
et cetera. But you do need it in terms of
driving the revenue, and no tournament drives revenue like a
(04:28):
T twenty tournament in India for the entire cricketing world
and the bigger pie of revenue that comes with that.
So really it's a great thing for cricket and what
should be the trickle down effect.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
The thing about T twenty cricket orders is that the
circus just continues, if you can call it a circus,
because the prote is men's side over here playing the
black Caps starting this weekend. So there's no rest, No.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
There's not no response whatsoever, and it just keeps on going.
You think, oh, I still feel for these guys a
wee bit coming back. I mean they've had all this
time over on the subcon. Then you want a bit
of a break, or at least a week or something
just to refresh, or maybe a couple of weeks even
to be able to I just just get back to
(05:15):
normal life and then before you hit and impact the
suitcase again, so not a lot of when from the
ICC they need to have a good look at this
with not a lot of thought given to those players
with those windows, et cetera. With just cricket just packed
in left, right and centers, we're sort of referencing before.
So yeah, so I suppose at least New Zealer fans
(05:37):
will get something more out of the summer now though
given that the January February period has been taken at
least the international dot up to the end.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Is this just the nature of T twenty crackeut It's
just such a disposable commodity.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Yeah, feels that way from my mind, and there's less
on it as a result, doesn't resonate as much, you know,
especially when you compare it to say tests, So yeah,
it's very much I imagine hoping that people will come
through the turnstiles and they'll be able to cash in.
But whether it's the case of whether it's overkill from
(06:09):
bays to.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Be seen now that great game stick cricket from not
that many years ago, some unreal stats came out of it,
but all of a sudden we're seeing all these statistics
come to real life, none more so than the weekend
Brett Randall claiming five wickets in a row in first
class cricket in New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Well you think about Less's more, this is the rarest
of the rare, what two hundred and fifty four years
of first class cricket and it has never been done anywhere,
and that's to take that triple hat trick. So years
you stay five from five and he's managed to do
it for CD against what I think was his former
province and dye and Britt Randall has really delivered. I've
(06:47):
watched it online and you know, some crazy delivers from
him and this gave me his cash in every single
time and disaves to celebrate. Accordingly, I think, yeah, he's
just saying afterwards just almost come believe it had happened,
and he was absolutely exhausted after They just look wearing
the mantle of it. If you like, I've wanted a
cub So yeah, that's that's a real rarity and one
(07:10):
that should be cherished. So I mentioned that their assitions
all around the world will be just in a real
manner over this.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
One just finally orders ground conditions on the PoCA Poka
Cowie block. How's the farming life, Yeah, pretty.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Good, it's been. I must say though, Eddie that we
had we had to hate the paddic ready to go
in December and it was bailed. And I know that
our contract that he's very loyal to us and asked
to him and we're quite high out the batting order,
I think. But it wasn't bailed until the first week
of February, and that tells you something about where the
rain's been at. It wasn't like four maybe five days
(07:43):
in a row of fine weather anywhere in that stretch.
So yeah, there's the there's the climate for you and
our parts is what we get. But it's nice and
dry in the ship now. It's the most important thing.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
That's the main thing. Orders. Hey, thanks for your time.
As always, you'll enjoy the week.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Looking forward to eighty years.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
You know.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
It's a laugh out loud with ag proud because life
on the land can be a laughing matter. Brought to
us by sheer Well Data working to.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Help the livestock farmer. A virus walks into a bar.
The bartender says, sorry, we don't serve your kind here.
The virus says, well, you're not a very good host.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Right.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
We'll leave it there for the afternoon podcast going up shortly.
I'm Andy Muur. This has been the Muster thanks to
Peters Geneis see you tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
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