00:00 Good afternoon everyone. We've got David Miller at the top table from South Africa. As usual,
00:07 please make sure you've got a microphone in your hand before you ask a question. And Lucy
00:13 will take it from there.
00:18 David, well played. What were your thoughts at 12-4 when you walked out there in the middle
00:31 of the power play?
00:32 I don't actually know, to be honest. I think in that situation, it's obviously not a great
00:41 situation chasing 100 and we know the wickets. Like I said, it was definitely a lot better
00:47 than the previous game that we played. But yeah, I think in that situation, the only
00:52 thing you can control, which I've learnt over the years, is the very next ball. You can
00:59 quickly fall under a lot of pressure because there's still 90 or 80 to get and we're under
01:06 pressure. You can't get those in one ball. So it's just one ball at a time. Just try
01:12 and concentrate on the things that I can control - my breathing, my body language and facing
01:18 the next ball. So it's kind of those key things. And then obviously feeding a lot of confidence
01:25 off your partner as well. Stubbo was phenomenal out there. He always comes with a lot of energy
01:31 and he's young and he's powerful. I do know that in our batting line-up, we're boundary
01:37 strikers. So it's just about managing the singles and getting off strike and rotating
01:41 the strike and changing the momentum through that.
01:45 So with 29 needed off 24, you hit those two clutch sixes in the last three overs. But
01:56 with Klaasje and Stubbo having been caught, was that a big ask of yourself to be hitting
02:03 sixes in such a clutch time?
02:06 Yeah, and I can answer your question now. There was a lot more pressure at the back
02:10 end than when I went in for 14 for four. But I just think we have got over the line with
02:15 our tailenders and I kind of had a lot of faith in them. But in your mind, you do have
02:20 those thoughts that it has been difficult to get boundaries and now we need the boundaries.
02:26 So it's just about managing that space and just really trusting that if the ball is there,
02:32 you've got another option to really take it down. So fortunately it came off and I think
02:37 it's just about being in that positive frame of mind and making sure that you really capitalise
02:43 if they do give you the ball. So there were two or three bad balls there that I capitalised
02:49 on.
02:50 And just finally, there's a lot to choose from, but is that one of your more clutch
02:54 innings? Is that top three, top five?
02:57 Yeah, definitely. For me, it's all about situations and moments. And I think that was, given the
03:04 situation that we were in, I really enjoyed that innings. I really enjoyed getting over
03:09 the line and getting another two points.
03:13 Hi David, well played. Was there a point at which you thought, "I can't afford to get
03:18 out here, I have to be there at the end"?
03:22 Definitely. It definitely goes through your mind as a batter. Again, it's about getting
03:27 those thoughts and those negative thoughts and doubts in your head. We're all human,
03:32 we all get them. So it's just about making sure that I really get into the best frame
03:38 of mind. So those thoughts were there. And I knew I had to finish the game and stay in
03:44 at the end because it was difficult for the tail-enders to come in and get the boundaries
03:48 that we needed. So it was a little bit more pressure at the back end.
03:53 And obviously when the pitches were a bit more uneven than they have been here, it did
03:58 look like you've got to win the toss and bowl. Is that going to change now if you've had
04:03 another tight finish here? If the pitches are a bit better, are teams going to have
04:06 to think about maybe batting first?
04:07 Yeah, I suppose it's something that we are going to chat about. We're playing in two
04:11 days' time. Again, we're playing pretty early in the day, so if there's anything in the
04:18 wicket, you kind of want to take advantage of that. But if you end up on this kind of
04:23 wicket looking to chase 150, it can be 130. It can be a daunting task. So definitely something
04:31 we'll chat about and work out what's best for our team. And it's nice to have got two
04:36 chases, obviously low scores that we needed to get, but being clinical in the end of it.
04:43 But it's definitely a little bit different to what we're all used to.
04:51 Obviously the Netherlands have given you a couple of bloody noses in the last couple
04:55 of games. What are your feelings then in terms of beating them and ending that run? Because
05:01 they'd have been super pumped to have got one over you today.
05:05 Yeah, they've definitely played some good cricket over the years and they're still up
05:11 on us in the World Cups. But look, it was nice to get a win against them and as we all
05:18 know they're incredible players. They're fighters and they compete really well. So it's never
05:25 a case of taking any team lightly. I suppose it was just really nice to get over the line
05:32 today and again a close finish. So it was good.
05:36 Does it really show that the associate teams can raise their level and can compete? And
05:40 that's obviously one of the great things about this World Cup. It's against, for some teams,
05:45 new opponents, the Ugandans, PNGs of this world. Is this something you guys in the top
05:49 teams also like to see, these teams coming through?
05:53 Yeah, I mean I wouldn't say for us for them to get through. But look, it definitely presents
06:01 a great opportunity for all these teams, countries around the world to compete. There's already
06:08 been a couple of upsets and it's great for the game of cricket, although it's never nice
06:13 losing a game of cricket. But I think it's great to see and the level of competition
06:20 is definitely rising and you always see that in World Cups. So it's good for the game.
06:25 Thank you very much everyone.
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