00:00I don't know. I'm not a funny guy, I don't think, but thanks Mohsen. I think Zac is somebody who
00:08brings a calm presence of mind. So yes, I can afford to crack a few jokes because
00:13I'm not the guy responsible for the results. In the field, I am. But at other times where
00:18maybe there's a bit of pressure on, I also try and identify with players who maybe just need a
00:24nudge and a wink and say, don't worry, it's fine, relax. And the point of view where having someone
00:31like Zac around, so team meetings, selection meetings, meetings with owners, you need calm
00:38heads because the tournament goes up and down from a result point of view. You need that
00:42consistency. And fortunately, we've had that support on and off the field. And it's important
00:46that you continue that because the team is no longer a brand new franchise. It's been around
00:51now and it now wants to start achieving. We've got to the playoffs and haven't yet got to the
00:56final. So there's going to be additional pressure on players and on management. And having someone
01:01like Zac there with his calm persona is great to have and his technical skills. I mean, he's going
01:06to be so useful in that environment. Well, according to Ricky Ponting, my friend,
01:10India's got no chance. So yeah, I don't know. Stay at home. Don't worry. Send the A-team.
01:15Sorry, Ricky.
01:19No, nothing. I mean, Australian conditions are not my condition. So speak to an Australian,
01:23not a South African. We're slightly different. I mean, the right to match, again, I'm not
01:28big involved in the auction set up. So it's not something that I give a lot of thought to. I don't
01:34lose any sleep over right to match, that's for sure. But retention and how many players you can
01:39have is obviously because you try and build a culture within a team as a coach. I mean,
01:43it's not just the coaching skills. You try and bring a team culture in.
01:46And when you're losing a good part of your team in the mega auctions, it's very tough to do that.
01:51So right to match for me is a case of, okay, can we retain more than just two or three or four
01:56players? Because that's how you build a team culture is by having quite a few. So from that
02:01point of view, I think I'm siding with the right to match thing. But with regards to the impact
02:08player, I think some teams have used it really, really well. What it has done is it's given young
02:14players with a little less experience, some opportunity with the bat or with the ball.
02:18Because if you're an all-rounder, when you're batting, you know, you've got an extra batter
02:22so that the guys can go hard. The young batter doesn't feel like they've got to produce the
02:27goods because they're almost playing with freedom. So I'm just worried about the role
02:32of the all-rounder because it's such an important role.
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