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00:00Hello and welcome to Golf News Straight Back, the chat show all about cricket. My name's
00:14Imran and I'm delighted to be joined by our golf news experts Satish and Sian. Welcome
00:19to the show, guys. Before we start, it's been the big story of the day. South Africa's Quintin
00:26has apologised for pulling out of Tuesday's win over the West Indies because he was refusing to
00:33take the knee in support of the Black Lives movement. Sian, I loved your piece today on
00:38golfnews.com, but for our viewers who, in case they've missed it, just summarise your thoughts
00:44on the matter. Yeah, everybody knows the fact that Quintin didn't play the last match simply because
00:52he withdrew from the team because South Africa had asked the team to take the knee and he thought
01:01that how can somebody take away my freedom, my right to decide. So which is why it came down
01:08like talking down onto him, which he took offence to it and withdrew. And what happened subsequently
01:15was completely something which he didn't anticipate. People who didn't know him just
01:21took him as a racist and his anti-racist stance was skewed, that's what people thought, including me.
01:29But when he apologised, in his apology, he had to talk a little bit about his background,
01:35which he said that he never spoke before because he comes from a mixed race family,
01:40his stepsisters are coloured, his step-mom is black. So he goes on to say that I've been,
01:49I mean, Black Lives Matter to me right from the day I was born, so this is not something new to
01:54me. So why he didn't take the knee or why he refused that simply because he thought that
02:02as an empty gesture, he said that by taking the knee doesn't change anything for the Black people.
02:08But my argument is that everything starts with gestures. I mean, you have to start small
02:14somewhere. Like if you look at the women's lib movement or things like that, which has
02:20happened over a period of time where the oppressors came out, it all started small.
02:27They might be like, even in India, we still have this, what do you call the reservation
02:32quotas for people from poorer backgrounds, backward classes. Yes. So all these quotas
02:41has helped because that has helped elevate the communities to a different level. Now,
02:44after 40 or 50 years, they're completely different. They occupy frontline jobs and not just that,
02:51they are their whole lifestyle and their lives have been changed beyond imagination. So
02:59which is precisely what's happening in South Africa as well. I've not been to South Africa,
03:03but I'm sure the lives of South Africans have changed immeasurably since they left apartheid
03:11behind. And if you look at cricket, for example, like I said, when South Africa returned to
03:16international cricket, Omar Henry was chosen as a representative. He was not the best player,
03:22the best bowler in South Africa, but they chose him because it is a token representation of a
03:27colored people. But what that did was it allowed the other colored people and blacks to
03:33dream big. And what we had was people like Makaya Tini, we had Bonner Flandre, we had
03:39Asheville Prince. And right now, if you look at you have a Dembo Bauma leading the
03:44South Africa, he's the captain and he leads a team with Lungi Nengudi and lots of other
03:52players. So look at what the token representation of Omar Henry did for South Africans.
04:02So I thought Quinton was wrong in saying that the gesture is empty. But I think these
04:10gestures matter. It may not have an impact overnight, but over a period of time, it will
04:15have an impact and Quinton needs to do what he has to do. I like your finishing line,
04:21gestures matter. Take the knee. I agree. Okay, to the action. We finished watching the match
04:27between Australia and Sri Lanka. Australia won by seven wickets, they cruised to the victory.
04:33But Sri Lanka got a good start that they wanted to have. Unfortunately, it was the middle order
04:37that just couldn't capitalize. It was Adam Zampa, the spinner, who had a really devastating spell.
04:45But Satish, what went wrong for Sri Lanka tonight?
04:50Sri Lankans are the side which are in the developing stage. They are still not a full
04:55team. A lot of veterans, legends have quit the game or retired. So they are still a team in the
05:03process of gelling together. And it's a process. They are a team in the making. So there are
05:10certain shortfalls. In fact, they did well against such a strong Australian outfit. More than the
05:17Sri Lankan batting, I would say the Australians are now looking really ominous after the batting
05:24display, especially the openers Warner and Finch. Satish, I told you so. I told you, even before
05:32the tournament started, my prediction was Australia would come through, despite their
05:38preparations are undercooked. But still, they have quality in them to come through.
05:42And that is what we saw. They were really, really lording it over today.
05:47Guys, that's how impressive was David Warner tonight. He was just incredible, wasn't he?
05:52He's always been a great player. Only thing is, he was out of form. To be honest,
05:57Finch was out of form. Warner was out of form. Smith was out of form. Now,
06:00all three guys have come back into the form now. So now…
06:04Stark is looking good.
06:06Bowling-wise, they can still manage him.
06:09They've all come back in form just in time for the England game, which is real worrying.
06:14Bad luck, Imran. Bad luck.
06:16That will be a cracker of a match, really.
06:18That's really good. Guys, listen, Warner was dropped on, I think, for 18. It was a really
06:22simple catch. I think we could have caught that with our eyes closed. Had that been taken then,
06:26do you think we may have seen a different result possibly?
06:30Imran, if you look at the history of cricket, to come out of a lean patch, you need these kind of
06:37lucky drops, lucky charms that will help you. That's what happened in Warner's case as well.
06:43It's not just him. Any player, if you look at, those who have gone through a bad patch,
06:48you have to come out of a bad patch. You will probably get some weak bowling or some easy
06:53catch dropped. Or some of those, a little rub of the luck, you will get it. And then,
06:58that's where you come back into form and then you will forget about what happened. And then
07:01you can start again looking fresh. That's true. That's what they say.
07:06Form is temporary. Class is permanent. Absolutely.
07:09Yeah. Just to add to what Sadiq said and just to complete your question, your answer to your
07:15question, you asked, if that catch was taken, will there be a different result? No, I don't think so.
07:26Okay. That catch was dropped. Okay. But the thing is, there is plenty of quality in the Australian
07:31side which could have pulled through. I mean, maybe they were taking, it would not have been
07:35so comprehensive, maybe taken an over or two extra. That's about it. But otherwise, it would
07:40have been. You look at the way Stoinis came and this was hammering and it's just unbelievable.
07:46There was a real...
07:47We're cut out for that job.
07:50There were several other stand-up performances. Obviously, we've mentioned Warner there.
07:54Finch was really good as well. And for Sri Lanka, Pereira got a really good 35.
08:00Asalanka?
08:00Asalanka. Yeah, yeah. Asalanka is good as well.
08:03And Rajapaksa, he also did pretty well. He got a quick knock with, I think, 15 or 16
08:09balls. He did well. But guys, who is your stand-up performance for today? Bowling and
08:14batting from both teams?
08:17See, Asalanka, Rajapaksa and Pereira, they did well against Bangladesh as well. They
08:23are continuing the good form. It's just that they need that extra more help, probably from
08:29the later autobatsmen. That's where they are missing. Maybe one or two additions, changes
08:34here and there will make them into a good team. But obviously, I would go with the brilliant
08:41batting of Warner. Hats off to him. Before the match, he said, guys, I'm not out of form. I
08:46just played two games in IPL and it's just a practice match and I've just had one failure.
08:52I'll come back strong. That shows the confidence in the man that before the match, he said,
08:57I will come back strong and he did that. Hats off to him. And that's the Aussie character.
09:02Again, they don't play a sport in an easy way. They never say die. Attitude always
09:08helps them win.
09:10How about you, Shyam? Who impressed you the most today?
09:13Especially from Sri Lanka, it is Asalanka, actually, and Rajapaksa. Because I've been
09:18watching the last two matches. And Asalanka, actually, I've been tracking since India went
09:24to play in Sri Lanka. And Asalanka also, and Rajapaksa, both of them impressed. More so
09:30Asalanka, because he's been consistent toward that tour. And he's continuing that tour run-off
09:35from here as well. The thing is, he's so positive, he's so calm and he gets the runs. And Rajapaksa
09:42is at a different level altogether. He reminds me of more of Ranatunga. He can really build
09:48the ball and he can really control the innings. So, these two are very good finds for Sri
09:53Lanka, actually. And I think this will be very, very key to their rebuilding process
09:58of Sri Lanka, which is they're undergoing.
10:00As for Australia, Adam Samba, the four hours, 12 runs, brilliant. He, especially, like you
10:07said, Sri Lanka were off the block in a flash. But it was Adam Samba who brought them back
10:11to the match. He's really throttled them in the middle hours. And that is where Australia
10:16were able to restrict them to 150. And of course, I'm glad to see Warner come back.
10:21In fact, my last comment when Australia played, I think it was South Africans.
10:32I went on to write that this guy, Warner, looks like he's returning to form because
10:37simply based on just one shot, he played a square cut and a square cut which just skidded
10:43off the turf and it went to the rasping square cut and went all along the ground.
10:49If you have to play a shot like that, it has to be technically very perfect. He would have
10:54rolled the wrist, he would have got on top of the ball. So, when you get all these things
10:59right, all these tiny things which make for a perfect stroke right, that means you are
11:04approaching near to your best. So, that's what we saw today. And like Sadiq rightly said,
11:10when you get back into form, you need a huge slice of luck which you got today. Because when
11:16things are not working for you, all the catches stick and you do all kinds of things wrong.
11:22So, when you come out of form, you get everything right. I think Warner has turned the corner
11:28and he will have a very good tournament.
11:32So, just to add it, one more thing which I would like to make an observation here is,
11:41the toss is proving a very crucial factor here. So, the teams are winning the toss and then
11:46they are, especially in Dubai, in the evening matches, the teams are winning the toss and
11:50putting the other teams into bat. When Zampa spoke about it, he said the wicket was a lot
11:54different when he was bowling. The ball was not coming onto the bat. It was stopping and coming.
11:59Whereas, when Australia were batting, there was nothing happening on the wicket. It was just the
12:04way the match between India and Pakistan unfolded. Initially, the ball was doing something. When
12:09India was bowling, nothing they could do. But of course, it's a different result altogether. But
12:16the fact remains that the toss is proving a crucial factor.
12:22We've spoken about Australia. I think we all
12:24we imagine that they're going to get to the last four, to the semi-final stage. They should be
12:29there. You've mentioned that Sri Lanka, they're rebuilding. They've got some new players in and
12:34they're trying. Where do you think they're going to get in this tournament? Can they make the last
12:37four?
12:39No.
12:41Same here. I don't think they will qualify.
12:44No.
12:45Both of you guys, both say no.
12:47If they can even do one more team, one more biggie, either West Indies or say England or South
12:55Africa, I would be happy. But that's all I'm looking at it from them. Because still, it's a
13:02long way off. You can't expect them to turn results overnight. But that would help them to
13:09come back stronger in the next event, next tournament, whichever the next tournament.
13:13It's a building process. So we take it one step at a time.
13:17You know, guys, I've made an interesting, well, I think it's an interesting observation. There's
13:21been 10 games in the Super 12 stage so far, and nine of them have been won by the team chasing.
13:28Why do you think that is?
13:30That's precisely what Satish said. It is just a photo match. But the thing is,
13:38the nature of the pitch changes when the second team bats. Part of it is due,
13:45and it changes completely the complexion of the surface. The ball tends to come faster,
13:50and it comes onto the bat. Whereas in the early phase of the match, the ball tends to stop and
13:57come, which makes stroke making very difficult. This is precisely happening in most of the
14:01grounds in the UAE, and UAE is a major factor here.
14:06And I think in that, all the matches which I've seen so far, if I'm right,
14:11only Afghanistan was brave enough to win the toss and put the other team into bat.
14:19I think that says it all.
14:26I know it's a few days away, but India's playing against New Zealand on Sunday.
14:31And that's a must-win match for Riyad Kohli's men. How do you guys see that match going?
14:40Yeah, thanks, Sam. I think India will come back stronger for two reasons. One,
14:46the other match, the other day I was there watching New Zealand. They played very well
14:50within their limitations. But I still feel that the batting is a bit weak. They are, you know,
14:58the two or three batsmen at the top, especially Gapthil and Kane Williamson,
15:04they will be the central figure where the team has to move around them.
15:09But I still go with India based on the conditions. Because today, if you look at…
15:15And in this tournament, another one which I've seen is, the batsmen are waiting for the slow
15:20bounces. And on the UAE wicket, the slow bounces are waiting to be hit. So I think the teams need
15:26to come back and have a different strategy, which is what I think Pakistan have done that.
15:31They started bowling yorkers. I think that's what Stark did today. He bowled a few yorkers.
15:37England are doing the same thing. So I think both teams need to think different strategies,
15:42because they were exposed whatever they did in the past, that when they did it in their
15:47matches against Pakistan, they were exposed. But here, I think they have to come back with
15:52a different strategy. But still, I would give India the edge in this contest.
16:02I think India will win. It's going to be a comprehensive win, simply because India
16:08know they can't afford to slip up here. And also they need to get their run rate up also. So they
16:12need to have a very positive approach. And they will come out with all guns blazing. Not just
16:19that, all the Indian players have played in the UAE for the last month or so,
16:27and because of the IPL, and they are very familiar with the surface. Whereas,
16:32barring a handful of New Zealand players, most of them are relatively new. And you look at the
16:37composition of the team. I know Sadi spoke on the batting. Yes, batting is a concern. So is the
16:42bowling, I would say. Somebody like Tim Southey, to me is ill suited to conditions like in the UAE,
16:48I would say even for T20 matches, it doesn't matter. So he would be fine in England or in
16:52New Zealand, he would be a handful because he can really move the ball around. Here,
16:55the ball hardly moves. So a bowler like Tim Southey could be an ace elsewhere for New Zealand,
17:02not in the UAE. So maybe Trent Boult, yes, is a decent bowler. And what they will miss
17:07is somebody like Lockie Ferguson, who could be very useful in this format. So actually,
17:14the New Zealand bowling looks very undercooked. Say if you come to bowlers, Michael Sandner is a
17:22strictly bowler-ish, so they can take wickets. But when it comes to Indian batsmen, they handle
17:28better, spin better than anybody else. So I don't think New Zealand has the bowling to
17:35trouble Indians. Indians' enemy will be they themselves, their approach, their mentality.
17:41That could be their only enemy. Other than that, technique-wise, quality-wise,
17:47I think India should have enough in them to boast a comprehensive victory.
17:53OK, the boys are confident. They both predict an Indian win. I also think that they're going to win.
17:58That's all from us for tonight, guys. There are two games to look forward to tomorrow,
18:01West Indies against Bangladesh and the late one is Pakistan against Afghanistan.
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