1 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,880 [Usman] I really wasn't enjoying where the Australian cricket team 2 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,560 was heading before the sandpaper stuff happened. 3 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,800 I didn't think we were playing the game in the right spirit. 4 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,840 And the rest of the world hated us. 5 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,280 They thought we were dicks. 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,760 [newscaster] Amazon Prime Video has revealed their top titles, 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,840 and sitting at number one is that much talked about cricket documentary. 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,000 Yeah, The Test. 9 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,360 This is a behind the scenes look into the rebuilding of the reputation 10 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,920 of the Australian cricket team after that 2018 sandpaper scandal. 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,360 [Tim] Some of you have got so many fucking theories. 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,440 We got a fucking series coming out of this fucking thing 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,080 and you're not even good enough for that series yet. 14 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:53,320 [Ashton] I did watch the docu last time around. 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:54,560 Um... 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:00:59,920 I saw bits of it, yeah. 17 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,280 Yup, I saw, um... 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,640 Yeah, I saw most, most of it. Yeah. 19 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:05,720 No, I never watched it. 20 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,680 I don't really like watching myself back and doing things. 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,560 No, I lived it. 22 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,000 [cheering] 23 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,520 [Tim] Still got two Test matches. 24 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,360 Keep nailing the process we got in place to beat these blokes, 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:18,480 it's going to work. 26 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,480 [Nathan] What Paine did at his time as captain was incredible. 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,680 [cheering] 28 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,720 Paine was just a great people person. 29 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,880 [Mitchell] The way he led us through that time. 30 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:30,400 Paine, he was just a great Australian captain. 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:31,920 [Tim] A lot of you keep thinking about, 32 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,360 not just for this Test match, but every time you play for Australia, 33 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:35,680 remember who you're representing. 34 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,560 I genuinely believe that JL brought humility back in the Australian team. 35 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,640 [Tim] You're representing the whole country. 36 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:42,920 [Pat] Here are the expectations, 37 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,760 here are the values, and we needed to hear that. 38 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:45,760 Good heading. 39 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,840 Yes, push some pace. 40 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,680 We need someone to, you know, tell us how to hold us to that. 41 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,240 [Tim] Marnus, very good. 42 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,800 [Marnus] You know, what he saw in me? I don't know 43 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,200 if everyone saw that. 44 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,280 So, you know, I've got a lot to thank him for. 45 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,880 We can beat them and we will beat them. 46 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,400 [cheering] 47 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,320 [Gideon] Tim Paine and Justin Langer come in 48 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,600 and do a rescue mission for Australian cricket. 49 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,360 They get it back on an even keel. 50 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,800 Then within 12 weeks both of them are gone. 51 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,000 Where does that leave Australian cricket? 52 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,280 [Pat] I felt like this Ashes series, we had a full squad of players 53 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,960 that were, like, ready to go, top of their game. 54 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:39,800 Just a bit more experienced. 55 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,040 It had been in our calendar for, 56 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,240 you know, a long time and we were all ready. 57 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:49,840 It was just about how we're gonna win the Ashes. 58 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,120 How we're gonna get one up on England? 59 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,760 [Pat] In '19, we went out and played extremely good cricket 60 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,640 and did something pretty special. 61 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,120 But we just didn't put the icing on the cake and finish them off. 62 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,120 [Steve] It was great to retain the Ashes away, 63 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,880 but, um I still felt, you know, we never actually won anything. 64 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,920 [Mitchell] Mate, my defence was--man, 65 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,520 I've got, like, 100 with Josh Hazlewood [indistinct] 66 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,040 We hadn't seen Paine in quite a while 67 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,680 because he's--obviously just plays the Test matches. 68 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,280 I was still looking forward to getting the Test group back together 69 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:23,520 and the spirits were quite high. 70 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,600 [pensive music playing] 71 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,080 Um, where was I? 72 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,160 I was... 73 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,280 I think I was at... 74 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,560 We just got, like, a random text. 75 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,040 Yeah, kind of was just all out of the blue. 76 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,160 Thanks for coming, everyone. 77 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,080 I'm just gonna make a brief statement. 78 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,040 I won't be taking any questions today. 79 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,320 [exhales] 80 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,840 Today, I'm announcing my decision to stand down 81 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,560 as the captain of the Australian Men's Test Team. 82 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,200 It's an incredibly difficult decision, 83 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,360 but the right one for me, my family, and cricket. 84 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,880 We begin with breaking news on an Australian cricket bombshell. 85 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,760 On the eve of the Ashes series, Tim Paine has stood down 86 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,720 over allegations he sent lewd text messages 87 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,120 to a female former employee of Cricket Tasmania. 88 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:34,800 I have loved my role 89 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,240 as captain of the Australian cricket team 90 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,200 and it's been the greatest privilege of my sporting life 91 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,320 to lead the Australian Men's Test Team. 92 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,160 I'm grateful for the support of my teammates. 93 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,480 I'm proud of what we've been able to achieve together. 94 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,680 [female reporter] The team now finds themselves without a captain. 95 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,680 [male reporter] This may be the most significant job in Australia-- 96 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,240 the captain of the Australian Test Team. 97 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,560 [male reporter] It leaves Australia's preparations for the Ashes in chaos. 98 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:05,920 He's been our captain for a long time. 99 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,440 He and I have been through a journey like we have with all this group. 100 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,520 He's obviously shattered with what's happened. 101 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,680 [male reporter] Eighteen days before an Ashes Series begins, 102 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,080 and our Australian Test captain-- well, we're looking for a new one. 103 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,000 [Gideon] Tim's a very likable guy. 104 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,200 He did something really dumb. 105 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,680 He'll be the first to admit that, 106 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,400 and it was hard to watch what had happened to him. 107 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,680 [Gerard] Tim Paine was entrusted with an awful lot-- 108 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,480 the reestablishment of the Australian cricket team. 109 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:38,800 [Isa] You know, he stood up 110 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,240 at a time when Australian men's cricket was at its lowest point. 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,280 And the difficult thing was who replaces Tim Paine? 112 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,640 [Pat blows raspberry] 113 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,040 Dada. 114 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,240 - He's letting [indistinct] - He know what's high-five. 115 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:08,760 Who would've thought? 116 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,240 [Becky laughs] High-five. 117 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,320 Dada. 118 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,440 [baby] Dada, dada, dada 119 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,000 [Pat] Dadada. 120 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,280 I feel like our life is making baby noises... 121 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:22,920 - [Becky] Yeah. - ...trying to get him to repeat them. 122 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,920 [Becky] Um, my dad loved motorsport, 123 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,920 Formula One, and a bit of rugby. 124 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,800 Apart from that, there was no sport in our household. 125 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,920 Um, no football, no cricket, so when I came over, 126 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,560 I didn't honestly even know you could play cricket for a living. 127 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,640 And Pat, um, told me-- actually, he lied to me. 128 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,840 - Told me he was a, um... - I didn't lie. 129 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,040 White lie. 130 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,720 It wasn't a lie because you were a student. 131 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,240 - Told me he was a student. - [Pat] Yup. 132 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,160 Walked past the KFC. 133 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,080 I saw a picture of Pat's head with a bucket on his head, 134 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,280 and I was like, "What?" 135 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,200 And then, when I got to work and told the girls, 136 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,880 we went on Twitter. We were looking at Twitter, so innocent. 137 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,480 Um, and they had blue tick, and I was like, 138 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,440 "The guy's got a blue tick." So, got you in a lie with that blue tick. 139 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:03,880 Good boy. 140 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:07,640 - Kick it. Yay! - Yay. 141 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,920 When you were gonna have Abby, 142 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,640 the biggest thought process for cricket was 143 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,320 cricket takes so much of my time and effort. 144 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,560 Like what's...? 145 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,160 Having a baby, like, is that-- 146 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:21,560 am I gonna be as good? 147 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,880 Am I gonna be able to concentrate as much? 148 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,160 [Becky hums, laughs] 149 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,680 - [Becky] So proud. - [Pat] Ready? 150 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,640 I remember chatting to Scotty Boland about it 151 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,360 and I was like, "But what happens if you're tired and you gotta play?" 152 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,000 And he goes, "Well, you're tired and you play." 153 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,480 I was like, "Okay. Yeah, that makes sense." 154 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:39,880 [Becky] Yeah, you just do it. 155 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,840 ♪ Tik, tok, tik, tok, it's one o'clock ♪ 156 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,880 [Pat] When Paine announced he was stepping down as captain, 157 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,920 half of me was trying to be a dad and help Becky and Abby. 158 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,440 And the other half was-- 159 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,000 well, the Ashes is starting in two or three weeks and I might be captaining. 160 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,040 NEW CAPTAIN 161 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,760 Australia has a new cricket captain tonight and he's a local. 162 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,800 Western Sydney's Pat Cummins. 163 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,840 The announcement this afternoon ended days of speculation 164 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,160 following the resignation of Tim Paine. 165 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,720 [news anchor] It really is an historic day with Pat Cummins unveiled 166 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,280 as our 47th Test captain and he's the first fast bowler 167 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,520 to lead the team since Ray Lindell back in 1956. 168 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,920 [Pat] Yeah, it was just a really surreal moment. 169 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,560 It's not like I did anything. I just went to sleep one day 170 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:21,960 and woke up the next day, 171 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,120 and-- and I was Australian Captain. 172 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,040 [Gerard] Pat's dropped in the deep end 173 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,480 two weeks before the biggest tour on the Australian calendar. 174 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,760 [man] I think probably just to start we begin the soft trial, 175 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,360 show the coaches how you want to run, what you're looking for. 176 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,640 [Pat] There are so many little jobs as a captain come up, 177 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,280 which I've just never experienced. 178 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,520 The Australian game day is so, 179 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,240 after a batting game with the chaps, 180 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,240 we'll get together pretty quickly. 181 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,480 Working, like, ten minutes or so once we get in. 182 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,840 Kind of the gut feeling but didn't get the process right, I think. 183 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,720 Because, you know, as the new captain, 184 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,720 everyone's going to have an opinion. 185 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,880 I think they're not completely world upside down, 186 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:02,640 but I felt like it was for that week. 187 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,640 I'm a big believer in concentrating 188 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,000 on our own game and making sure that's in order. 189 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,840 I remember that feeling of going, 190 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,400 I'm not sure how this is going to work. 191 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,360 [Gerard] Australia didn't just lose its captain in Tim Paine, 192 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:16,760 it lost its wicket keeper, 193 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,400 and suddenly there's that glaring vacancy 194 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,000 heading into an Ashes as well. 195 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:24,200 [cheering] 196 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:25,840 [Nathan] Oh, it's definitely a wrecking ball. 197 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,080 Paine not being there, um, probably more 198 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,840 because he's probably the best keeper I've ever bowled to. 199 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,880 [Alex] Yeah. Tim did a fantastic job with the group. 200 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 The test team had a lot of success under his watch, 201 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,640 and I think he was one of the best guardsmen that this country has seen. 202 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,440 [Gideon] They were fortunate that they had Alex Carey there. 203 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,640 He'd done his time in the one day team. 204 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,520 I don't think he ever imagined he'd be playing that first test. 205 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,880 [Alex] You know, you have a lot of thoughts that go through your head, 206 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,760 like, shit, how are you gonna go? 207 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,760 And then, we had to wait until that first Test at the Gabba, 208 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,080 and that's sort of when it hit me, it's like, "Well, that's pretty real." 209 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:01,600 [Bobby] See you. 210 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,520 Let's do it, bud. 211 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,400 What are you gonna get at the pub? 212 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:09,760 [Louie] Lemonade. 213 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,040 [Bobby] Look at that. Look at the mud. 214 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:14,200 [Louie] What? 215 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,440 [Bobby] It's normally a Friday afternoon. 216 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,640 Pick up Louie and come down and catch up with Travis. 217 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,160 - Hello, mate. - [Travis] All good. 218 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,040 - Cheers, mate. - Cheers, Louie. 219 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:24,400 Cheers, Bobby. 220 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,400 [Bobby] I love spending time with him just because whatever he says, 221 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:28,960 I get a laugh out of. 222 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,760 A northern boy who's living the dream playing cricket for Australia, 223 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,200 and he just hasn't changed one bit, which is awesome about him. 224 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,640 Thank you. 225 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:38,760 [Bobby] Like this looks silly. 226 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,280 [Travis] I think just a little bit of fortune to move as close as we are, 227 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:42,400 kids and I. 228 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,040 On the cricket field 229 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,640 he gets a little bit superstitious, very nervous. 230 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,960 But off the field he's a very relaxed, calm influence. 231 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:50,480 Having Alex in the dressing room just makes 232 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,000 for a better Australian cricket team, I think 233 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,760 [Travis] We need a financial planner, will you? 234 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,680 [Bobby] Yeah, Westpac Call Centre gave me a little stint. 235 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,040 I think that lasted four weeks. 236 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,600 [Travis] Better than myweek of plumbing work experience in 2010. 237 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:02,600 [Bobby] Yeah. 238 00:11:02,680 --> 00:11:05,480 Yeah, I think Test cricket, it was always a goal to play that. 239 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:07,640 But then the way the team was go... 240 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,200 - [Louie] Let's go outside! - Hey, buddy, in a minute. 241 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,080 We'll play buck hunter in a minute, Lou. 242 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,360 [Travis] We always thought that you will be the next keeper. 243 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:15,880 - [Bobby] I think, that's... - But you still thought it was about 244 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,080 - 10 other keepers that were ahead of you. - [Bobby] Definitely, yeah. 245 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:19,360 - [Travis] Yeah. - [laughter] 246 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,360 [Bobby] It was nice to be around the corner from a close friend, 247 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,520 to know the neighbourhood, and have a baby on the way. 248 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,600 I think you'd be great as a father. 249 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:28,040 You have parents and people tell you 250 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,440 how you might do it or how you could do it, 251 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,800 but we've found, like, do it your way. 252 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,720 But yeah, if you get a good sleep, you're going to be a lot happier. 253 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,000 If you don't, then all the best. 254 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,280 - [Louie] Can I have a lemonade? - [Bobby] Oh, no. 255 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,680 - [Louie] Coming up. - No, there you go. There you go. 256 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,040 - Have that one. - Cheers, mate. 257 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:48,880 That's a bit of soda water. 258 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,960 [acoustic music playing] 259 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,840 [Pat] When Paine announced he was stepping down as captain. 260 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:02,360 There's parts of it I absolutely would love to do. 261 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,240 But there was a really strong sense of, 262 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,280 'I've got enough going on. 263 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,760 I love just going out and bowling.' 264 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:15,360 And I think probably what tipped it over was the bunch of boys I was captaining. 265 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,400 They're all really good mates, you know. 266 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,000 I love them to death. I feel like I could do a really good job. 267 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:21,760 I just opened up my phone then. 268 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,000 And I've just been added to a WhatsApp group 269 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,960 called Legends with Scott Morrison and Justin Langer in it. 270 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,280 We have a WhatsApp group of Starc-ky and I called Legends. 271 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,640 [man] Thank you, mate. Cheers. 272 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,080 Hope I don't send this-- anything to the wrong group. 273 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:43,280 [laughs] 274 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,040 The first thing I wanted to do as a leader 275 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,320 was basically take a step back and not do too much. 276 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,200 The outcome for me is I want it to be relaxed 277 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:57,080 and to--basically, yeah. Just remove stress. 278 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,320 So, I don't know what it is, but it's-- it's like, 279 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,880 how do we diffuse the tension of a B Ashes series? 280 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,000 [Pat] You know, I think the way Tim had left the team 281 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:11,320 was in a great way where all the players could be themselves. 282 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,800 For me, a big part of that is just empowering all the individual players. 283 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,320 The third test, when we're all tired 284 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,360 and everyone gets on each other's nerves 285 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,160 a little bit, all of this shit hitting the fan, 286 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,280 how do we wanna make sure this environment stays the same the whole time? 287 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,880 Um, personally, I love a relaxed environment. 288 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:31,960 Others might need something different. 289 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,960 [Ashton] Patty was under enormous pressure 290 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,480 because it was a really difficult time to step in. 291 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:40,640 All the external pressures, they fall on the captain's shoulders. 292 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,480 He handled it like a genius. 293 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:44,520 [Pat] I think for us, it's just sticking together 294 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,960 as much as you can, and togetherness is a big thing. 295 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,320 How do we keep that good vibe going? 296 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:50,760 Because we had a lot of finals in the World Cup. 297 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,920 But now that we're all together with families around, 298 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,720 how do we keep that good vibe? 299 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,120 I guess, we just got on with business, as you know, 300 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,120 one step passed every few days of the week. 301 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,480 And then you just get back to business and the Ashes coming up. 302 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:05,760 Ruthless, ruthless, ruthless. 303 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,440 From the start to the end-- not give them a sniff. 304 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:10,640 And not let them in. 305 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,160 [man] The nature of the game is ups and downs, 306 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,000 not every session around, but every day. 307 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,960 So it's--I don't think after one day 308 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:19,800 and then the great-- we have a great time. 309 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,280 Again, don't get too hot. 310 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,280 Just think we've got to find level ground. 311 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:29,160 Players and staff really crave consistency. 312 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:30,800 Over the last kind of couple of years, 313 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,560 there's times where that just the environment wasn't that. 314 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:34,920 [tense music playing] 315 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,760 [Pat] A lot of this was born from the Indian series-- 316 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,680 us not thinking we were up to scratch. 317 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,440 [commentator] India's stranded three short. 318 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,160 Australia three wickets short. 319 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:46,520 [cheering] 320 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,320 [commentator] You cannot believe what you're seeing at the Gabba. 321 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,760 India win the Test and win the series. 322 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,360 [Steve] Losing to India at home is hard to take. 323 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,640 [commentator] One of the most incredible sporting performances 324 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,040 ever seen on Australian soil. 325 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,640 India simply outplayed us. 326 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,960 [commentator] Beaten two one by India's B side. 327 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:10,720 There'll be a big fallout from this. 328 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,240 [Pat] After losing to India, 329 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,040 I think we as a team thought, 330 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,520 "All right, what's next for us? 331 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,360 If we wanna be number one in the world, we've got to be to get better at." 332 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,440 [tense music playing] 333 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,240 [Pat] Before the T20 World Cup 334 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,080 was a defined moment where we're gonna bring 335 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,320 every contracted Australian player together, 336 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,000 and we're gonna have to camp up in Gold Coast. 337 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,120 It was dubbed "Culture Camp" but it was essentially a couple days, 338 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,080 let's be vulnerable, let's talk about the environment 339 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,200 we wanna create, how we wanna play our cricket, 340 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,520 and really set ourselves up for what was gonna be a big summer 341 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,320 with T20 World Cup into the Ashes. 342 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,960 Both Finch and Paine had been captain for probably two years, 343 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,240 and I think they both feel that the time 344 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,280 was right to take a step forward 345 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,920 and lead both teams respectively as their group of boys 346 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,400 and, you know, here are our values. 347 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,560 And you know, JL and other coaches 348 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,160 were always basically to keep us on that path. 349 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:11,160 JL was given feedback from the semi players in our group 350 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,640 around certain things that they sort of 351 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,800 wanted him to improve on I guess, as a coach. 352 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:17,840 [David] People express passion in different ways. 353 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,520 And for Justin, his was rotting every ball. 354 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,600 [Nathan] I've always said that you can never 355 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,560 criticize anyone who is extremely passionate in what they do. 356 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,960 And that's exactly what JL is. 357 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,680 Did I struggle with some of the ups and downs? 358 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:35,800 Yeah. 359 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,440 So, probably the biggest feedback from myself is that, 360 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,240 just emotional levels from JL. 361 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,920 Some people felt like, you know, walking on eggshells. 362 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,000 [Usman] There's plenty of guys who don't speak up, 363 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,000 who don't talk, and were afraid of JL. 364 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,720 They were--yeah, that's the truth. 365 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,160 It sort of, um-- it was at the point where JL 366 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:58,560 realized he had to pull back massively, and he did that. 367 00:16:58,640 --> 00:16:59,800 [Mitchell] He listened. 368 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:02,560 Like, he did everything that was asked of him as a playing group. 369 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,600 [Pat] The players wanted to create their own environment. 370 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:10,800 And, yeah, it's us taking responsibility for the team. 371 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,080 You know, common theme was own your space. 372 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,080 [Mitchell] We have a direction that we wanna go. 373 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,720 And for the players to take ownership of that, 374 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,560 I actually think that's one of the biggest steps 375 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,560 that we've taken in the last six years. 376 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,920 Whether we're any good, time will tell. 377 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:31,720 [female reporter] The Ashes get underway tomorrow at the Gabba 378 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,560 with a new captain, a new wicket keeper to kick off the series. 379 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,040 Coach Justin Langer says a fast start in Brisbane 380 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,400 will go a long way to retaining the urn. 381 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:03,280 [Pat] A bit of prep, just writing down a few notes. 382 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,760 I'm drawing up a few fields. 383 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,520 I've never captained spinners before especially Red Bull, 384 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,320 so I think we're getting there, 385 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,320 but Khawaja has played 100 tests. 386 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,320 If he can't sort it out, no one can. 387 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,040 Being captain, I've got to be across fields 388 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:24,440 to line or even left arm might be slightly different for Starc-ky. 389 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,800 Then, I have a lot plan B, plan C kind of options 390 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,480 if they get in and face 100 balls. 391 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,520 As much as anything, haven't played a test in 11 months. 392 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:39,520 So, I'm trying to remember how test cricket runs not 2020s. 393 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,560 [mellow music playing] 394 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,040 [Pat] In the last couple of days, 395 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,160 I made a more conscious effort to cricket time now, 396 00:18:55,240 --> 00:19:00,040 so all my time and effort goes into the team and preparing for the game. 397 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,640 I'm not too nervous, but there's so many unknowns. 398 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,800 Even tomorrow, lik, e first time we got for a DRS, 399 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,080 I don't really know what's gonna happen. [laughs] 400 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,400 Like, I've never--like it's... 401 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,760 [indistinct] it's one of those two. 402 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:30,920 Um... 403 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:35,320 Yeah. 404 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,200 This is me not even day one. 405 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,000 This is day zero, so I'll probably lose my hair in a couple weeks. 406 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,400 I'll say I'm very relaxed. 407 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:52,520 I feel relaxed but let's see how it goes. 408 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,880 Losing one Test match, that might change. 409 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,680 Uh, the captain's blazer which I've-- 410 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,080 I've worn once so far, to the media, 411 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,080 uh, Ashes launch, but it's pretty cool. 412 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,320 I think that's what will keep me day one still out at the Gabba. 413 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,400 When I've got this on and then walking out for the toss, 414 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,560 that's... 415 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,440 that's gonna be crazy. 416 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,920 I grew up watching [indistinct] Ricky Ponting do it. 417 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,920 I reckon it's not gonna hit me until I'm out there. 418 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,040 [upbeat music playing] 419 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,880 [commentator] Wherever you are around the world, 420 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,760 we thank you for joining us here at The Gabba for day one 421 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,800 of this Ashes Test Series. 422 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,560 [Isa] Debuting as a captain in a big series is, uh, 423 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,800 big enough as it is, but to do it in, you know, 424 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,720 the ultimate contest of playing in Ashes, 425 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,560 that's just another level. 426 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,560 Well, The Ashes, it means everything to England, Australia. 427 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,920 [Gideon] The Ashes series is pretty fundamental to our sense of self. 428 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,880 In this country we particularly don't like losing in Australia. 429 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,480 [commentator] So much to look forward to to day one 430 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,480 of this much anticipated Ashes Test Series. 431 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,320 What a rivalry. 432 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,640 Nearly 140 years' worth, 433 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,000 and the next chapter is about to be written. 434 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,080 Joe Root wins the toss, 435 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:32,280 decides to bat. Rory Burns on strike. Carey debut. 436 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,240 Mitchell Starc fall in hand. We're set to go. 437 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,760 [Nathan] Representing Australia 438 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,480 in the Ashes at home doesn't get any better. 439 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,760 [man] Let me know when you're ready, Lyon. 440 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,040 [Alex] You've got all these amazing moments in Test cricket history. 441 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,760 It just normally comes back to the Ashes. 442 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,440 [crowd cheering] 443 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,880 [Pat] You get judged by big tournaments. 444 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,200 You know, you can make a hero of yourself forever 445 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,200 if you really dominate the Ashes Series. 446 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,600 [crowd cheering] 447 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,680 [tense music playing] 448 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,280 [crowd cheering] 449 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:18,360 [upbeat music playing] 450 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,160 The crowd just went absolutely berserk. 451 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,320 And so, okay, we're in the middle of an Ashes Series here. 452 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,240 This is awesome. We're underway. 453 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,640 [upbeat music playing] 454 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:39,600 [man] Come on. 455 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,440 [commentator] A wedge taken beautifully. 456 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,920 Alex Carey gets his first Test match catch. 457 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,200 Ruthless start. 458 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,800 Australia dominating here at The Gabba. 459 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,760 Taken! 460 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:02,600 And Cummins, the captain, gets the massive wicket of Ben Stokes. 461 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,840 Patty's first as the man in charge. 462 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,160 England four for twenty-nine. 463 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:17,000 Feel good out there? 464 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,360 Yeah it's nice mate yeah, boys are bowling well hey? 465 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,240 Were you just itching for that first ball in your gloves? 466 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,640 Just want that first ball in my gloves. 467 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:27,040 I mean, I was happy with the first ball! 468 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,200 [upbeat music playing] 469 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,480 [commentator] It's taken. Carey with another. 470 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,240 Patty Cummins gets his third, and England now at 8/122. 471 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:45,080 Hazelwood rides down there again, takes another beauty. 472 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,280 And the skipper 473 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:50,920 has taken far for against England for the very first time. 474 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,920 And at this early stage, the captain can do no wrong. 475 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,440 England all out for 147. 476 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,280 Pat Cummins, a standout 5/38. 477 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,760 [crowd cheering] 478 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,200 [indistinct chatter] 479 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,920 [man] Don't ask me for [indistinct] 480 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,560 Yeah, we made it. 481 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:09,760 [indistinct] 482 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,320 Anyone want washing? 483 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:12,760 Washing? 484 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,000 [man] Put the socks in? 485 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,760 -Uh, yes. But I mean, that's, uh. -I'm the [indistinct]. 486 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:19,760 [Pat] Awesome start. 487 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,400 Carey debut, first catch. Great start. 488 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,480 [applause] 489 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,400 [Pat] And we talk about relentless. 490 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,120 I thought all the bowlers-- Starc-ky, that spell in particular 491 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,120 in the middle, I thought it was fantastic. 492 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,040 So, terrific work. Get at them tomorrow. 493 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,680 [commentator] Day two of the first Ashes Test. 494 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,720 It was all about Australia yesterday, 495 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:49,040 but can England counterpunch today? 496 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:00,240 See there? That's the key, right? You have butter on that side, boom. 497 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,080 Boom. 498 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,160 Make it crisp on both sides. 499 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,280 It's sizzling. 500 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:16,320 Now watch it, boys. That's how I like it. 501 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,840 So this is the trick of the trade, right? 502 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,640 So now, not many people do this, 503 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,000 but I like the toastie actually cold. 504 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,440 For now, boom, in the fridge. 505 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,480 And get that cheese side up, go for a heat, come back. 506 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,480 Boom, toastie is ready to go. 507 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:42,520 [commentator] So here we are in warm, sunny conditions. 508 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,680 Australia with a lead of 46 509 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,920 and David Warner to resume on 94. 510 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,480 Chipped up in the air and out! 511 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,920 Would you believe it? 512 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,760 [commentator] Ah, real shame. He actually deserved 100 debut. 513 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,120 Warner, he played so well. He's gone for 94. 514 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,360 [commentator] They have fought back strongly, the English. 515 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,400 [commentator] Green on that [indistinct] delivery. 516 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,560 This is the chance and they have to take it now. 517 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:10,800 [crowd] Yeah. 518 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:15,400 [commentator] Boland first ball! Ollie Robinson on a hat trick. 519 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,080 [commentator] England back in the contest. 520 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,320 [Steve] We had a really good start and then Greenie got out. 521 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,160 Robinson was on a hat trick, walked out to bat. 522 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:27,840 So that's never good to-- to go out there 523 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,440 and it could be a hat trick in your-- in your first game. 524 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,960 [commentator] That heart will be pounding through the chest. 525 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,680 Now is the time for England, right now. 526 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,600 [Steve] To walk out to bat and stand out there with Travis, 527 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,520 it sort of felt you've been there with your mate before 528 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,920 and I get a great sense of confidence from that as well. 529 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,760 [commentator] Here we go. Robinson on a hat trick. 530 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:57,760 - [commentator] All, all right. - [commentator] Roll balled. 531 00:26:57,840 --> 00:26:59,680 [commentator] Roll ball. Good cricket. 532 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,280 [Steve] There was a bit of pressure on to yet absorb 533 00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:04,040 what the pumps are throwing at us, 534 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,480 but I was lucky enough to have hit it at the other end. 535 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,560 [commentator] Suddenly, this game has come alive. 536 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:10,960 Australia lead by 48. 537 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,720 [Travis] We've played a lot of cricket. We live around the corner from each other, 538 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,600 so to go out in the middle in, you know, in a high pressure situation, 539 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,280 England fighting back, it helped probably both of us. 540 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:21,480 [commentator] Travis Head, and he's taking the team. 541 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:22,880 He's got to go on with this start. 542 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,520 It was contentious in some quarters selection. 543 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:29,160 Many thought Usman Khawaja should be out here on The Gabba. 544 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,520 Travis has--dies out and it's a maximum. 545 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,720 [Travis] Yes, I had a fair bit to prove, but leading to the Test, 546 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,840 Pat had words to go out and express myself. 547 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,200 [commentator] Slash hard. 548 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,600 Great authority there from Travis Head. 549 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,320 [Pat] My message to him was just be yourself. 550 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,880 You know, pundits and commentators want everyone 551 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,440 having a big step forward and a nice straight bat. 552 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:55,760 Well, that's not his style. 553 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,720 [commentator] Firmly through the off side. 554 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:01,640 That will be 50 for Travis Head. 555 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,640 [Pat] Don't care what everybody else thinks. 556 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:04,760 Do it your own way. 557 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,080 [commentator] Travis Head. Look at that for a cricket shot. 558 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Two steps, bye. 559 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,400 [Travis] We call it owning our own space, 560 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,520 trusting each individual's preparation. 561 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,000 And obviously with that, you've got to perform. 562 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:22,120 [commentator] Head, continues his powerful innings and moves to 77. 563 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,640 [David] I mean, that's the environment that we've got now, 564 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,040 where everyone is, like, we're playing freely. 565 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,880 [commentator] Top edge, clears everyone. 566 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,760 [commentator] Gee whiz, four-ball. 567 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,840 [commentator] Has anyone told Travis this is a Test Match? 568 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,960 [commentator] Yeah, 66. 569 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,000 That was a guy who was playing without fear. 570 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:39,120 He was doing it his way. 571 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,240 [commentator] Beautifully down the ground. 572 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,320 A brilliant innings by Travis Head. 573 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,160 His first ashes 100, his 30 Test match cricket, 574 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,720 and it's a statement of the finest quality. 575 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,800 [applause] 576 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:12,000 [Alex] It was an amazing innings and it's just amazing 577 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,200 just to be able to witness it as a-- as a close friend, 578 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,640 but to be a part of it, um, for a small part was just incredible. 579 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,800 - [indistinct] - That's why I do this [indistinct] 580 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,560 [Alex] I learned a little bit, too. It's okay to go out and play 581 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,160 a natural game and, um, take the game on a little bit. 582 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:28,640 It's a game of cricket. 583 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,400 Do it your way and do it in a way that works for you. 584 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,920 - Congrats. - [indistinct] 585 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,240 [commentator] Right from the very first ball of the Test, 586 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,240 Australia have controlled this match. 587 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,440 [Mitchell] We don't feel like we own the Baggy Green. 588 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:46,800 Catch! 589 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:47,720 Yeah! 590 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,400 [commentator] Is that it? Is that the moment? It is! 591 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,760 Nathan Lyon. 592 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,280 His 400th Test match wicket. 593 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:55,880 [Mitchell] We understand the privilege we have 594 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,400 to wear the Baggy Green, to represent our country, 595 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,720 and hopefully, we can win a few things along the way. 596 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,280 [commentator] It's taken by Carey. 597 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,840 He equals the record-- 598 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,120 most dismissals on debut for a wicket-keeper. 599 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:12,840 [commentator] And Australia 600 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:17,040 take the opening Test in the Ashes in emphatic style. 601 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,720 [Justin] Well, I'm not gonna lie. I'm gonna be pretty rusty. 602 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:23,480 It's been 12 months. 603 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,200 12 long months that we've been thinking about this, 604 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,440 but there's a few things that has come across my desk. 605 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,280 [laughter] 606 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,520 [Justin] But first, thank you that, um, we've got a new captain. 607 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,720 It's always been about being calm, 608 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:40,840 ruthless when you do that. 609 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,600 But, Pat honestly, 610 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,520 the way you conduct yourself on and off the field, 611 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,640 but more importantly on the field, has been absolutely exceptional. 612 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,600 You led the way, you finally have a bowler as the captain. 613 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,760 I've really enjoyed that. 614 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,040 Um, but mate, congratulations, well done. 615 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,400 I'm really excited about the future that, um, 616 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,280 that holds around the corner for us, so. 617 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,000 [all] Hurray! 618 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,800 - Yeah. - Did she go up to Brisbane? 619 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:19,840 No, no. Mom came to the last game. 620 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:20,840 Okay. 621 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,720 It's good to be here [indistinct] with my big game. 622 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,600 So, what's the message you wanted 623 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,000 to ask me, and then I could sign 624 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,240 and finish that question? 625 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,600 Um, what it's like to play cricket for Australia? 626 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,960 The main reason why I'm starting to learn Auslan 627 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,560 because I love the work that I do with the inclusion program. 628 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:44,840 But I find the--probably, uh, the hardest to communicate with is the deaf team. 629 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:48,520 I just wanna be able to ask, uh, genuine questions 630 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:52,240 to make sure everyone's involved and no one's-- 631 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:53,560 not leaving anyone out. 632 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,640 Playing cricket for Australia. 633 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,200 [Isa] Great job. 634 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,160 [Travis] I genuinely enjoy coming down here. 635 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,240 Even though I can't bat, hopefully, I can, uh, pass on 636 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:14,120 a little bit of wisdom after balling this maybe in Davie for the last decade. 637 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,520 Where I grew up in Young, one of my next door neighbours has got, 638 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:24,600 uh, Down Syndrome and she used to always come into the home 639 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,400 and didn't know-- no matter what time it was, 640 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,360 just to see mum or--mum or dad. 641 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,960 So, I kind of grew up with disability around our family, I guess. 642 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:35,040 It's a beautiful game and I just wanna be able to give back 643 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,240 to the game that's given me so much. 644 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,120 Shot, mate. Very good. 645 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:39,680 Your sign name, 646 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,200 we've talked about that before. 647 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:42,920 It's going to be, Nathan. 648 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:43,920 Nathan. 649 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,360 - Nathan. - All right. 650 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,080 - Thank you. Thank you. - Thank you. 651 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:48,560 Here you go. 652 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,640 Okay, on this side. 653 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:10,400 [indistinct], but I'll give it to you. 654 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:13,760 - [Nathan] How's the family? - Family are good. 655 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,720 I was supposed to go--you know, tonight, they rang half an hour ago, 656 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,640 saying they had a COVID case [indistinct] 657 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:19,840 - We'll probably get in there. - Yeah. 658 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,320 They should've been here at [indistinct] 659 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,840 [Justin] Really? 660 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,520 [David] [indistinct] 661 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,040 We're in. 662 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:38,160 We're in Adelaide. 663 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,240 They say every building you see on the hill, 664 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,200 that's owned by Travis Head. 665 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:51,760 How could we have done this last game like warm-ups, [indistinct] 666 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,000 I thought it was great, lad. 667 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:54,480 I-- I made that point. 668 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,560 I loved that damn day for our little channel. 669 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,880 There were lots of thoughts on who should bowl. 670 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,000 I loved how we got together at the breaks 671 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,240 and just channel on how it felt for you guys, 672 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,160 - but just channel the information. - [Pat] Yeah. 673 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,200 [Justin] I loved how we cleared out the whole change rooms. 674 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,560 - [Pat] Yeah. - So, there's no-- 675 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,160 hardly any people in there. 676 00:34:13,240 --> 00:34:14,960 So you guys got the change room to yourself. 677 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,920 I know what that felt like, but from--different from last year maybe. 678 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,160 - Yeah. - Um... 679 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:20,320 That felt really good. 680 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,480 The-- the only question is the process, 681 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,160 - that's all I'm worried about. - Yeah. 682 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:26,160 The process, you don't have to be perfect. 683 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,520 But I honestly think if, if we just keep our foot on them, 684 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,880 they're gonna-- it's gonna bury them like... 685 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,480 [Pat] I was really excited to play in Adelaide. 686 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,880 We got a great record there, never lost a pink ball game. 687 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,800 I felt fresh, I felt ready to go. 688 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,040 Um, I feel like I've started to get a grip on things. 689 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:50,520 Caught up with a mate for dinner the night before the Test match. 690 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:54,000 Uh, halfway through dinner, these guys came in, say good day 691 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,160 and they sat down. About half an hour later, they came over, 692 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:00,160 white as a ghost, and they said, "Just to let you know, 693 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,080 our mate's just got a message saying he's positive for COVID." 694 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,680 [man] At least, Pat is very likely to be called "a close contact," 695 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:14,000 which means he's gonna have to isolate for seven days. 696 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,120 You know, he's had some exposure to this bloke 697 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:17,960 who's highly infectious for half an hour. 698 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:22,360 And, uh, so even if there's some miracle and they didn't call it close contact, 699 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,920 if he would've tested positive during the Test, then we all-- 700 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,120 must all inevitably become close contacts 701 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,480 and that would not only knock out this picture but the next. 702 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,200 [Pat] It really started to hit me that I was missing a Test match. 703 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,840 that's when I started to get angry. At no one-- 704 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,800 at no one in particular, just the situation. 705 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,640 You know, just got my feet under the desk, and suddenly, 706 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:49,160 you know, I was no longer captain, no longer playing. 707 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:52,800 [commentator] Hello, and welcome to the beautiful Adelaide Oval 708 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:57,000 which hosts England for this--the 2nd Ashes Test Match. 709 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:00,320 Some huge breaking news here this morning-- Pat Cummins, 710 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:04,080 Australia captain, has been ruled out of this Test match. 711 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,400 That is due to Pat being deemed a close contact 712 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,640 of a positive COVID case last night. 713 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,840 The news on his departure from the team is that Michael Neser 714 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,640 will make his Test debut, captain number 462. 715 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:19,960 And in one of the greatest redemptions in Australian sports history, 716 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:23,600 Steve Smith is Australia's captain again. 717 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,520 This is gonna be a close [indistinct] 718 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:35,000 [David] Oh, dude. 719 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:37,440 They come out? 720 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,160 Yeah, I got long arms. 721 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:40,600 [David] Where's yours? 722 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:43,800 At home. Didn't think it was required. 723 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,040 [David] Well, I carry mine every time they said. 724 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:47,280 But I hadn't been home. 725 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:48,440 [David] Yeah, that's true, yeah. 726 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:54,560 [commentator] Steve Smith has won the toss and has elected to bat. 727 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,640 [Marnus] Everyone knows that cricket is a major part of my life, but, you know, 728 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:07,000 the value of me as a person isn't in cricket, it's in my faith. 729 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:11,000 I grew up with Christianity, going back to when I was, uh, 730 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,480 a young kid laying in my bed praying every night. 731 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:19,560 I might not be the carbon copy Australian cricketer 732 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:23,880 that people thought, but I'm me. 733 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:26,320 All right. This one. 734 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:27,680 [indistinct] 735 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,920 I need to put a bird on it. 736 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,840 [Pat] Marnus has got, uh, I think it's an eagle on the bottom of his bat. 737 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:36,520 - [indistinct] - [indistinct] always-- 738 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:38,440 The eagle is always on my bat. 739 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,200 Um, you know, I think I've played every single Test 740 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,000 with, uh, the eagle on my bat. 741 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:43,200 And what verse is it? 742 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:44,640 Isaiah 40:31. 743 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:52,000 For those that hope in the Lord, he shall renew their strength. 744 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,320 [commentator] ...Marnus Labuschagne. 745 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,200 [Marnus] He shall soar on wings like eagles. 746 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,320 He shall run and not grow weary. 747 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:03,640 And walk and not be faint. 748 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,480 [commentator] This is gonna be an important battle. 749 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,800 [commentator] England have to win this Test. 750 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,600 To lose this match and go two nil down, 751 00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:14,320 the series is over. They have to come back and fight. 752 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,840 He'll be right on the money, first ball. Here's Stuart Broad, he'll be pumped. 753 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,000 [Marnus] I got a really good bowling attack. 754 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,880 - Oh. - [commentator] Oh, this is good. 755 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,760 [Marnus] If you just weren't attentive for one ball... 756 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:34,680 [commentator] The pressure building on Labuschagne. 757 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,600 [Marnus] ...they will just catch it and... 758 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:39,760 [commentator] Twenty-five dot balls in a row now. 759 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,160 Yes! 760 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:43,040 [commentator] Grinding effort by the Australians. 761 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,200 [commentator] Scoring is not easy. 762 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,520 [commentator] Marnus Labuschagne, 46 deliveries, ten in his name. 763 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,760 - [commentator] Oh! - [commentator] Oh, nearly to the fielder. 764 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,760 [Nathan] Marnus and how lucky he is, it's remarkable. 765 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:05,080 [commentator] Takes, and catches it! Oh, just over the head! 766 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:06,560 [David] I actually did say I'm starting to think 767 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,160 Marnus is the luckiest cricketer in the world. 768 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,160 - Oh! - [commentator] No bait on Labuschagne. 769 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:13,680 Josh Buttler dropped me twice. 770 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:16,920 Two sitters. 771 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,600 [commentator] Oh, that did it! Oh, Buttler! 772 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,360 [David] Every second innings, he gets two or three lives, 773 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,920 so he must have that little crow on the bottom of his bat that sits there. 774 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,400 [commentator] Six points, three others remaining, 775 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,480 just over twenty minutes of play left. 776 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,880 Marnus has been in the 90s for 34 deliveries. 777 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:37,560 256 balls. 778 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:40,000 [commentator] And it's about now 20 minutes to go 779 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:42,440 when the nightwatchman gets padded up. 780 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,560 I don't think Travis Head will fancy going out there now. 781 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,160 [Peter] The nightwatchman is an expendable entity. 782 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,840 It's somebody whose wicket doesn't matter. 783 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,880 It's somebody who knows they're not as important as a batsman. 784 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:55,160 It's a bowler. 785 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,320 [Nathan] The nightwatchman role is-- it's a little bit ridiculous. 786 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:05,800 Oh! 787 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,960 [Nathan] The batter gets scared, 788 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:10,560 they send the bowler out there. 789 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,320 And usually, it's about 20 minutes. 790 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,760 But that 20 minutes can be pushed out to 30 minutes. 791 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:23,560 When they are going from one nightwatchman to two, 792 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:28,480 so my thinking is if we've got two nightwatchmen, 793 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:30,800 Jhye and Starc-ky might be able to bat up as well. 794 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,280 What do you reckon? 795 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:35,040 I can't believe it [indistinct] 796 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:36,680 [Michael] [indistinct] was actually more nervous than me, 797 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:37,880 which doesn't make sense. 798 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:41,840 He's played many Test matches and this is my first one. 799 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:43,840 Oh! 800 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:46,480 [commentator] Hit a bat on that! Oh, fall safely! 801 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,400 [Nathan] What do you think the public want? 802 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:51,840 Do they want you to go first or they want me to go first? 803 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,000 A hundred per cent they love the [indistinct] 804 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:56,280 and it's all [indistinct] 805 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:57,360 [commentator] Oh! 806 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,480 [Nathan] In the tar pits, 807 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:02,760 wait-- wait until he won't-- 808 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:04,200 don't even look out the window 809 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:07,320 and you can see at the back of that [indistinct] 810 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,760 Shit, I know where I'd rather be. 811 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,080 It's quite nice actually to have two nightwatchmen batting up, 812 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:13,880 because he's never been to-- because he knows what I'm feeling 813 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:15,320 and I know what he's feeling. 814 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:18,440 [commentator] Labuschagne dropped. 815 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:19,600 Oh! 816 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,640 [commentator] Oh but the drop by-- and you wouldn't expect... 817 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:27,640 Oh, man. 818 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,000 How many times is he gonna--come on. 819 00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:38,040 Oh, I know. 820 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:39,880 - Do you think it's working [indistinct] - Yeah. 821 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:44,920 [commentator] Final ball of today's play to a patient man as Labuschagne. 822 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:47,520 Come on! 823 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:53,120 Woo. 824 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:04,040 [commentator] Day two and it is thirty-seven degrees out there. 825 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,200 And then, the partnership that carried Australia 826 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:08,280 through the stumps will resume. 827 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:12,080 Hello, Cam. 828 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:18,560 - Morning, boys. - Good morning, guys. 829 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,880 [commentator] Gonna start again, Marnus Labuschagne. 830 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,360 Two hundred and seventy-five balls faced, 831 00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,840 ninety-five not out so far overnight. 832 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:32,840 [Marnus] One of the biggest things in sport is your mind. 833 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:35,360 And once your mind goes down a path, you can't stop it. 834 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,880 It just-- it just goes down that path. 835 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:41,000 And yes, I don't think stickers matter until you start thinking it matters. 836 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,560 [commentator] Yes. 837 00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:46,040 A fine hundred for Marnus Labuschagne, 838 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,320 full of patience, grit and skill, 839 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:50,320 his sixth to a century, 840 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:54,160 and his first against England. 841 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:56,920 [Peter] That century for Marnus was significant. 842 00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:00,120 The jester steals the crown. 843 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:04,040 Marnus Labuschagne is now the number one Test batsman in the world. 844 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:07,360 [Marnus] It was probably a different hundred. 845 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,400 I never felt like I was in the whole innings. 846 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:13,080 It's about the whole day and be night out. 847 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:14,800 And then, come back the next day 848 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:18,560 and-- and be able to get two or three figures, uh, was special. 849 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,760 But, you know, as a batter, you're never satisfied. 850 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:23,560 [commentator] Edge! And taken. 851 00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:25,080 Come on. 852 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:30,320 [commentator] Labuschagne a bit disappointed with that. 853 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:32,120 [commentator] Trouble. That's a no-ball. 854 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:33,560 [commentator] Oh, no, you got to be kidding. 855 00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:39,040 How lucky is he? 856 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:42,320 That fucking bird on the bat. Like, what the hell? 857 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,560 [commentator] Marnus all smiles. 858 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:46,360 [commentator] Buy a lottery ticket. 859 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:49,160 [Nathan] I want him to get that bird tattoo'd to him. 860 00:43:49,240 --> 00:43:50,960 [laughter] 861 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:54,120 That's remarkable. 862 00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:00,440 [commentator] Now, we're all set. Australia declaring on 473. 863 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:02,560 [commentator] Let's have a bowl with England. 864 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:04,800 [Jhye] When Pat was sidelined in Adelaide, 865 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:07,960 everything from externally that was coming into the group, 866 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:09,600 going, "What's gonna happen now? 867 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:12,200 What's the plan?" Like, I think the whole group 868 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:14,680 definitely felt a little bit of it. 869 00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:16,600 But it didn't feel like we would crumble. 870 00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:19,760 [commentator] Oh, he's got the look-- 871 00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:20,840 [commentator] Oh, look at that, he's fired up. 872 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:22,120 [commentator] He's got the look in the eye. 873 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:30,720 [Marnus] You know, obviously, Pat is a massive miss 874 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:32,280 just because he's, you know, he's the best. 875 00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:35,960 - [commentator] Oh. - [commentator] Missed him again. 876 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:40,080 [Marnus] But whatever you throw at us, we'll find a way. 877 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:44,080 We've compartmentalized from the fact that Pat wasn't playing. 878 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:45,200 We knew what we had to do. 879 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:47,800 Hey! 880 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:52,360 [commentator] It's out! His first ever, Michael Neser with his first Test wicket. 881 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:57,280 Even the water boys were embracing him. 882 00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:59,360 That's what you get when you get a Baggy Green. 883 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:02,560 We wanna win and that's built into Australian culture. 884 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:05,760 Certainly within this team, there's that will to wanna win everything. 885 00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:10,640 [commentator] Marnus Labuschagne relishing the opportunity. 886 00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:14,560 [Marnus] I think on skill alone and the experience mixed with youth, 887 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,000 mixed with leadership, coaching, everything, 888 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:20,200 I think we're a team that-- that shouldn't lose. 889 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:24,120 - Catch! - [commentator] A miss and taken. 890 00:45:25,720 --> 00:45:30,400 Australia wins the Test match. They go up two nil in the Ashes. 891 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:32,360 [commentator] And five for Jhye Richardson, 892 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:34,720 his first in Test cricket. 893 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:36,040 That's a big win. 894 00:45:36,120 --> 00:45:38,800 No Cummins and, uh, their replacement, 895 00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:41,800 Steve Smith as captain, have delivered the goods for Australia. 896 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,440 [Gerard] Australia leaves Adelaide two-nil up, 897 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:54,400 heading to the iconic Tests of Boxing Day. 898 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:58,960 But what you could never have imagined 899 00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:02,880 was just how immense those events would prove. 900 00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:06,840 [commentator] Extraordinary! Build the man a statue! 901 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:11,760 [upbeat music playing]