1 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,640 Once we actually arrived, we could see the lengths 2 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:19,400 that the Pakistan government 3 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,720 and the Cricket board went to to get us over. 4 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,360 When we first landed in Pakistan, 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:31,040 I'm sitting in a bulletproof bus with a whole army taking us to the hotel. 6 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,480 The helicopter support... All the businesses were shut. 7 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,960 It was amazing to see the amount of effort they'd gone 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,840 to have cricket in their nation. 9 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,160 We didn't have to go over there. We could have just gone, "Nah, too scary. 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,120 Like, too much going over there. We're not going." 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,320 We just knew how much work that had gone into this. 12 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Maybe more importantly, what it would mean 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,760 not only Pakistan, but world cricket. 14 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,840 Australian cricket is back in Pakistan. 15 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:02,520 But there's one question mark hanging over this series 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,280 and it still hasn't been resolved. 17 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:05,960 What's Justin Langer's future? 18 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,760 Justin Langer touched down in Perth today, 19 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,560 now the former Australia men's coach. 20 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,560 Cricket Australia had offered Langer 21 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,600 a six-month contract extension, which he refused. 22 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:30,960 You got anything to say 23 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,240 on what's happened in the last 24 hours, Justin? 24 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,440 J.L.'s departure came as a shock. 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,320 Are you feeling disappointed? 26 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,320 He thought he had the backing of Cricket Australia. 27 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,280 He thought he had them behind them and in a minute, it changed. 28 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,080 He wanted to keep coaching. 29 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,560 I think it was a bit of a kick in the face to offer him a six-month contract. 30 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,080 We feel that the team has evolved and it is now the time 31 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,120 to start a period of transition. 32 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,160 He's coached them to a World Cup. He's coached them to an Ashes. 33 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,360 How can you possibly say that he shouldn't keep coaching them? 34 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,160 If you've got a team of leaders and a side that are going pretty well, 35 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,760 then you probably don't need as much authority from the coach. 36 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,280 The parties had grown apart and... 37 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,520 they didn't suit each other as well as they once had. 38 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,440 The Ashes, I think it all came to a head 39 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,680 because that's when his contract was up. 40 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,680 Cricket Australia sourced out quite a few people for their feedback, 41 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,720 but there was nothing out of the blue then. 42 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,400 We'd spoken about a lot of these things over the previous 43 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,560 18 months, or kind of two years. 44 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:44,400 From my perspective, 45 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,680 yeah, I could say that he lost a fair few players and probably the wrong players. 46 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:53,320 I think four years is a very long time as a head coach. 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,480 The team had changed a lot over that four year period. 48 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:02,880 Erm, we're probably in need of a different support staff, a different coach, 49 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,200 erm, as opposed to four years ago when J.L. started. 50 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,560 This guy's running with four test match series, we know it's... 51 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:12,240 He was brilliant when we needed him in those initial years. 52 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,280 After South Africa, he turned it around. 53 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,280 We became a team that Australian fans wanted to support again. 54 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,600 He left the team in a better place than when he started. 55 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,560 We're the Australian cricket team right now. 56 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:30,840 I think that's a byproduct of what J.L. brought into the group. 57 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:37,320 One of the fair minded measures in sport is success 58 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,440 usually guarantees a coach his job. 59 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,480 And this ran completely counter. It caused a front. 60 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,880 The whole thing just reeks of being orchestrated. 61 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,440 From basically the moment that all of this garbage 62 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,400 started coming out in the middle of winter last year. 63 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,280 The former players, they blamed the current players 64 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,800 and it turned into a sort of ugly spat. 65 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:02,840 As a player, we thought we knew it all and it's only 66 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,200 through time and hindsight that you realise that you didn't. 67 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,120 I'm pretty angry, to be honest. 68 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:13,040 I'm pretty disappointed. A lot of disrespect that's happened. 69 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,440 Cummins had faced a lot of challenges across the summer, 70 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,160 but the need to address this situation which had 71 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:24,920 engulfed the nation 72 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,920 it was-- might have been his most pivotal moment of leadership. 73 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,920 I was going to say something straight away and I thought, there's just so much 74 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,480 rubbish out there and so much noise that let's just give it a couple of days. 75 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,160 So I remember sitting down. 76 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,360 I just basically wrote down a few thoughts. 77 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,480 "Now that the decision has been made by Justin to resign 78 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,040 and giving his own public comments, 79 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,080 and others by Cricket Australia, I can provide some clarity. 80 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,440 To be better players for Australia from this solid foundation, 81 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,560 we need a new style of coaching and skillset. 82 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,120 This was the feedback the players gave to Cricket Australia. 83 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,760 Many former players have reached out to me and silently 84 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,160 offered me their advice, which is welcome. 85 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,920 Some others have spoken in the media, which is also welcome 86 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,360 and comes from a love of the game and the support of a mate. 87 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,560 To all past players, I want to say this. 88 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,200 Just as you have always stuck up for your mates, I'm sticking up for mine." 89 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:23,920 It was incredible. 90 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:29,440 It was eloquent, it was thoughtful, and it was supportive of his players. 91 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,920 I thought, you know what? 92 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,800 This is a sign of a very strong captain. 93 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,440 When Australia first announced they were going to Pakistan, 94 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:50,960 my initial reaction was, "Yeah, right, 95 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,680 I'll believe it when I see it. 96 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,680 But then you start thinking about it, 97 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,200 suddenly they go, "Actually, we haven't been there 24 years. 98 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:00,640 We're going to make a statement when we're going to go there." 99 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,480 And it started making sense. 100 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,360 And it could be something quite beautiful. 101 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,400 Yeah. I looked at the footprint. 102 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,200 The airport arrival's fine. 103 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:10,080 The escorts to the hotel is good. 104 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,680 Frank Dimasi is my name. 105 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,200 My role is to look after safety, security, 106 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:16,320 for the Australian men's cricket team. 107 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,760 Prior to come to Cricket Australia, I was a police office in Victoria 108 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:21,560 and also worked for the Australian Federal Police 109 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,400 in the counterterrorism unit. 110 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,240 To go back to Pakistan after 24 years, that was going to be a pretty big tour, 111 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,440 not only for us, but for Pakistan as well. 112 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,280 There's always the pros, the cons, 113 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,800 but I think we're able to mitigate the risk. 114 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:03,000 When we arrived in Pakistan, it was probably just before midnight 115 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,400 and the Pakistan security forces locked down all the roads. 116 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,560 Leaving the airport and traffic coming to the airport. 117 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,080 So we had two carriageways to ourselves. 118 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,680 You go to countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, 119 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:16,280 there are a lot of cars. 120 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,160 You know, we didn't see a car for 45 minutes 121 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,280 from the airport to the first hotel. 122 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Obviously, I'm Pakistani and it was something that I hadn't ticked off. 123 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,560 Erm, never got to play there. 124 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,840 Played against Pakistan, but never played in Pakistan. 125 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,400 It was pretty special. 126 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:50,080 Coming off of Ashes victory, we hadn't travelled overseas for a couple of years. 127 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,680 We were ready to take the show on the road and try to... 128 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:59,400 erm, show we're not just a good team in Australia, but we can play anywhere. 129 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:01,880 I thought... 130 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,080 Maybe it's a place to start, 131 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,520 since we last got together a few weeks ago. 132 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,080 Erm, see, J.L., change of coach, 133 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,520 Erm, I guess just more than anything open up. 134 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:18,360 If anyone had any questions or thoughts, want any clarity around any of that... 135 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,160 how it's gone. 136 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,200 Everyone's okay? 137 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,760 I think these kind of tours, more than anything else, 138 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,760 you just realise-- I probably more realised last 139 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,440 month or two that the more we just 140 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,880 worry about what's happening here, we don't need to worry about 141 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,760 commentators back home that wouldn't have a clue what's happened. 142 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:48,520 Look after each other. 143 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,440 I guess, from a psychological point of view, 144 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,640 being involved in subcontinent series, 145 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,520 had some real stinkers, had a couple of good ones. 146 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,480 I remember the Sri Lankan series we went a few years ago 147 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,000 and I thought we had the perfect 148 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,880 game plan for the first test match and we probably should have won it. 149 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 The process and everything we're doing was perfect. 150 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,640 But then when we lost that game side-second guessing ourselves. 151 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,080 We have three different plans for three different games 152 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,320 and I think you've got to be really strong in our own belief 153 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,240 to go the plan we have the first time 154 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,360 is most likely the right plan. 155 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,360 I think you coming in here with new changes and all with the coach and stuff-- 156 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,760 erm, one, I think we're in a great space, 157 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,760 and, er, if you are-- got some negative thoughts or whatever, 158 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,520 everyone will, you know, give you an ear to vent, 159 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,240 erm, or if you need a hug, just ask. 160 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,880 This is my journal that I was writing in 161 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:51,040 and my wife found it the other day, erm, stacked away, so... 162 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,760 Erm, let's bring back some memories, 163 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,520 erm, which is good, and then, erm, not so good memories. 164 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,880 Got the first two test matches written down here from South Africa. 165 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,400 Erm... and yeah. 166 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,640 It's got a lot of, er, good, positive affirmations 167 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,360 that I literally stand by every day, 168 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,840 erm, making sure that, you know, when I get up, 169 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,240 I've got a smile on my face. 170 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,880 The kids see that and I think it's the best 171 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,240 way to start the day, because the only thing that I can control. 172 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:35,880 Good catch! 173 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:37,480 Now, my shot. 174 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,360 The girls love anytime they get to spend with their dad. 175 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,880 It's always special, but he's the king of the kids 176 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,640 and he's super competitive. 177 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,520 So whether it be trying to teach 'em netball 178 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,480 or gymnastics or dancing, 179 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,120 he always wants to show them what he's made of. 180 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,920 So, it's awesome. 181 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,880 Oh! Good shot! 182 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,280 Dad, look! 183 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,200 Dad wants to see us again. 184 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:10,360 Good job! 185 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,800 When Indie came along, 186 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,800 I felt guilty that I was always away, 187 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:20,080 and Candice spending all that time at home with two young ones. 188 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,680 Now that I'm at the back end of my career, 189 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,440 you know, spending more time at home 190 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,600 as they're getting old, I think is for me the most important. 191 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,400 Dad, look! 192 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:31,760 Good work! 193 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:37,840 I think that it's never really that easy when David goes away. 194 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:42,440 Erm, we manage and we cope and we've got some great support network around. 195 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,800 But, you know, when you tuck your kids to bed at night, 196 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,520 the girls always ask for dad. 197 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,720 They, erm, you know... 198 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,120 When after a few weeks and they start crying for their dad, 199 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:55,720 like, it is hard. 200 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:03,720 Smiles are the same and hearts are just the same wherever they are. 201 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,560 David is one of those players that loves having his family around. 202 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,960 So, you know, it's not just about us, it's also about David 203 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,120 and how he's going to cope for those long stints away. 204 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,960 The gingerbread man. 205 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,480 All right! 206 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:17,880 Good night. 207 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:19,720 Love you. 208 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,520 Okay, we're ready to go, mate. 209 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,280 Tell everyone to get on the bus. 210 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,160 Okay. 211 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:32,160 Incredible security, incredible care. 212 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,080 There's more to just going and playing cricket. 213 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,640 It was much bigger than just the cricket. 214 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,480 What they promised, they'd delivered on, 215 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:42,440 and we certainly felt safe. 216 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,240 And I think it was great for cricket. 217 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,000 Pakistan fans were brilliant. 218 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,240 They absolutely loved the fact that we were there. 219 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,120 Australia were welcomed guests 220 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,560 like maybe they'd never been before in Pakistan. 221 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,640 You could feel the embrace to the grateful nation, 222 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,120 welcoming back a key part of the cricketing world. 223 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,680 It's our responsibility going to those places that we don't go in entitled. 224 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,920 We should learn about what's happening around us over there 225 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,840 and how special those tours are. 226 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,000 The good vibes around that tour were certainly seasoned 227 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,320 on that first day by the news of the death of Rod Marsh. 228 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:36,080 He played before most of us were born, really, 229 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,320 but he had a big influence on our group. 230 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,000 He was the head selector for probably four, five, six years. 231 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,800 Had a lot to do with Rod. 232 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,360 He's like our grandfather. 233 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,880 Always took time out to talk to my girls. 234 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,000 Him and Roz were always on tour. Lovely couple. 235 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,960 I really got along with Rod really well. 236 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,680 Didn't agree with his selection a lot of time, 237 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,400 but I love-- I loved Rod for who he was. 238 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:05,080 The first test, it marks Rod's passing in the morning at the ground. 239 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,000 A lovely, simple ceremony. 240 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,440 We're driving back when the news came through, 241 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,600 and at first you just didn't believe it. 242 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:14,440 It was like the whole world came to a stop. 243 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,480 We just finished the day's play. 244 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:22,000 We got back in the bus and Davey Warner just turned around 245 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,160 from the front scene, just said, you know, "Hey, Ron, 246 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,160 Just so you know, Shane Warne's passed away in Thailand." 247 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,000 That night, 248 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:35,400 we sat upstairs, few beers, going over some Warne stories. 249 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,920 That really hit us like a character of our game. 250 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,760 A loyal human being has been taken away at such a young age. 251 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,720 When I think of Warne, I think of my childhood growing up. 252 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,280 And you think of the great Ozzy team, 253 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,400 and he just epitomised everything 254 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,280 about Ozzy cricket that you loved-- Ashes series, 255 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,440 he was always the one that stood tall. 256 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,360 It was theatrical whenever he came onto bowl. 257 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,800 I think guys had to deal with it in their own ways 258 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,360 and we just knew we had to get back out there 259 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,480 in front of the next day, 260 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,880 erm, and try and try and win a game for Australia 261 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:12,520 like Warne would have wanted us to do. 262 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,160 Just want to start. Firstly, clearly 263 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,800 it's been a tough couple of days 264 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,920 with the loss of a couple of significant figures of Australian cricket. 265 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,160 Erm... 266 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,600 And the key thing for me is I encourage you guys to talk about 267 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,160 there's resources around you, erm, for whatever you need. 268 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,840 So I encourage you to reach out. 269 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,680 These Australian cricketers have got to dig deep today because 270 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,160 it was a tough day for them. 271 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,960 Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, 272 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,560 will be wanting to make early inroads here. 273 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:51,880 He'll want to break this stand. 274 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,840 It's worth 140 at the moment, 237 deliveries. 275 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,920 And it really is an important morning for Australia. 276 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,360 One of the most beautiful things 277 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:02,760 about going to Pakistan 278 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,800 is because Australia hadn't been there in 24 years, 279 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,400 there was no sense of "Oh, we played here before. 280 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,040 We know what the pitch might do." 281 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:11,200 They hadn't got a clue. 282 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,760 Obviously none of us on that tour 283 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,240 had played at Rawalpindi before 284 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,200 and we heard that that was supposed to be their best wicket in the country. 285 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,920 Probably offer a little bit of pace and a bit of bounce. 286 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,960 And we rock up, and it's--it's an absolute . 287 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:27,480 That was hard work. 288 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,240 That was balling on the M4 out of Sydney. 289 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,360 That-- those wickets gave you nothing. 290 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,120 All right. Come on, boys! 291 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,640 It becomes a grind. You know, it's a grind. 292 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,600 You're just out there and you're grinding. 293 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,760 The pressure is tangible on Australia. 294 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,480 Australia doesn't win very often on the subcontinent. 295 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,680 Hadn't won there for eleven years. 296 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:58,160 In every way, these are foreign conditions and they are hugely tricky. 297 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,680 Babar Azam has declared... 298 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,640 They've got 476 on the board now. 299 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,920 I think the timing of it's crucial. 300 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,360 Australians have spent nearly two days in the field. 301 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,320 There's gonna be some tired legs around. 302 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,000 I said, to Uzzy at the time, I said, 303 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:19,000 "Mate, this is gonna be long, it's gonna be tiring, 304 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,680 mentally exhausting, 305 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,520 and I'm going to get myself out." 306 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,440 Bowled him. That's the one they wanted. 307 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,480 He should not be fucking getting you out! 308 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,320 Should not be getting you out! 309 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,320 You have to be really patient over there. 310 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,080 You can't try to force yourself in the subcontinent. 311 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:43,640 -97. -Catch it! 312 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,720 Cries of "catch it." Have they picked him off? 313 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,440 Pakistan liked that. 314 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,680 Why, oh why, oh why did he play that shot on 97? 315 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,320 I have got no idea what he was thinking. 316 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,320 The Australians have gone wicketless in this innings, 317 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,440 but they only took four wickets as well in the first innings. 318 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,320 It wasn't fun. It wasn't enjoyable at all. 319 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,040 You don't play cricket to play cricket like that. 320 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,560 End of the over, and that is also time. 321 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,080 So, that's where it finishes. 322 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,800 Officially the worst game I've ever been a part of. 323 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,920 I told you go past me. 324 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,640 Australia had to ask themselves 325 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,400 some questions after that first test. 326 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,560 They hadn't been able to take wickets, 327 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,520 and that was the big question mark 328 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,960 going into the second and third test. 329 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,280 "Are our tactics right here?" 330 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,320 That's screws for the front cover. 331 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,920 Cricket Australia basically said to us, 332 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,400 "Okay, what can we do to kind of make your time 333 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,040 in the hotels for the next month better?" 334 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,640 It's time to go to work. My day starts now. 335 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,960 The boys just took it to the next level. 336 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:25,720 Within 30 seconds, 337 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,000 David Warner said, "We need a golf simulator." 338 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:29,800 Took a screenshot. "This is the one we need." 339 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,520 Marnus goes, "We need a coffee machine. 340 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:33,720 I'll sort one out." 341 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,320 Steve Smith-- "We need oat milk." 342 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,560 Cam Green-- "I would love a basketball net." 343 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,720 We had more toys than a daycare center. 344 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:06,080 What's really nice is that we've been able to sort of reshape 345 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:07,640 what bubble life looks like. 346 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:08,560 That's all you need? 347 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,280 Yeah, that's in. And then get your cup under. 348 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,080 When you come to a tour like Pakistan 349 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,320 where we can't leave the hotel, you know, 350 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,000 it means guys can go have a coffee. 351 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,880 And it gets people out of their rooms. 352 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,520 It almost created a nice space for people to hang out, 353 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,000 have conversation, chat in the morning, 354 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:27,960 and check in. 355 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,400 Yeah. Bubble life is certainly something that 356 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,720 we've all learnt to live with, 357 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,080 learnt to find ways to entertain ourselves 358 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,520 whilst being stuck in a hotel. 359 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,800 -No! -I'm so shit at this game. 360 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,280 I could play with my eyes closed and be better than Nathan Lyon. 361 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,560 I'm better than the captain. The captain's probably the worst. 362 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,480 I can comfortably say that there's 363 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:52,520 not one international cricketer 364 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,160 that has put in as many hours as me 365 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,800 in Call of Duty over the last two years. 366 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,320 It's actually quite social. 367 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,560 I got to play with Starcy, Josh Hazelwood, 368 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,560 Er, Patty at times. He's absolutely useless. 369 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,560 I have no idea where I should be going. 370 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,880 We actually found the one thing that Patty's not good at, 371 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,200 and that's Call of Duty. 372 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,080 Oh no, I can hear footsteps. 373 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,320 I can hear footsteps. It's very scary. 374 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,320 It's great because we can-- he's shit. 375 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,080 Like, we can tell him he's shit all the time. 376 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,200 It's great. 377 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,200 I still reckon I'm better than Nathan Lyon at it. 378 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:25,440 Oh! 379 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,080 That genuinely scared me. 380 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,000 Game over. 381 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,200 Everyone ready? 382 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,560 This won't go for long, boys. 383 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,720 I just thought I'd give a little bit of knowledge on Pakistan, 384 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,040 my birthplace, where I came from. 385 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:56,600 And I thought what better way to do it than to get 386 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,400 big brother and little brother to have a quiz off against each other. 387 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:01,720 See how they go. 388 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,880 I think the most important thing about 389 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,040 knowing Uzzy and with his upbringing is... 390 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:11,160 you have to understand his culture and his background and his beliefs. 391 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,080 What year was Pakistan founded? 392 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:18,960 A. 1942, B. 1947, 393 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,600 C. 1949. 394 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:21,840 B. 395 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:22,920 Which year was that? 396 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,520 -1947? 397 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,120 -Correct. -Well done, man. 398 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,240 Pakistan initially was, as you can see there, 399 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:33,600 British India. 400 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,200 17 million people migrated in 1947 401 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,960 erm, to form Pakistan, which is to this day, 402 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:43,040 the biggest migration in known human history. 403 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,680 To be reconnecting with home, with family 404 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,160 was obviously a very special time for him. 405 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,320 Who am I? 406 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,400 Uzzy. 407 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,040 One of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, 408 00:22:56,120 --> 00:22:58,080 I graduated from university at 21 409 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,000 and became a professional cricketer . 410 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,640 I debuted in Test Cricket in 2000s 411 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,920 and regarded as the swaggiest cricketer in world cricket. 412 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,520 I grew up in western Sydney and now we... 413 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,040 -Usman Khawaja. -That's correct. 414 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,320 Absolutely no relevance to that. I just want to talk up myself. 415 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,360 It's been 24 years since we've come to Pakistan. 416 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,520 And I think it's pretty special, 417 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,440 not only for the people 418 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:29,640 that are going to be watching you guys, 419 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,240 but for you guys being involved in this tour. 420 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,880 It's a truly special moment for a lot of Pakistan cricketers. 421 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,000 Obviously a truly special moment for me. 422 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,400 I reckon you guys will look back and think 423 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,160 "I'm glad I did that. and how cool is that?" 424 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,120 So, I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening. 425 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,400 You know, my childhood, 426 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,600 I get more memories of being at home with my mother. 427 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,800 I'm so happy when Uzzy likes my food. 428 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:09,120 That's my blessing for-- I cook and my children and me 429 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,920 together to sit down and have a dinner. 430 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:14,960 -That's good. -Oh, that's good. 431 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,000 That's good chicken. 432 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,840 -That's good. No, very good. -Thank you, Mummy. 433 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:19,640 I hate watching cricket with my family. 434 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:21,280 I don't think-- I haven't watched that many games 435 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:22,400 with you, Mum, and Dad. 436 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,440 Used to tell everyone that I was going to play for Australia 437 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,080 -when I was, like, eight years old. 438 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,680 I used to hate it. You know, "This is my son. He's a very good player. 439 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:30,960 He's going to play for Australia one day." 440 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:32,000 And I was like, "Dad, seriously." 441 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,800 Even at that time, when he was playing the rec games-- 442 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,280 Under 10s, under 11s-- 443 00:24:38,360 --> 00:24:40,960 the whole team used to rely on him. 444 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:44,680 He used to make the runs all the time. 445 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,080 And if he gets out, the team gets out. 446 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,800 People used to say, 447 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:53,160 "A Pakistani boy will never be able to make the Australian team." 448 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,600 And I said, "Let's see. We'll try." 449 00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:05,400 Karachi, home of the Khawajas, 450 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:06,800 as I like to call it. 451 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:10,280 That's where my family's from. 452 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,200 When I grew up, we went back and forth. 453 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,320 I used to always go to Pakistan, and all I did was play cricket. 454 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,680 My dad talked about that ground a lot growing up, 455 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,800 watching cricket on that ground when he was a kid. 456 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,120 You know, my family didn't live too far from the grounds. Still don't. 457 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,280 So to actually play in a test match against Pakistan, 458 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:27,800 a team I watched growing up a lot, 459 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,480 I guess that was pretty special. 460 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,520 We are all set to go for the second test match. 461 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:34,640 The second of three. 462 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,080 Now, the first test match, of course, was a draw. 463 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,280 There's so much to play for in this one. 464 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:44,400 Oh, it's nicely bowled, but clipped away. 465 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,360 Usman Khawaja in Pakistan was a joy to watch. 466 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,040 He looked like he was born to play that series. 467 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:51,280 A little bit leg-side again. 468 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:54,280 That's pretty much an action replay, but he's hit it beautifully. 469 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:55,320 Hit it better. 470 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,480 Sometimes the guys are forgetting on the Pakistan team 471 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,000 that I can speak Urdu. 472 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:00,720 Rizwan, he's a cagey cat. 473 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,320 He speaks Pashtun and then he knows I can't speak it, 474 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,600 so he speaks it with some of the other guys. 475 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,400 There's a couple of times I just deciphered what he said. 476 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,880 I remember he told the bowler to bowl wide, 477 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,080 and I was like, "I know what you're doing here." 478 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,120 And then he bowled wide, and I smacked them for four 479 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,760 because I knew exactly where it was going. 480 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,440 Oh, I love that shot. Outstanding from Khawaja. 481 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,840 The bowler is looking at me and I'm looking at him, 482 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,480 and he's like, "You understood that, didn't you?" 483 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,480 I was like, "Yup." 484 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,280 Just an unhurried classy knock so far. 485 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,840 Khawaja is one shot away from bringing up another hundred. 486 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,840 So I'm not emotional while I'm playing. 487 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,560 But for the first time a long time on the field, 488 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:38,800 I thought about my dad. 489 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,880 'Cause I know he'll be watching, thinking about 490 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,880 when he used to watch the Australian teams come and play. 491 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,360 And now he's watching his son playing Karachi. 492 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,080 I thought, "Obviously, he's going to love this one." 493 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,880 Quick single, and he's jumping. 494 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,360 What a superb performance! 495 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,000 Magnificent work from Usman Khawaja. 496 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,120 For him to score 100 . 497 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,040 It was awesome. 498 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,240 It's a special moment. And I was so, so happy and pleased. 499 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,240 Not just for him, but his mum and dad. 500 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,480 I did give my dad something I think he would have loved. 501 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,640 And I took a photo of the Honour Board at Karachi, 502 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,360 where he would have seen-- He'd been-- 503 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,640 had all these old past players, you know, 504 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,960 from the different countries and Pakistan 505 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,080 and then my name was on the bottom of that. 506 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,560 I sent him a picture of that. 507 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,120 For Khawaja, brings up the 150, 508 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,400 and what an innings. 509 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,280 For me to come back to Karachi, 510 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:35,040 on his home ground and his hometown, 511 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,800 for me to get up on the Honour Board... 512 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,880 and have all these great cricketers he watched as a kid growing up, 513 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,160 I did-- so I don't think I could have given him a better present. 514 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,080 I don't like to admit it. 515 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,560 But unforced errors are beating me. 516 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,480 I'd like to say the opposition is playing well. 517 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,400 Any credit to the player? The opposition? 518 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,360 The positive is I've had four double faults. 519 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,800 85% first serve, so I'm very happy. 520 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,800 As a rookie, I'm improving. 521 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,280 I'm expecting to get beat probably six-love, six-love, but I'm fighting hard. 522 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:28,880 Come on! 523 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,160 How much did we go there? 524 00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:36,760 Okay. That's what happens when you don't score runs. 525 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,960 You have to come out and play tennis. 526 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,240 Australia, they're all over Pakistan in this test match. 527 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:49,720 Eight wickets. 528 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,840 They're hunting to go one up in the series. 529 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:55,240 One should forget about Pakistan chasing the score. 530 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,400 All you need to do is, you know, back time. 531 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,360 You hear things, you know, there's never been a title chased 532 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,360 or amount of over-survive, et cetera, et cetera. 533 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,560 But I guess out in the middle, you understand 534 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,760 you've got some pretty amazing players ahead of you 535 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:09,800 to try to dismiss. 536 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,120 It's the skipper, Babar Azam. 537 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,960 Barbar Azam is their new hero, the modern hero. 538 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:25,080 The captain, the leader. He is not going to give up easily. 539 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:30,440 Babar's definitely the top three, top four best batters in the world. 540 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,600 He's got so many gears. He can hurt us in so many different ways. 541 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,880 Short. And racing to the boundary. 542 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,320 Nicely works. That's all four runs. 543 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:49,200 Almost immediately you got the feeling that he was set in concrete-- 544 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:50,800 he was going to take an awful lot of blasting at. 545 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,920 Another test 50 for Babar Azam. 546 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:01,920 He keeps going, Babar Azam. 547 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,960 We tried a lot of things-- tried coming around the wicket, 548 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:06,920 we tried over the wicket, we tried bounces, 549 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,040 we tried reverse swing, we tried everything. 550 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:10,400 He just showed his class. 551 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,200 This is exactly why Pakistan will believe. 552 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,040 If Babar produces these kinds of shots... 553 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:18,360 We had a decent crack, 554 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,720 but he was able to absorb everything that came his way. 555 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,600 He goes for the sweep. Up and over! 556 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,320 The lion roars and what a way to bring up his century. 557 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:33,480 Babar Azam, take a bow! 558 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,080 What a fight back. 559 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,760 Outstanding. Exceptional inning... 560 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,240 from Babar Azam. 561 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,240 I guess the Australians had to worry about the fact 562 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,600 they weren't going to win this in an afternoon. 563 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,520 It would be the first team, in a way, 564 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,600 that blinked in the course of that series 565 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:51,960 that was going to lose it. 566 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,600 Very rarely over here in the subcontinent 567 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,720 do you get so far ahead of the game, 568 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,560 opportunity on the fifth day, eight weeks ago. 569 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,960 Em, I think we can play with a bit more smiles on our face as well. 570 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,960 Make sure we enjoy ourselves. 571 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,640 Where else in the world would you bloody rather be than out here today? 572 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,200 The biggest challenge of the Pakistan tour was just the physical grind. 573 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,720 You gotta get yourself up. Go again. 574 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,200 So Babar Azam to start proceedings. 575 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,600 Let's put away for four. 576 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:26,840 We felt like we were the better team. 577 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:28,920 We just couldn't get that wicket. 578 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,520 Babar Azam did a masterful 150. 579 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,400 Being calm is pretty easy when you're winning and... 580 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,080 matches go for two or three days. 581 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,640 But when everyone's tired and exhausted 582 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,480 and things aren't working out, 583 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,440 that's where you see cracks appear. 584 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,720 And we have 36 overs left in the match. 585 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,880 What a fight back from Pakistan. 586 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,440 To create opportunities is really hard. 587 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,520 So when they do come, that's why they're so important. 588 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,360 But look at the people around the bat. 589 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,720 They're just waiting for a catch. 590 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,040 Catch it! 591 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,320 Ooh, a chance. 592 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,920 There are those sort of half-chances where if you take them, 593 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,840 the game can turn so quickly and then if you don't, 594 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:26,880 same thing, the game can peter out. 595 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:29,360 Catch it! 596 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:31,000 Catch it. 597 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:33,680 Plenty happening in the middle. 598 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:34,880 Is that another one? 599 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,480 Well, this game is far from over, 600 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:38,440 this test match. 601 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,520 You get opportunities and amazing players, 602 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,320 you know, won't give you too many. 603 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,400 And they know that this game 604 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,440 is going to go to the wire. 605 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,680 They've changed. They're bowling a round as well, 606 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,080 looking for that wicket, 607 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,200 and Nathan Lyon now into the attack. 608 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:57,000 The way I look at bowling is problem solving. 609 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,920 How am I going to solve this problem today? 610 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,920 Four away. Babar Azam. 611 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,200 Yes! Yes! 612 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,000 Babar Azam! 613 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,720 Four runs short of an elusive double hundred. 614 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,800 Australia, believe again. Nathan Lyon, he believes again. 615 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,600 I got a real sense of just a bit of belief like. 616 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,520 We've got 'em-- we got 'em on the ropes and we can absolutely win. 617 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:24,680 Faheem Ashraf-- 618 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,560 Well, he is walking out to the lions' den now, 619 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:28,960 and they are swarming. 620 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,880 He caught it! Very first ball. 621 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,280 Wicket. There's another wicket. 622 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:42,880 Ecstatic now, Australia. 623 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,760 And they can eye this victory now. 624 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,400 We were able to chip away. 625 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:48,800 And a wicket here and a wicket there. 626 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,320 And Uswan coming as well, 627 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:51,720 late, and was playing some shots. 628 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,720 Australia won, three wickets and 30 balls. 629 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,040 Cries of "catch it." Oh, has that been dropped? 630 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:02,640 I think it has. 631 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:04,880 I think that has been put down. 632 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,000 That's the response of the Australian players. 633 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,080 I reckon that's been grasped. Yep. 634 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,680 Khawaja can't believe it. 635 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,920 That was there to win. They created enough chances. 636 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,320 They didn't hold them. 637 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,440 That is it. That's the end of the test match, 638 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,480 and Pakistan save the test. 639 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,800 Australia! Australia! Australia! 640 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:43,800 You watched that second test, and the pessimist in me said, 641 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:47,160 "They let that slip and they won't get another chance like that." 642 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:48,920 And you have to really wonder, 643 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,800 "What effects is that gonna have on their psyche?" 644 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,040 Sometimes a draw can feel like a loss, 645 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,560 and it did in that sense. 646 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,560 I still believe we should have won that game quite easily. 647 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:07,640 We had our chances. We just couldn't capitalise. 648 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,160 And that happens. That's just cricket. 649 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,160 Oh, you got to love this game. 650 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:18,920 We put so much trying to go after that win. 651 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,560 I just felt like that might have been our one little window of opportunity, 652 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:25,880 and it just passes by. 653 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,640 Just the same template as before. 654 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,160 Just-- after another draw, yeah, catches win matches. 655 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:48,880 An old one you're taught in grade cricket 656 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:50,960 still applies even at the highest level. 657 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,120 We didn't take them, hence, erm, 658 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,120 five or three, three wickets, really, in the end. 659 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,160 There was a lot of positive stuff 660 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,280 and a lot of positive plans that created the opportunity to win the game. 661 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,560 How do we judge success from a team? 662 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:06,200 Is it about the opportunities that we create or is it just win-loss? 663 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,000 Because if the process is good and we're creating opportunities, 664 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:10,400 the more times we do that, 665 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,320 the more chance we got to win games. 666 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,600 So the emotion based around the win or loss... 667 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,360 is always going to be there from a player's point of view. I get that. 668 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,400 But in this room, it needs to be about, 669 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:21,960 are we creating opportunities with the attack 670 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:23,600 and the plans that we have? 671 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:28,040 If we answer yes to that, then we don't want to change too much. 672 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,320 When you come from the contrast of the Ashes, 673 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,280 where tests didn't last more than three days 674 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,280 to get to the end of a series 675 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:50,120 in which every single day 676 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:53,280 had been grindingly played out to its very end, 677 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,880 it was always going to be about the bowlers. 678 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,440 Live from the Gaddafi Stadium, 679 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,400 here we go, test number three. 680 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,480 There's another one. There's a neck. 681 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,840 First it's Warner, now it's Labuschagne. 682 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,200 Afridi's got them both. 683 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,520 I think when they survived the second test, I felt, 684 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,520 "Pakistan, okay, they're back in the series here." 685 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:20,320 So we knew it was going to be attritional and we got our head around that. 686 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,200 Khawaja now. He's gone big. That's gone for six. 687 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,600 This third test is where it's all come down to. 688 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,160 Oh, that's a lovely shot. That is a beautiful shot. 689 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:34,320 These two batsmen are grinding Australia into the ground. 690 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,360 We spoke a lot about-- there'd just be those little moments. 691 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,120 You've got to grab them in this series. 692 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,680 Yeah. In Australia, you keep the field in 693 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,480 with the new ball, trying to make the most of it. 694 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:44,040 In the subcontinent, it's the opposite. 695 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:45,320 The new ball does nothing. 696 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,120 So you put the field out, stop the ball, just pinging off the bat, 697 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,080 and then you hope that it starts reversing 698 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:52,680 and then you sense that opportunity 699 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:54,040 and that's when you go, "Voom." 700 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:58,600 I think Nathan Lyon took a wicket, and we're like, "Now's the moment." 701 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:00,760 Nath, you're off. Quick bowl is on. 702 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:02,040 Cummins. Great move. 703 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:04,280 Positive move by the captain to bring himself back. 704 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:08,200 The length of Pat Cummins bowls is going to be the key. 705 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,160 And that was the moment in that test match 706 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,120 where it was just hold, hold, hold. 707 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,600 Okay. The ball feels scuffed, like it's going to start reversing. 708 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:20,000 Bring on Starky, bring on me, sense that opportunity, and then bang. 709 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:24,640 In the air. Oh, what a catch! 710 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,640 What a catch that was! 711 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:29,600 That was absolutely sensational from Pat Cummins! 712 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,440 We knew when we bowled, we had to control our lengths. 713 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,280 We knew we had to set boring fields. 714 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:35,440 We held on earth. 715 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,040 The bowlers did an extremely amazing job. 716 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,280 They held their line in length and created pressure. 717 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,560 Pull-balled him, that is the length. 718 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,040 That's absolutely perfect. 719 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:48,360 That was that perfect example. 720 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:52,120 Took those wickets and was awesome. 721 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:55,800 That looks bang in front. 722 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,040 It's that length again. Yeah, easy decision. 723 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,200 Imran Khan said fast bowlers make the best captains. 724 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,040 But when we get to Pakistan, 725 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:05,400 that was a place that called for a bowling captain 726 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,680 and where a bowling captain could bring 727 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,800 certain sort of skills and awarenesses 728 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:12,920 to a series that a batting captain never would. 729 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,000 Hazelwood-- good catch that time. 730 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:18,400 And Pat Cummins becomes the first fast bowler 731 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,520 in this series to take five wickets. 732 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:24,400 He was our number one bowler, but also our captain. 733 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:28,360 And I think if you put that together, that can lift a group. 734 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,320 Australia has held an advantage all the way through the third test. 735 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,840 It is built again on an Usman Khawaja century. 736 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:38,200 Pat Cummins has taken the risk 737 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:41,160 and left an achievable target on the table. 738 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,280 With a day to play in the series, 739 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,560 Australia has had a hugely successful tour, 740 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,360 but doesn't have much to show for it just yet. 741 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:55,000 And when you can get a series that takes you into the last day 742 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,560 and all results are possible, 743 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:01,840 there's just no tension that is quite like it. 744 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:06,320 That's where test cricket's at its absolute best. 745 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:11,440 We've had 14 days of an arm wrestle between these two teams. 746 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:13,520 I think Pakistan is big time in this game. 747 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:16,840 There's plenty of time and not many runs when you look at it. 748 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:18,080 Heading into day five, 749 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:20,160 you think you have a realistic chance of winning it. 750 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,960 But yet again, Babar Azam is there. 751 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,120 If anyone can do it, this man can. 752 00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:30,760 How good a shot is that? 753 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:33,200 Full toss to Babar goes-- 754 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:34,520 tickles that one around the corner. 755 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:35,880 That's going to go all the way for four. 756 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:41,640 Great shot. He's not going to miss out on that. 757 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:45,760 He's just going to cream that through the offside every single time. 758 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:48,880 There was a moment where, you know, the tide turned 759 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,920 and, you know, all of a sudden Pakistan looked like they could-- 760 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,520 they could sneak this victory from nowhere, here. 761 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:00,640 That's a boundary. 762 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:05,080 It's going to bring up 50. 21st 50 for Babar Azam. 763 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,160 He's the captain, he's the calmness. 764 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,320 He's the glue for Pakistan. 765 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:13,600 It's very seldom that the test series gets drawn nil-all. 766 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:17,200 Just doesn't happen. Sooner or later, one side breaks. 767 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:26,560 Big shot out into the leg side. 768 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,040 There's a man right underneath it. 769 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:29,440 Dropped. 770 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:37,160 That is a huge miss. 771 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:39,520 He'll be sitting there just praying 772 00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:41,760 that Babar Azam makes another mistake. 773 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:54,800 One second, lads, one second. 774 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,680 Erm, gonna take the new ball. 775 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,920 Guys from the fire end start from this end. 776 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,920 Great work today so far. Much of the same. 777 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,400 We're going to get the chances. 778 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:04,400 Hang onto 'em. Big push for a couple a-- 779 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:05,880 Two and a half hours. 780 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,360 Main thing, stay calm out there. 781 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:09,800 Smitty come up to me that morning. 782 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:13,600 So he put his arm around me as Smitty does sometimes and just... 783 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:14,960 He goes, "Mate, you gotta pump your chest out and 784 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,440 be the best fielder in the world, what you are." 785 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,160 You know, I think they're intimidated by him. 786 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:22,840 He's played over 100 tests. 787 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:25,400 He's taken 400-plus wickets. 788 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:30,160 Just, like, have some confidence. Show them that you're the man. 789 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,600 So now Nathan Lyon is going to be bowling 790 00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:34,160 with the new kookaburra. 791 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:37,640 All three results in it, just like in Karachi on the last day. 792 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,840 For him to say that, really, 793 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:42,880 I know it gave me the confidence to go out there and do what I do best. 794 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:49,320 Babar Azam is not going to give up easily. 795 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:51,680 He's going to keep fighting. 796 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,520 What did I do? Trusted myself, I guess. 797 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:05,520 Oh, that's a great catch. That is an outstanding catch! 798 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,160 By the boot laces. 799 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,880 The crowd has been absolutely silenced. 800 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:14,280 What a brilliant catch that was. 801 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,800 Once we got that wicket, we were quietly confident 802 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:20,080 that we were gonna get the job done. 803 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:23,360 They know that this game is in their pocket now. 804 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:32,920 Here he goes. It's a big shot. 805 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,120 There's a man out there. What a catch that is! 806 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:44,040 Bowled in stuffs out of the ground. 807 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:46,920 What a fitting end and what a man to do it. 808 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:49,200 He is an outstanding captain. 809 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:53,160 He is an outrageously good bowler is Pat Cummins. 810 00:43:53,240 --> 00:43:54,720 What a team he has! 811 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:58,040 It's been 24 years, 15 days, 812 00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:01,680 and Australia have won in Pakistan. 813 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:12,680 To go 15 days and you win on that last day, 814 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:14,600 just the pressure relief... 815 00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:16,600 Cheers to those Australians. 816 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:18,840 They held their nerves like no Australian team 817 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:20,600 I've ever seen on the subcontinent. 818 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:25,960 That'll go down as one of the more satisfying victories 819 00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:28,280 just because of how much it took out of us, 820 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:30,280 how much of a team effort it was. 821 00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:32,960 We needed everyone to buy in. 822 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:34,920 It was-- it was awesome. 823 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:37,760 Congratulations. 824 00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:40,040 Bloody outstanding at the series win in Pakistan. 825 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:41,360 You should be bloody proud. 826 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:44,160 The thing I'm most proud of is that we've stuck to a plan, 827 00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:45,280 we stuck to it, 828 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:47,760 and on 15th day we got the reward. 829 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:50,480 So, awfully proud of this moment for you as a group 830 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:51,680 and you got what you deserved out there. 831 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:53,400 So, well done. Congratulations. 832 00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:01,360 Everything was amazing to get that tour up and running 833 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:04,120 and the way it did run was exceptional 834 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:05,800 and it was great to be a part of a series 835 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:07,600 that took cricket back to Pakistan. 836 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:13,320 The legacy that the boys left while going to Pakistan, 837 00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:15,400 being one of the major teams in the world say, 838 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,200 "No, we're going over, we're going to get back to the game," 839 00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:21,800 I think that's bigger than anything that we possibly could 840 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:23,880 have done leading up to that. 841 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:26,720 It's one of the biggest things I think I've been involved with, 842 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:28,000 and it's pretty special. 843 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:33,520 The early days of the Pat Cummins reign 844 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:36,080 has Australia dominant on home soil, 845 00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:41,280 winning the Ashes and then this breakthrough moment in Pakistan. 846 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:45,000 But the challenges in international cricket are unrelenting. 847 00:45:47,240 --> 00:45:50,280 Come Sri Lanka, could Australia do it again? 848 00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:52,320 Australia is in trouble.