1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,560 (CHEERING, LAUGHTER) 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,600 Righto, before we start this song, I just want to say a couple of words. 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,000 They're a good side. We know that. 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,960 We're a young side, we're learning, we're getting better. 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,360 But we know how to play here in Australia. 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,800 You know that, I know that, they know that. 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,120 So, on the count of three for Painey, 8 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,800 for JL, for Finchy, for Headie, for Marcus, 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,240 let's make this loud and proud. 10 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,320 One, two, three. 11 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,400 (CROWD ROARS) 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:48,760 (SHOUTS) 13 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,880 JIM MAXWELL: (ON RADIO) Joe Root around the wicket, bowls to Clarke on 99. 14 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,520 And he comes forward, and there it is. 15 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,920 He punches it away through the on side. 16 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,160 That's a very good hundred for the Australian captain. 17 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,040 GERARD WHATELEY: In Australia, cricket is summer. 18 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,680 Cricket at the beach. Cricket on Christmas Day. 19 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,320 The backyard, in the street. 20 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,560 As soon as the weather turns, the stumps come out. 21 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Kids everywhere are picking up bats, 22 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,320 taping tennis balls one half. 23 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:46,960 There are cricket balls thudding into willow at your local school, at your local park. 24 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,600 And on a Saturday afternoon, you can be quietly wandering the streets 25 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,720 and from somewhere there'll be a "Howzat?!" 26 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,280 (MEN SHOUT) 27 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Cricket was summer for us. 28 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,240 I just remember I'd be waiting for my older brothers to come home from school, 29 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,880 and we'd just play in the backyard. 30 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,760 Every Saturday morning, the first thing I'd do, I'd run out and open the windows 31 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,600 to make sure that there was sunlight. 32 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,560 JUSTIN LANGER: Every time I smell the cut grass, 33 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,280 it takes me way back to my first games of cricket. 34 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,000 JOE BURNS: We had a lot of kids in our neighbourhood 35 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,160 that we always played down the street with, with wheelie bins. 36 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,880 No-one was ever out when they were batting. That's for sure. 37 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:26,280 I'd field most weeks, bat at 11, wouldn't bowl, but loved it. 38 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,720 It's the sound, it's the sight, it's the heart of summer in Australia. 39 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,560 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK) 40 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,760 MAN: Cameras, are we rolling? Are you good to go? 41 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,280 OK. 42 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:55,720 MAN: Chris Mitchell, BBC Sport. 43 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,800 Given everything that's happened to Australia over recent months and post Cape Town, 44 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:05,080 are you expecting to meet a different sort of side that play differently? 45 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:09,360 And do you think for that reason they could be vulnerable? 46 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,720 I personally don't think any Australian side is vulnerable at home. 47 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,040 Whatever happened, regardless of all the things that have gone by, 48 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,440 the skill level's still there. 49 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,720 We're definitely not taking anything for granted. 50 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,760 We're not even expecting them to play in a certain manner. 51 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,520 Our focus is purely on our team. 52 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,600 Obviously, there are going to be times 53 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:29,880 when you have to put the batsmen under pressure, 54 00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:32,880 not necessarily crossing the line, but just get into their heads. 55 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:35,560 Which you expect from any side in the world, not just Australia. 56 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,960 But I think a bit of banter there is not harmful at all. 57 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,360 Thank you, guys. 58 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,000 LANGER: Virat Kohli, superstar of the game. 59 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,080 He averages above 50 in every single form of the game. 60 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,280 Nobody is that good across all three forms as Virat Kohli. 61 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,480 HARSHA BHOGLE: Virat Kohli is at the pinnacle of his form. 62 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,080 In the last two years, at the pinnacle of world cricket as well. 63 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,320 And he's done everything that's needed to become 64 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,000 arguably the best player in the world. 65 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,880 India is such a big country. 66 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,320 He's so popular over there that he's become a bit of a global superstar. 67 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,560 Wherever he goes, there's just people. They're just around him. 68 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Outstanding player. Probably the best player in the world at the moment. 69 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,360 Well, I just remember watching him in the nets. 70 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:32,560 They put that footage out pre-series and he was absolutely smacking them. 71 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,560 And I was sort of sitting there, thinking, "How are we gonna get this bloke out?" 72 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,600 And Mum being Mum just said, "Oh, he's only another person." 73 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,320 I said, "Oh, OK, Mum. Thanks. That's good advice." 74 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,080 That's gonna help us get him out, isn't it? 75 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,200 Have you seen A Star Is Born yet? 76 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:06,320 MAN: Nah. 77 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,920 Oh, my God! It is, like, my new favourite movie, 78 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,440 and it's the saddest, most beautiful movie I've ever seen. 79 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:17,640 Right, bring it in, boys. 80 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,480 Alright, boys, as soon as we start our warm-up - 81 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,360 two hours, proper Australian-level standard training, OK? 82 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,520 So you're ready for the first morning. 83 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,240 Good catching, Finch! 84 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,640 Oh, that's a good catch! 85 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,920 My view was that Australia would be up against it, against India. 86 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,120 India was as strong as they've ever been. 87 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:47,040 World-class fast bowlers, quality spinners, tremendous batting depth. 88 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,080 Confident, bullish team under Virat Kohli. 89 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,560 This was India's best chance. 90 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,680 BHOGLE: India had never won in Australia. 91 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,480 And for India to come and win a series in Australia 92 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,520 was for a long time beyond our imagination. 93 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,360 It's the first time I've come to Australia thinking, 94 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,440 "You know what? India could win the series here." 95 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,200 LALOR: India are a really good cricket side. 96 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,880 Australia didn't really know what its Test side was. 97 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,160 - Hey, mate. - Hello, mate. How are you going? 98 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,560 I'm alright. How are you going? 99 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:18,800 What do you reckon about the team? 100 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,320 When do you want to finalise it? 101 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,320 - As soon as possible? - Now. 102 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,920 When it comes to me, I'd have Mitch Marsh or Handscomb at five or six. 103 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,680 That'd be my feeling. 104 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,440 Nothing's that simple at the moment, is it? 105 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,480 Or is it always like that? 106 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:46,960 How are you going, gents? 107 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,360 - All good? - Good. 108 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,720 You're all good? We're going to do a couple of things here. 109 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,720 We'll go through the players individually 110 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,680 and then we'll start talking about how we're gonna beat India after that. 111 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,240 So, we'll worry about us... 112 00:06:57,280 --> 00:07:02,280 And before we go to anyone, I don't reckon we're really 100% set on our batting line-up yet. 113 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:03,320 BRAD HADDIN: Why's that? 114 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,320 Well, to be honest, mate, because I can tell you, hand on heart, 115 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,080 I've sort of been going round lots. 116 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,040 And is that a positive thing? No, it's probably a really negative thing. 117 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,280 That's just the truth. 118 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,600 In Test cricket, you've got to have your six best batters, in my opinion, 119 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,000 and your wickie. 120 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,800 Wickie's a bonus if he can bat a bit, but he's gotta be your best wickie. 121 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,680 And you've gotta get your four wicket-taking bowlers. 122 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,360 So it's pretty simple stuff. 123 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,440 Is Finch a certainty? 124 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,880 He got 50 and 1, or a duck or something, in the last game. 125 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,040 Is he a certainty? 126 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,200 Problem is, then, who's gonna open? 127 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,360 I think if Finch plays, the only way he can play is opening. 128 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,520 That's my gut feeling. With the team we've got, the only way he can... 129 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,880 'Cause we've got enough guys who can bat middle order. 130 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:47,560 So, Usi's right to go? 131 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,160 - MAN: In training, he's been great. - LANGER: OK. That's good. 132 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,480 He took a bloody screamer at gully. 133 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,160 Did you see that the other day? 134 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,160 HADDIN: He's been catching well. 135 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,600 - LANGER: Mate, it was a ripper. - It's just where we use him. 136 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,240 LANGER: Handscomb's been in good form, plays spin pretty well. 137 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:03,720 Does he come into the middle order? 138 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,000 Harry. Has anyone got anything on Harry? 139 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,360 Debut? He's obviously gonna be nervous. 140 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:11,880 Travis Head. 141 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:16,440 My view on Travis is that we all know he's a great young bloke, he's been working so hard. 142 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,560 And he played two Tests, he did a pretty good job. 143 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,840 My honest feeling is we've got to pick him. That's my gut feeling. 144 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:31,880 We've got to stick to some of the young blokes who we think are good people and good cricketers. 145 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,480 14 into 11 doesn't go. 146 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,880 The great thing about Australian cricket is every time you pick 11, 147 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,640 there's probably 14 or 15 guys who could be in the 11. 148 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,000 You can't win. So all you can do is what you think's right. 149 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,760 If it works, you're a genius. If it don't, you're a dud. 150 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,720 WHATELEY: Clearly, selection was difficult and imprecise. 151 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,840 Australia's batting had been gutted, 152 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:58,880 but its bowling unit, which was held up as the world's best, it was intact. 153 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,760 That was Australia's chance - 154 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,280 take 20 wickets in each Test 155 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:07,880 and compensate for what might have been missing on the batting front. 156 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,040 LANGER: We're gonna need our senior players to stand up. 157 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,600 It's gonna be a tough series, but equally, India are under the pump as well. 158 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,440 They haven't won a Test series here. 159 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,840 They think this is their time. This is their time. 160 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,440 WHATELEY: (ON RADIO) So, let's start with Justin Langer. 161 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,400 - Justin, welcome to 1116 SEN. - Morning, Gerard. 162 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,040 WHATELEY: What are the rhythms of the final day of preparation? What's in store today? 163 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:37,520 LANGER: Mate, very relaxed. 164 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,200 We almost feel, to be completely honest, like we're Cherry Ripe. 165 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,200 WHATELEY: Have you made your decisions on the top six? 166 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,320 LANGER: Yeah, they always keep me up. 167 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,760 Pretty sure Marcus Harris will make his debut, which is very exciting for him. 168 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,960 He's a terrific young player and he's looked very good 169 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:58,120 against some of the most competitive net sessions I've seen for a long time in Australian cricket. 170 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,120 So, we'll have our final strategy meeting in half an hour's time 171 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,760 and then we'll be firing for tomorrow morning. 172 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,520 MAN: They're the number-one ranked team in the world. 173 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,400 They've lost their last two away series in England and South Africa. 174 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,160 Indian batting. 175 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,840 He's their man. He's the one we need to get, or put pressure on everyone else. 176 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,640 The big thing he wants to do is put his presence on us, 177 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,200 on his game straightaway. 178 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,120 He wants to show, "I'm here to dominate Australia." 179 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,880 That's his mindset coming out. 180 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:28,440 PAINE: He's either gonna go two ways. 181 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,080 He's either gonna come out and look for a fight 182 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,240 or he's gonna go to blokes he knows and try and be all mates with. 183 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,760 So, either way, I want him completely ignored. 184 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,840 I don't want anyone engaging with him. We just flat out ignore him. 185 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,320 MAN: (SHOUTS) The Test series comes down here now! Don't miss out! 186 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,520 BRENDON JULIAN: We've been waiting, and finally we're here 187 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,160 for the first Test of the Australian summer. 188 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,400 NEROLI MEADOWS: I can tell you it's going to get to around 40 degrees here today 189 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,360 and almost the same tomorrow. 190 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,640 The opening six, the top six batsmen, 191 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:04,960 are the least experienced since World Series Cricket for an Aussie side. 192 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,800 SHANE WARNE: This is the most exciting Test series I can remember on Australian soil for a long time. 193 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,160 ALISON MITCHELL: So, the news from the middle is that India have won the toss 194 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:18,800 and will bat first. 195 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:23,440 MAN: Catch! 196 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,080 DAMIEN FLEMING: Oh, there it is! The first one! 197 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,480 (CROWD ROARS) 198 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,480 A big blow for India. And that's the first wicket of the summer. 199 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:37,280 I remember standing at mid-off and as soon as they started driving one, 200 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,000 it was one nick, 1/2. 201 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,600 Josh Hazlewood was like, "Boys..." 202 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,400 Like, I'm in the huddle going, "We're on. They're driving the ball. 203 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:46,800 "We are on big-time here." 204 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,640 FLEMING: Ooh, is that an edge? It is! 205 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:53,560 Two down for India. The big leftie's got one. 206 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,160 WARNE: Just what Australia needed. A good start. 2/15, India. 207 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,480 Well, here he is, the number-one batsman in the world, Virat Kohli. 208 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,760 FLEMING: And it's exactly what the Australians wanted. 209 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,160 They wanted to get the number-one batsman in the world out early. 210 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:14,040 COMMENTATOR: Exciting. Paddy Cummins gets ready to swing into the attack. 211 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,320 This is a man that does have the ability to get the big wicket. 212 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,600 Edge! What a catch! 213 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,200 Unbelievable! 214 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,440 (CROWD ROARS) 215 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:37,360 And the massive wicket of Virat Kohli falls. 216 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,480 Jesus! Now we're talking, little fella! 217 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,120 (LAUGHS) 218 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,480 Yeah, pretty stock standard, isn't it? 219 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,920 CUMMINS: Someone like Usi, it was not just about the catch. 220 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:53,160 To do that really early on the morning of day one, I thought really set the tone. 221 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,000 And Virat Kohli - doesn't get better than that. 222 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,720 And the king is gone. They're 3/19. 223 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,200 Brilliant from the Australians. All going to plan. 224 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:05,840 MAN: Catch! 225 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,440 (CROWD ROARS) 226 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,720 (CROWD ROARS) 227 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,200 This is a chance! 228 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:19,640 Oh! This is out! 229 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:23,480 It has to be out. Pat Cummins late in the day! 230 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:24,840 What a moment! 231 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:27,560 What a way to finish for the Australians. 232 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,200 That'll have their tails up. For 250. 233 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,200 There was action aplenty, particularly early. 234 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,240 Well done. Well done. Well done. 235 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:38,720 LANGER: If at the start of the day we had have said we'd have India at 250 after losing the toss, 236 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,880 we'd all be saying, "What a great day," OK? 237 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,440 I thought the catching was brilliant, the run-out at the end was brilliant, 238 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:44,960 the energy was brilliant. 239 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,160 Overall, the bowling was fantastic. 240 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,720 I said to Usi as he walked in, for about a thousand reasons, 241 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:54,080 his catch is one of my favourite memories of my whole Test career, mate. 242 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:55,520 That was just, like, gold. 243 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:58,560 You could see the boys get around you, take the screamer. 244 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,960 Mate, it was awesome. 245 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,800 But today is day one of a four-Test-match series. 246 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,360 We know it's gonna be a bit of a wrestle. and expect them to fight back. 247 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,960 OK, let's not settle for it. 248 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:19,040 MARCUS HARRIS: The dream as any young... boy or girl now is to play for Australia. 249 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,080 So, it's easy to have a dream and, you know, think it's there, 250 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,560 but sometimes it's not always attainable. 251 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,320 But when it actually happens, it's something pretty special. 252 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,600 Marcus Harris, number 456. Wow, who would have thought? 253 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,560 The cheeky little kid from Scarborough? 254 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,360 NEROLI MEADOWS: It's a good number to have, isn't it? 255 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:39,080 456 for Marcus Harris, the West Australian, now Victorian-based young man gets his opportunity. 256 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,400 HARRIS: The first thing I did was ring my dad. 257 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,480 MAN: Driving down our driveway, the phone rings, and I know it's Marcus. 258 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:51,840 He goes, "I'm in the team!" And he's fighting back tears trying to yell it out. 259 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,600 - LANGER: You little beauty. - Thanks, mate. 260 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:54,960 Congratulations, brother. 261 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,960 MEADOWS: I can tell you there are about 30 to 40 Harrises 262 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,240 here at the Adelaide Oval watching. 263 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,720 MARCUS HARRIS: If it wasn't for my mum and dad, I wouldn't be where I am now. 264 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:06,160 And the great thing is, for them, is when you do well, is to see how much they love it. 265 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,960 I think they ride the bumps more than I do. 266 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,520 Thank you. Good luck, bro. 267 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,400 Untried openers at the top there - Harris and Finch have never opened together, 268 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:24,840 'cause, of course, it is Harris's debut 269 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:30,840 and this is Aaron Finch's first ever Test on Aussie soil after his two Tests in the UAE. 270 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:33,760 COMMENTATOR: Aaron Finch. 271 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,880 Straight through! 272 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,360 Australia lose that first one. 273 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,520 India have fired back. 274 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,640 Aaron Finch, he has to go for a duck. 275 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:47,400 Disappointment for him, and it's a horrible start for Australia. They're 1/0. 276 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,920 It's Marcus Harris. 277 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,880 He'll be so nervous and he'll be thinking, "I just want to get that first run under my belt." 278 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:00,040 KIM HARRIS: I just said, "Look, you've earnt this, buddy. You've absolutely earnt this. 279 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,880 "You've worked hard. You've sacrificed everything. You've done the first part. 280 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,640 "Now it's the bit that you've always wanted to do - show people how good you really are." 281 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,080 Don't you love that? 282 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,720 The parents, the family. Whoa! 283 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,600 You get to that time as a dad, you gotta say, "Hands off now." 284 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,120 You can only do so much. 285 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:28,600 Harris flirts with the short one and then plays it really nicely 286 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,040 and brings up his first boundary in Test cricket. 287 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:35,760 This didn't start last week. It's been a long road and it's been hard...a hard one to hoe. 288 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,680 So that's why it means so much more to us. 289 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,760 It's been amazing to be able to come with him on this journey. 290 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:43,920 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 291 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,800 Ooh, they like it! India get one! 292 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,160 Promising start, but Marcus Harris is out for 26. 293 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,160 And Harris has played very, very well. 294 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,520 Test cricket has so many stories. 295 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:04,080 There's so many little narrative lines that run through each batsman's innings - 296 00:17:04,120 --> 00:17:08,600 where they are in life, where they are in their career, where they are in the contest. 297 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,640 (APPLAUSE) 298 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,880 BHOGLE: I like many things about Test match cricket. 299 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:23,000 I like words like resilience and defiance. 300 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,760 And the fact that you play time. 301 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,480 - Come on, boys! Come on, boys! - Bowling there, Ash. Come on, Ash! 302 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,760 We go through difficult phases in life. 303 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,080 Maybe financially, you're not that well off... 304 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,080 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 305 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,200 ..or maybe the mortgage has suddenly gone up... 306 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,040 (APPLAUSE) 307 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,520 ..but you ride the difficult times in search of the better times thereafter. 308 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,960 You don't give up in the difficult times. Test cricket is exactly like that. 309 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,640 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 310 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,320 (CROWD ROARS) 311 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,240 If the bowlers are doing well, you respect the bowler and say, 312 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,080 "I know it's your time at the moment... 313 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:04,920 "..but it won't be your time forever." 314 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,160 HEAD: There's so many ups and downs and ebbs and flows 315 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,000 and momentum shifts and changes. 316 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:22,800 You've just got to believe that at any stage, the game can turn, for good or for bad. 317 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,680 (CROWD ROARS) 318 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,920 LANGER: I love cricket. I love the fight. 319 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,160 You've got to be resilient, you've gotta be tough. 320 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,640 INDIAN PLAYER: Well done, Paddy. Not easy to play here, man. 321 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,040 Throw some sixes here. Come on! 322 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,920 LANGER: When you talk to someone who doesn't know the game, 323 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,880 "What, you can get a draw after five days? That doesn't make sense!" 324 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,880 But that's the uniqueness of Test cricket. 325 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,080 MAN: Win this battle, guys! Win this battle, guys! Come on! 326 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,560 NATHAN LYON: It's a roller-coaster ride. One day you go up... 327 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:50,800 Catch! Yeah! 328 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,680 COMMENTATOR: It's a big wicket! Virat Kohli. 329 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,280 ..one day you go down. 330 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,080 The way I look at cricket, it's more problem-solving than anything. 331 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,000 Catch! 332 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,960 Taken! It's what they've wanted, Australia. 333 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:12,520 It's about being able to work out someone one over to two overs, to 10 overs, to 17 overs. 334 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,560 MAN: Oh, Lyno! Love this, Lyno! 335 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,440 The Australians have gotta get back into this game. 336 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:19,480 Catch! 337 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:20,560 Oh, taken! 338 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:23,440 Catch! 339 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,320 There you go. First ball up in the air. He's got six! 340 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,200 Nathan Lyon, 6/122. Reward for perseverance. 341 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,400 Just kept at it, kept at it, and eventually the tide turned for him. 342 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,960 Who wants to be a hero? Who wants to be a hero? 343 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,560 Alright, boys. First, uh, Gaz? 344 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,960 - GAVIN: Awesome, mate. Another record. - Well done, mate. 345 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,040 (APPLAUSE) 346 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,920 Yeah, really good, mate. Awesome. 347 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,640 Got us back in the game, and we're still in the game, eh? 348 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,960 We said at the very start, we've got to be prepared 349 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,880 to take it to the last session of day five. 350 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,080 That's...that's what's gonna happen tomorrow. 351 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,480 We've gotta be prepared to take it to the last session. 352 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,440 Painey, got anything, mate? 353 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,640 Just that two Test matches ago, a lot of guys in this room did something pretty special. 354 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,280 So we can do it. We've done it before. Anything is possible. 355 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,560 So, believe that, because it is. 356 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,240 COMMENTATOR: Game on here. There's a buzz around the ground. 357 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,520 323 to win this first Test match of the summer. 358 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:50,760 And for India, they'll be thinking about 10 wickets. 359 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,080 Oh, that's dashing from Harris. 360 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,080 That's good from Finch. 361 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,880 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 362 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,960 Finch...goes! 363 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,080 He's going to have a chat with Harris. 364 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:07,560 I felt something on my glove. 365 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:12,160 I didn't know whether it was ball on glove, glove on pad. 366 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,080 Now, what will the Australians do? 367 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,040 You've generally got about 15 seconds. 368 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,680 By the time you process it and get down to your partner, 369 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,440 that's not a real lot of time left. 370 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,200 And when I went down to Harry at the other end, he said, "Oh, I couldn't really tell." 371 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,080 So, I'm sitting there going, "Shit, I don't want to waste a review 372 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,080 "because I'd got a duck in the first innings, I'm on a handful here. 373 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,520 "I want to get a good start and get away." 374 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,280 And I just couldn't be sure. 375 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:40,320 He looks like he's going, Aaron Finch. He is! The first Australian wicket falls. 376 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:46,040 He came down. He was almost begging his batting partner to say, "Yes, refer it." 377 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,160 This will be very interesting to see if it caught some glove. We'll have to have a look at it. 378 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,440 Did that flick my glove? 379 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:54,800 Ooh. 380 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,640 We saw some uncertainty from Aaron Finch. 381 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,880 But he's gone. He chose not to refer. 382 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,480 PAINE: Did you feel anything, Grinch? 383 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,160 Oh, my... The glove went next to my pad, so I don't know... 384 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,400 PAINE: That's what I'm saying. Did you feel anything to review it? 385 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,480 Well, I felt something, but I don't know whether it was my... 386 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,400 PAINE: Oh. Well, it was harmless. Glove hit your pad. 387 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,000 (SHOUTS) Fuck! 388 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:21,560 Fuck me! 389 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,320 It's difficult. Even as a captain, I've found it really challenging. 390 00:22:28,360 --> 00:22:31,880 Because you don't want to make a mistake, you don't want to not refer it and it be out, 391 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,840 but you also don't want to be wasting them. 392 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,400 I didn't know if it was my gloves hitting my pad there or the ball flicking. 393 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,960 And we were sort of having a bit of a conversation about it when JL walked in, 394 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,200 and we sort of went pretty quiet and scurried off. 395 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,320 LANGER: What happened? 396 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:48,120 I-I...I flicked my pad with my glove to here. 397 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,920 I wasn't sure if it was the glove... the ball flicking my glove 398 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,840 or fuckin' my gloves on my pads. 399 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,200 LANGER: What did Harris say? 400 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,440 FINCH: He said, "If you feel anything, review it." 401 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:00,480 But I felt something on my gloves and I didn't know if it was pad or... 402 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:06,160 So, it was just one of those things that, looking back, you go, "Yeah, use a review, idiot." 403 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:13,080 COMMENTATOR: On the flip side of the coin, Virat Kohli addressing his Indian troops. 404 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:15,120 A wonderful breakthrough for them, 405 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,360 and they are in a wonderful position in this Test match. 406 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,640 Harris edges! 407 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,000 Over the top. Will it fall in the gap? 408 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,600 It won't! It's taken. 409 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,280 Handscomb pulls with no power and goes! 410 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,040 Marsh goes. 411 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:33,640 The skipper goes! 412 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,680 Big, big problems for the Aussies now. 413 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,720 Again, Shami gets the big breakthrough. 414 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,680 India take one step closer to victory. 415 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:44,920 Now... 416 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,200 ..the job is handed over to the bowlers. 417 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:53,280 LANGER: The truth is, it's not the bowlers' job to get the runs, it's the batters' job. 418 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:58,280 And India one wicket away from victory in the first Test of the summer. 419 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,960 Much more pressure batting, 'cause with the ball in hand, 420 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,520 I'm very confident with my skill set to get the job done against anyone in the world, 421 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,440 where I've struggled with belief with the bat. 422 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,160 And hits Nathan Lyon. 423 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,480 Yeah, I'm gonna get ducked here and there playing against good bowlers, 424 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,720 but if I can play my role, I can get to five, get to 10, get to 15 425 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:28,240 and just tick it off slowly and... and try and enjoy it as well. 426 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,680 That's hit hard through point. 427 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,600 The first boundary for Nathan Lyon. 428 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,560 Pulled wide of mid-on. 429 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,520 Out of the middle of the bat, Nathan Lyon. 430 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,080 And another boundary. 431 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:49,040 I've got the belief in any side I walk out with that we can win any game, 432 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,480 and my role had to be with the bat that innings. 433 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,880 He edges it wide of the slips. 434 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,400 It goes to the rope! 435 00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:01,560 40 to win for Australia. 436 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,200 The beautiful thing about cricket is 437 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,320 that you've always got a partner - you're never by yourself. 438 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:08,240 The partnership, 24. 439 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,520 And you've got to hand it to Australia, they just haven't given up. 440 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,560 They've fought right till the end. 441 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,400 JOSH HAZLEWOOD: You really see the panic start to set in on the other team. 442 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,240 You forget that as a bowler going out there and batting 443 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,400 that, you know, "If I actually get a few runs here, they'll start to panic, 444 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,800 "because they're expecting to get me out pretty cheaply." 445 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,760 Oh, that will go all the way down to the rope 446 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,880 off the bat of Josh Hazlewood! 447 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:37,560 33 for Australia to manufacture what would be an incredible win. 448 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,280 HAZLEWOOD: I guess it really goes the other way. 449 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,520 You get close and batters start to think, 450 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,680 "We can get these runs here. We can...we can we can do it." 451 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,720 And then, you know, you're trying to force yourself not to think like that. 452 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,760 But as soon as it happens, it just... (CHUCKLES) 453 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,720 ..it's hard to...hard to put out of your mind. 454 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:55,960 Hazlewood is out! 455 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,480 India win the Test match! 456 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,320 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 457 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,560 LYON: Gutted. Absolutely gutted in Adelaide. 458 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,840 No-one really rated us as an Australian cricket side. 459 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:28,080 I hate losing, and you've just got to sit back and reflect. 460 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,840 Cricket's about learning, 461 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,280 and I've always said, each and every day, "I'll go out and get better." 462 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,560 Whether that's fitness, bowling, fielding, batting, the mental side of the game. 463 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:41,600 I will never conquer this game. 464 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:06,320 WHATELEY: In that first test, Australians saw the character of the team - 465 00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:09,680 that they were willing to fight for as long as it took. 466 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,080 Australia went down a Test match, 467 00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:16,840 but they gave a glimpse of how they would compete, 468 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,400 and I think it's a glimpse that resonated with its public. 469 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,760 MAN: What did we do really well in the first session that we stopped doing? 470 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,600 PAINE: When we get in a position at the moment, 471 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,360 we're about to go massively ahead of the game. 472 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,880 I feel a bit of a...bit of a "Shit!"... 473 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:36,480 ..from...not from everyone, but from the majority. 474 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,240 MAN: The three numbers going up the graph, 475 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:42,200 that's the total number of sessions we've had after the last three Tests. 476 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:46,320 So it'll be 14. The red means lost seven. The orange at the top means we've drawn three. 477 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:47,960 Right? Then you move into the second session. 478 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,960 Out of the 14 sessions that we've played during the last three Test matches, 479 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,240 we've won one. 480 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,320 The red means we've lost eight. 481 00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:57,160 HADDIN: I would have thought the biggest worry there - 482 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,520 there's 19 sessions that we've lost. 483 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,680 LANGER: We're losing too many sessions. 484 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,880 It's simple. Simple as that. We're losing too many sessions for us to win Test matches. 485 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,520 We've got to get better at 100% attention to every single ball. 486 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,040 Um...how's our team look? 487 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,200 So, we just talked a bit about that. 488 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:17,800 SAKER: If you go with Finch in the middle, what happens at the top? 489 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,320 Obviously Usi opens... 490 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:20,840 LANGER: Well, this is the issue, mate. 491 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,760 SAKER: Finchy can't bat at the top. Not in Australia. 492 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,480 Well, he can't play, then, mate. 493 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:27,920 No. 494 00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:30,520 At the moment. 495 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:32,440 Who else are we gonna pick? 496 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,480 What about if we just put Usi up one, 497 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,200 and Finch is at three? 498 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,120 The openers do a job. He comes in when the ball's not doing as much. 499 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,000 That's a simple fix. 500 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,080 LANGER: And the five in the group? 501 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:51,600 PAINE: Even though we lost, I'm sensing there's actually a bit more confidence. 502 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:55,000 I think now we've seen them, I think blokes are thinking, 503 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,440 "Yeah, we lost that, but I think we can beat 'em. 504 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:58,960 "And we will beat 'em." 505 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,800 WOMAN: Go well. 506 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,400 The baby Buddha! 507 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:13,960 Good luck, Buddha. 508 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,720 That's our good luck. 509 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:19,800 See ya, China. 510 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,240 I'm a bit nervous. I've had a really good morning today, though. 511 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,800 It's always nice for me back in Perth to come home, 512 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,120 and I love my mornings. 513 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:36,160 I had a swim in the ocean, did my meditation, had a nice breakfast... 514 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,600 ..and now I'm back into it. 515 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,360 One of the reasons I'm nervous about today is that it's at the new stadium. 516 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:48,960 It's a drop-in wicket, and... 517 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,640 When I was opening the batting with Haydos, there was no better feeling 518 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:57,200 than you get there, it's a green wicket and everyone's all nervous about it. 519 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,960 And Steve Waugh, the captain, would say, "We know it's green. 520 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,760 "We know it's gonna do a bit. But we need you and Haydos. 521 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,840 "We need you to fight your arse off for the first two hours, 522 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,440 "because if you get through that first two hours for us, 523 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,000 "that will literally set the game up for us." 524 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,720 If we do win the toss and bat, which will be a risk, 'cause it's so green, 525 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,800 then our top order, who are under some scrutiny at the moment, 526 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,680 they're gonna have to fight their backsides off. 527 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,840 So, yeah, a good challenge for them, I reckon. 528 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,240 It's days like these I'm not really sure 529 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:41,600 whether I'm happy to be retired or wish I was out there for the fight. 530 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,680 To see that wicket, day one, oh, mate! 531 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:53,040 COMMENTATOR: Welcome to Perth and the first ever test match at this magnificent Optus Stadium, 532 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,000 becoming the 10th Test match venue in Australia. 533 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,080 Now, the talk of the week has been this pitch. 534 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,440 Just look at the amount of live, green grass there is on it. 535 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,120 Expect plenty of movement, plenty of bounce. So, plenty in it for the bowlers. 536 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,600 Overall, I'd rather be a bowler this week. 537 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,840 PAINE: To be honest, we had no idea what to do on that pitch 538 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:13,000 and we just thought, well, the Australian way traditionally is to win the toss and bat. 539 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,240 That took a fair bit of courage from our batting group 540 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,000 to get their heads around the fact that if we won the toss, we were going to bat. 541 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,520 - KOHLI: Heads. - MAN 2: Heads is the call! 542 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,440 It is tails. Australia. 543 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,800 - MEADOWS: What are you gonna do? - PAINE: We're gonna have a bat first. 544 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,880 PAINE: To their credit, no-one complained and they took it on. 545 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:35,080 COMMENTATOR: And it will be Aaron Finch to open alongside Marcus Harris. 546 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,160 There was some chat about whether he should move down the order. 547 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:39,920 Australia have stuck to their guns. 548 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,960 LANGER: The opening partnership is crucial. 549 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,280 If you can take some of the oxygen out of the fire early 550 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:49,720 at such a crucially important part of winning Test matches... 551 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:54,520 WHATELEY: Opening partnerships settle the nerves. They settle the dressing-room. 552 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,400 They give you a chance of getting on top of the bowling 553 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,600 and they prevent the procession of players out to the middle 554 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:05,480 when the ball is new and lively and moving. 555 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:10,040 FINCH: The first change that happened that game was Harry took first ball. 556 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:12,240 He'd never done it in his whole career, 557 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,720 which in professional cricket, as an opening batter, I find it extraordinary. 558 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,720 And I said, "You've got first ball this game." He's, like, "Why? I can't do that." 559 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,240 I said, "Mate, you saw what happened in the last Test." 560 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,480 COMMENTATOR: Here we go. We're ready to get under way. Ishant Sharma. 561 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:30,760 MAN: Catch! 562 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,360 There's a little feel for one early on. 563 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,240 HARRIS: Obviously the ball moves around. The ball's new. It swings. It's hard. 564 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,480 So you've got to be wary early. 565 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,120 Still yet to score, Marcus Harris. 566 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,240 Oh, well, there you go. 567 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,440 HARRIS: With guys that are naturally attacking, like myself and Finchy, 568 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 if you can get us off to a good start, you can get the ball rolling 569 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,640 and the scoreboard can start ticking pretty quickly, 570 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,520 and it puts pressure straight back on the bowlers. 571 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,240 Oh, hammered off the back foot from Finch. 572 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:20,080 FINCH: You don't go out to achieve... 573 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,960 ..five runs or 10 runs or 20 runs or 200. 574 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,480 Like, it's just something that... it's something that flows, 575 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,120 and both being new to Test cricket as well, 576 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,840 we were sort of a bit naive, a little bit wide-eyed and just enjoying it. 577 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:35,280 Well done, Aaron Finch. He's been under all sorts of pressure this week. 578 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:40,200 People have questioned his position in the side, whether he should bat at the top of the order. 579 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,040 A fine 50. 580 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:49,240 A lovely little milestone for Marcus Harris - his first Test 50. 581 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:58,400 LANGER: In tough conditions, for the boys to get a 100-run partnership, it lifts everyone. 582 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,080 It lifts the team. But it also sets you up. It sets you up for the game. 583 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,120 CUMMINS: It was the first 100-run partnership we've had in a long time. 584 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,920 It just felt like we kind of continued off where we'd finished in Adelaide. 585 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:13,680 We were really in control of the game 586 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,600 and, yeah, us bowlers were chomping to go and have a bowl. 587 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:20,120 Looks like Mitchell Starc's gonna bowl the first ball for Australia. 588 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,800 - (CHEERING) - Oh, got him! First ball! 589 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,480 First wicket down. 590 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:34,640 - (CHEERING) - Well bowled! Josh Hazlewood! 591 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,600 What a beauty! 592 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:39,560 Australia have two early ones. 593 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:44,120 And that'll mean the man, Virat Kohli. Wow, what pressure he's under now. 594 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:49,280 STADIUM ANNOUNCER: The captain for India, Virat Kohli. 595 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:53,200 You can just see his attitude. Look at him striding out to the crease. 596 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,520 He's up for any challenge. The fans absolutely love him. 597 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,480 LYON: I used to look at Virat and think he's... 598 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,200 ..he's got, like, the Australian fight in him. 599 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,480 He won't shy away from anything. 600 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:11,000 But he's gonna be certainly tested against a fired-up Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. 601 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,560 LANGER: Just from memory, he played an on drive to get off the mark, 602 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:15,800 and great players play on drives. 603 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,160 It's the hardest shot in the book to play. 604 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,360 Your balance has got to be perfect. You've got to watch the ball. 605 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,560 Punter used to do it all the time - get off the mark with an on drive. 606 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,160 And I used to be batting at the other end going, "Mate, you're a freak." 607 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:27,680 Oh, what a shot. 608 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:31,040 That is classy stuff from Virat Kohli early on. 609 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,160 Nicely driven. 610 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:40,120 I've always felt if there's 11 people get picked out of a billion and a half, 611 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:41,560 you've got to be pretty good. 612 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:47,280 BHOGLE: You look at Virat Kohli and you see energy all the time. 613 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,400 And yet Virat Kohli, when he's batting, is a different entity. 614 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,880 He's almost lost in his own perfection. 615 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,440 Nicely worked away again. 616 00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:00,200 This is a man full of pure class. 617 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,960 PAINE: When we had Pat Cummins or Josh Hazlewood or Mitchell Starc 618 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,920 bowling fast and swinging the ball, 619 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:08,560 he just made it look like it wasn't what it was. 620 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:14,640 That'll go all the way down to the rope, and that's 50 to Virat Kohli. 621 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:20,200 At times, as hard as it is when he's belting you around the park, 622 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:24,160 you really do just have to sit back and sometimes think, "That's just amazing." 623 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:27,640 He's done it! 624 00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:31,160 Virat Kohli, his 25th Test match century. 625 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,080 Virat Kohli's the best player I've ever seen in my life. 626 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,280 I actually, uh, broke my own thing before. 627 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,160 He absolutely shit himself. 628 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:52,800 Hey? You what? 629 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,160 I broke my own code about engaging with him. 630 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,640 You gave it to him, did you? What did he say? 631 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:01,200 He just yips as you walk past him all the time. 632 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:02,920 But real quietly. 633 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:06,960 ADAM GILCHRIST: 43-run lead. 634 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,640 The Australians will be coming out shortly to pad up in their second innings. 635 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,480 You can feel the atmosphere around 636 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,840 as Virat Kohli lays down the law to his team. 637 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:27,280 Very vocal. 638 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,640 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 639 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,560 Turning up the heat, the Indians. 640 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:34,160 HARSHA BHOGLE: He so desperately wants to win the series, 641 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,560 and he's looking at that lead of 43 and saying, 642 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,920 "Right, we just so need to keep Australia down to a low score." 643 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:41,360 It means so much to him. 644 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:45,800 Oh, good ball! 645 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,320 LALOR: People think that cricket's a gentle game, don't they? 646 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:57,360 Gee, I don't reckon it's a gentle game when you're out there and they're bowling fast. 647 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:00,200 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 648 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,040 I'll tell you what we underestimate the most - how hard the cricket ball is. 649 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:07,760 Ooh! Gets hit in the helmet! 650 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,520 And he's rocked! He's down! 651 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,600 To have that coming at you off 19 yards... 652 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:20,280 ..I think sometimes we don't give batsmen enough credit. 653 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,000 Ouch! Yeah, that would really hurt. He could be in trouble here, Aaron Finch. 654 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:27,560 (GROANS) 655 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:29,760 Fuck! 656 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:34,440 Two Australian batsmen hit. Harris in the head. Finch, has he broken a finger? 657 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,200 Courage is to stick to the process of watching the ball. 658 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,000 That's what mental toughness is, that's what concentration is, 659 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,360 because you know if it hits you, it's gonna hurt you. 660 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:49,840 Justin Langer's DNA is all over this side. You know, tough it out, take some on the body. 661 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,920 You get a pitch like Perth, where you've got cracks, 662 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:53,840 where you're just not sure what the ball's gonna do, 663 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,680 for you just to stand in line with it and eyeball the bowler isn't easy. 664 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:02,160 And it takes courage to face back up to 150 kays when it's just hit you flush in the forehead. 665 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,640 Ooh! He thought about ducking. He changed his mind. 666 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:09,320 I was scared shitless. 667 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,200 Facing that attack on that wicket, 668 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,600 it might look good on TV, but it was scary. 669 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,920 A little edge on it from Marsh. And he goes! 670 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:21,080 (CROWD ROARS) 671 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,840 Good bowling, and Kohli is absolutely pumped. 672 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,440 Whoo! 673 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:26,840 Go on, man! 674 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,160 LANGER: Yeah, I remember that afternoon I felt a bit like a punching bag. 675 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,040 But we can't fight back, 676 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:51,000 because it felt like we had our hands behind our back and we just had to take it. 677 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:55,040 It was just like, "Mmm." Just felt a bit double standards for me. 678 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:56,640 Imagine if we behaved... 679 00:39:58,040 --> 00:39:59,760 ..2 out of 10 for that. 680 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,760 COMMENTATOR: Australian captain Tim Paine strides to the crease. 681 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,320 PAINE: I was sort of sitting and watching before I went in 682 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,800 and he gave a few of our guys send-offs. 683 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,440 The plan was not to talk to him when he was batting. 684 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,160 When we were batting, it's kind of up to the individual what they want to do. 685 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:17,800 And I sort of just had enough and thought 686 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,360 you also have to stand up for yourselves and stand up for your teammates, 687 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,600 and...yeah, that was one of the reasons. 688 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,400 I just thought, "No, I'm the captain. It's my turn now. 689 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,440 "I have to stand up and show him that we were here for the fight." 690 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:33,160 The aggression continues from the Indians. 691 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,160 KOHLI: If he messes it up, it's 2-0. 692 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:37,640 Who's gonna talk then? 693 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,200 You've got to bat first, big-head. 694 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,800 Nice, mate. It's your nerves talking. 695 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:47,560 So, Tim Paine drawing Virat's attention to the fact that India will bat last. 696 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,560 And what a finish. 697 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,600 The verbal volleys continue. 698 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,520 The Aussies have had to fight extremely hard in their second innings 699 00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:58,120 as they've worked their way to a lead of 175. 700 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,560 LANGER: Yeah, I was probably a bit edgy, 'cause we were 1-0 down in the series, 701 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:05,000 but I just felt, yeah, I thought Virat that day... 702 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,120 ..was getting under our skin. 703 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,000 Um, boys, to be honest, I'm pretty emotional tonight, eh? 704 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:18,080 Because I just think, one, you must all be feeling the double standards 705 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:22,320 the way their captain's carrying on, and we sort of have to be really careful. 706 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:26,040 With him, what I'm feeling is he's getting nervous. 707 00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:29,840 He still needs six wickets. He knows how hard our lower order is with the bat. 708 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:33,600 And I think in terms of putting him under pressure, I thought... 709 00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:35,600 ..I think we're getting there, I think we're close, 710 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:39,640 and you're seeing him starting to get a bit punchy and a bit aggro. 711 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:44,880 They're all getting worried. So if we keep our cool, deliver our skill, we've got this game. 712 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,520 LANGER: OK, now, I just want to remind everyone, 713 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:53,160 I've said it for nine months now, there's a difference between abuse and banter. 714 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:56,160 There's no room for abuse. We don't need to abuse him. 715 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,040 We do not need to abuse him, right? 716 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,120 Because we have got zero to gain from it, actually. 717 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:04,160 But there's banter, where you stick up for your mates. 718 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,640 This is what playing for your country's about, boys. 719 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,080 Feel it. And tomorrow's a big day. 720 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,560 PAINE: We know we're going to be closely watched, 721 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:16,680 we know we're probably going to be harshly dealt with from a media point of view, 722 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:18,400 particularly foreign media, 723 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:22,680 and we know that some of those people are looking for us to slip up. 724 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,440 COMMENTATOR: Oh, it was on offer there, and taken by Paine. 725 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,680 Commanding stroke from the Australian captain. 726 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:36,160 He was trying to upset me with "just the part-time captain", 727 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:37,960 and I sort of went the opposite with him. 728 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,960 I was sort of telling him how good he was and that he was the greatest player ever. 729 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,560 KOHLI: I'm not saying a word to you. Why are you getting riled up? 730 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,640 I'm not, eh? I'm fine. 731 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:47,200 You're the one that lost it yesterday. 732 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,120 - UMPIRE: Hey, hey. - Why are you trying to be cool today? 733 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:51,200 Oi, that's enough. That's enough. 734 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:53,520 - We're allowed to talk. - No, no, no. Come on, play the game. 735 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:56,520 You guys are the captains. 736 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:58,440 We can have a conversation. 737 00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:00,160 There's no swearing. 738 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:02,120 Tim, you're the captain. 739 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:03,480 Keep your cool, Virat. 740 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,600 You don't want to get right into a fight with him, 'cause that's what he likes, 741 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:09,680 so I was just trying to poke him a little bit 742 00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:12,160 and then see if I could get him to implode a little bit. 743 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,000 COMMENTATOR: Nothing but impressed with the leadership of Tim Paine. 744 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,800 He's doing this in a really measured, calculated way. 745 00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:22,640 He's not shying away from any issue out there. 746 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:25,880 LANGER: To be completely honest, when I first took on the role, 747 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:27,880 people said, "Oh, Tim Paine's gonna be the captain." 748 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:32,680 I sort of went, "Tim Paine? Like, good bloke, but captain of Australia?" 749 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:34,880 He has been so impressive. 750 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:42,160 I think Paine won the masses in the verbal exchanges. 751 00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,640 HEAD: He had the respect of us, but I think he earnt in that Test match 752 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,000 the respect of the country as well, and the fans. 753 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:49,600 WHATELEY: He carried himself with the dignity of a captain 754 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:53,960 but was gonna stand toe to toe and stare down Virat Kohli. 755 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:58,080 And he who laughs last laughs longest - that was Perth. 756 00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:01,800 COMMENTATOR: Nathan Lyon bowling to the Indian captain. 757 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:05,080 When Virat Kohli got dismissed in the fourth innings, 758 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:09,880 Tim Paine was able to stand there and declare the new Australia. 759 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:12,680 (CROWD ROARS) 760 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:21,600 But he did it with that Anzac banter and humour, and it was just gold. 761 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:25,000 Like, and it just... The boys go, "Oh, actually, well, we can be in the fight." 762 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:27,680 Murali, I know he's your captain, but you can't seriously like him as a bloke. 763 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:30,360 You couldn't possibly like him. 764 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,360 I thought Tim Paine was absolutely exceptional. 765 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:36,320 I think that's done wonders for him and the Australian cricket side. 766 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:38,520 - Yes! - (CROWD ROARS) 767 00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:41,400 PAINE: From that moment, we were kind of able to just keep our nose ahead 768 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:43,840 and keep them under pressure the whole time. 769 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:48,120 Yeah, we bowled really well, fielded really well. 770 00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:49,400 MAN: Catch! 771 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:51,040 You beauty! 772 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,520 I think it was good for us to know that we could win a test without Smith and Warner. 773 00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:59,680 Bumrah goes high in the air. Paddy Cummins underneath it. 774 00:44:59,720 --> 00:45:03,120 Takes the catch! The Aussies win the match! 775 00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:09,400 Ha ha! Yes! 776 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:11,640 Oh, relief. (LAUGHS) 777 00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:13,560 I reckon more relief than anything else. 778 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:18,680 The series is level at one apiece. Bring on Boxing Day! 779 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:31,360 Mike Hussey told me that you never know when your last win's gonna be, 780 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:34,040 so you make sure you celebrate every win. 781 00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:35,960 So I'm a big one for that. 782 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:37,360 Whoo! 783 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:47,840 It's not just us who are touring. 784 00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:51,000 You know, it's families, your friends, everyone that comes along on the journey with you 785 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:53,360 and gives up their lives to follow you around. 786 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:55,120 You know, it's not always glamorous, 787 00:45:55,160 --> 00:46:00,280 but those moments when you win a Test, it kind of makes it all worthwhile. 788 00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:04,040 Everyone in there realises how much work's gone into it and... 789 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:08,000 ..yeah, and then it could be an hour or five later, 790 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,680 Lyno will get us in for the song and it tends to go up a notch from there. 791 00:46:11,720 --> 00:46:13,760 (ALL LAUGH) 792 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,920 There's been a drought. Let's be honest, there's been a drought. 793 00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:22,280 But there's a few people I want to mention before we get into the mighty song. 794 00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:24,240 There's a couple of first Test wins. 795 00:46:24,280 --> 00:46:26,920 There's obviously Marcus, Finchy, Headie, 796 00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:30,160 but there's also a new captain who's really stood up, 797 00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:32,520 taken Virat Kohli on. 798 00:46:32,560 --> 00:46:34,600 (ALL CHEER) 799 00:46:37,240 --> 00:46:41,000 But there's also a new coach who we haven't seen smile in nine months. 800 00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:43,320 (ALL CHEER AND LAUGH) 801 00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:50,760 So, on the count of three, for Painey, for JL, for Finchy, for Headie, for Marcus, 802 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,440 let's make this loud and proud. 803 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:55,840 One, two, three. 804 00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:58,840 ALL: (SCREAM) # Underneath the Southern Cross I stand... # 805 00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:03,480 VOICEOVER: Next on The Test... 806 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:07,520 MAN: Boxing Day, everyone in Australia is watching. 807 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:09,520 We've talked about it's gonna be an arm wrestle. 808 00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:13,000 Who's gonna break first? Is it gonna be us or is it gonna be them? 809 00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:17,040 We can't be flat! And we can't be non-aggressive! 810 00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:19,360 LANGER: That was a really dark time. 811 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:23,080 PAINE: When you can represent your country, you'd do anything just to make everyone proud. 812 00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:25,600 If we think he's in our best six, "You're in." 813 00:47:25,640 --> 00:47:27,960 We can't lose this Test match.