1 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,760 REPORTER: The 12-month bans on Steve Smith and David Warner 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,480 for ball tampering have ended, 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,200 but there are still questions about how they will be received 4 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:18,400 by the current Australian squad. 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,320 The former captain and his deputy will not only be without leadership roles, 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,920 they will also have to earn their spots in an in-form team 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,840 that's embraced a new culture. 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,160 First, welcome back, Smith... Smithy and Davey. 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:36,720 It's great to have you back. 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,840 Cape Town. 11 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,440 What do we do? It's a dark time. It's a dark time for everyone. 12 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,640 Everyone in this room, it should be a really dark time. 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,440 OK? What do we do about it? 14 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,160 Well, we learn from it. 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,680 We learn from it. 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,480 And we're going to make Australian cricket awesome again 17 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,800 and keep moving forward and getting better, OK? 18 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,760 In the last 12 months, I've had a lot of reflecting to do 19 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,320 with cricket and what happened in the past 20 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,600 and about getting better as a team person as well. 21 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,640 I think from looking outside in, 22 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,960 you can tell the whole team itself as a we 23 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,920 has grown a lot. 24 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:51,600 How...how we've been accepted the last 24 hours, basically, you know? 25 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,520 I don't really feel like I left, to be honest. 26 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,040 You know, there was no unease or anything like that. 27 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,840 It was back to, like, you know, it's like I went out of the team yesterday 28 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,400 and came back today. 29 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,640 From a personal point of view, 30 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,880 it's...it's been a pretty hard 12 months, to be honest. 31 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,520 And I've had times throughout the year where 32 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,000 I didn't even really want to come back and play, to be perfectly honest. 33 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,960 And it probably wasn't until I got my brace off my arm a few weeks ago 34 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,160 where I said, "Shit, I'm ready to go." 35 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,560 Like, "I want to play again." 36 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,600 Going to England for a World Cup, I know what to expect. 37 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,440 It's going to be incredibly hostile. 38 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,960 And I think for us over in the UK 39 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,080 just maybe like reading our body language. 40 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,440 If we're feeling a bit down with, um, sort of external things, 41 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,960 just throw an arm around us and making sure we're in a good headspace. 42 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,440 PHOTOGRAPHER: Keep the bat there and spin your head around to me now. 43 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,720 GIDEON HAIGH: They are a cut above the average cricketer, 44 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,800 but if you spend a year out of doing anything, 45 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,160 you may potentially lose some of your edge. 46 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,880 So there was a question about 47 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:54,320 how badly that hiatus had interfered with their skill set. 48 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,480 You bring two world-class players back into the side, 49 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,240 it gives guys around you a lot of confidence 50 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,320 and it brings a little bit more fear factor to the opposition. 51 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,360 The crowds will be all over them 52 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,800 because the first games they play 53 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,320 are the biggest international one-day games on the calendar, 54 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:14,320 in England, where the crowds can be very, very hostile. 55 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,560 MAN: What we're going to do 56 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,120 is gonna put the cricket kit away for a few days. 57 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,320 We're going on a journey of understanding. 58 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,560 We're gonna learn a little bit about 59 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,520 what another mob of young Australians did 60 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,440 when they went on their tour of duty. 61 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,240 What an experience. Gallipoli was unbelievable. 62 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,760 Where we're actually sitting now is where the landing occurred. 63 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,640 So, first light on the 25th, the men look up 64 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,520 and this is exactly what they're faced with - 65 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,360 getting up here. 66 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,600 So many people talk about the Australian culture 67 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,240 and their identity being found in that Gallipoli campaign. 68 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,960 We'd just newly federated, 69 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,720 so it kind of felt like it was a link to us players. 70 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,880 We're a newish side going off overseas, 71 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,160 trying to still find our identity. 72 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,360 And didn't have to look too much further than all the great traits 73 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,240 a lot of those diggers had over there. 74 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,520 We know that wealth and the size of a country doesn't matter. 75 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,120 But what really matters is the character of its citizens, 76 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,920 the character of people who represent it - 77 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,440 that's what matters. 78 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,640 LANGER: The vision for us isn't just to win games of cricket. 79 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,360 For me, the most exciting thing 80 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,760 is developing great cricketers and great people, 81 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,240 and great people means great leaders. 82 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,480 So the more we can give these guys the opportunity 83 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,240 to be mentored by great people, 84 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,120 the more positive that is for Australian cricket. 85 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:08,120 In combat, soldiers live and die by the creed of mateship. 86 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,520 I think mateship, um... 87 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,920 ..it's the reason why I play cricket. 88 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,560 It's about going above and beyond to care after a mate. 89 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,880 If he's had a hard day, if he's struggling on or off the field. 90 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,760 And I think it's a big area where we can probably get better at. 91 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,240 SMITH: I think there's a difference between mates and friends. 92 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,920 And I think we're really fortunate in this group 93 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,280 to have a lot of friends, 94 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,880 but not everyone's going to get on like Zamps and Stoin, for example. 95 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,760 But I think for me, mateship is when you cross that line, 96 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,000 you're playing for each other. 97 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,320 MARSH: We're gonna have our challenges over in England, no doubt. 98 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,000 Just knowing that whatever happens, we've all got each other's backs. 99 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,520 And it's the bad days that we've got to stay together and stick together 100 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,200 and do whatever we can for each other. 101 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,200 And...if we do that, 102 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,520 we're gonna give us every chance to be there on July 12th. 103 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,040 And that's what we want so badly. 104 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,720 LANGER: We know how to play one-day cricket. We're really proud of it. 105 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,600 This is where you actually pit yourself 106 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,200 against every team in one tournament. 107 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,920 Such a great history. 108 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,800 You know, we've won four of the last five. 109 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:21,520 COMMENTATOR: Australia have won the World Cup of 2007. 110 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,120 FINCH: The World Cup is obviously the pinnacle of one-day cricket 111 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,600 and, as a player, 112 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,320 to represent Australia on the biggest stage is unbelievable. 113 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,880 I think everyone from my era, Ricky Ponting is one of their...one of their heroes. 114 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,280 Two-time World Cup winning captain, three-time player, 115 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,600 and someone who rose to the occasion every time the game was on the line. 116 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,120 LANGER: He's one of the best of the best, that's what Ricky Ponting is. 117 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,960 And in that comes not just skill, but character. 118 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,480 He's tough. 119 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,560 Everything that we talk about in the elite people of Australian cricket, 120 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,160 he ticks every box. 121 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,400 - Late on tour. - Late on tour? 122 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,000 What's going on? 123 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,880 LANGER: When I was working at West Australia, 124 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,600 I always had a saying up on my wall in my office. 125 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,960 "I never went to Harvard, but I employ a lot of people who did." 126 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,040 And guys like Ricky, 127 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:16,040 they are Harvard graduates of the greatest ilk. 128 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,040 How are you, mate? 129 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,920 I'll sit next to you so I can get on the doco. 130 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,720 (ALL LAUGH) 131 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,440 He's been on my back for 12 or 18 months, 132 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,000 to get involved, back involved in Australian cricket. 133 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,680 And, look, I love it. 134 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,560 We are very, very close. 135 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,640 And, look, to be totally honest, if it wasn't him coaching that World Cup squad, 136 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,280 I mightn't have gone back and been around the team. 137 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,200 The game's in my blood and coaching's in my blood 138 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,280 and trying to make people better 139 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,160 is what I get a lot of joy out of. 140 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,000 Try and improve people, that's what coaching's all about. 141 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,840 So I'm not going to let a minute go by or a training session go by 142 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,240 where if I think something's not quite right, 143 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,000 that I'm not going to put in the time myself to fix it. 144 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,320 The thing that you have to... with your timing 145 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,720 is getting that right with your feet moving at the same time. 146 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,200 KHAWAJA: The best thing about him is he's so humble. 147 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:18,720 When he's around the team, 148 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,240 he's just like another... he's like another lad. 149 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,800 That bounced...that actually bounced a bit, that one. 150 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,480 STOINIS: The energy he brings to the room, and the passion. 151 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:28,720 He's inspiring. 152 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,640 When he goes to training, he's just throwing balls 153 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,640 and he looks like he's having the most fun ever. 154 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:37,760 If you stand like that and then if your back knee goes that way at all... 155 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,400 ..where does that make everything else go? 156 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:40,760 That makes me go to mid-wicket. 157 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,160 So your hands and your bat automatically go further out there. 158 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,040 So it's OK for you to stand that way, but have that knee flexed... 159 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,760 CUMMINS: I think if someone knows a topic really, really well, 160 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,640 they can simplify it easily, 161 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,280 and he does that. 162 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,520 Just breaks it down to one or two little things, 163 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,480 gives you real clarity, 164 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,360 and suddenly you go, "Oh! Easy!" 165 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,120 You know, "I'm batting like Ponting now." 166 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,840 LYON: He's just got a brain just built for cricket. 167 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,240 If Punter says it, it's right. It has to be right. 168 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,760 It's Punter. That's just the Punter effect. 169 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,400 It doesn't matter what...what sport we're talking about. 170 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,360 If you're talking about a drop punt in AFL, 171 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:24,400 and you've got Alex Carey who's played AFL teaching us or Punter, I'm going with Punter. 172 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,240 - There we go! - Yes, Garry! 173 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,040 Thanks, Punter. 174 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,600 Genius. 175 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,440 LANGER: Righto, everyone here? 176 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,520 Probably a good opportunity just quickly 177 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,280 to go through all the players, to see where they're at. 178 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,960 Finchy. I know they're training tomorrow. 179 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,760 But everyone happy with where Finchy's at at the moment? 180 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,000 - In a pretty good space, isn't he? - Very good. 181 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:55,760 Usi - travelling OK? 182 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,240 Excellent. 183 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,120 Good shape. Training well. Really happy with where he's at. 184 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,880 Carey? How's he going? 185 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,320 His batting's good. He's got his mind set around what he's got to do at seven, so... 186 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,440 - He's pretty good. - He's amazing. He's improving. 187 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,280 He's getting better at that back end too. 188 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,960 Davey. A couple of things on Davey. 189 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,200 He's still a bit rusty with his batting, I reckon. 190 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,760 Some better signs yesterday, but just looks a bit rusty. 191 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,400 Just needs to spend a bit of time, 192 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,440 get some throws, get his feet moving a bit. 193 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,040 Smithy looks really good, doesn't he? 194 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,160 - Mm. - Jesus. 195 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,280 I had the first net session and I was throwing balls to Steve Smith 196 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,000 and I've got this smile on my face. 197 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,840 Mate, I know he's good, but I was just watching it with my own eyes. 198 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,240 I thought, "Phwoar, he's coming back into our team? We'll take him!" 199 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,200 Nice, Smudger. 200 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,600 That's when I started thinking, 201 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,120 "We might go alright here." 202 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,400 Hey. 203 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,280 REPORTER: Can you give us an idea of what it's like 204 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,880 to have Steve and Dave back in the squad properly? 205 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,560 LANGER: It's really nice having them back. 206 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:06,160 They've had 12 months to have a good think about a mistake they and the team made 207 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,480 and I'm sure they'll be better people for that. 208 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,800 Those two guys, are they the type of characters who will be fired up more than anything 209 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,400 by any kind of adverse crowd reaction or heckling or booing or whatever it is? 210 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,800 The boys are very well prepared. They've paid a heavy price. 211 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:28,720 We're expecting always to come here and to face the fire and we're ready for that. 212 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,640 - Thank you. - Thanks. 213 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,440 ELEVATOR: Going down. 214 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,600 - How are you, Phil? - Alright, mate. 215 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,880 SMITH: I'm not one to really get nervous. 216 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:08,480 I never really have throughout my whole career, regardless of game situations or scenarios. 217 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,960 I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to be back playing for Australia, that's for sure. 218 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:19,040 But I really just think of it as another game of cricket. 219 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,720 COMMENTATOR: Australia versus Afghanistan. First match. 220 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,600 Australia, of course, ex-world champions. 221 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,640 They know how to win the world titles. 222 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:31,320 COMMENTATOR 2: This will be the first time that Steve Smith and David Warner 223 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,840 have played in front of an English crowd since they served their bans for ball tampering. 224 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:41,960 ANNOUNCER: Batting for Australia, number five, Aaron Finch, and number 31, David Warner. 225 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:50,280 (CROWD BOOING AND HECKLING) 226 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,960 LANGER: Yeah, I hated it. I hated it. 227 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,640 I think it's ignorant. I think it's disrespectful. 228 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:04,840 But it made me really angry to start off. 229 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,440 There's not one person who was booing who hasn't made a mistake in their life. 230 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,040 (BOOING) 231 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,440 COMMENTATOR: So good to have David Warner back in this team. 232 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,080 Obviously being out of the team for such a long period of time, 233 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,760 he'll be looking to start this World Cup with a bang. 234 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,680 COMMENTATOR 2: Oh, trouble here for David Warner. 235 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:26,320 Didn't have a clue where that ball was. 236 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:30,320 PLAYER: Wait, wait! 237 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,760 COMMENTATOR: Sent a lot of balls to the fieldsmen today, David Warner. 238 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:39,360 WARNER: You have this expectation of high scores when you go to England. 239 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,320 And then you go out there and you bat 240 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,120 and I was struggling to hit the ball in the middle. 241 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:48,360 COMMENTATOR: It's just a bit of a battle at the moment for David Warner. 242 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:53,720 It was a hard sort of thing because I was battling my demons, just going, well, I usually... 243 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,320 I can hit boundaries fluently, I can take the guys over top, 244 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:01,800 but I don't know if it's something in my mind or something that's telling me I can't do that. 245 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,840 (CROWD BOOING) 246 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,520 PONTING: At different times, probably both of us had to hold each other back 247 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:15,320 from not jumping over the fence and getting in amongst the crowd 248 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,320 and shutting a few of them up, to be honest. 249 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,200 (CROWD BOOING) 250 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,880 (PLAYERS SHOUT) 251 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,760 COMMENTATOR: And given. 252 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,480 Khawaja's got to go. Smith to the crease. 253 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,240 Smith and Warner batting together again for Australia. 254 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,800 (CROWD BOOING) 255 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:45,280 SMITH: For me it actually makes me think, I must be some kind of a threat perhaps 256 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,440 if they're booing me and want me to fail. 257 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:54,360 So I kind of take a bit of joy in the fact that they're doing it and use it to motivate me. 258 00:14:54,400 --> 00:15:00,040 (CROWD BOOING AND HECKLING) 259 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:05,520 When I'm out in the middle and batting and I get in that zone, it's kind of like my happy place, 260 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:10,000 where I feel, like, untouchable in a way, if that kind of makes sense. 261 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,000 COMMENTATOR: He's a run-making machine in any format, Steve Smith. 262 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,920 Both boys did really well. They handled themselves brilliantly. 263 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,880 Davey to get 89 not out just sealed the win. 264 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:29,600 He was struggling at the start. It felt like... I know he felt like he couldn't hit it. 265 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,400 COMMENTATOR: Well done to Australia. 266 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:38,000 It is a good start to their campaign, and they win by seven wickets. 267 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,800 (SCATTERED HECKLING) 268 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:46,720 MAN: Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! 269 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:52,680 (CROWD BOOING AND HECKLING) 270 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,440 With all the distractions I'll say this to you and Smudge particularly, 271 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,240 it's more a reflection of them, not you. 272 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:05,120 OK, and the way you hung in there today and got us over the line, took us deep, won the game for us, 273 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,920 that was a brilliant effort. 274 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,280 (APPLAUSE) 275 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:14,200 Man, it wasn't unexpected, the reaction. It's funny, actually. It turned into a bit like... 276 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,400 You know what, they can do what they want. 277 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,640 They don't know Steve or Dave. They don't know us. 278 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,240 I don't really care. 279 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:29,480 KHAWAJA: They're two very different people, but when you get them on the field, like most of us, 280 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,520 extremely competitive, they just go about it differently. 281 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,200 Shot! Hallelujah. 282 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,880 LANGER: There's so much perception of what Davey Warner is like. 283 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,800 It's like having Floyd Mayweather in your team. It's classic. 284 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,840 The way he plays, he's got energy, loves playing cricket. 285 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,040 He's a gun player and he's a little smart-arse. 286 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,880 Actually, I'll take this one. 287 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,760 - You can't... - Mate, what do you mean? I can. 288 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,960 - Put it back. - I can. 289 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,600 We're gonna get more anyway sent. 290 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,880 I like how you help your teammates out. 291 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,640 Me? I am the most generous person. 292 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,920 Oh, you gave me one bat. Thanks. 293 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,400 LYON: Davey's Davey. Nothing fazes him. He knows everything. 294 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,920 You could be talking about the price of cars, 295 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:19,280 if you're looking to purchase a car, he'll know everything. So... 296 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,680 He's good value. I like Davey, just the way he goes about it. 297 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,280 He's resilient and he wants to be the best. And then you look at Steve. 298 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,040 Steve Smith's weird, mate. 299 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,080 All he wants to do is bat. 300 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:42,040 He bats in the shower, he bats in the corridor, he bats in the lunchroom, he bats... 301 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,800 Mate, like, he just wants to bat. 302 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,320 It's just relentless but it's unbelievable to watch, 303 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,080 and it's no secret why he's the best, 304 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,080 because he lives and breathes it. 305 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:52,800 MAN: Nice, mate! 306 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,440 I've been at the pub with him and suddenly he just starts shadow-batting in the middle of the pub. 307 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,320 I'm like, "Mate, come on. Just let go of cricket for two minutes." 308 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,640 LANGER: Someone like him, how do you argue with his preparation? 309 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,960 He is one of the all-time great players. 310 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,440 What I do know over time is that everyone prepares differently and you've got to trust that. 311 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,040 WARNER: For me, the less I do, the better. That's my biggest thing. 312 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,160 PONTING: Almost feeling like you're underdone. 313 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,280 - 100%. - I used to be the same. 314 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,200 That's the biggest thing I learned in the last 12 months was just... 315 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,480 ..like, giving yourself that time. 316 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,240 It's almost like... 317 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,000 You know you've done the work over the years, so you're not losing it. 318 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,040 Yeah. 319 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:44,560 So for myself to get myself ready, my preparation, you don't want it to come across to look lazy. 320 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,080 I know it's not lazy and other people have trained the same way as well. 321 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,920 That's why I said to JL the other day, he asked me, what was up? 322 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:56,000 I said, "Nothing's up. Just the fact that I don't like going into..." 323 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,520 So, I'll have a net session against someone. 324 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,320 But then leading into the game, I don't need to face them. 325 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,160 Doing stuff like this and this is good. 326 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:09,040 I won't normally hit this much before a proper game, but I'll just work on 20 minutes 327 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:13,240 of solid hitting the ball over the middle and making sure I'm just fresh. 328 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:14,320 Yeah. 329 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:15,640 Thanks, mate. 330 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:22,320 # In joyful strains, then, let us sing 331 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:31,040 # Advance Australia fair. # 332 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,440 COMMENTATOR: That's brilliant! That is magnificent. 333 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,560 Finch has gotta go. 334 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,640 COMMENTATOR 2: Another one gone! 335 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,720 WHATELEY: The West Indies' brute pace bowling unsettled Australia, 336 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:53,080 and if you lose one of those pool games early, your World Cup campaign can drain away. 337 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,640 (CROWD BOOING) 338 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,320 COMMENTATOR: Steve Smith now starting to stamp his authority. 339 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,480 LANGER: Mentally tough teams win the ones they should win. 340 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,680 The way the boys fought back in that game was brilliant. 341 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,880 Nathan, of course, got 90. 342 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:17,960 This sounds so obvious, 343 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,760 but unless you're winning games and end up in the top four, mate, you're not winning the final. 344 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,520 So every single game is important. 345 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:28,320 The highlight of my whole day was the national anthem. 346 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,280 I'm actually not joking. 347 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,320 Because we're seeing it. 348 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,320 Everyone is against us. Everyone. 349 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,240 Doesn't matter who we play. We played West Indies and you guys stay together. 350 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,560 You sing the national anthem like that, you celebrate like that, you stick together, 351 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,320 and I'm telling you, everyone in Australia's feeling it as well. 352 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,240 So the national anthem set the scene. 353 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,640 'Cause you're gonna have to stick together, 354 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,040 and good teams stick together when the pressure comes on, and you did that today. 355 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,800 COMMENTATOR: This is a huge game and in terms of quality of cricketers, 356 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,240 this is probably the biggest game of the World Cup. 357 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,960 And I think whichever team wins it will send a strong message to everyone. 358 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,200 LANGER: They're a great team. 359 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:15,560 The upside is we know we can beat them because we beat them in India a few months before, 360 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,000 so that's the heartening side of it. 361 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,920 Let's go, boys. Have a good day. 362 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:24,920 COMMENTATOR: Away we go! 363 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,000 Oh! It's put down. 364 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,440 That's a beautiful shot. 365 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:39,520 And they've just got incredible batsmen that just play the game so beautifully. 366 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,400 It's like the Harlem Globetrotters. 367 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,760 COMMENTATOR: Just over the keeper. 368 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,280 And he'll put that in the gap. 369 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,080 Doesn't matter where the gap was, because it sailed over. 370 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,720 That's a terrific shot. 371 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,360 That flies over point. Virat Kohli gets going. 372 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,560 The Australians now, they have to worry about this a bit. 373 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,480 Maybe not a bit, maybe a little bit more. 374 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,840 COMMENTATOR 2 : And India, they bring up 350. 375 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:17,160 Australia will need 353 for victory. 376 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,400 COMMENTATOR 1: It's gonna be a hell of a run chase for Australia. 377 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,560 LANGER: Nothing changed, OK? We're right in this. 378 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,960 Fast outfield, beautiful wicket, we're right in the hunt. 379 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,840 Let's be up and ready for the hunt. 380 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:35,040 We know we can easily score 90 plus in the last 10 overs here. Easy. 381 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,440 COMMENTATOR: And Warner and Finch are gonna have to start well. 382 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,200 Someone's got to go deep. 383 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,560 COMMENTATOR 2: That sounded good off the bat. They'd be looking for two. But... 384 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,440 Oh, just about get it. Just about get it. 385 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,840 And Finch is starting to walk. 386 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,280 COMMENTATOR 1: The communication, the hesitation. 387 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:57,520 The Australian captain, he will be fuming. 388 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,640 COMMENTATOR 2: Aaron Finch was looking really good - 36 off 35 - 389 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,520 and he's charging off without a look at his colleague. 390 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,280 Now back with Warner. How much has that affected him? 391 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,680 WARNER: I feel like I've got no rhythm. I feel like I've got no timing. 392 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:20,400 The only thing I can think of is I've got a fear of getting out, and that's not how I play. 393 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:25,000 I play with a free mind, a clear mind, and back myself all the time. 394 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,240 It just felt like I had this sort of... 395 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,840 ..I don't know, something was over me. 396 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,120 COMMENTATOR 2: And Warner finds the man at deep mid-wicket. 397 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,720 David Warner has got to go. 398 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,640 LANGER: No, it's never easy chasing 350. 399 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,600 We fell a bit short. We had a crack at it. 400 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,520 COMMENTATOR: Bowled. 401 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,600 And he's gone. 402 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,960 Has he picked him out? He has. He has. 403 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,160 It's a win to India, by 36 runs. 404 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,400 Alright, boys. Obviously the result didn't go our way. 405 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,800 They're obviously a very good team but they got the better of us for a lot of it. 406 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,640 There's areas we can tighten up in. 407 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,120 I think from the batting side point of view, I was quite rattled after I got... 408 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,120 ..after they run out Finchy. 409 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,640 I felt like I had a fear of getting out. I didn't feel like I... 410 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:27,720 I didn't feel like I could take that risk. 411 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,680 If you're scared about getting out, fuck that. 412 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:35,000 You've got to be thinking about getting runs, not be worried about making mistakes. 413 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,640 I've been there. You start thinking about making mistakes as a player, you're fucked. 414 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:45,000 At the end of the day, all of you have got nothing to fear, nothing to lose right now. 415 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,440 We haven't got the World Cup. 416 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,480 All you've got is things to gain, things to win. 417 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,240 You need to think that way. 418 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,920 You are the best cricket team in the tournament, alright? 419 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:59,360 If you keep holding back and being fearful of things, it's just gonna get harder and harder. 420 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,640 Keep backing yourself, backing your skills, 421 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,320 and imposing yourself on the game when the opportunity presents itself. 422 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:07,080 Like a few of us did today. 423 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,040 There's some good stuff there. 424 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,360 They're a good side. Yes. No better than us. 425 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:16,160 And we'll show that in a couple days' time, I reckon, against our next opponents. 426 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:22,280 It just really hit me after he spoke about that because when you're in a team environment 427 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,720 and you're giving feedback in front of a group, it can be quite confronting sometimes, 428 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:32,160 and it really hit me and I was just like, OK, I'll take that on board. 429 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:36,640 COMMENTATOR: Massive game coming up. 430 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,880 It is Australia against Pakistan, 431 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,920 and all eyes have been on David Warner for any number of reasons in this World Cup. 432 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,400 It's pretty incredible watching Dave at times. 433 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:55,040 He makes batting look so easy sometimes and he makes it look really difficult at others. 434 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,000 COMMENTATOR: And Warner... Why isn't there a flow? 435 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,640 Why isn't there a strike rate at the moment? 436 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,160 I knew I had it in me. Just... 437 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,360 How it was gonna happen because I was so slow and a bit tentative. 438 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,640 And they're the times when I sort of just gathered my own thoughts and started singing to myself 439 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,800 and just relaxing a little bit. 440 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:20,560 I've always got a nursery rhyme or something in my head that I'm just thinking about or whatnot, 441 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,880 just takes me to a bit of a happy place. 442 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:25,840 COMMENTATOR: Nicely played. 443 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:31,240 That's what you really want to see from Warner. If he's in good nick, that's the way he plays. 444 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:33,480 And I just chanced my arm a bit. 445 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,920 I played a few shots, got a good couple of cover drives away. 446 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:39,640 COMMENTATOR: Looks on today, Warner. Nice and aggressive. 447 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:46,520 It's just like, OK, I'm in here. Sorta just ignited the spark and fight into me again. 448 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:50,160 COMMENTATOR: Has it gone long enough? 449 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,640 It has. He'll pick up a six off a free hit. 450 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:58,720 Because he can be so destructive in such a short space of time, he can turn it on in an over, 451 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,600 and then once he gets away you can't stop him. 452 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,440 COMMENTATOR: Well played. 453 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,000 COMMENTATOR 2: That's a nice shot. 454 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,960 Another beautiful shot. 455 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,840 Oh, beautiful. 456 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,360 David Warner is ecstatic. 457 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,920 101 not out. 458 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,800 That means the world to him. 459 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:24,080 PONTING: To get that hundred and sort of announce himself back into international cricket 460 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:29,280 and make a real statement himself on the World Cup was incredible. 461 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:33,040 GLENN MAXWELL: To see him go out and perform as well as he did with all that pressure, 462 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,240 the boos, the jeers from the crowd, 463 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,720 it was us against the rest of the world and he made sure he was the man for us. 464 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,640 COMMENTATOR: He's gone! 465 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,920 Australia win by 41 runs. 466 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,000 We've had some unbelievable individual performances, which has been great. 467 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,240 David, welcome back with your hundred, mate. 468 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,920 COMMENTATOR: Australia's starting to ride their confidence into this fixture. 469 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,920 COMMENTATOR: That's away. Boom, Aaron Finch. 470 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,320 Ah, good shot. 471 00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:04,840 COMMENTATOR: Warner. 472 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,040 Beautiful. 473 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,080 Warner's in really good form by this stage. 474 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:10,520 In fact, it's all being done at the top of the order. 475 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:15,360 Warner and Finch are guiding the Australians to big scores and a sense of confidence. 476 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,400 COMMENTATOR: And Australia have done it. 477 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:19,560 Well done! 478 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:20,800 COMMENTATOR: Khawaja. 479 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:21,960 Yes! 480 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,960 Beautiful shot. 481 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,320 Great shot. 482 00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:26,840 What a shot that is. 483 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,240 David Warner gets a century. 484 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,680 Another brilliant performance. Second hundred in this World Cup. 485 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:35,160 A victory to Australia by 48 runs. 486 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:36,520 COMMENTATOR 2: Brothers in arms. 487 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:42,560 And in all of that, Australia now go to the top of the table. 488 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,200 LANGER: We knew the top four batters had to score hundreds for us. They all did. 489 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:53,680 But what I did know for us to win the tournament, we couldn't have any passengers. 490 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,680 I think... 491 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,560 ..if we turn all our attention to England now, we should focus on that, 492 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:08,040 but there might be a few things that we can do to beat England. 493 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,640 I reckon we've got to go after them and try and get them out in their first 10 balls. 494 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:12,680 Yep. 495 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,880 Don't let them come out and dictate and play the way they want to. 496 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,160 We will fucking set fields and go after each one of them. 497 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,520 All of you have probably got some ideas about how we can be a little unorthodox. 498 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,640 I know our two key bowlers are Starc and Cummins, 499 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,360 and that's certainly worth putting up against them. 500 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,760 But if we happen to go with another left arm pace bowler, that's worth considering as well. 501 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:38,440 We knew every bit of data for the last five years tells us they struggle, most of their batters, 502 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:40,640 struggle against left armers. 503 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:42,920 We could then open with a Behrendorff. 504 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,320 Left arm matches up well, 505 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:48,920 and Starky and Cummo might have to realise the reason we're doing this is what you said - 506 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:52,320 we've got to get them out, we've got to beat them. 507 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,080 Not just let the game flow. 508 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,600 Yeah. I personally think you could start with both left-armers. 509 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,440 'Cause that's our best match-up, is left-armers against them. 510 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,800 I reckon we have to be a bit more daring. Nothing to be scared of. 511 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,320 Nothing to lose. Just fucking go after them. 512 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:18,000 Very good, yep. 513 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,280 STARC: Really great part about the one-day preparation phase 514 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:29,720 is you can be so specific in what you want to practise, and it's all about that execution. 515 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,560 Cummo's our best setter. Let's watch where this lands. 516 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,280 - There you go. Straight on. - Good boy, Winksy! 517 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,880 CUMMINS: Bowler coach set up a couple of cones on the batting crease 518 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,200 and we'd have a little tally system. 519 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:44,720 So we might get 12 balls each. 520 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:46,920 Oh, well bowled. 521 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:50,560 And then you had a cone in the middle on the front crease. 522 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,320 That was 1A. 523 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:54,200 That was five points if you hit the cone. 524 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:58,600 - Oh, Starky! - Five pointer. 525 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,000 It's basically just trying to put a little bit more pressure on yourself 526 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:03,200 of nailing those yorkers. 527 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,920 Come on, Jase. You can do this. Keep this up. 528 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,160 It's catchy. That's contagious. 529 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:20,520 For me as a left-arm swing bowler, that's just about the perfect ball that I try and bowl 530 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:21,640 just about all the time. 531 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,080 No blue-bagger. 532 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,320 It doesn't work all the time but that's what I'm trying to do. 533 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,200 I'm trying to swing the ball back and hit the stumps. 534 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:35,120 For me the mindset, especially in tournament play, is that you know you're gonna get a chance 535 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:39,600 at some point and you know you're gonna need to be at your best when you get that chance. 536 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,440 And it's tough not playing, because that's what you want to do. 537 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,520 You're there to play cricket and you always want to be in the team, 538 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:52,320 so for me it was always about making sure every training session had a purpose, 539 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,320 for the reason that I know that I'm gonna be called on at some stage 540 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:57,120 and I'm gonna be ready to go when I get that call. 541 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,800 - Perfect. - Nice, Starky. 542 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,320 - That's a wicket for you, as we know. - Best in the world at that. 543 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,520 One of the best in the world. 544 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,920 BEHRENDORFF: Starky and I could be opening the bowling together, 545 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,520 and it doesn't happen very often, two left-armers doing it, 546 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:14,720 and for me, thinking about that, I was like, "How good is this?" 547 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:18,640 What an opportunity to bowl at the other end with Mitch Starc. 548 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,440 Oh, Dorf, that's a great way to finish, son. 549 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:25,120 - Great way to finish, Dorf. - That's an 11. 550 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,680 - That probably wins the game. - It's an 11, my arse. 551 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,240 What do you mean, mate? I've hit all three. 552 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,000 - Nice, Dorf. Is that your last one? - Yeah. 553 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:44,200 When you get the World Cup draw, the first game, OK, where do we play England? 554 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,840 Alright, we're playing them at Lord's. 555 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,000 SMITH: There's a reason why they've been number one in the world for a few years. 556 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:56,240 The way they play their game, it's a very fearless and aggressive style. 557 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,400 They back that one or two of their batters are gonna come off, 558 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:04,160 and if that's the case, then they're gonna score 300 plus on most occasions. 559 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:12,000 REPORTER: What reception do you expect Steve Smith and David Warner to get? 560 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:13,640 I'm not expecting anything. 561 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,360 I think fans and supporters up and down the country 562 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,720 will have different reactions, as they will around the world. 563 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,000 So, yeah, let's just see. 564 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:24,920 REPORTER: Do you see it as your role in any way 565 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,920 to give any kind of indication or instruction to the crowd 566 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,080 about how they should behave with the Australians? 567 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:31,280 No. No. 568 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,360 COMMENTATOR: Cameras are out. It's such a big occasion here at Lord's. 569 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,920 England against Australia. 570 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,600 COMMENTATOR 2: Will answer some questions today, I think, this game. 571 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:42,120 And Australia will answer the questions 572 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,000 whether the revival that we've seen in the last 12 months is for real. 573 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,600 Smart batting. 574 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,440 COMMENTATOR 3: They've had to absorb a lot of pressure, Australia, 575 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:54,800 in the first 10 overs in particular. 576 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:58,240 But now they're starting to apply pressure themselves. 577 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,560 COMMENTATOR 1: Another four to Aaron Finch. 578 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,480 COMMENTATOR 2: Smashed. 579 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,720 So impressive what we're seeing from the openers once again. 580 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,680 So Finch sets Australia up against England, 581 00:34:09,720 --> 00:34:13,040 but they don't get everything that they might have got. 582 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,800 COMMENTATOR: Don't think there's enough on this. 583 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,160 Archer. 584 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:20,640 Frustration for Smith, and these wickets are tumbling now. 585 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:25,040 After a bright start, Australia can't find the acceleration they need. 586 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,960 COMMENTATOR 2: Australia continuing to lose wickets when they can't afford to. 587 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,120 Australia finish on 285/7. 588 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:44,600 (CROWD APPLAUDS) 589 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:51,360 285 against England, you're gonna have to bowl and field very well, 590 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,480 and particularly take early wickets. 591 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:59,400 COMMENTATOR: Finch's first decision was who to give the new ball to. 592 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,000 He's given it to Behrendorff. 593 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,680 BEHRENDORFF: To walk out on Lord's to play cricket for Australia, 594 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,800 staring back looking at the old pavilion there... 595 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,160 ..um... 596 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:13,600 ..scary stuff. 597 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:19,160 What, Jason Behrendorff's gonna open and not Pat Cummins? 598 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:23,040 My heart's pumping because you know if it comes off, no-one will say anything. 599 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,640 But if it doesn't, they're gonna bag you. They're gonna slam you. 600 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,040 COMMENTATOR: Oh, he's bowled him. 601 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,680 Brilliant start from Behrendorff. 602 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:37,440 It was near on the perfect ball that I wanted to bowl. 603 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:41,800 COMMENTATOR: That swing there, it's gone through Vince's defences. 604 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,640 What a start for Australia. 605 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:46,920 BEHRENDORFF: To be able to execute something that you've worked so hard at 606 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:52,360 for such a long period of time and to have it come off, there's not many better feelings. 607 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:57,640 COMMENTATOR: Fantastic start for Australia, and Behrendorff now the key man. Root at the crease. 608 00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,640 This is the one we need. 609 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:03,480 Jase got us off to great start with that wicket in the first over, 610 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:07,640 and I think that sort of set the tone for the bowling innings for us. 611 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,280 COMMENTATOR: Here goes Starc. 612 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,160 Ohh! He's played that differently then. See that? 613 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,360 Bowling second and seeing how they bowled on the Lord's wicket, 614 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:23,080 they were quite a bit shorter than we thought they might bowl and what we wanted to bowl, 615 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,760 so it was great for us to see that and go, 616 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,920 let's try and bowl a little bit fuller on a wicket that was offering a little bit. 617 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,280 COMMENTATOR: Oh, close. Close. Surely. 618 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,600 Yes! Finger goes up. Beauty from Starc. 619 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,520 LANGER: I'm saying, "Is he gonna refer it? Is he gonna refer it? Is he gonna refer it? 620 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,560 "He's not referring it. Yes! He's out. You fucking beauty!" 621 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:50,680 COMMENTATOR: Absolutely plumb, and Australia are prising the wickets. 622 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,520 They've got two. They got them very quickly. 623 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:55,520 They've got such a long batting line-up, England, 624 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,800 so we knew two wickets or three wickets wasn't gonna win us a game. 625 00:36:58,840 --> 00:36:59,960 They'd bat right through. 626 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,040 COMMENTATOR: And now Ben Stokes joins Jonny Bairstow, 627 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:06,080 and England in desperate need of a partnership. 628 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:11,440 COMMENTATOR 2: That's a beautiful shot from Ben Stokes. My gosh. 629 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,880 COMMENTATOR 3: Explosive stuff from Ben Stokes. 630 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:18,520 COMMENTATOR 4: Stokes is flashing through extra cover. Nothing Lyon could do about that. 631 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,840 Ben Stokes is probably one of the best all-rounders in the game, 632 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:26,000 and obviously he was controlling their innings, even though they were behind the eight ball. 633 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,040 COMMENTATOR: At the moment it's with England. 634 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:32,760 Stokes in particular, who's moved to 88, seems to be enjoying pace on the ball. 635 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:36,440 He's gonna get some more now, because Mitchell Starc is gonna come on. 636 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:41,080 Ben Stokes is that complete package cricketer, if you like, 637 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,520 and he nearly got them home three days ago against Sri Lanka, so he was the wicket that we wanted. 638 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,120 COMMENTATOR: That is brilliant bowling! 639 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:58,160 An outstanding inswinging yorker. 640 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:06,560 ISA GUHA: The perfect yorker, and that was pretty much the end of England's hopes. 641 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,760 It was nail in the coffin, game done at that point. 642 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,640 COMMENTATOR: What a performance from Australia. 643 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:20,120 The five times world champions are the first side through to the semis. 644 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,840 A complete performance from a complete team. 645 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:28,880 Yeah, big one! (LAUGHS) 646 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,640 It's one thing to talk about all these things. You've got to execute it as well, right? 647 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,320 Well done, gentlemen. 648 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,360 PONTING: So you've got to have your players thinking the right way and, more importantly, 649 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,640 making sure they've got the skill to execute it under pressure, 650 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,640 and that day most things worked out quite nicely. 651 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,600 (CHEERING) 652 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,360 Oh, shit. Thanks. Awesome. 653 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:03,000 Boys, before we wrap it up, a couple of things. Well done. We're all really proud of you. 654 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:04,400 Great job. Great job. 655 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:08,520 The only thing I want to say, though, is that this isn't the semifinal. 656 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:12,760 OK. Enjoy it, but this isn't the semifinal yet. 657 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,640 OK? We've still got plenty to do before that. 658 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:20,960 It was a team that all of a sudden looked very, very comfortable with itself. 659 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:27,160 COMMENTATOR: Game over. They win by 86 runs. 660 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:31,640 HAIGH: Six months before, no-one had given them the faintest hope of getting that far, 661 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,760 but they got to a point in the tournament where they thought, 662 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,640 well, "Who says we can't go all the way?" 663 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,360 PONTING: The feeling around the group was awesome. 664 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,320 Hey, I've seen you do that before. 665 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:55,880 PONTING: You could feel the really genuine care and love for each other. 666 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,080 You know, how hard they were training, how hard they were pushing themselves training 667 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:02,160 and that was sort of transferring over into performances on the field 668 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:04,440 and that was the way I knew teams to be that I played in. 669 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,120 Do it again! 670 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,520 Nice, Finch! 671 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,080 FINCH: I think it's important to train at a really high intensity, 672 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:16,440 because if you don't, you can't just switch that on and off. 673 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:20,120 I think you have to be exposed to that consistently. 674 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,520 MAXWELL: Knowing that I had to face up to Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, 675 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,880 I literally am petrified when I walk into those nets. 676 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,440 It's just, how am I gonna go today? 677 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,360 It's a shocking feeling walking into the nets with fear. 678 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,920 Practising batting against our fast bowlers, you know, 679 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:53,160 they're coming in bowling 150 kays in the nets, which feels like 160 in a confined space. 680 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,800 So if you're doing that and you're doing that well, 681 00:40:55,840 --> 00:41:00,120 then I feel as though that gives you so much confidence when you go out to the middle. 682 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:03,360 Nice. 683 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:32,120 All I remember was Starky bowling a bouncer and hitting Maxwell. 684 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:34,760 Looked pretty bad. He walked out, looked like he was in pain. 685 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:43,120 And...SOS walked in, and SOS obviously hadn't played the last four or five games. 686 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:44,760 He was basically the spare batter. 687 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,400 And I remember Putter saying, "You never know, SOS. 688 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,680 "If Maxie's no good here, this might be your chance." 689 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:57,160 I bowled a pretty bad ball and that was meant to be my last ball of the spell, 690 00:41:57,160 --> 00:42:01,280 and I just thought, "Nah, I'd better finish on a good one, so I'll bowl one more." 691 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:11,360 SOS is probably the bravest man you'll ever meet in cricket. 692 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,320 He never shows pain. 693 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:19,640 For him to walk straight out and nothing, no expression on his face or anything like that, 694 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:23,200 it was pretty obvious that something wasn't right. 695 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:38,080 Your heart drops because you just know, if he's admitting that he's in pain, he's seriously gone. 696 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:47,480 MARSH: I just remember this sort of sharp pain and I couldn't move my wrist 697 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:52,600 and the emotions started kicking in that I knew deep down that I'd broken my arm. 698 00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:03,360 Yeah, so I knew that maybe that was the end of my World Cup. 699 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,920 COULTER-NILE: He's one of my best mates. I just didn't know what to say. 700 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:18,840 Honestly, it broke my heart. 701 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:24,920 Like, I don't know how to put into words that emotion that I was feeling at the time 702 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:26,440 and I just wanted to hug him. 703 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,120 He's not a big hugger, but I just wanted to... I am a big hugger. 704 00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:32,400 I just wanted to hold him and just be like, "Mate, I feel so sorry for you." 705 00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:34,480 I just wanted to cry for him, you know? 706 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:49,680 MARSH: The realisation of me having an injury and that ending my World Cup was really hard to take. 707 00:43:49,720 --> 00:43:50,920 I am 36. 708 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:55,680 The World Cup, you know, might have been the last time I play in the Australian cricket team, 709 00:43:55,720 --> 00:44:02,920 and for it to end with a broken arm was definitely, you know, really disappointing. 710 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:09,280 PONTING: What do you do in a World Cup? You've just got to move on pretty quickly. 711 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:13,360 Very rare I think a tournament goes perfectly for you, 712 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:18,520 but you've just got to find a way to adapt and adjust and get on and win games. 713 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:26,320 GUHA: This final group match against South Africa, for Australia, was very simple. 714 00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:28,840 If they won, they would go top of the table. 715 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:34,240 If they lost, then it would be a case of them facing England in the semifinal. 716 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:37,880 We needed to win that game badly. 717 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:44,040 COMMENTATOR: South Africa, brilliant stuff. Australia haven't been quite at their best. 718 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:47,520 Here's Tahir. 719 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:48,560 PLAYER: Catch! 720 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,800 COMMENTATOR: Should be out! Is out! Finch hits it straight to cover. 721 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,840 A brilliant start for South Africa once again. 722 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,560 Usman Khawaja is in at three and he's in early today. 723 00:45:02,600 --> 00:45:06,320 He's a fine player and he is a cement-tight player for me. 724 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:08,760 He's what you put your foundation on. 725 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:10,480 Davey hit one down leg side. 726 00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,400 It came out of absolutely nowhere. 727 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:16,480 You could just feel... (CLICKS TONGUE) 728 00:45:16,520 --> 00:45:19,480 That's what you feel a lot of time with hammies. You just feel it sort of ping off. 729 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,160 I felt that ping. 730 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:25,080 COMMENTATOR: I think Usman Khawaja is genuinely struggling and is battling here. 731 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:27,440 He's gonna get the physio out. 732 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,280 As soon as it happened, I knew. I was like, "Oh, shit." 733 00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:34,160 Like, I just knew, like, "I'm cooked here." 734 00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:36,760 COMMENTATOR: Usman Khawaja is in a bad way 735 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:40,680 and what does that spell for the rest of the tournament also? 736 00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:43,240 KHAWAJA: And Davey was just like, "You've got to go, 'cause you can't run." 737 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:45,120 I'm like, "Yeah, sorry. I've got to go." 738 00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:50,080 (CROWD APPLAUDS) 739 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:55,920 I honestly can't remember being that disappointed coming off a cricket field ever in my life. 740 00:45:57,640 --> 00:45:59,280 Walking off the field like that and not being out 741 00:45:59,320 --> 00:46:01,560 just feels like you've let your team down straightaway. 742 00:46:11,240 --> 00:46:16,200 Knowing that that was my World Cup over, it just hit me so hard. 743 00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:21,600 It's the first time I've ever in my life shed tears in a dressing-room, ever. 744 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:31,000 Yeah, you dream of playing World Cups, you dream of playing World Cup semis, World Cup finals, 745 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:34,360 and...it was taken away right there. 746 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:43,080 FINCH: Yeah, it was shattering for Usman to do his hammy. 747 00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:47,360 To have Shaun, who would've come in as his replacement, injured as well is... 748 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:50,600 ..yeah, it wasn't the best week for us up there in Manchester. 749 00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:56,520 COMMENTATOR: Brilliant bit of cricket from South Africa. 750 00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:58,400 Australia will be disappointed. 751 00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,920 They could have ended up top of the pops. They don't. 752 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:05,240 So they'll be playing in the second semifinal against England. 753 00:47:09,360 --> 00:47:13,840 If I look at it in its most simple terms, 754 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:17,920 we lost one of our premier batters in the run chase, 755 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:22,280 and we specifically picked Usman Khawaja, the Test number three, 756 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:25,920 to get us through those tough moments, and we didn't get through it. 757 00:47:25,960 --> 00:47:30,520 And we lost his replacement, Shaun Marsh, the day before. 758 00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:39,560 Yeah, it just felt like everything sort of just went from being really good... 759 00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:43,520 ..just, like, the complete 180 now, where everything is really bad. 760 00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:48,800 We set about before this game not to play on emotion, to play on skill. 761 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:52,160 When we turn up on Thursday, probably unlike we did today, 762 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:56,160 think about those two sitting right there who's helped us get to this position. 763 00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,960 They have been two of our best players for the last 12 months. 764 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:01,840 They've helped us get to this position to be in the World Cup, 765 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,880 so let's play on a bit of emotion because we talked about we went to Gallipoli, 766 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:08,040 we talk about mateship is one of our values, we talk about the brotherhood. 767 00:48:08,080 --> 00:48:10,560 Well, let's dig deep in our preparation this week. 768 00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:14,240 If we do it for nothing else, it's for these two blokes right here. 769 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:15,520 Because they're not gonna play 770 00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:20,120 and you know that they would both cut their leg off to play and they deserve to play. 771 00:48:26,560 --> 00:48:29,280 COMMENTATOR: It's the oldest of rivalries in the game. 772 00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:31,880 It's England against Australia. 773 00:48:31,920 --> 00:48:34,040 It is the World Cup semifinal. 774 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,680 MICHAEL CLARKE: Everything that's gone before today is irrelevant. 775 00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:38,920 Today you need to come out and play your best cricket. 776 00:48:41,720 --> 00:48:47,000 On our day we know if we turn up and we execute the right way that we can beat anyone. 777 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:51,080 COMMENTATOR: This is a huge occasion. 778 00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:53,800 It should be an absolute cracker. 779 00:48:57,320 --> 00:49:01,520 Jofra Archer. He's got the skills, Archer. Can he deliver? 780 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:06,800 That's the ball you're looking for. That's the one they're looking for. 781 00:49:06,840 --> 00:49:08,800 Given! First ball! 782 00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:16,320 Finchy gets out first ball. The captain goes out first ball. 783 00:49:17,800 --> 00:49:19,680 COMMENTATOR: So, plan A was Finch. 784 00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:24,440 Plan B, tight line to Warner, try and nick him off. Two slips waiting. 785 00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:28,640 Edged, and taken! 786 00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:32,320 What a start from England. What a start from Woakes. 787 00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:34,120 FINCH: Fuck! 788 00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:40,880 We were behind the eight ball from the start. 789 00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:45,960 COMMENTATOR: Gone! What a beauty. 790 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:51,160 Trouble for Australia. Handscomb's got to go for 4. 14/3. 791 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:52,720 This is not happening. 792 00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:55,960 You know, this is not what I'd seen happening with this group. 793 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:59,320 COMMENTATOR: Pressure's on here for the Australian batsman. 794 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:02,520 Carey comes in at number five. A promotion for him. 795 00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,520 He is a man in nick. 796 00:50:04,560 --> 00:50:08,280 But he is gonna face some unbelievable new-ball bowling. 797 00:50:08,320 --> 00:50:10,160 COMMENTATOR 2: A good test for Carey here. 798 00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:14,600 Test not just of ability and technique but also of courage and heart. 799 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:18,360 CAREY: You're obviously quite excited or nervous and anxious and sitting there, 800 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,920 and then, once that wicket falls, you're like, "OK." 801 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:25,240 You go through those words that work for me and then you're into the battle. 802 00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:30,240 COMMENTATOR: And what a bumper. 803 00:50:31,560 --> 00:50:37,080 Absolutely beautifully bowled, and unfortunately, a little cut on the chin. 804 00:50:38,360 --> 00:50:42,800 CAREY: The grille went back, the buckle busted and it fell off, 805 00:50:42,840 --> 00:50:45,480 and I caught it, so that was good. 806 00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:46,800 Probably saved my wicket. 807 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:50,880 COMMENTATOR: Alex Carey getting some treatment. 808 00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:55,320 I think just when you're out in that contest, that battle, that it's just a little flesh wound 809 00:50:55,360 --> 00:51:00,040 and your main focus is batting, making runs and not losing your wicket. 810 00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:02,720 COMMENTATOR: Alex Carey, he's out there to do battle. 811 00:51:02,760 --> 00:51:04,800 It's a brave effort, this, from Carey. 812 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:07,680 He must be uncomfortable under that strapping. 813 00:51:07,720 --> 00:51:10,400 The face has begun to swell up. You can see that. 814 00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:15,000 PONTING: We talk about character, don't we, in the game all the time, 815 00:51:15,040 --> 00:51:16,840 and to see him hit like that early on, 816 00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:20,440 I don't care who it is, it's gonna shake you up and it's gonna rattle you to a certain degree. 817 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:22,080 But you wouldn't have known with him. 818 00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:24,920 He just got back on with it and knew what job he had to do for his team 819 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:26,840 and he went about doing it the best way that he could. 820 00:51:28,480 --> 00:51:31,080 COMMENTATOR: Oh, it's in the air. Through the gap and away. 821 00:51:31,120 --> 00:51:35,000 COMMENTATOR 2: What poise, what positivity, what execution 822 00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:38,400 by this wonderful new wicket-keeper batsman for Australia. 823 00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:44,320 If I'm judging cricketers, I like to judge them when they're under pressure and how they perform 824 00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:46,640 and what their body language is like. 825 00:51:48,120 --> 00:51:49,480 COMMENTATOR: Beautiful stroke. 826 00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:55,000 He came in and he was calm, he was composed and he was just playing the game. 827 00:51:56,040 --> 00:51:58,760 COMMENTATOR: If this partnership progresses into that 40th over, 828 00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:03,240 it could be a very, very competitive total that Australia can build. 829 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:06,760 It was funny because I kept saying, "No, no, someone will pull us out. 830 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:09,440 "Someone has pulled us out for the last six months. 831 00:52:09,480 --> 00:52:12,560 "Someone will do it. Someone will pull us out. Someone will pull us out of trouble." 832 00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:15,400 - PLAYER: That's it. - COMMENTATOR: Leg side. 833 00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:17,560 There is a man out there. Straight to him, surely. 834 00:52:17,600 --> 00:52:18,960 Yes. 835 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:20,720 Straight to him. 836 00:52:20,760 --> 00:52:22,240 Partnership broken. 837 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:26,240 (CROWD CHEERS) 838 00:52:27,800 --> 00:52:34,800 Australia didn't have the batting prowess in form to be able to rescue the innings at that stage, 839 00:52:34,840 --> 00:52:38,720 so when Carey departs, there's a dull sense of dread. 840 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:43,120 COMMENTATOR: Ooh, wrong'un. Close. He hasn't picked the wrong'un. 841 00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:46,000 Will the finger go up? You bet it does! 842 00:52:47,160 --> 00:52:48,640 Oh! They've gone. 843 00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:53,400 Oh, gone! Taken. And taken so well. 844 00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:54,520 PLAYER: Yes! 845 00:52:56,840 --> 00:52:59,080 COMMENTATOR: Oh, that'll be tight. 846 00:52:59,120 --> 00:53:01,360 That could be the end of Smith. 847 00:53:01,400 --> 00:53:05,520 COMMENTATOR 2: Watch that ball straight between Steve Smith's legs. 848 00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:06,720 Can you believe it? 849 00:53:06,760 --> 00:53:09,760 Yes, Steve Smith, unfortunately, he's gonna have to go. 850 00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:14,040 What a performance from this England bowling attack. 851 00:53:14,080 --> 00:53:17,000 224 all out, Australia. 852 00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:31,320 Game plan is exactly the same. Nothing changes. Nothing changes. 853 00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:34,000 We know what we're doing. 854 00:53:34,040 --> 00:53:36,000 Nothing changes. 855 00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:40,800 COMMENTATOR 1: They won't give it up, Australia. They are champions. 856 00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:44,840 You want to be a match-winner. It's a World Cup semifinal. 857 00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:46,120 You want to be remembered. 858 00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:49,600 And I remember walking out there just pumped, just going, "Can't wait. 859 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:52,400 "This is a chance where we could do something really special." 860 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,600 So, we knew we had to be taking early wickets. I think that was our best chance. 861 00:53:56,640 --> 00:54:00,680 We couldn't just let it peter out to the back end of the innings 862 00:54:00,720 --> 00:54:02,200 because they play quite aggressive. 863 00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:03,320 We had to take wickets. 864 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:11,360 COMMENTATOR: Driven away. Beautiful hands from Jason Roy. 865 00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:16,400 Shot. Really good shot, that. 866 00:54:16,440 --> 00:54:20,720 It's a tough game and the best can even get belted at times. 867 00:54:24,120 --> 00:54:27,880 If Mitch, the best bowler in the world, is getting smacked... 868 00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:30,440 ..what am I gonna do? 869 00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:37,560 COMMENTATOR: That is a statement of intent if ever there was one. 870 00:54:37,600 --> 00:54:39,160 Cummins into the attack. 871 00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:42,760 Oh, what a shot. 872 00:54:42,800 --> 00:54:46,640 When we didn't take a wicket early, the game kind of slipped away pretty quickly. 873 00:54:47,840 --> 00:54:49,840 COMMENTATOR: Crunched! Brilliant. 874 00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:55,720 These two, they're on fire at Edgbaston. 875 00:54:55,760 --> 00:55:01,240 It ended up being just one of those days because I didn't see it coming that way. 876 00:55:01,280 --> 00:55:04,880 COMMENTATOR: That's up here in the commentary box! 877 00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:08,440 It's an exhibition of batting. It has been for a while. 878 00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:12,800 Hit away over mid-on. 879 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:16,280 How fitting it is that Captain Morgan is the man 880 00:55:16,320 --> 00:55:21,040 that leads his team to Lord's for a World Cup final? 881 00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:27,640 Australia, they've been completely outplayed by England. 882 00:55:27,680 --> 00:55:30,160 It's been clinical, it's been ruthless. 883 00:55:49,600 --> 00:55:53,040 LYON: As a kid, that's all you dreamt of - playing in a World Cup final. 884 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:56,640 That was the dream. 885 00:55:56,680 --> 00:55:59,040 And it got taken away. 886 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:05,200 You either win it and you're the kings or you lose it and... 887 00:56:06,440 --> 00:56:09,160 ..yeah, you feel empty, you leave feeling empty. 888 00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:19,160 PONTING: That opportunity that that group had has been missed. 889 00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:26,800 An opportunity to leave their own history on World Cup cricket as a team. 890 00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:28,280 That's what it's all about. 891 00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:36,240 The 2019 Australian World Cup cricket team had an opportunity to do something 892 00:56:36,280 --> 00:56:39,240 that some of them might not get an opportunity to do again. 893 00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:50,600 LANGER: You can silver-line it as much as you want. You're there to win the World Cup. 894 00:56:52,520 --> 00:56:55,000 We'd got this far as a great group of people, 895 00:56:55,040 --> 00:56:59,680 we had amazing preparation, we had great support staff, 896 00:56:59,720 --> 00:57:01,640 we had the players were playing well. 897 00:57:01,680 --> 00:57:02,880 And you know it's over. 898 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:28,920 Well, it's an unusual summer, because you've got the World Cup and the Ashes in the same summer, 899 00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:30,360 which is just incredible. 900 00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:33,520 England had their moment here on 14 July. 901 00:57:33,560 --> 00:57:38,400 For Australia, if there's anything that can potentially rival a World Cup win, 902 00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:39,960 it's winning an Ashes. 903 00:57:44,040 --> 00:57:46,120 NARRATOR: Next on The Test... 904 00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:47,840 Go get 'em, boys! Go get 'em! 905 00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:50,040 COMMENTATOR: Steve Smith is back! 906 00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:53,320 Not every day you play a Test at Lord's, mate. 907 00:57:54,320 --> 00:57:55,920 COMMENTATOR: Oh, no! 908 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:59,040 MAN: I don't think I've ever seen someone get hit so hard on a cricket ground. 909 00:57:59,080 --> 00:58:00,240 What's the story, Leaks? 910 00:58:00,280 --> 00:58:02,160 WARNER: We were really worried. It's 150km/h. 911 00:58:02,200 --> 00:58:04,720 You get hit by a car at 150km/h, you're not getting up. 912 00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:08,280 This is our best batter. He's just been knocked out. Like, what's gonna happen? 913 00:58:08,320 --> 00:58:10,000 He's still down.