1 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,120 The Ashes is just sport's greatest rivalry. 2 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:19,840 Being in Australia, 3 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,800 I think there's more intensity now about the Ashes 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,120 than possibly there's ever been. 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,760 We love to hate them. They love to hate us. 6 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,240 Once I knew that I wanted to play cricket, 7 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,800 the Ashes was always the pinnacle. 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,960 It's the ultimate test as a player. 9 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,200 Hey! 10 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,480 - How are you going, mate? You good? - I'm very good. 11 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,040 - How are you? - Good to meet you, mate. 12 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,800 - Very nice to meet you, mate. - Going alright? 13 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,080 Very good, very good, yes. 14 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:26,440 Hey, mate. How are you, mate? 15 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,720 How are you? Good to see you. You going well? 16 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,200 Well, thank you. 17 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,440 It's unprecedented period, isn't it? 18 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,400 World Cup, now Ashes. 19 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:35,680 It's never happened before. 20 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,120 We've gotta lift. We got some new guys come in. 21 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,040 We're having this game here at Hampshire. 22 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,160 It's a very exciting time. 23 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,640 It's great to have everyone here. 24 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,080 It's an exciting time. It's certainly a different time. 25 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,800 It's great to have so many of us in the room. 26 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:53,880 Welcome, Tugger. 27 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,640 - Thanks. - Great to have you here, mate. 28 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:56,680 Appreciate it. 29 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,200 I know, with everything that your... have done in Australian cricket... 30 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,720 ..we're pumped to have you here. 31 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:06,360 Your eyes on this group on Australian cricket over the next few weeks 32 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:07,600 is going to be brilliant, mate. 33 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,640 - Thanks, mate. - So it's great to have you here, mate. 34 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,640 My point of view, it's great to be here. 35 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,040 I think it's a huge opportunity. 36 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,160 It's a privilege to be back in the inner sanctum. 37 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,560 It's been a long time. 38 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:17,720 I think this Ashes... 39 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,400 To get through to win a series like this, you'll have to be tight as a group. 40 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,760 Crowd's going to pretty vocal in the first Test match. 41 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,120 You got guys coming back from what happened 12 months ago. 42 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,800 There's going to be a lot of talk around that. 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,400 So you want to have a really solid, connected, tight group, 44 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,680 tough arses who aren't gonna be fazed by anything 45 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,520 and they can...they can mix it with the best out there, so... 46 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,440 I know we can win the Ashes, but we've got to all believe that, 47 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,440 and...and you've got the pick the right personnel with the right temperament. 48 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,880 Steve Waugh was an unbelievable captain for Australia. 49 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,320 He's been one of my great mentors, great counsel for me 50 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,080 since I've had this job and well before that. 51 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,480 So if Steve Waugh asked me right now to run through that brick wall, 52 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,160 I'd run as hard as I could, 53 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,720 because Steve Waugh, the great leader, wouldn't ask me to go through it 54 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,440 unless he thought I could get through it. 55 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,480 Two, he wouldn't run...ask me to go through it 56 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,160 unless he'd go through it himself. 57 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:10,560 Yes. 58 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,800 For our boys to have the opportunity to rub shoulders with Steve Waugh 59 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,640 is like reading a hundred self-help books. 60 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,200 And for me personally, to have guys who I know have got my back... 61 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,840 My gosh, it's like gold for me. 62 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,200 How are you going, mate? 63 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,240 Firstly, congratulations, everyone, for being here. 64 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,760 We've got it down to 25 Australian cricketers, 65 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,720 and you're one step closer to being picked in the Ashes squad. 66 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,960 But what's this week all about? 67 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,480 25 best players in Australia are going to play against each other. 68 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,280 If you go really well in this game, 69 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,880 it doesn't guarantee you're going to get selected. 70 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,960 But it's certainly... 71 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,200 It's in your interest to do as well as you can in this game. 72 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,240 It takes courage to be creative. 73 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:58,360 It's nice to be comfortable. 74 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,080 The philosophy is you gotta be... 75 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,200 ..you've got to be pretty tough to play Test cricket. 76 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,520 And the more opportunities we get to expose people to that, 77 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:08,600 then that's good. 78 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,960 I can't remember ever having a squad together that...that big. 79 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,280 Everyone can talk a good game. 80 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,960 Everyone will tell you what you want to hear. 81 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,440 No doubt. 82 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:22,800 Let's just see what they do. 83 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,560 The competitiveness, the battle, the challenge 84 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,080 of the best cricketers in Australia playing against each other, 85 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,720 it was a high-quality game of cricket on what was actually a pretty difficult wicket. 86 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,680 No-one was holding back with bat or ball. 87 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,120 At the end of the day, it was pretty cutthroat. 88 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,320 It was like a play-off of all play-offs. 89 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,560 It was the bat-off of all bat-offs. 90 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,640 After the first few hours of play, 91 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,080 everyone sort of knew that it wasn't gonna be a high-scoring game. 92 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,160 It was hard to sort of enjoy that week, 93 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,920 knowing that you could be told that you stay on for an Ashes trip 94 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,360 or you're on a plane. 95 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,720 Thanks for everyone's efforts this last few days. 96 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,480 Tomorrow morning, we'll let you know if you're in or out of the squad, OK? 97 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,320 Our 17 for the Qantas Ashes tour 98 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,800 is Tim Paine, captain, 99 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,720 Cameron Bancroft, 100 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,000 Patrick Cummins, 101 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:32,200 Marcus Harris, 102 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:33,280 Josh Hazlewood, 103 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:34,360 Travis Head, 104 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,640 Usman Khawaja, 105 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,400 Marnus Labuschagne, 106 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,880 Nathan Lyon, 107 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,640 Mitchell Marsh, 108 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,440 Michael Neser, 109 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:43,800 James Pattinson, 110 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:45,080 Peter Siddle, 111 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,520 Steven Smith, 112 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,720 Mitchell Starc, 113 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:48,800 Matthew Wade 114 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:50,920 and David Warner. 115 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,240 I wasn't expecting to be in. I was... 116 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:57,600 Already made plans for a holiday. 117 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,840 You know, inside it's like a firecracker's gone off. 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,800 You're so excited, you're like, "Wow," 119 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:04,320 like, "This is actually happening," 120 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,520 like, "I'm there," 121 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,120 but, like, you don't want to be the guy that just got picked in the squad, do ya? 122 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,960 You want to be the guy that wins Australia the Ashes. 123 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,960 That's what you dream of as a kid. 124 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,040 I probably thought my...my international career was slowly slipping away. 125 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,120 An email popped through that said, "Players of interest for the Australia A trip", 126 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,320 and I was on that and I thought, "Well, I'm just gonna say no." 127 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,480 I was due in June. 128 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,000 I didn't want him to have regret. 129 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,120 She was pretty firm on getting me over there, 130 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,800 and to leave them now was difficult. 131 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,960 Matt left when Goldie was four days old. 132 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,520 Seeing him go was a tough one, 133 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,480 but I knew he had to go and I wanted him to go. 134 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:51,880 They're the sacrifices. Not many people see it. 135 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,200 When it comes to affairs of the heart, it's hard, 136 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,000 and that's one of the sacrifices you make. 137 00:06:57,280 --> 00:06:59,680 The great lesson that I'm learning over the last... 138 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,760 ..be ruthless in selection. 139 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,720 We need people who are gonna buy into the team, 140 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,320 which has its challenges, 141 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,200 because they all want to play every game. 142 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,520 The reality is 143 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,800 there's only three of your fast bowlers with Lyno who are gonna play, right? 144 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,080 And there's six of you here. 145 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,320 Every single game... 146 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,560 There's Edgbaston, Lord's, Leeds, Old Trafford, the Oval. 147 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,080 We're going to be really specific how we pick the team 148 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,240 on who we think is gonna win that specific Test match, OK? 149 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,480 Those guys on the bench who aren't playing, 150 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,160 they're going to be so crucial. 151 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,640 The "we not me" is we're going to be working together 152 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,320 when we've got our body language. 153 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,880 Everything we think about is - and it takes pressure off ya - 154 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,320 is if you think about how you can help us win the Ashes. 155 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:47,200 For us to have a squad mentality, it takes more than just the 11 blokes. 156 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,920 Whilst I knew I wasn't exactly going to be a part of the first few games, 157 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,400 my goal for the tour was to be the best team man that I could possibly be. 158 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,560 Whatever happens, we've gotta make sure 159 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,960 if you're not playing the first Test, or the second Test, 160 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,080 that you stay ready. 161 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,680 You get yourself fit. You get your skills right. 162 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,760 You stay ready and committed to the brotherhood, OK? 163 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,120 I knew we had a very good bowling attack. 164 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,880 I knew we had great depth in our bowling. 165 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,040 I knew that the team that batted best would win the Ashes. 166 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,160 Let's get those feet dancing. Get those feet dancing. 167 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,400 Like a boxer. Like a boxer. Come on. 168 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,320 You might not be dancing down but you're coming and you're going to play. 169 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,560 Feet moving, feet moving. 170 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:27,720 Hoh! 171 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,880 You're all over. That's why you're so dangerous. 172 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Loose hands, baby. 173 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:34,400 Feet dancing. 174 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:35,920 That's the boy. 175 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,640 Yeah, baby! 176 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:44,000 Hands, mate. 177 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,400 Great watching. 178 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:48,600 Good shot, buddy. 179 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,640 That's the best I've seen you bat since Brisbane. 180 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,760 Phones off or to silent, please, guys. 181 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,520 Cameras? Are you all rolling? 182 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,760 Tim, when you realised that Edgbaston was the first venue for the first Test match, 183 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,880 did Australia hearts sink a little bit? 184 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,720 Doesn't affect us. We know... 185 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,040 We've got our plans individually, we've got our plans as a team... 186 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,160 ..and it's about us going out there on Thursday and executing that skill, 187 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:26,880 and if we believe if we do that, doesn't matter if we play at Edgbaston, the GABBA or on the moon. 188 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,880 Is there a more intimidating ground in world cricket? 189 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:32,360 Than this? 190 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,120 I could name you 15. 191 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,880 Are you serious? 192 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,320 Well, we'll find out in the next five days. 193 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,320 - There'll be... - You don't play against the ground, mate. 194 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:49,520 That's a good point you make. 195 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,760 Gooood morning, Birmingham! 196 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,400 Welcome to Edgbaston. This is day one. 197 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,280 We all know it's going to be a fantastic game 198 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,040 and we all know what brilliant cricket we're in for. 199 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:06,640 Barmy Army! Barmy Army! Barmy Army! Barmy Army! 200 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,760 Edgbaston, that will be rough. 201 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,880 Barmy Army! Barmy Army! 202 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,080 I think Messrs Smith and Warner and Bancroft 203 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,520 might have to fasten their seatbelts for that one. 204 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:23,640 Five matches in six and a half weeks will decide the Ashes, 2019. 205 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,200 Wouldn't say that was quite the traditional welcome to a touring team. 206 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,440 And I would hope for more respect over the next few weeks. 207 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,360 It was so loud. 208 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,200 You get to a point I reckon sometimes with volume, 209 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,640 it's like you can actually physically feel it. 210 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,120 It was unbelievable. 211 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,080 # You're the convicts 212 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:55,760 # You're the convicts 213 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,440 # You're the convicts over there... # 214 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,760 I think until we got out there, we didn't realise 215 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,960 how vocal that stand would be. 216 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,080 - - You cheating bastard! 217 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,080 Australia winning the toss, batting first. 218 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:25,120 Dave and I were walking out to bat at Edgbaston, 219 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,600 and you've got 50,000 people booing you at the top of their lungs. 220 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:35,000 I knew that I'd had millions of people around the world hating me 221 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,600 for my mistake that I made in South Africa. 222 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,440 To walk out and, I mean, 223 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:45,160 I even underestimated myself how, like, how huge that was. 224 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:52,160 I don't reckon I did...block it out as well as I could've done. 225 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,080 I remember Jimmy bowling his first ball to me. 226 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,880 Swung and nipped away and I've just gone, 227 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,280 "You cannot hit that." 228 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,600 I was like, "OK, this is it. This is... We're on here. 229 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,040 "I'm fired up. 230 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,520 "I'm going to have to be sharp. I'm going to have to be watchful." 231 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,360 And again. This time gone! 232 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,440 Much closer. In fact, out. 233 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:31,880 David Warner, first casualty. Gone for 2. Australia 2 for 1. 234 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:45,880 Practise that every fucking day at training! 235 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,240 Every fucking day! 236 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,840 And Australia just having to get through what is a tricky period for them at the moment. 237 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:08,320 Carried I think! Root it is at first slip. Broad has got Warner. Now he's got Bancroft. 238 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,840 And England off to a very good start here. 239 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,920 Bancroft's gone for 8 and it's 17 for 2. 240 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,360 I just wanted to do really well. 241 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,880 I wanted the perfect story, the perfect outcome. 242 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,520 I want to walk off with two hundreds next to my name. 243 00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:24,960 Be like, welcome back, you know? 244 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,320 I wanted that. 245 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:38,080 A similar reception for Steve Smith as for David Warner. 246 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,880 Well, this is a big moment for Australia now. Already two down. 247 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:49,400 Well, it's two in a row. 248 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,520 And Australia are 35 for 3. 249 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,280 - - Oh, that's a big shout. 250 00:13:58,320 --> 00:13:59,360 - And gone! 251 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,120 England have got their fourth. 252 00:14:03,560 --> 00:14:06,200 This is everything we didn't want. It's Edgbaston. 253 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,600 The media are going to start writing that the pressure's got to us. 254 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,400 And basically, the series hasn't even started yet. 255 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,920 - - Oh, can you believe it? 256 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,920 Tim Paine has hit it straight down his throat. 257 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:22,400 122 for 8. 258 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,680 Australia get bowled out for 140, 150, they're just... 259 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,920 ..and England bat half-decently, it's game over. 260 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:32,520 Day one, we're in a bit of strife and the crowd was rowdy. 261 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,960 # We are the Army 262 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,400 # The Barmy Army 263 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,080 # Oh, we are bonkers and we are mad... # 264 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,720 The boys were feeling it and I was actually pretty relaxed. 265 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,400 I knew we weren't in a great situation. 266 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:56,000 And Peter Siddle comes to the crease and he's got some work to do. 267 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,320 122 for 8. 268 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,360 It's no kind of score to start an Ashes series, that's for sure. 269 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,680 Just at the start it was just about building a little partnership, 270 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,760 get something going. 271 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,120 Steve Smith. 272 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:16,120 Back out in the middle in Test cricket, fighting for his team. 273 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,760 I was in a bit of a bubble, so, you know, guys booing me and stuff, 274 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,840 it didn't really bother me or get to me. 275 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,480 Steve Smith goes on to 50. He's worked hard for that. 276 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,920 If anything, it probably did the opposite. 277 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,360 Made me concentrate that little bit more. 278 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,480 And, you know, if you reach those levels of, sort of, concentration, 279 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,160 then I guess you can sort of achieve anything in a way. 280 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,080 He's not running for that. He knows that's four. 281 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,320 Nicely played. Leg side. 282 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,200 There's two men out, but in the gap. 283 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,320 Well played. 284 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:58,800 And, you know, Steve Smith, 285 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,840 him not being able to bat for Australia for 12 months, 286 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,360 that would have been like torture. 287 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:05,560 Shot. 288 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,720 Moves to 75. 289 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,320 - He goes again. Oh, this is excellent stuff. 290 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,880 Swings away into the crowd. 291 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,200 He was copping it from the crowd. 292 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,320 All the eyes were on him. 293 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,960 And he was just as calm as anything the whole time. 294 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,240 Steve Smith at the heart of it all. 295 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,240 He's been faultless in his innings. 296 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,280 When you're hungry for something and you're determined and you're focused 297 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,240 and you're committed to something, 298 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:37,640 it's hard to surrender, isn't it? 299 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,480 I remember being in the rooms and all JL said to me was, "Get him to 100." 300 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,480 When I was batting, I didn't care what I got. 301 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,920 All I kept thinking about was, "You're staying in there and get him to 100." 302 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,960 - Catch! Yeah! - Ooh, that's beautifully taken. 303 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,720 Peter Siddle gone for 44. A very fine 44 . 304 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,880 It's 210 for 9. 305 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:09,560 So Smith is on 85. He's down to his final partner, Nathan Lyon. 306 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,040 Tugger said, "Why don't you work in 10s?" 307 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,880 "Like, go... Let's get the 10, let's get the 20, let's get the 30." 308 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,080 And I remember saying to Smudger, 309 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,800 "We get 10 more runs, we get to 250." 310 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:26,960 And I probably shouldn't say this, 311 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:31,320 but he goes, "Shut the fuck up. Let me bat. I'll get it up to 300." 312 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,080 I was just like..."OK." 313 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:41,320 Just over Joe Root. And that's 250 up for Australia. 314 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,080 Smith against Moeen Ali again. Smith on 92. 315 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,800 - Gone up...up and over. - Yeah, Smudge. 316 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,320 Beautifully struck by Steve Smith. 317 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,160 That takes him to 98. 318 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,320 I like it when I get in my bubble 319 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,080 and know that I've got that level of concentration going, 320 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,080 that it's going to take something good to get rid of me. 321 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,960 - - Through the covers. 322 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,480 - Steve Smith is back! 323 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,400 100 number 24. 324 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,080 His first Test back after the ban and it's normal service resumes. 325 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,920 With others falling around him, he has been defiant as ever. 326 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,480 That was like, "You little beauty, mate. Well done." 327 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:33,280 You talk about spine-tingling moments? There's one right there. 328 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,240 Gets a hundred in probably no more important time for Australian cricket 329 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:40,800 than that first Test, 330 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,200 because it sets the tone. 331 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,520 I was just like, this is pretty epic. 332 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,920 Australia needed someone to stand up, 333 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,240 and it's that man again, Steve Smith, he's done it. 334 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,000 And you can see there it meant a lot to him. 335 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,720 Out of the game for a period of time. 336 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,800 Back there, first Test match back, makes 100. 337 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,440 An emotional one for him too. 338 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:05,320 Thoughts of my wife, who'd been through that sort of journey with me, 339 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:09,280 my family and everyone that had sort of been by my side 340 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,880 and helping me in sort of the difficult times... 341 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,400 ..was almost like a feeling of pride, 342 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,760 being able to get back and perform and then score another 100. 343 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:22,320 It needed to be done. 344 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,760 So I think it gave me confidence for the rest of the series 345 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,720 to know that I was back and able to do my thing. 346 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,480 And that ends a remarkable innings from Steve Smith, 347 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,480 who has taken Australia to 284. 348 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:44,240 It was us as a team being dragged out of an awful situation, 349 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,000 and the belief started to come back. 350 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:56,440 As, you know, a teammate and as a friend, you...you just had to be proud of him. 351 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,080 How cool was that? Oh, my God. 352 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,440 He'd been through so much more than people would probably know. 353 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,800 And for him to put that to a side 354 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,440 and just step straight back into it and just get the job done 355 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,320 was...was amazing. 356 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,560 Yeah, we all make mistakes. 357 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,320 And I reckon it was almost like a great metaphor 358 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,000 for the fact that we have a choice, 359 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,400 whether we want to live in the suffering of what that is 360 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,320 or if we want to move past that and be better and be great. 361 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,680 Steve Smith did that, 362 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,160 and I think that was the proudest thing about watching that. 363 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:34,320 First, can't go past what was unbelievable for us thanks to Smudgy. 364 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,560 Fucking brilliant. 365 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,960 The best thing we can do is get him back into the field as quick as we possibly can. 366 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,680 Because you guys know what it's like. 367 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,680 So the sooner we get him back in the field, 368 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,920 the sooner we'll be on top of this game. 369 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,640 OK? Alright. Good job. Good job. 370 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,280 Let's be ready for tomorrow. 371 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:57,560 Good stuff. First bus. 372 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:08,520 Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! Cheat! 373 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,160 There's the booing, 374 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,240 but the worst thing was when we got on the bus at the end of each day's play. 375 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,760 # We saw you cry on the telly 376 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,320 # Cry on the telly... # 377 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:19,720 Just the abuse. 378 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,040 By the end of it, they decided to laugh in the face of it. 379 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,680 And that takes immense courage. 380 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,520 Oh, I wish they could sing. 381 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,680 Again, that was just all part of trying to...trying to embrace it. 382 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,400 We just sort of...just went with it. 383 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,800 People were everywhere on the street. 384 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,320 That's just how Edgbaston was. 385 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,680 It was really... it was a really aggressive place. 386 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:55,400 - They are all grown men. - I know. They're such children. 387 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,680 I think everyone handled it pretty well. 388 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:10,880 And it seemed like the whole way home there was just people just hurling abuse at the bus. 389 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,440 It was actually brilliant, some of the things we were looking at. 390 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,720 It was good to get some comedy like that on the bus. 391 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,040 These blokes too, though. Look at that! 392 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:24,360 He's still going! 393 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,200 Have a look at him! Starting a fire. 394 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,880 It was vital for England that England had a batsman who was gonna stand up. 395 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,600 Mammoth innings from Rory Burns. 396 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,840 First test hundred, the first Ashes hundred. 397 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,360 Day two belongs to England. 398 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,640 It's been a very good day's test cricket. Australia lead by 34. 399 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,840 Steve Smith once again on 46 not out. 400 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,640 Boys, we said at the start of the day's play we're gonna have to work 401 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,240 so hard to stay in the game tonight, right? 402 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,040 And we are so in this game. 403 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,960 Brilliant effort. 404 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,440 We've set ourselves up to win this test match. 405 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:07,320 Tomorrow we've got one goal, just bat and bat and bat and bat 406 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:09,720 and give 'em absolutely nothing, OK? 407 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,840 The lead is 34. Two days left. 408 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,760 Still England's game at this stage, isn't it? 409 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,640 Can England find a way to get Steve Smith out? 410 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,320 # In ancient times 411 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:31,360 # Walk upon England's pastures. # 412 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,120 I was actually more nervous when he was batting than anyone else. 413 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,320 I love watching him bat but I was nervous 414 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:48,160 because I knew how important he was for us to win the game. 415 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,480 Come on, boys! 416 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:54,760 I remember Justin Langer actually said, "Are you on?" I said, "Yep. Good to go." 417 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,640 And when he says that, you go... Yes! 418 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:00,440 Oh! 419 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,200 Well... 420 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,520 An interesting start. 421 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,760 Tight one, but he comes through. 422 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,120 Smith to 50. 423 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,400 It's been an incredible comeback test for Steve Smith 424 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,000 backing up the century in the first innings with 50 here. 425 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,840 It looks like he's just starting. 426 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,840 It's a little bit more aggressive, I think, in the second innings. 427 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,840 You can get in a rhythm against bowlers sometimes as well. 428 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,800 I've got in a good rhythm against guys like Woakes and Broad. 429 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,960 Oh, just easily run down. That'll be four. 430 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:38,960 Shot again. 431 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,840 Beaten the field. This will be four more. 432 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,360 Excellent stuff from Steve Smith. 433 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,560 And that lead now is worth 96. 434 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,080 He's a fascinating batsman to watch. 435 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:53,720 He is unorthodox but he's very effective. 436 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,720 Has his own style, Steve Smith. 437 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:57,840 I do some weird stuff. 438 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,120 I don't try and do it. It just kind of happens. 439 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,920 He's a real twitcher, isn't he, Steve Smith. He can't stand still. 440 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,320 Number of times he needs to adjust his pads and everything around his body 441 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,920 before he's ready and set to play a delivery. 442 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,280 I think it's... 443 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:22,720 Left pad, right pad, box, one tap in the middle, two behind my foot, look up, two behind my foot, 444 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,600 look up, one. 445 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:25,800 Good to go. 446 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:27,360 Every ball. 447 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,720 Yeah, the leaving is always the fun stuff. 448 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,840 Now he's starting to jump up. 449 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:39,360 You're gonna see a lot more of it. Every time he does it, he's on. 450 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,320 Gets his wife to feed him balls overnight. 451 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:44,000 Bowling machine. 452 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:48,520 He moved closer to the SCG so he could spend days on end training there. 453 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,600 He just loves cricket. Even away from the game he's shadow batting in his bedroom. 454 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,840 Very often there'll be a message in the group WhatsApp just being like, 455 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,440 "Steve, are you batting?" 456 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,720 Because you can hear a tap, tap, tap in the hallway. 457 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,720 He's always batting or shadow batting. 458 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,280 It's unbelievable to be at the other end 459 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:11,200 because you're thinking, "This bloke is so good, it's ridiculous." 460 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,640 But then 10 seconds later you're on strike and you're thinking, Jesus Christ, this is hard. 461 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,200 Oh, that's a good shot. How do you get Steve Smith out? 462 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,960 Are you listening to us? You've got a brown cap on. 463 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,760 How do you get Steve Smith out? 464 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:29,920 Good shot. 465 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,560 Australian team will be feeling quite confident here. 466 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,160 Steve Smith hasn't even raised a sweat. 467 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,120 Poms are nervous. I think we've got 'em. 468 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,160 Smith, 94. 469 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,240 95. 470 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,520 Smith moves to 98. 471 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,080 And he'll go to 99. 472 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,520 Steve Smith still in. 473 00:27:00,360 --> 00:27:02,120 Cameras ready. 474 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,320 Broad will have to be spot on with his lens here. 475 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,640 Steve Smith's just looking for one. 476 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,080 Full driven away! 477 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:19,520 Back-to-back hundreds in the same test match for Steven Smith! 478 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:23,040 He joins an elite group of Australians who have done that. 479 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,840 Only four others in Ashes tests. 480 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,720 Redemption is well and truly complete. 481 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,960 And now Australia in a very strong position. 482 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:39,680 Not afraid to be aggressive with that platform set from Steve Smith. 483 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,440 Well, you can't score runs if there is no partnership at the other end 484 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,000 or there is no-one to bat with. 485 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:47,920 It was great batting with him. 486 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,720 You feel like all the pressure sort of goes off you, you sort of go under the radar 487 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,160 because there's so much spotlight I guess on him. 488 00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:57,120 Shot from Travis Head. That'll be four. 489 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,400 And that's 50 for Travis head. Well played. 490 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,800 Punishing stuff from Australia. 491 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,200 That lead continues to extend. 492 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,960 When I walked out to bat with him in the second he was just in complete control. 493 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,520 Just pat him on the bum and say, "Keep going, mate. I'll roll with you." 494 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,640 Oh, big one from Wade. He's got all of it. 495 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,000 I knew that this was a chance that I had to take. 496 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,120 Was umming and aahing about whether to come over here 497 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,920 with the birth of his daughter, Goldie. 498 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,280 His wife persuaded him to do it. 499 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,320 That's smashed away. 500 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:31,720 That's the 50 for Matthew Wade. 501 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:35,280 I thought this could be the last chance I'm ever gonna get to show Julia the appreciation 502 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,320 that I had for the sacrifices that she made. 503 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:40,000 Yeah, luckily enough I kept going. 504 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,360 There you go, four. Fantastic shot. 505 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:50,440 And what a way to go to your hundred. First hundred for 6.5 years. 506 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:55,480 Seems to his Australian teammates, and more importantly what it will mean to him. 507 00:28:56,760 --> 00:29:00,240 It's more of a relief than anything and just a good reward. 508 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,320 It would be nice for me to be home with my family, so if I'm gonna be away 509 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:08,200 and put Julia through looking after two kids by herself then I want to make every post a winner. 510 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,440 All the way, six! 511 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:15,400 And off they come. The lead is 397. 512 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,400 The danger of days like today, we start getting too far ahead of ourselves. 513 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,000 Hopefully we bowl them out by lunchtime, right? 514 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:41,480 But even if they're two down at tea, we're still in the game on this wicket, alright? 515 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,400 So we've just got to hang in all day, 516 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:46,720 just keep thinking about the processes of every batter we're gonna bowl to, 517 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:50,080 just how we're gonna get them out, just keep sticking to that and everything will be OK. 518 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:57,200 Blue skies. Clear blue skies. 519 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,440 Nathan Lyon will have a real job to do for Australia here. 520 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,840 He's played 80 test matches. He is the best offspinner of all time. 521 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,080 Gaz, most nervous bloke I've ever met in my life - 522 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:14,040 it's like he's playing his debut every single game. 523 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,360 He gets so nervous that, you know, we just try and put our arm around him 524 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,240 and kind of mollycoddle him a little bit. 525 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,720 Now it's the opposite - we find it so funny. 526 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,360 He talks to everyone that's on the field 527 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,840 and they all just say, you know, "Big day for you today, mate." 528 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,360 And it just makes it worse and worse and worse. 529 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,920 He'll be a little bit anxious. He'll be a bit nervous. He'll be a bit excited. 530 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:38,720 Just gotta not rush, gotta really take his time and be patient. 531 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:43,240 Obviously, I don't have the pace to bump or intimidate people. 532 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,680 I won't take wickets in my first few overs, 533 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,280 I'll more than likely be able to slowly work guys over and over 534 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,880 and take...hopefully take wickets in overs 17, 18, 19, 20. 535 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:54,480 Get it up there, Gaz. 536 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,920 Aww. Yeah, Gary. 537 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:02,040 It's an art. It's a...unique one. 538 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,080 Yeah! 539 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,560 Bowled him now, though. 540 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,720 Good shot. Excellent. 541 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,760 Little bit of patience from Nathan Lyon. 542 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,280 It's taken him a while to strike, but he's got one in the bag now. 543 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,960 I didn't realise how good Nathan Lyon was 544 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,760 until I started being the coach. 545 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:22,520 Mate, I just love watching him bowl. 546 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,280 Catch! 547 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,520 Now, is there anything on that? Is there anything on that? Yep. 548 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,840 Nice. 549 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,120 - Catch! - Yeah! 550 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,440 Oh, got him. That's gone. That's a good catch. 551 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,200 And it's the England captain. 552 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,440 It's going to take a monumental effort now for England 553 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,560 to survive through the afternoon and evening sessions. 554 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,800 But we'll see what happens, of course, in due course. 555 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,160 Hey, boys, you should be on the beers by now. 556 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,600 Lovely, Gaz. 557 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,880 Love it, Nathan. Love it, Nathan! 558 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:05,880 I remember a few times, 559 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,880 there were blokes going, "Hey, listen to that. Can you hear that, boys? That's silence." 560 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,800 Day one, two, three and four, 561 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:17,320 there was a battle to hear Dave and Steve at first and second slip. 562 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,520 And then we got 'em five down on day five 563 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:23,360 and I could talk to Wadey at mid off and we could hear each other as clear as a bell, 564 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,040 so that was incredibly satisfying. 565 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:29,800 Catch! 566 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,720 Oh, got him. Terrific stuff from Lyon. 567 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,600 350th test match wicket for Nathan Lyon. 568 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:42,160 He's the most important bowler in our line-up by a mile. 569 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,840 First Test of the Ashes series, he showed his class. 570 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:52,800 Oh, in the air. Yep, gone. Lyon wins the battle with Moeen Ali yet again. 571 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,960 I'm not one for personal success, it's more about team success for me. 572 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:03,320 And that's carried as well. Broad goes first delivery. 573 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,760 Brilliant from Lyon, he has six. 574 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,480 We were in trouble at the start 575 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:13,600 and then we still fought back and we ended up winning the Test match. 576 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:14,840 Great feeling. 577 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,360 Oh, in the air. Yep, gone. 578 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:23,000 Well, Steve Smith at second slip, 579 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,800 and Fortress Edgbaston has been breached by the Australians. 580 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:32,840 Their first win here since 2001, and what a comeback. 581 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,520 Yes! 582 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,520 My first win here in five tests. 583 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,000 A fortress. They call it a fortress. 584 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,240 Whoo! 585 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,280 How good? 586 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,600 I mean, obviously, been missing for the last 12 months, 587 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,760 but to welcome Steve back, 588 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,880 the way you've gone out there and faced the whole world, 589 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,320 all England against you, 590 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,560 and the way you've turned up and scored back-to-back centuries, 591 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,320 the fourth guy to do it here in England. 592 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:07,160 Smudger, welcome back, mate. 593 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,880 You've fucking come back in style, mate. 594 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:11,320 Quick... Quick... 595 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,120 Just...just before we get into the song, 596 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,480 I would like to point out one thing. 597 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,920 Yes, we had an unbelievable win, and I don't want to dampen the moment or anything, 598 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,600 but we're here for one reason - we're here to win the Ashes. 599 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:33,920 So, yes, enjoy tonight, but realise what we're here for. 600 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:42,800 Marnus, when you put your cards down, you say, "I have..." 601 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:46,200 I didn't even look. I was like, "There's a lot of red hearts here. 602 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:47,800 "That's enough for me." 603 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,320 Marnus is...he's a different character. 604 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,560 A two's got more numeric value than a joker. 605 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,080 - I agree. - Stop, stop, stop. 606 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,000 I just did the same thing as Khawaja. 607 00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:01,920 - What's he got? - He's kept too many cards. 608 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,600 I really enjoy Marnus's company, but he is the whipping boy. 609 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,200 You said your spelling is next level now. I wanna see this next-level spelling. 610 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,640 Just spell 'lawn', then. Like, "I mowed my lawn." 611 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:15,840 L-A-W-N. 612 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,040 Now spell 'Launceston'. 613 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:22,640 - Nah. 614 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,920 He's just got this sort of different energy. 615 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,520 It's just...he doesn't stop. 616 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,800 Soon as he's going to cricket, it's like Christmas Day. 617 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,040 Marnus is certainly hanging around Smithy 618 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:40,640 and we say friendship, um... or bromance may be brewing, 619 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:45,960 but I'm not sure if it's just Marnus sort of chasing Smithy 620 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,800 and Smithy's just putting up with it. 621 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:52,520 I've loved watching him play over, you know, the last 10 years. 622 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,600 Smudge, need a wicket up. Square leg back. 623 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,920 I get teased all the time about, you know, being, you know, his little sidekick 624 00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:02,480 or whatever you call it, but I don't care. 625 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,760 Yeah, they're starting to become like B1 and B2 - 626 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,840 like, they're both strange and they both love batting and they both love cricket, 627 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,360 so match made in heaven, I guess. 628 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,960 I'd say Marnus and myself are two that probably just could go on about cricket all day. 629 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,280 And that's what I really enjoyed about Marnus, 630 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:24,680 is his willingness to want to learn and get better as a player. 631 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,600 I really enjoy learning from him and learning how he goes about the game 632 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:30,640 and learning what he thinks about the game. 633 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:35,560 Smithy is notoriously quite messy in the change rooms, 634 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,080 he's got gear sort of everywhere. 635 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:42,360 So, Smithy promised him if he packed up his kit after every test match, 636 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,760 Smithy gave him the bat. 637 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:47,280 And again, Marnus just thought it was Christmas Day. 638 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:49,640 It was one of the best deals of the summer. 639 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,680 - There we go. - Wow. Thanks. Best cricketer in the world. 640 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,440 As a team, we're here trying to make history 641 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,840 to become the first Australian men's team to win a series in this country 642 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,680 for over 18 years. 643 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,320 We've made a great start by winning at Edgbaston last week, 644 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:12,880 but that's all it is - a start. 645 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,040 Edgbaston was a terrific advertisement for test cricket, 646 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,200 and the way we want to play the game as a team - 647 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:24,360 tough, but fair, with smiles on our faces, enjoying each other's company 648 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,640 and the fact that we are living the dream of being on an Ashes tour. 649 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,480 You can help me hold it, Captain. 650 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,280 Right, there's our game plan - just to confirm that, 651 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:45,280 there was a lot of good things that were ticked off during this first Test match. 652 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:46,920 There's the England squad for this game. 653 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,400 And obviously, we've read a lot about Archer coming back in. 654 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,080 - We all know about that. - I played with him. 655 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,160 I haven't seen him bowl a whole heap in red-ball cricket, 656 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,480 but it suggests to me that he'll hunt for wickets a lot. 657 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:01,160 His load-up is the same, he can come out 130, he can come out 145. 658 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:04,200 You just gotta watch the ball and react. You can't pick anything up on that. 659 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:07,200 If it's swinging, he slows it down a fraction 660 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:09,160 and tries to swing it in, 661 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:13,520 and then bowls obviously a quicker bouncer and a quicker yorker. 662 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:17,520 But if it isn't swinging, then I think he'll try and bowl quite quick 663 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,800 and try and hit the seam as well. 664 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:29,320 Lord's is the home of cricket. 665 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,280 You can just reach out and you can just touch the history and the tradition of the place. 666 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,520 Whether they're Australians, Indians, Pakistanis or whatever, 667 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:39,040 they're all brought up dreaming one day, as a kid, of playing at Lord's. 668 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:42,480 When you go to Lord's, 669 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,880 you're walking along and it's like your grandfather giving you a hug 670 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,280 and saying, "Welcome home, son." 671 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:48,880 Don't know. 672 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,960 It's not every day you get a snap with the best in the world. 673 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,600 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Lord's. 674 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:03,200 We're asking all ticket-holders to have your tickets ready. 675 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:07,000 Day one of this Lord's test, the second of the series 676 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,920 in this Ashes series between England and Australia. 677 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:14,160 It is hosing down, so it means another long wait. 678 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,800 Just sitting around, you're lounging around in the change rooms. 679 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:29,880 No matter how you're feeling, you are buzzing. 680 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,960 You're ready to go. It's a test match. You're at Lord's. It's the Ashes. 681 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,920 But you sort of get a little bit lethargic and you're a bit flat. 682 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,000 Sometimes, it's hard to actually get going. 683 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:41,120 Don't stop before JL, Mitch. Don't stop before him. 684 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:43,800 Hey, it's all mental, mate. 685 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,600 You just do whatever you can to get by. 686 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,640 I think because we were one-nil up in the series as well, 687 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,680 you probably take a day like that a little bit differently. 688 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:56,960 It's a reshuffle. 689 00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:00,520 Rain delays can send you into a state of mind 690 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,360 where you just do random shit. 691 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:12,360 Mitch is...he's like that every day, to be fair. 692 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,640 I get a buzz out of making people happy. 693 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:11,960 Well, day four here at Lord's, the good news is the sun is out. 694 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,400 There's a bit of cloud cover, but there's a sense of excitement in the air. 695 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,080 England have got Australia 80 for 4. 696 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:20,280 Australia are 178 runs behind. 697 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,000 And a lot rests on Steve Smith's shoulders. 698 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:24,600 Go get 'em, boys. Go get 'em. 699 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:30,440 St John's Wood Tube station is just up the road from here 700 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,920 and the announcer, the station announcer, 701 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:34,960 he said, "For everybody getting off here, 702 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,400 "do you know how to get Steve Smith out?" 703 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:40,080 Shot. 704 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,160 Steve Smith says, "Thank you very much." 705 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,560 And that's his 50. 706 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,600 He just keeps going, doesn't he? 707 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:59,600 And bowling from Nursery End, Jofra Archer. 708 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,680 England had decided that its answer was Jofra Archer. 709 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:21,440 When Archer hits Lord's, the whole series changes. 710 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:28,160 Good execution from Archer. 711 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:32,840 Tim Paine, he's gone, and Australia are in a bit of trouble at 162 for 6. 712 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:37,480 It was a hostile spell of bowling, 713 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,600 and the wicket itself was a bit tricky. 714 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:41,200 It was hard to judge whether to duck 715 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:45,040 or whether to sway out of the way or whether to take it on. 716 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:47,880 I didn't feel like necessarily I was going to score too many runs, 717 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:50,680 but just get through it, survive. 718 00:42:51,880 --> 00:42:53,760 He bowled some quick balls in that spell, 719 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:57,520 but would Archer's pace sort out Steve Smith? 720 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:01,560 Well, there's been a lot of talk ahead of this game 721 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,040 about this particular contest. 722 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:10,360 Australia's best player against the debutant and quickest England bowler, Jofra Archer. 723 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:15,080 It was quite tough at that point in time, 724 00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:20,480 the wicket had started to play a few more tricks and he was bowling some good pace. 725 00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:26,400 Come on, Smudgy. 726 00:43:26,440 --> 00:43:30,280 When you're playing, you're relying on instinct and just your ability to bat, 727 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,640 but when you're not playing and you're, like, watching 728 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,120 and you're like, "Whoo, this is quick." 729 00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:37,000 And I remember, like, looking at the scoreboard 730 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:38,600 and it was like 96.2. 731 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,920 I was like, "Whoo, that's quick." 732 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,080 Someone's turned the tap on. 733 00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:59,360 Oh, there you go. 734 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:05,000 For once... For once, a little bit of a blow and a pain, and he looks uncomfortable. 735 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:08,040 It just lifted. 736 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:09,720 You need a doc? 737 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:16,520 Well, this could be an important moment in the series, this. 738 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,240 A blow from Jofra Archer on the arm. 739 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,360 I was worried, I thought he broke his arm. 740 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:25,120 What's the story, Bates? 741 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:29,600 It got him on the bone, but it's higher up. 742 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,040 I think he's just got to survive this moment, he's got a bit of an egg on it, 743 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:33,200 but I think he'll be OK. 744 00:44:33,240 --> 00:44:36,200 His arm's gone a bit numb, but it should get better in the next over or so. 745 00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:38,000 Thank you. 746 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:43,120 Yeah, it was a good hit. 747 00:44:43,160 --> 00:44:45,400 I was kind of struggling a bit with that. 748 00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:51,040 I'll tell you one bad thing, Tugger. 749 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,960 There's nothing worse than seeing one of the best batters in the world get hit like that. 750 00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:59,400 Sids and I were batting next, so it wasn't the best feeling. 751 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:06,400 I also know, with him, he's gotta have exactly the right shoe, 752 00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:08,360 he's gotta have exactly the right gloves. 753 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:13,960 And I'm thinking, "Wait, if he can't hold the bat, oh, no, that's going to worry him." 754 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:19,160 You could feel it from a long way away. 755 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:23,160 The brooding clouds built, the whole atmosphere sort of descended 756 00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:25,680 around the two of them. 757 00:45:25,720 --> 00:45:27,960 I wouldn't say it changed my focus or concentration. 758 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,920 It was more the limited things that I was able to do. 759 00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:35,080 Australia trail by 72, but this is a key moment, 760 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:36,720 not only in the game, but the series. 761 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:39,160 Steve Smith, how is he with that arm? 762 00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:02,280 I couldn't get my arm up and straight. It was proving difficult. 763 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:06,320 So I was kind of trying to find another way to score runs. 764 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:16,400 Boys! 765 00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:31,480 Boys. We need someone out there. 766 00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:33,960 Need someone out there big time. 767 00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:37,760 Whoa. That's nasty. 768 00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:50,560 I think we were all in shock. I think the worst was when he was laying there. 769 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:55,880 That was probably the scariest moment for us all. 770 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:00,800 Still down. 771 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:16,360 Did he whack it? 772 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:24,680 Hit him under the ear. 773 00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:37,880 Where he got hit, I just saw the replay, it's exactly where Hughesy got hit. 774 00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:43,520 When I saw him go down, we're all just like, 775 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:46,440 "Not again, not... Please, it can't happen." 776 00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:50,840 We never thought it would happen. Never thought you could get hit in the head and die from it. 777 00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:54,000 And that never crossed my mind growing up, playing cricket, 778 00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,440 until it actually happened to Hughesy. 779 00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:02,920 The point where I got hit was...wasn't too far from where he did 780 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:06,600 and, yeah, just at that point in time was just the first thing 781 00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:08,520 that came into my mind was just not fair. 782 00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:12,000 Like, I'm OK. Like, it's not fair. 783 00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:18,880 The doc was out there asking me questions, and yeah, he was like, 784 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:20,960 "You're gonna get taken off." I was like... 785 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,360 I want to keep going. Like, I feel OK. 786 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,760 I didn't want to see what was happening. 787 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,120 So I went to the corner of the room and just started preparing. Like, I was... 788 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:38,800 I had to go out there and bat. It's pretty daunting, to be fair. 789 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:41,560 Every run. Every run. 790 00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:51,360 Give him a bit of space here. Give him a bit of space. 791 00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,960 JL, what's the rule there? 792 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:13,280 Because he's been brought off, does that mean he loses a wicket or can he just go back in? 793 00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:18,600 Inside the change rooms with the new concussion rules it's like, who replaces him? It's just... 794 00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:21,520 I don't care what anyone says, it was panic stations there for about five minutes. 795 00:49:24,280 --> 00:49:27,800 I'd sort of spoken to him when he came off and he seemed OK. 796 00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:30,440 I was actually at the time was more worried about his arm. 797 00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:32,400 If he breaks his arm, he's out of the Ashes. 798 00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:36,520 There was a lot of discussion after being hit. 799 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:39,320 One, the concussion protocols now are so strict. 800 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:42,960 Two, he was adamant, "No, no, I'm ready to go." 801 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:47,520 All the protocols were met, but it's a fine line that you want to win the test match 802 00:49:47,560 --> 00:49:50,160 but you've got to look after your boys as well. 803 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:08,600 Be interesting now. Yeah, it is Steve Smith. 804 00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:12,520 He's gonna come back out. This is very courageous and brave from Steve Smith. 805 00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:28,120 They're still booing him. 806 00:50:30,240 --> 00:50:32,600 Interesting reception, wasn't it? 807 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:35,800 What's he thinking about, you reckon? 808 00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,040 I'm just about to be a national hero. 809 00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:49,560 Wow! What a response that is. 810 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:53,360 That is an incredible shot, having just come back in. 811 00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:56,520 I came out, slogged my first ball over mid-wicket. 812 00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:58,280 Defending was just the hardest thing to do. 813 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:02,960 This time through the offside. 814 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:06,360 Second boundary. Consecutive boundaries for Steve Smith. 815 00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:08,480 Yes, Smudgy, put it in there. 816 00:51:08,520 --> 00:51:13,040 My mind is saying, work hard and defend, but I was kind of like... Couldn't do it. 817 00:51:15,160 --> 00:51:18,200 Close! Surely, yes! 818 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:44,920 Good stuff, Smudgy boy. 819 00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:08,560 I don't think any of the guys wanted to bombard him. 820 00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:10,960 I think everyone was pretty sensitive of that. 821 00:52:12,040 --> 00:52:17,200 But also I think behind all of that was just this hope that... 822 00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:18,680 ..gee, I hope he's alright. 823 00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:39,040 Today was an ugly incident. 824 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:46,040 Thankfully Steve's come through it OK, and he went through all the concussion protocols. 825 00:52:46,080 --> 00:52:47,360 And he passed all of that. 826 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:50,160 He'll have another test in the morning so there's no... 827 00:52:51,680 --> 00:52:53,640 ..residual concussion. 828 00:52:54,840 --> 00:52:59,360 But he'll have that test and I suspect he'll play the game out now. 829 00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:06,400 Time for the final act of this second test match here at Lord's. 830 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:13,080 Well, the news is that Australia are going to be lodging an application 831 00:53:13,120 --> 00:53:14,960 for a concussion substitute. 832 00:53:16,240 --> 00:53:20,840 Test cricket, to its credit, the administrators have recognised the uncertainties 833 00:53:20,880 --> 00:53:22,360 surrounding concussion. 834 00:53:22,400 --> 00:53:28,320 So they make a change to the laws of the game to allow a player who is medically concussed 835 00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:30,640 to be substituted like for like. 836 00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:35,640 I actually spoke to JL and I said, "I mean, it's up to you guys 837 00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:37,560 "but personally I'd put in a right-hander." 838 00:53:40,280 --> 00:53:44,520 Through my head I'm rolling around in bed going, "There's a chance. 839 00:53:44,560 --> 00:53:46,200 "There is a chance that I could play." 840 00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:49,720 And then the next morning we had a training session, 841 00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:53,720 so Painey rocked up, yelled over and he's like, "I think you're playing." 842 00:53:53,760 --> 00:53:56,480 And I was sort of like, "Righto." 843 00:53:58,600 --> 00:54:02,320 When we told Marnus, he just got this massive smile on his face. 844 00:54:02,360 --> 00:54:03,360 I said, "You sure?" 845 00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:06,040 He goes, "Ready? Mate, I can't wait to get out there." 846 00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:13,400 206 or 207 runs are what Australia need to win this test. 847 00:54:15,240 --> 00:54:18,960 England were a test down but they grabbed the momentum. 848 00:54:20,760 --> 00:54:25,600 Suddenly Smith was out of the game and England were charging to level up the series. 849 00:54:25,640 --> 00:54:29,560 So for the first time ever in test match cricket, we have a concussion replacement. 850 00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,720 And when you're Marnus Labuschagne coming in at this stage of your career 851 00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:37,200 and you're replacing Steve Smith and you've got Archer up against you, 852 00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:39,680 it's an interesting time to bat. 853 00:54:39,720 --> 00:54:42,440 You know, walking through the long room you're like, wow. 854 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:47,560 Getting clapped. People almost looking at you like, "Who is this guy?" 855 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:52,400 Can you imagine being Marnus Labuschagne? 856 00:54:52,440 --> 00:54:56,640 He's all of a sudden, you're called in for the last day to face Archer and Broad. 857 00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:57,880 Good luck. 858 00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:01,040 I couldn't tell you the score when I walked out. 859 00:55:01,080 --> 00:55:03,920 Suddenly he finds himself in the firing line, 860 00:55:03,960 --> 00:55:07,360 trying to save a game for Australia. 861 00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:10,680 We were the only team that could lose that test match when it got to the final day 862 00:55:10,720 --> 00:55:12,680 when Marnus went out to bat. 863 00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:14,920 So much pressure. 864 00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:19,560 I think that was the real time that it sort of hit me. 865 00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:22,200 You're playing at Lord's now. This is it. This is game on. 866 00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:24,320 You have to be ready in test cricket. 867 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,160 Oh, no! 868 00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:34,800 My heart was like... Righto. Here we go. 869 00:55:37,880 --> 00:55:39,360 Wow. 870 00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:41,640 That was a nasty, nasty bouncer. 871 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:48,240 He got straight back up, looked straight at Jofra in the eyes as if to say, 872 00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:50,200 "Come on. I'm up for this." 873 00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:54,160 And I think that was a real statement to not only England but to his own teammates. 874 00:55:55,160 --> 00:55:56,160 Respect. 875 00:55:57,560 --> 00:55:59,880 You know, you're not gonna be the first concussion sub 876 00:55:59,920 --> 00:56:01,560 to get ruled out for concussion. 877 00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:03,960 You know, that's not happening. 878 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:08,520 That was the moment when I reckon people thought, "This kid's got something about him. 879 00:56:08,560 --> 00:56:10,000 "And we like it." 880 00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:15,080 Lovely shot. That'll do his confidence some good. 881 00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:16,880 That'll be four. 882 00:56:18,280 --> 00:56:20,080 That's another boundary. 883 00:56:20,120 --> 00:56:24,360 He just went about it how he does. He played his game how he wanted to play it. 884 00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:29,960 He played like a kid with freedom. 885 00:56:31,600 --> 00:56:36,280 Some people, it suffocates them and they tighten up. Not for him. 886 00:56:36,320 --> 00:56:40,320 He was actually still looking to score, and the best way to survive is to look to score. 887 00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:42,960 Driven nicely by Labuschagne. 888 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,960 Oh, look at him. He's batting nice, isn't he, boys? 889 00:56:47,720 --> 00:56:51,520 He was in a good place and his game was in a good place and, yeah, 890 00:56:51,560 --> 00:56:53,520 I wasn't surprised to see him score runs. 891 00:56:53,560 --> 00:56:57,280 I think he's doing remarkably well so far, Labuschagne. 892 00:56:57,320 --> 00:56:58,600 He's just got stuck in. 893 00:56:58,640 --> 00:57:03,720 Then it was just about me and Travis putting a partnership together to try and save that game. 894 00:57:03,760 --> 00:57:08,400 Perhaps he's telling his selectors, "Hey, I should be here. 895 00:57:08,440 --> 00:57:10,200 "I am no substitute." 896 00:57:10,240 --> 00:57:14,360 There was probably a shift in thought and realised that he can play. 897 00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:16,480 A lot of us knew that already but then when he went out 898 00:57:16,520 --> 00:57:19,720 and did what he did, I think he earned huge respect within the group. 899 00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:22,880 Not afraid to use his feet, and that brings up his half-century. 900 00:57:22,920 --> 00:57:25,400 The players too up in the balcony, 901 00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:27,440 they know what a crucial innings this has been. 902 00:57:27,480 --> 00:57:29,440 Australia could have been in deep, deep trouble. 903 00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:33,640 Marnus Labuschagne has pulled them to safety. 904 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:39,920 I felt like I was up to it. You know, I just had that belief, like, "Righto, I can do this." 905 00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:42,720 Out! Catch! 906 00:57:42,760 --> 00:57:45,360 - - Oh, there is the catch! 907 00:57:45,400 --> 00:57:50,080 Just diving forward, enough to get their hands underneath it. 908 00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:58,520 Good work, Marn. Walked straight back out there. 909 00:57:58,560 --> 00:58:00,160 Up there. Bounce. 910 00:58:05,720 --> 00:58:07,880 Yeah, but it's hit the ground. 911 00:58:09,400 --> 00:58:11,800 Let's move on to your best angle for the catch, please. 912 00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:16,880 Can you give me a side angle there? 913 00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:21,600 Look at that. That's 100% bounced. 914 00:58:21,640 --> 00:58:25,200 Have his fingers under the ball and it's bouncing up into his hands. 915 00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:27,640 I have a decision for the big screen. 916 00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:34,400 There we go. 917 00:58:53,560 --> 00:58:55,880 I just don't understand why the umpire... 918 00:58:55,920 --> 00:58:59,880 You can't see that clearly on that screen. Have a look on that. 919 00:58:59,920 --> 00:59:01,000 But I just... 920 00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:03,320 - That it's bounced. - Why is it getting called an out? 921 00:59:03,360 --> 00:59:05,800 Like, on the field, because they don't know. They can't see it. 922 00:59:05,840 --> 00:59:07,080 Because you go off the fielder. 923 00:59:07,120 --> 00:59:09,840 And you know what it's like when you're fielding. You think you've caught that. 924 00:59:09,880 --> 00:59:11,280 Every time. 925 00:59:13,640 --> 00:59:16,480 We knew he could play but there's been a lot of blokes that can play 926 00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:19,560 and haven't quite made it at test level for whatever reason, 927 00:59:19,600 --> 00:59:26,040 and I think when you see someone growing and succeeding in tough conditions, 928 00:59:26,080 --> 00:59:29,280 I think you could see him growing. 929 00:59:29,320 --> 00:59:33,520 Our team then started to have some real confidence in him as well. 930 00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:40,040 After that innings, there was a massive shift, and this happens. 931 00:59:40,080 --> 00:59:43,000 This is like earning your stripes or earning respect. 932 00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:44,480 It was a very important innings. 933 00:59:44,520 --> 00:59:47,160 He got through that little period and he helped us. 934 00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:49,360 Sometimes a draw is as good as a win. 935 00:59:49,400 --> 00:59:50,720 Well played, Marny. Well played. 936 00:59:50,760 --> 00:59:54,400 Despite all the rain over the last few days, it ends up as a draw, 937 00:59:54,440 --> 00:59:57,720 so Australia still have the advantage in the series. 938 00:59:57,760 --> 01:00:02,120 Boys, we fought hard today. Well done to Marnus. Well done to Heady. 939 01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:04,800 That could be a career-defining innings for both of you. 940 01:00:04,840 --> 01:00:06,800 Really good under pressure. 941 01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:11,320 We all had a crack this game, but the reality is, if we're gonna win this Ashes, 942 01:00:11,360 --> 01:00:13,160 we've got a lot of bloody hard work to do. 943 01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:14,680 If we're gonna be the best team in the world, 944 01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:16,840 we've gotta keep looking to get better, OK? 945 01:00:16,880 --> 01:00:19,200 'Cause we're not gonna win this series unless we do. 946 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:31,640 Next on The Test... 947 01:00:31,680 --> 01:00:34,320 What if I make a quick recovery and I'm OK? 948 01:00:34,360 --> 01:00:37,440 The Ashes on the line, right here and right now. 949 01:00:37,480 --> 01:00:40,600 We are renowned as Australians to keep fighting. 950 01:00:41,560 --> 01:00:45,120 Gone! What a catch! COMMENTATOR 2: Australia are on fire. 951 01:00:45,160 --> 01:00:48,080 They're one wicket away from retaining the Ashes. 952 01:00:48,120 --> 01:00:51,200 The biggest man on the ground is pressure. 953 01:00:51,240 --> 01:00:52,760 Doesn't carry! 954 01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:56,200 What are we witnessing here from Ben Stokes? 955 01:00:56,240 --> 01:00:58,760 They're running on Striker's end! Could be a run out!