Trav: Well, welcome, still not out, family and friends of the show. ⁓ Trav Wakeling, your host here. I've got Dizzy waiting ⁓ patiently to tell you all of his thoughts about the game that has just been the ⁓ what on earth happened is gonna be my first question after I find out how he's going and how his week up in Darwin was. Dizzy, welcome to the show and how was your time up in Darwin? Forget about the cricket.

Dizzy: ⁓ g'day good day, Trav. Yeah, look, had a had a wonderful time. ⁓ obviously the result wasn't the way that the ⁓ the Australians would have liked, but ⁓ but look, it it's always a nice week in Darwin, beautiful part of the world. ⁓ the weather was absolutely superb. And ⁓ we watched and some very good cricket, you know, both teams did play good cricket at times, but Bangladesh ⁓ in the end, winning by nine wickets. That's not just a beating, that that is a a proper beating and ⁓ you know it's a the Australians need little bit of soul searching, mate, because they were well beaten by this very disciplined, very patient Bangladesh side.

Trav: I tell you what, you were getting some serious airtime across every network that you could possibly imagine. Your young, sprightly face from two thousand and six just appeared just about everywhere I looked. ⁓ because when you look back in Australia versus Bangladesh test hi test history, you know, that's the most iconic moment. until probably what just happened the other day with Bangladesh winning away for the first time.

Dizzy: Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. I mean it yeah, a hundred percent. Like that you know, it got a lot of airtime, the the double hundred and and as you know, Trav, it's not like need ⁓ ham it up or anything. ⁓ added a lot of ma I've always added a lot of mayonnaise to the story and ⁓ and it was a bit of fun on day three on the ABC I retold the story. ⁓ I I sort of took my notes from my article I wrote for on the Raw Sports Opinion website and

Trav: No, no Mayo. Yeah.

Dizzy: I ⁓ I I I read I was reading that part parts of it and you know we Corbin Middlemass was in tears. He was just just laughing his head off ⁓ while I was retelling that story. But look all good fun. But you're exactly right. I the the history between Bangladesh and Australia, probably known for that innings, but let's be honest, this what's just happened in Darwin last week ⁓ completely trumps that. It's the potentially the biggest upset in the history of Test cricket. If it if it isn't, it's in the grand final. It's ⁓ it's a podium finish. It was ⁓ it was a wonderful achievement, thoroughly deserved by the Bangladeshis ⁓ and Australians. ⁓ Australia seems to have more questions ⁓ than answers ⁓ in the aftermath of of that game at Morara.

Trav: Well, let's quickly touch on the ⁓ 'cause you need to celebrate how good Bangladesh were. some of their performances, ⁓ everyone everyone contributed in their team, but you look at there was a couple of standout performances. Miraz with the ball, five wickets in the second innings, ⁓ that ball that he bowled to Bo Webster. ⁓ what an absolute ripper. And then you've got, you know, ⁓ sixty five with the bat. Also as well. So a great all round performance. Mahmood, nine wickets for the match. ⁓ the pace bowler. Absolutely had the Aussies in all sorts. And then ⁓ tansed to Mim, of course, how could you forget his first innings hundred as well for the Bangladeshis? Some great performances, but all around, just a disciplined team performance.

Dizzy: Yep, absolutely. Mahedti ⁓ he he outbowled Nathan Lyon in that test match with his off spinners. Batted, got a useful 60 odd ⁓ as well as getting that Pfeiffer. So he had a wonderful all round game. There's a reason why he's the number three all rounder on the planet at the moment in Test cricket, and cause and we saw those performances. Mahmoud was excellent ⁓ with the ball. just presented the scene. He he didn't do anything flashy, it was just good, old fashioned, consistent line and length bowling. I thought the other seamers, Eberdot and Taskin actually bod well as well, picked up the odd wicket, ⁓ created opportunities. ⁓ but Tanzid, I mean that that hundred in only his second test match. and you know, to bring up his maiden test century. That'll be something he will absolutely remember forever. And I think the Bangladesh public will be will remember forever. I mean it was it was a great occasion, Trav, and there was a a small band of Bangladeshi supporters waving the Bangladesh national flags. yelling out encouragement which was which was absolutely brilliant. Straight after the the game, after all the handshakes and the like, the the team all went in together and ⁓ the the Prime Minister of Bangladesh actually rang them, FaceTimed them and ⁓ yeah and and said well done. ⁓ so y you can see how much it means to to everyone in Bangladesh. It's a it's a real historic moment and they deservedly ⁓ so we were able to celebrate it accordingly.

Trav: What was the feeling like? ⁓ obviously you were on commentary for ABC, but at what point obviously the Aussies didn't start well, but at what point was it in the game where you were like, wow, they're actually seriously in trouble here?

Dizzy: I think probably I I reckon end of day two I think would have been the thinking well Bangladesh are ⁓ got a serious chance here of winning this test match and you know the y we spoke to to their players and ⁓ and and they felt after day one, you know, when they bowled out Australia for 198 and then started their batting, they felt confident then that they could they could have an impact but What they they did make a big Big point of is that they just needed to make sure they followed their processes and and bat as long as they could. So that their plan was to just bat long. They weren't bothered about over ⁓ strike rates or ⁓ runs per over. They just felt if they could keep the Australian bowlers out there for as long as possible, bat time, the scoreboard would look after itself and and in the end they they got that all-important 228-run lead. So ⁓ and that proved to be just too much for the Australians, and when that when they lost a couple of early weeks. ⁓ The result was fairly inevitable by then.

Trav: Yeah, so I was I was trying to look at the positives that you could find for Australia if there were any. ⁓ obvious the obvious one is Cam Green's hundred. First of all, his first in Australia. But ⁓ not only that, the pressure has been building on him for some time. A lot of people thinking he shouldn't have actually been in the team. I know you were sort of ⁓ probably in that camp ⁓ to start with, but ⁓ to to be able to put on a hundred in And some people will say it was against Bangladesh, but hey, Bangladesh won the test. So that backs up against the wall. Exactly, backs against the wall. ⁓ it was a pretty big moment for Cam Grant.

Dizzy: And no no one no one else in the Australian side got a hundred. It certainly was and I I thought he played beautifully, Trav. The way he ⁓ he moved, his movements were sharp and crisp. I said this on comms, his his full face of the bat, ⁓ big big man, so he gets a big stride in. And I I thought that was a real feature of of his innings was his driving back down the ground. full face of the bat. So look, I I thought he ⁓ acquitted himself very well. ⁓ the other big highlight for me, and again, it probably sums up how everyone sees this man, is ⁓ it goes slides under the radar a little bit, is Josh Hazelwood. He got sixfa, brought up his 300th test wicket. At a strike rate, economy rate and average almost identical to the great Dennis Lilly. So he's been a bit unheralded. He just goes about his work and probably just highlights just how highly Australia, the selectors, the captain, think of him. ⁓ because when he's fit, he comes straight back into this side and there's a lot of discussion about whether he should play ahead of Scott Boland. ⁓ Scott Boland's got, what, eighty-three wickets at nineteen in his test career, which is phenomenal. And he's always done a great job whenever he's come in for whoever has missed out. But Bear in mind, I I think it was really important. That was Josh Hazelwood's first test in basically twelve months. So you know, don't underestimate just ⁓ how important that was for Australia.

Trav: Was huge. And ⁓ looking at the other side of the coin, there's obviously already been a change made to the squad with Weatherald being axed ⁓ in favour of Maddie Renshaw. Now I love Maddie Renshaw. Personally, I wouldn't have thought Weatherald would have been the first to go from that side. I would have Marnus ⁓ out of that side before Renshaw. I'm not sure where you're currently sitting on that, but your thoughts on that decision and ⁓ and whether, you know, how close the a couple of other ones might come. Very soon.

Dizzy: Yeah, one train of thought you could argue that Jake is has been made a bit of a scapegoat for because he was certainly not on his own in not performing there. But I the the way I read it from the outside is ⁓ that it's clear they've just decided that that Jake hasn't done what's required, he and and needs needs a spell and They just feel that Renshaw is a better option. It's fascinating because he was given a cricket of Straight contract as well, Jake Weatherall, and he was picked in the squad for these first two tests, and all of a sudden, one one bad game, and he finds himself on the outer, and it looks like it's going to be a pretty tough road back for Jake. He's played six tests, and will he add to the to that? Only time will tell, but it it doesn't doesn't bode well, it doesn't look good for him. being axed in in the manner that he has been. It was it was swift, it was quick. ⁓ you know, quick to get Matt Renshaw in. but look I suspect next little while if there's continued lack of performance in the in the top order, you know Jake Weatherall might not be the only casualty and you mentioned Marnus. I think everyone knows. Marnus Marnus knows himself. He needs runs. He's he's he's well short of the r the runs that that he'd like and the team would like. ⁓ I s I suspect Mackay will will become a pretty important test match for for Marus Laboshain and the Australian team, ⁓ because after this there's a little break and then they go to South Africa. No, there's some white ball cricket before the Test Series there in in Africa. There, I think Zimbabwe, there's a couple of games there. So ⁓ there is some cricket coming up and ⁓ it will be Absolutely fascinating to see what happens. But Marus Marus actually looked pretty good in the second innings. He only got thirty on got thirty-one I think. But he was he was looking moving well. He he he looked sharp and then he just ran ran past one. He literally yorked himself and got out of off the left arm spinner. And yeah, so he he would have been bitterly disappointed with that dismissal. But ⁓ but yeah, look, the the pressure's on. There's no doubt about that. Barnus needs runs. ⁓ Cam Green is probably the Wolves have kept the Wolves at bay now ⁓ with that ⁓ second inning century. ⁓ but yeah, I I still think that you know ⁓ it can creep can the Australian team continue to have two all-rounders in the eleven. ⁓ it just seems to me like a bit of overkill ⁓ in in that space.

Trav: Yeah.

Dizzy: You Josh Inglis sitting on the on the pine there. Is he going to come into the side? So who knows? But it it it appears that for them to make the change with weatherall ⁓ out and Renshaw in, I think everyone's expecting that that Renshaw will just slot into that top order. ⁓ but yeah, and I think there's a lot of other questions as well. Will Travis Head remain as an opener or will they look to move him down the order? Who knows? There's there's there's a lot of questions. But what we do know is that Steve Smith will bat at four. Alex Carey will bat at 6'7. And it looks like Cam Green will bat in that middle order as well at 5'6. So ⁓ and and the bowlers will be the bowlers. It just depends whether they decide to go bowling over either Hazelwood, Stark or Lyon.

Trav: Okay. Yeah. Well, I I for one am desperately hoping that Cam Green's newfound form doesn't mean that Bo Webster finds himself out of the side because if we actually look back at Bo Webster's test career so far, that's probably his first bad match. ⁓ he's been five five half centuries from nine games, he's averaging thirty six with the bat, twenty eight with the ball. ⁓ he can't, for mine, go out of the side. after one bad performance. So I'm hoping that they stick with him. the one that I think should be under the most pressure with ball in hand, and I I think it's starting to be spoken about, is Nathan Lyon. Of course he's the GOAT. He's the best off spinner we've ever seen here in Australia. And he's you know, one for 148 was his output for the matchup in Darwin. Now whether I don't not sure that it'd be the right move to make to axiom after that game. But I think the pressure has to come and there's a lot of support for your man. You claimed him before the Ashes series last year that you thought he should have been there. There's a lot of support around for Corey Roccocioli. Still finished the season really well for WA last year. Like it's is it sort of getting time that we actually need to look at the next the next man in ⁓ in the spin department?

Dizzy: Yeah, look, I I think those conversations are already being had. And Rocca Chioli got six for in that CA eleven match against Bangladesh before the before the test match. So so he's got form. He's continued on his form from hey, l let's let's not boot around the bush. He's been in form for three or four seasons now. And he's performing strongly at domestic level. Got some experience playing for Warwickshire in the County Championship. I think that was last year. it bodes well. But I I think There's I mean there's probably three spinners that are are vying for a spot in the team. It's Todd Murphy, Rocca Cioli and Matt Kooneman. ⁓ I think one of those guys will go to South Africa as another spin option. And yeah, I I don't think i if Nathan Lyon plays in ⁓ in Mackay and and doesn't get wickets, ⁓ doesn't bowl well, then those discussions will be had. That's and that's the nature of selection. Because we have seen him miss out in the last last twelve, eighteen months. The selectors have shown that they're not afraid to make that call and leave him out and You know, and he's been filthy about it, he's been open about it and honest, he's been filthy. but, you know, ultimately, you know, they they wanna they wanna see improved performances and ⁓ yeah, so everyone comes under scrutiny.

Trav: Do. And then you start to see these random names pop up of people who are under consideration to play. I nearly fell off my chair when I was reading that ⁓ Billy Stanlake has become a player of interest for the test side over the coming period, knowing that we've got 21 tests in a 12-month period. obviously someone with immense talent, but ⁓ not someone that I'd ⁓ necessarily associated with the Red Bull purely because he hasn't had much of a chance to play, but he's starting to get a bit more consistency in his body. What do you see as Billy Stanlake's weapons with the Red Bull if if that opportunity was to arise for him at some point over the next 12 months?

Dizzy: Well, he's he's two hundred and four centimetres, isn't he? Big tall lad, ⁓ and it appears he's got over a lot of his body issues. there's precious little body of evidence to suggest that his body will stand up to the I suppose the rigors of Test cricket. I mean, i it it kind of reminds me a lot of mit ⁓ Spencer Johnson. ⁓ you know, someone who ⁓ clearly a talented bowler, but he you know, we just really struggles to to get through ⁓ twenty over games, let alone fifty overall multi-day cricket. So and both these guys, I I think, I think Stanlake and Spencer Johnson have both played less than 10 first class games, ⁓ each. So there's there's absolutely zero evidence to suggest that ⁓ they've got the skill or the the physical conditioning to be able to play multi-day cricket. So that that'll be a that'll be a big gamble ⁓ if the selectors go down that path, that's for sure.

Trav: It will. Now we've we've spoken we've thrown a lot of names around here. but there's like we said, twenty tests across different conditions. The you know, we've we've th there was more chat about, you know, Peter Hanscom's bit got the call up to go to the Oz A tour ⁓ in India, which suggests that he's probably on the radar again for that for that India tour ⁓ at the start of next year. But looking ahead, like to the the end of this spell. of ⁓ a run of test matches is the Ashes series and and you look at that fur like you want the Australian selectors want to be solid on their team going into that first Ashes test. ⁓ because they can experiment all they like over the next little period, but that will be the ultimate goal as well as knowing what they want to do in India because that's something they haven't been able to achieve is beating India in India. But if we look ahead to that series Who are the players that are in and around this Mackay test that you think will still be there come that first test match in the ashes? Like, do you genuinely see Nathan Lyon being there? Do you genuinely see all of that fast bowling crew that we've got ⁓ being there given ages and and things like that? Do you you know, do you see that Travis Head might be down the order? Or will he opening the opening the batting? Let's have a look. First test in England. Who do you think might still be there?

Dizzy: Okay, I'll I'll I'll start with the bowlers and I I think the the group of seamers, I think they'll be managed very well by selectors, forward planning. They'll they'll look to identify rest periods and the like. ⁓ they might, in the case of a couple of them, might just simply prioritize test match cricket for a few of them and rest them up from from white ball cricket. ⁓ so I think if they manage those bowlers effectively, the rest, rotation, whatever you want to call it, ⁓ identify opportunities. I I think that core group, ⁓ start Cummins Hazelwood along with Scottie Bowle and maybe a Michael Nisa, ⁓ that group could possibly get through with with the with the addition of maybe one or two others. You mentioned Billy Stanlake before. I mean does Fergus O'Neill come into the into the frame? ⁓ will he be a part of an extended squad? Who knows? But Jai Richardson, you know, there there's there's a few others. So look, do they want to inject a a young player in like a Callum Vidler or or the like? So who knows? We'll you know, we won't know. But I I suspect that they'll be managed well enough. ⁓ I think Carey will be there. ⁓ I think Travis Head will be there. I think Steve Smith will be there. But other than that, I'm not sure. I'm not sure. ⁓ Nathan Lyon, I think

Trav: Have you known a ⁓ a time of more uncertainty? Take out maybe the twenty eighteen after the Warner and Smith ⁓ sandpaper incident. Have you known a time of more uncertainty in Australian cricket?

Dizzy: Yeah, yeah. Bancroft, yeah. Yeah. No, probably not for a while and the age profile, I mean this this the the team that played in ⁓ the team that played in Darwin is the oldest side that Australia have had since nineteen twenty-eight. So ninety-eight years. That's that's a huge statistic and just highlights that I think there's an an urgency for regeneration of this squad. ⁓ Look, p admittedly, players, you know, with with the contracts and franchise career and that, they're playing a lot longer now than they did in the past. ⁓ players are hanging around. and coupled with I suppose George Bailey and Andrew McDonald's philosophy of, you know, valuing experience above all else, ⁓ you kind of can understand why the age profile is as it is. And then you you add into the fact that there's not really anyone bang absolutely banging the door down demanding to be selected. ⁓ in particular from a batting perspective. ⁓ there's a few bowlers that you could probably argue that they may may deserve to be considered, but but the do the selectors look at the fact that the surfaces have been that in favour of bowling that it's almost like a false economy and they're they're thinking they're probably not going to be as effective at the next level. ⁓ And I look I w when it comes to selection Particularly for the batters, I I I'm convinced that it's time for the selectors to start earning their keep now, in terms of and what what I mean by that, Trav, is all the all batters around the country, all the best top ten batters from you know the last couple of years who've scored runs, they're all averaging similar amount of runs from similar number of games. there's n there's very few real standouts. ⁓ And you know, Jake Weatherald was a was a statistic-based decision. They saw that from the stats he was performed well. He also scored runs at Belarive, which is notoriously tough. but I think there's a real scope for the selectors to earn their keep by actually starting to look at some maybe some speculative picks in terms of ⁓ looking at not just the run output. But actually looking at attributes you think can succeed at the next level. I mean, there's a lot of experience there with Andrew McDonald, the captain, George Bailey, and Tony Dodamane, all very experienced people in cricket. Maybe it's time. They need to just start looking at identifying players that they think have got the attributes to succeed at the next level. That's why I love this A tour to India. I think there's some really exciting young talent there. I know you mentioned Pete Hanscombe's going. He's been You find that balance he's been rewarded for performance and that's cool. And he's a he's a very good player of spin bowling. So I I understand that selection. But there's a couple of others there, obviously, Ollie Peake, you've got ⁓ Campbell Kelleway, Sam Consus, Jaden Goodwin, who I've spoken to you about. I think could ⁓ I think he's got the attributes to succeed at the next level. He plays fast bowling very good very well. ⁓ he's not afraid of the short ball.

Trav: We love him.

Dizzy: So I I I think I think there's there's something there. But ⁓ but also this is the whole conundrum, isn't it? You ought to marry up performances at the low the at shield level and the like. So this is where I think this A tour and I I'm I know the selectors are are placing a lot of importance on this A tour. that they w they wanna test some players out in challenging conditions, knowing that India tour is coming up at the end of January and and throughout February. So look, I I think it's exciting times. You know, there's an air of optimism in that space. There's some concerns in the in the immediate ⁓ future, I suppose, with the Australia, particularly the batting. ⁓ but let's let's wait and see. And you know, I expect a big response from Australia going to Mackay. They they were they were humiliated in Darwin. ⁓ they were they were completely and utterly outplayed ⁓ by Bangladesh and take nothing away from Bangladesh, but but that that hurt Australia. And I expect a a pretty strong response up at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay.

Trav: What are you hearing about the conditions up there? Have you I mean you're you're heading up there yourself tomorrow, so you'll be able to give us a give us a full pitch report. But ⁓ have you heard anything, you know, about about what they're preparing up there so far?

Dizzy: Gives. Yep. N nothing that I'm n nothing ⁓ overly really. ⁓ I think it it'll be a good surface. Th they'll want it to go as long as possible, won't they? you know, first test match ⁓ in Mackay. I think it's an exciting time. I I was actually up in Mackay a couple of weeks ago and ⁓ you know, speaking to a number of locals there. ⁓ there is genuine excitement. There is like a buzz, an energy Like you wouldn't believe, Trav. it's very exciting. Much like this last week, there was a real buzz and energy in Darwin. I mean, going there day one of the test match was was a real treat and ⁓ you know, it was it was it was an honor to be up there ⁓ to experience cricket in the north. It's it's something that we need to do more of in this country.

Trav: Yeah. It it seems like it would be a great you know, every two to three years to be able to host a top end series. It makes perfect sense. The conditions were beautiful.

Dizzy: They were, and I mean next year there's a white ball series against New Zealand in Darwin and and in Northern Australia. So but we've got three fantastic venues in Darwin, Cairns, Mackay. and administrators talk about how stretched the calendar is, you know, how you know with all the with all the new more cricket that's being played, it's hard to find time to play these bilateral test series. ⁓ it's an absolute perfect vehicle. For ⁓ to play up in the in the north of Australia. We're one of the few countries in the world that can play genuinely 12 months of the year. So let's let's maximize that, let's use it, let's get those test series and help grow the game. You know, the the opportunity for Bangladesh to play up there and win. You know, the likes of Afghanistan, Ireland, Zimbabwe, ⁓ teams that Australia don't really get to play in in ⁓ the World Test Championship. ⁓ you know. Get them up there. I mean, we had a white ball series against South Africa last year that went down a treat. The the South Africans speaking to those guys, ⁓ some of them said it's one of the best tours they've ever been on. They've enjoyed it so much up in Northern Australia. They they had no idea ⁓ about what Northern Australia was about and they they fell in love with the place. And you know, I think it's great for for tourism, I think it's it's it's great to put Northern Australia in the shop front window and Then I think we'll see more teams asking cricket history questions. Can we come and play in the top end ⁓ of Australia? Can we play in Northern Australia, North Queensland and the Northern Territory? We'd we'd love to come and ⁓ come and play some cricket because and and it does help with the you know, it does spread the year out and the schedules out. So it gives it gives administrators other options which I think is really important.

Trav: Absolutely. So you're yeah, like I said, you're heading up tomorrow. So you got a few days before the ⁓ few the g before the game starts. What's the plans?

Dizzy: No well no, I'm I'm no, I'm actually speaking at a function tomorrow in Melbourne and ⁓ at at the MCG, the Bradman lunch, and then I will head up the next morning to Mackay and ⁓ might try and get down and have a look at the ground the day before and ⁓ have a bit of a look and then I'll be on the national broadcaster ABC eight nine one for or the listen app. Make sure everyone listens in. We've got a we've got a full crew. We've got

Trav: ⁓ look at it.

Dizzy: The great Jim Maxwell in his fifty-third year of of ⁓ you know calling cricket. We've got Corbin Middlemass, we've got Benny Cameron, who else we got? We've got Stuart Clark, Phil Jakes, myself, and the great Glenn Donald McGrath. So we've got ⁓ gr we've got a great contingent. So it's ⁓ that we've got it we've got a great crew and very much looking forward to it.

Trav: Well he ⁓ Jesus. Do we have a crew up there? Well, the cricket will be the side dish for ⁓ for your few days up there then I can only imagine.

Dizzy: ⁓ It'll be a lot of ⁓ fun. and you can go go jogging and and the like and it's absolutely beautiful. The weather's just delightful. ⁓ so I'm looking forward to, you know, having some get over this little Lurgy that I've got at the moment and ⁓ get up into the sunshine and and you know ⁓

Trav: Mm.

Dizzy: Get some sun on my back and get a couple of nice runs in, it'll be I'm looking forward to it.

Trav: Yeah, well hey, speaking of gigs, we've we've got another one booked for later this year, which we're excited about, the Craigyburn Cricket Club. So ⁓ twenty twenty second of November. Looking looking forward to getting getting in there. It will.

Dizzy: Can't wait. It's gonna be fantastic. That's gonna be absolutely brilliant. Yeah, absolutely. So yeah, look really looking forward to that. It should be a lot of fun.

Trav: Absolutely. If you if you want to have a bit of still not out action at your cricket club, just send a ⁓ send us a message on the socials or through the podcast. You can even just send a message through the podcast page wherever you're listening. Make it nice and convenient for yourself. But ⁓ flick us a message and we'll see if we can get out and do an event for you over this summer. Dizzy can give you a nice preview of how we're gonna beat the Kiwis, maybe, or ⁓ the the big bash. I d actually I won't go for too long on this 'cause it's just speculation at the moment. Strikers

Dizzy: Mm. Well absolutely. Ha ha ha.

Trav: very much into ⁓ Ben Stokes as one of the leading contenders for him in the Big Bash. Mm.

Dizzy: Is that right? Wow. I yeah, I hadn't heard that. I ⁓ yeah, I wasn't aware of that. I thought I thought the strikers, my spies are telling me that they're really keen on Tim Seifert, ⁓ the New Zealand wicket keeper batter. And ⁓ imagine imagine that him opening with with Matt Short at the top there. That'd be a a dynamic ⁓ opening combination. But then yeah, imagine Ben Stokes in the middle and Jamie Overton, hopefully he'll come back. Gee, two two very final rounders. That'd be ⁓ and then you add in Liam Scott, three very good all rounders, it'd be ⁓ be a good team that, wouldn't it?

Trav: Very, very good or renders. It would be a very, very good team. But we're gonna keep a lid on it for now and ⁓ see how it plays out. But that's all we've got time for today. Diz I hope you feel better soon, mate. I know you ⁓ haven't been feeling the best today, so thanks for jumping on and ⁓

Dizzy: No, thank you, mate. No, no worries at all, mate.

Trav: you have safe travels over to Melbourne and then up to Mackay and we will catch up again at the end of the test match. Hopefully it's a one all series ⁓ series draw in the end but ⁓ you know once again congratulations to the Bangladeshi side on a great performance up in Darwin. We're expecting a response. ⁓ have a great week everyone and we will catch up with you next week.

Dizzy: Hm, absolutely.