you're

a bowler.

Generally, it's a batter.

No, so the reason that it started was, first of all, I was interested in it.

And secondly, because I was a Spaz Fieldsman, I used to be a mid-on or mid-off.

So I'm the last point of contact.

And apologies for using that terminology.

And I was like, I don't know how we're doing it either, but I'm enjoying the benefits.

My

big problem with the Maddison situation is this.

If you are going into a Test Series with the expectation of regaining the number one position in the Test Championship, If that's your goal and that's your expectation, you tell me that as a selection team, McDonald, Georgie boy, can't sit down and map out three tests and plan three tests with conviction.

Instead, we send two of our batting batsmen, including the opening batsman from the first two tests, back to Australia.

Now, you know, Nick Maddison said, He unfortunately came back to Australia to play shield cricket, didn't make any runs.

But I could totally understand his frame of mind.

How the hell is a guy, we talk about young players in a team, he might have some age behind him now, but he doesn't have the international experience behind him.

Well,

Is there a rock star story in there that sticks out? Yeah, yeah.

So on the 05 Ashes, people don't remember that I was actually on that tour.

Obviously, if I'd played, we'd have won.

But, you know, sadly, I didn't get a game.

But what I'd do is I'd prepare for every game on these long tours because I went on a few where I didn't play.

I went on a couple of tours to South Africa where I didn't play and, you know.

Tour to India, stuff like that.

It seemed to be a bit of a slight on the last – couple of teams that have played you're not playing the blues way i'm like i'm my opinion is you pick the best 11 players to go out there and win a game of cricket and you do that in the most effective way that you possibly can you played in a lot of successful teams that's understating what new south wales cricket was about you led from the front we know that you wanted the ball you demanded it and you wanted to win what were some of the characteristics of teams that you played in and are you seeing that at the moment with the blues team under

right, but it needs to flatten out a

bit.

And then it will dry out.

So we don't want long green grass with a wet surface underneath.

We need a hard surface with some grass coverage on it and – The batsmen will make runs if they've got a good technique.

Our opening batsmen in Australia this summer haven't been making a lot of runs because they don't have good techniques.

You know, their back lifts are all over the shop.

How can it be that hard?

Yeah.

Yeah, well, people who say that sport and politics don't mix clearly don't have any idea what goes on in cricket.

And that's just the reality of it.

I think Pakistan have been painted into a little bit of a corner here just by virtue of the Bangladeshi situation.

I did have a quick glance, I can't, a quick glance at the actual draw itself and them not playing against India is a problem for me in terms of that, you know, I think it could have a huge impact on the tournament itself.

So, yeah, I'm a little bit worried about that because they were in the same group, you know, And that's what's happened.

So now they've got to win every game almost to get into the finals.

What was your initial reaction when you heard the news?