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Adam Cooper: Newstalk ZB Sport Wellington reader on Black Caps vs England, Qatar Grand Prix · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: We're going to Sport with Adam Coopan. Now the black
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  Speaker 1: Caps have lost to England at him. Yeah, pretty disappointing,
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  Speaker 1: Ryan Morning. Yeah, not a great set of start to this,
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  Speaker 1: you know, much anticipated series. And I think what's probably
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  Speaker 1: most frustrating from a New Zealand perspective on this one
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  Speaker 1: is that the hosts there in christ Church since Thursday
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  Speaker 1: certainly had their chances and had their opportunities to capitalize
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  Speaker 1: on a pretty evenly poised tests, you know, which it
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  Speaker 1: was for at least the first couple of days. And
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  Speaker 1: I think the real takeout from that was eight dropped
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  Speaker 1: catches in that first innings of England they managed to
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  Speaker 1: get four hundred and ninety nine, which you know, compared
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  Speaker 1: to New Zealand's three hundred and forty eight first innings.
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  Speaker 1: That's where the Test was won. And when there's eight
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  Speaker 1: dropped catches in the innings, it's more than just coincidence,
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  Speaker 1: it's more than just chance. So yeah, pretty disappointing. This
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  Speaker 1: black Caps team at one point in the last of
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  Speaker 1: five six years, have been you know that the world
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  Speaker 1: leaders in fielding. It was one of those aspects of
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  Speaker 1: New Zealand's game that made them, you know, sit right
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  Speaker 1: at the top of the world cricket standings and be competitive,
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  Speaker 1: so pretty worrying to just to see how many catches
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  Speaker 1: were dropped by the black Caps there, and you know
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  Speaker 1: England just just were able from that moment to guide through,
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  Speaker 1: didn't have to take too many risks and wrap up
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  Speaker 1: a very comprehensive eight wicket win over New Zealand. So
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  Speaker 1: two tests to go, so still winnable for New Zealand.
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  Speaker 1: Starts next test, starts Wellington on Friday. All right, what's
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  Speaker 1: happening with the one in Qatar? Apparently Liam Lawson's been
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  Speaker 1: that we was up and then he was down and
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  Speaker 1: then was up again. Has it looking Yeah, he's sort
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  Speaker 1: of sort of holding that sort of seventeenth spot where
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  Speaker 1: he started on the grid. Been watching actually very closely
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  Speaker 1: what happened at the starting grid obviously, but a controversy
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  Speaker 1: yesterday and qualifying with Max fist up and posting the
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  Speaker 1: fastest time but then getting you know, a backup place
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  Speaker 1: behind George Russell for a bit of a confrontation they
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  Speaker 1: had there, but maxwistupp and pretty much took the lead
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  Speaker 1: from the second turn of the race very early on,
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  Speaker 1: took him about seven or eight seconds to get back
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  Speaker 1: in front. Looks like Lando Norris actually was going to
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  Speaker 1: have the lead from thirty. He momentarily got there, but
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  Speaker 1: Max fist up and showing his class early. But you're right,
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  Speaker 1: all eyes on Liam Lawson here. You'd hope he will
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  Speaker 1: be able to make up some places and get a
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  Speaker 1: slightly bitter score with just two races to go this season.
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  Speaker 1: Certainly would. Adam, thank you very much for your time
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  Speaker 1: this morning. Great to have you on the show. Was
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