Australian Cricketer Fergus O'Neill | Whateley with Adam White (08.07.26)
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Adam White filling in for Gerard Waitley on this Wednesday, and we are doing it for pay.com.au. Pay your business expenses with pay.com.au. Earn points and start getting rewarded today. I've got a special guest in the studio. I was keen to get him on. I know that it's not cricket season, but it is kind of cricket season for this guest because he's just come back from the UK where he's played a lot of county cricket, and he's done extremely well with the ball, but also with the bat. Fergus O'Neill, welcome.
Whitey, thank you for having me.
Welcome back to Australia.
Yeah, it's a bit colder than I was enjoying over there and in Spain where I spent a bit of time, but no, I'm happy to be back.
What was better, Spain or Nottingham?
Spain by the length of the Flemington Strait.
No more comment on that? No, that's all I can comment about Spain. The experience you've had over there this time, it's the second time. You went last year and kind of got a sample. Then you've come back this year and had a good bank of experience of county cricket where you've done extremely well with the ball particularly. What did you learn from the first time coming back the second time?
Yeah, it's very different. It's a different style of cricket. Obviously, we play it a bit different over here, the conditions. But, you know, cricket's cricket. And I think wherever you go, you've got to put your best foot forward. And luckily for me, two times now in England, I've been able to do that.
What did you learn?
I quite like the Duke ball. I wouldn't mind if we brought that back in over here. The grounds are small, which is nice with the bat, not so nice with the ball.
What insights does Fergus O'Neill share about his recent cricket experience in the UK?
And when it's hot and sunny, it's very hard to get a wicket. I've learned that. I think we saw that in a few of the tests, not Lords, but a few of the tests that have just been on over there.
What did, did you feel that having had the experience you've had this time and last time that you can see yourself in an Ashes series now over there with the skill set that you've got?
I hope so. Like I think I've played in a lot of the test venues now and my home ground's a test venue in Trent Bridge. So I feel like I wouldn't be too starstruck by the occasion or by the ground and the conditions. So yeah, if that opportunity arises, I think I'd be in a good position to put my best foot forward.
So you talk about the jukeball. What is it with the jukeball compared to the Kookaburra that makes it... Better for you.
I've got to be careful because the Kookaburra is a big sponsor of Cricket Australia, I think. But no, I just think the jukeball stays a bit harder and it's probably more so the aerial conditions. It feels like when there's a few clouds in the sky, the ball just seems to jag around a bit more, which has been good for our bowlers over there and hopefully continues to be the case.
Because it was always seen that you would thrive in those conditions. So when you get over there and get them, is it hard not to get too excited with what's there and to be patient and keep doing the sort of thing that you would do here in Australia?
Yeah, very much so. I think the conditions does play a big role. If you get the right conditions, you do want to cash in. So you do have to be disciplined and not go for the glory balls. But no, I just think you're just playing cricket, aren't you? And when it's in your favour, you try and cash in. When it's not, you try and hold on for dear life.
Here you play, if you play them all, you play 10 domestic matches over the space of about five months. Over there, you're playing four days of pretty much of every seven. What's that like as a bowler particularly?
Yeah, it's different. I think the challenge we have over here is obviously we play a four-day game than a one-day adjacent with it.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:49
2
What insights does Fergus O'Neill share about his recent cricket experience in the UK?
1:49–7:07
3
How does Fergus feel about his chances of playing in the Ashes series?
7:07–9:03
4
How does Fergus O'Neill compare the Duke ball to the Kookaburra?
9:03–12:13
5
What challenges does Fergus face with the different cricket schedules in Australia and England?
12:13–14:57
6
What unique aspects of county cricket does Fergus O'Neill appreciate?
14:57–16:45
Speakers
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