Public Address | Cafe | Field Theory: The second test and the first test https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address 3410 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158082#post158082 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158082#post158082 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:25:54 +1300 ARVNranger https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158079#post158079 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158079#post158079 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:15 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158057#post158057 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158057#post158057

And I really wish I was in Wellington to see the play.

It did play a season at The Edge in Auckland just a month ago. Without the publicity benefit of Blair's presence.

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:06:22 +1300 Matt Swinson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158022#post158022 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158022#post158022 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:00:27 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158007#post158007 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=158007#post158007

What a fantastic story, I'll now go listen to the interview. Thanks Hayden, I knew nothing about this test and now, to quote the Muttonbirds, oh I wish I was in Wellington.

I did know this story, and have always found it moving.

And I really wish I was in…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:55:58 +1300 giovanni tiso https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157996#post157996 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157996#post157996

but I figure any other Field Theory regular won't have that problem.

Other than Hadyn obviously.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:20:18 +1300 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157995#post157995 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157995#post157995 I saw "The Second Test" tonight. It was deeply moving, to the point where several times I was getting all teary and feeling the desolation and tragedy.

But it's also very entertaining, no doubt due to the comedy chops of actor/writer Jonny Brugh. Particularly funny was the cricket match narrated…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:18:56 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157876#post157876 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157876#post157876

Hillary's ascent of Everest... surely Peter Jackson's got it on his list?

I believe Weta has just released a model of the anti-hero mountain – to be trialled at the RWC
called "Throwing a Line out – A Scent of Victory..."

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:33:39 +1300 Kyle Matthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157866#post157866 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157866#post157866

Incidentally, when watching the movie Ali, in which I think Will Smith's pretty bloody good, it occurred to me that someone really should/must make a movie of Hillary's ascent of Everest... surely Peter Jackson's got it on his list?

I suspect that the "Sherpa Tenzing really hauled Hilary up the…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:17:06 +1300 Paul Williams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157828#post157828 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157828#post157828 What a fantastic story, I'll now go listen to the interview. Thanks Hayden, I knew nothing about this test and now, to quote the Muttonbirds, oh I wish I was in Wellington.

Incidentally, when watching the movie Ali, in which I think Will Smith's pretty bloody good, it occurred to…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:43 +1300 recordari https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157827#post157827 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157827#post157827 Exactly.

Whoops, I nearly got into the 'none of my business' section. In my defence, I tried not to, but was lead into it ;-)

Wonder if the people I'm visiting could be convinced to go watch a play on cricket? Seems unlikely, to be honest.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:17 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157824#post157824 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157824#post157824

That teared me up just reading about it. Can we hope for some heroics on Friday at the Basin? Somehow I don't see that sort of mental toughness in either team.

To be honest I didn't follow the recent pop-cricket story closely but didn't an Aussie head back home straight…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:29:02 +1300 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157821#post157821 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157821#post157821 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:15:49 +1300 recordari https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157803#post157803 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157803#post157803 That teared me up just reading about it. Can we hope for some heroics on Friday at the Basin? Somehow I don't see that sort of mental toughness in either team. Although playing through injuries seems to be a modern necessity for the NZ team.

In terms of finding the…

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:15:37 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157802#post157802 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157802#post157802 talked about it with remarkable frankness on Morning Report today. ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:11:21 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157801#post157801 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157801#post157801 here (scroll down for a picture of Blair with writer/actor Jonny Brugh). ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:58:02 +1300 Brent Jackson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157800#post157800 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157800#post157800 here. ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:17 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157799#post157799 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-the-second-test-and-the-first/?p=157799#post157799 Discussion from blog post.

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