David Wiese speaking during the Australia vs Namibia post-match presser:
[David Weise:]
The more chance it brings us into the game, one guy can just take it away. But I thought, , Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook played beautifully in the middle. They showed exactly how to play on that type of wicket. It wasn't the easiest of wickets. There was a little bit of spongy bounce, the pitch was a little bit wet and they put together a nice partnership there so that Moeen and Livi can go racking in the end there. So, I thought we would have liked a little bit less but I still feel like we gave it a good go in the end.
[Reporter:]
Obviously, very well balled at the top as well, but in terms of your batting, can you talk us through the decision? It took us a little bit by surprise.
[David Weise:]
Yeah, it took me by surprise also. I wasn't quite expecting that. I think it was just, , Obviously there was only three or four overs left and traditionally in a T20 game that's when our time can make an impact. So, I just thought we'd try to simplify it that way and say there's only a couple of overs left. We knew Ilash still had another over and maybe to the shorter side there so if I could get in there and face a couple of before his over, I could try and take him down for four big over there and to give us a bit of momentum.
[Reporter:]
You've played a lot of franchises a lot all over the world I know it's happened a few times, but have you have you experienced that before retired out in a T20?
[David Weise:]
No, that's the first time I've personally been involved in it. I've seen it happen in other games. I think it's only a handful of times that it's happened but, in all fairness, tactically you can see it happening a bit more in this game as the game moves on and moves forward and tactics come into place, I'm sure you'll see that happen a lot more.
[Reporter:]
When you said it took you by surprise, how much notice did you have that you were off to bat?
[David Weise:]
I knew I was next in. I knew if a wicket fell I was next in. I didn't quite know the wicket was going to fall that way. So, I was ready to go, just for a moment there we didn't quite know what was going on, but then as soon as I got the message then I was ready to go.
[Reporter:]
And then we saw you sort of waving quite to the crowd and everything, to your teammates, in terms of Namibia, is that you done for now?
[David Weise:]
Yeah, yeah, for now. I mean, next year's T20 World Cup is still two years away, I'm 39 years old now, so , in terms of international cricket, I don't know if there's much left in me. Obviously, I still like to play the game for a couple more years, I feel like I've still got a lot to contribute and a lot to play. But I just feel like what better place to end a special career for me personally with Namibia. I've had a lot of good times with them and to play my last game for them possibly at a World Cup against a world-class team like England, it just seemed like the right time.
