Let's get into seven sharp. THE GUYS HAVE JUST BEEN IMMENSELY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO. OH YES. WE'RE PROUD, ALL RIGHT. THE POSITIVES OF THE CRICKET CAMPAIGN. WIN OR LOSE, IT WAS AWESOME. PLUS, WANNA BE ON TOP? SUCH AN EPIC JOURNEY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THERE'S ONE DAY LEFT. 50 DAYS, 50 MARATHONS, UP 50 MOUNTAINS. MAL'S MISSION'S COME TO AN END. THIS IS JUST A CELEBRATION. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE I'M RUNNING; ALMOST IT'S JUST A MOVING PARTY. ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY SARAH MAIAVA AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. How was yesterday? I was busy. No time for the biggest event in the world? I had a few jobs to do. I can't just sit there. I get tetchy. There were so many highlights. Guptill was a highlight. That day was a spectacular day. Nothing beats a record. I love McCullum. What a guy. THE JUDGE AT THE MARK LUNDY MURDER TRIAL HAS TOLD THE JURY NOT TO JUDGE A MARRIED MAN FOR USING A PROSTITUTE AS THEY CONSIDER WHETHER HE KILLED HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER 15 YEARS AGO. THE JURY'S RETIRED FOR THE NIGHT AND WILL RETURN TOMORROW. THE LOWER HUTT MAN CAUGHT VERBALLY ABUSING TWO YOUNG, BROWN MEN ON A BUS HAS OFFERED AN APOLOGY ` OF SORTS. MOSES TUPAEA SAYS HE HAS NO TIME FOR 'ISLAM', BUT HE IS SORRY HE ABUSED THE TWO MEN. HE'LL FACE COURT TOMORROW, CHARGED WITH USING THREATENING LANGUAGE. AND HOW GOOD WOULD WE ALL BE AT MATHS IF TEACHERS LOOKED LIKE THIS? WELL, IT'S REAL. THIS IS PIETRO BOSELLI, A LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON AND A MODEL FOR ARMANI, WHOSE DOUBLE LIFE WAS OUTED BY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS. It's not on, objectifying men (!) SO, NO, THERE WILL BE NO TROPHY IN THE NZ CABINET THIS TIME ROUND. YESTERDAY, WE CAME CRASHING INTO THE WALL OF REALITY THAT IS THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM. BUT WHAT A RIDE, EH? WHAT AN AMAZING TIME WE'VE HAD. THIS WAS A RECORD-BREAKING TOURNAMENT FOR NZ CRICKET AND ONE WE NEED TO CELEBRATE, REGARDLESS OF THE RESULT. HERE'S MIKE THORPE. IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END LIKE THIS. SMITH HEAVES IT AWAY. THAT'LL DO IT. STEVE SMITH FITTINGLY HITS THE WINNING RUNS. THE DREAM OF SIX GLORIOUS WEEKS, SHATTERED. WE'RE STILL PROUD OF THEM FOR BEING THERE, AREN'T WE? WE COULD'VE BEEN THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD. WE FAILED AT THE LAST HURDLE. BUT THAT'S ENOUGH DOOM AND GLOOM. WHAT A RIDE! THERE IT IS. GUPTILL, THE GROUND! MARTIN GUPTILL BECOMES THE FIRST NZER TO SCORE A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL DOUBLE HUNDRED. YOU GAVE US SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN, AND WE BELIEVED IN YOU. AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, WIN OR LOSE, WHATEVER, LIKE, IT WAS AWESOME. THEY GOT BEATEN TODAY BY A BETTER TEAM, BUT THEY DID THE COUNTRY PROUD. GOOD ON YA, GUYS. WELL DONE. YOU ACTUALLY PULLED OUT SOME AMAZING CRICKET OVER THIS TOURNAMENT. SOUTHEE, AND HE HAS ANOTHER. OH, LOOK AT THAT. OH, GOODNESS ME. THAT'S AS SOFT AS IT GETS. THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR YOU, HAIRY JAVELIN. AND HE HITS IT UP TO THE GRANDSTAND! AND NZ ARE IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL! TO GRANT ELLIOTT FOR THE WAY HE BATTED AT EDEN PARK ` I'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND ONE DAY, MATE. THAT HAS GONE A MILE. THAT CERTAINLY BOOSTED MY BANK ACCOUNT. LOVE YOU TO PIECES BLACKCAPS, COME ON VETTORI! BOOM! BRILLIANT! OH, BRILLIANT FROM DAN VETTORI! CHA-HOO, THE BLACKCAPS! GO THE KIWIS! GO THE KIWIS! GOD BLESS NZ. GUTTED. BUT TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY. IT SURE IS. AND THIS IS MELBOURNE THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE. TIME FOR A FRESH START. BUT FIRST, A WORD FOR THE FANS. THE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, HAVE REALLY HEARTENED THE GROUP, AND THE GUYS HAVE JUST BEEN IMMENSELY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO. NZ GOES WILD! THEY'RE MAKING THE TRIP FOR THE BIG PRIZE! GENERALLY, NZ FANS DON'T REALLY ENGAGE IN THE CRICKET. LIKE, THEY'LL GO AND CLAP WICKETS OR BOUNDARIES OR WHATEVER, BUT WHAT WE'VE NOTICED OVER THE LAST SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS IS EVERYONE'S LIVED EVERY BALL AND ALL THOSE LITTLE BATTLES WE'VE MANAGED TO WIN, YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY HELPED US ACHIEVE THAT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET YOUR SUPPORT NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE I THINK THE TEAM'S ON THE RISE. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, MIKE. I'M A REALLY PROUD KIWI RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW? WELL DONE, GUYS. WELL DONE. Hasn't he been one of the revelations of this? EARLIER, I SPOKE TO ROSS TAYLOR. HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? PROBABLY MIXED EMOTIONS. OBVIOUSLY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED. TO HAVE COME THIS FAR, TO LOSE IS DISAPPOINTING, BUT I'M ACTUALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED. WE'RE PROBABLY STILL A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED FOR THE FANS THAT HAVE TRAVELLED SUCH A LONG WAY TO SUPPORT US AND OBVIOUSLY THE FANS AT HOME AS WELL. WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OUT THERE? WAS IT A FORLORN HOPE ONCE MCCULLUM WAS GONE, OR DID YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOME SORT OF HOPE? WE HAVE BEEN 3 FOR 30 QUITE OFTEN. WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT SITUATION, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO COME BACK FROM, BUT I THOUGHT GRANT AND OUR PARTNERSHIP, WE GOT OURSELVES BACK IN THE MATCH. BUT AUSTRALIA PLAYED REALLY WELL. WE GAVE IT OUR BEST SHOT, AND WE JUST WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH ON THE DAY. BIG STORY THIS SIDE OF THE TASMAN, ROSS, IS THE BUSINESS OF SLEDGING. HOW BAD WAS IT? ANY WORSE THAN NORMAL OR NOT? NO. I THINK EVERY TIME YOU PLAY AUSTRALIA, YOU EXPECT THAT. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PLAY THEM. I THOUGHT THE WAY THEY WENT AT GRANT, I THOUGHT HE HANDLED HIMSELF VERY WELL. I THINK IT PROBABLY SPURRED HIM ON, MORE THAN ANYTHING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS. HADDIN SAID YOU DESERVED IT BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO NICE. YOU KNOW, WHAT? THEY DESERVED IT. THEY WERE THAT NICE TO US IN NZ. THEY WERE THAT NICE TO US THE WHOLE WEEK. WE SAID DURING THE TEAM MEETING, 'I CAN'T STAND FOR THIS ANY MORE. 'WE'LL GO AT THEM AS HARD AS WE CAN.' OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. I THINK IT'S A NICE THING TO BE. WE PLAY HARD CRICKET, BUT WE'RE STILL NICE AND FRIENDLY AND COMPETITIVE AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT'S YOU SUMMATION WHEN YOU LOOK BACK OVER THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS, HOW DO YOU SUM UP WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, WHAT THE TEAM'S BEEN THROUGH, WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH? I THINK IT'S SOMETHING US AS PLAYERS AND HOPEFULLY THE FANS WILL NEVER FORGET. IT'S BEEN A GREAT RUN AND A GREAT JOURNEY, AND OBVIOUSLY, LOSING THE FINAL WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING, BUT I THINK THERE WERE SO MANY AMAZING GAMES AT HOME ` FROM TIMMY, TO THE WAY BRENDON BATTED, TO GUPPY'S 200, KANE HITTING THE SIX TO WIN THE MATCH. I COULD GO ON FOR AGES. I'M SURE` HOPEFULLY WE'VE INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF CRICKETERS THAT CAN PLAY AS WELL AS THESE GUYS, AND HOPEFULLY GO ONE STEP FURTHER WHEN WE HOLD THE WORLD CUP, WHENEVER THAT IS. TELL ME ABOUT HESSON AND HIS ROLE IN ALL OF THIS. HE SEEMS THE QUIET GENIUS BEHIND IT. YEAH, I THINK HESSON, BOND, BRENDON AND CO, I THINK THEY'VE ALL PLAYED THEIR PART. HE'S GOT A VERY GOOD TEAM TO WORK WITH. GOT SOME GOOD YOUNGSTERS, AND THE PLAYERS COMING THROUGH ARE GONNA BE EVEN BETTER OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS FOR THE NEXT WORLD CUP IN ENGLAND. I'M SURE THEY'LL BE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT WORLD CUP, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE GREAT TO BE A PART OF THAT. OTHER TALKING POINT TODAY APART FROM THE SLEDGING WAS THESE POTENTIAL RETIREMENTS ` MCCULLUM INCLUDED. WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF THIS? WE DON'T KNOW YET. WE'VE GOT A MEETING A BIT LATER ON TONIGHT, AND I'M SURE SOME OF THAT MIGHT BE ADDRESSED. BUT AT THIS STAGE, WE'RE JUST ENJOYING EACH OTHERS' COMPANY AND REFLECTING ON WHAT'S BEEN A GREAT CAMPAIGN. Wasn't it lovely of him to speak well of McCullum? It's hard to believe that hard time wasn't that long ago. They are so tight knit. They stayed in a very nice hotel in Australia. The Australians also stayed there. The Barbie conference was on at the Langham too. You're hungover, the Australians are still there and the Barbie conferences on. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` SHE KNOWS NOTHING. (LAUGHS) TECHNOLOGY'S JUST FOR KIDS, RIGHT? WRONG. YOU OWE IT TO YOUR KIDS TO GET INTO THIS STUFF. YOU REALLY DO NEED TO. I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D MAKE IT TO THIS POINT. DID YOU? NO. (LAUGHS) BUT MAKE IT, HE DID. AND HE MADE PLENTY OF MONEY ALONG THE WAY TOO. WHAT'S MORE SATISFYING? IS IT KNOCKING THE BASTARD OFF OR IS IT RAISING ALL THAT MONEY? This is my pick tonight. That is why the programMe is really on fire tonight. I chose it because the boss forgot. Vintage. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE UP TO ONLINE? CHANCES ARE ` DEFINITELY NOT ALL OF IT. EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU'RE CLUED UP ABOUT THE ONLINE WORLD, YOUR KIDS PROBABLY ARE FAR MORE SO. SO WHY IS THAT? AND HOW CONCERNED SHOULD YOU BE? GILL HIGGINS WITH A WARNING THAT YOU NEED TO GET ON BOARD WITH BEING ONLINE. TOUCH, PASS. OK? OK. TOUCH, PASS. FUN TECHNO MUSIC THIS IS WHAT BEING A PARENT IS ALL ABOUT ` MY DAD'S HELPED ME PLAY RUGBY EVER SINCE I WAS 4. BE IT IN THE GARDEN... THAT'S OK. THAT'S FINE. ...OR THE KITCHEN. BEND IT. TWIST IT. GOOD JOB. PARENTS KNOW MORE THAN KIDS. IT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. IT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ` UNTIL NOW. WOULD YOU SAY THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THAN THEY DO? ELECTRONICS. YEAH, ELECTRONICS, DEFINITELY. SO, KIDS THINK THEY KNOW MORE THAN US, DO THEY? LET'S SEE HOW THESE TWO FARE AGAINST THEIR MUM IN A RAPID-FIRE TECHIE TEST. HANDS ON THE TABLE, PLEASE. CHROME SAFARI AND EXPLORER ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT? DING! INTERNET... THINGIES. OK, NOT GOOD ENOUGH. INTERNET BROWSERS. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE POPULAR BIRD APP WHICH WAS SHUT DOWN IN 2014 BY THE CREATOR? FLAPPY BIRD. WHAT IS VINE? IT'S AN APP THAT SOMEONE PUTS MOVIES ON. HOW LONG DO THEY LAST? FIVE TO 10 SECONDS. THE KIDS ARE CREAMING IT. BUT ASIDE FROM HER COMPETITIVE NATURE, ALISON DOESN'T REALLY GIVE A MONKEY'S. THING IS... MAYBE SHE SHOULD. YOU OWE IT TO YOUR KIDS TO STEP UP GET INTO THIS STUFF. YOU REALLY DO NEED TO. AND THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE QUITE SCARY TOO. THIS IS YVETTE. SHE'S A MUM HERSELF, AND SHE LOVES TECHNOLOGY ` LIVES AND BREATHES IT. EVEN IN DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, I'M A BUSY WORKING MUM, AND I LOVE USING TECHNOLOGY TO SAVE ME TIME, SAVE ME MONEY. SHE THINKS OTHER PARENTS SHOULD GET WITH THE PROGRAM. IF PARENTS UNDERSTAND IT, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO FEAR IT. KNEE-JERK REACTION ` 'NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE FACEBOOK. LEGAL AGE IS 13.' I'VE TALKED TO PARENTS LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME, AND THEY SAY, 'MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T DO IT. I DON'T LET HER.' I TAP IT IN, AND SHE'S GOT THREE PROFILES. FUNNY. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE CASE HERE. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED ON KIK. WHAT? I'M ALLOWED ON THAT. ARE YOU? (GASPS) NO, YOU'RE NOT. KIK? HARRY GOES ON KIK FOR AGES, TEXTING THE GIRLS. OK, SO HE'S BEEN ON KIK. (LAUGHS) I HAVE ALL THOSE EXCEPT FACEBOOK. DO YOU? DO YOU HAVE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT? WE GOT` OH MY GOD! SHE KNOWS NOTHING. (LAUGHS) IS THERE THINGS THAT YOU DO WORRY ABOUT? KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE GOING ON AND WHEN AND HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ON. AND HOW TO STOP THEM GETTING ON TO SOME SITES IN THE FIRST PLACE. GOOGLE 'NATIONAL FLOWER OF SCOTLAND' AND GUESS WHAT COMES UP? PICTURE OF A LOVELY LADY WITH HER LOVELY LEGS APART WITH THIS LOVELY FLOWER RIGHT THERE. IT WAS STORIES JUST LIKE THIS THAT INSPIRED YVETTE TO TAP OUT A BOOK THAT COULD HELP. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU INFORMATION SO YOU CAN MAKE MORE EDUCATED DECISIONS. I'VE ALSO GOT IN THERE A TECHNOLOGY CHARTER. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE. WHAT DO YOU DO IN MINECRAFT? SHE CAN'T EVEN PLAY MINECRAFT. HOW DO YOU SPELL KICK? DING! MARTIN. K-I-K. OH. I WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY SAID K-I-C-K. LEARN ABOUT IT. DON'T JUST LEAVE IT TO TEACHERS OR THINK THE KIDS ARE FINE AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T. THEY STILL NEED SOME PARENTING AND SOME GUIDELINES. IN FACT, THEY THRIVE ON THAT STUFF. KIDS, YOU ARE THE WINNERS. BOTH: YES! YOU ARE NOT THE WINNER, MUM. Had the very discussion over the weekend. She's right. Yik yak I'm aware of that. Uses the GPS No one told me that. I looked it up on Google. You owe it to your children to stay up-to-date. Children are sneaky. It's a minefield. How do they have the time to stay in touch with everything? It's a freaking nightmare. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` SO MANY GOOD TIMES, SO MANY AMAZING MEMORIES. YEAH, IT'S JUST BEEN AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME. For all you need to make it yours, talk to your local ANZ home loan expert today. You'll get a great rate plus up to $2000 cash on new lending. Let me ask you this question ` your cat who urinated on you. The cat ran away again. You're chasing the cat, and when you find him he has fleas. Surely. Previous caption incorrect She. What do you do? Go to the emergency vet. It's $200-odd. This is a top tip. You can buy a can of pheromone spray which you spray all around the room and the cat loves you. Lots of people are thinking well done, Pippa. How much does a cat spray cost? $160 It lasts for ages. It has been an expensive move. $500weekend for your cat. WE KNOW YOU REMEMBER MAL LAW. HE'S THE GUY WHO'S SPENT 50 DAYS RUNNING MARATHONS UP 50 MOUNTAINS. WE MAINTAIN YOU'D HAVE TO BE MAD FOR THIS. HE'S NOT, THOUGH. MAL'S RUNNING TO KEEP HIMSELF AND OTHERS SANE, RAISING MONEY FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION AFTER HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW COMMITTED SUICIDE. HERE'S MATT CHISHOLM ON MAL'S VERY EMOTIONAL 50TH AND FINAL DAY. SUCH AN EPIC JOURNEY. IT'S HARD TO BE BELIEVE IT'S JUST ONE DAY LEFT. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO ACTUALLY ENJOY IT ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS I HAVE. SO MANY GOOD TIMES, SO MANY AMAZING MEMORIES. YEAH, IT'S JUST BEEN AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME. AN ADVENTURE MOST OF US WOULD NEVER CONSIDER. I DIDN'T THINK HE'D MAKE IT TO THIS POINT. DID YOU? NO. (LAUGHS) 50 MARATHONS ON 50 PEAKS. CHEERING 50 VERY LONG AND GRUELLING CONSECUTIVE DAYS. GOT MY CHAFING CREAM ON. GONNA BE NONE OF THAT TODAY. THIS DUAL MOTUTAPU-RANGITOTO TRAVERSE THE 50TH AND FINAL DAY OF MAL LAW'S HIGH FIVE-0 CHALLENGE. I DON'T WANNA GET A PUNCH IN THE FACE HERE, BUT AT 54, LOOK, YOU'RE NOT SPRING CHICKEN. BE HONEST. HOW'S THE OLD BODY PULLING UP? I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A PUNCH IN THE FACE. LAUGHTER BODY'S HOLDING UP REMARKABLY WELL. SINCE I GOT OVER THE KNEE INJURY THERE'S BEEN NO OTHER REAL ISSUES ` JUST TIREDNESS. LAST DAY. HAVE YOU GOT THIS? I'VE GOT IT IN THE BAG NOW, EH. GOTTA HAVE IT, YEAH. THERE'S GONNA BE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY DOZEN PEOPLE DRAGGING ME ROUND THERE TODAY, SO IF THEY HAVE TO CARRY ME, THEY HAVE TO CARRY ME. AIR HORN BLASTS # OOH, CRAZY'S WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT ME. # I THINK HE'S GONNA AMAZE SOME PEOPLE. HE IS JUST HIGH ON ADRENALIN, AND HE'S GONNA SKIP ROUND THAT COURSE. # ...99 MILES PER HOUR, BABY. # THIS IS JUST CELEBRATION TIME, YOU KNOW? IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE I'M RUNNING; IT'S JUST A MOVING PARTY. A WELL-DESERVED PARTY TOO. AFTER RUNNING ABOUT 1650 K'S IN SEVEN WEEKS OVER SOME OF OUR MOST RUGGED TERRAIN, IT'S HARDLY SURPRISING A RED ARMY'S TURNED UP FOR MAL'S FINALE. YOU'RE LIKE THE PIED PIPER. LAUGHTER IT'S A BIT LIKE THAT, ISN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANNA STAY BEHIND ME ALL DAY, COS THINGS COULD GET INTERESTING LATER IF THEY DO THAT ` 50 DAYS OF TRAIL FOOD. (LAUGHS) THIS MISSION, THOUGH, WAS NEVER JUST ABOUT CLOCKING UP THE K'S. $50. THANK YOU. MAD IN A GOOD WAY, MAL AND HIS TRAVELLING CIRCUS HAVE RAISED ABOUT $425,000 FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION. YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF HIM. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY, AREN'T YOU? (LAUGHS) YES, I AM. WHAT'S MORE SATISFYING? IS IT KNOCKING THE BASTARD OFF OR RAISING ALL THAT MONEY? OH, RAISING THE MONEY. # TRY TO KEEP YOU CLOSE TO ME # RAKING IN TRUCKLOADS OF CASH MUST FEEL PRETTY GOOD, THEN, BECAUSE I'D IMAGINE AFTER BEING ON YOUR FEET ALL DAY FOR 50 DAYS,... CHEERING ...THIS WOULD BE BLOODY HARD TO BEAT. CHEERING UPLIFTING MUSIC BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD, EH. JUST NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT. I ALWAYS IMAGINED THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL LOOKING DOWN HERE, AND... (CHUCKLES) A SMALL GATHERING OF PEOPLE QUIETLY APPLAUDING, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. IS MAL ALLOWED TO DO ANOTHER MISSION? WE DID THINK ABOUT ONE, BUT WHETHER IT COMES OFF OR NOT, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BEARD? IS IT ALLOWED TO STAY? THAT'S OUT OF HERE. BEARD OR ME. BOTH LAUGH I'D CHOOSE HER, MAL. LAUGHTER EVERY TIME. EVERY TIME. Well done, Mal. How do you beat that? That's phenomenal. He looks well. You have to look after yourself with food and sleep. AND IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT MAL AND THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR DETAILS OR TEXT 'GOMAL' TO 2446 TO DONATE $3. I did someone else a good deed today. I was worried about Toni. She was looking at getting induced. Purpose that you do not want a baby on April 1 I think she just wants that baby out. I HAVE A LITTLE CONFESSION TO MAKE. SIX WEEKS AGO, I WASN'T A CRICKET FAN. VAGUELY KNEW THE INS AND OUTS OF THE GAME. I KNEW TO ASK WHAT'S THE SCORE AND NEVER WHO IS WINNING, BUT I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW A GAME THAT WENT ON FOR HOURS COULD HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT, BITING YOUR NAILS. SO A PERSONAL THANKS TO THE BLACKCAPS FOR A HELL OF A RIDE, FOR INTRODUCING ME AND A RAFT OF NOVICES TO THE JOYS OF CRICKET. BUT AN EVEN BIGGER THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH WONDERFUL ROLE MODELS. YOU WERE HUMBLE IN VICTORY, GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT, AND WHILE THERE'S NO TROPHY, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS BY THE NUMBER OF BLACKCAPS JERSEYS ON THE STREET, THE AMOUNT OF CRICKET BEING PLAYED ON SCHOOL FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE SMILES AND HUGS YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RECEIVE ON YOUR RETURN. MY GREAT HOPE, AS THE SPECIFIC MEMORIES FADE, IS THE GAME HAS TURNED A CORNER, THAT THE HESSON ` AND HOPEFULLY IF HE DOESN'T RETIRE ` MCULLUM ERA HERALDS IN SEASONS OF WINNING, SEASONS OF CONSISTENCY AND GENUINE COMPETITIVENESS ` A STRUCTURE THAT FEEDS NEW CHAMPIONS THROUGH ON A REGULAR BASIS, A SPORTING ALTERNATIVE TO THE ALL BLACKS WE CAN ALL EMBRACE. AND A WORD ON THE AUSTRALIANS, THEY ARE TRULY BRILLIANT, AREN'T THEY? CLARKE RETIRES A CHAMPION. AS FOR THE SLEDGING? WELL, LOOK AT THE RESULTS. THEY'VE WON IT FIVE TIMES, AND THE RECORD BOOK NEVER SHOWS HOW THEY PLAYED, JUST HOW THEY FINISHED, WITH PERHAPS SHANE WARNE EXEMPLIFYING THE ATTITUDE WHEN HE GOT INTO SOCIAL MEDIA TROUBLE IN POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS FOR TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT DRINKING. HIS TWITTER RESPONSE? 'TO ALL THE DO-GOODERS, GET STUFFED.' AS MUCH OF A DICKHEAD AS HE MAY BE, I HAVE A SNEAKING REGARD FOR SUCH CONFIDENCE. CAPTIONS BY IMOGEN STAINES AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. 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