Coming off a half-century in Australia's thrilling two-wicket victory at Edgbaston, Travis Head joins the Unplayable Podcast to go through all the talking points. From spending lots of time in front of the Hollies Stand, to taking on Moeen Ali, and plenty more, Head shares his thoughts on the terrific opening to the 2023 Ashes series. Before that, hosts Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron preview the second Test from the bleachers at Lord's and discuss the potential XI changes for both sides. Ho...
Jun 25, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 7
What an incredible Test match! Australia win the Edgbaston Test by two wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes - Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron do their best to recap an encapsulating, pulsating, unforgettable day of Test cricket. Let us know the best Test matches you've seen: https://linktr.ee/unplayablepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Day four began with an attempted reverse scoop by Joe Root and ended with Scott Boland as the nightwatchman - and there was plenty of action in between! Australia need a further 174 runs with seven wickets in hand to claim a famous victory in the first Ashes Test in Edgbaston but will have to knock off the remaining runs without David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap all the action from Birmingham in the latest Unplayable Podcast, proudly brou...
Jun 19, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Is Cameron Green the best gully fielder ever? It may be an early call, but Green's case just got stronger with another extraordinary pluck to send Ben Duckett packing at Edgbaston. Only 32.4 overs were possible because of so much rain in Birmingham on day three but with Ollie Robinson's send off, England's bouncer barrage and Australia's new-ball blitz there were still plenty of talking points. This episode of the Unplayable Podcast is brought to you by Qantas - Spirit of Australia Send your bes...
Jun 18, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Day two at Edgbaston belonged to Australia largely thanks to an unbeaten century to Usman Khawaja. While the opener's first Test ton in England showed the Aussies the way, he was ably supported by Travis Head and Alex Carey after a hot start by the England fast bowlers. Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap all the action from Birmingham in the latest Unplayable Podcast, proudly brought to you by Qantas, Spirit of Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 17, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 3
From Zak Crawley's cover drive to kick off the match and the series, to Joe Root's ton, Nathan Lyon's fight and Ben Stokes' proactive declaration, it was an enthralling day of cricket at Edgbaston. The Unplayable Podcast's Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron were in Birmingham taking in all the action and give you the first daily Ashes recap of the series. This episode is proudly brought to you by Qantas - Spirit of Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 16, 2023•13 min•Season 4Ep. 2
England have gone early and named their XI for the opening match of the Ashes series, leaving out their fastest bowler Mark Wood. Australia meanwhile have been playing their cards closer to their chest, with a decision on which fast bowlers will be selected yet to be made. The Unplayable Podcast's Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger are in Birmingham and have all the latest news on the eve of the first Test. This episode brought to you by Qantas, Spirit of Australia. England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben...
Jun 14, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 1
It all comes down to this! Australia and India will fight it out for the World Test Championship final (and the ICC mace) from Wednesday night (AEST). The Unplayable Podcast's Louis Cameron is in position in London and has been keeping a close eye on both teams ahead of the crunch clash at the Oval. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 05, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Trent Copeland took the path less travelled to professional cricket but finished with career with Tests, titles and stacks of wickets to his name. The NSW legend chats to Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter about his wild ride from behind the stumps to behind the microphone. Later on in the episode, Copeland shares his analysis on the men's domestic squad changes begins (30:00) and previews the Ashes (47:30). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Get your tickets for the 2023-24 summer of cricket at www.cricket.com.au/tickets . Cricket.com.au's Louis Cameron is joined by off-spinner Nathan Lyon to talk about what he's been up to since returning from Australia's tour of India, next summer's Tests against Pakistan and West Indies, as well as how he is preparing for the World Test Championship final and the ensuing five-Test Ashes series againt England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 14, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Cricket Victoria, Cricket New South Wales and a stack of IPL franchises are involved. So what's the deal with Major League Cricket ? A new T20 league is starting up in the USA and Australian Justin Geale is in charge of getting it off the ground! He is the special guest on this deep dive episode of the Unplayable Podcast as Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter look at who's signed up, when and where it will happen and why Victoria and New South Wales are involved. The chat with Geale begins at 12:...
May 03, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 43
See Australia's full squad here: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-world-test-championship-final-ashes-squad-india-england-warner-harris-renshaw-cummins/2023-04-19 The Aussies have named their squad to tackle both the World Test Championship Final (June 7) and the first two Ashes Test (June 16 & 28) and there are some surprises! In comes Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis and Marcus Harris while quite a few can consider themselves unlucky to miss out. Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter break d...
Apr 19, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 42
With the 2022-23 Australian summer officially over, Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter review Australia A's first clash with New Zealand A, check out which Aussies are playing in the County Championship and cast one final eye over the Marsh Sheffield Shield final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 05, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Victoria fell short in last year's Marsh Sheffield Shield final. But against the same opponent, at the same venue, they have the chance to make amends in this weekend. Will Sutherland , who has been an undefeated stand-in captain for the Vics this season, joins Jack Paynter to look ahead to the season finale against Western Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2023•13 min•Season 3Ep. 40
The final match of the Australian summer is the Marsh Sheffield Shield final and it starts this Thursday between Western Australia and Victoria. Teenage batter Teague Wyllie is the special guest and the chat with him starts at 22:32. Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter look back at the action-packed Shield season and preview what promises to be an awesome five-day final at the WACA. VIDEO - Top moments of the season: https://www.cricket.com.au/video/top-10-moments-sheffield-shield-2022-23-catches...
Mar 21, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 39
One round of the Marsh Sheffield Shield remains and Western Australia's opponent in the final could be decided by the bonus points system. Jack Paynter explains to Josh Schonafinger just how that works and identifies what both Queensland and Victoria have to do to make it. Then (at 7:00) Matt Short, possibly the most in-form player in the country, sits down with Jack to discuss his incredible season to date and how he can make it even better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Mar 13, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 38
In the words of the great Bill Lawry: It's all happening! The fourth Test between India and Australia will see a humongous crowd fill the revamped gargantuan stadium in Ahmedabad, will be attended by prime ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi, and could still be played on one of two pitches. Louis Cameron is in the state of Gujarat for the Test finale and details Josh Schonafinger and all the latest on what's been happening since the Aussies hit back in the third Test in Indore. Hosted o...
Mar 08, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Nathan Lyon's 8-64 in the second innings in Indore (to go with three in the first innings) proved to be a match-winning performance for Australia. Here the champion off-spinner joins Louis Cameron to discuss the challenges of bowling spin in India, the new Aussie spinners on the block, expecting a "bloody loud" fourth Test in Ahmedabad and the now-confirm reality of playing in the World Test Championship final in London in June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 06, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Is it going to be WA to go back-to-back in the Marsh One-Day Cup? Or can the Redbacks upset the home side? The chat with Ashton Turner kicks off at 16:48, but before then Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter look back at the highs and lows of the season, the standout performers and key players in the final. The videos mentioned in this episode: Beau Webster's classic catches: https://www.cricket.com.au/video/beau-webster-catches-hanger-screamer-sheffield-shield-marsh-cup-2022-23-tasmania-mcg-highl...
Mar 05, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Australia are 2-0 down in the Border Gavaskar Trophy but still have plenty on the line with two Tests remaining. The Unplayable Podcast's Louis Cameron has moved with the teams to Indore and fills us in on the Aussie changes, injuries, fielding techniques, the pitch and the stadium and plenty more. Don't forget to check out our podcast feed to hear the Peter Handscomb episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 27, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Peter Handscomb joins cricket.com.au's Louis Cameron between the second and third Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Just how does Australia respond to that first Test hiding? Louis Cameron has followed the team to Delhi and updates Josh Schonafinger with the latest injury news on Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green, the inclusion of Matthew Kuhnemann, the selection drama surrounding Travis Head and plenty more in this edition of the Unplayable Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 32
We're so close to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy beginning... and we can't wait! The Unplayable Podcast's Louis Cameron is in India ahead of the series and he catches up to Australia Test captain Pat Cummins to get the latest updates on the team, the tour and plenty more. Cummins explains Australia’s training camp in Bangalore (14:00), easing back expectations (16:35), lessons from previous Asian tours (18:52), the potential of a fiery series coming up (22:06), David Warner’s ‘fatigue’ (23:30), the ...
Feb 07, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 31
It all comes down to this! The Perth Scorchers have been the dominant side all season. But the Brisbane Heat have come from the clouds and have the momentum. A sell-out crowd at Perth Stadium is going to witness a stellar KFC BBL|12 final and Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter preview the decider before Scorchers spinner Peter Hatzoglou joins to talk about his season, being in and out of the side, learning off Fawad Ahmed and much, much more. Final ultimate guide: https://www.cricket.com.au/news...
Feb 03, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Corey Rocchiccioli has emerged as the Melbourne Renegades leading spinner and will play an important role in his side's Knockout Final against the Brisbane Heat. The offie joins the Unplayable Podcast to talk about learning off Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Akeal Hosein, his coffee shop superstition and his Instagram philosophy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Who makes your Team of the Tournament? KFC BBL|12 has given us plenty of highlights, lots of talking points and many memorable moments. Jack Paynter and Josh Schonafinger look back on the bumper season before casting an eye ahead to the final five matches. cricket.com.au's Team of the Tournament: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/big-bash-team-tournament-smith-hardie-finch-dooley-rogers-abbott-tye-short-david-neser/2023-01-26 BKT Finish from Hurricanes v Heat: https://www.cricket.com.au/video/bkt-...
Jan 26, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Spencer Johnson's played only five KFC BBL matches but is 27 years old - where's he been? Johnson joins the Unplayable Podcast to talk about his career to date, bowling at the death against the likes of Tim David and Marcus Stoinis, spending almost three years out due to injury, his marvellous hair and helping Italy qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Watch Johnson’s last over against Tim David: https://www.cricket.com.au/video/spencer-johnson-final-over-tim-david-brisbane-heat-hobart-hurricanes...
Jan 24, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Australia have named the 18 players they're taking to India and 22-year-old Victoria spinner Todd Murphy is the biggest surprise in the squad! He sat down with Jack Paynter (16:40) a few weeks ago to talk about his rapid rise, his international chances, red-ball, white-ball and BBL form and plenty more. Before that, Josh Schonafinger and Jack break down the Australian squad and recap the side's big win over South Africa at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 11, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Called into the Australian Test squad for the first time in almost five years, Matthew Renshaw isn't taking anything for granted. The left hander made his only Test century to date at the SCG in 2017 and on the eve of this year's New Year's Test Renshaw joins the Unplayable Podcast to chat through his return, his changes, his new baby and that Michael Neser catch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 02, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Lance Morris is all about bowling fast. The leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield this summer was thrust into the Aussie Test squad and now he's thrust on the Unplayable Podcast! The 'Wild Thing', Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger look ahead to the biggest day on the cricketing calendar and discuss whether or not Scott Boland holds his spot for the returning Josh Hazlewood. The chat with Lance Morris begins at 15:08. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 23, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 24
