"Bowl fast when there's nothing going on, champion." 

Iconic words from Steve Smith to Jofra Archer during the night session of day four in Brisbane! Join champions Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger to recap all the action as England finally showed some fight but lost the battle ... and the verbals. 

CHAPTERS:

(00:30) - The champing

(04:35) - Stokes digs in

(08:35) - Smith’s slip screamer

(11:45) - Carey shows his worth

(14:45) - Neser call vindicated

(16:30) - Lou’s England rant

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Australia dominated day three of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, grinding England into the dust firstly with the bat and then with the ball. 

Join your hosts for the recap from a dominant day that has the Aussies looking at a two-nil series lead.

CHAPTERS:

(01:10) - More Starc brilliance

(03:45) - England’s baffling tactics; bowling

(06:45) - Final session carnage

(08:00) - Neser, Boland, Starc strike

(11:00) - England’s baffling tactics; batting

(14:40) - Get around the Big Bash Grid Game

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Good news! The Brisbane Test will go into a third day! Australia lead by 44 runs at stumps on day two and Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger are at the Gabba to reflect on all the action. 

CHAPTERS:

(01:00) - Weird ODI-style pink-ball cricket

(01:40) - Aussie batting good, not great

(05:50) - The Head-Weatherald combo

(08:10) - Liquorland Cheers To That Moment

(09:45) - England’s horror day in the field

(13:45) - ‘Shiv’ Smith

(16:55) - Stokes and Carse’s comeback

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Joe Root's maiden century in Australia has given England the slight edge after day one in Brisbane as the tourists look to fight back from 1-0 down. 

Australia's fielding was immense, highlighted by Josh Inglis' run out and Alex Carey's catch, while Mitch Starc claimed ANOTHER six-wicket haul. 

CHAPTERS:

(01:00) - Aussies leave out Lyon

(04:00) - Crawley’s response

(06:05) - Root gets through nervous 90s

(07:35) - Neser’s role in Inglis’ run out

(11:20) - Carey’s classic

(14:30) - Starc’s new peak

(15:30) - Archer’s highest score

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Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger have been watching Australia and England train in Brisbane and they've seen the following:

• Usman Khawaja's fitness test and return from back spams
• Mark Wood's big knee brace 
• Pat Cummins bowling the house down again

All that and more on this second Test preview from Brisbane. 

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Where do you begin with that game? Here's our rapid analysis of a wild and wacky two-day Test.

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Did that live up to the hype? A whopping 19 wickets tumbled on an incredible day of Test cricket to open up the 2025-26 Ashes series. 

Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger were there at Perth Stadium and try to wade through all the talking points from a helter-skelter, action-packed day. 

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With Ashes fever hitting fever pitch, Cameron Green joins the Unplayable Podcast from Perth Stadium to discuss the upcoming battle with England, his return to bowling, moving around the batting order and taking screamers in the gully. 

Before that, Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger discuss the selection dilemmas for both sides and look at what to expect in Perth. 

EPISODE INDEX:

(01:33) - Brendan Doggett’s potential Baggy Green

(05:45) - Jake Weatherald’s potential Baggy Green

(09:30) - England’s selection crunch

(13:45) - The Joe Root century question

(16:25) - GREEN INTERVIEW BEGINS

(18:30) - Bowling full tilt

(21:05) - Batting No.3

(24:00) - Clicking in white-ball cricket

 

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For the final time in 2025, Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are in the Unplayable Podcast studio and ready to dive in to all the latest Ashes news. 

With only a week until the first ball at Perth Stadium, there's lots to discuss, from the Sheffield Shield results, the potential make up of both sides, and England's unusual preparations in the west. 

 

EPISODE INDEX:

(01:40) - Weekly Winner

(07:45) - Sheffield Shield round four run down

(17:00) - The pros and cons of being 12th man

(19:50) - England’s prep in the west

(26:50) - WTC’s new format

(32:00) - Left-field Ashes predictions

(43:10) - Hey Richo

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A quarter century of amazing cricket deserves to be recognised! So we've scoured through over 1,500 internationals played out by Australia's men's and women's teams to bring you the complete top 25.

We've rated each match based on six categories; context or occasion, star power, performances, drama or tension, watchability and how it's remembered today. To prevent spoilers, we won't list what each match is in the episode index, but we will leave time stamps for each new entrant.

Don't forget to head to the CA Live app to take part in the fan voted bracket for best matches since 2000.

 

EPISODE INDEX:

01:35 - Match No.5

11:46 - Match No.4

18:28 - Match No.3

25:03 - Match No.2

30:11 - Match No.1

 

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