The Unplayable Podcast

Matthew Renshaw capitalised on a strong day one to power to the highest score of his Test career, a drought-breaking 190.

Josh Schonafinger and Bharat Sundaresan are in Durban and discuss one of Australian cricket’s favourite innings in recent memory.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban day two wrap

01:00 Renshaw’s ripping innings

04:50 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:30 Spin questions for SA

 

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Bad light ended day one in Durban early, but not before an enthralling two-and-a-half sessions. 

Josh Schonafinger is joined by Bharat Sundaresan (with Louis Cameron away) to recap the day, which saw Nic Maddinson and Anrich Nortje's dramatic Test returns, Matt Renshaw's new role and Wiaan Mulder's impressive display.  

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban day one recap

02:00 Nic Maddinson’s recall

03:55 Anrich Nortje thunders in

05:30 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:42 Smith storms off after Marnus review

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Matt Renshaw is only one innings into his fourth stint in the Australian Test team but with a weight of white-ball runs behind him he's ready to take his chance. 

The recalled Aussie opener joins Josh Schonafinger in Durban to talk all things South Africa, ODI World Cup hopes, the sliding doors moments of his selection and that very, very shiny helmet he's been running with. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Josh’s Durban update

04:00 Matt Renshaw interview

07:16 Test preparations, white-ball form

12:15 The mental side of batting

17:00 The 2018 South Africa series

25:30 Renshaw’s 2017 Unplayable Vox Pop

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Join Josh Schonafinger and Kane Richardson as they look back on the week in cricket which includes plenty of injuries for the Aussies in South Africa and the return of the WNCL.  

Scott Boland talks through his cricket firsts, plus Sam Harper puts his hand up after a stunning century in India. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Kit Week returns

07:09 Injured Aussies in South Africa

16:15 Looking ahead to the Test series

24:55 Scott Boland’s Cricket Firsts

27:30 Richo recalls early Boland

33:00 WNCL returns

41:40 15,000 for Virat Kohli

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September is still a week away from finishing and we have so much cricket to talk about!

Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are in the studio to discuss Australia’s travels in Southern Africa, Japan’s close shave, Australia A in India, the One-Day Cup and more!

We cross to Louis Cameron in Durban ahead of the ODI series against the Proteas and we look at some of the most obscure cricket bats in history.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Richo and Josh chat the Zimbabwe series

11:45 South Africa ODI series preview

15:20 Louis Cameron, live from Durban

28:33 Japan ROBBED! Potentially...

34:00 Australia A in India

36:05 Men's One-Day Cup opens with a BANG

45:00 Josh's Rare/Obscure Bat XI

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The domestic season is here! To preview the opening matches of the One-Day Cup this weekend, we speak to Queensland young gun Callum Vidler.

Vidler suffered a serious back stress fracture last season but is back bowling at full tilt and ready to rough up some batters in the new campaign. Sheffield Shield specialist Jack Paynter joins Josh Schonafinger to run through all the men's state changes - plus to dissect the opening ODI between Australia and Zimbabwe.

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Zimbabwe v Australia first ODI

00:15:12 Callum Vidler Interview

00:31:00 State-by-state previews

00:33:57 Western Australia preview

00:40:30 South Australia preview

00:45:50 NSW preview

00:53:24 Queensland preview

00:59:15 Tasmania preview

01:03:50 Victoria preview

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Joel Davies is one of the newest members of the Australian ODI squad and the 22-year-old allrounder is loving every minute of it!

Louis Cameron is in Harare and spoke to Davies (not his brother Ollie) about his rapid rise, the 'pinch me' moments playing with Steve Smith and Babar Azam and that time he caught a ball in the crowd at North Sydney Oval. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Zimbabwe v Australia series preview

07:52 Joel Davies interview

30:26 Davies, Peake, Renshaw - where they fit in

 

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With Australia’s Test squad for South Africa only a few days old, there’s plenty to discuss!

On this episode, we catch up with World Cup winner Lucy Hamilton and look ahead to how she plans to match an unbelievable summer.

Kane Richardson is back to analyse the Test squad, and he joins Josh Schonafinger to debate the pros and cons of the Big Bash privatisation push.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Richo and Josh on the Test squad

19:00 Lucy Hamilton interview

33:35 Food and holidays as a professional cricketer

37:30 Big Bash developments

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We've got a mega squad drop! On Tuesday, September 1, Australia's selectors announced the men's ODI squad to face Zimbabwe and South Africa later this month, as well as the red- and white-ball squads for an 'A' tour of India. 

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron break down the big talking points, from Marnus Labuschagne to Kurtis Patterson, Peter Handscomb to Billy Stanlake. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Australia name ODI squad

01:30 Initial takeaways

05:00 The captaincy job-share

08:45 Middle order change

14:20 Quicks get their shot

17:45 Australia A squads

31:00 Australia A ‘Wombats’?

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Australia made up for their loss in Darwin by thumping Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay.

Mitch Starc took 10 wickets for the match, Pat Cummins took six and Nathan Lyon took three as the game neared completion. But there are still question marks over the batting, as Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron discuss.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Mackay Day Two

01:00 Feeling flat after short finish

03:33 Starc’s magnificent 10

05:40 Cherry-ripe Cummins

07:40 Lyon takes wickets

09:30 Shoriful’s effort in vain

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