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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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 12:40. For more information check out this MLC FAQ: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/major-league-cricket-united-states-explainer-australia-ipl-involvement-victoria-nsw-draft-houston/2023-05-03

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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 down George Bailey and the National Selection Panel's choices, as well as recapping the Aussies in the County Championship and the IPL.

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