The Unplayable Podcast

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The Unplayable Podcast episodes

October 22, 2022 Instant World Cup Recap: "The best catch I've ever seen"
World champions Australia were thrashed by New Zealand to the tune of 89 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and cricket.com.au journalists Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger take a look at what went wrong for the Aussies.
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14 min
October 17, 2022 'Do it now, or it's all over': Matthew Wade on why his best comes with his back against the wall
Matthew Wade might have shepherded Mark Wood off the ball but he couldn't keep cricket.com.au's Louis Cameron at bay at the Gabba, where he sat down for an in-depth chat. The wicketkeeper spoke about his run-in with the England quick last week, the unique spirit around Australia's World Cup-winning team last year, how his best always comes with his career on the line and who he thinks will be player of the tournament for this year's showpiece T20 event that gets underway this weekend.
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31 min
October 11, 2022 Obstructing the field?
Matthew Wade and Mark Wood clashed. Jos Buttler didn't appeal. But he might have if it was the World Cup final. England's top order looked in great touch as they won the first Dettol T20I in Perth by eight runs and Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter break down the action from game one.

Plus, there's a bonus Marsh Sheffield Shield round one recap (15:00) where standout performances from Will Sutherland, Teague Wyllie, Lance Morris, Henry Hunt and Gurinder Sandhu (plus plenty more!) are recognised.

Alex Ross out obstructing in the BBL: https://www.cricket.com.au/video/alex-ross-run-out-obstructing-the-field-brisbane-heat-v-hobart-hurricanes-video-highlights/2018-01-10
Ben Stokes out obstructing in 2015: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/ben-stokes-out-obstructing-the-field-australia-england-second-odi-lords-mitchell-starc/2015-09-06
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27 min
October 04, 2022 World Cup prep on the Gold Coast and inside the Aussie tour to India
Unplayable Podcast host Josh Schonafinger gets major Queensland FOMO as he calls up Louis Cameron (0:45) and Clancy ‘Donut’ Sinnamon (15:57) who are both on the Gold Coast ahead of Australia’s T20I series against the West Indies.

Louis touches on Cameron Green’s mental form (2:46), Tim David’s place in the side (6:00), Mitch Marsh’s return (9:06) and Shimron Hetmyer’s untimely no-show (12:10).

Following that, Clancy looks back on his time travel with the Australian side to India on their whirlwind three-match T20I series and what he’s learned from travelling the world and being close to the team.

Louis' Tim David article: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tim-david-make-t20-world-cup-case-home-international-debut-australia-west-indies-series-gold-coast/2022-10-03
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26 min
September 27, 2022 TAS Preview: Jordan Silk on captaincy, batting evolution and painting
Newly appointed all-format captain for Tasmania Jordan Silk joins Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter on the Unplayable Podcast to chat all things Tigers and Sixers.

The right hander talks about his off-season travels and ventures (1:00), recapping Tasmania’s unlucky previous season (3:40), his career-best summer (6:00), Australian aspirations (9:15), Tassie’s pre-season (13:30), expectations for the upcoming summer (18:55), the Sixers and the BBL draft (20:28).

Jack and Josh then chat (23:21) about Tassie's fortunes, squad and what to expect from the Tigers.
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29 min
September 21, 2022 NSW Preview: Captain Kurtis Patterson's new bub, Sixers switch and Test hopes
Ahead of New South Wales’ season opener against Victoria on Friday September 23, captain Kurtis Patterson joins Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter from the Unplayable Podcast to look ahead to the summer that beckons.

Patterson talks about the birth of his first child (2:00), his cricket-loving American in-laws (4:00), the burgeoning Blues and his captaincy (5:50), his breakout BBL season (10:00), playing against Ricky Ponting in BBL|02 (13:25), NSW’s expectations for the season (19:05), playing with Nathan Lyon (23:50) and his Test aspirations (25:45).

Josh and Jack then jump into a NSW preview (29:15) to look at what the season holds for the always-competitive Blues.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube, if that's more your thing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEpeKf7U6gmYi2oTQjF2zbG5VkpFj_eDX
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35 min
September 19, 2022 WA Preview: Batting in the floppy hat with Josh Philippe
After winning the Sheffield Shield and the Marsh One-Day Cup last summer Josh Philippe tells the Unplayable Podcast he’s looking forward to becoming the ‘hunted’ in 2022-23.

He also chats about his off-season exploits (1:51), playing with Shaun Marsh (5:56), his relationship with Josh Inglis (7:06), why he chose to stay in WA (8:51), the Sixers’ draft haul (12:30) and his goals for the season (15:10).

At (17:36) it’s time for Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter to break down WA’s chances of going back-to-back this season.
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25 min
September 15, 2022 QLD Preview: Matt Renshaw on batting anywhere, Harry Potter & Peter Siddle
Queensland Bulls batter (and 'part-time allrounder') Matt Renshaw joins Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter on the Unplayable Podcast to discuss what lays ahead for the upcoming season.

Renshaw talks about his winter with Somerset (1:30), his preferred batting position (2:35), playing Peter Siddle (5:55), Harry Potter (7:00), goals for the upcoming season (11:50), Queensland’s spin depth (14:20) and their pace depth (18:28) and his own bowling (19:38).

Josh and Jack then get into a detailed Bulls season preview at (25:30).

You can read the Kane Richardson relocation feature here: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/kane-richardson-queensland-bulls-south-australia-move-gold-coast-t20-shield-world-cup/2022-05-06

And you can also watch the show on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEpeKf7U6gmYi2oTQjF2zbG5VkpFj_eDX
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35 min
September 09, 2022 SA Preview: Alex Carey on his Aussie rise, the Redbacks and the Karachi pool
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey joined Josh Schonafinger to review his recent fine form with the bat, chat about Australia's time in north Queensland and look ahead to a big summer for both the national side and the South Australia Redbacks.

On the agenda were his match-winning partnership with Cameron Green (0:57), spending time in North Queensland (3:00), captaining Australia in ODIs (5:52), the Pakistan and Sri Lanka tours (8:17), the pool in Karachi (10:15), South Australia preview (13:07) and his first and favourite bat (19:46).

After that, Jack Paynter (20:46) joined Josh to go through the ins and outs of the Redbacks upcoming summer.
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31 min
September 07, 2022 VIC Preview: Will Sutherland on stepping up, family battles and mullets
Victorian and freshly re-signed Melbourne Renegades bowling allrounder Will Sutherland joins Josh Schonafinger and Jack Paynter to preview his sides' chances for the upcoming season.

Will speaks about his pre-season 1:11, the Shield final 2:22, the temptation to head to County cricket 4:45, his new Renegades contract 5:46, Victoria’s pace attack 7:05, players to watch 8:30, Will Pucovski 11:48, comparisons to Annabel 13:00, the mullet 16:00 and much more.

Did you know you can watch the podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEpeKf7U6gmYi2oTQjF2zbG5VkpFj_eDX
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29 min