The Unplayable Podcast

Australia's bowlers were nothing short of fantastic on a day that rarely dropped below 40 degrees Celsius, putting England's batters under the pump at the Adelaide Oval.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap a day that saw the Aussies go one step closer to retaining the Ashes.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Day two recap

00:40 Attack’s best team effort?

06:30 Cummins’ excellent return

08:45 More DRS drama

16:15 Liquorland Cheers To That Moment

19:30 How many more can Lyon take?

23:00 Josh’s BBL Grid Game update

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Alex Carey hit his first Test century at the Adelaide Oval in an emotional innings while England toiled hard in hot SA conditions. 

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap a day full of action, complete with a touch of DRS controversy. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Adelaide day one recap

00:36 England toil in sweltering conditions

02:00 Carey’s finest Ashes moment

03:50 DRS stink

07:15 Smith drama hands Khawaja lifeline

14:00 Archer excellent but England slow again

17:53 Josh’s grid game update

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New Aussie opener Jake Weatherald joins the Unplayable Podcast from the Adelaide Oval to chat all things Test cricket!

The dynamic left-hander opens up about his relationships with Travis Head and Steve Smith and what he's taken from his first two Tests for Australia. 

Before that, Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron preview the third match of the series. 

CHAPTERS:

02:00 - The Jake Weatherald-Louis Cameron connection

06:45 - Australia’s selection questions

17:25 - England’s confirmed XI

25:05 - Weatherald chat begins

29:40 - Weatherald reflects on Smith v Archer in Brisbane

37:00 - The story behind Smith’s strange hand gesture

43:00 - The Travis Head affect

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"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 which includes our Liquorland Cheers To That Moment. 

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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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