Australia have picked a 16-man squad for the land of left-arm spin that hints at, rather than heralds, a generational change. Louis Cameron and Andrew Ramsey consider the absence of Pat Cummins and whether Steve Smith instead of Travis Head was the right call to take the captaincy reins in Sri Lanka. Were Mitch Marsh and Glenn Maxwell unlucky? How about Peter Handscomb? Which of Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney and Josh Inglis will play? Have we forgotten how good Cameron Green is? We haven't forgotten how good the Galle fort is.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Test cricket is a tough sport for tough men, according to Gautam Gambhir, which all but rules out Louis Cameron and Andrew Ramsey from offering their opinions on a pulsating Australia-India Test series, the first Australia have won after being 0-1 down this century. They give it a crack anyway. Sam Konstas getting under India's skin, Beau Webster's remarkable debut, Scott 'The Brutaliser' Boland's 10-wicket Test and much more is discussed on the final episode of a thrilling campaign.

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top 10 for 10k: Steve Smith is on the verge of joining Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as Australians to have 10,000 Test runs. He needs just 38 more as he heads into the Border Gavaskar Trophy finale against India in his hometown Test at the SCG. After some careful thought about his list, Smith chats to Louis Cameron about how he ranked his favourite Test centuries. No spoilers on what made No.1, but his list charts the ups and downs of his extraordinary career; his maiden Test tons in England and Australia, a double-ton made on no sleep, his 2019 Ashes comeback after his year-long ban, his conquering of spin on the subcontinent, Australia's World Test Championship triumph and his breaking of a recent hundred drought. 

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Ramsey delays his return from the MCG to his backpackers' hostel to join Louis Cameron after an extraordinary Boxing Day Test that had everything. Don Bradman thought he saw some big crowds. Pfffft, this Test has him covered. The biggest Test crowd ever? Probably. Is Bumrah better than Warnie? Maybe. Is he a shark? Hell yes. Melbourne real estate (and Rishabh Pant's inability to find it), sausages (and Yashasvi Jaiswal's ability to find those), snicko, Napoleonic Wars - all that's in here too. Sam Konstas was 19 (he might be 27 now) in a dressing room full of fathers - but is he Virat's father? And has he spoken to Elon Musk? He could soon. Oh and there's another Test.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louis Cameron and Adam Burnett sum up the third NRMA Insurance Test from a sodden Brisbane. While the retirement of Ravichandran Ashwin caught us all on the hop, the dominance of Jasprit Bumrah and Travis Head did not. Can they continue to carry their teams? Is Head hurt? (SPOILER: He's not). Is Josh Hazlewood hurt? (SPOILER: He is). Steve Smith scored his 33rd Test century, written into existence by one of cricket.com.au's own. Speaking of, did cameraman Tama Stockley spook Yashasvi Jaiswal? There are World Test Championship final implications too and you will not need to understand trigonometry to work out how Australia can make it.

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Hazlewood and Mitch Starc felt a little cramped at the Gabba nets on Thursday, so they headed over to AB Field to get their session in!

That was just one of the interesting snippets out of both sides' preparation for the crucial third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match, with Louis Cameron joining Josh Schonafinger to detail how the teams are preparing.

The Indians are given nothing away but Jasprit Bumrah looks to have shaken off his niggle while the brainstrust have a big call to make on Rohit Sharma's position in the batting order.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starc took six. Head hit a blazing hundred. Cummins took five.

Take any of those performances individually and Australia would be in good shape. Get all three of them and Australia will win big.

A massive 10-wicket victory for the hosts, levelling the series at one game apiece.

Louis Cameron is in Adelaide and joined Josh Schonafinger to discuss the day-night Test, the Travis Head-Mohammad Siraj stoush, Marnus Labuschagne's return to form and plenty more.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the eve of the Test match he has dominated for a decade, Mitch Starc joins the Unplayable Podcast. The chat with Starc begins at 3:15.

Starc has been an absolute weapon with the pink cherry (66 wickets at an average of 18.71 back that up), but the left-arm quick doesn't buy into his own hype about the off-colour Kookaburra in day-night cricket.

The 90-Test veteran also touches on the "ridiculous" rumours of a rift in the team, what it's like to share a field with up-and-coming superstars, Marnus Labuschagne's new hobby and plenty more.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Injuries. Soul-searching. Bolters.

With a 10-day gap between the first and second NRMA Insurance Test matches, there's been ample time for all of these things. And more!

Josh Hazlewood has a side injury and Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger discuss his situation, his potential replacements and the other Australian squad news.

Plus there's PM's XI chat and an update on the WTC Final race.

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify.

This episode, brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, where do you go from there, exactly?

India's massive win in Perth stunned the cricket world, leaving questions aplenty for the home side.

That being said, the potential returns of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Mohammad Shami also give the tourists a few selections dilemmas ahead of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.

Louis Cameron is in Perth to give you, the listener, and Josh Schonafinger the low down on what just transpired in the past four days.

Let us know what changes the sides should make! 

Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.