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Welcome to The Unplayable Podcast, where we'll be talking all things cricket across Australia and around the world, brought to you by cricket.com.au.
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Welcome to The Unplayable Podcast, where we'll be talking all things cricket across Australia and around the world, brought to you by cricket.com.au.
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    MATT WADE, JOEL PARIS - plus we name our Team of the Sheffield Shield

    MATT WADE, JOEL PARIS - plus we name our Team of the Sheffield Shield

    It's a bumper Marsh Sheffield Shield final preview to round out the Unplayable Podcast for the 2023-24 summer!
    On this show:
    Listen to our Team of the Tournament debate is at 4:40, our Matthew Wade interview at 24:10, our Joel Paris interview at 36:45 and our Final tips and predictions at 50:15.
    This episode brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

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    • 52 min
    Milestone-heavy match to round out Test season

    Milestone-heavy match to round out Test season

    One final Test match to round out the summer!
    Christchurch is the scene and Andrew Ramsey is there and he gives Josh Schonafinger the lowdown on what to expect at Hagley Oval.
    Mitch Starc needs two poles to go past Dennis Lillee while Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will line up in their 100th matches apiece.
    TRIVIA ANSWERS
    The only bowlers in Test cricket with a better strike rate than Mitch Starc’s 48.62 are:
    Dale Steyn (42.38), Malcolm Marshall (46.76) and … Waqar Younis (43.49)! 
    In terms of players playing their 100th Tests together, it’s far more common than we assumed! 
    Mike Atherton and Alex Stewart did so in 2000, Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis and Stephen Fleming did in the same match in 2006, and Michael Clarke and Alastair Cook also reached 100 in the Perth Test of 2013-14! 
    Well done if you knew any of those! This episode brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

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    • 18 min
    MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE - Plus Wagner calls it quits, Basin Reserve's odd quirk

    MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE - Plus Wagner calls it quits, Basin Reserve's odd quirk

    Australia's No.3 Marnus Labuschagne joins the podcast! He chats to Louis Cameron from 12:07.
    There's also been drama days out from the first New Zealand-Australia Test match - Kiwi quick Neil Wagner has retired from the game and won't play in the two Tests against the Aussies.
    Beamed across the ditch from Wellington, cricket.com.au's Andrew Ramsey gives Josh Schonafinger the lowdown on NZ's windiest city and what to expect from the green pitch that's been rolled out in the middle of a roundabout.
    This episode brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

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    • 29 min
    MITCH STARC: Aussie quick on NZ tour, golf and World Cups

    MITCH STARC: Aussie quick on NZ tour, golf and World Cups

    Let's go across the ditch!
    The Australian men's team has arrived in New Zealand and their T20 series is about to get underway!
    Champion fast bowler Mitch Starc joins the Unplayable Podcast team Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron from Wellington to preview the Aussies' next tour.
    The chat with Mitch Starc begins at 18:12.
    Before that, Josh and Louis look at the five big questions facing the Australians ahead of the T20 World Cup in June.
    This episode brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

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    • 51 min
    Windies looking for white-ball revenge with power-packed T20 squad

    Windies looking for white-ball revenge with power-packed T20 squad

    After a dominant display from Australia's 50-over side, the Dettol T20 International series to be a lot closer with West Indies selecting their big names for the three-game series.
    cricket.com.au's Jack Paynter has been following the Aussie squad around the country and he joins Josh Schonafinger to discuss white-ball squads, World Cups and breakout stars.
    This episode of the Unplayable Podcast brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia

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    • 17 min
    Bung toe, magic juice, match-winner: Shamar Joseph's miracle

    Bung toe, magic juice, match-winner: Shamar Joseph's miracle

    A Test decided by eight runs! And what a finish!
    No matter who you support, you have to appreciated that lion-hearted effort from Shamar Joseph, who thought he was too injured to bowl heading into day four.
    He walked away with a seven-wicket haul in one of the performances of the decade.
    Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap all the action from the Gabba, and look ahead to the Dettol ODI series starting on Feb 2.
    Watch the final wicket from all angles with all the commentary calls: https://www.cricket.com.au/videos/3869856/every-call-of-shamar-josephs-famous-test-wicket
    This episode brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia

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    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

Jalandhar80 ,

Guests audio isn’t great

Content is good but the audio of guests is pretty poor

BicentennialHeel ,

Shame

Terrific guests and analysis. Marred by consistently poor audio, particularly with Ponting. Doesn’t anyone have access to a landline?

Not niche or tragic ,

Perfect

Sam Ferris is the perfect interviewer. So, when he is interviewing a player he is respectful and interested but he doesn’t grovel. He also doesn’t try & be too friendly with the players which other commentators are guilty of. One thing he is an absolute master of: he asks a question & then listens. He does not insert his opinions into the conversation. Really good place to get up to date on Australian cricket.

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