The Unplayable Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

For the final time in 2025, Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are in the Unplayable Podcast studio and ready to dive in to all the latest Ashes news. 

With only a week until the first ball at Perth Stadium, there's lots to discuss, from the Sheffield Shield results, the potential make up of both sides, and England's unusual preparations in the west. 

EPISODE INDEX:

(01:40) - Weekly Winner

(07:45) - Sheffield Shield round four run down

(17:00) - The pros and cons of being 12th man

(19:50) - England’s prep in the west

(26:50) - WTC’s new format

(32:00) - Left-field Ashes predictions

(43:10) - Hey Richo

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A quarter century of amazing cricket deserves to be recognised! So we've scoured through over 1,500 internationals played out by Australia's men's and women's teams to bring you the complete top 25.

We've rated each match based on six categories; context or occasion, star power, performances, drama or tension, watchability and how it's remembered today. To prevent spoilers, we won't list what each match is in the episode index, but we will leave time stamps for each new entrant.

Don't forget to head to the CA Live app to take part in the fan voted bracket for best matches since 2000.

EPISODE INDEX:

01:35 - Match No.5

11:46 - Match No.4

18:28 - Match No.3

25:03 - Match No.2

30:11 - Match No.1

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It's the entree to the main course. Australia's white-ball series against India serve as only the appetiser for the massive Ashes series coming later this summer.

Two of the players in the Aussie squad are Queenslanders Matt Renshaw and Xavier Bartlett - and they've joined Jack Paynter in Perth to discuss the upcoming matches.

EPISODE INDEX:

00:00 - Josh and Jack recap the Cameron Green setback

08:36 - Chat with Matt Renshaw and Xavier Bartlett

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Four games, four wins for Australia and a key reason for that record is allrounder Marcus Stoinis.

As the Aussies return to Antigua to commence the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup, Stoinis joins the Unplayable Podcast to chat about his bumper start to the T20 World Cup, sweeping, eating, pitch reading - and even offer some journalistic advice for Louis Cameron!

You won't want to miss this episode!

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With all the chatter in the lead-in being whether or not the Aussies would tank, and therefore eliminate England, it was good to a quality cricket contest between Scotland and Australia.

Brandon McMullen and Mark Watt showed plenty for the Scots but they just didn't have enough as Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David finished the job.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron are in St Lucia and recap the final match of Group B while looking ahead to the Super Eight stage.

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In a perfect world, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short aren’t required for Australia at this tournament. 

They’ll be ready to go if injury strikes the main squad.

But for now, they’re enjoying the best the Caribbean has to offer and they sit down for a chat with Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron by the hotel pool in St Lucia. 

On the agenda is the IPL, golf, mullets and red-ball ambitions. 

NB: Unfortunately Jake's mic gives out bit towards the end of the chat, hopefully it's not too distracting!

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A MASSIVE victory for Australia, chasing down's Namibia's 72 before the Powerplay was even finished!

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap the action from Antigua with full marks going to Australia's bowlers, and top order.

Plus, there's a developing situation happening in Group B with England's fate now potentially in Australia's hands...

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All smiles from the Australian camp after they completed a 36-run win over England at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

Contributions from effectively the entire line up guided the Aussies to the impressive victory, which takes them to the top of Group B.

Adam Zampa was named player of the match after dismissing both English openers after a fast start in the chase.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap all the action from Bridgetown, including a spicy moment between Jos Buttler and Matthew Wade.

Match report: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4035269/australia-defeat-england-t20-world-cup-report-scores-highlights-kensington-oval-barbados-stoinis-zampa-cummins-warner

Match highlights (AUS only): https://www.cricket.com.au/videos/4035348/match-wrap-australia-beat-england-t20-world-cup-barbados-highlights-zampa-stoinis-warner-head

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One match, one win.

Australia's T20 World Cup is off to a great start following their 39-run win over Oman in Barbados.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron recap the match, including Aqib Ilyas' amazing catch, Mitch Starc's cramp, Kaleemullah's passion and Marcus Stoinis' power and plenty more.

Oh, and 'Caribbean Facts' is back!

As it happened: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4033887/live-blog-australia-v-oman-t20-world-cup-teams-scores-updates-highlights-kensington-oval-barbados

Match report: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4033925/match-report-australia-beat-oman-t20-world-cup-group-b-barbados-kensington-highlights-stoinis-warner-maxwell-duck-aqib-ilyas-catch

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The countdown is on! The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is finally underway and a refreshed Josh Hazlewood joins the podcast to look ahead at Australia's tournament.

The chat with Hazlewood starts at 8:18.

Before that Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron give a squad update from the windy Windward Cricket Club, where a handful of Aussie players went through their paces three days out from the opening match.

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