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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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Fallout from South Africa shocker, Marnus dropped, Shield heats up

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Richo's back from the Legends League, Josh is back from South Africa and the Unplayable Podcast is back from the Gold Coast studio!  Join the lads as they dissect the S

Nov 10
46 min

Cape Town Day 5: 111 all out, Aussies fall well short

Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer killed off Australia's hopes of a series victory in Cape Town with super bowling performances that sealed a 176-run win. Josh Schonafinge

Oct 31
16 min

Cape Town Day 4: Epic series set up for grandstand finish

Hundreds to Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder denied Australia for most of day four before a late surge of wickets allowed the tourists back into the contest. Josh Schona

Oct 30
16 min

Cape Town Day 3: The bowling brilliance that helped turn the Test

Australia are in a dominant position after three days of the deciding Newlands Test match after starring performances from Josh Inglis, Mitch Starc and Nathan Lyon. Joi

Oct 29
18 min

Cape Town Day 2: Aussie inclusion on cusp of hundred

It was a great day with the bat for Australia on day two in Cape Town. Five of the top six batters scored 40+ with Josh Inglis (85no) and Alex Carey (51no) taking the Aus

Oct 28
16 min

Cape Town Day 1: Aussies fight back & how the Smith fitness test played out

Australia were under the pump early on day one of the series decider against South Africa but swung it around after some lion-hearted performances from their bowlers. J

Oct 27
15 min

The series decider with Josh Inglis

The broken finger is good to go and Josh Inglis is firmly in the selection mix for the third and final Test between South Africa and Australia.  The Aussie wicketkeeper

Oct 25
36 min

Gqeberha Day 5: Proteas by an innings + is Boland now undroppable?

Travis Head and Scott Boland put up a good fight but South Africa couldn't be denied in Gqeberha, taking the second Test by an innings and 31 runs to level the series. 

Oct 22
21 min

Gqeberha Day 4: 99 problems ... Head the hope to save second Test

Australia sunk to a three-year low after South Africa rolled them for 99 on day four in Gqeberha.  Join Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron who watched it all unfold at

Oct 21
17 min

Gqeberha Day 3: Bavuma cops brutal sledge after epic ton

Day three at St George's Park belonged to Temba Bavuma with the South Africa skipper hitting a career-best 179 against Australia.  Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron w

Oct 20
18 min

Gqeberha Day 2: Rain can’t stop Scotty’s show

AUDIO APOLOGY: It seems all the bad weather may have affected our microphones for this episode. Apologies in advance - we'll have it fixed up for tomorrow. After six ho

Oct 19
14 min

Gqeberha Day 1: How the Boland v Lyon selection call played out

Only 12.2 overs were possible on day one in Gqeberha - boo! The rain was unrelenting and South Africa ended the day on 2-20. But there was drama before the toss with Sc

Oct 18
13 min

Durban Day 5: Hazlewood's best seals first Test

Australia win the first Test against South Africa by 214 runs after Josh Hazlewood's career-best figures. 'Grind' was the key word for the visitors who were made to toil

Oct 13
12 min

Durban Day 4: Smith sits out as Aussies tighten grip

Australia are well in control of the first Test against South Africa in Durban but do have some concerns over Steve Smith. The gun batter was hit in the helmet during his

Oct 12
15 min

Durban Day 3: 'Freak' Smith at it again

Steve Smith left everyone stunned with more extraordinary catches on day three in Durban as Australia took a first-innings lead.  His catching was the highlight of a go

Oct 11
16 min

Durban Day 2: Renshaw’s huge 190 swings Test Australia’s way

Matthew Renshaw capitalised on a strong day one to power to the highest score of his Test career, a drought-breaking 190. Josh Schonafinger and Bharat Sundaresan are in

Oct 10
14 min

Durban Day 1: Bowling surprise tilts favour Proteas' way

Bad light ended day one in Durban early, but not before an enthralling two-and-a-half sessions.  Josh Schonafinger is joined by Bharat Sundaresan (with Louis Cameron aw

Oct 9
10 min

Matt Renshaw's huge sliding doors moment + that very shiny lid

Matt Renshaw is only one innings into his fourth stint in the Australian Test team but with a weight of white-ball runs behind him he's ready to take his chance.  The r

Oct 7
32 min

A Test bolter emerges, Aussies injured and it's Kit Week!

Join Josh Schonafinger and Kane Richardson as they look back on the week in cricket which includes plenty of injuries for the Aussies in South Africa and the return of th

Sep 30
52 min

Ellis compared to World Cup champion, Japan’s biggest cricket moment

September is still a week away from finishing and we have so much cricket to talk about! Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are in the studio to discuss Australia’s

Sep 23
59 min

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I really enjoy this podcast. I’m an American cricket fan and relatively new to the sport. Always learning from this show, amongst some others. I love the guests that are found featured here. The recent episode with Nathan Ellis especially was lovely. Keep up the great work!

Anne Hathaway Noa · Sep 2025

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.

Not niche or tragic · Oct 2020

As an Aus fan in the US, I've developed a few trusted sources on cricket news from around the world. This podcast is a regular part of my rotation because it provides interviews with Aussies and that I wouldn't get otherwise. It's helpful perspective on my favorite team.

jayyybo · Aug 2017

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

BicentennialHeel · Jan 2021

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