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First #AUSvWI Test Preview: Cameron Green on his WA homecoming, the IPL & hours on the bowling machine
Season 3, Ep. 16
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Just hours away from the first Test of the summer. Is there a better feeling? A better time of year? We don't think so.
Rising Australia allrounder and proud West Aussie Cameron Green is the special guest on this edition of the Unplayable Podcast and he joins Louis Cameron and Josh Schonafinger to look ahead to the opening Test of the 2022-23 season.
Timestamps: Juggling playing all formats (19:20), the upcoming IPL auction (22:30), his first Test in Perth (24:00), Green’s talented sister (25:10), net sessions (26:10), what Green expects from the West Indies (29:34) and how his bowling is progressing (31:05).
Cameron Green hits the nets: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cameron-green-return-test-cricket-nets-batting-technique-change-formats-australia-west-indies-ipl/2022-11-28
Alzarri Joseph's crazy Aussie story: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/alzarri-joseph-west-indies-paceman-net-bowler-rise-australia-test-series-perth/2022-11-28
Steve Smith primed for biggest season ever: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/steve-smith-austral-west-indies-tests-perth-hip-injury-technique/2022-11-27
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