The Unplayable Podcast

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-barbadosMatch 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

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.

The Unplayable Podcast is back! And ready to guide you through Australia's quest for T20 World Cup success in the Caribbean.The chat with Aussie spinner Ashton Agar begins at 14:30.Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron have been in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and give you the run down on Australia's hit-outs with Namibia (six-wicket win) and West Indies (35-run loss).We'll be recapping all of Australia's World Cup matches, plus bringing you exclusive news from trainings and press conferences, so remember to hit subscribe so TUP hits your feed as soon as it drops!NB: There was an issue with the audio in the Agar chat when we first uploaded, but that's been fixed. Thanks for your patience.

One month until the T20 World Cup! And Australia have dropped a very interesting squad of 15...The red-hot Jake Fraser-McGurk misses out, as does veteran Steve Smith, plus no room for the likes of Matt Short, Spencer Johnson or Sean Abbott. Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron break down the squad and analyse the picks from George Bailey and the selection crew. See the full squad here: https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3990756/australia-squad-reveal-mens-t20-world-cup-2024-caribbean-usa-mitch-marsh-named-captain

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.

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 ANSWERSThe 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.

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.

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.

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