Beyond23 with Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke delivers a frank assessment of Australia’s Cape Town defeat and series loss to South Africa. From Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first to selection calls and the relationship between the batters and bowlers, Pup asks where Australia got it wrong—and what needs to change before the home summer.
Clarke also tackles Steve Smith’s fitness and place in the batting order, celebrates Josh Inglis’ brilliant hundred, and examines Australia’s recurring struggles against spin. Plus, credit for South Africa, the debate around Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland, and why criticism of the Australian team shouldn’t become personal.
Chapters
00:00 Coming Up
00:23 Beyond23 Opener
00:28 Welcome
00:37 Cape Town Test Debrief
01:26 Cummins’ Toss Call
01:55 Criticism Or Personal Attacks?
05:40 Selection And Tactics
07:05 Batters V Bowlers
07:44 Missed Opportunities Away From Home
09:57 Steve Smith’s Absence
12:15 Should Smith Bat At Number Three?
14:43 Josh Inglis Takes His Chance
15:50 South Africa Deserve The Credit
17:27 Australia’s Struggles Against Spin
19:59 What Must Change Before The Summer?
21:28 The Lyon And Boland Selection Debate
23:14 Why Specialist Positions Matter
23:59 How Far Should Criticism Go?
25:09 Test Cricket And The Fans
25:58 Australia’s Next Generation
27:21 Closing

One-all. A series on the line. Australia returns to Newlands for a massive third Test against South Africa, and Michael Clarke is fired up. In this Beyond 23 preview, Pup breaks down Australia’s selection calls, Marnus Labuschagne’s future, Nathan Lyon’s return and the case for Scott Boland. His message to Australia is clear: back yourselves, show intent and take the game on.
Plus, Clarke reflects on returning to Newlands after Sandpapergate, discusses England’s stunning loss to Pakistan and assesses India’s form in New Zealand. In Between Overs, he relives his unbeaten 161 with a broken collarbone, Ryan Harris’s heroic final spell in 2014 and the dressing-room nightmare of Australia’s collapse for 47.
Timestamps & Chapters
00:00 Australia v South Africa: the Newlands decider
00:47 A legacy-defining moment for Australia
04:24 Australia’s reported XI and selection changes
05:55 Should Scott Boland play at Newlands?
07:59 How Australia’s batters can take on South Africa
09:38 Backing Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith
10:38 Crowds and the future of Test cricket in South Africa
11:56 Could Australia’s summer XI look different?
14:56 Returning to Newlands after Sandpapergate
18:49 Pakistan’s remarkable win over England
20:49 India’s T20 wins in New Zealand
22:28 Between Overs: Newlands memories
24:02 Clarke’s 2014 triumph and Ryan Harris’s heroics
26:22 Batting with a broken collarbone
27:49 Inside Australia’s collapse for 47
28:53 Final thoughts on the series decider

South Africa level the series 1-1 with an innings win in Gqeberha, and Australia head to Cape Town with more questions than answers. Michael Clarke and Shreevats Goswami break down Bavuma’s career-best 179, the day-four collapse to 99 all out, and Australia’s first overseas follow-on since Trent Bridge 2005.Pup reveals he and Ricky Ponting are worried Australian cricket faces a steep decline if too many senior players leave at once.Also in this episode:The Nathan Lyon omission: do you always pick a spinner?Is Marco Jansen the best all-rounder in the world?Labuschagne, Maddinson, Green, Inglis: who plays the third Test?India’s record T20I chase of 226 in ChristchurchHarry Brook’s record 202 and Sri Lanka’s chase of 430Between Overs: the worst conditions the panel ever played inLive every week. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres.00:00 Welcome00:48 SA level the series: the Gqeberha review02:02 Is Jansen the next Kallis?03:05 Australia's first overseas follow-on since 200504:00 Pup: more questions than answers05:41 Pup and Ponting fear a steep decline06:30 Should Australia have picked Lyon?10:16 Day four: 99 all out10:37 Jansen, the world's best all-rounder?11:46 South Africa's swagger is back14:12 Day five: Head's 121 and Boland's resistance14:58 Best catching team in the world?16:03 Labuschagne's century drought16:41 Sri: picking players beyond the stats18:54 The selection puzzle: Maddinson, Green, Inglis22:18 Steve Smith's neck and the criticism23:15 Cape Town preview and the 47 all out memory24:42 Predictions for the third Test28:13 India v NZ: record chase in Christchurch29:59 Suryavanshi at three30:59 T20 batters have no fear of failure36:46 Brook 202, Sri Lanka chase 43040:48 Viewer questions43:42 Pup on specialist roles in Test cricket45:19 Why does Australia love two left-handed openers?50:13 Between Overs: worst conditions ever played in53:02 Wrap📺 Subscribe via YouTube @Beyond23CricketPod‬ 📱 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpod/🎧 Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3ZcMSeE

Australia have a 1-0 lead in South Africa after a 214-run win in Durban, and Michael Clarke asks the question: is this Australia's greatest bowling attack of all time? Pup is joined by Monty Panesar and Shreevats Goswami for Episode 5 of the new Beyond23 season.The panel breaks down Matt Renshaw's career-defining 190, Josh Hazlewood's career-best six-for, and Steve Smith's record-breaking catches at slip. Plus:- South Africa's two-spinner gamble and what they do next in Gqeberha- Empty stands in Durban: is Test cricket dying in South Africa?- Bad light and the pink ball debate- Australia's batting puzzle: Inglis, Maddinson, Green and who opens- India v West Indies T20I decider: Shai Hope, Keemo Paul and the Kuldeep question- England's white-ball squad for Australia under Harry Brook- Between Overs: the panel's worst run-outsLive every week. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres.00:00 Welcome00:44 Australia 1-0: the Durban review01:33 Australia's greatest attack ever?03:53 Renshaw's 19005:13 Where should Renshaw bat?05:51 South Africa's two-spinner gamble10:37 Hazlewood's career-best six-for11:14 Why this attack is relentless13:56 Empty stands in Durban15:18 Bad light and the pink ball17:53 Steve Smith's catching record19:28 South Africa's changes for Gqeberha23:50 Australia's selection puzzle26:06 Labuschagne at three26:36 How the second Test plays out29:47 India v West Indies: T20I decider31:02 Kuldeep and attacking T20 captaincy32:58 Hardik Pandya's fitness34:02 England's white-ball squad for Australia38:41 Between Overs: worst run-outs44:39 Second Test preview and wrap📺 Subscribe via YouTube @Beyond23CricketPod‬ 📱 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpod/🎧 Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3ZcMSeE

Michael Clarke doesn’t hold back on Nic Maddinson’s selection, the batting order, and whether selectors could lose their jobs if Australia lose in South Africa. Monty Panesar and Shreevats Goswami join Pup to break down day one in Durban, Marnus Labuschagne’s technique, empty stands at Kingsmead and more.
Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres
Chapters
00:00 Welcome & day one recap
01:00 Pup on the Maddinson selection
03:15 Shreevats: 250 and it’s game on
05:56 Monty: Australia’s ageing Test team
08:41 Two spinners at Kingsmead
10:25 Is Marnus copying Steve Smith?
12:21 Viewer question: are the selectors under pressure?
14:58 Who picks the batting order?
16:25 Empty stands: is Test cricket getting left behind?
23:08 Test players picked from nowhere
28:00 500-run games: “This is not cricket”
33:41 Who wants to be a bowler? Follow the IPL money
38:30 Australia A in India: the next generation
41:40 Punjab Kings coaching shake-up
43:42 Monty’s league update and AB de Villiers
45:59 Between Overs: the batter who couldn’t be found
51:50 Winners and wrap