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• Shield smoky and allrounder’s surprise move, Hey Richo returns

  It's the last week before the Australian domestic season properly gets underway so Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are on deck to chat through each of the men's states' chances in the Sheffield Shield. Richo also goes into some detail on what it means to have a stress fracture in the back after the news that 19-year-old Callum Vidler is suffering that fate this week. Plus TUP regular Louis Cameron is dialled in to give his five breakout players for the 2025-26 season. EPISODE INDEX0:30 - Weekly winner3:43 - What is a back stress fracture and why do fast bowlers get them?10:50 - Louis Cameron enters the chat26:02 - Men’s state previews39:00 - Josh plugs #KitWeek 40:25 - Australia A v India A (in India) 44:00 - ‘Hey Richo’ returns Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube.Send your show feedback to [email protected] or by using this contact form here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ashes '05 Deep Dive: When Warnie dropped the Ashes

  Adam Burnett and Josh Schonafinger join host Louis Cameron in the slips cordon and desperately hope they won't drop Kevin Pietersen.The fifth and final Test of the 2005 Ashes series is the subject of the last episode of cricket.com.au's special podcast series commemorating 20 years since the epic 2005 Ashes.We all remember Shane Warne putting down KP - but do you recall the other crucial missed chance not long before? This, and plenty more, is discussed in the series finale.EPISODE INDEX:2.00 Cricket going mainstream in England thanks to its heroes Flintoff and KP5.50 Matthew Hayden learning to surf in a swimming pool ... in Essex9.00 Should Shane Watson (or Andrew Symonds) have played at The Oval?14.30 Australia's conservatism costs them again29.25 More Shane Warne brilliance, with the ball (and in Michael Clarke's hotel room)36.30 A tribute to Michael Atherton's hard-hitting questions39.30 The 'other' dropped catch that cost the Aussies49.40 Cricket's peak on free-to-air television in the UK53.57 Amazing Adelaide v not-so-amazing Oval55.00 Warne's dropped catch sours the greatest individual series by a losing player (sorry Jasprit Bumrah)1.00.00 In which warm congratulations are offered to Paul Collingwood for earning an MBE, and other things that peaked1.04.00 Not-ugly Aussies are immediately gracious (as are England)1.14.00 Getting sledged by Merlin, the spinning bowling machine, and whether the Queen imported one to Windsor Castle1.16.00 KP v Lee = Test cricket at its best ... plus an unusual insight into Pietersen's reaction to Trump's 2016 Presidential election victory1.24.50 The legacy of an all-time seriesDon't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube.Send your show feedback to [email protected] or by using this contact form here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• World Cup squad reaction, Starc talks retirement

  A bonus episode this week with some big news coming through in both women's and men's cricket!EPISODE INDEX:0:30 - Australia's World Cup squad preview8:30 - Starc chats about calling time in T20IsDon't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube.Send your show feedback to [email protected] or by using this contact form here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Pat's back, Starc's call, BBL expansion ideas

  On this week's episode of the Unplayable Podcast, Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger discuss Mitch Starc's stellar T20I career, Pat Cummins' inconvenient back complaint, the Big Bash's superstars, what Australia's ODI World Cup squad could look like and the grand idea for a Gold Coast Big Bash team. Pat Cummins gives an update on his backDon't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube.Send in your 'Hey Richo' nomination and your show feedback to [email protected] or by using this contact form here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Head's goatee record, Green's potential, Clark's legacy

  Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are back at their home ground in the studio to bring you this week's episode - and from the ODI series to the Hundred to the A series, there's plenty still happening in late August!No special guest this week but the lads cover off Belinda Clark, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Dewald Brevis (again!), Sianna Ginger (again!), Riley Meredith and plenty more.Check out Clark's record ODI score against Denmark by searching for Stories After Stumps on your podcast player, or by clicking through to his article.Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube.Send your show feedback to [email protected] or by using this contact form here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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