The Unplayable Podcast

A massive episode of the Unplayable Podcast this week with Matt Short and Jake Lehmann joining Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger to chat through the week's cricket news.
Short opens up on being dropped from the T20 World Cup squad on the eve of the tournament while Lehmann explains his decision to move to Hampshire and take up a two-year county deal.
Plus, there's T20 World Cup semi finals coming up, the Australia-India pink-ball Test and plenty more!
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Richo and Josh talk Weekly Winners, Punch the Monkey
00:04:54 Matt Short joins the podcast
00:08:33 Short’s Test aspirations
00:11:00 Getting dropped for the World Cup
00:20:05 IPL and what’s next
00:25:45 Richo’s dropping story
00:27:31 T20 World Cup Semi Final predictions
00:35:15 Lucy Hamilton reprises famous number
00:40:40 Jake Lehamnn joins the podcast
00:43:40 Winning the 2024-25 Shield
00:46:01 Moving to Hampshire
01:04:42 Big Four - part-time bowlers
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A double-guest episode with superstar broadcaster Pommie Mbangwa joining us from India and former Aussie spinner Xavier Doherty dialling in too.
Mbangwa explains why he thinks South Africa have an edge at the World Cup and why we shouldn't underestimate England, while Doherty shares his new job inside cricket.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Weekly Winner
05:09 Pommie Mbangwa joins the show
07:47 Pommie’s view on Proteas
13:33 Where Australia fell short
18:10 Richo’s Pooran gaffe
24:00 South Africa Test dates booked
28:07 Listen to the Scoop Podcast!
30:50 Big Four: Best bowling actions
36:17 Xavier Doherty joins the show
39:24 Doherty’s take on the Aussie spin situation
56:42 Baggy Green inventory
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Australia have crashed out of the men’s T20 World Cup before the Super Eights stage so Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger have a look at where it all went wrong for the Aussies.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh and Richo on the big topics of the week
02:00 Best moments in T20 World Cup history
04:25 Australia crash out of the T20 World Cup
05:00 Where it went wrong
08:30 Wicketless Aussies
10:15 No Steve Smith?
12:15 What now for the Oman game?
18:05 Is T20 an afterthought for Australia
19:20 The other amazing World Cup stories
24:00 Check out the Scoop Podcast
25:40 Big Four: Smith mannerisms
32:00 Around the grounds in the Shield
36:15 Questions for Richo
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Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis is the guest on this week’s episode as we preview the clash against Ireland.
Jack Paynter is over in Colombo and caught up with Josh, before chatting to Josh Schonafinger back home to give an update on Mitch Marsh, Tim David and plenty more.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Australia v Ireland preview
03:14 Josh Inglis interview
06:50 Another Big Bash title
13:40 Inglis’ take on Maxwell’s keeping
19:45 Aussie team news
30:25 What the Irish bring to the table
33:50 Greatest T20 World Cup moments?
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The 2026 men's T20 World Cup is underway and the associate nations have already made a splash!
On this episode we preview Australia's chances at the tournament, look at Tim David's 12 months with Singapore, chat to Italian allrounder Grant Stewart and welcome back Kane Richardson after his retirement from professional cricket.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Richo’s back as we preview the T20 World Cup
04:10 Weekly Winners
14:39 Tim David’s hamstring update
17:00 The Singapore experience
24:10 The Big Four - Associate Players
31:20 Italy’s Grant Stewart
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