The Unplayable Podcast

Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer killed off Australia's hopes of a series victory in Cape Town with super bowling performances that sealed a 176-run win.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron wrap up the Test, and the series, from Newlands and look ahead to what next for the Aussies.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cape Town Day Five

01:00 The Simon Harmer Show

03:00 Rabada’s hot start

07:30 Why the Aussies turned down singles

12:50 Looking ahead

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Hundreds to Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder denied Australia for most of day four before a late surge of wickets allowed the tourists back into the contest.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron are at Newlands and wrap up another gripping day of cricket and look ahead to what promises to be a cracking final day of the series.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cape Town Day 4

01:40 Twin tons for SA

04:10 Short ball trap breaks Cummins spell

09:15 Qantas Moment of the Day

14:00 Set up perfectly for day five

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Australia are in a dominant position after three days of the deciding Newlands Test match after starring performances from Josh Inglis, Mitch Starc and Nathan Lyon.

Join Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron from the base of Table Mountain to recap what has been a high-quality contest between two excellent sides.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cape Town Day Three

01:30 Lyon’s late roar

04:15 Dramatic end to Ackerman’s innings

10:10 Inglis’ magic moment

16:20 Your feedback for new series name

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It was a great day with the bat for Australia on day two in Cape Town. Five of the top six batters scored 40+ with Josh Inglis (85no) and Alex Carey (51no) taking the Aussies to stumps with a big, unbeaten partnership.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron are there at Newlands and have the complete recap of day two.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cape Town Day 2

02:00 Inglis-Carey partnership thrives

07:15 Harmer has impact again

08:00 Labuschagne conundrum

11:10 Qantas Moment of the Day

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Australia were under the pump early on day one of the series decider against South Africa but swung it around after some lion-hearted performances from their bowlers.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron are at Newlands and break down the Steve Smith fitness test, the decision to bowl first and the sensational Mitch Starc finish to the day.

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The broken finger is good to go and Josh Inglis is firmly in the selection mix for the third and final Test between South Africa and Australia.

The Aussie wicketkeeper-batter joins the Unplayable Podcast from Cape Town to talk about his rehabilitation, his role and much more.

Before that, Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron were at Australia’s weekend training sessions and have some insights on Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and more.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cape Town Test preview

16:53 Josh Inglis interview

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Travis Head and Scott Boland put up a good fight but South Africa couldn't be denied in Gqeberha, taking the second Test by an innings and 31 runs to level the series.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron run the rule over the Australians and what needs to change ahead of the decider in Cape Town.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Gqeberha Day 5

02:00 Wiaan Mulder magic

07:00 Qantas Moment of the Day

09:30 St George’s Park quirks

13:00 What changes for Newlands?

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Australia sunk to a three-year low after South Africa rolled them for 99 on day four in Gqeberha.

Join Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron who watched it all unfold at St George's Park as they discuss the 13-wicket day and the standout players from the hosts, such as Simon Harmer and Marco Jansen.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Gqeberha Day 4

03:10 99 all out

08:20 Smith’s neck issue

11:00 Qantas Moment of the Day

14:30 Head holds firm

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Day three at St George's Park belonged to Temba Bavuma with the South Africa skipper hitting a career-best 179 against Australia.

Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron were there and wrap up what ended up being a pretty dominant day for the Proteas, leaving the Aussies with plenty of questions to answer.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Day three Gqeberha

01:35 Bavuma puts on masterclass

07:30 SA tail wags and wags

10:15 The impact of no Nathan Lyon

16:30 Unplayable Podcast impacts the Shield

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AUDIO APOLOGY: It seems all the bad weather may have affected our microphones for this episode. Apologies in advance - we'll have it fixed up for tomorrow.

After six hours of waiting around and watching a very soggy ground slowly dry, fans at St George’s Park in Gqeberha finally got some cricket on day two of the second Test.

Join Josh Schonafinger and Louis Cameron from the venue as they recap Scott Boland’s brilliance, Matt Renshaw’s catch and Temba Bavuma’s defiance.

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Only 12.2 overs were possible on day one in Gqeberha - boo! The rain was unrelenting and South Africa ended the day on 2-20.

But there was drama before the toss with Scott Boland getting the nod ahead of Nathan Lyon. Louis Cameron returns and joins Josh Schonafinger from a soggy St George's Park to discuss day one.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Gqeberha Day one

02:30 The big selection call

05:00 Boland dominates

09:30 Ackerman survives testing Test debut

11:30 Qantas Moment of the Day

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Australia win the first Test against South Africa by 214 runs after Josh Hazlewood's career-best figures. 'Grind' was the key word for the visitors who were made to toil before the final few wickets all fell in a heap.

Josh Schonafinger and Bharat Sundaresan are in Durban and saw it all unfold at Kingsmead.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban Day 5

01:00 Hazlewood stars

05:20 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:30 Markram’s lone hand

11:00 Looking ahead to Gqeberha

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Australia are well in control of the first Test against South Africa in Durban but do have some concerns over Steve Smith. The gun batter was hit in the helmet during his innings and didn't field as a precaution during SA's final innings.

Matt Renshaw continued his golden hour with more runs and a wicket and Keshav Maharaj's tough match went from bad to worse.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban Day 4

01:00 Renshaw’s Test goes from great to greater

06:10 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:30 Smith’s head knock

10:45 Big hitting deluxe

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Steve Smith left everyone stunned with more extraordinary catches on day three in Durban as Australia took a first-innings lead.

His catching was the highlight of a good bowling performance from the tourists before Nic Maddinson got off his pair in blazing fashion.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban Day 3

01:00 Steve Smith wonders

08:55 Qantas Moment of the Day

12:30 Australia’s day four approach

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Matthew Renshaw capitalised on a strong day one to power to the highest score of his Test career, a drought-breaking 190.

Josh Schonafinger and Bharat Sundaresan are in Durban and discuss one of Australian cricket’s favourite innings in recent memory.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban day two wrap

01:00 Renshaw’s ripping innings

04:50 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:30 Spin questions for SA

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Bad light ended day one in Durban early, but not before an enthralling two-and-a-half sessions.

Josh Schonafinger is joined by Bharat Sundaresan (with Louis Cameron away) to recap the day, which saw Nic Maddinson and Anrich Nortje's dramatic Test returns, Matt Renshaw's new role and Wiaan Mulder's impressive display.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Durban day one recap

02:00 Nic Maddinson’s recall

03:55 Anrich Nortje thunders in

05:30 Qantas Moment of the Day

08:42 Smith storms off after Marnus review

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Matt Renshaw is only one innings into his fourth stint in the Australian Test team but with a weight of white-ball runs behind him he's ready to take his chance.

The recalled Aussie opener joins Josh Schonafinger in Durban to talk all things South Africa, ODI World Cup hopes, the sliding doors moments of his selection and that very, very shiny helmet he's been running with.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Josh’s Durban update

04:00 Matt Renshaw interview

07:16 Test preparations, white-ball form

12:15 The mental side of batting

17:00 The 2018 South Africa series

25:30 Renshaw’s 2017 Unplayable Vox Pop

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Join Josh Schonafinger and Kane Richardson as they look back on the week in cricket which includes plenty of injuries for the Aussies in South Africa and the return of the WNCL.

Scott Boland talks through his cricket firsts, plus Sam Harper puts his hand up after a stunning century in India.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Kit Week returns

07:09 Injured Aussies in South Africa

16:15 Looking ahead to the Test series

24:55 Scott Boland’s Cricket Firsts

27:30 Richo recalls early Boland

33:00 WNCL returns

41:40 15,000 for Virat Kohli

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September is still a week away from finishing and we have so much cricket to talk about!

Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger are in the studio to discuss Australia’s travels in Southern Africa, Japan’s close shave, Australia A in India, the One-Day Cup and more!

We cross to Louis Cameron in Durban ahead of the ODI series against the Proteas and we look at some of the most obscure cricket bats in history.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Richo and Josh chat the Zimbabwe series

11:45 South Africa ODI series preview

15:20 Louis Cameron, live from Durban

28:33 Japan ROBBED! Potentially...

34:00 Australia A in India

36:05 Men's One-Day Cup opens with a BANG

45:00 Josh's Rare/Obscure Bat XI

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The domestic season is here! To preview the opening matches of the One-Day Cup this weekend, we speak to Queensland young gun Callum Vidler.

Vidler suffered a serious back stress fracture last season but is back bowling at full tilt and ready to rough up some batters in the new campaign. Sheffield Shield specialist Jack Paynter joins Josh Schonafinger to run through all the men's state changes - plus to dissect the opening ODI between Australia and Zimbabwe.

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Zimbabwe v Australia first ODI

00:15:12 Callum Vidler Interview

00:31:00 State-by-state previews

00:33:57 Western Australia preview

00:40:30 South Australia preview

00:45:50 NSW preview

00:53:24 Queensland preview

00:59:15 Tasmania preview

01:03:50 Victoria preview

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