About this episode
🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/cricketunfiltered It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍 It’s Ashes Week on Cricket Unfiltered , and Menners is joined by Gav Joshi for a full, fiery preview of Australia vs England. They break down the massive build-up, the fallout from Josh Hazlewood’s injury, Australia’s selection dilemmas, England’s likely XI, and the tactical battles that could shape the summer—including short-ball plans, batting vulnerabilities, and whether Bazball will hold up in Australian conditions. They also cover South Africa’s shock win over India, the latest from the WBBL, listener correspondence, and a huge chat about cricket culture, pitches, and on-field behaviour. (11:26) Hazlewood injury fallout & Australia’s workload mismanagement debate (15:31) How Hazelwood’s absence reshapes Australia’s XI (23:02) England’s likely XI revealed — Pope at 3, four quicks, and Wood watch (29:17) England’s long batting lineup: threats, matchups & what keeps Menners up at night (35:40) How Australia should attack England with the short ball (42:13) South Africa stun India: pitch, collapse & controversy (48:15) WBBL wrap, Hurricanes form, and Sixers leadership change (54:47) Russell Crowe praises Test cricket to Joe Rogan (57:59) Gav’s “Can’t Let It Go”: injury subs & cricket getting soft Cricket Unfiltered Merchandise is Here! We’ve launched our official Cricket Unfiltered merch store thanks to a brilliant partnership with Exactamundo , a longtime supporter of the show. 🛒 Shop now: https://www.chickensaltoftheearth.com/shop/category/Cricket-Unfiltered?c=5469591 🎁 Use Promo Code: CU10 for 10% off your first order! From caps to tees, rep your love of cricket with some top-quality gear. Exactamundo is a video, animation, design and content production company. They produce digital signage, on-screen graphics, sideline animations and videos for sports teams like the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL and numerous American NBA, NFL and MLB teams. They also create high quality videos and animations for the corporate world, such as product promos and explainer videos. Check them out at exactamundo.com.au Get the inserted AD’s FREE VERSION of the show on our Patreon Page Subscribe to our YouTube page for live streams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk7koDKpKxe0e3yC7NXQx6Q Linktree for listening on podcast apps and finding us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cricketunfiltered Show twitter: https://twitter.com/auscricketpod Menners on twitter: https://twitter.com/amenners TIKTOK: @cricketunfiltered Sponsorship enquiries for host read ads: andrew@piccolopodcasts.com.au Email the show your cricket takes: cricketunfilteredpodcast@gmail.com Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/ Founder Andrew Menczel. The first episode aired August 2013. It is a multi award-winning podcast team, the show has featured 15 Australian captains and some of the greatest legends of cricket and an episode is archived in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. Menners is an accredited cricket journalist and commentator and his interview with Alex Blackwell won a Cricket NSW Media Award. The show was the first ever regular weekly Australian cricket podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices