About this episode
Menners is joined by Gav Joshi to lock in Australia’s likely top six for the upcoming Ashes, debate whether Cameron Green should bat at three or four, and discuss how the selectors might balance form, fitness, and experience. They also assess Pat Cummins’ injury and Steve Smith’s return, highlight emerging pace options like Jack Edwards and Matt Kelly, and analyse the strength of Australia’s bowling attack. Later, they cover Australia’s Women’s World Cup dominance, India’s ODI struggles, and listener emails on Nathan Lyon’s longevity and the future of cricket behind the paywall. (0:54) Menners welcomes Gav Joshi and vents about English media and Ashes buildup (2:10) Australia’s top six shaping for Perth — Green, Smith, and Webster debates (9:20) Pat Cummins’ injury, Smith’s captaincy, and fast-bowling depth analysis (18:42) Assessing Australia’s bowling dominance and Kawaja’s importance at the top (25:03) Australia’s women cruise to World Cup semi-finals; India under pressure (27:24) Remembering Ben Cameron and Nick Maddinson’s health battle (28:51) ODI review: Australia vs India in Perth – rain, chaos, and missed rhythm (35:46) Listener emails – Nathan Lyon’s future and white-ball cricket behind paywalls 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