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If you love cricket, then Cricket Unfiltered is the podcast for you. Get closer to the game than ever before with the longest-running weekly Australian cricket podcast — winner of the 2024 Radio Today Sports Podcast of the Year. Hosted by Andrew Menczel (aka Menners) and a team of all stars, Cricket Unfiltered dives into the biggest issues in world cricket with bold opinions, deep insights, and a genuine passion for the game. The show features conversations with top cricket journalists, current players, and legends of the sport — all unfiltered and in-depth — while tackling selection debates, tactics, governance, and the stories that shape...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Cricket Unfiltered makes Australian cricket's selection fights, tournament failures, and domestic noise feel immediate and argued through.
Cricket Unfiltered is an Australian cricket argument show for the Sports beat, and it does not waste much time warming up. The sampled episodes stay with Test and tournament fallout, Big Bash moments, women's cricket, and domestic stories such as NSW upheaval and Cameron Green's…
You come for the Ashes gloating, stay for the sight-screen litigation.
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A blunt cricket argument about tradition, money, and what Test cricket will not easily give up.
Cricket Unfiltered frames Ashes-era cricket as a dispute over what still counts: marquee Tests, calendar control, and the future of the game's biggest summer stages.
A sharp farewell that turns Khawaja's retirement into an Ashes argument.
The piece treats Khawaja's final press conference as an Ashes farewell with real friction, and it works best when it keeps its focus on the cricket.
Fast-moving cricket talk built around selection, scheduling, and Sophie Molineux's injury cloud.
Cricket Unfiltered stays on selection, scheduling, and the Australia women's squad for the West Indies, with Sophie Molineux's captaincy under an injury cloud at the center.
Green's Shield runs turn into a sharp discussion about role, selection, and what still needs to click at Test level.
The piece stays tightly on Cameron Green and moves along without much waste. Menas and Damian Watson give the discussion a clear cricketing edge, drawing out the specifics: Green made 135, he averages almost 50 at domestic level, and the nagging question is why that output has…
A blunt World Cup postmortem that keeps circling back to a format that never quite paid off.
The episode reads as a blunt World Cup postmortem. Menners and Stuart McGill move from the group stage to the Super 8, then into the travel logic that keeps India and Pakistan in separate groups. It works best when it stays on the format itself.
Blunt Ashes chat that turns Australia's win into a proper post-mortem.
Cricket Unfiltered is at its best when it sticks to the Ashes fallout: Australia's 4-1 win, England's thin bowling, and the uncomfortable fact that too many matches felt flat because one side simply did not show up.
Blunt cricket talk about pressure, adjustment, and the Smith-on-strike debate.
The episode stays on blunt cricket ground. It gives an overseas player some credit for the pressure around him, but it does not let him off the hook.
Smith, crowd heat, and a sharp-edged BBL chat keep this moving.
Steve Smith Lights Up the BBL is a lively piece that keeps its focus on the cricket, not on grand statements about what it all means. It works best when it stays with Smith's big six, the Gabba noise around him, and the small annoyances of sight screens and waving.
Local cricket, score by score.
Cricket analysis with the lid off.
Loose talk, sharp turns, real feeling.
Cricket reaction with memory and nerve.
Cricket Unfiltered spends much of this episode on the T20 World Cup, with Menas and Stuart arguing that a 20-team tournament, four groups of five, and a Super 8 stage could make the event too long and politically overshadowed.
Cricket Unfiltered wraps the SCG fifth Test with Australia’s five-wicket win and a 4-1 Ashes result, led by Alex Carey’s winning runs and Travis Head’s 163.
Cricket Unfiltered with Menas and Chandresh Narayanan covers India’s T20 World Cup triumph, Australia’s women’s multi-format series win, and the controversy around The Hundred and IPL-linked ownership.
Stuart McGill debuts as permanent co-host on Cricket Unfiltered, discussing Australian cricket's post-Ashes direction.
Cricket Unfiltered opens with Steve Smith's huge six and the fuss around it.
Cricket Unfiltered centers on New South Wales' one-day title, the Brad Haddon coaching appointment, and the awkward way Greg Shippard was handled at Cricket Central.
Cricket Unfiltered's Ashes SCG Day 4 wrap centers on Bo Webster, who moved from 42 not out to 71 not out and returned 3 for 51 with his off-spin.
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Menners and McGill spend much of "Australia’s T20 World Cup Autopsy" on Australia’s early exit, saying the squad could not be built around only 11 players and that Steve Smith was dropped after top-scoring in the previous match.
Cricket Unfiltered wraps day one of the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG, where England finished 3 for 211 with Joe Root on 72 not out and Harry Brook on 78 not out.
Usman Khawaja's 50-minute SCG press conference drives the episode, with the host saying it was one of the most mind-blowing he has attended.
Cricket Unfiltered frames the Boxing Day Test as a 2-day match and a commercial disaster, with Menas arguing that England’s four-wicket win was “ultimately meaningless.” The episode focuses on Australia’s 132 in the second innings, England’s chase of 175, and the claim that this MCG pitch was the most difficult batting surface in Australia’s ball-tracking era.
Cricket Unfiltered hosts Menas and Jack Hope debate England’s 4-1 Ashes defeat to Australia and argue that Baz McCullum’s team was exposed on culture, preparation, and bowling depth.
Cricket Unfiltered focuses on Todd Greenberg’s comments about the next home Ashes, including his rejection of reports that Australia will drop the pink-ball Test.
England came out here with bravado and arrogance, and now they won't even face the music.
Cricket Unfiltered spends this Boxing Day Test episode on Australia’s selection calls, England’s latest reshuffle, and the Noosa fallout around the touring party.
Australia's Ashes selection mess drives the conversation.
Menez and McGill open with the 986-wicket gag and the familiar cricket nonsense.
Cricket Unfiltered jumps straight into the summer cricket fight.
Cricket Unfiltered tears into the Boxing Day Test and calls it a dead-rubber mess.
Cricket Unfiltered spends much of this episode on a fallout between the hosts, with the speaker saying Stew yelled, called him “the C word,” and left after an argument about what should be released.
Cricket Unfiltered wraps Day 2 of the SCG Test with England all out for 384 and Australia reaching 2 for 166, leaving Travis Head 91 not out and Michael Neser 1 not out.
Cricket Unfiltered wraps day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, where a record crowd of 94,199 watched 20 wickets fall and Australia finish 46 runs ahead.
The host analyzes Australia's convincing 67-run victory over Ireland in their T20 World Cup opener, highlighting Marcus Stoinis' batting and Nathan Ellis' bowling.
Australia have retained the ashes in stunning fashion after Ben Stokes and Brendan McCullum talked a big game but delivered nothing.
Menas and McGill open in familiar, banter-heavy form.
Cricket Unfiltered swings from Elisa Healy's 158 off 98 balls in Australia's ODI win over India to a heated argument over Sophie Molyneux's fitness and captaincy.
Hosts discuss recent cricket controversies, Big Bash privatization, and Wisden awards with a guest analyst.
A passionate cricket podcast discussing recent controversies and incidents in the sport, with strong opinions and analysis.
A passionate cricket podcast discussing the Ashes series, criticizing England's Baz Ball approach and celebrating Australia's performance.
Host Menners and Gav Joshi recap day one of the Adelaide Ashes Test, discussing Australia's batting performance and key moments.
Hosts discuss the Ashes series, Australia's 2-0 lead, and domestic cricket news with passionate commentary.
Hosts discuss Pat Cummins' injury status and preview the upcoming test series, with interviews from cricket personalities.
Hosts discuss the upcoming Ashes series, criticizing the English team's behavior and seeking revenge for 2023.
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A passionate cricket podcast discussing controversies and match highlights, featuring strong opinions on player behavior and game moments.
A passionate cricket podcast discussing recent controversies and match highlights in the cricket world.