Ashes Uncertainty, Bazball Debated, and Women’s World Cup Buzz

Menners reacts to the latest developments in world cricket. He weighs in on Pat Cummins’ injury concerns and why Steve Smith might need to step in as captain for the Ashes. There’s news on Callum Vidler’s setback, the battle for Australia’s top-order spots, and Sam Konstas stepping away from social media. Menners also critiques Brendon McCullum’s “Bazball” philosophy and its PR problems, before breaking down England’s record ODI win, Australia’s Women’s World Cup squad, and the debate over Big Bash League privatisation. (02:03) Pat Cummins’ back injury and calls for Steve Smith as captain (05:53) Callum Vidler sidelined and Australia’s fast-bowling depth tested (07:43) Top-order battle heats up as domestic season begins (08:23) Brendon McCullum, Bazball, and cricket’s culture wars (13:45) Australia’s Women’s World Cup squad and Amazon’s free streaming deal (19:20) Big Bash privatization debate and SA20 salary dominance Cricket Unfiltered Notes: 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: [email protected] Email the show your cricket takes: [email protected] 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