Season finale as SACAs win the Shield, plus McSweeney, Lanning and more

About this episode

The episode recaps the Sheffield Shield final and features interviews with key figures from the match and discussions on women's cricket and upcoming tournaments.

Join Kane Richardson and Josh Schonafinger for one final time in season 2025-26 as the duo recap the Sheffield Shield final. As well as looking back at Richo's SACAs getting the job done, we hear from the successful captain and coach, Nathan McSweeney and Ryan Harris, on their state's victory. Plus, there's Australia's women in action in the West Indies and the IPL and PSL are underway.  Australia's U19 coaches Kristen Beams and Meg Lanning then chat to Josh about their upcoming assignments in Queensland in April. CHAPTERS 00:00 Weekly Winners 03:15 Sheffield Shield final 06:48 Nathan McSweeney & Ryan Harris speak 18:32 Next cabs off the fast bowler ranks 23:17 Reviewing our breakout selections 30:50 Aussies in West Indies 33:23 Pakistan Super League 38:44 U19 coaches Kristen Beams and Meg Lanning 50:11 Season sign off Don't forget to subscribe on Apple and on Spotify and on YouTube . Send your show feedback to podcasts@cricket.com.au or by using this contact form here. This episode of the Unplayable Podcast is proudly brought to you by Qantas, the official airline partner of Cricket Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kane Richardson, Josh Schonafinger

Guests: Nathan McSweeney, Ryan Harris, Kristen Beams, Meg Lanning

Topics covered

• Sheffield Shield
• cricket
• women's cricket
• U19 coaching
• IPL
• PSL
• season recap

Keywords

• Sheffield Shield
• Nathan McSweeney
• Ryan Harris
• U19 coaches
• West Indies
• IPL
• PSL

Sponsors

Qantas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cricket Australia

Places: West Indies, Queensland

More episodes of The Unplayable Podcast

• Shield Final Preview! With Martin Love · March 25, 2026 · 59 min
• The Finisher! Michael Bevan looks back on stellar career · March 18, 2026 · 1h 7m
• One-Day Cup final preview, Sanju Samson's enhances 'big-game player' reputation · March 10, 2026 · 43 min
• Matt Short on his World Cup axing, Jake Lehmann's county challenge · March 3, 2026 · 1h 12m
• Pommie's World Cup picks, Doherty's new move · February 25, 2026 · 1h 11m
• Where it went wrong for the Aussies at the T20 World Cup · February 18, 2026 · 42 min