25 December 2025
Ashes Boxing Day Test: Selection Calls, Noosa Fallout & Why Australia Are Clear Favourites
Cricket Unfiltered
About
Recorded on Christmas Day, Menners jumps on Cricket Unfiltered to react to a flood of news ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test. He breaks down Australia’s likely XI, selection calls around Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja and the bowling attack, and why Steve Smith’s comments on the MCG pitch matter. There’s also a blunt assessment of England’s spiralling tour — from injuries and team changes to the fallout from the Noosa trip — and why Bazball culture and leadership under Stokes and McCullum is being exposed. A sharp, opinionated preview of what’s coming at the MCG, and why Australia head in as overwhelming favourites.
(0:00) Christmas Day cricket debate and Boxing Day Test context
(2:55) Australia’s XI, Cameron Green’s role, and selection frustrations
(7:10) Bowling attack combinations and who misses out
(12:40) England’s injury crisis, Noosa fallout, and Bazball leadership questions
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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.
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(0:00) Christmas Day cricket debate and Boxing Day Test context
(2:55) Australia’s XI, Cameron Green’s role, and selection frustrations
(7:10) Bowling attack combinations and who misses out
(12:40) England’s injury crisis, Noosa fallout, and Bazball leadership questions
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We’ve launched our official Cricket Unfiltered merch store thanks to a brilliant partnership with Exactamundo, a longtime supporter of the show.
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🎁 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:
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Menners on twitter:
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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.
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