Beyond23 with Michael Clarke

Sandpaper Gate is back. Usman Khawaja’s account of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal and David Warner’s public response have reopened old questions for Australian cricket. Michael Clarke and Gerard Middleton discuss what the players knew, whether Cricket Australia should reopen the investigation, and why Clarke thinks Pat Cummins needs to front the media.Then it’s back to the cricket. Clarke and Gerard preview Australia’s ODI series against England, discuss what Marnus Labuschagne needs to do in the Sheffield Shield to earn a Test recall, and look at India’s white-ball form in New Zealand. Where do you stand on reopening the Sandpaper Gate investigation? Let us know in the comments.📺 Subscribe via YouTube @Beyond23CricketPod‬ 📱 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpod/🎧 Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3ZcMSeE

Michael Clarke delivers a frank assessment of Australia’s Cape Town defeat and series loss to South Africa. From Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first to selection calls and the relationship between the batters and bowlers, Pup asks where Australia got it wrong—and what needs to change before the home summer.Clarke also tackles Steve Smith’s fitness and place in the batting order, celebrates Josh Inglis’ brilliant hundred, and examines Australia’s recurring struggles against spin. Plus, credit for South Africa, the debate around Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland, and why criticism of the Australian team shouldn’t become personal.Chapters00:00 Coming Up00:23 Beyond23 Opener00:28 Welcome00:37 Cape Town Test Debrief01:26 Cummins’ Toss Call01:55 Criticism Or Personal Attacks?05:40 Selection And Tactics07:05 Batters V Bowlers07:44 Missed Opportunities Away From Home09:57 Steve Smith’s Absence12:15 Should Smith Bat At Number Three?14:43 Josh Inglis Takes His Chance15:50 South Africa Deserve The Credit17:27 Australia’s Struggles Against Spin19:59 What Must Change Before The Summer?21:28 The Lyon And Boland Selection Debate23:14 Why Specialist Positions Matter23:59 How Far Should Criticism Go?25:09 Test Cricket And The Fans25:58 Australia’s Next Generation27:21 Closing

One-all. A series on the line. Australia returns to Newlands for a massive third Test against South Africa, and Michael Clarke is fired up. In this Beyond 23 preview, Pup breaks down Australia’s selection calls, Marnus Labuschagne’s future, Nathan Lyon’s return and the case for Scott Boland. His message to Australia is clear: back yourselves, show intent and take the game on.Plus, Clarke reflects on returning to Newlands after Sandpapergate, discusses England’s stunning loss to Pakistan and assesses India’s form in New Zealand. In Between Overs, he relives his unbeaten 161 with a broken collarbone, Ryan Harris’s heroic final spell in 2014 and the dressing-room nightmare of Australia’s collapse for 47.Timestamps & Chapters00:00 Australia v South Africa: the Newlands decider00:47 A legacy-defining moment for Australia04:24 Australia’s reported XI and selection changes05:55 Should Scott Boland play at Newlands?07:59 How Australia’s batters can take on South Africa09:38 Backing Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith10:38 Crowds and the future of Test cricket in South Africa11:56 Could Australia’s summer XI look different?14:56 Returning to Newlands after Sandpapergate18:49 Pakistan’s remarkable win over England20:49 India’s T20 wins in New Zealand22:28 Between Overs: Newlands memories24:02 Clarke’s 2014 triumph and Ryan Harris’s heroics26:22 Batting with a broken collarbone27:49 Inside Australia’s collapse for 4728:53 Final thoughts on the series decider

South Africa level the series 1-1 with an innings win in Gqeberha, and Australia head to Cape Town with more questions than answers. Michael Clarke and Shreevats Goswami break down Bavuma’s career-best 179, the day-four collapse to 99 all out, and Australia’s first overseas follow-on since Trent Bridge 2005.Pup reveals he and Ricky Ponting are worried Australian cricket faces a steep decline if too many senior players leave at once.Also in this episode:The Nathan Lyon omission: do you always pick a spinner?Is Marco Jansen the best all-rounder in the world?Labuschagne, Maddinson, Green, Inglis: who plays the third Test?India’s record T20I chase of 226 in ChristchurchHarry Brook’s record 202 and Sri Lanka’s chase of 430Between Overs: the worst conditions the panel ever played inLive every week. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres.00:00 Welcome00:48 SA level the series: the Gqeberha review02:02 Is Jansen the next Kallis?03:05 Australia's first overseas follow-on since 200504:00 Pup: more questions than answers05:41 Pup and Ponting fear a steep decline06:30 Should Australia have picked Lyon?10:16 Day four: 99 all out10:37 Jansen, the world's best all-rounder?11:46 South Africa's swagger is back14:12 Day five: Head's 121 and Boland's resistance14:58 Best catching team in the world?16:03 Labuschagne's century drought16:41 Sri: picking players beyond the stats18:54 The selection puzzle: Maddinson, Green, Inglis22:18 Steve Smith's neck and the criticism23:15 Cape Town preview and the 47 all out memory24:42 Predictions for the third Test28:13 India v NZ: record chase in Christchurch29:59 Suryavanshi at three30:59 T20 batters have no fear of failure36:46 Brook 202, Sri Lanka chase 43040:48 Viewer questions43:42 Pup on specialist roles in Test cricket45:19 Why does Australia love two left-handed openers?50:13 Between Overs: worst conditions ever played in53:02 Wrap📺 Subscribe via YouTube @Beyond23CricketPod‬ 📱 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpod/🎧 Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3ZcMSeE

Australia have a 1-0 lead in South Africa after a 214-run win in Durban, and Michael Clarke asks the question: is this Australia's greatest bowling attack of all time? Pup is joined by Monty Panesar and Shreevats Goswami for Episode 5 of the new Beyond23 season.The panel breaks down Matt Renshaw's career-defining 190, Josh Hazlewood's career-best six-for, and Steve Smith's record-breaking catches at slip. Plus:- South Africa's two-spinner gamble and what they do next in Gqeberha- Empty stands in Durban: is Test cricket dying in South Africa?- Bad light and the pink ball debate- Australia's batting puzzle: Inglis, Maddinson, Green and who opens- India v West Indies T20I decider: Shai Hope, Keemo Paul and the Kuldeep question- England's white-ball squad for Australia under Harry Brook- Between Overs: the panel's worst run-outsLive every week. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres.00:00 Welcome00:44 Australia 1-0: the Durban review01:33 Australia's greatest attack ever?03:53 Renshaw's 19005:13 Where should Renshaw bat?05:51 South Africa's two-spinner gamble10:37 Hazlewood's career-best six-for11:14 Why this attack is relentless13:56 Empty stands in Durban15:18 Bad light and the pink ball17:53 Steve Smith's catching record19:28 South Africa's changes for Gqeberha23:50 Australia's selection puzzle26:06 Labuschagne at three26:36 How the second Test plays out29:47 India v West Indies: T20I decider31:02 Kuldeep and attacking T20 captaincy32:58 Hardik Pandya's fitness34:02 England's white-ball squad for Australia38:41 Between Overs: worst run-outs44:39 Second Test preview and wrap📺 Subscribe via YouTube @Beyond23CricketPod‬ 📱 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpod/🎧 Listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3ZcMSeE

Michael Clarke doesn’t hold back on Nic Maddinson’s selection, the batting order, and whether selectors could lose their jobs if Australia lose in South Africa. Monty Panesar and Shreevats Goswami join Pup to break down day one in Durban, Marnus Labuschagne’s technique, empty stands at Kingsmead and more.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar TyresChapters00:00 Welcome & day one recap01:00 Pup on the Maddinson selection03:15 Shreevats: 250 and it’s game on05:56 Monty: Australia’s ageing Test team08:41 Two spinners at Kingsmead10:25 Is Marnus copying Steve Smith?12:21 Viewer question: are the selectors under pressure?14:58 Who picks the batting order?16:25 Empty stands: is Test cricket getting left behind?23:08 Test players picked from nowhere28:00 500-run games: “This is not cricket”33:41 Who wants to be a bowler? Follow the IPL money38:30 Australia A in India: the next generation41:40 Punjab Kings coaching shake-up43:42 Monty’s league update and AB de Villiers45:59 Between Overs: the batter who couldn’t be found51:50 Winners and wrap

Australia head to Durban for the first Test against South Africa with injuries piling up and a squad selection nobody saw coming. Michael Clarke is joined by Monty Panesar and Shreevats Goswami for Episode 3 of the new Beyond23 season.Pup doesn't hold back on Nic Maddinson's recall after 18 months without first-class cricket, Pat Cummins keeping the door open for Mitch Marsh, and why Australia's batting, not their attack, is the worry. The panel also covers:Cameron Green, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw injuries, and Sam Harper's caseKagiso Rabada's fitness and South Africa's spin-to-win plan on a Durban drop-in pitchSandpapergate back in the headlinesIndia chasing 406 against the West Indies: is any ODI score safe anymore?The best ODI opening partnership of all timePup on the 438 game in JohannesburgAustralia A v India A and who pushed their caseKP as England mentor and split red-ball/white-ball coachesUnder the Radar: Lhuan-dré PretoriusPlus special guest Kunal Samant, viewer questions, Monty on the best coach he played under, and live updates from the India v Pakistan Asian Games final.Live every Saturday. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat.Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres.

Australia's spin crisis exposed in Durban. Can they fix it before Johannesburg?Pup, Monty and Goswami on:🏏 Why Australia keep failing against spin 🩹 Inglis out, and Cummins's workload 👑 Kohli and Rohit's last World Cup? "They'll be pumped, they'll be motivated." 💸 West Indies players facing a 25% pay cut⚡ The fastest bowler they ever faced 🇯🇵 India v Japan's five-over chaosLive every Saturday. Subscribe and drop your questions in the chat. Presented by TAB | Proudly supported by Radar Tyres

Beyond23 is BACK, presented by TAB, and it's a whole new era. Michael Clarke returns for a fresh season, streaming live on YouTube every Saturday afternoon, with a truly global panel built for cricket lovers everywhere.Each week, Pup is joined by England spin legend Monty Panesar in the UK and India's Shreevats Goswami — giving the show a genuine all-round-the-world feel across Australia, England, India and every game in between. It's live, it's interactive, and your comments and questions drive the conversation, so get involved.In the season opener, the boys dig into Australia's monster 12 months ahead — starting with that shock loss to Bangladesh in Darwin — the question marks hanging over an ageing batting order, India's transition out of the Kohli–Rohit era, and whether world cricket has simply forgotten how to play spin. PLUS: England's Ashes preparation after the Stokes–McCullum reset, the chaos engulfing Pakistan cricket, Steve Smith's future — the Olympics, the Ashes, and where he bats — and Clarke's own story time from Mugabe-era Zimbabwe.CHAPTERS0:00 New season, new vibe — meet the panel2:42 Promo-shoot injury horror stories7:15 Australia's 12 huge months + the Bangladesh disaster9:05 The batting question marks & an ageing squad11:38 India's transition out of the Kohli–Rohit era13:38 Why India stopped playing spin16:06 England's reset & a weak Pakistan series20:03 Are kids forgetting how to defend?21:45 Vaibhav Suryavanshi — the 15-year-old prodigy29:51 BBL in Chennai & the Australia–India ties32:18 Pakistan cricket in chaos39:22 Steve Smith: the Olympics, the Ashes & his future45:42 Travis Head's best batting spot47:38 Under the Radar: Nathan Ellis48:22 Cooper Connolly & the case for part-time spin52:13 England's spin problem before the Ashes56:17 Between Overs: Clarke's first ODI ton in Zimbabwe58:38 Monty's 2009 Cardiff Ashes champagne story1:00:47 Spartan cricket kit winnerBeyond23 is brought to you by Radar Tyres. Radar Tyres deliver premium, high-quality tyres at affordable prices. They offer tyres for passenger cars, SUVs, 4x4s, EVs, hybrids, light trucks and vans - built for durability and safety, both on and off the road. Available at a dealer near you, or visit https://www.radartyres.com/apac for more information.Follow BEYOND23:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond23cricketpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beyond23cricketpod#Beyond23 #MichaelClarke #Cricket #Ashes #AUSvBAN #MontyPanesar #SteveSmith

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