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Unplayable Podcast: Lockdown with John Hastings

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic hits the former Aussie allrounder hard

Former Australia and Victoria allrounder John Hastings joins cricket.com.au journalist Sam Ferris and Aussie quick Kane Richardson to talk the impact of COVID-19, his career highlights before taking on a challenging quiz.

Episode rundown

00:00 – John on how the COVID-19 has impacted his life and businesses 

06:00 – John on his health having retired from cricket due to illness

09:00 – John on what he's been watching and The Test documentary

11:45 – John's career highlights including his first Test and the party for Ricky Ponting's retirement

16:55 – The aura of Ricky Ponting and a classic Ponting story 

19:40 – Winning his first Sheffield Shield title with Victoria

23:00 – John explains the unique culture at Victoria

29:30 – On whether John ever felt comfortable in the ODI team

32:33 – John picks the best moments of his playing career

39:15 – John shares a story about a chat with MS Dhoni

44:27 – John picks some of the best batters and bowlers he's played against

46:50 – John takes on a quiz about his own career with mixed results

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