The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, there was another shock win…as Ireland beat England, and the rain wreaked havoc again, forcing the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan to be abandoned. Brought to you by CBUS Super, making hard work pay off: cbussuper.com.au Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Australia claimed their first win at the World Cup, thanks to Marcus Stoinis’ superb knock in Western Australia. Brought to you by CBUS Super, making hard work pay off: cbussuper.com.au Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, an abandoned Adelaide department store takes centre stage, along with another City of Churches link to a pioneering family from Gujarat. We have 5-a-side goalkeepers, the West Gippsland Cricket Association, and Boris Johnson pulls out. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.37 - Alex Veljanovski 2.30 - Sebastian Greers 13.62 - Andrew Lowcock 1.43 - Matt Keane 5.50 - Joel Burton 16.10 - James Ralston Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com CBUS Super: Making hard work pay off - at cbussuper.com.au 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Bangladesh started the tournament brilliantly, beating a resilient Netherlands side. Sadly, the rain halted play between South Africa and Zimbabwe, forcing the match to be abandoned. Brought to you by CBUS Super, making hard work pay off: cbussuper.com.au Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, India edged past Pakistan in a thriller at the MCG and Sri Lanka cruised past Ireland. Brought to you by CBUS Super, making hard work pay off: cbussuper.com.au Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, hosts and defending champions Australia were humbled by New Zealand. Brought to you by CBUS Super, making hard work pay off: cbussuper.com.au Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Ireland and Zimbabwe clinched spots in the Super 12. However, the West Indies crashed out. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Namibia failed to qualify for the Super 12 after losing a close one to the UAE. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands are through to the next stage. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, the West Indies dug deep to beat Zimbabwe, and Scotland are still in it after beating Ireland. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 4: As climate catastrophes worsen by the year, the International Cricket Council has decided to promote the world's biggest oil company as cricket's major sponsor. As a bonus, it's the company that bankrolls the murderous Saudi Arabian government, who are also hunting sportswashing opportunities through English football and their rebel golf tour. This is in the same week as Cricket Australia announces an end to its sponsorship from another major fossil fuel company, while Netball Australia alienates its players by taking the cash from Gina Rinehart's mining empire. Elsewhere this week, the WBBL starts with a bang, and the ultimate cricket veteran, Scyld Berry, joins the show despite never having listened to a podcast. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 6.48 – Matt Wust / Fake Patch Clapp. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Sri Lanka secured their first win at the World Cup, beating the UAE with ease, and the Netherlands have won back-to-back matches. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, there was another major upset as Scotland comfortably beat the 2015 winners West Indies, and Zimbabwe eased past Ireland. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia hosts the 2022 T20 World Cup, and we'll have every day covered for you. Today, Namibia produced a stunning performance against Sri Lanka, and Netherlands went all the way to the line against the UAE. Brought to you by Visit Melbourne. Plan your Melbourne Moment at visitmelbourne.com Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find us at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a trawl through the obituaries of yestercentury. A record that still stands by a mile, a woman who was outstanding at sequences, a duelling piano bar in Texas, and the second-best wicketkeeper in England. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 2.57 - Julian Campbell 3.92 - Laksmi 3.42 - Harry Chapman 3.60 - Mark Xerri 3.90 - Anna Forsyth Revisits: Rosie Piper, Ian Colvin Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 3: There are not many cricket enthusiasts as knowledgeable and as garrulous as historian / comedian / chat-merchant Mark Steel. He has delved into the history of the game before, as we do every week, and he still turns up to play and watch on a regular basis, between making the many radio and television programs that fill his life. Time for us to sit back with a rum and let him roam free. Plus a historian's own Nerd Pledge. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 22.77 – Max Bryant. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 2: There's a documentary sequel coming about the Australian men's team, but strangely this time Justin Langer is not positioned as the main character. Also, our listener Bryan R. Caine was the United States umpire officiating as Rakheem Cornwall bashed a double century in a T20 match this week. Bryan joins the show to tell the story. Cricket makes its pitch for the Olympics, the Maxwell Sheffield Shield is in full swing, and Jos Buttler opts for diplomacy. Should captains have to appeal for a dismissal? Do they have a responsibility to do so? Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 5.91 – Chris Arkle. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we deal with no fewer than SIXTEEN revisits in quite possibly our longest Story Time yet. What didn’t we talk about? Ian Harvey features at least three times in very different contexts – it’s that kind of episode. If you’ve enjoyed a rambling history show in the past, this episode is especially for you. Your revisited Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 2.71 - Tane Aikman 2.06 - Ed Henty 3.14 - Dane Hansted 2.06 - WG Rumblepants 8.80 - Oscar Ratcliffe 3.20 - Edward Edgcumbe 3.20 - James Roder 5.72 - Rory Seymour 3.02 - Harry Liang 1.22 - Evan Granger 3.38 - Jake Schmidt 1.01 - Michelle Garland 9.75 - George Norman 1.52 - Jim Morrison 15.65 - Darryl Richarson 9.95 - Jeremy Le Roux Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 13, Ep 1: That's right, it's back to the start of an Australian summer, the end of an English one, and a new season of The Final Word. Who can believe we've done thirteen of them? We've also finished reloading the lost eps from Season 4, so we only have our first three short seasons to put back into the feed. The Sheffield Shield is starting up alongside the WNCL, the County Championship had a bonkers last day, and the T20 World Cup preparations are underway. Also, Jodie Hicks is racking up touches on the footy field. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 4.99 – Guy Hornsby. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 32: We've been anticipating it, and here it was: a run-out of the non-striker between two major cricket nations, signalling the next phase of evolution of this much-maligned dismissal. On this episode we look at the current structure of the Laws, the details of what Charlie Dean and Deepti Sharma did on the day, and what the MCC might do next to help protect players and umpires from opprobrium. Also this week, the Strauss Recommendations signal a big shift for English county cricket, Cameron Green makes an all-but-too-late case for T20 World Cup selection, and Pakistan do some extraordinary things via Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan. Plus a belter of a Nerd Pledge. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 4.89 – Richard Jones. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Sometimes, being a secretary can be the best path forward. Just swap Maggie Gyllenhaal for Ian Peebles. Plus, the glottal magic of Dutch fielding positions, the best way for Northants players to get in the news, generation-spanning family feuds, and Bharat Sundaresan's relationship with Patrick Patterson, after some reflections on Geelong's flag in the AFL grand final. Bharat returns to join Geoff, while promising to keep his answers under 30 minutes. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 7.06 - Chris Dobbins 6.80 - Nic Savage 2.10 - Richard Jansz-Moore 18.84 - MJ Knoester 3.09 - Tim Gilkison & Ian Colvin Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Controversy after running out the non-striker helps India win the ODI series 3-0 and beat England by 16 runs. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of the ODI in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harmanpreet Kaur stole the show in Canterbury, hitting an unbeaten 143 against England. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of the ODI in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 31: After three weeks in the desert, Geoff is back to find the outside world completely unchanged. Ha. So this week has Adam pacing him through what has gone on in the meantime. Also, Rachael Haynes finishes up for Australia after a distinguished career, England return to Pakistan after a long absence, and we may well talk too much about AFL Grand Final week for a cricket podcast. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 4.69 – Michael Fallon. Nice. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India claim the opener after beating England by 7 wickets. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of the ODI in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. We never mess with the order these numbers land in our in-tray: what comes up, comes up. So it must've been meant to be that in the same episode we'd deal with two spinners who changed the craft of slow bowling forever, Bernard Bosanquet and Jack Iverson. With Daniel Norcross joining Adam, there's time for a odd tale when Surrey were done over by the powers that be as they pressed for victory over their old rivals Middlesex at HQ. And if you ever wanted to learn about Geoff Humpage, well, this is your podcast. We also head back to the 19th century (a couple of times) before finishing with some love for Virat. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 8.80 - Oscar Ratcliffe 15.65 - Darryl Richardson 3.40 - Nigel Browne 4.50 - Xavier Bochat 3.18 - Max Hanlon 3.20 - James Roder & Edward Edgcumbe 5.58 - Angadh Oberoi Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 30: Who saw this coming four and a half years ago in Cape Town? Well, the world has turned a number of times since then. With Aaron Finch hanging up his ODI pyjamas after a distinguished career. and in the absence of a perfect alternative, the Bull might just be back in the ring. Adam has Dean Wilson from The Mirror with him to pace through that and plenty else, including another man making an unexpected comeback, Alex Hales. There are also good news stories from Rwanda and Sri Lanka, a throwback ODI series in Cairns, the county champo reaches the pointy end of the season and England’s women take on India to complete the northern international summer. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 7.56 – Josh Taylor Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England have beaten South Africa at the Oval, claiming the series 2-1. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England are on the cusp of winning the series against South Africa. Ben Stokes' side need 33 runs on Day 5 to win the Test match...and they have 10 wickets in the bank. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An historic day in London, as God Save the King was sung at a sporting event for the first time in 70 years in the United Kingdom. Wickets and more wickets in South London. England bowled out South Africa for 118. Then the visitors responded, taking 7 wickets and left the hosts 154/7 at the end of the day. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. With Bharat Sundaresan on the show, strap yourself in for a trip on the long and winding road. Of particular note, his tale of how he debunked the absurd 1009 not out innings of Pranav Dhanawade. When it is Adam’s turn, we’re looking at big numbers in the South Pacific, a dusty old bastard who was one of the first true quick men and devote some time to somebody who we’ve never really given it to before – unless it’s been in the context of Vinoo Mankad. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 2.71 – Tane Aikman 5.72 – Andrew Nixon & Rory Seymour 1.52 – Jim Morrison 12.00 – Adam Jones 40.00 – Matt Fried 2.06 – David Jones & WG Rumblepants Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 29: The Chevrons, for the first time, knock Australia off in Australia. But where will that leave them once the World Cup Super League comes to an end next year? Matt Roller, ESPNcricinfo T20 whizkid, joins Adam to consider that, and myriad developments in the short form world, as we gallop towards another World Cup next month. Jamie Cox, these days the MCC's assistant secretary, also drops by for a chat about delays in Test cricket. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 9.75 - George Norman Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, Daniel Norcross returns for a frolic in his front room on, among other things, the Mighty Misbah. Adam’s attention is an excellent Women’s Ashes series a generation or two ago and controversy in Sydney. And we need to stay ahead of Jimmy Anderson – we explain all that off the top. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 4.39 – Vanessa Collins 12.20 – Andy Thomas 2.47 – Will Cuckson 3.02 – Harry Laing 1.01 – Michelle Garland 1.22 – Evan Granger 6.81 – James Philbrook Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 28: There is a lot to like about this impressive documentary, especially in relation to mental health, and a lot of problems as well. We spoke to directors Chris Grubb and Luke Mellows about ‘Ben Stokes: Phoenix From the Ashes’. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 3.14 - Peter Brown Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 27: With Geoff a long way from anywhere, Adam has Will Macpherson for company at The Oval after another busy week off the field as well as on. Of particular interest is the first iteration of the Strauss-led review, which was primarily set up to get to the bottom of why England's men don't win more often. They're going alright at the moment though under Ben Stokes, who has a documentary out about his altogether fascinating existence. Over in Australia, it's Zimbabwe in town - let's hope it's the start of something. Meanwhile, in short-form world, the Big Bash Draft didn't go quite to plan. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 26: Let us level with you: we have done a poor job of covering Zimbabwean cricket. The easiest reason for that, however unsatisfactory, is that they haven't been as present as they should be, for a whole host of complicated reasons. So, with The Chevrons currently in Australia for their first bi-lateral series in nearly two decades, we've dedicated an entire episode to them. For this, Adam has acclaimed author and journalist Liam Brickhill with him as co-host, taking on the task of trying to get us up to speed. And he comes with good news: there are green shoots and they look real this time. Veteran all-rounder SIkandar Raza, in the form of his life at the moment and with one of the best backstories in the game - from fighter pilot training in Pakistan to university in Scotland to international cricket - also drops by for a detailed chat about his fascinating career. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 3.04 - Julian King Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England have won the 2nd Test match, winning by an innings and 85 runs. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, possibly our longest episode as we clear the decks before Geoff departs for three weeks in the wilderness. What did we talk about across a couple of hours? Bradman’s quadruple, Bob Taylor (a couple of times), one-eyed greats, Danes, Dusty Old Kiwis, ancient Wisdens, Big Brother, the Hawthorn/Geelong rivalry… you get the idea. Tuck in. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 6.85 – Michael Hall 6.39 – Jake Cuncliffe 9.95 – Jeremy Le Roux 6.87 – Aaron Hoskins Revisits: Harry Bainton, Tanya Wintringham, Hamish Stares, Richard Bond McNally, Tom Humphreys, Emil Varghese, Jeremy Nash, Richard Jones, Nick Donovan, Elia Andrews, Ian H, Dom Philp, Jack Jorgensen Confirmations: Dannish Babar, Lee Geldard, Ian Wolstenholme, Jonathan Brand, Tim Unwin, Michael Fallon, Steve Dodd. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England have built a huge lead after Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes scored centuries in Manchester. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England started the Test match brilliantly, bowling out South Africa for 151. Then Ben Stokes' side avoided a batting collapse after being 43/3...but ended the day 113/3. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 25: Schedule geeks unite: the FTP for men's and women's cricket were released since the last time we recorded, and there is a lot to take in. More Test cricket for the usual suspects, less of it for most countries, though more matches in other formats overall. Some bright spots, plenty of concerns. Also, an extraordinary Nerd Pledge, and complications are afoot for the Big Bash involving David Warner, Steve Smith and an imminent comeback for Tim Paine. See you in the Platinum Lounge! Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 7.02 - Matt Smith. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a show recorded between London and Tulsa, Oklahoma, featuring the time the Swedes got hot and bothered, some unlucky players with last-minute successes, shenanigans with the follow-on, and the return of Monsiuer Madeleine, le Maire of Montreuil-sur-Mer, Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.14 - Peter Brown 1.63 - Doc Gowland 6.77 - Harry Wojciechowski 7.24 - Rob O'Neill 20.00 - David Eton 3.70 - Ian H & Dominic da Souza Correa 2.07 - Richard Jones Revisits: Tom Humphreys, Lewis Tobia, Lauren Kandasamy Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Africa annihilated England at the home of cricket, thrashing them by an innings and 12 runs. The visitors are now 1-0 up in the series. Next stop: Manchester on August 25th. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Africa have put themselves in the driver's seat at Lord's, leading England by 124 runs. The visitors finished day two 289/7. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rain came to England's rescue, preventing South Africa from bowling them out at Lord's. The hosts face an uphill battle to secure a decent score against their opponents. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross preview the 1st Test match between England and South Africa at Lord's The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu3kR3EfUaKwOzwzgHPUOg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 24: The month of August is maddening for some in English cricket, yet for others, it's a chance to bankroll the rest of the year. Phil Walker of Wisden Cricket Monthly has written sensibly about this and joins us for a chat. As for Adam - on his birthday! Also, Chappelli retires from commentary, Meg Lannng hits pause on her career, and other big shifts keep coming in the game for men and women. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 5.32 - Jonathan Brand. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, Daniel Norcross joins Geoff Lemon on a balcony in the French Quarter in New Orleans. It is Red Dress Day, a perfect time for tales of typhoid, Glenn Maxwell, and I ❤️ New York. Or is that Jeremy Coney on a road trip to Tennessee? Come with us across the continent, following the endless white lines of the interstate. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.59 - After Dinner Mint 2.58 - Rahul Venkat 1.91 - Jai Singh 1.16 - Jesse G. 1.28 - Ian Wolstenhome 8.10 - Prasanth Kannan 3.93 - Jeremy Bourke 4.86 - Emil Varghese 3.16 - Steve Dodd 1.02 - Jeremy Nash Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 23: Seven years ago, when we first started listing names of guests we would like to get on the show for a chat, the first was Adam Zwar. It never happened - our fault. Well, a lot has happened for both him and The Final Word since 2015. That now includes his fantastic, funny and moving new book, 12 Summers. It’s the story of the life of one of Australia’s most engaging creative minds told through the tales of the game that has always inspired (and distracted) him. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.08 - Michael Fallon. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 22: Daniel Norcross joins Geoff this week, after the success of the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament and the sad news arriving that former umpire Rudi Koertzen has died, after being one of the iconic figures of the 1990s and 2000s. Elsewhere, The Hundred is kinda sorta happening, the Asia Cup is approaching, and Sikandar Raza is on the streak of his life in making Zimbabwe win two series against Bangladesh. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.85 - Dom Philp. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk bats with the code TFW20 15% off treatment at AdvancedHairStudio/FinalWord The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's Aussie gold my friend, and don't you forget it. The result was what most people expected, but India made the journey to get there a special one. Before that, New Zealand mugged England. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ The Final Word will be at every women's cricket match at the Commonwealth Games, with Geoff Lemon & Natalie Germanos at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices