The Final Word Cricket Podcast

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. We gather this time on a breezy balcony in Galle, kicking back in lounge chairs as Adam returns to the show. There will be some divergences through Karachi, the standard-bearers of fast scoring, the bookends of spin, a day out in the Sunday leagues, and a return to Le Velodrome de Vincennes. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: Patrick McKeon: 15.80 Nick Donovan: 9.60 Daniel O'Connell: 5.18 Dannish Babar & Hamish Stares: 2.38 Michael Fitzgerald: 4.19 Tom Screen: 4.07 Ben Gleeson: 5.01 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Jonny Bairstow scored another century this summer. But it wasn't enough to stop India from taking control of this match in the Midlands. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Daniel Norcross and Henry Moeran 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Apologies for the audio quality. The Final Word Team had some technical issues at Edgbaston, so we had to use the back up audio. India are in control in Birmingham, leading England by 332 runs. Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes are at the crease, and England needs their help again. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Daniel Norcross and Henry Moeran 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Apologies for the audio quality. The Final Word Team had some technical issues at Edgbaston, so we had to use the back up audio. England put India on the back foot, but Rishabh Pant and Ravindran Jadeja's stellar partnership pulled them back into the match. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Daniel Norcross and Henry Moeran 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Australia are 1-0 up in the series after beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Australia are on top in Galle; they lead Sri Lanka by 101 runs. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Australia are in a comfortable position after bowling out Sri Lanka in Galle for 212. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ New Zealand's batting tail collapsed at Headingley, with Jack Leach taking another 5-wicket haul. England need 113 runs to sweep the series, and they have 8 wickets in the bank. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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. This week, a new co-host, with Andrew Fidel Fernando taking the role for the first time in a confessional mood. Also, the mathematics of Nelson, the region of the Muruwari, an irrational broadside at Ian Bell, an Australian Test player we've never heard of, and a great name - literally, not figuratively - from New Zealand. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 111.10 - Henry Bainton 9.65 - Eranda Jayawickreme 15.79 - Riley Campbell 2.35 - Andrew Peaple 3.31 - David Smith 4.23 - Dave McRobbie 3.38 - Not That Tim Minchin & Jake Schmidt 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ New Zealand eventually bowled out England for 360 in Yorkshire. The visitors ended the day 168/5 - with Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell still at the crease. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Daryl Mitchell hit another hundred in this series, becoming the first Kiwi to score three successive test centuries against England. New Zealand's bowling attack ripped England apart, taking 6 quick wickets in the afternoon session. However, England fought back. Debutant Jamie Overton and Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 209 partnership to claw them back into the test match. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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

The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive 15% off click on the link! http://advancedhairstudio.com/finalword/ Groundhog Day! England started the day brilliantly in Yorkshire, picking up 4 wickets. But they struggled to remove Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell yet again who will be at the crease on day 2. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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 12: As England's one-day team blazed up, Adam headed for Amsterdam to meet a bevy of TFW listeners. Canal boats and picnics ensued. More of this please. Also this week, England's women prepare to meet South Africa in a rare Test, Australia's men struggle in one-day terms in Sri Lanka, and the show goes all Advanced Hair, yeah yeah. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: We ran out of time... 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. Bharat Sundaresan joins the show again to talk us through Chandu Borde's forgetfulness, pretending to be Sundanan Lele's son, and the history of Indian caste politics. Other stories involve Lorraine Kutcher, Mushfiqur Rahim, Eric Rowan and Sophie Devine. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 6.18 - ED 1.72 - Jack Jorgensen 1.79 - Thomas Melia 3.06 - Tim Unwin 1.81 - Michael Gormley 3.66 - Lara Killick 23.22 - Elia Andrews 5.49 - Lachlan Smith 2.24 - Timothy Waud & 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 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 11: In a big Final Word day, Glenn Maxwell turned on a matchwinning performance in Sri Lanka just after Jonny Bairstow finished doing the same at Trent Bridge. Daniel Norcross joins Geoff Lemon to talk through Steffan Nero emulating The Don in blind cricket, Gaby Lewis continuing her star trajectory in Irish cricket, Moeen Ali making a Test comeback, and the IPL scoring 6 billion clams. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 1.88 – Alan Simpson 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

Here's Jonny! England win the series after Bairstow hit 136 off 92 balls! The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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 set up to finish nicely on day five at Trent Bridge. New Zealand finished play 227/7, leading England by 238 runs. The hosts have a great chance of wrapping up the series with one test match left. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon 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 was another great day to bat in the Midlands, as England ended the day 473/5. Ollie Pope scored his first test century on home soil, scoring a well earned 145. But the run machine, Joe Root, secured his 27th test hundred and will be at the crease when play resumes on day 4. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off 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

Daryl Mitchell continued his fine form in this series, scoring a brilliant 190. The visitors were eventually bowled out for 553 and England ended the day 90-1, with Ollie Pope and Alex Lees at the crease. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 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 time, a double DOB comes back to one piece of major dustiness. We pay tribute to the pioneers of Guernsey, look at a Laker less celebrated, and consider both Mick Lewis and the cryptic crossword. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.79 - Chris Arkle & Josh 2.53 - Samuel Therkelsen 1.85 - John McPheat 10.88 - Mr Mark Henderson 2.81 - Oli Goldman 4.85 - James Tiernan 4.36 - Dom Griffiths 6.54 - Liz Brant 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

England won the toss and elected to bowl first in Nottingham. New Zealand put on a fine batting displaying, finishing the day 318/4. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Today Adam is joined by Daniel Norcross. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock cricket 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

Season 12, Ep 10: Sri Lankan writer Andrew Fidel Fernando and foreign correspondent Chris Barrett join the show for an update into what is happening with Sri Lanka's popular political unrest and economic chaos, ahead of Australia's tour there. Also this week, the wash-up from England's win at Lord's, Joe Root leaving the Former Fab Four behind, and ICC chair Greg Barclay's defeatist and deflating interview about the future of the game. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 6.71 – Tom Humphries 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

Joe Root carried England home with a brilliant century which helped him reach a major milestone – 10,000 test match runs. He is the 14th batter to join the club. The hosts are now 1-0 up in the series. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. However, today Adam is joined by Daniel Norcross. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Stokes and Joe Root's partnership boosts England's chances of winning the 1st test at Lord's. The hosts finished day 3 216/5 and need 61 runs to seal victory! The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wickets tumbled again. But a superb unbeaten partnership between Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell helped the Kiwis finish the day 236/4. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England host New Zealand and on the first day the wickets tumble. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. However, today Geoff is joined by Daniel Norcross. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 9: This week, world No1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone joins the show for an update on her busy career, including her recent stint in India. We have to confess that we didn't watch the men's IPL final, but we understand that they had a good time. Adam himself was teeing off during the week and can recount that in greater detail. The chase of 1000 first-class runs before the end of May took a savage twist, and Brendon McCullum is considering all options for England. Zimbabwe will head to Australia at last, Amy Satterthwaite ends her career as New Zealand Cricket make some weird calls, and five women's teams have newly been given ODI status in a shake-up that won't help everyone. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 4.66 – Ollie Chauhan 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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 giant fraud perpetrated upon an unsuspecting public. A club with claims to be the Dera Ismail Khan of New Zealand. A time when the gods of the Caribbean roamed around Melbourne grade cricket. And a competition for the worst matches of all time, featuring Final Word fave Pankaj Dharmani. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.82 - Thomas Havell 7.80 - Andrew West 2.15 - TDLF 5.31 - Jim Carnegie & Richard Jansz-Moore 13.33 - Anna Collins 2.11 - Big Geoff 7.46 - Matt Gaynor 6.79 - Alex Crampton 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 8: Always mix sport and politics, we say, so of course we had to start today's show with some reflections on Australia's federal election and the fact that a raft of dross has been washed downstream. What else? An interview with journo Tim Wigmore and economist Stefan Szymanski about their new collaborative book Crickonomics. Plus the cricket as Sri Lanka tour Bangladesh and the county champ reaches its season break. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 4.40 – Ben Helliwell 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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, what a show this turned out to be. The Lion King returns, as does The Nanny, a fair bit of karaoke, Morticia Addams, some of the nerdiest areas that TFW listeners have ever led us to, and the missing Bowen Big Mango. Plus the wildest coincidence in the history of this show. Tune in. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 2.00 - Jonathon 3.62 - Bharat Agarwal 5.27 - Alex Brown 3.27 - Steve Lofthouse 5.18 - David Nicholls 2.04 - Vivek Arcot 5.26 - Simon McInerney 3.70 - Samuel Chappell Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Revisits: Owen, Edward Edgcumbe, George Pearson, Josh Goleby, Duncan Davies, Elliott Diamond, Chris Beattie, Matt May. 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 7: Another sad week for Australian cricket with the loss of Andrew Symonds, so we dialled in Queensland's own Robert Craddock, who watched that career from when Andrew was a brilliant youngster. Also this week, England name two new coaches for their men's teams, CEO Tom Harrison belatedly sees the door, and we speak with a 40-year-old cricketer on international debut, Gabor Torok. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 7.27 – Hugo Connery Here's the funding link we mentioned for Brasil Cricket too. gogetfunding.com/cricketbrazil 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're ready for Story Time but logistics got the better of us - back with cricket history next weekend. Instead, before Adam leaves Dubai, we thought it would be worth getting Associate Professor Deirdre McGhee to discuss her important work with Breast Research Australia, which she has been bolstering at the FairBreak Invitational. You can learn more about the project at https://www.uow.edu.au/science-medicine-health/research/bra/ 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 6: Adam is roaming the Fairbreak International, bringing friends new and old onto the show: Brazil captain Roberta Moretti with her wicket-taker Laura Cardoso, Hong Kong player Mariko Hill, and Malaysian captain Winifred Duraisingam, who are all having a fine time. On the darker side of the cricket coin, England authorities are clearly keen to pick Joe Clarke this year, despite his close link to an assault case. We look at the moral implications of choosing representative players. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.32 – Caroline S. 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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 time, tales of thwarted ambition, tales of brief moments in the sun, and tales of lengthy honeymoons with just a smidgen of cricket thrown in. Plus we go around at some crunchy revisits and sort them out right smart. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 6.53 - Daniel Maloney 5.86 - Al Saunders & Graham 2.14 - Sami Dowd 6.66 - Edward Edgecumbe 17.86 - Jacob Norton Revisits: 5.13 - Stuart Akers 9.02 - Charlie Ryan 1.33 - Ed Simba 4.80 - Dave Brown 3.89 - Chris Beattie 11.33 - Pip Clark 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 5: Some books come along that command our attention, like when friend of the show Will Macpherson helped former cricketer Patrick Foster write his tale. It's a story of 2 million pounds lost to betting in 10 years, in a compulsion that overtook Patrick's life and the lives of those around him. Also this week, Australia's squads for Sri Lanka, Ben Stokes formalised as England captain, and Adam's county wrap. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 16.90 – Owen 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our skip through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This weekend, the second part of our high-speed revisit round where we happen upon the tale of a man who was there with Bradman and co in 1948 but never on the main stage, before landing back on players like Boonie and Keppler Wessels who lived their careers in the limelight. Between times, we swing through Florida, find another Chesney and go back to where it all began for New Zealand. Your Nerd Pledge revisits this week: 1.76 - Sam Ashworth 2.27 - Sheetal Potdar 4.10 - Timothy O’Meara 3.46 - Keelan O’Reilly 2.70 - Daniel O’Connell 3.05 - Tim Manning 3.41 - Richard L 5.37 - Elliott Diamond 4.80 - Dave Brown 2.44 - Mike Dunn 1.92 - Shannon Blackmore 1.76 - Cameron Allen 8.81 - Glenn Finkelde 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 4: After 14 years wearing the national uniform, England's swing magician has decided to call it a day. Anya Shrubsole will be remembered for plenty of highlights, but is also the kind of person who is upfront about the low points as well. She joins The Final Word to look back on playing through an era of unprecedented change in the women's game. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 1.33 – Ed Barr-Simm 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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, it's time to get dirty. The question is, with the pedal to the floor, just how many revisits can we charge through in a single show? The answer is... lots. Get ready for a different tempo Final Word. Your Nerd Pledge revisits this week: 5.12 - Paul Reeve 4.07 - Six Again 20.15 - Ramaswamy 2.19 - Matt Near the Gabba 4.17 - Rob Jean Valjean O'Neill 1.58 - Rooto 3.44 - Cameron M. 1.40 - Michael Ball (sans Michael Bell) 4.31 - Graeme Innes 5.24 - Brad Truter 4.64 - Adam Tunney 2.52 - Danny Strickland 2.78 - Rahul Venkat 3.41 - Conor Prendergast 1.84 - Indi 5.53 - Mark Bagworth 1.56 - Clint 2.83 - Claire Danny Daniel 5.28 - Michael Edelstein Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 3: As is now tradition, here's our annual conversation with Lawrence Booth alongside the release of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2022. As ever, it's a thoughtful, sharp and vital read: on the topics that matter most, the good book doesn't miss. But of course, there's still ample room for fun, nostalgia and the rest. 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 2: Geoff and Adam reunite after a big news week. Joe Root quit England's captaincy, Anya Shrubsole quit England's team, Andrew McDonald got his inevitable promotion, and Rob Key got a rather more surprising one. Some truly bonkers stuff happened in county cricket, and Nerd Pledge features Lou Bega. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 3.45 – Harry Tognetti 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 Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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. Joining Geoff for your long trips on your Easter weekend, Bharat Sundaresan is back on the show before his own long drive from Adelaide to Sydney, detouring via the birthplace of Justin Langer's favourite Australian, Albert Jacka. But on this episode we spend most of our time on the Teardrop Isle, in between visiting Darude, the MCG in 1903, and the brief time in the sun of Loretta Davis. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 4.35 - Aravind Rao Karanam 4.76 - Eranda Jayawickreme 1.93 - Tane Aikman 5.57 - Matt May 5.28 - Paul Murphy & Michael Edelstein 1.76 - Cameron Allen, Srikanth Agaram & Sam Ashworth 8.81 - Glenn Finkelde Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 12, Ep 1: Another season premiere! We go around for the twelfth time - can't and won't stop. With Geoff away (he's back next week), Daniel Norcross will play. And what better time for it with county cricket back? We go long on that, as we do the latest on the Jimmy and Stuart saga, before doing a lap of the planet. Then later, Adam talks to Justin Smith about his lovely cricketing novel, Cooper Not Out. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 3.46 – Keelan O’Reilly Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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 is back but in the chair for Geoff this time. And both he and Adam end up landing on a similar topic: inappropriate post-war county captains and how they found themselves in the job. Specifically, a man named Mandy - it's worth sticking around for the end of the show, this tale is worth it. Also featured: Curtly, Warnie and Sexy David Hookes. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 4.51 - Joshua Goleby 2.05 - Sam Littlejohn 4.64 - Adam Tunney 4.10 - Sam Nemzer, Timothy O'Meara & Slim Johns 4.17 - Rob O'Neill & Andrew Donnison 2.83 - Claire Danny Daniel 2.69 - James Blundell Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 11, Ep 23: With Geoff taking a break to chill out after the Pakistan trip, Daniel Norcross is back in the chair alongside Adam, recording in London as a new English season prepares to bloom. For this, they are joined by Essex recruit Matt Critchley, who we are tipping will take the nation by storm over the coming months. But before coming to what’s ahead of us, there’s the little matter of Australia’s barnstorming World Cup win with some time taken to consider the challenges for those trying to catch the world champs three years from now. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.24 – Mike Dunn Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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 hops in to give Adam some recovery time, and perhaps not coincidentally the show is all about leg-spinners and long-distant Caribbean cricket. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 3.47 - Paul Harmer 2.70 - Daniel O'Connell 11.33 - Philippa Clark 4.80 - Dave Brown 3.44 - Cameron M 5.37 - Will Cuckson & Elliott Diamond 5.46 - Richard Bond McNally 3.03 - Eric Parnis 7.51 - Ben Woolgar Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 11, Ep 22: We're back from Pakistan. Adam decidedly worse for wear after his car crash, but he'll still prop up on some cushions and record an ep of The Final Word. Can't stop, won't stop. The women's World Cup finals are imminent, so we look ahead to those contests. Also moves are afoot for women's T20 comps in Pakistan and India, while the England men's Test team get thumped once again, this time by West Indies. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.27 - Sheetal Potdar Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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, it's our last night in Pakistan, so there's a very special configuration: with Adam already on the way to the airport and Geoff a few hours away from doing the same, Bharat Sundaresan joins TFW as a guest host for the first time. Safe to say that this episode gets extremely Bharat. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.84 - Indi 3.05 - Tim Manning 5.13 - Kieran & Stuart Akers 5.15 - Bharat Sundaresan 1.92 - Shannon Blackmore & Keith Williams Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia won the 3rd test against Pakistan, claiming the series 1-0. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The 30 Second Summary, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Find our other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Usman Khawaja performed on the big stage yet again, knocking a superb unbeaten century as Australia take control in the 3rd test in Lahore. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The 30 Second Summary, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Find our other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia put on a fine performance on day 3, bowling out Pakistan for 268. The visitors avoided losing a wicket in the evening session, ending the day 11/0. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The 30 Second Summary, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. Find our other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices