The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Season 7, Ep 23: World Cup finals do have that special sauce. A few years ago you could barely have assembled a dodgeball game out of the attendance at most women's international matches. This time they aimed to fill the MCG, and pretty well did. Alyssa Healy provided the fireworks, Katy Perry provided Firework. It was a night of joy. Geoff and Adam have covered a lot of those less celebrated games over the years, so they won't pretend to be impartial about how well this one went. This week, a brief word with World Cup winners Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt. An epic new spot of Stat Man with a tale that defies belief. Daniel Norcross broadcasting his WWII update from occupied France. A new round of Nerd Pledge. The Lightning Round from around the world. And your favourite satellite phone providers are back. Thanks to Henry Moeran for the cover artwork, titled: match report + Hot & Cold in concert. This is the Final Word. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on 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 7, Ep 22: The T20 World Cup pool (party) stage is done, and the usual suspects are through to the semi-finals. But the last two pool matches in Sydney have been rained out, and the semi-finals might be too. Geoff and Adam run the ruler over the Cup so far, the teams that have made it to the knockouts, and those who missed out. Also this week: Dan Norcross sends a double WWII update, Sunny Munn has been sighted in Fitzroy, Nerd Pledge gets deep into 1911, we have Winnie baby updates, Shashikala Siriwardene has retired after an epic Sri Lanka career, the CBUS Super Performer gets picked, India got thrashed in New Zealand, and the Shield had a crazy round of last-day finishes. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on 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 7, Ep 21: It's Thai time! And the first bilingual Final Word. People have wondered how Thailand made it to the World Cup, and we've got the full story in English and in Thai, with three of the women who have been on the journey for over a decade, and the man who designed the program from day one. Sornnarin Tippoch, Nattakan Chantam and Naruemol Chaiwai are three of Thailand's longest-serving players. Shan Khader is the team manager and translator, and Harshal Pathak has been their coach since 2018. Also this week, our broader tournament chat, Nerd Pledge, Lightning Round, the new Super Performer segment, Glenn Maxwell's engagement ring, backback bribery, and some other things we've forgotten. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller as 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 7, Ep 20: Pardon the Caps Lock, but it's worth it. We've all been waiting for a long time, and now Winifred Mae Collins is with us thanks to some stellar work from Rachel. If you've ever wanted to hear a person newly suffused with the joy of parenthood be questioned by someone who is definitely not that, then your two hosts can supply your needs. Also this week, the Women's T20 World Cup is about to start, so we got the most excellent Lisa Sthalekar on for a chat about its history and what might happen this time around. Plus the segments you (possibly) love: The Daniel Norcross World War II update, Nerd Pledge, the Lightning Round, and whatever else we squeezed in. Babies! Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller as 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

The Women's T20 World Cup is about to start, and we've been wanting to do a few extra things for the lovely people on our Patreon page who make our show possible. So we're combining those two things, sending some extras and some Easter eggs to the Patreon-only part of our site. If you're already part of it, or you want to be, listen on for the details in 7 minutes. 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 7, Ep 19: The Allan Border Medal really made some people mad this week, as David Warner snaffled it by one vote from Steve Smith. More cheerfully – they're from Tigerland. The mighty Bangladesh Tigers have won the kiddy World Cup, and we've got Bangladexpert correspondent Mohammad Isam on the phone from a Dhaka freeway to tell us what it means. There's also Naseem Shah's hat-trick, a WWII update from Dan Norcross, some Nerd Pledge and correspondence, and Geoff's new segment: THE STATMAN. Bee-up-bop bada bop, bup bup bada bop. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Past episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer 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 7, Ep 18: Ebony could have played a dozen sports. Cricket got her by chance. Now she's a popular commentator on Test Match Special, on the Surrey board, and is championing opportunities for black English kids in the game. She sits down with the Final Word for one of the most open and meaningful conversations we've had. Also this week: a Vinoo Mankad Appreciation Ten Minutes (bless the Under-19 World Cup), some more Nerd Pledge, and a whip around the cricket world from Pakistan to Zimbabwe to South Africa, with monkey attacks, Test tons, and the women's tri-series, as well as the Australian men's selections for the white-ball team. In the voices of the Backstreet Boys: Maxi's back, alright. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Past episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer 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 7, Ep 17: Less than two years ago South Africa crushed Australia 3-1. Since then they've had a dire World Cup and consistent Test losses, while the national administration has fallen into chaos. With England having just polished off a series 1-3 in Johannesburg, the show this week features Neil Manthorp to explain the situation in the Rainbow Nation. Also Geoff is back from holiday, Daniel Norcross has sent notes on our progress through World War II, and there's Nerd Pledge and the early rumblings of the approaching Women's T20 World Cup. Thanks to our friends at Future Talent The Final Word listener discount for Wisden Cricket Monthly is at bit.ly/wcmfinal Send in a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to past episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions 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 7, Ep 16: Daniel Norcross joins Adam Collins from beneath a Douglas Jardine portrait to discuss England's success in South Africa and Australia's tour that never should have been in India. More importantly, Dan Christian joins The Final Word to detail the considerable strides being taken to better integrate Indigenous Australians into this great game. Then back to the silly stuff: more Nerd Pledge, some additional phrases for our banned list and the finer details of Operation Mincemeat. 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 7, Ep 15: Daniel Norcross steps in for Geoff to join Adam Collins for The Final Word's weekly dance around the cricket universe. From Mumbai to Melbourne, then over to Port Elizabeth, they've got you covered. Of course, this episode includes another rousing edition of Nerd Pledge. Thanks to our friends at Future Talent The Final Word listener discount for Wisden Cricket Monthly is at bit.ly/wcmfinal Send in a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to past episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions 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 7, Ep 14: After hammering New Zealand one final time, the pause button is hit on the home international summer. But that doesn't mean the cricket world slows down: a magnificent finish at Newlands was perfectly timed as the debate surrounding four-day Tests heats up. Before signing off, there's time for some Nerd Pledge before Geoff and Adam catch up with old friend Sunny Munn. Thanks to our friends at Future Talent The Final Word listener discount for Wisden Cricket Monthly is at bit.ly/wcmfinal Send in a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to past episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions 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 7, Ep 13: You know what New Year's Eve means on The Final Word? It's time for our biggest show of the year. We have our Best and Worst of 2019. Our highlights and lowlights, and some of our best memories. An Adam Baby Update. Some more Nerd Pledge. Several arguments. One apology. A farewell to Peter Siddle. The Boxing Day Test, and the other Boxing Day Test (in Melbourne and in Johannesburg). Our hard-fought WBBL All Time Team picked from the first five years of the comp. And given the week's discussion over the future of the Boxing Day Test, an interview with Paul Sinclair from the Australian Conservation Foundation. There's a lot here. Laughter. Tears. Singing. Ring in 2020 with us. 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 7, Ep 12: It's Christmas Eve, and like last year with Harsha Bhogle, we decided to settle down around the fire (of Australia's merciless record-breaking sun) for a long chat with someone good at long chats. Mel Jones won World Cups and made an Ashes ton on debut, but has had an even more distinguished career in cricket after her playing days. In demand as a commentator and mentor worldwide, she has just joined the board of Cricket Australia to try to be a voice for good. A lot of fun and a lot of insight in this conversation. Merry Christmas. The Final Word listener discount for Wisden Cricket Monthly is at bit.ly/wcmfinal Send in a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to past episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions 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 7, Ep 11: The ABC Investigations unit has just released its exposé of one of the biggest sports betting companies, whose name is all over cricket. This episode we speak to Steve Cannane, the Walkley-winning lead journalist on the case, about what he found. We also get to the Perth Test, the WBBL finals, Nerd Pledge, and a faint summer hint of a new segment. 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 7, Ep 10: Look, it's true: pretty much all triple hundreds been made against dross bowling on flat pitches. They're still amazing. The Final Word this week covers Warner's triple, Root's captaincy, New Zealand's likelihood of choking in Australia, the WBBL late-season frenzy, our Adelaide live show, and and whatever else we stumbled upon on the way. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions Title track by Urthboy: www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 9: Three Test matches at the same time? Yes please. Adam and Geoff run the desert comb over Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba, India and Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, and New Zealand versus England at The Mountain, which the Kiwis won live while we were recording the show. Also, Harsha versus Manjrekar, which wasn't much of a contest, and the WBBL. And a closing tribute to Phillip Hughes, five years on. 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 7, Ep 8: After handing down Steve Smith's ban, Cricket Australia took the unusual step of linking the player with Maurice Duffy, an Irish academic who describes his job as a 'mindset coach'. The pair worked together throughout that year and through Smith's remarkable Ashes series that followed. We caught up with Maurice to talk about how the relationship. Also, our comprehensive Women's Big Bash wrap, a look at bans for James Pattinson and Em Smith, and a brief flirtation with Nerd Pledge. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions Title track by Urthboy: www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 7: The Australian Test squad is announced, and we have all the wash-up from that announcement and the week in cricket, plus Adam's adventures with lime milk in Tasmania and the time Geoff crashed their car. Then: when you have the same name as your subject, it must make empathy easy. During Robin Smith's career the England batsman was famed for his bravery against fast bowling. After it, he found himself on the verge of jumping off a building. Rob Smyth has helped write Smith's story, and is our Final Word guest this episode. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions Title track by Urthboy: www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 6: What's that November sound? Snow in Hobart, Nat Fyfe at the beach, and the the pitter patter of early-season Marsh runs. "He's coming, he's coming, Shaun is coming home." What else happened this week? Pakistan crashed and burned against Australia in the T20s. Board appointments at Cricket Australia. England fell over against New Zealand, before another game with another super over. So many things that the episode went way too long and we've moved our interview segment back an episode. Oh, and Nerd Pledge. An excellent suite of numbers. And personalised football cards, and we need some merch ideas from you. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 5: For all these years, the identity of a Twitter sensation was shrouded in mystery. Now the puppet master emerges. Dan Liebke has written another book full of obscure cricket jokes, so we had him in for a chat. Also: Shakib's corruption ban, Papua New Guinea's World Cup qualification, the rights and wrongs of Big Dances, the WBBL, new coaching appointments, and Australia smashing Sri Lanka in T20s. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 4: As climate strikes increase around the world and the effects of climate change bite more deeply, cricket as a sport is yet to address the issue. But cricket is one of the most vulnerable sports in the face of droughts and storms and rising sea levels, and countries like Australia, South Africa, and those in the subcontinent and Caribbean will be some of the worst affected. Tanya Aldred, founder of the Next Test, joins the Final Word to talk about cricket's contribution to the problem and its response to the crisis. Plus Shaun Marsh made a double hundred for Western Australia. We can't forget that. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 3: You know nothing gets the Final Word excited like policy. That's not even sarcasm. Cricket has had a big policy week: England announced a women's cricket plan worth £50million, Australia announced a world-best parental leave program, and there's the disparity between the men's and women's sides of The Hundred. We sat down with lawyer and cricketer Isabelle Westbury to thrash out the details. Plus corruption charges against one of our favourite players, a wrap of Shield and Test and ODI action, a round of Nerd Pledge, and by far the most inventive live read about satphones that we've done yet. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

No, this isn't a live show, it's about the live shows. Want to know our special guests? Want to meet a sailor? Want to find a happy hour that goes for 4 hours? We have the answers. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 7, Ep 2: We talk to Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde, authors of Cricket 2.0, a new book tracing T20’s evolution so far. We also take a look at The Hundred, Sarah Taylor’s outstanding international career, and various series taking place around the world. There’s never a slow week in this game. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 7, Ep 1: It's Season 7! We made it through the previous season with all 87 daily shows from the World Cup and the Ashes, plus the long weekly shows. Now it's time to calm things down a touch. Essex did the double, winning the county champs and the T20 comp, so we chat to the entertaining Derek Pringle about his old side. The Australian women's team is gearing up for a fast series, the men are playing the Marsh Cup (yesssss Shaun), Australia delays a Bangladesh tour, Greg Chappell retires as selector, and England announce their next Test squad. Plus a whack of Nerd Pledge as the end. Get into it, as the home Australian summer podcast season begins (in spring). Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 6, Ep 13: The end of an unforgettable summer. Before Geoff rushed to airport, he and Adam reflected on the four months that was, told the story of their adventurous videographer Cam Fink and welcomed Dan Norcross back for another round of Nerd Pledge. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England win the fifth Ashes Test by 135 runs at The Oval. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.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

England lead by 382 runs at stumps on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 all out for 225 after Day 2 of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval. England lead by 78 runs at stumps. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England are 271/8 after Day 1 of the fift Ashes Test at The Oval. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 6, Ep 12: The world's foremost (only?) cricket-stat comedian Andy Zaltzman joins Nerd Pledge Quiz to solve number riddles set by our listeners. God love him. If you want to set a Nerd Pledge challenge it's through patreon.com/thefinalword Before that Adam and Geoff talk through events of the week including Afghanistan's Test thriller, the departed spinner Abdul Qadir, and the mess of the UK honours system. We also get Eliza Bartlett on the phone as she walks from Italy to Scotland. Eliza's fundraising page is elizabartlettJDRFwalk.com Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 retain the Ashes after winning the fourth Test by 185 runs in Manchester. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England fell to 2/18 at stumps on Day Four of the Fourth Ashes Test in Manchester. Australia lead by 364 runs. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England trail by 297 runs at the end of Day 3 of the Ashes Test at Manchester. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England are 1/23 and trail by 474 runs after day two of the fourth Ashes Test. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon are in Manchester. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 reached 3/170 at stumps on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap up the day's events in another episode of the Final Word Ashes Daily. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 6, Ep 11: The No.1 bowler in the world, the AB medallist, and wearing a cricket jumper so tight it must have been knitted while he was inside it. Pat Cummins sits down in a good mood for the full Final Word. Also, Adam and Geoff look at the after-effects of that Ashes stunner at Headingley, the vagaries of review systems, and inevitably once again the Sliders universe of Jerry O'Connell. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England, impossibly, win the third Ashes Test. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap up the highs and lows from Headingley. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England need 203 runs to win the third Ashes Test at Headingley. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon break it all down. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 lead by 283 runs after day 2 of the Third Ashes Test at Headingley. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 is all out for 179 after a rain-affected first day. Adam and Geoff take you through the highs and lows of the third test. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 6, Ep 10: The world's most delicate cricket statistical artist, Andrew Samson has been whirring the names and the numbers into deeply creative forms for over 25 years. In a decade on the BBC he has become a beloved part of Test Match Special, and still travels the world for cricket in South Africa, Australia and beyond. Today, he joins The Final Word to investigate our listener's number challenges in a special round of Nerd Pledge. There's also the first half of the podcast, where we talk about Dale Steyn, Brendon McCullum, concussions, the Australian summer schedule, Pavel Florin, the Commonwealth Games, and the response to our live show. Also, the next live date will be in Manchester, Monday September 2nd. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

It's a draw. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap up the Ashes Second Test from Lord's. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

A massive and dramatic Day 4 at Lord's. Geoff and Adam wrap it all up in 30 minutes or less. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 is 4/80 after a rain shortened day three at Lord's. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

England all out for 258 on Day Two of the Ashes at Lord's. Australia 1/30 at stumps. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Hear all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Rain washes out day one of the second Test at Lord's. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Season 6, Ep 9: Last week, James Pattinson made his international comeback in a famous Australian victory. It was a long time coming and required a punishing surgical procedure to fuse his back together. But as he explained to Adam and Geoff at Lord’s ahead of the Second Test, he has returned with a much better appreciation of where cricket sits within his life. After the interview, stay tuned for another round of Nerd Pledge. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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

Live in London: on Monday August 12th the Final Word will team up with Jim Maxwell to tell the stories of 46 years of broadcasting cricket, and Mitchell Johnson to chart his Ashes history and give a glimpse behind the scenes. Jim joined us at the Ashes tour match at Worcester to give a glimpse of what you can expect when he's off the leash. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.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 win the First Test at Edgbaston by 251 runs. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.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