The Final Word Cricket Podcast

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

Australia 7/487 declare on Day 4 of the First Ashes Test and set England a target of 398. 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

Australia lead by 34 runs after Day 3 of The Ashes First Test at Edgbaston. 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 close the gap on Day 2 of The Ashes First Test at Edgbaston. 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

Steve Smith's 144 carried Australia to 284 on Day 1. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon have The Final Word on the day's play. 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

Adam and Geoff wrap up the Women's Ashes T20s and preview the men's Test in Birmingham. 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

Season 6, Ep 8: Hard to find a better conversationalist than England fast bowler Kate Cross. She's from Manchester way, blunt as you like, good turn of phrase and funny as hell. And she's learned a lot about elite sport, the bridge from amateur to professional, and the difficulty in holding it all together. And she's so chilled out that she kicked back with Geoff and Adam at the ground in Hove just a couple of hours before taking on against Australia. On today's episode we also cover Ireland's fast-forward debut at Lord's, the Australia v Australia warm-up at Southampton, Meg Lanning's record-breaking hundred, and the Ashes squads for both men's sides. 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

Season 6, Ep 7: The Edge is a new documentary about the urge to be the best in the world, and the human toll it can take to get there. Barney Douglas toured with the England team from their humiliation in the West Indies in 2009, through their gruelling years of training before winning in Australia in 2011, then their eventual collapse in Australia in 2013. He used his trove of archival footage along with new interviews to bring the story to life. Then he teamed up with Felix White, of the Tailenders cricket podcast and the Maccabees band, to write the score. Together they've produced a beautiful look at human strength and weakness through the lens of cricket, and they sat down to share that process with us. 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

It's a draw. Day 4 of the Women's Ashes Test ends in a draw. Australia retain The Ashes. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins wrap it up from Taunton. 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

Day 3 from the Women’s Ashes Test in Taunton. 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

Day 2 from the Women’s Ashes Test in Taunton. 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

Day 1 from Taunton of the Women's Ashes Test. 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

Season 6, Ep 6: We all know what happened in the World Cup final. But the day before that, before everyone was consumed with euphoria or sadness, we spoke to everyone we could find about the tournament they had experienced. Here is New Zealand's voice of cricket Bryan Waddle, ESPN Cricinfo's Melinda Farrell, Wisden editor Lawrence Booth, Kiwi captain Jeremy Coney, Cricbuzz writers Vithushan Ehantharajah and Bharat Sundaresan, photographer Stu Forster, Guardian newsbreaker Ali Martin, and the World Cup's managing director Steve Elworthy. Plus of course a massive round of Nerd Pledge. Set us a number challenge at patreon.com/thefinalword. 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

An incredible finish to the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap it up from Lord's. 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

Geoff and Adam unveil the Final Word team of the tournament, and cast forward to the final tomorrow. 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

Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon unveil the controversially named 'Gnarly Nine' of the Final World Daily Hall of Fame. 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 defeat Australia in the 2019 World Cup Semi-Final. 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

New Zealand are through to the 2019 Cricket World Cup Final. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap up the semi-final between India and New Zealand. 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

The first semi-final between India and New Zealand may be only half complete, but that doesn't stop Adam and Geoff from delivering a full episode on day 41 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 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

Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon preview the 2019 Cricket World Cup semifinals and launch the one and only Final Word Hall of Fame tournament. The tournament within a tournament to determine the greatest moment of the tournament. Vote now at finalwordcricket.com. 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

Day 39 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon preview the World Cup semi-finals and review the Women's Ashes. 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

South Africa and India win on the final day of group play at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The Final Word Cricket Podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. Listen to every episode 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

Pakistan defeat Bangladesh on Day 37 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 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

West Indies defeat Afghanistan on Day 36 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 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

Season 6, Ep 5: It was 2005 when Nat started covering cricket on South African radio, and the next year she was commentating as South Africa stunned Australia by chasing 434 in Johannesburg. By now she's done 85 Test matches and hundreds of one-dayers, and is preparing to follow her World Cup with her first women's Test in the Women's Ashes. Natalie sits down with The Final Word at Lord's in London to talk about childhood dreams, the slowly changing nature of broadcasting, the importance of example, and the complicated society of South Africa. 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 defeat New Zealand on Day 35 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Adam and Geoff wrap up the day's match in this daily edition of The Final Word Cricket Podcast recorded from a couch in Birmingham and a pub in Dublin. 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

Tiger time is at an end. India are through to the 2019 World Cup Semi-Finals with their win over Bangladesh on day 34 of the tournament. 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

Sri Lanka defeat West Indies on Day 33 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 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