As the Australians relax, England brace for review season

The Final Word Cricket Podcast · Jan 12, 2026 · 1h 5m

Season 19, Episode 20: It's the weekly show. Normal programming is back. Except for programming at the T20 World Cup, where India's government is now feuding with Bangladesh's government, and threatening to excommunicate another Test nation from the inner sanctum. Also this week, preparing the ground ahead of England's Ashes review, the worst Big Bash segment you've ever heard, and Emma John joins the show to tell us about her travels in South Australia.

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