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The Final Word Cricket Podcast
Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics, interviews and history as they follow the game they love around the world. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get your big NordVPN discount: https://nordvpn.com/tfw
Episodes
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We had our actions tested at The University of Western Australia!
Season 17, Episode 13: Okay, we didn't get the dots on, but we did record at Perth's gorgeous campus where for two decades bowlers with suspect actions visited…
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TFW Daily - Sack the lot? Australia has problems - Aus India 1st Test review
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth review: With the Test done in four days, the dust has not remotely settled. Australia got smashed, the people want…
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TFW Daily - The day India went large - Aus India 1st Test, Perth Day 4
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth Day 4: It happened, not exactly in the way we thought it might, but it happened. There was plenty of fun on the fourth…
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TFW Daily - Kohli gets that century - Aus India 1st Test, Day 3
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth Day 3: The way things seemed to be going was the way they continued, as India made Australia work in the way that…
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TFW Daily - Jaiswal does Australia slowly - Aus India 1st Test, Day 2
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth Day 2: This match was spiralling out of control, and now it has been dragged back to an even keel. An abrupt gear shift…
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TFW Daily - Wicket frenzy in Perth! - Aus India 1st Test, Day 1
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth Day 1: Whooo was expecting that? Was it a good bowl-first day? We still don't know, because everybody got out, on both…
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TFW Daily - Border-Gavaskar preview - Australia India 1st Test, Day 0
Australia India Daily, 1st Test, Perth Day 0: We're about to start! Five Tests to come, and Adam and Geoff are together at a very windy non-WACA. Come to our…
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"I'm glad Pujara isn't here" - the Border-Gavaskar beckons
Season 17, Episode 12: It's Test season, it's Perth, and the band is almost back together. Geoff will join Adam tomorrow for the preview day and the Final Word…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAdam Gilchrist on The Final Frontier
The Greatest Season That Was - The Final Frontier episode 4 – Adam Gilchrist: During the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, the pulsating summer…
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Live show updates, including Melbourne show change
Some news. Due to Maxi's playing schedule being a bit unclear after the Pakistan series, we've decided to play it safe and push back our Melbourne show to the…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 209 – The Waikiki Formula
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, the little-known twist of how cricket's most famous…
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The Final Word with Ethan Bamber
Season 17, Episode 11: Eating disorders are not something associated with cricketers, especially opening bowlers. But this was the lot of in life for Ethan…
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Back from the USA's dystopian future, it's cricket season
Season 17, Episode 10: Geoff and Adam are back together at last, after 5000 miles on American roads and a lot more distance in the psyche. After catching up on…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastDamien Fleming on The Final Frontier
The Greatest Season That Was - The Final Frontier episode 3 – Damien Fleming: During the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, the pulsating summer…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 208 – Warney and the PM’s texts
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, how did Warney nearly become the PM’s XI captain? Via texts…
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The Final Word with Alex Tudor
Season 17, Episode 9: A career total of just 10 Test Matches belies the imprint made on the game by Alex Tudor. A quick bowler who burst onto the scene in an…
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India’s capitulation leaves the WTC wide open
Season 17, Episode 8: The format of the World Test Championship has been a stick to whack it with since day dot. However, the unintended consequence of the…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastGavin Robertson on The Final Frontier
The Greatest Season That Was - The Final Frontier episode 2 - Gavin Robertson: During the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, the pulsating summer…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 207 – The Hon Matthew Hayden MP, a missed opportunity
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, our love affair with Wangaratta grows through the story of a…
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Test cricket always reigns supreme
Season 17, Episode 7: It’s a complicated cricketing universe – more by the month. But the joys of a Test Match, however unexpected, remain unrivalled as we saw…
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The Final Word with Ben Duckett
Season 17, Episode 6: Before Ben Duckett boarded the plane to Pakistan, where he started in blistering form, the England Test opener sat down with Adam and…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 206 – The Andy Zaltzman special
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a special hosting combination with Andy Zaltzman on the Nerd…
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TFW Book Club - The Showman, with Glenn Maxwell
Book Club 7: Glenn Maxwell & Adam Collins - The Showman You might’ve heard… we did a book. It was a team effort. The Showman, of course, has Maxi telling the…
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The Davey Warner Content Machine
Season 17, Episode 5: David Warner is at it again - available for selection! But no, that won't be happening. There's nobody better to be co-hosting with Adam…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastHarsha Bhogle on The Final Frontier
The Greatest Season That Was - The Final Frontier - Harsha Bhogle: During the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, through the pulsating summer of…
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New Zealand, world champions?!?! - Women's T20 World Cup final
Women's T20 World Cup, final, New Zealand v South Africa: They did it! Daniel Norcross and Cameron Ponsonby are on the scene. Go Ambassador cruising with…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 205 – The POW who beat England
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, it’s the formidable combination of Bharat Sundaresan and Daniel…
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NZ make the final in a THRILLER! - Women's T20 World Cup, semi-final two
Women's T20 World Cup, semi-final 2 - New Zealand/West Indies: No matter what, there will be a new team winning the Women's T20 World Cup with New Zealand…
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Australia are OUT! Stunned by South Africa! - Women's T20 World Cup, semi-final one
Women's T20 World Cup, semi-final 1 - South Africa/Australia: South Africa stunned the red-hot favourites Australia to win with ease and advance to Sunday’s…
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So, who is Australia's next Test opener?
Season 17, Episode 4: After all the time we spent talking about Cam Green's back last week, it has now ruled him out of the summer, and opened up a spot for…
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England OUT! Stunned by rampaging Windies! - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 13
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 13 - West Indies/England: Whoa. England, undefeated and flying, did everything right until they didn't. The Windies, smashed in…
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Chaotic New Zealand win knocks out India - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 12
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 12 - New Zealand/Pakistan: After an early wobble that raised India’s hopes, New Zealand steadied the ship against Pakistan to win…
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Aussies (all but) knock India out in thriller - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 11
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 11 - England/Scotland, Australia/India: An injury-hit Australia showed they are still deserving of their favouritism, holding their…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 204 – Surrey versus The World
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, there is one club with some supporters who believe it is the…
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South Africa & NZ on the brink of the semis - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 10
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 10 - New Zealand/Sri Lanka, South Africa/Bangladesh: Amelia Kerr and Georgia Plimmer saw off Sri Lanka’s total with ease but not…
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Injuries sour big Aussie win - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 9
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 9 - Australia/Pakistan: Australia cruised to their third win of the tournament but not without serious injury concerns. A shoulder…
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The Final Word with Henry Blofeld
Season 17, Episode 3: Henry Blofeld, or Blowers, as he’s universally known, was a staple of cricket broadcasting in England for half a century. First calling…
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Windies throw Group B into disarray! - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 8
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 8 - West Indies/Bangladesh: We're at an interesting point in the group stage where each game changes the vibe. With that in mind, it…
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India are back in business (SAf too) - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 7
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 7 - South Africa/Scotland, India/Sri Lanka: The time had come for India to light a fire under their tournament and they have done so…
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Mr Sheffield Shield jousting season begins
Season 17, Episode 2: It's time for Mr Sheffield to rise again, which means the annual jostling for national position begins in earnest. Some players are…
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Are Australia unbeatable... again? - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 6
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 6 - Australia/New Zealand: Are the Australians unstoppable, again? Is that what's going on here? Daniel Norcross and Cam Ponsonby…
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England get up a close(ish) one v SAf - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 5
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 5 - England/South Africa: It was tougher than it looked. Chasing anything over a run-a-ball in this comp will be, and that's what…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 203 – The Waugh twins work it out
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we start by looking back at how Bangladesh went from…
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India too strong for Pakistan; WI on the board - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 4
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 4 - India/Pakistan, West Indies/Scotland: What is it about India and Pakistan at World Cups? It went as predicted, with Harman's…
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Aussies and England on the board at slow Sharjah - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 3
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 3 - Australia/Sri Lanka, England/Bangladesh: Not the most clinical performances from Australia nor England, but the favourites did…
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Boilover! India botch it v NZ, SAf cruise over WI - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 2
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 2 - New Zealand/India, South Africa/West Indies: Well, well. India, the team everyone thought might give it a shake and challenge…
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Pakistan win big, Scotland fall to Bangladesh - Women's T20 World Cup, Day 1
Women's T20 World Cup, Day 1 - Bangladesh/Scotland, Pakistan/Sri Lanka: A crucial opening night win in this World Cup for Pakistan’s women, seeing off the…
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The Great English Cricket Sell Off
Season 17, Episode 1: Is Hampshire but the first domino to fall? Now sold to the conglomerate that owns the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, county cricket could be…
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Australia steal it 3-2 - TFW Daily, England Australia 4th ODI
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 5th ODI, Bristol: We got there. Five matches, five results. This one could have fallen either way, with both teams walking…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 202 – The tiny triumphs of Betty Snowball
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, after orbiting her at a distance for several months, Adam and…
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Aus get smashed at Lord's - TFW Daily, England Australia 4th ODI
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 4th ODI, Lord's: Series level. What a spectacle. Rain first, shortened to 39 overs a side, then one of the most bizarre…
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The clash of the seasons
Season 16, Episode 39: The Australian season begins, even as the English season continues to a chilly end. We’ve been busy with our TFW match and a book…
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Brook's first ODI ton - TFW Daily, England Australia 3rd ODI
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 3rd ODI, Durham: We got a game! They said it would rain, but Chester-le-Street had sunshine in patches and we got most of the…
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Alex Carey's revenge - TFW Daily, England Australia 2nd ODI
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 2nd ODI, Headingley: No, there was no Daily for the 1st ODI. Sometimes, even Can't Stop Won't Stop is defeated by a deadline…
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At last, the spirit of Ian Harvey lifts The Freaks
Season 16, Episode 38: They form the most Final Word adjacent domestic team in the world, and after a long winless streak The Freaks have done it. Some…
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Who retains the T20 Ashes? - TFW Daily, England Australia 2nd T20
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 3rd T20, Manchester: It was a washout in Manchester: colour us surprised. But does that mean we won't record a Final Word…
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Livingstone comes off - TFW Daily, England Australia 2nd T20
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 2nd T20, Cardiff: Wales has not been a happy hunting ground for Australia, and it looked like that might change on a brisk…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 201 – The world record for hurling haggis
It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we heed the Pet Shop Boys with their good advice to Go West…
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Head butts England - TFW Daily, England Australia 1st T20
The 2024 England Australia Daily, 1st T20, Southampton: Travis Head has been on a different planet for the last year. When he's not pinging golden ducks, he's…
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The Final Word's London reunion
Season 16, Episode 37: With Australia back in the UK for a major white-ball tour, Adam and Geoff are together again in London. After a week in which Sri Lanka…