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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
- The Final Word Cricket Podcast
TFW Daily - Commonwealth Games - Day 5
Pakistan and Barbados crash out! Australia beat Pakistan comfortably, winning by 44 runs. Then India thumped Barbados, winning by 100 runs. The Final Word…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Katherine Brunt
Season 12, Ep 21: Whether playing on the field or offering insight off it, they don't come any better than Katherine Brunt. A fast-bowling spearhead, the…
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TFW Daily - Commonwealth Games - Day 4
England have won back to back matches at the Commonwealth Games after beating South Africa by 38 runs. Then New Zealand eased past Sri Lanka, winning by 45…
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Elite sport, fitness and body image
Season 12, Ep 20: Two big retirements from women's cricket raise a lot of questions about body image, team harmony, and the rising draw of domestic leagues…
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TFW Daily - Commonwealth Games - Day 3
India bounced back after their loss to Australia, thrashing Pakistan by 8 wickets. Then Australia eased past Barbados, winning by 9 wickets The Final Word…
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TFW Daily - Commonwealth Games - Day 2
England won their 1st match in the tournament, beating Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. Earlier, New Zealand edged past South Africa, winning by 13 runs. The Final Word…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 99 – The nervous 90s revisit special
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. One show away from our century, it's time to clear the decks with…
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TFW Daily - Commonwealth Games - Day 1
Australia edged past India, winning by 3 wickets. Then Barbados beat Pakistan by 15 runs. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Graham Gooch
Season 12, Ep 19: More runs in professional cricket than anyone, more runs in a single Test than anyone, setter of dozens of England records. For 27 years…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastA quadruple century is entirely too many centuries
Season 12, Ep 18: With Geoff out of action, Adam invited Vithushan Ethantharajah to his North London backyard to put the world to rights after Ravi Shastri's…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 98 – Two wonders of Xenophon Balaskas
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. On this episode, the greatest Greek to swing a club since Heracles…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Laura Wolvaardt
Season 12, Ep 17: Owner of one of the cleanest cover drives in the game, Laura Wolvaardt burst onto the scene as the Teen Wolf: the youngest cricketer to make…
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Brought to you by Britain's hottest day in history
Season 12, Ep 16: It was melting outside, so we retreated inside to the air-conditioning at The Oval to record this week's episode. This week: Matt Roller from…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 97 – Nutshot City Limits
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This time, a very rare QUADRUPLE HEADER. Not Travis Head crossed…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Jeremy Coney - part 2
Season 12, Ep 15: The second part of our long and winding conversation with former New Zealand skipper Jeremy Coney, recorded on tour in Sri Lanka. Send us a…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Jeremy Coney - part 1
Season 12, Ep 14: He's always up for a chat, and there are few more interesting people to listen to than Jeremy Coney, who has a much bigger story beyond his…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 4
Sri Lanka levelled out the series after beating Australia by an innings and 39 runs. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To receive…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 3
Dinesh Chandimal’s superb unbeaten 118 helps Sri Lanka fight back against Australia. The hosts lead Australia by 67 runs and have 4 wickets in hand. The Final…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 96 – Find the jade monkey before the next full moon
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. On this show, the way to our hearts is through the Conan O'Brien…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastRevolution in Sri Lanka: TFW Daily, Galle Day 2
A people's revolution forced political change in Sri Lanka, with huge protests outside the cricket ground, as Steve Smith's unbeaten 145 led Australia before…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 1
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastGlenn Maxwell emergency podcast! TFW Daily preview from Galle
Maxi might be back! We know it's a long shot, but this time it might actually happen. The Final Word Daily is brought to you by Advanced Hair Studio. To…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWe promise we will not say Bazball
Season 12, Ep 13: Jodie Hicks Watch. An beachside chat with Alex Carey. Channel Seven suing Cricket Australia again, with the inside word from the Brettig Box…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v India, Edgbaston Day 5
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v India, Edgbaston Day 4
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 95 – The lunacy of the river horse
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v India, Edgbaston Day 3
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v India, Edgbaston Day 2
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v India, Edgbaston Day 1
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 3
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 2
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - Sri Lanka v Australia, Galle Day 1
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Headingley Day 4
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 94 – The many crimes of Fidel Fernando
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Headingley Day 3
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Headingley Day 2
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Headingley Day 1
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The Final Word Cricket PodcastBlaze up in Amsterdam
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 93 – The Untouchables
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastMaxwellball, Bairstowball, Aristotleball
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Trent Bridge Day 5
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Trent Bridge Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Trent Bridge Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Trent Bridge Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 92 – Alex Tudor and the perfect day out
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Daily - England v NZ, Trent Bridge Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastA window into Sri Lanka's unrest
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastEngland Daily - Lord's Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastEngland Daily - Lord's Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastEngland Daily - Lord's Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastEngland Daily - Lord's Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastGreetings from Salmon Arm
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 91 – The great Billy Murdoch fraud
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word election special
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 90 – Vote 1 Maxwell Sheffield
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Andrew Symonds Experience
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastNot Story Time – Bras and cricket
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastJoe Clarke and cricket ethics
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastStory Time 89 – Bradman on the job
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 Final Word Cricket PodcastInside gambling addiction, with Patrick Foster
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…