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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 PodcastSouth Africa's sudden slide
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe slapstick and the serious, with Dan Christian
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Midwinter Newsreader
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastFour day Tests? Let's take a look at this.
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastNew Year Final Word Extravaganza
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word Christmas with Mel Jones
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastFixing the odds
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAll triple centuries suck
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTriple Test Treat
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastMaurice Duffy on Steve Smith
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastRob Smith versus Rob Smyth
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastShaun Marsh is coming home
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastFake Nathan Hauritz revealed
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastCricket and climate change, with Tanya Aldred
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastPolicy Week is like Book Week without costumes
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Live in Melbourne and Adelaide – preview
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?…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastShort-form specialists
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastLet's talk about Essex, baby
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word from the Final Night in the UK
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: The Oval Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: The Oval Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: The Oval Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: The Oval Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastNerd Pledge Quiz with Andy Zaltzman
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Old Trafford Day 5
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Old Trafford Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Old Trafford Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Old Trafford Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Old Trafford Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Patrick Cummins
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Headingley Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Headingley Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Headingley Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Headingley Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastNerd Pledge Quiz with Andrew Samson
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Lord's Day 5
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Lord's Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Lord's Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Lord's Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Lord's Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with James Pattinson
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastTFW Live preview with Jim Maxwell & Mitch Johnson
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Edgbaston Day 5
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Edgbaston Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Edgbaston Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Edgbaston Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastAshes Daily: Edgbaston Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWomen's Ashes Daily: Day 5
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Kate Cross
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastThe Final Word with Felix White & Barney Douglas
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWomen's Ashes Daily: Day 4
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWomen's Ashes Daily: Day 3
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWomen's Ashes Daily: Day 2
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWomen's Ashes Daily: Day 1
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastSoft-focus World Cup montage with sad piano
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWorld Cup Daily: Day 46
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWorld Cup Daily: Day 45
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWorld Cup Daily: Day 44
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWorld Cup Daily: Day 43
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…
The Final Word Cricket PodcastWorld Cup Daily: Day 42
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…