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The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon

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

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26:57

Bashir gets the better of a fighting Zim | England v...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/05/24

England v Zimbabwe, Trent Bridge Test, Day 3: Ben Jones joins Daniel Norcross. DONATE TO OUR EDINBURGH RUNNERS BELOW. Is Shoaib Bashir coming of age? Can Ben Duckett see over Blessing Muzarabani’s pads? Why we shouldn’t write off England’s bowlers for Sean Williams getting on top of them. Will the accurate Sam Cook’s 78mph top speed be an issue for more potent batting lineups? Will Josh Tongue be the key bowler of the summer? Could Zimbabwe have taken a bit more of a gamble on Day 1 to alter the

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28:28

Brian Bennett: The Pleasure Machine | England v...

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2025/05/23

England v Zimbabwe, Trent Bridge Test, Day 2:Cameron Ponsonby joins Daniel Norcross. DONATE TO OUR EDINBURGH RUNNERS BELOW. Zimbabwe put up the fight that many thought was beyond them, or did they? Depends on the time of day and who you ask. Has Brian Bennett played the innings of the summer? Has Mark Butcher delivered the whimsy of the summer? England’s bowlers enforced the follow-on, but will it count for those who don’t want it to? In a zero-sum situation, we may have seen Shoaib Bashir's

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27:18

TFW Daily - Zak Crawley love & hate day - England...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/05/22

England Zimbabwe Daily, Lord's Test, Day 1: It's England Test season, with Zimbabwe back for the first time in 22 years - but they may wish they'd given it a miss, after England piled up the runs. So, do you love or hate Zak Crawley? Will Jacob Bethell come straight back in for Ollie Pope, even now? Do you believe in the new 'humble England'? And just what in the hell is caffeinated beer? Cameron Ponsonby joins Geoff to find out.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge

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111:56

Cam Green, ton machine, keeps WTC pot boiling

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2025/05/20

Season 18, Episode 14: It's almost northern Test summer time, with Ben Stokes out of hibernation, Zimbabwe playing warm-ups, and the Australian and South African IPL players... heading back to India to finish the delayed season. Ah well. Meanwhile, Cam Green makes runs while Marnus doesn't, the South African squad is named, West Indies have a new captain, Middlesex is more into Virat Kohli than Kohli is into Middlesex, and Charlotte Edwards' first squad doesn't include Sophie Ecclestone, which

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92:17

Story Time 228 – The Murali of the 1890s

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2025/05/16

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we discover a player who we should have known more about, with a bendy wrist and a knack for controversy. Also, Adam's loosest and last summer as a touring cricket fan, and a deeper look than ever at the immortal Thanks For Coming.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 7.22 - Kate Cook 2.57 - Keir 6.09 - Helen Wilson & George Pearson 5.43 - Stephen Walsh 4.85 - Joel Emonsen Support the show with

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94:08

Virat Kohli - Test Match Great

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2025/05/14

Season 18, Episode 13: To those who question Kohli's place as a Test great because he didn't average enough or quite make enough career runs, it is fair to say we do not agree. And his old teammate Rohit Sharma went alright too. After moving away from the retiring Indian pair, we stay in that part of the world to review about a wild week off the field before returning to England for Australia's WTC selection squeeze and a thrilling county round.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge

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74:28

The Final Word with Kyle Abbott

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2025/05/12

Season 18, Episode 12: Why did one of South Africa’s best, Kyle Abbott, pack in international cricket at the peak of his powers at age 29 in favour of going full-time as a county cricketer? It’s a question the big quick he’s been asked many times since 2017 when he arrived at Hampshire, from that point going on to become one of the most consistently excellent players on the circuit. A terrific person to spend an hour with, ahead of another round where he’s been at his most dominant. We thank him

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108:45

Story Time 227 – Butt juice

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2025/05/10

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we find that sometimes when researching something else about cricket, the tangent becomes unstoppable. This is how we all come to learn about sugary butt juice. Let's go to school. Also this week, Adam retells a history that so many of us know but probably don't remember.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 7.22 - Kate Cook 2.57 - Keir 6.09 - Helen Wilson & George Pearson 5.43 - Stephen

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46:23

TFW Book Club – Tim Wigmore: Test Cricket, A History

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2025/05/08

Over the years, Tim Wigmore has penned several superb books, and this might be his best yet. Joining Daniel Norcross at lunch during a recent Surrey game, he sat down to discuss the book he wrote because it is the one he would like to read – always a good place to start. From Test cricket’s conception, he maps the lot: scarcity and status, empire to expansion, racism and rivalries, existential angst to equipment. It’s underpinned by extensive interviews with some of the greatest to have ever done

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108:50

English cricket surrenders as the "most inclusive" sport

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2025/05/06

Season 18, Episode 11: A charged political atmosphere this week, with Australia's election having just taken place, while the ECB fold to the current campaign to push transgender people to the margins of society. Meanwhile, India and Pakistan tensions reach their highest level in years, with cricket relations sure to be further affected. Otherwise, Kagiso Rabada is back after a spell on the Plum Warners, Bangladesh level the Test series with Zimbabwe, and there's our county wrap plus IPL with Ben

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105:47

Story Time 226 - Sandpaper Day, as it happened

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2025/05/03

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, it's Daniel Norcross guest hosting, so he begins with a proverb to live by for running between the wickets. What exactly happened on Sandpaper Day? Adam tells the story from his vantage point in the radio box. Later, they move on to Steve Waugh's farewell, with Bharat slotting in to explain why it was someone else's final outing in Australia too - his cousin.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 4.12 -

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80:57

The Final Word with Marcus Harris

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2025/05/01

Season 18 Episode 10: A left-handed opener from Perth who grew up idolising Justin Langer, in Marcus Harris you have a player who was meant to fit a certain mould. But over his long professional career, which started in 2011 when he smashed a big ton as an 18-year-old in his third game for WA, the 32-year-old has been on a journey that has seen his game evolve into the finished product following stints in the Test team. County cricket has been a significant part of that. He is currently at

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112:27

What were you doing at age 14?

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2025/04/29

Season 18, Episode 9: With the power outage in Lisbon it’s Daniel Norcross stepping in this week as Adam returns to a familiar sofa under the Jardine portrait in Tooting. Fronting the agenda are off-field discussions following our Richard Gould interview, extending to how the English game might look after its latest review. The County Championship is never dull, with the Foxes of Leicestershire hunting for their first promotion as the Surrey machine clicks into top gear for the first time in 2025

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107:15

Story Time 225 – Diego Maradona's dinner party

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/27

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, there's only one thing on the menu at Diego's dinner, but would a modern-day Plum Warner have been on the gear? That aside, this is a wholesome family episodes with links through both pledges and answers, plus the history of Argentina and some myth investigation about the biggest name in wrestling. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 8.75 - Samuel Chappel 18.96 - Richard Jansz-Moore 7.38 - Elliott

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70:41

Wisden 2025 with Lawrence Booth

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2025/04/26

Season 18, Episode 8: We like forging traditions on the pod and one of those is speaking with Lawrence Booth, the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, at Lord's on the day the little yellow wonder is released each year. We go through the 162nd edition in the usual way, published at a moment when there is much up for grabs in the global game - documented with care and caution in the editors' notes. From there, the chance to celebrate the best of the game in all its forms and from every corner

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106:58

“TFW remains the gold standard of cricketing...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/24

Season 18, Episode 7: Call it a mutual admiration society: given the way we respect Wisden, it's nice to get an observation back. More importantly this week, the kind of wild net-run-rate ending that we've been anticipating for some time came to pass in the women's World Cup qualifiers. The new English women's domestic system got started, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh played a stunner in their Test series, and Bangladesh's 10 and 11 remain the most entertaining batters in world cricket. Jason Gillespie

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61:36

The Final Word with Richard Gould - two years on

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/23

Season 18, Episode 6: Richard Gould has always been up for a lively chat over the years, whether that was in his previous gig as the boss at Surrey or since taking over England cricket's top administrative job in 2022 and this is no different. Here, two years after our previous visit to his office, the chief executive at ECB towers talks through what is shaping up as a vital period ahead both at home and on the global stage. A worthwhile conversation - we got through plenty.Tickets for the 18th of

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57:18

The Final Word with Dan Worrall of the 2025 Wisden Five

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/21

Season 18, Episode 5: It’s official: Dan Worrall is one of the five cricketers of the year in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack following a third dominant season at Surrey where they completed a county threepeat. From a lower-grade club spinner in Melbourne to the South Australian Shield team to the Aussie one-day team to then deciding to pack it all in to go full-time in England, he’s the definition of a modern journeyman. And now the 33-year-old finds himself in the mix for a

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89:29

The Australian who shot the Duke of Edinburgh

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/20

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a wild tale from early colonial history about Australia's first political assassination, and how it links to the first Test match in 1877. Also, a heatwave with an Arctic deviation, the masters of so near and yet so far, and a tribute to the influence of Shannon Doherty and Tori Spelling. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: Lachlan K - 4.80 Simon Rae-Woods - 4.77 Angus Calder - 4.16 James Ralston -

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66:42

The Final Word with Mervyn King

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/04/18

Season 18, Episode 4: Over the years, we’ve had the company of many people who have an involvement in cricket without it being their day job. But none have had as many letters after their name to reflect their massive careers. Mervyn King’s life in economics has been just that, teaching at some of the finest universities in the world before moving into policy, where he went on to become the long-standing governor of the Bank of England. That term included the period of the Great Financial Crisis of

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