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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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60:33

Story Time 246 – Sacking Whitlam, sacking Boycott

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/15

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we're recording 50 years to the day since the Whitlam Government was sacked by the Governor-General... but what was happening that day in the Sheffield Shield? Also this week, a wild coincidence leads us to the story of another famous sacking, and there's always time to loop back for another tale from the Centenary Test. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 11.75 - Matt May 2.46 - Paul Seddon

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32:45

TFW Book Club - Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/13

One for those who couldn’t make the launch of our history book, Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics (out now; links below). Take a listen as regular co-host Daniel Norcross steers a Q&A session with Adam and Geoff on the genesis and popularity of Story Time. The audio is recorded live from a busy South London pub where a miserable November night couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the room. Pre-order your copy of Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/tfwbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Melbourne launch

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75:45

The last London sleet before Perth heat

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/11

Season 19, Episode 8: Adam and Geoff are in London this week, where it's freezing and awful, and the dream of Perth summer beckons like a mirage. But this vision is real, as England are learning after arriving there themselves. We'll be not far behind. The new TFW book is launched, there's more Ashes squad intrigue, and a lap around the world takes in Paul Stirling making runs in the Ireland Test cap, Bangladesh's most dedicated reporter firing up after 25 underwhelming years at Test level, and

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39:54

Um, dois, três, Cricket Brasil! - part two, The Final...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Season 19, Episode 7: We left our conversation in part one at the South American Championships, reflecting on where Brazil has been over the last quarter of a century. This time, recording at Poços de Caldas - the remarkable home of cricket in the country - it's time to cast ahead to the decades to come. For that, England legend Claire Taylor, with her MCC hat on, leads the ep. She's followed by Jon Surtees of the Surrey CCC, talking about their charitable contributions in high-performance

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52:43

Um, dois, três, Cricket Brasil! - part one, The Final...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/09

Season 19, Episode 6: When the game was looking for good news stories during the Covid pandemic, we found one in Brazil. Five years on, Adam has spent the week there, and what a week. In this first of two eps, he speaks with great friend of the pod Roberta Moretti Avery - now the President of Cricket Brasil - then later chats with her husband Richard, who is coach of the men's team, who have recently joined the women as professional players. Between times, MCC representatives from the women's and

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69:22

The Ashes squad has landed

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/05

Season 19, Episode 5: At last, the speculation is over. At least, Geoff and Bharat think that it is, because they think this Australian Ashes squad leaves no doubt about what the final XI will be. Also this week, Kane Williamson is not bringing the snacks, James Anderson goes along with conformity, England create some weird tension on the contract list, and we farewell young Ben Austin.Pre-order your copy of Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics: ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/tfwbook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our book launches are in

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43:51

TFW Daily - History for India - Women's World Cup Day...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/02

Women’s World Cup 2025, Day 34, the final, India South Africa: After two iconic semi-finals, the double underdogs that triumphed in those contests moved to the final chapter of the tournament. And if you thought the Jemimah Rodrigues story was a good one, the Shafali Verma comeback tale gives it a run for its money. A starring influence with bat and ball saw her give Harmanpreet Kaur's team the advantage in one innings, then the other, while the South Africans battled hard with Laura Wolvaardt

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27:52

TFW Daily - Women's World Cup final preview - India...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Women’s World Cup final preview, South Africa India: It’s the big one, and it’s the matchup that nobody expected. Both of these teams pulled out astonishing semi-final performances, but who can repeat the dose? Will India ride the hometown wave, or will it all be too overbearing? Can South Africa, after such a disastrous opening to the tournament, make this the greatest cricketing year in their proud history? Firdose Moonda joins Geoff Lemon.Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear,

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45:08

TFW Daily - The greatest chase - Women’s World Cup...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Women’s World Cup Semi Final 2, India Australia: Two duelling hundreds between Phoebe Litchfield and Jemimah Rodrigues lit up an already electric atmosphere at a sold out semi final in Navi Mumbai. It was a night for breaking records, thrilling batting, and jaw-dropping cricket as both teams left it all out on the field. Firdose Moonda joins Geoff Lemon. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠

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37:35

TFW Daily – The innings of a lifetime - Women’s World...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/29

Women’s World Cup Day 30, 1st semi-final, South Africa England: After England humiliated South Africa to open the tournament, this knockout rematch was always going to be spicy. What nobody anticipated was an innings for the ages by Laura Wolvaardt, one that will never be forgotten. Firdose Moonda joins Geoff Lemon. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pre-order the Final Word book:

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61:16

Is it Weatherald versus Renshaw now to open the batting?

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/29

Season 19, Episode 4: The women's World Cup semis are around the corner, so first up it's time to run the rule over the four remaining teams, and get a sense of what might happen and what might not between England, South Africa, India and Australia. Also this week, Pat Cummins is confirmed to miss the first Ashes Test, Bharat Sundaresan joins Geoff Lemon to offer informed theories about what might follow that, while the rest of the field jockeys for position. Pre-order your copy of Bedtime Tales

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84:12

Story Time 245 – 1990s Australia is another country

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/28

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, an inadvertent detour into just how distant the 1990s version of Australia feels from today, in maturity and tone and the possibility of change. The reconciliation journey that stalled, the television broadcasts that foundered, and the scope that narrowed. Also this week, the first burst of many from a burst expert, and the puzzling world of cricket slash fiction. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this

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20:31

TFW Daily - Can India now push Australia? - Women's...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/27

Women's World Cup Day 27, England New Zealand & India Bangladesh: Not a day they will be making a commemorative DVD from, it is fair to say. Appropriately enough, it ended in yet another washout after England did as you might expect to New Zealand who were already eliminated, sad as that will be for Sophie Devine playing her final ODI. It's Daniel Norcross and Firdose Moonda with you as we now look ahead to the business end. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by

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29:38

TFW Daily - Alana King’s astonishing 7fa - Women's...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/26

Women's World Cup Day 26, Australia v South Africa: What a performance, what a bowler. Alana King’s 7 for 18 defined Australia’s annihilation of South Africa, making sure the best team in the world will qualify in top spot for the pointy end of the tournament. Firdose Moonda and Daniel Norcross watched the magician at work. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pre-order the Final Word book:

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38:06

TFW Daily - Virat and Rohit light up one last time -...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/25

TFW Daily, Australia India 3rd ODI, Sydney: For one last time in Australia, the old partnership did it again. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scoured back the rust and wound back the clock with a vintage partnership that set the SCG alight. Just as well, in a game that had its flat points thanks to an indifferent Australian performance, but in the end it was all about the star power - and Ravi Shastri's metaphors. Bharat Sundaresan joins Geoff Lemon. Pre-order the Final Word book:

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21:37

TFW Daily - Zero scrutiny of washout shambles -...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/24

Women's World Cup Day 25, Sri Lanka v Pakistan: Another washout. Another one. What a shambles. It makes three abandoned games each for Sri Lanka and Pakistan as their tournaments end with 26 balls in Colombo. Adam has Andrew Fidel Fernando with him to lament just how a significant portion of this marquee tournament was somehow scheduled in a monsoon season. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠

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34:00

TFW Daily - Then there were four - Women's World Cup...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Women's World Cup Day 24, India v New Zealand: It was always likely that today would seal the last semi-final spot in this edition of the World Cup, as long as a sodden New Zealand didn't bring the weather with them. India were out to shrug off a series of tight losses and also break a three-game losing streak against the current T20 World Cup holders. Geoff Lemon joins Daniel Norcross. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠

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37:19

TFW Daily - The onfield casualty ward - Australia...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/23

TFW Daily, Australia India 2nd ODI, Adelaide: It was a full game this time around, and it involved a proper battle between old foes Starc and Hazlewood on the one side and Rohit Sharma on the other. Meanwhile, it was a bittersweet final visit to Virat Kohli's favourite city, and a day for the best of the Big Bash to prove their worth for Australia: Matt Short, Cooper Connolly, and Mitch Owen. Stick around for a vintage Hall of Fame. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created

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28:31

TFW Daily - Punch and counterpunch - Women’s World...

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/22

Women's World Cup Day 23, England v Australia: England began both innings full of purpose and daring and ready to rattle some Australian cages before the knockout stages of the tournament. There was the inevitable counter-punching from Australia’s superstars. Geoff Lemon is joined by Firdose Moonda. Learn about Lacuna Sports - bespoke female cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pre-order the Final Word book: ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/TFWBook⁠⁠⁠ Support the

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64:41

His cuffs are bone dry: everything's coming up Marnus

The Final Word Cricket Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Season 19, Episode 3: Round 2 of the Shield has come and gone, and you won't believe it, but there was another big Marnus ton. The Premier Jake Weatherald is also making a case, while Cam Green and Beau Webster flirt with injury and Mitch Marsh flirts with whacking sixes. Hmm. Also this week, Alyssa Healy has her own injury problem, the Sheffield Shield trials substitute players, while Pakistan and Afghanistan fall out over a fatal border strike. Pre-order the Final Word book:

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