The Final Word Cricket Podcast
Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon
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Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins present a friendly guide to cricket, blending match analysis with irreverence, politics, interviews, and history as they follow the game around the world. The podcast aims to make cricket accessible to everyone, covering both on-field action and off-field stories. Listeners can support the show via Patreon.
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Story Time 290 – When Gavaskar did what Bradman couldn't 02.10.2026 1h 45minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, one question: was there any game played in the 19th century that wasn't at Lord's? A self-styled pioneer with a pseudonym certainly got his fill of pavilion lunches. Also, do South Australians play for South Australia? We test facts against myth, as well as an unlikely trip to Los Angeles, and a clean sweep even rarer than we imagined. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 11.30 - Miranda Debeljakovic 1893.94 - Bernhard Sayer 7.60 - Nigel Browne 1.72 - Ash Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Get 15% off Step One's clothing range at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
TFW Daily - Peake into the future - South Africa Australia, 3rd ODI 30.09.2026 30minSouth Africa Australia Daily, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom: South Africa gave some of their younger players a gallop in the North-West University town, and Australia let their big names stretch their legs. Alex Carey and Pat Cummins made Australia look comfortable, but Oliver Peake and Xavier Bartlett might get the country excited for the future, and Ryan Rickelton and gave South Africa huge momentum. It was set up for another box-office day. Dan Gallan joins Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream this series along with over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
It's decapitation week at Cricket Australia 29.09.2026 1h 32minSeason 20, Episode 32: We called it: CA chair Mike Baird has been knocked off by New South Wales, and the cricket privatisation war could now turn in any directions Can we short-circuit the conflict by crowdfunding the Renegades, and signing Will Bosisto into the bargain? Over in South Africa, the Aussies are floundering in the pyjamas, Kagiso Rabada has been in the hyperbaric chamber with Kouta, and Pat Cummins may not be fit. Plenty of moving parts there, as Kohli powers on in one-day cricket, and Warwickshire are County Champs. Sign the Will Bosiito petition c.org/bYBLXJ6dpH Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at: kayosports.com.au Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Story Time 289 – Saving Allan Border's secret world record 28.09.2026 1h 37minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, we might need some help to get this one across the line, but there's a world record that need reclaiming from some dubious operators, and it involves Australia's greatest Test captain. Come with us to find out more. Also this week, will the pitchforks need to come out for a contentious TFW opinion? Plus an Oxford student with a wild life and lineage, and a pioneer who missed a Test cap. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 10.47 - Peet 3.77 - Simon Clarke 7.18 - Steven Westwood 7.24 - Brent Simmonds Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 15% off Step One's clothing range at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - Cam Green troubles - South Africa Australia, 2nd ODI 27.09.2026 36minSouth Africa Australia Daily, 2nd ODI, Johannesburg: Australia were bullish at the Bullring, talking about levelling the series. South Africa's batters levelled the Australians. The chase was hefty, but the chasing was just as Bison-sized. So could the visitors correct their course this time around, and make use of another massive opening stand? Not when Australia's middle order is busted. Call it Cam Green syndrome. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream this series along with over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - Big moment, Big Marco - South Africa Australia, 1st ODI 24.09.2026 31minSouth Africa Australia Daily, 1st ODI, Durban: In the lead-up to the Test series, this one-day series has extra significance. Starc was here, so was Hazlewood, with Cummins in the wings. And in true one-day style, this first game twisted, turned, drifted, and dipped. Matthew Breetzke and Big Marco Jansen had a time, then Mitchell Marsh went into overdrive. The result would rely on how to deal with spin. Hello, Ke$hav Maharaj. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream this series along with over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Could Mike Baird be knocked off as CA chair? 22.09.2026 1h 40minSeason 20, Episode 31: With Mike Baird's CA board seat at risk, a resignation has seen an independent spot open up. Deidre Chambers, what a coincidence. Stephen Fleming arrives as England’s adult in the room, while Mark Wood announced his retirement much more slowly than he bowled. Australia have a fun tussle with Zimbabwe on their way to South Africa, Leicestershire’s pitch rating sees them relegated, and Somerset fumble another chance to win their first County Championship. With Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at: kayosports.com.au Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Story Time 288 – Argentina, global nemesis 19.09.2026 1h 37minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, a massive tangent from Argentine cricket into Argentine global conspiracy theories. Does it make sense? Not sure, come with us anyway. Also this week, a very puzzling New Zealand story that starts in the 1960s, and a burly and bombastic figure who briefly reached the top. Adam and Geoff are at the controls. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 12.50 - Peder Roberts 3.86 - Rahul Venkat 11.07 - Alex Brown Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Story Time – One free Buttercup Bread scratchie inside 17.09.2026 1h 28minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, what happens when you find a Buttercup Bread scratchie featuring Courtney Walsh from either 1996 or 2000? You find out if we won. Also this week, a disappearing act, tales of the North, and how the best debut wasn't much valued a game later. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 5.39 - Sam Brown 4.07 - Patch Clapp 8.43 - Kevin Cooper Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
The soul of Australian cricket (for sale, enquire within) 14.09.2026 1h 29minSeason 20, Episode 30: Does anyone have deja vu yet? Another week, another Cricket Australia announcement that they have approved selling the Big Bash even though they can't sell it yet, another round of smashing the panic button to say that if they don't sell now it will be TOO LATE. Also this week, UK race rioters target Pakistani cricketers, but so does the Pakistani cybercrime unit. Indian and Pakistani administrators continue posturing at the women's Asia Cup, The Aussies head to Africa, we look back at a bizarre English Test season, and star wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav joins as the Rothesay County Championship player of the week. Plus, we go to Lord's to chat about the Knight-Stokes Cup. With Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at: kayosports.com.au Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Story Time 286 – The sandpaper redux 13.09.2026 1h 24minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, Geoff and Adam were meant to do four numbers rather than two, but with the Sandpaper Redux tour looming, it seemed an apt time to revisit 2018 in detail. Also this week, a spot of Bradman mythbusting. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 3.00 – Andrew Pelechaty 2.60 – Matt Near the Gabba Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
TFW Daily - Just for a moment - England Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 4 12.09.2026 35minEngland Pakistan Daily, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 4: For a final intoxicating moment, the chance of a miracle continued to beckon. But it would take more than a shock comeback to solve the problems of Pakistan cricket. It is telling that our first reaction after a sensational debut is to fear for that player's future. Such is the mess of mismanagement and disaster. Daniel Norcross joins Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - Do you believe in miracles? - England Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 3 11.09.2026 26minEngland Pakistan Daily, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 3: The obituaries of this Pakistan tour to England will mourn the lack of flair, passion, and the unknown of old, but in Razaullah they have unearthed a player who can swashbuckle with the best of them. Nine sixes on debut, to add to his four first-innings wickets, have the true believers whispering that something special could happen on Day 4. Danyal Rasool joins Adam Collins. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - Hello brink, old friend - England Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 2 10.09.2026 32minEngland Pakistan Daily, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 2: There is, for a moment, something to cheer for: a tall charismatic young fast bowler with tungsten hair and a silken wrist. Enter Test cricket, for at least a moment, Razaullah. Indeed, if you started this match halfway through the day, you would say that Pakistan have put up some fight. Their bowlers did. Just try not to think about their preceding innings with the bat, because the players involved sure didn't. Daniel Norcross joins Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - A glimpse of light - England Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 1 09.09.2026 39minEngland Pakistan Daily, 3rd Test, Edgbaston Day 1: There is, for a moment, something to cheer for: a tall charismatic young fast bowler with tungsten hair and a silken wrist. Enter Test cricket, for at least a moment, Razaullah. Indeed, if you started this match halfway through the day, you would say that Pakistan have put up some fight. Their bowlers did. Just try not to think about their preceding innings with the bat, because the players involved sure didn't. Daniel Norcross joins Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at kayosports.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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TFW Daily - Bring back Shahid Afridi - England Pakistan, 3rd Test, Edgbaston preview 08.09.2026 25minEngland Pakistan Daily, 3rd Test, Edgbaston preview: As the news of new-look teams gets prepared for the third Test, nobody has any idea who Pakistan might pick to play, or whether any of those players has a future beyond one Test match. Is it time to call for Shahid Afridi? As for England, they can fly under the radar, with the only pressure being on Emilio Gay's season tally and Joe Root's pads. With Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 They can't hurt you if they can't find you. Get 60% off with Incogni: incogni.com/finalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Marnus Labuschagne may never be dropped again 07.09.2026 1h 37minSeason 20, Episode 29: It's always Labuschagne season in Australia. We all thought that his time was done for now, but somehow he's been picked on the trip to his country of birth. What is the rationale from George Bailey and his selection troupe? Also this week, Kevin Pietersen is back for England, Hampshire make an inexplicably bad decision, Brydon Carse gets read the riot act, Mohsin Naqvi keeps digging the hole for the Pakistan board, and the county champo sees a couple of miracles. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at: kayosports.com.au Stop snoring with 15% off a Zeus device, and they'll donate £50 to The Lord's Taverners: use code CLUBSNORER at zeussleeps.com Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Story Time 285 – Bring back the Matador BBQ Cup 05.09.2026 1h 7minIt’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, Geoff and Adam ask if batting on all five days of a Test really is the feat we build it up to be? We look at Mali’s brief and unusual international frolic before reflecting on the second glory period of Australian one-day cricket - the mighty Matador Cup. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 2.27 – Erin Kane 13.00 – Greg Upon Thames 5.57 – Brad Guitotti Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them for help: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices -
TFW Book Club - Zaheer Abbas on Pakistani cricket and his life in the game 03.09.2026 44minZaheer Abbas is an all-time great. An illustrious international career on top of his first-class exploits in Pakistan and England combined for 46,000 professional runs, telling the story in a line. As the only Asian player to score 100 centuries, he was a ton machine as well as a stylist. His new book, A to Zed, tells those tales, and speaking with Daniel Norcross at The Oval, he adds his dismay at the state of Pakistani cricket now. Find a copy of From A to Zed here: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/from-a-to-zed/ Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au Incogni: They can’t harm you if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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When Pakistan really did say “Sack them all” 01.09.2026 1h 22minSeason 20, Episode 28: The PCB go from meme material to utter embarrassment. Lord’s pitch has a renewal plan, Sri Lanka pull off one of the great rearguards, and Kagiso Rabada may miss the entire Sandpaper Redux as Australia make selection moves. The Mr Sheffield Shield re-cuts the cricketing day, the Euro T20 is finally up and running, and a wet County Championship round has title repercussions. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at patreon.com/thefinalword. Stream over 50 sports live and on demand with Kayo Sports, including the best cricket from around the world. Sign up today at: kayosports.com.au Stop snoring with 15% off a Zeus device, and they'll donate £50 to The Lord's Taverners: use code CLUBSNORER at zeussleeps.com Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Morie Candles have an extra 5% off any existing promotion: click morie.com.au/discount/TFW5 Get 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 Maurice Blackburn is Australia's leading social justice law firm. Contact them to ask about what you need: mauriceblackburn.com.au They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code FINALWORD and get 60% off annual plans: incogni.com/finalword Get yourself 10% off lovely Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find more at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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