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.

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Mini update on Patreon plans
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The AB Medal goes to... La La Land
Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
64 min
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The Final Word with Ebony Rainford-Brent
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon cover cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
103 min
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South Africa's sudden slide
Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins cover cricket from all angles and every corner of the globe.
84 min
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The slapstick and the serious, with Dan Christian
Covering cricket from all angles and every corner of the globe.
113 min
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The Midwinter Newsreader
Adam Collins and Dan Norcross take you on a journey through the cricket universe.
100 min
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Four day Tests? Let's take a look at this.
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon covering the world's loveliest and strangest game.
73 min
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New Year Final Word Extravaganza
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon cover cricket from all angles and every corner of the globe.
117 min
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The Final Word Christmas with Mel Jones
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon catch up with Mel Jones in this special Christmas episode of The Final Word.
97 min
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Fixing the odds
Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
84 min
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All triple centuries suck
Covering cricket from all angles and every corner of the globe
75 min
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Triple Test Treat
Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
79 min
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Maurice 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 describes his job as a 'mindset coach'. The pair worked together throughout that year and through Smith's remarkable Ashes series that followed. We caught up with Maurice to talk about how the relationship. Also, our comprehensive Women's Big Bash wrap, a look at bans for James Pattinson and Em Smith, and a brief flirtation with Nerd Pledge. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions Title track by Urthboy: www.elefanttraks.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
88 min
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Rob 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 lime milk in Tasmania and the time Geoff crashed their car. Then: when you have the same name as your subject, it must make empathy easy. During Robin Smith's career the England batsman was famed for his bravery against fast bowling. After it, he found himself on the verge of jumping off a building. Rob Smyth has helped write Smith's story, and is our Final Word guest this episode. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all our episodes at finalwordcricket.com The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions Title track by Urthboy: www.elefanttraks.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
85 min
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Shaun 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 coming, Shaun is coming home." What else happened this week? Pakistan crashed and burned against Australia in the T20s. Board appointments at Cricket Australia. England fell over against New Zealand, before another game with another super over. So many things that the episode went way too long and we've moved our interview segment back an episode. Oh, and Nerd Pledge. An excellent suite of numbers. And personalised football cards, and we need some merch ideas from you. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
68 min
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Fake 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 book full of obscure cricket jokes, so we had him in for a chat. Also: Shakib's corruption ban, Papua New Guinea's World Cup qualification, the rights and wrongs of Big Dances, the WBBL, new coaching appointments, and Australia smashing Sri Lanka in T20s. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
78 min
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Cricket 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 issue. But cricket is one of the most vulnerable sports in the face of droughts and storms and rising sea levels, and countries like Australia, South Africa, and those in the subcontinent and Caribbean will be some of the worst affected. Tanya Aldred, founder of the Next Test, joins the Final Word to talk about cricket's contribution to the problem and its response to the crisis. Plus Shaun Marsh made a double hundred for Western Australia. We can't forget that. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Policy Week is like Book Week without costumes
Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
107 min
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TFW Live in Melbourne and Adelaide – preview
12 min
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Short-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 Hundred, Sarah Taylor’s outstanding international career, and various series taking place around the world. There’s never a slow week in this game. Send us your Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
100 min
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Let's talk about Essex, baby
Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.
87 min
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The 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 adventurous videographer Cam Fink and welcomed Dan Norcross back for another round of Nerd Pledge.  The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer Productions.  Listen to all of our episodes at finalwordcricket.com. Title track - Urthboy, Stories. www.urthboy.com / www.elefanttraks.com. Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
100 min
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Ashes Daily: The Oval Day 4
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon wrap up the 5th Ashes Test from The Oval.
30 min
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Ashes Daily: The Oval Day 3
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon are at The Oval for Day 3 of the Fifth Ashes Test.
21 min
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Ashes Daily: The Oval Day 2
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon are at The Oval for Day 2 of the 5th Ashes Test.
21 min