Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 5 of the 3rd Test, Australia v India, from the SCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 4 of the 3rd Test, Australia v India, from the SCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New year, new me. This is 2021's first Story Time, our dance through the history of cricket. This week returns to our favourite defenestrator, the most important runs in a run of five draws, and a new Dusty Old Bastard by the name of Septimus. And that’s just in the first half hour before we return to numbers we got wrong in the past, plus your correspondence from the Christmas and New Year break. It's great to be back. Your Nerd Pledge numbers are: 1.60 – Alastair Wilson & Andrew Beech.  2.63 – Sujon Chowdhary. 1.85 – Liam Callaghan. 6.64 – Nick Smythe & Shannon Blackmore.  6.00 – Jeremy Bourke.  1.95 – Elliott Diamond. 1.73 – Cam Again & Jack Faine & Daniel Hill.  3.62 – Michelle Garland.  6.79 – Michael Edelstein. 1.75 – Rory Seymour & Simon Trafford.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com Help out the Lord’s Taverners in 2021: lordstaverners.org Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword Get Geoff’s new book The Comeback Summer The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by  Urthboy Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 3 of the 3rd Test, Australia v India, from the SCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 2 of the 3rd Test, Australia v India, from the SCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 1 of the 3rd Test, Australia v India, from the SCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 15: Few bowlers have enjoyed playing at Sydney more that Stuart MacGill, appropriately so given his iconic initials. So, ahead of this Harbour City Test Match, we present our interview with the former Australian leggie from our Patreon Live Show in November. He’s honest, forthright and emotional about what spinning for his country meant to him, with a deep love of the game that has never dimmed.       Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  2.35 – Tom Humphreys & Sam King.  6.30 – Adam Jones.   Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword  Message from anywhere on earth with your ZOLEO, at zoleo.com  Get Geoff’s new book The Comeback Summer  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 14: Happy New Year! Load up your glasses and turn on the show in the final hours of one year or the fresh ones of the next. The terrible times of 2020 are behind us, and the indistinct times of 2021 are ahead. So what were the best and worst, the highs and the lows? We'll head around the cricket world, to Bangladesh and South Africa, Southampton and Mount Maunganui, in and out of bubbles, to the players and matches and moments that defined the year for us. We'll also talk about the Sydney Test against India in a fashion that will already be out of date now that new COVID cases have been detected in Melbourne – but hey, that's 2020. Thanks so much for listening this year, and here's hoping the next is as good on the podcast, and much better off it. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for today: 3.12 – James Tiernan & Dave McRobbie 5.13 – Troy Smith Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Pick up The Golden Summer with a £3 discount with the code GOLDTFW  Or get a discount Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Get Geoff’s new book, The Comeback Summer  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 4 of the 2nd Test, Australia v India, from the MCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from Day 3 of the 2nd Test, Australia v India, from the MCG. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from the 2nd day of the 2nd Test from The MCG Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from the 1st day of the 2nd Test from The MCG Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 13: At Christmas time, we like to sit down for a long chat with someone well loved by The Final Word. The first time was Harsha, last year was Mel Jones, and this time it had to be Jim Maxwell, who will be a rare absence from the Boxing Day Test. We also hope we can sit down with you, as you drive to distant places or take a break from family or settle in for the day on your own. This show is all about Jim's extraordinary life in cricket, as he shares those tales over a glass of crisp white wine. His gift to all of us – and the best of festive cheer or peace to you. Get Geoff’s new book The Comeback Summerhere Message from anywhere on earth with your ZOLEO at zoleo.com
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Story Time is our weekly walk through cricket history. Jim Swanton had a hymn that he liked to sing, but you’ll never guess why. What about identifying the Godfather of Durham? John didn’t spell his the same as Evelyn. Who hit the pads but ate the pies? A little more Stan McCabe, a strange double from Steve Harmison, and the time that Mushtaq Mohammed did it all himself. After that we speak to the excellent Lisa Sthalekar, interviewed recently on the future of commentary for the documentary series Calling The Shots.   Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  2.53 – Dave McRobbie  8.97 – Richard Johnson.  1.87 – Simon Trafford.  7.97 – Will Cuckson.  4.93 – Tom Stewart.  2.81 – Vivek Nayak and Dom Philp.   5.15 – Chris Arkle.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Help out the Lord’s Taverners this Christmas: www.lordstaverners.org Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword  Get Geoff’s new book The Comeback Summer  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geoff and Adam bring you the daily update from the 1st day of the 1st test from Adelaide Oval Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is hosting India for four Tests for the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Geoff and Adam bring you up to speed the day before the first Test starting in Adelaide. Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 12: There’s never been a higher ranked international T20 batsman than Dawid Malan and it just so happens to be that he is quarantining down the corridor from Adam. No better time, then, to get him on to pace through his eventful journey in the professional game over the last decade and a half. Before the interview, we take a look at Australia’s selection considerations ahead of the First Test against India, cross the ditch to recap New Zealand’s big win at Wellington and Daniel Norcross gets to the bottom of how the Coronavirus really got a head of stream.     Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  2.45 – Andrew Donnison  2.13 – Tim Vanderpump  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Pick up Golden Summers and get a £3 discount with the code GOLDTFW  the new anthology from Wisden Cricket Monthly Get Geoff’s new book, The Comeback Summer  Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another weekend, more stories – this time with a strong Australia v India theme ahead of the Test series. What’s Geoff’s Angel Number? When was the only time a ten-for was taken in the Ranji Trophy? The questions we also consider. There’s time for a Dusty Old Bastard and a Paul Kelly ode reimagined. After the break, from the Calling the Shots documentary we have our full interview with the man who makes Test Match Special sing, the programme’s long-term producer, Adam Mountford.   (Sorry about the audio quality in the first half an hour or so, blame it on quarantine)  Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  6.28 – Basab Majumdar  3.54 – Dane Hansted & Graham B.  2.91 – Ajay  10.20 – Andrew Walker & George Norman  3.43 – Samuel Chappell  3.24 – Sami Dowd  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Buy Geoff’s new book, The Comeback Summer  Listen to the Calling the Shots documentary.  Get your Wisden drinks for Christmas! 10% off with FW10: www.wisden.com/shop   Check out CBUS Super at   https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword   The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 11: First up this week listen out for an Urthboy giveaway. Geoff's new book is in shops across Australia and the UK, so we'll roleplay an interview. And so much cricket: Will Pucovski's injury, Maxi getting inside the Indians' heads, captaincy shuffles and Cam Green, tactical arguments, Test opening shuffles, England bailing from South Africa, Kane Williamson dominating the Fake Green Mamba, Jermaine Blackwood back on his style, some Glastonbury tinges to Nerd Pledge, and the Zoleo saves lives once again. Your Nerd Pledge numbers are: 19.17 – Danny McGee. 2.67 – Samuel Nemzer & Alex Capel.  Get Geoff’s new book, The Comeback Summer: Aus and UK orders here, other countries try Book Depository to ship free Message from anywhere on earth with your ZOLEO at zoleo.com
 Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword
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This weekend The Final Word time machine takes us to visit Jack Ryder and Clem Hill, triple tons and prison. Also, a Sussex mainstay who couldn’t stop and wouldn’t stop. We solve the Venn Diagram question via a fellow who just could not sell a car. After those tales, we'll have the full interview for the first time with acclaimed comedian and BBC statistician, Andy Zaltzman, from the files of the documentary Calling The Shots. Your Nerd Pledge numbers are: 2.95 – Steve Denner 3.55 – Real Victor Trumper 1.91 – Sam Ashworth 3.19 – Eranda Jayawickreme 4.23 – Jeremy Henderson 4.49 – Jack T Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword
 Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com Get your Wisden drinks for Christmas! Your discount code is FW10 Check out CBUS Super at  cbussuper.com.au Listen to the Calling the Shots documentary. The Final Word is part of the  Bad Producer Podcast Network 
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Season 9, Ep 10: It seems Glenn likes the SCG. The Aussie men's summer is underway, and the one-dayers have been spectacular with Steve Smith centuries, the Finch-Warner partnership, and Maxi's destruction at the end. The Women's Big Bash finals are over with the Sydney Thunder the surprise winners. England are winning in South Africa and a new chair was appointed to the ICC. Then there's our interview with Fiona Bollen, whose new book with the Bradman Museum brings together a trove of newly discovered photographs of women's cricket in Australia since the 1800s and tells those stories. We'll go all the way back to when the four nieces of Australia's first Test captain Dave Gregory proved their own skill on the field. And keep an ear out for 1930s Final Word favourite Peggy Antonio. Plus there's a new Wisden Cricket Monthly out, get your discount: bit.ly/wcmtfw Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week are: 5.67 – Jon Rees. 2.72 – Not that Tim Minchin. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword
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All roads lead back to the 1909 Ashes on Story Time of late, and why wouldn’t we want to visit again via Charlie McCartney’s tweak? That man is still firing 12 years later, a series that included a Dusty Old Bastard with a tough old name. Also featured: Curtly, Finny and a cheesemonger from Baltimore. Stick around to hear from one of our Final Word faves, Vic Marks. His Calling the Shots contribution focused on ins and outs of Test Match Special, the most famous comm box cricket has known.  Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  4.61 – Clayton Lewis.  7.58 – Daniel Smith.  7.00 – Ciaran O’Kane & Renuka Satchithananthan.  2.27 – Joe Reinhard.  1.89 – Dale F. Adams.  5.16 – Anna Forsyth.  Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Listen to the full Calling the Shots documentary here. Help out the Lord’s Taverners this Christmas: www.lordstaverners.org   Check out CBUS Super at  cbussuper.com.au  The Final Word is produced by  Jay Mueller on the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 9, Ep 9: On his birthday! This episode is in fact released on Peter Siddle's birthday, and on the 10th anniversary of that birthday hat-trick. The day is now one of sadness as well as celebration for him, as he has explained before. The conflicting ways that life unfolds. Pete has had an extraordinary life, and he takes us through it: from Gippsland to Mohali to Essex, the need to grow and the need to do what's right, the myths of woodchopping and bananas, the texts he gets in the middle of the night, the state of mind to take on the best, and the surprises on the way. As ever, he tells these stories with honesty and a broad smile. Your Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 9.34 – Ryan Smith. 0.42 – Terry Hogan. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com Message from anywhere on earth with your ZOLEO, at zoleo.com Check out CBUS Super at  cbussuper.com.au The Final Word is produced by  Jay Mueller on the  Bad Producer Podcast Network
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