The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Season 11, Ep 18: Haven't you always wanted to see cricket on the stylish boulevards of gay Paris? Cricket near the Spanish beaches of Malaga? Cricket in the Norwegian snow or Belgian rain? It's happening now, and in large part due to the work of Dan Weston and his comrades at the European Cricket Network, with its continental club championship and now a championship of national teams. Pavel Florin was the breakout star first time around, and now the second edition is underway. Dan joins us live from a match in Spain to tell the tale. Also this week, Amelia Kerr has been training with Barry Bonds to dust up India, Matt Henry becomes South Africa's daddy, and Sri Lanka get a win back over Australia - but what to make of Aaron Finch? Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 2.50 - Sean O'Carroll Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw  Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, time to delve into the scientific literature and figure out the formula rho upsilon delta / mu. You with us? Us neither. Also, locating Australia's least popular former captain, India's biggest rivalry, and history's biggest mirror image. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 16.90 - Angus Dickson 4.50 - Ananth Nagarajan 4.07 - Six Again & Rich Turner 1.40 - Jai Sharma 3.89 - Chris Beattie & Ross Morley 20.15 - Ramaswamy 4.21 - Joseph Ryan Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com  Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk  Get 44%off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw  Check out Brick Lane at bricklanebrewing.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 11, Ep 17: Winnie turned two! Big news. Aside from that, when big things happen in T20 franchise cricket, we turn to Ben Jones. Because he watches more of it and remembers all of it. This time Ben breaks down what went on in the mega auction with two new teams involved, and the points of difference with this season's concurrent PSL. Before that, we have Broad and Anderson dropped by England, the women's World Cup almost here, Will Pucovski's concussion #11, and some weird games between Australia and Sri Lanka's men. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 3.80 - Tony W. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, have we found the oldest Jodie Hicks of all? Have we found a rival for Bart King as the best player never to play Test cricket? Have we found a feat that has never been achieved before in the men's game? Have we solved a horrifically cryptic clue? And do we have a wonderful human tale for you about a man named Colin Blythe? You'll know the answers after this. Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 1.06 - Joel Emonsen 16.54 - Nick Coutts 2.06 - Vijai Prabudhass 5.12 - Michael Bell 1.40 - Michael Ball 4.64 - James Harding 4.00 - Karan Shah 7.20 - Rudi Edsall 6.23 - Sabareesh Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com  Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk  Get 44% off a Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at bit.ly/wcmtfw Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 11, Ep 16: Over a year ago, Cricket Australia knew they had an issue with Justin Langer. Instead of working out a respectful, dignified solution, they put off doing anything until the whole thing fell in a heap. It has been bruising for Langer, for Patrick Cummins, and for anyone else invested in the issue. Goodwill has given way to bad faith. We try to unpick the disaster. Also this week, England's women fall apart to end the Ashes, England's men sack their own coaches, and Australia's squads for the women's World Cup and the Pakistan Tests are named. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 1.67 - Ewan McDonald Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we burn through a couple of months' worth of numbers that we didn't get right, but this time we're confident. We'll go back to Faisalabad, have a clash of continents, double up in Lancashire, and find the most prolific player to never have a Cricinfo biography. Were we right about Jeff Thomson's real average? What's the finest work done by an Antigua dentist? Why is the host of Bullseye in my hotel room? Find out! Your Nerd Pledge revisits this week: 14.45 - Terry Hogan 6.04 - Jeffrey Gabriel 3.86 - Brian Stratford 4.21 - Kumar Gopalkrishnan 4.14 - Sam Ashworth 6.28 - Declan Lawlor 5.88 - Max Heaton 1.43 - Wayne Holloway 5.67 - Andrew Turner 6.14 - Nikhil Venkatesh 2.07 - Vijay 2.15 - Bryan R. Caine 28.01 - Richard Jansz-Moore 2.39 - Dane Hansted 96.00 - Jeremy Brown 3.82 - Julian King 4.18 - Ed Fowler 4.54 - Chris Unwin 3.45 - Mark Stein 6.43 - Mel Shawley Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find other episodes at finalwordcricket.com Get 20% off Woodstock Cricket kit with code TFW20 at woodstockcricket.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 11, Ep 15: After the wild Test finish in Canberra, it's time to look at what it might mean for women's cricket from here. After that, a busy week in which Cricket Australia has let the Justin Langer saga drag on. Deandra Dottin goes big in South Africa's one-dayers, and the Windies men sneak past England in their T20s. Your Nerd Pledge number this week: 96.00 - Jeremy Brown Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 The Final Word is part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. We're back in the swing of things, with the Australian summer's Test matches done with, and the English winter unrelenting. Today, The Kid can only mean one thing to Adam. There's never a bad time to talk about Captain Misbah, and who fancies a trip to Lismore? Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week: 19.51 - Michael Gormley 5.34 - Jake Sheedy & Sean Barry 42.50 - Chris Churches-Lindsay 4.21 - Kumar Gopalkrishnan 4.00 - Dan Walsh and James Heuzenroder 2.39 - Dane Hansted 11.13 - Christopher Byrne Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com 20% off primo WoodstockCricket.co.uk kit with the code TFW20 44% off Wisden Cricket Monthly subscriptions at bit.ly/wcmtfw  Check out Brick Lane Brewing on Instagram,FB and Twitter 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is The Final Word Women's Ashes Daily: Day 4 of the Test from Manuka Oval in Canberra. After an insane final hour, it all came down to the final ball and ended in a draw. Hear about it all with Geoff Lemon and Isabelle Westbury. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword Check out previous shows at finalwordcricket.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is The Final Word Women's Ashes Daily: Day 2 of the Test from Manuka Oval in Canberra. England struck early, Australia declared. Then Australia struck early, and the English captain dug in. Heather Knight brought up her century as she led her side to 8 for 235 at stumps in reply to Australia's 9 declared for 337. Hear about it all with Geoff Lemon and Isabelle Westbury. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword Check out previous shows at finalwordcricket.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices