The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Season 8, Ep 3: The year of cricket ahead might look sparse, but the year before was one of the busiest. For 157 years the Wisden Almanack has been recording all things cricket, and the latest edition of the biggest small book in the game is out this week. As last year, we talk through the contents with editor Lawrence Booth.  Also on the show this week: Steve O’Keefe has to hang up his glowsticks as New South Wales give him a premature move-along. Dean Jones cracks the shits with Victoria. Bruce Dawe departs this world. NRL Island might be a goer. Plenty of Nerd Pledge, and our new segment Happy Birthday Sachin.   Our Nerd Pledge numbers for this week are:  2.33 (from Ajay)  6.70 (from Will Maclean)  2.72 (from Ben Raue)  Guess away. Our answers are in the episode.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword     Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com  Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au  Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal  Call in from around the world with SatPhoneShop.com  Get your own personal footy cards from FutureTalent.com.au  The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on the Bad Producer 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

Season 8, Episode 2: Nasser Hussain. He’s known for Karachi in the dark, for the toss at Brisbane, for Hansie’s leather jacket, so we talked about none of these things. For over an hour we sat down and talked about everything else: about the boy who played in India’s Chepauk stadium but went on to captain England, about the teenage leg-spinner who was forced to change arts, about the young hothead who became a shrewd tactician. About rebuilding a broken side, building a team that went on to great things, then becoming one of the most respected commentators in the game. Nasser was as forthright and thoughtful as you might expect if you’ve seen him interview anyone else. Listen through for a memorable Final Word. Our Nerd Pledge numbers for this week: 3.29 (from Alan) 5.59 (from Richard Johnson) 4.03 (from Will Sandford) Guess away. Our answers are in the episode. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword  Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 8, Ep 1: That’s right, it’s time for a new Final Word season. A season in which very little cricket may be played, but much cricket will be played in our hearts. A season in which the real cricket will be the friends we make along the way.  Thanks so much to everyone who has joined in to support the show in the last week. We’ll keep doing it.  One of the best pastimes in isolation has been watching the new documentary series The Test, a view from within the Australian men’s team in the 18 months after the sandpaper affair. Series director Adrian Brown joins Adam to tell how the show came to exist.  Also, have you ever wondered what someone sounds like trying to talk beneath a layer of custard? Geoff can demonstrate. Adam is in full UK lockdown. Daniel Norcross is reworking the dystopian alternate ending to World War II. Winnie is extremely vocal. Cat Cricket is sweeping the internet. Sachin Tendulkar has some birthday wishes. Shane Warne owns a gin company. The people cry in one voice for the 2005 Ashes. The man behind Robelinda2 emerges as the people’s champion. There’s Nerd Pledge, letters, and more.   Our Nerd Pledge numbers for this week are:  2.03 (from James Moosh)  3.69 (from Jake Garlick  2.21 (from Andrew Gilbertson)  3.29 (from Dane Hansted)  Guess away. Our answers are in the episode.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword     Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com  Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au  Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal  The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on the Bad Producer 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

Season 7, Ep 24. With COVID-19 stopping the world of sport, Dr Peter Brukner is who you want to hear from: having been the doctor for Australia’s cricket and football teams, Olympic athletics and swimming squads, AFL and Premier League clubs. The doc joins The Final Word to give us the answers, and to tell us when those answers don’t exist.  Season 7, Ep 24: We’d also like you all to know that we’ll keep podcasting weekly throughout the long shutdown. We’ve got a million ideas even without any cricket being played, and we’d like to be a source of company and comfort for those that want it.  Our Nerd Pledge numbers for this week are:  2.68 (from Paul Richards)  2.75 (from Tim Unwin)  2.94 (from Darren Smith)  Guess away. Our answers are in the episode.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword     Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com  Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au  Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal  The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller, edited by Dave Collins and 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

Season 7, Ep 23: World Cup finals do have that special sauce. A few years ago you could barely have assembled a dodgeball game out of the attendance at most women's international matches. This time they aimed to fill the MCG, and pretty well did. Alyssa Healy provided the fireworks, Katy Perry provided Firework. It was a night of joy. Geoff and Adam have covered a lot of those less celebrated games over the years, so they won't pretend to be impartial about how well this one went. This week, a brief word with World Cup winners Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt. An epic new spot of Stat Man with a tale that defies belief. Daniel Norcross broadcasting his WWII update from occupied France. A new round of Nerd Pledge. The Lightning Round from around the world. And your favourite satellite phone providers are back. Thanks to Henry Moeran for the cover artwork, titled: match report + Hot & Cold in concert. This is the Final Word. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword    Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 7, Ep 22: The T20 World Cup pool (party) stage is done, and the usual suspects are through to the semi-finals. But the last two pool matches in Sydney have been rained out, and the semi-finals might be too. Geoff and Adam run the ruler over the Cup so far, the teams that have made it to the knockouts, and those who missed out. Also this week: Dan Norcross sends a double WWII update, Sunny Munn has been sighted in Fitzroy, Nerd Pledge gets deep into 1911, we have Winnie baby updates, Shashikala Siriwardene has retired after an epic Sri Lanka career, the CBUS Super Performer gets picked, India got thrashed in New Zealand, and the Shield had a crazy round of last-day finishes. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword    Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 7, Ep 21: It's Thai time! And the first bilingual Final Word. People have wondered how Thailand made it to the World Cup, and we've got the full story in English and in Thai, with three of the women who have been on the journey for over a decade, and the man who designed the program from day one. Sornnarin Tippoch, Nattakan Chantam and Naruemol Chaiwai are three of Thailand's longest-serving players. Shan Khader is the team manager and translator, and Harshal Pathak has been their coach since 2018. Also this week, our broader tournament chat, Nerd Pledge, Lightning Round, the new Super Performer segment, Glenn Maxwell's engagement ring, backback bribery, and some other things we've forgotten. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword    Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller as 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

Season 7, Ep 20: Pardon the Caps Lock, but it's worth it. We've all been waiting for a long time, and now Winifred Mae Collins is with us thanks to some stellar work from Rachel. If you've ever wanted to hear a person newly suffused with the joy of parenthood be questioned by someone who is definitely not that, then your two hosts can supply your needs. Also this week, the Women's T20 World Cup is about to start, so we got the most excellent Lisa Sthalekar on for a chat about its history and what might happen this time around. Plus the segments you (possibly) love: The Daniel Norcross World War II update, Nerd Pledge, the Lightning Round, and whatever else we squeezed in. Babies! Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword    Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller as 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

The Women's T20 World Cup is about to start, and we've been wanting to do a few extra things for the lovely people on our Patreon page who make our show possible. So we're combining those two things, sending some extras and some Easter eggs to the Patreon-only part of our site. If you're already part of it, or you want to be, listen on for the details in 7 minutes. 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 7, Ep 19: The Allan Border Medal really made some people mad this week, as David Warner snaffled it by one vote from Steve Smith. More cheerfully – they're from Tigerland. The mighty Bangladesh Tigers have won the kiddy World Cup, and we've got Bangladexpert correspondent Mohammad Isam on the phone from a Dhaka freeway to tell us what it means. There's also Naseem Shah's hat-trick, a WWII update from Dan Norcross, some Nerd Pledge and correspondence, and Geoff's new segment: THE STATMAN. Bee-up-bop bada bop, bup bup bada bop. Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword    Past episodes at finalwordcricket.com Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Wisden Cricket Monthly discount is at bit.ly/wcmfinal The Final Word is produced by Bad Producer 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