The Final Word Cricket Podcast

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 27: After dropping four on the trot, Pakistan are alive again. Well, they'll need everything to go right to make the semis, but they have easily accounted for Bangladesh, who are the first team formally eliminated. And for the green machine, it's Shaheen and Fakhar looking the goods - a couple of matchwinners who can beat anyone on their day. Cam Ponsonby joins Adam, as Geoff is in Pune ahead of New Zealand and South Africa tomorrow.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Book Club 2: Lawrence Booth & Nick Hoult - Bazball, The Inside Story of a Test Cricket Revolution. The Bazball era demanded a book, and there’s nobody better for the task than two senior reporters who have been on our show many times. Drawing on years of close experience with England teams, and with the insight from speaking to the key players, they’ve done a brilliant job. When the book hit shelves, you might have noticed it generated plenty of headlines in England and Australia.  Copies from Bloomsbury Publishing: bloomsbury.com/uk/bazball-9781526672087 Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Sign up to learn about all the Lord's Taverners projects at bit.ly/tavssignup Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 26: They've done it again! Every time we think that Afghanistan's tournament of beating more established teams is done, they knock off another. Three excellent wins now, this the most clinical of the lot. Sri Lanka would have backed themselves at the innings break but were nowhere near it - and neither Rashid Khan nor Rahmanullah Gurbaz even had to star.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle 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, the best yarn we've ever happened upon? For the characters involved, and the sheer madness of it all, Sydney's 1879 riot now has a claim to that title. Earlier, we welcomed a new Tich to fold, discussed the beauty of being a cricket-loving kid during the summer of 1992-93, and then made the case, once and for all, that Kohli > Sachin. Enjoy.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:19.92 - Jono Haylen6.48 - Will Sandford1.00 - Srikanth AgaramSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordSign up to learn about all the Lord's Taverners projects at bit.ly/tavssignupFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 25: We know that England's campaign has been a disaster, but this was a final exclamation mark. What looked like it would be a thrashing in one direction became a thrashing in the other. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami turned on some fast-bowling brilliance, after Chris Woakes and David Willey did something similar. With Rohit Sharma the only player to pass 50, a remarkable night followed.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 24.2: What a performance from the Dutch. Bouncing back from an Australian hiding and early trouble with the bat, they’ve gone on to dish out a thrashing of their own to the battling Bangladesh, securing a second excellent win in this tournament. Adam has Vithushan Ehantharajah with him for the second part of the Saturday double-header.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 24: A stone cold classic! Two in two days for this World Cup, as Australia racked up a huge total before New Zealand were set fair pursuing an impossible chase. Rachin Ravindra is a genius. Travis Head returned with a bang, a crash, and a wallop. Nobody can stop David Warner. Glenn Phillips was NZ's miracle man. Pat Cummins made the big calls. Jimmy Neesham was a wonder. Hear about it all from the ground at Dharamsala with Geoff and Bharat Sundaresan.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 23: At last, after 23 days of the tournament, we finally had a close finish. Nine wickets down, drama and nerves as a chase unfolded. Rizwan, Babar, Shadab and Saud Shakeel did their bit. Tabraiz Shamsi came in for South Africa and bowled well. Aiden Markram continues to operate at a higher level, and Haris Rauf combined with Shaheen Afridi to rattle the final stages. This was a beauty.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 22: England, it's been wonderful. They've been the best white-ball team for the better part of the last eight years, dual world champions and all the rest, but that ended once and for all at Bangalore with Sri Lanka handing Jos Buttler's side their biggest beating yet in a tournament where nothing has gone to plan. As for Kusal Mendis' men, they now look the most likely to throw a spanner in the works of those currently in the top all-important four.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!And go ice skating! Grab a ticket icerinkwestfieldlondon.co.ukhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup Daily 2023, Day 21: Is this the best day of our lives? Anyone who has heard this show knows that we love Glenn Maxwell. Today, as part of a stunning Australian performance in Delhi, he stole the show. Records were set, broken, and blasted into space. Come along for the ride.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordFind out what's fun at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City – More extra, less ordinary!https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/londonhttps://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/stratfordcityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices