The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Australia v Pakistan, Melbourne Day 2: Sunshine! Glorious sunshine, as Pakistan found some mojo to work through seven Australian wickets in the long first session. Then it was time for new captain Shan Masood to put the foot down. But you can never quite bank on Pat Cummins being out of the game. It tilted, it slipped, and it will need some more fun from Rizwan to re-balance a rollicking Test day.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Melbourne Day 1: It was damp, it was drizzly, and that still didn't stop 62,000 people and their friends from coming down on Boxing Day. Pakistan chose to bowl, and while they didn't dominate on a dark and cloudy day, maybe it was still a tactical win. David Warner made some interesting decisions, Umpire Gough did as well, and Steve Smith didn't believe his. Also, do you know anything about John Glenn?Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greatest Season That Was, Episode 5 – India with Harsha BhogleIndia, but not at all as they are today. A quarter of a century ago, before their financial might dictated practically every decision made in the global game, the men in blue were just another cricket team. A very talented team, with a group of prodigiously capable batters, but a side that would ultimately fail to reach the business end of the tournament in focus. To explain that progression, looking back before, during and after Ninety9, there could be nobody better than Harsha Bhogle. With Dan Brettig (The Age) and Shannon Gill (Code Sports).Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney MICHAEL BEVAN LIVE SHOW tickets for 7 January.Run or donate to the 2024 Edinburgh Marathon for the Lord's TavernersSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthdayTake up the very generous Nord VPN discount.All the links are at linktr.ee/thefinalwordCheck out Ralph's fundraiser:www.gofundme.com/f/ralphs-campaignlifesaving-transplant-for-cancerFind 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 time, Adam and Geoff are trying something unusual. It's a quadruple header, and it involves a quadruple ton. Then from Slammin' Sammy Northeast we go back nearly 100 years to when Wally Hammond let his balls do the talking on Test debut. Also, Indonesia-Japan relations via the NSW towns of Lismore, Hay and Cowra, and a great Dutch leader's finest day. Enjoy some tales as you drive home for Christmas, or whatever else you're doing.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:4.94 - Adhitya Sutresna4.10 - Sam Chappell, Andrew Turner, MJ Knoester & Richard L5.63 - Jake CunliffeSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet tickets for our Sydney LIVE SHOW with Michael Bevan on 7 JanuaryRun or donate to the 2024 Edinburgh Marathon for the Lord's TavernersSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthdayTake up the generous Nord VPN discountSupport Ralph's liver transplantAll the links are at linktr.ee/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 15, Episode 16: Back from Perth, the numbers are flying around as CA looks to ink in its schedule for the next five years. There's a new 10-over IPL on the horizon, joy of joys, as the IPL and WPL player auctions roll out. India's women demolish England in a Test and aim to do the same to Australia, while there are more brilliant performances in women's cricket from Pakistan in New Zealand and from Bangladesh in South Africa. Exciting times. Also, SKY might just be the best in his format.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney MICHAEL BEVAN LIVE SHOW tickets for 7 January.Run or donate to the 2024 Edinburgh Marathon for the Lord's TavernersSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthdayTake up the very generous Nord VPN discount.All the links are at linktr.ee/thefinalwordCheck out Ralph's fundraiser:www.gofundme.com/f/ralphs-campaignlifesaving-transplant-for-cancerFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 4: The wait was all about Nathan Lyon's 500th wicket, and eventually it came around. Not before Pakistan challenged Australia with the ball one more time, Steve Smith furious with yet another dismissal, before Khawaja and Marsh kept on as they have been going. After that it was time for Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, and Pakistani running between the wickets to have an influence, before Lyon's final say.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 3: For a while, the resistance was building. Imam did his thing, Babar was rising alongside. Then things changed quickly. David Warner went ton and none, Marnus Labuschagne got fingerbanged. The pitch is starting to do tricky things and we've got a couple of days to go. Also, does club cricket really affect anything, and what's the deal with tiny arm guards? A very diversion-filled Daily.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 2: Would it be Mitchell Marsh Day in front of his home crowd? It kind of was, and it kind of wasn't. It was also kind of Ameer Jamal day, as the inexperienced right-armer picked up six wickets. Pakistan could have fallen apart, but they played staunch instead, Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq doing a job before Shan Masood played the laconic amateur. A long way to go yet, but for now we have a Test match on our hands.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 1: Australia won the toss and chose to bat, and we know how that tends to pan out. David Warner had one of those David Warner days, which ended in David Warner style. Varied subplots of relevance for each of Khawaja, Labuschagne, Smith and Head, while Pakistan found a way into the contest at times, and out of it at times. There is still room for things to go in either direction at the end of Day 1.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 0: The Australian Test season is about to begin. Geoff and Adam get together in Perth to run the rule over the respective teams, the difficulty in remembering what this show is called, and the ICC machinations responding to Usman Khawaja's humanitarian statement.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordGet Sydney live show tickets for for 7 January: linktr.ee/thefinalwordSort your super with CBUS on their 40th birthday: cbussuper.com.auFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices