The Final Word cricket podcast
@finalwordcricket.bsky.social
World's best cricket chat, according to people who like it. Adam Collins & Geoff Lemon plus a deep roster:
Bharat Sundaresan, Daniel Norcross, Izzy Westbury, Cameron Ponsonby, Ben Jones, many more.
Help us make the show: patreon.com/thefinalword
Bharat Sundaresan, Daniel Norcross, Izzy Westbury, Cameron Ponsonby, Ben Jones, many more.
Help us make the show: patreon.com/thefinalword
Welcome to your new favourite cricketer (trust us). Here’s Sonny Baker!
New episode out now:
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New episode out now:
pod.fo/e/37b4eb
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Welcome to your new favourite cricketer (trust us). Here’s Sonny Baker!
New episode out now:
pod.fo/e/37b4eb
New episode out now:
pod.fo/e/37b4eb
Please do a paid-up member of The Final Word to support what we’re doing all year round. From there, you’ll also get direct access to our vibrant Discord channel - a great community.
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New post up: tinyurl.com/3temsfsa
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Please do a paid-up member of The Final Word to support what we’re doing all year round. From there, you’ll also get direct access to our vibrant Discord channel - a great community.
New post up: tinyurl.com/3temsfsa
New post up: tinyurl.com/3temsfsa
Ashes 2025/26✅
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Ashes 2025/26✅
“I don’t think Brendon McCullum’s job is anything close to safe.”
Adam on @BBCBreakfast back to the UK this morning after the final day of #Ashes2025
Adam on @BBCBreakfast back to the UK this morning after the final day of #Ashes2025
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
“I don’t think Brendon McCullum’s job is anything close to safe.”
Adam on @BBCBreakfast back to the UK this morning after the final day of #Ashes2025
Adam on @BBCBreakfast back to the UK this morning after the final day of #Ashes2025
#Ashes2025 | Get a score on the board and it can make for a nervous chase. So it proved for Australia on the final day, as a wicket fell, then another, and another... England found the competitive switch, and kept it pressed until the end.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3745f9
Listen: pod.fo/e/3745f9
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
#Ashes2025 | Get a score on the board and it can make for a nervous chase. So it proved for Australia on the final day, as a wicket fell, then another, and another... England found the competitive switch, and kept it pressed until the end.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3745f9
Listen: pod.fo/e/3745f9
TFW #Ashes Daily | Steve Smith finally took us back in time to when him doing dances and pinching singles and smacking the odd shot through cover was the only constant in a world of madness!
Listen in: pod.fo/e/3733a8
Listen in: pod.fo/e/3733a8
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
TFW #Ashes Daily | Steve Smith finally took us back in time to when him doing dances and pinching singles and smacking the odd shot through cover was the only constant in a world of madness!
Listen in: pod.fo/e/3733a8
Listen in: pod.fo/e/3733a8
TFW #Ashes Daily | First it was Root's turn, scripting another flourish near the end of his Australian tale, then it was Head with a far more boisterous performance in keeping with his series. Who's on top?
Listen in: pod.fo/e/372832
Listen in: pod.fo/e/372832
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
TFW #Ashes Daily | First it was Root's turn, scripting another flourish near the end of his Australian tale, then it was Head with a far more boisterous performance in keeping with his series. Who's on top?
Listen in: pod.fo/e/372832
Listen in: pod.fo/e/372832
“Khawaja will get a brilliant reception. My instinct is that most people who first care about the game are mindful of what he’s saying, are respectful of what he is saying and wish him the very best.”
Adam on Sky Sports News after stumps on day one.
Adam on Sky Sports News after stumps on day one.
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“Khawaja will get a brilliant reception. My instinct is that most people who first care about the game are mindful of what he’s saying, are respectful of what he is saying and wish him the very best.”
Adam on Sky Sports News after stumps on day one.
Adam on Sky Sports News after stumps on day one.
TFW #Ashes Daily | For a moment it looked like we would have another crazy Test innings, but then things changed. Joe Root and Harry Brook finally delivered before the inevitable Sydney rain.
Listen: pod.fo/e/372051
Listen: pod.fo/e/372051
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
TFW #Ashes Daily | For a moment it looked like we would have another crazy Test innings, but then things changed. Joe Root and Harry Brook finally delivered before the inevitable Sydney rain.
Listen: pod.fo/e/372051
Listen: pod.fo/e/372051
Michael Bevan’s New Year’s Miracle - 30 years to the moment! 💫
Re-live NYD 1996 with Bevo himself. What a night this was.
Our full live show interview is live in feeds now: pod.fo/e/3709bb
Re-live NYD 1996 with Bevo himself. What a night this was.
Our full live show interview is live in feeds now: pod.fo/e/3709bb
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Michael Bevan’s New Year’s Miracle - 30 years to the moment! 💫
Re-live NYD 1996 with Bevo himself. What a night this was.
Our full live show interview is live in feeds now: pod.fo/e/3709bb
Re-live NYD 1996 with Bevo himself. What a night this was.
Our full live show interview is live in feeds now: pod.fo/e/3709bb
Happy New Year! Time for another Final Word tradition, the best and worst in cricket of 2025. This past year was one with a lot of good in it, as well as one where some trends that could define the future became much more clear.
Listen: pod.fo/e/37028e
Listen: pod.fo/e/37028e
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Happy New Year! Time for another Final Word tradition, the best and worst in cricket of 2025. This past year was one with a lot of good in it, as well as one where some trends that could define the future became much more clear.
Listen: pod.fo/e/37028e
Listen: pod.fo/e/37028e
So much talk about the MCG pitch, but more attention should be on the players who used it.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
MCG pitch is easy scapegoat but sloppy cricket is to blame for early Ashes finishes | Geoff Lemon
While the Melbourne curator had to face the media and say sorry, some of the players owe him an apology in return
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So much talk about the MCG pitch, but more attention should be on the players who used it.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
#Ashes2025 Daily | Once again, we are left to survey a field of smoking wreckage and ask, what the hell was that? Another two-day Test, another bowler-fest, and a closing flurry of some of the most insane attempts at shot-making in Test cricket.
Listen: pod.fo/e/36dfc7
Listen: pod.fo/e/36dfc7
December 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#Ashes2025 Daily | Once again, we are left to survey a field of smoking wreckage and ask, what the hell was that? Another two-day Test, another bowler-fest, and a closing flurry of some of the most insane attempts at shot-making in Test cricket.
Listen: pod.fo/e/36dfc7
Listen: pod.fo/e/36dfc7
TFW #Ashes Daily | The expected result came, but not in the expected way. At times on the final day the game wasn’t exactly on, but it wasn’t far off. But Australia still have Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and the new streak of lightning at slip.
Listen : pod.fo/e/36ab76
Listen : pod.fo/e/36ab76
December 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
TFW #Ashes Daily | The expected result came, but not in the expected way. At times on the final day the game wasn’t exactly on, but it wasn’t far off. But Australia still have Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and the new streak of lightning at slip.
Listen : pod.fo/e/36ab76
Listen : pod.fo/e/36ab76
"A perfect day for South Australian cricket fans, watching two of their own southpaws punishing England in a way that makes a comeback virtually impossible"
TFW Ashes Daily is out now on your podcast feeds and YouTube.
TFW Ashes Daily is out now on your podcast feeds and YouTube.
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"A perfect day for South Australian cricket fans, watching two of their own southpaws punishing England in a way that makes a comeback virtually impossible"
TFW Ashes Daily is out now on your podcast feeds and YouTube.
TFW Ashes Daily is out now on your podcast feeds and YouTube.
The hottest day of the Test by far, and somehow it wasn’t the bowling side who wilted. An astounding performance of accuracy and hostility, despite the conditions rather than because of them, is worth reflecting on no matter who you support #Ashes
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Listen pod.fo/e/368fa2
December 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The hottest day of the Test by far, and somehow it wasn’t the bowling side who wilted. An astounding performance of accuracy and hostility, despite the conditions rather than because of them, is worth reflecting on no matter who you support #Ashes
Listen pod.fo/e/368fa2
Listen pod.fo/e/368fa2
Mitchell Starc is now third for balls faced in this series (behind Root and Carey) and fifth for runs scored (Head, Carey, Root, Labuschagne). #Ashes
December 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Mitchell Starc is now third for balls faced in this series (behind Root and Carey) and fifth for runs scored (Head, Carey, Root, Labuschagne). #Ashes
#Ashes2025 TFW Daily out now!
Jofra Archer heated up his opening spell, Josh Tongue had his moments, and Australia gave out some Christmas gifts. Among the chaos, a remarkable comeback for Usman Khawaja and a huge hometown day for Alex Carey.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3681c6
Jofra Archer heated up his opening spell, Josh Tongue had his moments, and Australia gave out some Christmas gifts. Among the chaos, a remarkable comeback for Usman Khawaja and a huge hometown day for Alex Carey.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3681c6
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#Ashes2025 TFW Daily out now!
Jofra Archer heated up his opening spell, Josh Tongue had his moments, and Australia gave out some Christmas gifts. Among the chaos, a remarkable comeback for Usman Khawaja and a huge hometown day for Alex Carey.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3681c6
Jofra Archer heated up his opening spell, Josh Tongue had his moments, and Australia gave out some Christmas gifts. Among the chaos, a remarkable comeback for Usman Khawaja and a huge hometown day for Alex Carey.
Listen: pod.fo/e/3681c6
Annual game The Final Word XI vs Royal Park Reds CC at Brunswick Street Oval.
And of course, finishing up with a Final Word hazy pale. 🍻
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And of course, finishing up with a Final Word hazy pale. 🍻
Available to order: stompingground.beer/products/the-f…
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Annual game The Final Word XI vs Royal Park Reds CC at Brunswick Street Oval.
And of course, finishing up with a Final Word hazy pale. 🍻
Available to order: stompingground.beer/products/the-f…
And of course, finishing up with a Final Word hazy pale. 🍻
Available to order: stompingground.beer/products/the-f…
TFW Weekly | The Ashes players keep dropping, with Australia and England each losing a vital bowler for the rest of the series. The England team, however, are hanging in Noosa, where some onlookers will find that being a prankster isn't easy.
Listen: pod.fo/e/364496
Listen: pod.fo/e/364496
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
TFW Weekly | The Ashes players keep dropping, with Australia and England each losing a vital bowler for the rest of the series. The England team, however, are hanging in Noosa, where some onlookers will find that being a prankster isn't easy.
Listen: pod.fo/e/364496
Listen: pod.fo/e/364496
#Ashes2025 Daily out now!
Something strange happened on the fourth day at the Gabba. Test cricket broke out. Quality defensive batting met quality probing bowling, and as the day wore on, the slight glimmer of a contest began to glow like a coal
Listen: pod.fo/e/361914
Something strange happened on the fourth day at the Gabba. Test cricket broke out. Quality defensive batting met quality probing bowling, and as the day wore on, the slight glimmer of a contest began to glow like a coal
Listen: pod.fo/e/361914
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#Ashes2025 Daily out now!
Something strange happened on the fourth day at the Gabba. Test cricket broke out. Quality defensive batting met quality probing bowling, and as the day wore on, the slight glimmer of a contest began to glow like a coal
Listen: pod.fo/e/361914
Something strange happened on the fourth day at the Gabba. Test cricket broke out. Quality defensive batting met quality probing bowling, and as the day wore on, the slight glimmer of a contest began to glow like a coal
Listen: pod.fo/e/361914