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The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon
Cricket
Women's World Cup
Australia
T20 World Cup
India
England
South Africa
Test Cricket
Pakistan
The Ashes
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
Ashes Series
Women's Cricket
Australian Cricket
Travis Head
Zimbabwe
England Cricket Team
Lacuna Sports
Steve Smith

Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics, interviews and history as they follow the game they love around the world. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw

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Latest Episodes

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, an ancient tradition that predates cricket entirely, yet has accompanied the game through every match that has been recorded, leads us to a Monte C... more

Season 20 Episode 14: It has been a long time coming, but here we are: one of the Final Word’s all-time favourites, Will Bosisto, joins the show. Gracious enough to enjoy being a cricketing cult hero, worldly enough to have drawn wisdom from his many... more

Season 20 Episode 13: Cricket Australia are pushing a line about needing more money coming in, but that didn't stop a bunch of money going out, after a technology executive was accused of funnelling contracts to their own company. Meanwhile, the whis... more

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, those rare away wins keep on coming up, as does a score that shouldn't lead to defeat still manages to do so. We have a wicketkeeping double act, a... more

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Recent Guests

Charlotte Edwards
England coach; former England captain and influential figure in women's cricket
England Women's Cricket Team
Episode: The Final Word with Charlotte Edwards
Ben Acheson
Derbyshire County cricketer
Derbyshire
Episode: Zak Crawley sails to Valinor
Sean Moynihan
Guest on Storytime 271
The Final Word Cricket Podcast
Episode: Story Time 271 – Forest Whittaker meets Dr Pierre Rock
Phil Brown
Premier cricket photographer, long-time contributor
Getty Images
Episode: TFW Book Club - Picture of England, with Gareth Copley-Jones
Tom Norton
Rotherham-based cricketer, Glamorgan bowler
Glamorgan
Episode: In Aussie cricket, who benefits from scaring the horses?
Andrew Fidel Fernando
Cricket journalist and broadcaster
The Final Word/Cricket publications
Episode: Story Time 270 – The man who slept at the non-striker's end
Jon Hotten
Author of Vinciness, The Unbearable Sadness of Batting
Author, Vinciness
Episode: TFW Book Club - James Vince and the unbearable sadness of batting, with Jon Hotten
Ciaran Carlson
Glamorgan captain
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Episode: Ding dong, the Big Bash sale is dead
Max Bonnell
Australian author of the biography Father Marriott's Summer Holidays
Author
Episode: TFW Book Club - Father Marriott’s Summer Hols, with Max Bonnell

Hosts

Geoff Lemon
Host with deep background in cricket writing and broadcasting, often guiding long-form discussions and analysis.
Adam Collins
Co-host known for energetic, wide-ranging commentary and interview style, with a knack for probing governance and culture in cricket.
Enakshi Rajvanshi
Co-host/analyst with focus on women's cricket participation, MCC Day, and development pathways.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.5k ratings
  • Okay, but….

    So many adverts, probably makes up a good 15% of each podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Barnsey17890
    United Kingdom19 days ago
  • can you just not mention the AFL for 2 fucking seconds? JFC it's so cringe, just do an AFL podcast if you can't shut up about it

    Podcast Addict
    1
    Jack
    2 months ago
  • Too many ads

    I like the content; however, the advertising is too much. Specifically, CBUS superannuation have behaved appallingly towards their members by not paying them benefits they were entitled to - and fined for that behaviour.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    DinoJnr123
    Australia5 months ago
  • We’re just normal men

    The best cricket podcast out there and today they reference blooper of all time . Can I love these guys anymore? It’s making the horror show that is the Ashes ( for England fans) bearable

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Huly12
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Less adverts, please!

    This show used to be great. However, too many nauseating adverts now - makes it increasingly difficult to listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    scottish expat in queensland
    Australia6 months ago

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Appreciated for historical storytelling and nerdy cricket lore.
Engaging long-form interviews and deep cricket analysis.
Advertising is a frequent feature; some listeners want fewer reads.
A trusted, entertaining take on world cricket with strong guest variety.

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#6
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#12
United Kingdom/Sports/Cricket
Apple Podcasts
#16
Canada/Sports/Cricket
Apple Podcasts
#215
United Kingdom/Sports
Apple Podcasts
#4
Australia/Sports/Cricket
Apple Podcasts
#4
Germany/Sports/Cricket

Talking Points

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TFW Book Club - Picture of England, with Gareth Copley-Jones
Q: How did the collaboration with Rory Dollard shape the way the pictures tell their stories?
Rory helped convert many separate photographs into a cohesive narrative by giving players a voice around the images, letting the viewer understand why each moment mattered and how it fit into a larger chapter of English cricket.
TFW Book Club - Picture of England, with Gareth Copley-Jones
Q: What makes a photograph of, say, Stokes at Headingley so iconic beyond the moment itself?
The image crystallizes a narrative—the look, the posture, the context of the celebration—capturing not just the event but the character and arc of the player within the team's broader story.
TFW Book Club - Picture of England, with Gareth Copley-Jones
Q: Can you give us a sense of what it feels like being on the ground with the players immediately after a big moment?
It's electric and intimate; you're in the thick of it, witnessing emotion up close, and you're constantly balancing the energy of the moment with the need to stay ready to capture the next instant that could define the story.
The Final Word with Charlotte Edwards
Q: How are you feeling roughly a year into the England coaching role?
Edwards describes it as a whirlwind but incredibly rewarding, with a sense of privilege and a recognition of the work needed to translate a strong domestic base into success at the international level.
More corruption accusations in world cricket as ICC does nothing
Q: What is the position of Cricket Canada in relation to corruption allegations and ICC involvement?
The hosts describe a troubling pattern in Cricket Canada, with allegations of organized crime and corruption, and criticize the ICC for not taking action or providing transparency.

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