Back to the Future (Tours Program)

Season 12, Ep 25: Schedule geeks unite: the FTP for men's and women's cricket were released since the last time we recorded, and there is a lot to take in. More Test cricket for the usual suspects, less of it for most countries, though more matches in other formats overall. Some bright spots, plenty of concerns. Also, an extraordinary Nerd Pledge, and complications are afoot for the Big Bash involving David Warner, Steve Smith and an imminent comeback for Tim Paine. See you in the Platinum Lounge!

Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
7.02 - Matt Smith.

Audio is here.

Story Time 102 – Swedish meat brawl

This week, a show recorded between London and Tulsa, Oklahoma, featuring the time the Swedes got hot and bothered, some unlucky players with last-minute successes, shenanigans with the follow-on, and the return of Monsiuer Madeleine, le Maire of Montreuil-sur-Mer,

Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:
3.14 - Peter Brown
1.63 - Doc Gowland
6.77 - Harry Wojciechowski
7.24 - Rob O'Neill
20.00 - David Eton
3.70 - Ian H & Dominic da Souza Correa
2.07 - Richard Jones

Revisits: Tom Humphreys, Lewis Tobia, Lauren Kandasamy

Audio is here.

Archive ep: The Final Word with Jason Gillespie

Reloading some early episodes that have been lost to the internet, here is Season 4, Ep 3, the interview that started it all. It was December 9, 2017, when we sat down with Jason Gillespie by the boundary at Adelaide Oval as a charity game was being rained off. What was supposed to be a brief chat became our first long-form interview, as Jason was typically generous with his time and honesty. We were elated, and the Final Word style was born. Well worth a listen to this day, to one of the best human beings in the game.

Audio is here.

Julio Pledge

With months of deep digging on Nerd Pledge, the Julios have slipped behind. Our fault. Now, we know that Julios are modest people. They're low key. They don't seek the limelight. But we love them, and they are a huge part of what we do here. Here are all of the recent members of the Brendon Julian camp.

Salil Khetani
Gary Starr
Chejerla Karthik
Andrew Travers
Rajesh Nayak
Dominic Gray
Siva
Harry McDowell
Nitin
Karen & Lee Howerin
Mark Williams
Hugh Williamson
Ian McDowall
Sinead Bird
Renuka Satchithananthan
Ben O'Bryan
kagey
Ian Neil
Will Palmer
Shishir
Rob Doole
Saurabh Kumar
James Hayes
Yugam
Duncan Mackenzie
Tom McNamara
Pipski
Neil Brandom
Clinton Quealy
Gabriel Norris
Daz
Tony Skinner
Max Kiefel
Joshua Dawe
Eamon Waterford
Alex Clarke
Jonty Cook
David Peacock
Lesley M
Tony Flynn
Ursus Arctos
The Spaghettist
Gemma Archer
Lead Editor
Maverick Mishka
Dimitri Kondonis
Martin Yngve
Ameya Naik
Daayna Breheny
Clive Hayward
Erin Kane
Faraz Chaudhary
Davie Wilson
Mainak Banerjee
Bill Apter
Nuwan Jayawickreme
Devang Arya
Simon Moore
Jack Howes
Rob Norman

That's it for us, during a week in which The Final Word went past five million downloads. Not too shabby for two idiots in a shed.