Wisden arrives, Joe Root leaves, Lou Bega is eternal
Added 2022-04-23 11:46:11 +0000 UTCThree episodes for the price of one this week. Adam sat down for our now-traditional chat with Wisden Almanack editor Lawrence Booth about the new edition, so we've added that as an extra episode after the usual weekly.
Also we had Final Word meetups with listeners in both London and Melbourne, which was super nice.
Out: Root, Shrubsole, du Preez. In: McDonald, Key.
Season 12, Ep 2: Geoff and Adam reunite to see Joe Root quit England's captaincy, Anya Shrubsole quit England's team, Andrew McDonald get his inevitable promotion, and Rob Key get a rather more surprising one. Some truly bonkers stuff happened in county cricket, and Nerd Pledge features Lou Bega.
Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
3.45 – Harry Tognetti
Audio is up the top of the post, or in your podcast feed.
The 159th Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Season 12, Ep 3: As ever, it's a thoughtful, sharp and vital read: on the topics that matter most, the good book doesn't miss. But of course, there's still ample room for fun, nostalgia and the rest.
Audio is here.
Story Time 87 – TFW Speed Round
The question is, with the pedal to the floor, how many revisits can we charge through in a single show? The answer is... lots. Get ready for a different tempo Final Word.
Your Nerd Pledge revisits this week:
5.12 - Paul Reeve
4.07 - Six Again
20.15 - Ramaswamy
2.19 - Matt Near the Gabba
4.17 - Rob Jean Valjean O'Neill
1.58 - Rooto
3.44 - Cameron M.
1.40 - Michael Ball (sans Michael Bell)
4.31 - Graeme Innes
5.24 - Brad Truter
4.64 - Adam Tunney
2.52 - Danny Strickland
2.78 - Rahul Venkat
3.41 - Conor Prendergast
1.84 - Indi
5.53 - Mark Bagworth
1.56 - Clint
2.83 - Claire Danny Daniel
5.28 - Michael Edelstein
Audio is here.
