The World Cup, one year on
Season 8, Ep 10: Bonus episode for May, no charge.
It's one year sinc...
2020-05-27 08:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post
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Millionaire
At the start of last year, Adam and I took the show independent. We had been with a couple of big news ...
2020-05-22 03:03:18 +0000 UTC View PostSpit, sweat and Steve Waugh’s shrugs
Season 8, Ep 9. A quick FYI for supporters who donate per episode – this will be the last for May, given it's our fourth. There will be a fifth episode published in May but we don't charg...
2020-05-21 02:20:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Final Word with Megan Schutt
Season 8, Ep 8: We've been wanting to speak to Megan Schutt on the pod for years. It was worth the wait. The world’s top-ranked seamer told us her story, from tough times in the ...
2020-05-12 12:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostDamien Fleming interview video
Oh, what a night. Thanks to everyone who came along into the Zooper Dooper Zoom Room, we had a fine old time.
If you couldn't be there, or you want to revisit the magic, or if you want ...
2020-05-08 08:03:15 +0000 UTC View PostChasing the Golden Number
Season 8, Ep 7. More segments than a juicy Valencia orange. A new Statman chases the grandest cricket number of all. The Milk Round tests out new dairy abominations. Ever heard a man drink 1.8 litr...
2020-05-07 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDamien Fleming live show instructions for tonight
Hello all. This post is where you'll access the show today.
2020-05-07 03:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Milk Round
Look we’re not saying it’s a good idea, but this was a large part of tonight’s recording session...
2020-05-04 11:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostLife Cycle, by Bruce Dawe
After Bruce Dawe died on April 1, we read his perfect football poem on the show. A few people have asked about it since, so here is Geoff's version on its own.
2020-05-03 11:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostNerd Pledge Quiz with Jonathan Liew
Season 8, Ep 6: It’s quiz time. Official brain genius J. Liew joins us from the Guardian for a proper dive into an overflowing heap of Nerd Pledge numbers. Before that we’ve go...
2020-05-01 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDamien Fleming live show online
May 7 is our online Final Word Live, with Damien Fleming. If you've ever wanted to sit in on one of our interviews, now's your chance.
This will be available to everyone who joins our Patreon...
2020-04-24 01:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostBig Trouble in Little Cricket Australia
S8, Ep5. You thought cricket was safe in the south? Think again. CA is shutting down operations to avoid running out of cash. Questions and accusations abound. Are they broke yet? ...
2020-04-22 04:30:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Brian Lara and Sunny Munn
Lara is down! We were aiming for 375 supporters and we passed it today. You’re all utterly wonderful, helping two idiots do something they love.
As our way of thanks, here is friend of the...
2020-04-16 11:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun of England's empty spring
S8, Ep4. With no cricket on, everyone in England watched replays of the Headingley Test over the weekend, so we look back at that day in our lives as well. Nathan Lyon has had to c...
2020-04-16 03:56:10 +0000 UTC View PostVarley magic
A few weeks ago we speciously discussed the likely Hong Kong cricket career of one David Varley. It turns out we were right, and here he is snagging a couple of wickets with some spectacular leg-sp...
2020-04-13 12:54:18 +0000 UTC View PostBehind the scenes
A glimpse at the extremely high-tech, high art methods we currently employ to make a long-distance lockdown show. Hello from us both.
2020-04-10 04:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe Final Word reviews Wisden 2020
S8, Ep3. The year ahead looks sparse but the year before was one of the busiest. For 157 years the Wisden Almanack has been recording all things cricket, and the latest edition of the biggest small...
2020-04-09 12:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Final Word with Nasser Hussain
S8, Ep 2. He’s known for Karachi in the dark, for the toss at Brisbane, for Hansie’s leather jacket, so we talked about none of these things.
Instead we sat down and talked ab...
2020-04-02 11:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostSunrise in Lockdown
Season 8 of the Final Word begins today. A time of renewal. A season in which little cricket may be played, but much cricket will be played in our hearts. A season in which the real cricket may be ...
2020-03-25 18:24:51 +0000 UTC View PostBy the Carex of margins
In these uncertain times you must know how to wash your hands. Daniel Norcross channels the spirit of Ian Smith to show you how.
2020-03-20 16:15:41 +0000 UTC View PostGloves in the Time of Corona
Season 7, Ep 25. With COVID-19 stopping the world of sport, Dr Peter Brukner is who you want to hear from: having been the doctor for Australia’s cricket and football teams, Olympic athletics and...
2020-03-19 05:21:33 +0000 UTC View PostT20 World Cupdate 13 (and last)
Since we won't be seeing any crowds for a while, you might want to look back on the most recent one. A few snippets from the grandstand won't win any film awards but they can give some sense of wha...
2020-03-17 17:50:25 +0000 UTC View PostGetting 86,000 at the MCG
Season 7, Ep 24: World Cup finals do have that special sauce. A few years ago you could barely have assembled a dodgeball game out of the attendance at most women's international matches. This time...
2020-03-12 15:25:59 +0000 UTC View PostT20 World Cupdate 12
You wouldn’t believe it at the final, but more dark shenanigans were afoot.
2020-03-12 15:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Thailand's magical day in Sydney
Our first exclusive article on Patreon for subscribers, via Geoff.
Thailand's day out
You go to watch cricket because most of the days won’t be special. You get yours...
2020-03-03 13:10:05 +0000 UTC View PostFinals time or rain time?
Season 7, Episode 23. Lousy Smarch weather. It's a new month! The T20 World Cup pool (party) stage is done, the usual suspects are in the semis. But the last two games were rained off and the semis...
2020-03-03 12:20:04 +0000 UTC View PostT20 World Cupdate 10
Backflips: if they come at the right moment they work a treat. We need one right now from the ICC on a semi-final reserve day. Winnie insists on it.
2020-03-03 11:42:30 +0000 UTC View PostT20 World Cupdate 9
Thailand! They were so, so good today. Robbed by the rain, but deserving of such praise. An immediate response from a damp Sydney.
2020-03-03 10:25:57 +0000 UTC View Post