The Final Word cricket podcast

Well, we won. Best Podcast at the Australian Sport Commission awards. Best dressed too, probably 🙂

The Afghan women’s team in full kit together on the field for the first time.

At the SCG for our award nomination…

🚨Daily out now! Marauding pace bowlers dominated the highly anticipated return of Test cricket for the summer, as momentum shifted from one extreme to the other under changeable weather conditions at Lord’s. pod.fo/e/4280db |

🚨Daily episodes are back! How much pressure are the ENG top brass under this week? As for NZ, they are fit and ready to make it count at a ground where they have historically struggled, a match set be Kane Williamson’s last in whites at Lord’s. Listen: pod.fo/e/426b57

TFW Weekly out now! The brave Queenslanders have come to the aid of New South Wales (did we ever doubt them?) and that means that with 33% of the states now off the idea, Cricket Australia can't take the Big Bash to the sale yard to get a price. Listen: pod.fo/e/40e698

Pleased to have made the final for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt @sportsbookawards.bsky.social We’ll find out if we’ve got the gong - the inaugural in this category - at a dinner at The Oval on 21 May.

🚨New Episode! To mark the 30th anniversary of Dean Jones’ World XI stunner knock at MCG, two true believers there that afternoon, Adam Collins and Shannon Gill , are joined by Deano’s son Koby Hamilton-Jones. Listen to the full chat: pod.fo/e/3b4c94

🚨TFW Weekly out now! Does anyone understand how players end up valued in auctions, like what we saw for The Hundred last week? Daniel Norcross has a crack at explaining it to Adam Collins Listen: pod.fo/e/3ac048

#T20WorldCup | It was an all-round display of near-perfection from an Indian team who were too strong, too skilled, and too smart for their opponents on the day that counted the most. Daily ep in your feeds

#T20WorldCup Daily | Pakistan’s openers put on 176 and had their fans dreaming that the miracle semi-final place was more than a possibility, so what happened from there? Unpacking a rollercoaster day is Bharat Sundaresan flying solo. 🎙️pod.fo/e/399b3a

A capacity crowd in Ahmedabad were shocked to silence by a powerful South Africa, who provided a blueprint on how to overcome the tournament favourites. Listen: pod.fo/e/394594 #T20WorldCup

#T20WorldCup Daily | A stunning run-chase, led by the brilliant Nissanka, has seen Sri Lanka sink Australia and quite possibly end their campaign too. Huge. Listen: pod.fo/e/3908f4